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  • 111hotel — n. 1) to manage, operate, run a hotel 2) a deluxe, five star, luxury; first class; four star; rundown, seedy; swanky (colloq.); three star hotel 3) at, in a hotel (she works at/in a hotel) 4) (misc.) to check in, register at a hotel; to check out …

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  • 112heel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rear; tilt, cant; slang, cad, scoundrel, bounder (inf.), rat (sl.), louse (sl.), SOB (sl.). See obliquity, evildoer. v. i. turn around, pivot, swivel. v. t. follow, pursue, go after; slang, shadow,… …

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  • 113ragged — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tattered, frayed, shabby, seedy, worn; in shreds; in patches; patched, torn, rough; tatterdemalion, ragamuffin; dog eared. See deterioration, divestment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tattered, in… …

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  • 114ratty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. seedy, rundown (see deterioration). Ant., fancy, deluxe. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken down, decaying, decrepit,… …

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  • 115tacky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, shabby, shoddy, seedy, cheap, tawdry, sleazy, cheesy (sl.), in poor taste; sticky, adhesive. See coherence, deterioration. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. tasteless unstylish, cheap,… …

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  • 116threadbare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frayed, tattered, worn[ out]; jaded, weary; trite, hackneyed; scanty. See deterioration, divestment, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ragged] Syn. shabby, seedy, frayed; see ragged , worn 1 . 2 …

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  • 117Poverty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Poverty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 poverty poverty indigence penury pauperism destitution want Sgm: N 1 need need neediness Sgm: N 1 lack lack necessity privation …

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  • 118pothouse — n. seedy pub, dubious tavern, disreputable bar, seedy saloon adj. rude, vulgar, coarse …

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  • 119pothouses — n. seedy pub, dubious tavern, disreputable bar, seedy saloon adj. rude, vulgar, coarse …

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  • 120thrillers —    The thematic conventions of the contemporary thriller suspenseful and exciting drama, a narrative which locates criminality as its focus offer a framework perhaps more readily associated with the genre based US film industry. The British… …

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