the christmas carol

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  1. cheapskate
    a stingy person who is unwilling to spend money
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  2. scrooge
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  3. Marley
    Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  4. meticulously
    in a manner marked by extreme care of details
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  5. smoldering
    showing scarcely suppressed anger
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  6. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  7. Christmas Eve
    the day before Christmas
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  8. foggy
    filled or abounding with fog or mist
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  9. frigid
    extremely cold
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  10. diminutive
    very small
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  11. watch over
    follow with the eyes or the mind
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  12. creak
    make a high-pitched, squeaking noise
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  13. fireplace
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  14. spirited
    displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  15. lump
    a compact mass
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  16. bob
    move up and down repeatedly
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  17. counting
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  18. Eve
    (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  19. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  20. Jacob
    son of Isaac
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  21. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  22. office
    place of business where professional duties are performed
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  23. ash
    the residue that remains when something is burned
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  24. pay for
    have as a guest
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  25. tiny
    very small
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  26. partner
    a person who is a member of a cooperative relationship
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  27. Christmas
    a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  28. coal
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  29. clerk
    an employee who performs office work
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  30. refuse
    show unwillingness towards
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  31. despite
    contemptuous disregard
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  32. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  33. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  34. inside
    relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  35. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  36. reading
    written material intended to be read
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  37. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  38. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  39. works
    performance of moral or religious acts
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  40. outside
    the region that is outside of something
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  41. count
    determine the number or amount of
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  42. seven
    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  43. name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  44. London
    the capital and largest city of England
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  45. die
    lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  46. sign
    a visible clue that something has happened or is present
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  47. watch
    look attentively
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  48. spirit
    the vital principle or animating force within living things
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  49. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  50. pay
    give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  51. little
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  52. poor
    having little money or few possessions
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  53. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  54. a little
    to a small degree; somewhat
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  55. room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  56. another
    an additional or different one
    Despite the harsh weather Scrooge refuses to pay for another lump of coal to warm the office.
  57. mean
    denote or connote
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  58. years
    a prolonged period of time
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
  59. house
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  60. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously in his counting-house.
  61. even
    being level or straight or regular and without variation
    The smoldering ashes in the fireplace provide little heat even for Bob's tiny room.
  62. over
    beyond the top or upper surface or edge
    Inside the office, Scrooge watches over his clerk, a poor diminutive man named Bob Cratchit.
  63. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
    Outside the office creaks a little sign reading "Scrooge and Marley"--Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner, has died seven years previous.
Created on Tue Jun 08 11:06:08 EDT 2010

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