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  1. [noun] a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people.
  2. [noun] the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds.
  3. [verb] to make less difficult; help in the doing of.
  4. [transitive verb] to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation.
  5. [intransitive verb] to be afflicted by oppressive heat.
  6. [noun] the physical features of a region or place on the earth.
  7. [adjective] of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people.
  8. [adjective] good at thinking up new ideas or at devising new objects or methods; imaginative.
  9. [adjective] real, genuine, or true.
  10. [verb] to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening.