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spatulate_leaf.n.01
simple_leaf.n.01
spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base
peradventure.n.01
doubt.n.01
doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
profit_and_loss.n.01
account.n.07
an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
dry_cleaning.n.01
cleaning.n.01
the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
face_off.v.01
play.v.01
start a game by a face-off
punch_press.n.01
press.n.07
a power driven press used to shape metal parts
language_system.n.01
system.n.02
a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language
washington's_birthday.n.01
day.n.03
the day on which George Washington is remembered
vermillion_flycatcher.n.01
new_world_flycatcher.n.01
tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
agateware.n.01
pottery.n.01
pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate
parisienne.n.01
parisian.n.01
a female native or resident of Paris
stachyose.n.01
tetrasaccharide.n.01
a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke
coffee_break.n.01
bite.n.04
a snack taken during a break in the work day
jug_band.n.01
ensemble.n.01
a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments
appetizer.n.01
course.n.07
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
common_sage.n.01
sage.n.03
shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
senior_class.n.01
class.n.06
final grade or class in high school or college
silage.n.01
feed.n.01
fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
iron_putty.n.01
cement.n.03
a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
marching_music.n.01
music_genre.n.01
genre of music written for marching
vice_chairman.n.01
president.n.04
one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
non_prosequitur.n.01
judgment.n.03
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
manana.n.01
future.n.01
an indefinite time in the future
roast.n.01
cut.n.06
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
periodontics.n.01
dentistry.n.01
the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth
cartridge_fuse.n.01
fuse.n.01
a fuse cased in a tube
hyaline.n.01
transparent_substance.n.01
a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
myope.n.01
visually_impaired_person.n.01
a person with myopia; a nearsighted person
sparge_pipe.n.01
pipe.n.02
a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water
civil_union.n.01
marital_status.n.01
a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
financial_gain.n.01
gain.n.04
the amount of monetary gain
soapbox.n.01
crate.n.01
a crate for packing soap
arkansas_kingbird.n.01
kingbird.n.01
a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
bush_vetch.n.01
vetch.n.01
European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges
labial_consonant.n.01
consonant.n.01
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
cabbage_butterfly.n.01
pierid.n.01
white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
techie.n.01
technician.n.01
a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)
phase_i_clinical_trial.n.01
clinical_trial.n.01
a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
machine-displayable_text.n.01
electronic_text.n.01
electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image
episiotomy.n.01
perineotomy.n.01
surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
unassertiveness.n.01
diffidence.n.01
diffidence about self promotion
iron_ore.n.01
ore.n.01
an ore from which iron can be extracted
condyle.n.01
process.n.05
a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone
black_and_tan.n.01
recruit.n.01
an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
kilderkin.n.01
british_capacity_unit.n.01
an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
second_gear.n.01
gear.n.03
the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
mongolism.n.01
birth_defect.n.01
a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
animal_order.n.01
order.n.12
the order of animals
delta_iron.n.01
iron.n.01
an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)
phthalic_anhydride.n.01
anhydride.n.01
a white cyclic anhydride
airbrush.v.01
paint.v.02
paint with an airbrush
face-harden.v.01
harden.v.02
harden steel by adding carbon
galago.n.01
lemur.n.01
agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
misquotation.n.01
quotation.n.02
an incorrect quotation
spondee.n.01
metrical_foot.n.01
a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
geochemistry.n.01
chemistry.n.01
the chemistry of the earth's crust
vaquita.n.01
porpoise.n.01
a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species
cocked_hat.n.01
hat.n.01
hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
sea_breeze.n.01
breeze.n.01
a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
chloramine.n.01
antiseptic.n.01
any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds
clostridium_perfringens.n.01
bioweapon.n.01
anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
augustinian_hermits.n.01
augustinian_order.n.01
a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
slingback.n.01
shoe.n.01
a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
louse.n.01
insect.n.01
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
rhesus_factor.n.01
antigen.n.01
a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
public_discussion.n.01
discussion.n.02
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
summer_tanager.n.01
tanager.n.01
of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
goldsmith.n.01
jewelry_maker.n.01
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
misally.v.01
ally.v.01
make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately
thurifer.n.01
acolyte.n.01
an acolyte who carries a thurible
acadian.n.01
french_canadian.n.01
an early French settler in the Maritimes
pouched_mole.n.01
marsupial.n.01
small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
mechanical_device.n.01
mechanism.n.05
mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
orrery.n.01
planetarium.n.03
planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
thrush_nightingale.n.01
thrush.n.03
large nightingale of eastern Europe
junior_status.n.01
subordinateness.n.01
in a junior position
significant_digit.n.01
digit.n.01
any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
bread_mold.n.01
rhizopus.n.01
a mold of the genus Rhizopus
subcompact.n.01
car.n.01
a car smaller than a compact car
young_bird.n.01
young.n.01
a bird that is still young
triazolam.n.01
benzodiazepine.n.01
a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
steamed_pudding.n.01
pudding.n.03
a pudding cooked by steaming
albatrellus_ovinus.n.01
polypore.n.01
a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
state_government.n.01
government.n.01
the government of a state in the United States
sow_bug.n.01
woodlouse.n.01
terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
victrola.n.01
gramophone.n.01
a brand of gramophone
thermal_equilibrium.n.01
equilibrium.n.01
a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
water_cart.n.01
cart.n.01
cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
hedge_bindweed.n.01
bindweed.n.01
common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
shill.v.01
deceive.v.01
act as a shill
archbishop.n.01
bishop.n.01
a bishop of highest rank
holy_week.n.01
week.n.01
the week before Easter
moonstone.n.01
feldspar.n.01
a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
pillwort.n.01
aquatic_fern.n.01
European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps
periarterial_plexus.n.01
nerve_plexus.n.01
an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery
elementary_geometry.n.01
geometry.n.01
(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms
conduction_anesthesia.n.01
anesthesia.n.01
anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
guano.n.01
organic.n.01
the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
pants_suit.n.01
slack_suit.n.01
a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women
luncheon_meeting.n.01
meeting.n.02
a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating