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nauruan.n.01
austronesian.n.01
a native or inhabitant of Nauru
quick_march.n.01
march.n.02
marching at quick time
disunion.n.01
separation.n.09
the termination or destruction of union
chain_pickerel.n.01
pickerel.n.02
common in quiet waters of eastern United States
purchasing_department.n.01
business_department.n.01
the division of a business that is responsible for purchases
silicle.n.01
silique.n.01
short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
dulse.n.01
red_algae.n.01
coarse edible red seaweed
carpal_tunnel_syndrome.n.01
nerve_entrapment.n.01
a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel; characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness
gastroscopy.n.01
endoscopy.n.01
visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
civil_list.n.01
budget.n.01
a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
sweet_lemon.n.01
lemon.n.03
lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp
carpenter_ant.n.01
ant.n.01
ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
matriculate.n.01
college_student.n.01
someone who has been admitted to a college or university
basic_point_defense_missile_system.n.01
shipboard_system.n.01
a shipboard missile system
channels.n.01
transmission.n.02
official routes of communication
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.n.01
pollutant.n.01
an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
trabecula.n.01
fibrous_tissue.n.01
rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)
refresher_course.n.01
course.n.01
a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
geometric_mean.n.01
mean.n.01
the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product
monothelitism.n.01
theological_doctrine.n.01
the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople
speakerphone.n.01
telephone.n.01
a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time
pipeline_company.n.01
company.n.01
a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry
drama_critic.n.01
critic.n.01
a critic of theatrical performances
badlands.n.01
land.n.02
deeply eroded barren land
glory_hole.n.01
cabinet.n.03
a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
genus_leucocytozoon.n.01
protoctist_genus.n.01
a genus of protoctist
boastfulness.n.01
conceit.n.05
outspoken conceit
classical_mythology.n.01
mythology.n.01
the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
shuffleboard.n.01
outdoor_game.n.01
a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
valuer.n.01
appraiser.n.01
someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions
acoustic_buoy.n.01
buoy.n.01
a buoy that can be heard (at night)
ixodes_dammini.n.01
hard_tick.n.01
a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
circumvolute.v.01
wind.v.02
wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
square_matrix.n.01
matrix.n.01
a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
avalanche_lily.n.01
liliaceous_plant.n.01
perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
underseller.n.01
seller.n.01
a seller that sells at a lower price than others do
steed.n.01
warhorse.n.03
(literary) a spirited horse for state or war
rhea_silvia.n.01
vestal_virgin.n.01
(Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus
zealot.n.01
jew.n.01
a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
rack_of_lamb.n.01
lamb_roast.n.01
a roast of the rib section of lamb
mathematical_space.n.01
set.n.02
(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
shining_willow.n.01
willow.n.01
common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
enmesh.v.01
entangle.v.02
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
heartrot.n.01
plant_disease.n.01
any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees)
zeitgeist.n.01
spirit.n.02
the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
finagler.n.01
deceiver.n.01
a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
unearned_run.n.01
run.n.01
a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team
cumulative_preferred.n.01
preferred_stock.n.01
preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out
middle_finger.n.01
finger.n.01
the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
roller_bandage.n.01
bandage.n.01
bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application
neoclassicist.n.01
advocate.n.01
an advocate of neoclassicism
adar.n.01
jewish_calendar_month.n.01
the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
subornation_of_perjury.n.01
subornation.n.01
(law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding
sloop_of_war.n.01
warship.n.01
a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
bevel_gear.n.01
gear.n.01
gears that mesh at an angle
intermediate.n.01
chemical.n.01
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
barndoor_skate.n.01
skate.n.02
one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
wax_paper.n.01
paper.n.01
paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin
anatropous_ovule.n.01
ovule.n.01
a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
wine_palm.n.01
sago_palm.n.01
fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
thymine.n.01
pyrimidine.n.01
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
flogger.n.01
torturer.n.01
a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
rock_polypody.n.01
polypody.n.01
chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
pennywhistle.n.01
fipple_flute.n.01
an inexpensive fipple flute
video_ipod.n.01
ipod.n.01
(trademark) an iPod that can also play video files
enterokinase.n.01
enzyme.n.01
enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin
plumbing_fixture.n.01
fixture.n.01
a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
lamb_chop.n.01
chop.n.02
chop cut from a lamb
virginia_thimbleweed.n.01
thimbleweed.n.01
thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
arctic_ground_squirrel.n.01
ground_squirrel.n.02
large ground squirrel of the North American far north
bomb.n.01
weaponry.n.01
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
bluehead.n.01
wrasse.n.01
small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head
guitar.n.01
stringed_instrument.n.01
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
tarn.n.01
lake.n.01
a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
lexicalize.v.01
give_voice.v.01
make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
dense_blazing_star.n.01
blazing_star.n.02
perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
slacker.n.01
idler.n.01
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
umbundu.n.01
bantu.n.02
a Bantu language spoken in Angola
re-assume.v.01
assume.v.03
take on again, as after a time lapse
news_item.n.01
item.n.01
an item in a newspaper
v_neck.n.01
neck.n.05
the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V
crash_barrier.n.01
barrier.n.01
a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
psychic_phenomena.n.01
psychic_communication.n.01
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
logistics.n.01
provision.n.02
handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
morality_play.n.01
play.n.01
an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
escrow_funds.n.01
funds.n.01
funds held in escrow
hula.n.01
rain_dance.n.01
a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
columniation.n.01
placement.n.01
(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure
statistical_commission.n.01
economic_and_social_council_commission.n.01
the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations
purser.n.01
officer.n.04
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
visual_hallucination.n.01
hallucination.n.01
illusory visual perception
fur-piece.n.01
neckpiece.n.01
a neckpiece made of fur
niblick.n.01
iron.n.02
an iron with considerable loft
phonogram.n.01
written_symbol.n.01
any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
french_horn.n.01
brass.n.02
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
fraternal_twin.n.01
twin.n.01
either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs
neatness.n.01
tidiness.n.01
the state of being neat and smart and trim
warplane.n.01
military_vehicle.n.01
an aircraft designed and used for combat
backhoe.n.01
power_shovel.n.01
an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
cake_mix.n.01
ready-mix.n.01
a commercial mix for making a cake