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copper_beech.n.01
beech.n.01
variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves
defrock.v.01
divest.v.02
divest of the frock; of church officials
vodka_martini.n.01
martini.n.01
martini made with vodka rather than gin
arrogance.n.01
pride.n.05
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
etymon.n.01
form.n.01
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
hyperextension.n.01
extension.n.05
greater than normal extension
snailflower.n.01
legume.n.01
perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
hoe_handle.n.01
handle.n.01
the handle of a hoe
sex_characteristic.n.01
feature.n.01
those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
watered_stock.n.01
stock.n.01
stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital
ichthyology.n.01
zoology.n.02
the branch of zoology that studies fishes
boxing_match.n.01
match.n.02
a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
bolide.n.01
meteor.n.02
an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
miff.v.01
anger.v.01
cause to be annoyed
outlet_box.n.01
receptacle.n.03
(electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system
victoria_cross.n.01
decoration.n.02
a British military decoration for gallantry
usherette.n.01
usher.n.03
a female usher
little_sister.n.01
sister.n.01
a younger sister
late_purple_aster.n.01
aster.n.01
a variety of aster
weeping_spruce.n.01
spruce.n.02
medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
smew.n.01
merganser.n.01
smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
thompson_seedless.n.01
vinifera_grape.n.02
seedless green table grape of California
pulmonary_stenosis.n.01
stenosis.n.01
abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle
intercommunication_system.n.01
communication_system.n.01
a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
weightlifter.n.01
athlete.n.01
an athlete who lifts barbells
cephalothin.n.01
cephalosporin.n.01
a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin
queckenstedt's_test.n.01
diagnostic_test.n.01
a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal
essene.n.01
jew.n.01
a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
bayonet.v.01
knife.v.01
stab or kill someone with a bayonet
defense_program.n.01
program.n.02
a program for defending a country against its enemies
hydroxyzine_hydrochloride.n.01
minor_tranquilizer.n.01
a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
athletic_sock.n.01
sock.n.01
a sock worn for athletic events
iron_maiden.n.01
instrument_of_torture.n.01
instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim
aphid_lion.n.01
larva.n.01
carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
cellulose.n.01
polysaccharide.n.01
a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
country_borage.n.01
coleus.n.01
an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus
international_civil_aviation_organization.n.01
united_nations_agency.n.01
the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
echocardiogram.n.01
graph.n.01
a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph
jacksonian_epilepsy.n.01
cortical_epilepsy.n.01
focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body
trial_court.n.01
court.n.01
the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
business_address.n.01
address.n.02
the address at which a business is located
frond.n.01
leaf.n.01
compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
old_fashioned.n.01
cocktail.n.01
a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
deer_mouse.n.01
wood_mouse.n.01
brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
trapshooter.n.01
shot.n.05
a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap
untrustworthiness.n.01
trait.n.01
the trait of not deserving trust or confidence
jumping_mouse.n.01
rodent.n.01
any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
woolly_aphid.n.01
aphid.n.01
secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads
federal_deficit.n.01
budget_deficit.n.01
an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue
shivaree.n.01
serenade.n.02
a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
file_server.n.01
digital_computer.n.01
(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources
production_cost.n.01
cost.n.01
combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods
nevoid_elephantiasis.n.01
genetic_disease.n.01
thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction
rangpur.n.01
citrus.n.02
hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel
oblong_leaf.n.01
simple_leaf.n.01
a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides
get_in_touch.v.01
interact.v.01
establish communication with someone
scaphocephaly.n.01
birth_defect.n.01
congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
hubble's_constant.n.01
constant.n.02
(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
astrolatry.n.01
worship.n.01
the worship of planets or stars
red_ash.n.01
ash.n.02
smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces
glamor.n.01
beauty.n.01
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
siberian_husky.n.01
sled_dog.n.01
breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes
capparidaceae.n.01
dilleniid_dicot_family.n.01
a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
hypoplasia.n.01
dysplasia.n.01
underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
somniloquist.n.01
sleeper.n.01
someone who talks while asleep
paparazzo.n.01
photographer.n.01
a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines
tsoris.n.01
distress.n.01
(Yiddish) trouble and suffering
angiitis.n.01
angiopathy.n.01
inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct
1750s.n.01
decade.n.01
the decade from 1750 to 1759
microeconomist.n.01
economist.n.01
an economist who specializes in microeconomics
dinner_pail.n.01
bucket.n.01
a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
shrive.v.01
forgive.v.01
grant remission of a sin to
embitterment.n.01
unhappiness.n.02
the state of being embittered
diazotize.v.01
convert.v.02
convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
rugby_ball.n.01
ball.n.01
inflated oval ball used in playing rugby
wheatear.n.01
thrush.n.03
small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
payback.n.01
return.n.06
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
alpine_salamander.n.01
salamander.n.01
ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
fixed_star.n.01
star.n.01
any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
warehouse.v.01
store.v.02
store in a warehouse
uranyl.n.01
group.n.02
the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids
roll_of_tobacco.n.01
tobacco.n.01
tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
fish_ladder.n.01
passage.n.03
a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam
water_vapor.n.01
vapor.n.01
water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
lappet_caterpillar.n.01
caterpillar.n.01
larva of a lappet moth
sheikdom.n.01
domain.n.02
the domain ruled by a sheik
arminianism.n.01
protestantism.n.01
17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
infirmity.n.01
unfitness.n.01
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
vitelline_circulation.n.01
circulation.n.02
circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac
lipstick_plant.n.01
aeschynanthus.n.01
epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers
power_broker.n.01
important_person.n.01
a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
congress_of_industrial_organizations.n.01
federation.n.01
a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
barium_dioxide.n.01
baryta.n.01
a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
forefoot.n.01
animal_foot.n.01
a front foot of a quadruped
inculcate.v.01
drill.v.04
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
yo-yo.n.01
plaything.n.01
a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand
radio_station.n.01
broadcasting_station.n.01
station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
ivory_gull.n.01
gull.n.02
white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
backsaw.n.01
handsaw.n.01
a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
discoid_lupus_erythematosus.n.01
lupus.n.01
a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose