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otosclerosis.n.01
genetic_disease.n.01
hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
murder_charge.n.01
indictment.n.01
an indictment charging someone with murder
economic_policy.n.01
policy.n.02
a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
oscilloscope.n.01
electronic_equipment.n.01
electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
fieri_facias.n.01
writ.n.01
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
european_catfish.n.01
silurid.n.01
large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
tear_gas.n.01
chemical_weapon.n.01
a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
reseal.v.01
seal.v.01
seal again
kallman's_syndrome.n.01
hypogonadism.n.01
hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty
thermostatics.n.01
thermodynamics.n.01
the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium
inexactness.n.01
inaccuracy.n.01
the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
hologram.n.01
photograph.n.01
the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
bottle_bill.n.01
bill.n.01
a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
logic_diagram.n.01
multidimensional_language.n.01
a graphical representation of a program using formal logic
flower_arrangement.n.01
arrangement.n.02
a decorative arrangement of flowers
prickly_lettuce.n.01
compass_plant.n.02
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
tobacco_mosaic_virus.n.01
plant_virus.n.01
the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)
chromolithography.n.01
lithography.n.01
single- or multi-color lithography
kitchen_garden.n.01
garden.n.01
a small garden where vegetables are grown
paradoxical_sleep.n.01
sleep.n.01
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
genus_diplococcus.n.01
bacteria_genus.n.01
a genus of bacteria
electrotherapist.n.01
therapist.n.01
someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity
disbelieve.v.01
reject.v.01
reject as false; refuse to accept
straight_line.n.01
line.n.04
a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
exquisiteness.n.01
beauty.n.01
extreme beauty of a delicate sort
white_mulberry.n.01
mulberry.n.01
Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms
pericardial_cavity.n.01
cavity.n.04
the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement
pointed-leaf_maple.n.01
maple.n.02
small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
encase.v.01
enclose.v.03
enclose in, or as if in, a case
surgical_spirit.n.01
methylated_spirit.n.01
methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)
true_blackberry.n.01
blackberry.n.02
the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries
spin_doctor.n.01
public_relations_person.n.01
a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person
yard_marker.n.01
marker.n.01
(football) a marker indicating the yard line
operating_expense.n.01
expense.n.01
the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
dissimulate.v.01
disguise.v.01
hide (feelings) from other people
pond_scum.n.01
green_algae.n.01
free-floating freshwater green algae
flare_up.v.01
ignite.v.01
ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
doweling.n.01
fastening.n.02
fastening by dowels
sea_snake.n.01
snake.n.01
any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
pituitary.n.01
endocrine_gland.n.01
the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
container_ship.n.01
cargo_ship.n.01
a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
euphonium.n.01
bass_horn.n.01
a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
cardiac_output.n.01
flow.n.02
the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time
lung-power.n.01
voice.n.09
the ability to speak loudly
dissoluteness.n.01
indiscipline.n.01
indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
solar_gravity.n.01
gravity.n.01
the gravity of the sun
zygodactyl_foot.n.01
bird's_foot.n.01
a bird's foot having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward
celecoxib.n.01
cox-2_inhibitor.n.01
a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
dressing_sack.n.01
jacket.n.01
a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing
vertical_section.n.01
mechanical_drawing.n.01
a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it
biauriculate_heart.n.01
heart.n.02
a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles
rankine.n.01
temperature_unit.n.01
a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
song_thrush.n.01
thrush.n.03
common Old World thrush noted for its song
dimetrodon.n.01
synapsid.n.01
carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail
closed_couplet.n.01
couplet.n.02
a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
kidnapper.n.01
criminal.n.01
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
act_as.v.01
serve.v.01
function as or act like
schoolyard.n.01
yard.n.03
the yard associated with a school
freight_train.n.01
train.n.01
a railroad train consisting of freight cars
colorcast.n.01
television_program.n.01
a television program that is broadcast in color
japanese_cedar.n.01
cedar.n.01
tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
coffee_substitute.n.01
coffee.n.01
a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it
floor_joist.n.01
joist.n.01
joist that supports a floor
dwarf_bilberry.n.01
blueberry.n.01
low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries
square_yard.n.01
area_unit.n.01
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
pancarditis.n.01
carditis.n.01
inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)
english_toy_spaniel.n.01
toy_spaniel.n.01
British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
histamine.n.01
amine.n.01
amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
oculopharyngeal_muscular_dystrophy.n.01
muscular_dystrophy.n.01
a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
grandchild.n.01
offspring.n.01
a child of your son or daughter
ampere-turn.n.01
magnetomotive_force_unit.n.01
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
halfbeak.n.01
teleost_fish.n.01
tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
five_spice_powder.n.01
spice.n.02
Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
foryml.n.01
acyl.n.01
(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes
dead_metaphor.n.01
metaphor.n.01
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
thorium-228.n.01
thorium.n.01
radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228
lithuresis.n.01
micturition.n.01
passing small stones with the urine
whole-word_method.n.01
teaching_reading.n.01
teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words
processional_march.n.01
marching_music.n.01
a march to be played for processions
western_blackberry.n.01
blackberry.n.02
American blackberry with oblong black fruit
black-stem_spleenwort.n.01
spleenwort.n.01
fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
usuli.n.01
religious_movement.n.01
a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari
stiletto.n.01
dagger.n.01
a small dagger with a tapered blade
foot-ton.n.01
work_unit.n.01
2240 foot-pounds
thrombocytopenia.n.01
blood_disease.n.01
a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood
pencil_box.n.01
box.n.01
a box for holding pencils
hoe.v.01
till.v.01
dig with a hoe
typewriter_font.n.01
font.n.01
a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
protectionist.n.01
advocate.n.01
an advocate of protectionism
long_beech_fern.n.01
beech_fern.n.01
beech fern of North America and Eurasia
knight_of_the_round_table.n.01
knight.n.01
in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
field_soybean.n.01
soy.n.04
seeds used as livestock feed
methyl_salicylate.n.01
salicylate.n.01
a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
double_quotes.n.01
quotation_mark.n.01
a pair of quotation marks
plosion.n.01
release.n.12
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
slush.n.01
water.n.01
partially melted snow
rheumatic.n.01
sick_person.n.01
a person suffering with rheumatism
viviparous_eelpout.n.01
eelpout.n.01
an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous
ginkgo.n.01
gymnospermous_tree.n.01
deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
western_skink.n.01
skink.n.01
found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands