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wanton - lewd or lascivious woman |
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sensualist a person who enjoys sensuality
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light-o'-love,
light-of-love a woman inconstant in love
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| verb |
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wanton - engage in amorous play |
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butterfly,
chat up,
coquet,
coquette,
dally,
flirt,
mash,
philander,
romance cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
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wanton - indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life |
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live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
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wanton - behave extremely cruelly and brutally |
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act,
behave,
do behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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wanton - spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" |
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drop,
expend,
spend give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
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