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stick_cinnamon.n.01
cinnamon.n.03
dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark
trompe_l'oeil.n.01
painting.n.01
a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
otherness.n.01
difference.n.01
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
dirt_track.n.01
racetrack.n.01
a racetrack that is not paved
styrene.n.01
vinyl_polymer.n.01
a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
row_house.n.01
house.n.01
a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
dika_bread.n.01
food.n.02
somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples
measuring_worm.n.01
caterpillar.n.01
small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
outpace.v.01
surpass.v.02
surpass in speed
radiochemistry.n.01
chemistry.n.01
the chemistry of radioactive substances
groundfish.n.01
food_fish.n.01
fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
lay_figure.n.01
dummy.n.03
dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body
monoxide.n.01
oxide.n.01
an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
gopher_hole.n.01
hole.n.05
a hole in the ground made by gophers
tachymeter.n.01
theodolite.n.01
a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
nabothian_gland.n.01
exocrine_gland.n.01
one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
wok.n.01
pan.n.01
pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
broccoli_raab.n.01
crucifer.n.01
plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
majolica.n.01
earthenware.n.01
highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
subjugation.n.01
relationship.n.03
forced submission to control by others
wheatflake.n.01
cold_cereal.n.01
crisp flake made from wheat
beta_iron.n.01
iron.n.01
an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade
soldier_grainy_club.n.01
grainy_club.n.01
a variety of grainy club
wahhabi.n.01
muslim.n.01
a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
oxyacetylene_torch.n.01
blowtorch.n.01
a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
dancing_partner.n.01
collaborator.n.03
one of a pair of people who dance together
incisor.n.01
tooth.n.01
a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
kendall_partial_rank_correlation.n.01
kendall_test.n.01
a nonparametric measure of partial correlation
shock_therapy.n.01
therapy.n.01
treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
lag_screw.n.01
woodscrew.n.01
a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
brewing.n.01
production.n.07
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
soft_glass.n.01
glass.n.01
glass having a relatively low softening point
fetishist.n.01
pervert.n.01
one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
phase_ii_clinical_trial.n.01
clinical_trial.n.01
a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored
brown_pine.n.01
conifer.n.01
large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
chinaware.n.01
crockery.n.01
dishware made of high quality porcelain
surface_search_radar.n.01
naval_radar.n.01
a naval radar to search for surface targets
hydromorphone_hydrochloride.n.01
analgesic.n.01
a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
decorativeness.n.01
appearance.n.01
an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
fluoridation.n.01
addition.n.02
the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
serviceability.n.01
utility.n.02
the quality of being able to provide good service
lounge_lizard.n.01
gigolo.n.01
a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
anglo-catholicism.n.01
anglicanism.n.01
a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
machine-readable_text.n.01
electronic_text.n.01
electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats
hyperacusis.n.01
hearing_impairment.n.01
abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
mainline.v.01
inject.v.04
inject into the vein
sense_of_direction.n.01
sense.n.01
an awareness of your orientation in space
falcon.v.01
hunt.v.01
hunt with falcons
trapezohedron.n.01
polyhedron.n.01
a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums
dessiatine.n.01
area_unit.n.01
a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
bristlegrass.n.01
foxtail.n.01
grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
fancier.n.01
admirer.n.03
a person having a strong liking for something
cease.n.01
end.n.02
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
filet_mignon.n.01
fillet.n.01
small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin
beef_loin.n.01
cut_of_beef.n.01
cut of meat from a loin of beef
mass-action_principle.n.01
principle.n.04
(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
gloss_over.v.01
treat.v.01
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
bumblebee.n.01
bee.n.01
robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
cheapjack.n.01
peddler.n.01
a peddler of inferior goods
judge_advocate_general.n.01
commissioned_officer.n.01
the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
skeleton_key.n.01
passkey.n.01
a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks
viscacha.n.01
rodent.n.01
gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
grenadine.n.01
syrup.n.01
thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
homopterous_insect.n.01
insect.n.01
insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
legal_holiday.n.01
holiday.n.02
authorized by law and limiting work or official business
tibialis.n.01
skeletal_muscle.n.01
either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot
stalagmite.n.01
cylinder.n.02
a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
mackerel_sky.n.01
sky.n.01
a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
round_shape.n.01
shape.n.02
a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
open-hearth_furnace.n.01
furnace.n.01
a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it
applicability.n.01
relevance.n.01
relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
eyestrain.n.01
fatigue.n.01
a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
house_of_burgesses.n.01
house.n.05
the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
true_anomaly.n.01
angular_distance.n.01
the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
inefficacy.n.01
ineffectiveness.n.01
a lack of efficacy
podicipitiform_seabird.n.01
seabird.n.01
aquatic birds related to the loons
spanish_paprika.n.01
paprika.n.02
a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain
oak_blight.n.01
plant_louse.n.01
a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods
ratio.n.01
magnitude_relation.n.01
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
psalter.n.01
prayer_book.n.01
a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
cameo.n.01
anaglyph.n.02
engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
tourmaline.n.01
transparent_gem.n.01
a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones
ditty.n.01
song.n.01
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
molehill.n.01
knoll.n.01
a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
longtail_weasel.n.01
weasel.n.02
the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
yosemite_toad.n.01
true_toad.n.01
of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders
microevolution.n.01
evolution.n.02
evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
spot_check.n.01
check.n.06
a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning
legatee.n.01
beneficiary.n.01
someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
birthday_present.n.01
present.n.02
a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
chapatti.n.01
flatbread.n.01
flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
rex_begonia.n.01
begonia.n.01
any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
super_heavyweight.n.01
boxer.n.01
an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds
departure_lounge.n.01
lounge.n.02
lounge where passengers can await departure
low-fat_diet.n.01
diet.n.01
a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions
oilskin.n.01
macintosh.n.02
a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
chromoblastomycosis.n.01
blastomycosis.n.01
a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin
ballyhoo.v.01
advertise.v.01
advertize noisily or blatantly
boost_up.v.01
push_up.v.01
push upward
position_effect.n.01
consequence.n.01
(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome