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  • 81fool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See folly. v. dupe, mislead; idle away; tamper. See deception, change, inactivity. fool around II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A silly or stupid person] Syn. nitwit, simpleton, dunce, ninny, cretin, nincompoop …

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  • 82moron — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. simpleton, half wit, imbecile. See ignorance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. feeble minded person, mentally handicapped person, retardate, imbecile, idiot*, simpleton, natural, goose*, addlepate*, dullard,… …

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  • 83Fool — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fool >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fool fool idiot tomfool wiseacre simpleton witling dizzard donkey ass Sgm: N 1 ninny ninny ninnyhammer Sgm: N 1 chowderhead …

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  • 84clown — n. 1. Rustic, peasant, swain, ploughman, countryman, clodhopper, clod breaker, husbandman, hind, churl. 2. Bumpkin, lout, boor, churl, fellow, ill bred and uncouth man. 3. Dolt, blockhead, clodpoll, clodpate, thickhead, dunderhead, numskull. See… …

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  • 85dunce — n. Simpleton, fool, dolt, ignoramus, witling, wiseacre, blockhead, block, numskull, dullard, thickhead, thick skull, dunderhead, dunderpate, clodpoll, clodpate, beetle head, bull head, dull head, addle head, logger head, chuckle head, jolt head,… …

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  • 86tony — n. (Ludicrous.) Dunce, simpleton, blockhead, fool, donkey, ass, dolt, dullard, dunderhead, loggerhead, numskull, noodle, goose, thick head …

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  • 87dunderpate — n. See dunderhead …

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  • 88stock — I. n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), stipe, stalk, stem. 2. Post, pillar, block, log. 3. Dolt, dullard, dunce, blockhead, fool, block, stick, dunderhead, numskull, loggerhead, clod. 4. Handle (of an instrument), haft. 5. Cravat, neckcloth. 6. Race …

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  • 89buffoon — noun 1) archaic the king s buffoon Syn: clown, jester, fool, comic, comedian, wag, wit, merry andrew, harlequin, Punchinello, Pierrot 2) they regarded him as a buffoon Syn …

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  • 90fool — 1. noun 1) you ve acted like a complete fool Syn: idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, moron, clod; informal nitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump …

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