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trigonometrician.n.01
mathematician.n.01
a mathematician specializing in trigonometry
unproductiveness.n.01
fruitlessness.n.02
the quality of lacking the power to produce
fan_tracery.n.01
tracery.n.01
the carved tracery on fan vaulting
medium_wave.n.01
radio_wave.n.01
a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz)
equisetaceae.n.01
fern_family.n.01
sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
rejoicing.n.01
happiness.n.02
a feeling of great happiness
potential_unit.n.01
electromagnetic_unit.n.01
a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)
corticosteroid.n.01
steroid_hormone.n.01
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
physique.n.01
bodily_property.n.01
constitution of the human body
crash_helmet.n.01
helmet.n.02
a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
connaraceae.n.01
rosid_dicot_family.n.01
mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
lash-up.n.01
arrangement.n.02
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
bluewing.n.01
teal.n.02
American teal
motet.n.01
musical_composition.n.01
an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century
psoriatic_arthritis.n.01
rheumatoid_arthritis.n.01
a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis
satyr_play.n.01
play.n.01
an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
container.n.01
instrumentality.n.03
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
civil_service.n.01
government_officials.n.01
government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
germ_theory.n.01
scientific_theory.n.01
(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
big-cone_spruce.n.01
douglas_fir.n.02
douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long
hard_candy.n.01
candy.n.01
candy that is brittle
prednisone.n.01
anti-inflammatory.n.01
a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
vitalist.n.01
believer.n.01
one who believes in vitalism
thermostat.n.01
regulator.n.01
a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
automysophobia.n.01
simple_phobia.n.01
a morbid fear of being dirty
centiliter.n.01
metric_capacity_unit.n.01
a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
marine_mussel.n.01
mussel.n.02
marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
crosse.n.01
racket.n.04
a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
melanoderma.n.01
pigmentation.n.02
abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin
centrist.n.01
adult.n.01
a person who takes a position in the political center
stainless_steel.n.01
alloy_steel.n.01
steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
contemptuousness.n.01
arrogance.n.01
the manifestation of scorn and contempt
prostitution.n.01
vice_crime.n.01
offering sexual intercourse for pay
arms_control.n.01
limitation.n.05
a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
cost-of-living_allowance.n.01
allowance.n.03
an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
resident_commissioner.n.01
representative.n.01
the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives
diplotene.n.01
phase.n.01
the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
sterculia_gum.n.01
gum.n.03
exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
news_bulletin.n.01
bulletin.n.01
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
tai_dam.n.01
tai.n.02
a branch of the Tai languages
fee_simple.n.01
fee.n.02
a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away
mandatary.n.01
recipient.n.01
the recipient of a mandate
golden_hamster.n.01
hamster.n.01
small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
sari.n.01
dress.n.01
a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
borrow_pit.n.01
pit.n.01
a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site
lounging_jacket.n.01
loungewear.n.01
a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
psalmody.n.01
singing.n.01
the act of singing psalms or hymns
formosan.n.01
austronesian.n.02
the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
saute.v.01
fry.v.02
fry briefly over high heat
tufted_vetch.n.01
vetch.n.01
common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
thermotropism.n.01
tropism.n.01
an orienting response to warmth
sweet_nothings.n.01
nothings.n.01
inconsequential expressions of affection
safety_glass.n.01
glass.n.01
glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
scapegoat.n.01
victim.n.01
someone who is punished for the errors of others
cow_pony.n.01
saddle_horse.n.01
a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
mews.n.01
street.n.01
street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
ortygan.n.01
wading_bird.n.01
any of several East Indian birds
proselytize.v.01
convert.v.05
convert to another faith or religion
skid_row.n.01
slum.n.01
a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
dewlap.n.01
skin.n.01
a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
asyndeton.n.01
rhetorical_device.n.01
the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
histocompatibility.n.01
organic_phenomenon.n.01
condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue
chromoplast.n.01
plastid.n.01
plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids
finger_wave.n.01
wave.n.06
a wave made with the fingers
commutator.n.01
switch.n.01
switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
suppurate.v.01
draw.v.36
cause to ripen and discharge pus
memento_mori.n.01
reminder.n.02
a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
mother-in-law.n.01
mother.n.01
the mother of your spouse
reference_point.n.01
indicator.n.02
an indicator that orients you generally
biosystematics.n.01
systematics.n.01
use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
tetanus_antitoxin.n.01
antitoxin.n.01
antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
mucor.n.01
mold.n.05
any mold of the genus Mucor
scurvy_grass.n.01
cress.n.01
a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
blockhouse.n.01
stronghold.n.01
a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
piracy.n.01
highjacking.n.01
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
gunnery.n.01
weaponry.n.01
guns collectively
oriental_plane.n.01
plane_tree.n.01
large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
converse.v.01
talk.v.01
carry on a conversation
perpetration.n.01
crime.n.01
the act of committing a crime
beggar-my-neighbor.n.01
card_game.n.01
a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards
horatian_ode.n.01
ode.n.01
an ode with several stanzas
xy.n.01
sex_chromosome.n.01
(genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male
diplomatic_immunity.n.01
exemption.n.01
exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
suburbanite.n.01
resident.n.01
a resident of a suburb
galiella_rufa.n.01
discomycete.n.01
the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk
common_beech.n.01
beech.n.01
large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America
weigh_down.v.01
sadden.v.01
be oppressive or disheartening to
contrariety.n.01
opposition.n.02
the relation between contraries
showy_orchis.n.01
orchis.n.01
North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
call_girl.n.01
prostitute.n.01
a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone
fighting_chair.n.01
chair.n.01
a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish
cistaceae.n.01
dilleniid_dicot_family.n.01
shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
people's_party.n.01
party.n.01
a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads
nicotine_addiction.n.01
drug_addiction.n.01
an addiction to nicotine
plagioclase.n.01
feldspar.n.01
any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
brown_bat.n.01
carnivorous_bat.n.01
any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
randomization.n.01
organization.n.06
a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance
stanford-binet_test.n.01
intelligence_test.n.01
revision of the Binet-Simon Scale
anthurium.n.01
houseplant.n.01
any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers
soft_money.n.01
political_contribution.n.01
political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)