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| Dido |
in the ancient Roman epic poem The Aeneid by Virgil, the queen of Carthage who detains Aeneas, then kills herself after he abandons her. [1/2 definitions] |
| family style |
using or pertaining to a method of serving food, as in a boardinghouse or some restaurants, in which dishes are passed from one person to another and each helps himself or herself. [1/2 definitions] |
| flagellant |
one who scourges himself or herself as a means of religious discipline or penance. [1/2 definitions] |
| ham2 |
an actor who calls attention to himself or herself by overacting. [1/3 definitions] |
| hanger-on |
one who attaches himself or herself to a person or group in hope of personal advantage. |
| hireling |
someone who hires himself or herself out, esp. to do menial or unpleasant tasks. [1/2 definitions] |
| I1 |
the one who is speaking or writing and referring to himself or herself. |
| perfectionist |
one who tends not to be satisfied with less than perfect performance from herself or himself. [1/3 definitions] |
| self |
myself, himself, herself, or yourself. [1/3 definitions] |
| stowaway |
a passenger who conceals himself or herself aboard a ship or airplane in order to ride free or elude pursuit. |
| suttee |
an old Hindu custom, now banned in India, in which a widow would allow herself to be cremated alive upon her husband's funeral pyre. |
| upstart |
one who has an exaggerated esteem of himself or herself. [1/4 definitions] |
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