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radio_noise.n.01
static.n.01
static at radio wavelengths
meringue_kiss.n.01
kiss.n.03
a kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly
cellular_slime_mold.n.01
slime_mold.n.01
differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
terraced_house.n.01
row_house.n.01
a house that is part of a terrace
ground-shaker.n.01
dinosaur.n.01
huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
lied.n.01
song.n.01
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
caviar.n.01
roe.n.01
salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
attend_to.v.01
mind.v.06
get down to; pay attention to; take seriously
bowman's_capsule.n.01
membrane.n.02
thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
meshugaas.n.01
folly.n.04
(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
siberian_crab.n.01
crab_apple.n.01
Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
silicone_rubber.n.01
rubber.n.02
made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range
safety_valve.n.01
valve.n.03
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
swimming_stroke.n.01
stroke.n.11
a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
roughrider.n.01
horseman.n.01
a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle
mill-hand.n.01
workman.n.01
a workman in a mill or factory
terminus_ad_quem.n.01
end.n.02
final or latest limiting point
carpal_tunnel.n.01
passage.n.07
a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass
cosmic_radiation.n.01
radiation.n.01
radiation coming from outside the solar system
shotgun_shell.n.01
shell.n.01
a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns
glans_penis.n.01
glans.n.01
the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis
viking.n.01
scandinavian.n.01
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
triple_sec.n.01
orange_liqueur.n.01
type of curacao having higher alcoholic content
threshold_element.n.01
logic_element.n.01
a logic element that performs a threshold operation
ragged_robin.n.01
lychnis.n.01
common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
golf_pro.n.01
golfer.n.01
someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf
sugar_syrup.n.01
syrup.n.01
sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks
collective_noun.n.01
noun.n.01
a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
throw-in.n.01
throw.n.01
(rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play
suprematism.n.01
artistic_movement.n.01
a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism
floodhead.n.01
flash_flood.n.01
a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood
mental_soundness.n.01
mental_health.n.01
the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment
anthology.n.01
collection.n.02
a collection of selected literary passages
fiberglass.n.01
covering_material.n.01
a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
mean_sun.n.01
model.n.01
a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
salmon_loaf.n.01
fish_loaf.n.01
fish loaf made with flaked salmon
overshoe.n.01
footwear.n.02
footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
prairie_aster.n.01
aster.n.01
violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
grand_opera.n.01
opera.n.01
opera in which all the text is sung
vending.n.01
selling.n.01
the act of selling goods for a living
hypernymy.n.01
semantic_relation.n.01
the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
spackle.n.01
plaster.n.01
powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
monetary_unit.n.01
unit_of_measurement.n.01
a unit of money
cro-magnon.n.01
homo_sapiens.n.01
extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
common_dandelion.n.01
dandelion.n.01
Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine
throw_pillow.n.01
cushion.n.03
a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes
hewer.n.01
laborer.n.01
a person who hews
cervical_canal.n.01
duct.n.01
a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina
speeder.n.01
driver.n.01
a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit
true_frog.n.01
frog.n.01
insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
godson.n.01
godchild.n.01
a male godchild
fellatio.n.01
oral_sex.n.01
oral stimulation of the penis
fuscoboletinus_paluster.n.01
bolete.n.01
an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity
lacuna.n.01
gap.n.03
a blank gap or missing part
jersey_elm.n.01
elm.n.01
a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
nickel_bronze.n.01
bronze.n.01
a bronze containing up to 30% nickel
cadmium_orange.n.01
cadmium_yellow.n.01
orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment
beef_roast.n.01
roast.n.01
cut of beef suitable for roasting
dealignment.n.01
process.n.06
a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
de-access.v.01
discard.v.01
dispose of by selling
signaler.n.01
communicator.n.01
someone who communicates by signals
anticoagulation.n.01
medical_care.n.01
the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
draper.n.01
trader.n.01
a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
bipolar_disorder.n.01
affective_disorder.n.01
a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
spaghetti_junction.n.01
interchange.n.01
a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses
recursive_definition.n.01
definition.n.01
(mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
junior_school.n.01
grade_school.n.01
British school for children aged 7-11
sun_god.n.01
deity.n.01
a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun
cross-leaved_heath.n.01
erica.n.01
dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers
uncrate.v.01
unpack.v.01
remove from the crate
overemphasize.v.01
overstate.v.01
place special or excessive emphasis on
volvocales.n.01
protoctist_order.n.01
chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial
hyperpnea.n.01
breathing.n.01
energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders
tobacco_hornworm.n.01
caterpillar.n.01
large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
wall_in.v.01
enclose.v.03
enclose with a wall
wild_hydrangea.n.01
hydrangea.n.01
deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States
swallow-tailed_kite.n.01
kite.n.04
graceful North American black-and-white kite
spinsterhood.n.01
marital_status.n.01
the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
roofing_paper.n.01
paper.n.01
a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing
oral_cancer.n.01
carcinoma.n.01
malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
flash_welding.n.01
butt_welding.n.01
butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe
gynecocracy.n.01
political_system.n.01
a political system governed by a woman
stem-winder.n.01
watch.n.01
a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
japanese_barberry.n.01
barberry.n.01
compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
meddler.n.01
unwelcome_person.n.01
an officious annoying person who interferes with others
muss.v.01
disarrange.v.01
make messy or untidy
head_shop.n.01
shop.n.01
a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users
aeolic.n.01
ancient_greek.n.01
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
clintonia.n.01
liliaceous_plant.n.01
any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
chough.n.01
corvine_bird.n.01
a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
judgment_day.n.01
day.n.02
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
menstruate.v.01
shed_blood.v.02
undergo menstruation
scientific_method.n.01
methodology.n.02
a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
fundamentalism.n.01
protestantism.n.01
the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
savings_and_loan.n.01
thrift_institution.n.01
a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
curlew.n.01
shorebird.n.01
large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
pacific_herring.n.01
herring.n.02
important food fish of the northern Pacific
pedal_point.n.01
note.n.03
a sustained bass note
poseuse.n.01
poseur.n.01
a woman poseur
spring-clean.v.01
houseclean.v.01
thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year