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Noun
S:
(n)
fathead
,
goof
,
goofball
,
bozo
,
jackass
,
goose
,
cuckoo
,
twat
,
zany
(a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
cuckoo
(any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)
Verb
S:
(v)
cuckoo
(repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
repeat
,
echo
(to say again or imitate)
"followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
S:
(v)
recite
(repeat aloud from memory)
"she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
S:
(v)
cuckoo
(repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call)
S:
(v)
reecho
(repeat back like an echo)
S:
(v)
parrot
(repeat mindlessly)
"The students parroted the teacher's words"
S:
(v)
regurgitate
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reproduce
(repeat after memorization)
"For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
derivationally related form
sentence frame