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con-fec-tion
1. a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
2. the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
3. a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
4. something made up or confected; a concoction: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.
5. something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
6. Pharmacology. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
-verb (used with object)
7. Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
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mon-o-lith
1. an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
2. a single block or piece of stone of considerable size, esp. when used in architecture or sculpture.
3. something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or character.
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case-ment
1. a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
2. Also called casement window. a window with such a sash or sashes.
3. a casing or covering.
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at-tic
1. the part of a building, esp. of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
2. a room or rooms in an attic.
3. a low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.
4. Anatomy. the upper part of the tympanic cavity of the ear.
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o-ver-bear-ing
1. domineering; dictatorial.
2. haughtily or rudely arrogant.
3. of overwhelming or critical importance.
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slab
1. a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
2. a thick slice of anything: a slab of bread.
3. a semifinished piece of iron or steel so rolled that its breadth is at least twice its thickness.
4. a rough outside piece cut from a log, as when sawing one into boards.
5. Baseball Slang. rubber.
6. Building Trades. a section of concrete pavement or a concrete floor placed directly on the ground or on a base of gravel.
-verb (used with object)
7. to make into a slab or slabs.
8. to cover or lay with slabs.
9. to cut the slabs or outside pieces from (a log).
10. to put on in slabs; cover thickly.
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hulk
1. a bulky or unwieldy person, object, or mass.
2. the shell of a wrecked, burned-out, or abandoned vehicle, building, or the like.
3. to loom in bulky form; appear as a large, massive bulk.
4. to lounge, slouch, or move in a heavy, loutish manner.
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