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(verb) coat with a layer of copper |
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Related Words: coat, surface |
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(noun) any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings |
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Related Words: American copper, Lycaena hypophlaeas, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly |
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(noun) a reddish brown the color of polished copper |
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Synonyms: copper color |
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Related Words: Venetian red, burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia |
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(noun) a copper penny |
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Related Words: cent, centime, penny |
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(noun) a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor |
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Synonyms: Cu, atomic number 29 |
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Related Words: blister copper, conductor, metal, metallic element |
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(noun) (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman |
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Synonyms: bull, cop, fuzz, pig |
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Related Words: officer, police officer, policeman |
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