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desk officer
  • n  a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
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denial
  • n  the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
    it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges
  • n  the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
  • n  (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
  • n  renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  • n  a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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denier
  • n  a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
    with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings
  • n  any of various former European coins of different denominations
  • n  one who denies
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