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chatterer.n.01
speaker.n.01
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
radial_keratotomy.n.01
keratotomy.n.01
radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia
starboard.n.01
side.n.05
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
stage_fright.n.01
fear.n.01
fear that affects a person about to face an audience
non-flowering_plant.n.01
plant.n.02
a plant that does not bear flowers
depose.v.01
oust.v.01
force to leave (an office)
law_of_independent_assortment.n.01
mendel's_law.n.01
each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
centripetal_force.n.01
force.n.02
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
distribution_law.n.01
law.n.04
(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution
vital_capacity.n.01
capacity.n.03
the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
aversive_stimulus.n.01
negative_stimulus.n.01
any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
easter.n.01
movable_feast.n.01
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
phencyclidine.n.01
hallucinogen.n.01
a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
cowlick.n.01
hair.n.01
a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
abdominocentesis.n.01
centesis.n.01
centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
fluorescence_microscopy.n.01
microscopy.n.01
light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes
acaricide.n.01
pesticide.n.01
a chemical agent used to kill mites
livestock.n.01
placental.n.01
any animals kept for use or profit
hydrofluorocarbon.n.01
greenhouse_gas.n.01
a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
hygrophorus_borealis.n.01
waxycap.n.01
a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
air_plant.n.01
plant.n.02
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
fall_apart.v.01
break_down.v.03
lose one's emotional or mental composure
letter_of_credit.n.01
document.n.03
a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
bonefish.n.01
soft-finned_fish.n.01
slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
whorled_loosestrife.n.01
loosestrife.n.02
common North American yellow-flowered plant
activating_agent.n.01
activator.n.01
(mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
harness_race.n.01
horse_race.n.01
a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing
tympanites.n.01
dilatation.n.01
distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
argentinian.n.01
south_american.n.01
a native or inhabitant of Argentina
trochanter.n.01
process.n.05
one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
mycophagy.n.01
eating.n.01
the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)
rock_'n'_roll.n.01
popular_music.n.01
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
film_clip.n.01
film.n.03
a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
handbow.n.01
bow.n.04
a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
tommy_gun.n.01
submachine_gun.n.01
a .45-caliber submachine gun
nerve_growth_factor.n.01
growth_factor.n.01
a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells
holothuridae.n.01
echinoderm_family.n.01
a family of Holothuroidea
lighterman.n.01
mariner.n.01
someone who operates a barge
writer's_name.n.01
name.n.01
the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work
hall_pass.n.01
pass.n.06
written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school
saint_bernard.n.01
working_dog.n.01
a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog
squinch.n.01
arch.n.04
a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
clog_dance.n.01
tap_dancing.n.01
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
bloodworm.n.01
polychaete.n.01
a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
gulfweed.n.01
brown_algae.n.01
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
velodrome.n.01
racetrack.n.01
a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
angiogenesis.n.01
growth.n.01
the formation of new blood vessels
home_loan_bank.n.01
depository_financial_institution.n.01
one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
talent_agent.n.01
agent.n.02
an agent who represents performers
social_gathering.n.01
gathering.n.01
a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
roman_mythology.n.01
classical_mythology.n.01
the mythology of the ancient Romans
mod_con.n.01
appliance.n.01
modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
leptospira.n.01
spirochete.n.01
important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
heidelberg_man.n.01
primitive.n.01
a type of primitive man who lived in Europe
grow_up.v.01
mature.v.01
become an adult
premature_baby.n.01
neonate.n.01
an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
quo_warranto.n.01
hearing.n.01
a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
game_bird.n.01
gallinaceous_bird.n.01
any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
psychopsis_krameriana.n.01
butterfly_orchid.n.01
orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
homogeny.n.01
similarity.n.01
(biology) similarity because of common evolution
skin_graft.n.01
skin.n.01
a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
take_orders.v.01
obey.v.01
receive and be expected to follow directions or commands
alpine_besseya.n.01
kitten-tails.n.01
small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
whalebone.n.01
horn.n.07
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
mascara.n.01
makeup.n.01
makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
signature_recognition.n.01
biometric_identification.n.01
biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures
rectangularity.n.01
angularity.n.02
the property of being shaped like a rectangle
germinal.n.01
revolutionary_calendar_month.n.01
seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds
special_court-martial.n.01
court-martial.n.01
a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
clergyman.n.01
spiritual_leader.n.01
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
trilliaceae.n.01
liliid_monocot_family.n.01
small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
nasal_decongestant.n.01
decongestant.n.01
a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections
amaranthaceae.n.01
caryophylloid_dicot_family.n.01
cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
dead_duck.n.01
failure.n.03
something doomed to failure
norway_spruce.n.01
spruce.n.02
tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones
tinea_unguium.n.01
tinea.n.01
fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)
latten.n.01
brass.n.01
brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
dhow.n.01
sailing_vessel.n.01
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
aircraft.n.01
craft.n.02
a vehicle that can fly
fiscal_policy.n.01
economic_policy.n.01
a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)
common_carline_thistle.n.01
carline_thistle.n.01
Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
fraulein.n.01
title.n.06
a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
sub-interval.n.01
interval.n.02
an interval that is included in another interval
chorioretinitis.n.01
retinitis.n.01
inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina
sundrops.n.01
evening_primrose.n.01
a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera
arminian_baptist.n.01
baptist_denomination.n.01
group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
tricot.n.01
knit.n.01
a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting
summary.n.01
statement.n.01
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
chameleon_tree_frog.n.01
tree_toad.n.01
a form of tree toad
tyrosine.n.01
amino_acid.n.01
an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones
red_clintonia.n.01
clintonia.n.01
plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon
break_dance.v.01
dance.v.02
do a break dance
italian_bee.n.01
honeybee.n.01
yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits
curriculum_vitae.n.01
summary.n.01
a summary of your academic and work history
hagiography.n.01
biography.n.01
a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
beat_around_the_bush.v.01
misinform.v.01
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
biopiracy.n.01
larceny.n.01
biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
pull_the_leg_of.v.01
gull.v.02
tell false information to for fun
nanomia.n.01
siphonophore.n.01
small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
governed.n.01
citizenry.n.01
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; --Declaration of Independence