| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A regular period of sexual excitement in female mammals: estrus, heat, rut2. See SEX. 2. A specific length of time characterized by the occurrence of certain conditions or events: period, span, stretch, term. See TIME. 3. A span designated for a given activity: period, time. See TIME. | | VERB: | 1. To impart flavor to: flavor. See TASTE. 2. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: acclimate, acclimatize, caseharden, harden, indurate, toughen. See CONTINUE, RESIST.
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