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cabbage
noun
Informal term for money.
verb
Make off with belongings of others.
"cabbage." WordNet 1.7.1. Princeton University, 2001. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/cabbage
carrot
noun
A reward offered for desired behavior; an inducement.
"carrot." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/carrot-4
lettuce
noun, slang
Paper money.
"lettuce." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/lettuce
bean
noun
1. (Slang) A person's head.
2. beans (Slang) A small amount: I don't know beans about investing.
3. Chiefly British. A fellow; a chap.
verb
To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball.
"bean." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/bean
corn
noun, slang
Something considered trite, dated, melodramatic, or unduly sentimental.
"corn." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/corn
squash
noun
1. A crushed or crowded mass.
2. A racket game played in a closed walled court with a rubber ball.
verb
1. To beat, squeeze, or press into a pulp or a flattened mass; crush.
2. To put down or suppress; quash: squash a revolt.
"squash." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/squash
pepper
verb
1. To sprinkle liberally; dot.
2. To shower with or as if with small missiles.
3. To make (a speech, for example) lively and vivid with wit or invective.
"pepper." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/pepper
cabbage
noun
Informal term for money.
verb
Make off with belongings of others.
"cabbage." WordNet 1.7.1. Princeton University, 2001. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/cabbage
carrot
noun
A reward offered for desired behavior; an inducement.
"carrot." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/carrot-4
lettuce
noun, slang
Paper money.
"lettuce." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/lettuce
bean
noun
1. (Slang) A person's head.
2. beans (Slang) A small amount: I don't know beans about investing.
3. Chiefly British. A fellow; a chap.
verb
To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball.
"bean." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/bean
corn
noun, slang
Something considered trite, dated, melodramatic, or unduly sentimental.
"corn." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/corn
squash
noun
1. A crushed or crowded mass.
2. A racket game played in a closed walled court with a rubber ball.
verb
1. To beat, squeeze, or press into a pulp or a flattened mass; crush.
2. To put down or suppress; quash: squash a revolt.
"squash." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/squash
pepper
verb
1. To sprinkle liberally; dot.
2. To shower with or as if with small missiles.
3. To make (a speech, for example) lively and vivid with wit or invective.
"pepper." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 26 Nov. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/pepper
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