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  • 111appetizer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. relish; hors d oeuvre, antipasto; dainty. See food, taste, precedence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hors d oeuvre, antipasto, canap?, aperitif, cocktail, tidbit, delicacy, relish; see also hors d oeuvre .… …

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  • 112food — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nourishment Nouns 1. food, aliment, nourishment, nutriment; aliment[ation], foodstuffs, sustenance, nurture, subsistence, provender, daily bread, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; fare,… …

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  • 113knickknack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bric a brac, trifle, trinket, gewgaw. See ornament, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ornament, curio, gewgaw, gimcrack, objet d art (French), conversation piece, bric a brac, curiosity, bibelot,… …

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  • 114unimportance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insignificance Nouns 1. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, inconsequentiality, inconsequence; triviality, levity, frivolity, froth; paltriness, uselessness; disempowerment; matter… …

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  • 115toy — I. n. 1. Plaything, bawble, gewgaw, trinket, knick knack, gimcrack, kickshaw. 2. Trifle, petty commodity. 3. Trifle, small matter, bubble, bagatelle. 4. Folly, wild fancy, odd conceit, trifling opinion. 5. Play, sport, amorous dalliance. 6. Silly …

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  • 116bauble — noun gift shop baubles Syn: trinket, knickknack, ornament, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, bibelot, kickshaw, tchotchke …

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  • 117curio — noun a dusty old room full of forgotten curios Syn: trinket, knickknack, bibelot, ornament, bauble; objet d art, collector s item, rarity, curiosity, oddity, kickshaw, tchotchke …

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  • 118knickknack — noun it s no fun dusting all her knickknacks Syn: trinket, novelty, gewgaw, bibelot, ornament, trifle, bauble, gimcrack, curio, tchotchke; memento, souvenir, kickshaw; archaic gaud …

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  • 119novelty — noun 1) the novelty of our approach Syn: originality, newness, freshness, unconventionality, unfamiliarity; difference, imaginativeness, creativity, innovation, modernity 2) we sell seasonal novelties Syn: knickknac …

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  • 120trinket — noun he brought back some lovely little trinkets from the South Seas Syn: knickknack, bauble, ornament, bibelot, curio, trifle, gimcrack, gewgaw, toy, novelty; informal whatnot, doohickey, tchotchke; dated kickshaw …

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