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rh_incompatibility.n.01
incompatibility.n.02
incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia
swathe.n.01
bandage.n.01
an enveloping bandage
paralytic.n.01
handicapped_person.n.01
a person suffering from paralysis
thrust_bearing.n.01
bearing.n.06
a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution
board_measure.n.01
system_of_measurement.n.01
a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
joining.n.01
change_of_integrity.n.01
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
banded_palm_civet.n.01
civet.n.01
an East Indian civet
hinayanism.n.01
theological_doctrine.n.01
the religious doctrine of Hinayana Buddhism
streaker.n.01
nude.n.03
someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place
edification.n.01
enlightenment.n.01
uplifting enlightenment
hyperope.n.01
visually_impaired_person.n.01
a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
brain_damage.n.01
nervous_disorder.n.01
injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.
funny_bone.n.01
ulnar_nerve.n.01
a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone
pillow_lace.n.01
lace.n.02
a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
octal_notation.n.01
mathematical_notation.n.01
any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)
owner-occupier.n.01
resident.n.01
an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in
cosh.v.01
hit.v.03
hit with a cosh, usually on the head
vinegariness.n.01
sourness.n.02
a sourness resembling that of vinegar
swing_around.v.01
turn.v.01
turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
junin_virus.n.01
arenavirus.n.01
the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
creeping_st_john's_wort.n.01
st_john's_wort.n.01
creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover
hybrid_petunia.n.01
petunia.n.01
hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
chorus_girl.n.01
dancer.n.01
a woman who dances in a chorus line
bump_up.v.01
raise.v.01
increase or raise
slave_trade.n.01
traffic.n.02
traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries
viewgraph.n.01
foil.n.04
a transparency for use with an overhead projector
currycomb.n.01
comb.n.01
a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses
indomitability.n.01
strength.n.01
the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
indestructibility.n.01
lastingness.n.01
the strength to resist destruction
brythonic.n.01
celtic.n.01
a southern group of Celtic languages
hematocytopenia.n.01
cytopenia.n.01
an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
linin.n.01
body_substance.n.01
an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
fine_structure.n.01
spectrum_line.n.01
the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements
polyploidy.n.01
condition.n.03
the condition of being polyploid
eleventh_hour.n.01
moment.n.01
the latest possible moment
latchkey.n.01
key.n.01
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
accreditation.n.01
certification.n.01
the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
fly_in_the_ointment.n.01
troublesomeness.n.01
an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
sea_island_cotton.n.01
cotton.n.03
small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
undress.v.01
take_off.v.02
get undressed
noah's_flood.n.01
flood.n.01
(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
nasalization.n.01
articulation.n.01
the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators
haliotis.n.01
mollusk_genus.n.01
type genus of the family Haliotidae
hatbox.n.01
baggage.n.01
a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
ballet_dancer.n.01
dancer.n.01
a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
clade.n.01
biological_group.n.01
a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor
mental_measurement.n.01
measurement.n.01
a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions
table_mat.n.01
pad.n.04
a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table
brain_science.n.01
neuroscience.n.01
the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
ambiversion.n.01
sociability.n.01
(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion
executability.n.01
capability.n.01
capability of being executed
news_agency.n.01
agency.n.02
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
quiz.v.01
examine.v.04
examine someone's knowledge of something
bonnet.n.01
hat.n.01
a hat tied under the chin
whirligig_beetle.n.01
beetle.n.01
aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
pansinusitis.n.01
sinusitis.n.01
inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses
bloodstain.n.01
stain.n.01
a discoloration caused by blood
toupee.n.01
hairpiece.n.01
a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
mexican_cypress.n.01
cypress.n.02
tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
labor_leader.n.01
leader.n.01
a leader of a labor movement
echinocactus.n.01
cactus.n.01
any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
aditya.n.01
hindu_deity.n.01
one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light
flaunt.n.01
display.n.05
the act of displaying something ostentatiously
power_pack.n.01
electrical_converter.n.01
a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment
aerial_torpedo.n.01
torpedo.n.06
a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane
toilet_kit.n.01
kit.n.01
a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling
whip-snake.n.01
colubrid_snake.n.01
any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails
picovolt.n.01
potential_unit.n.01
a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt
marcionism.n.01
heresy.n.02
the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
exsiccate.v.01
dry.v.01
lose water or moisture
narco-state.n.01
geographical_area.n.01
an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
take_heart.v.01
cheer.v.01
gain courage
purple_apricot.n.01
apricot.n.01
small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
electric_furnace.n.01
furnace.n.01
any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
cat's_eye.n.01
opaque_gem.n.01
any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
international_flight.n.01
flight.n.09
a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another
paralysis.n.01
dysfunction.n.01
loss of the ability to move a body part
quilted_bedspread.n.01
bedspread.n.01
a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt
fusion_cooking.n.01
cooking.n.01
cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines
steeplechaser.n.01
horse.n.01
a horse trained to run in steeplechases
gluon.n.01
gauge_boson.n.01
a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
wood_ant.n.01
ant.n.01
reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
lahu.n.01
loloish.n.01
a Loloish language
palisade.n.01
fortification.n.01
fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
michaelmas.n.01
quarter_day.n.01
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
commandment.n.01
command.n.01
something that is commanded
reflux_condenser.n.01
condenser.n.02
condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry
car_window.n.01
window.n.02
a window in a car
open_house.n.01
party.n.02
an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers
remember_oneself.v.01
behave.v.03
recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly
dinner_theater.n.01
theater.n.01
a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
genomics.n.01
genetics.n.01
the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)
writing_implement.n.01
implement.n.01
an implement that is used to write
chari-nile.n.01
nilo-saharan.n.01
a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
snafu.v.01
snarl.v.04
cause to be in a state of complete confusion
atlantic_croaker.n.01
croaker.n.02
a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels
canard.n.01
fabrication.n.01
a deliberately misleading fabrication
anosmia.n.01
dysomia.n.01
absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)
cellulite.n.01
adipose_tissue.n.01
lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
stair-carpet.n.01
rug.n.01
a strip of carpet for laying on stairs