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band_together.v.01
unite.v.01
form a group or unite
plea-bargain.v.01
agree.v.02
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
boletus_mirabilis.n.01
bolete.n.01
a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk
peseta.n.01
spanish_monetary_unit.n.01
formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos
definite_integral.n.01
integral.n.01
the integral of a function over a definite interval
ventilation_shaft.n.01
air_passage.n.01
a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
birth_control.n.01
planning.n.01
limiting the number of children born
cyclosis.n.01
organic_phenomenon.n.01
the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
forecourt.n.01
court.n.10
the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
royal_society.n.01
academy.n.02
an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science
stirrup_pump.n.01
pump.n.01
a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires
complex_fraction.n.01
fraction.n.03
a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
inflammatory_disease.n.01
disease.n.01
a disease characterized by inflammation
full-wave_rectifier.n.01
rectifier.n.01
rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave
anterior_pituitary.n.01
endocrine_gland.n.01
the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
bengal_light.n.01
flare.n.03
a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
epidermal_cell.n.01
skin_cell.n.01
any of the cells making up the epidermis
wire_matrix_printer.n.01
dot_matrix_printer.n.01
an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli
china_cabinet.n.01
cabinet.n.01
a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china
burundi_franc.n.01
franc.n.01
the basic unit of money in Burundi
shore_boulder.n.01
boulder.n.01
a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
ship's_chandler.n.01
chandler.n.02
a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships
cycling.n.01
sport.n.01
the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
electoral_college.n.01
body.n.02
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
thermogravimetry.n.01
measurement.n.01
the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances
ord_kangaroo_rat.n.01
kangaroo_rat.n.01
most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
moss_family.n.01
family.n.06
a family of mosses
radio_interferometer.n.01
radio_telescope.n.01
radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna
singalong.n.01
singing.n.01
informal group singing of popular songs
titanosaur.n.01
dinosaur.n.01
amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere
ascent.n.01
slope.n.01
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
tibia.n.01
leg_bone.n.01
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
symphytum.n.01
plant_genus.n.01
comfrey
lead_sheet.n.01
sheet_music.n.01
a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
infeasibility.n.01
impracticability.n.01
the quality of not being doable
waterdog.n.01
ambystomid.n.01
any of several large aquatic salamanders
external_iliac_artery.n.01
iliac_artery.n.01
the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery
marital_communications_privilege.n.01
privilege.n.03
neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
morphallaxis.n.01
regeneration.n.01
regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters
illuminance.n.01
luminosity.n.01
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
formalization.n.01
systematization.n.01
the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
barren.n.01
wilderness.n.03
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
windburn.n.01
erythema.n.01
redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
drill_rig.n.01
rig.n.01
rig used in drilling for oil or gas
toluene.n.01
solvent.n.01
a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
lymphocyte.n.01
leukocyte.n.01
an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
spoilsport.n.01
unwelcome_person.n.01
someone who spoils the pleasure of others
weak_interaction.n.01
interaction.n.02
(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons
fantasy_life.n.01
fantasy.n.01
an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world
silver_salmon.n.01
salmon.n.03
fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes
art_class.n.01
course.n.01
a class in which you learn to draw or paint
ciprofloxacin.n.01
antibiotic.n.01
an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
transformer.n.01
electrical_device.n.01
an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
zanzibar_copal.n.01
copal.n.01
a hard copal derived from an African tree
complex_instruction_set_computing.n.01
computer_architecture.n.02
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
photophobia.n.01
simple_phobia.n.01
a morbid fear of light
winged_elm.n.01
elm.n.01
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
rattle_down.v.01
recite.v.02
recite volubly or extravagantly
insider.n.01
corporate_executive.n.01
an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations
fat.n.01
lipid.n.01
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
high_renaissance.n.01
artistic_style.n.01
the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
dogfighter.n.01
fighter_pilot.n.01
a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights
water_sport.n.01
sport.n.01
sports that involve bodies of water
propanol.n.01
alcohol.n.02
a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic
catena.n.01
chain.n.01
a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
anna.n.01
indian_monetary_unit.n.01
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
heroic_couplet.n.01
couplet.n.02
a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
hebrews.n.01
ethnic_group.n.01
the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
myoglobin.n.01
hemoprotein.n.01
a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
depth_charge.n.01
bomb.n.01
a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device
cross-reference.n.01
citation.n.03
a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
nefariousness.n.01
evil.n.03
the quality of being wicked
bass_drum.n.01
drum.n.01
a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
aeronautics.n.01
physics.n.01
the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
admix.v.01
blend.v.03
mix or blend
seaworthiness.n.01
soundness.n.01
fitness to traverse the seas
petrology.n.01
morphology.n.04
the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
cornish_pasty.n.01
pasty.n.01
meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
old_world_least_weasel.n.01
weasel.n.02
of Europe
fishing_rod.n.01
rod.n.01
a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
disrepute.n.01
dishonor.n.01
the state of being held in low esteem
hollowware.n.01
silverware.n.01
silverware serving dishes
redevelopment_authority.n.01
administrative_unit.n.01
a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
reheat.v.01
heat.v.01
heat again
liftoff.n.01
rise.n.04
the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
clustered_bellflower.n.01
campanula.n.01
bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers
gentleman-at-arms.n.01
gentleman.n.01
one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
oligosaccharide.n.01
carbohydrate.n.01
any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
whiskey_jug.n.01
jug.n.01
a jug that contains whiskey
aptitude.n.01
ability.n.02
inherent ability
rant.v.01
talk.v.02
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
lepiota_clypeolaria.n.01
lepiota.n.01
an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
good_form.n.01
propriety.n.01
behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time
kaopectate.n.01
antidiarrheal.n.01
trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
fibrous_astrocyte.n.01
astrocyte.n.01
star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord
high-pass_filter.n.01
filter.n.02
a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value
allegheny_spurge.n.01
pachysandra.n.01
low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
erectness.n.01
stance.n.01
the property of being upright in posture
youth_culture.n.01
coevals.n.01
young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture
eurythmy.n.01
diversion.n.01
the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding