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embarrass.v.01
upset.v.02
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
beef_tallow.n.01
tallow.n.01
tallow obtained from a bovine animal
loot.v.01
steal.v.01
take illegally; of intellectual property
extended_family.n.01
family.n.01
a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
hare.v.01
run.v.01
run quickly, like a hare
paranoid.n.01
psychotic.n.01
a person afflicted with paranoia
emote.v.01
act.v.03
give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
kanamycin.n.01
antibiotic.n.01
antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
trophoblastic_cancer.n.01
carcinoma.n.01
malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion
council_tax.n.01
property_tax.n.01
a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it
biological_clock.n.01
mechanism.n.03
an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
concessionaire.n.01
small_businessman.n.01
someone who holds or operates a concession
conscience_money.n.01
payment.n.01
payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
blind_corner.n.01
corner.n.04
a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
signet_ring.n.01
ring.n.08
a ring bearing a signet
mah-jongg.n.01
board_game.n.01
Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
nonlinear_system.n.01
system.n.02
a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree
hypertext_markup_language.n.01
markup_language.n.01
a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
paleobotany.n.01
botany.n.02
the study of fossil plants
optimum.n.01
good.n.03
most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
coal_house.n.01
shed.n.01
a shed for storing coal
oboe_d'amore.n.01
oboe.n.01
an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
piton.n.01
spike.n.02
a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
battle_fatigue.n.01
posttraumatic_stress_disorder.n.01
a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
sceneshifter.n.01
stagehand.n.01
a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
hot_cereal.n.01
cereal.n.03
a cereal that is served hot
billionaire.n.01
rich_person.n.01
a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
sliding_seat.n.01
seat.n.04
rower's seat that slides fore and aft
sausage.n.01
meat.n.01
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
luwian.n.01
anatolian.n.01
an Anatolian language
ulnar_nerve.n.01
nerve.n.01
a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand
subaltern.n.01
commissioned_military_officer.n.01
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
batting_cage.n.01
baseball_equipment.n.01
a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
thrombectomy.n.01
ablation.n.01
surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel
peg_top.n.01
top.n.08
a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
ribosome.n.01
organelle.n.01
an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell
flycatching_warbler.n.01
new_world_warbler.n.01
any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
prang.v.01
crash.v.09
crash
raw_meat.n.01
meat.n.01
uncooked meat
aphorism.n.01
maxim.n.01
a short pithy instructive saying
clonus.n.01
convulsion.n.02
convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
semiminor_axis.n.01
axis.n.01
one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
say-so.n.01
affirmation.n.02
one chap's arbitrary assertion
doggie_bag.n.01
sack.n.01
a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog
new_world_sparrow.n.01
finch.n.01
sparrow-like North American finches
male_horse.n.01
male.n.01
the male of species Equus caballus
utilitarian.n.01
moralist.n.01
someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
molar.n.01
tooth.n.01
grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
cavernous_sinus.n.01
venous_sinus.n.01
either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
attestation_service.n.01
consulting_service.n.01
a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
assibilation.n.01
development.n.02
the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
general_verdict.n.01
verdict.n.01
an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact
salpinx.n.01
tube.n.04
a tube in the uterus or the ear
mental_picture.n.01
image.n.01
a clear and telling mental image
displaced_person.n.01
refugee.n.01
a person forced to flee from home or country
directorate.n.01
board.n.01
a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
sen.n.01
fractional_monetary_unit.n.01
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
four-in-hand.n.01
necktie.n.01
a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
reclining.n.01
motion.n.03
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
conoy.n.01
algonquian.n.01
a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people
abortion.n.01
termination.n.05
termination of pregnancy
lunchroom.n.01
restaurant.n.01
a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased
tagalong.n.01
follower.n.01
someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
x_ray.n.01
ionizing_radiation.n.01
electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
peanut_gallery.n.01
people.n.01
(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance)
bowling_league.n.01
league.n.01
a league of bowling teams
great_barracuda.n.01
barracuda.n.01
large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
perfidy.n.01
disloyalty.n.01
betrayal of a trust
accord_and_satisfaction.n.01
settlement.n.03
the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
calcium_hypochlorite.n.01
bleaching_agent.n.01
any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
physics_department.n.01
academic_department.n.01
the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics
sports_writer.n.01
journalist.n.01
a journalist who writes about sports
canarybird_flower.n.01
nasturtium.n.01
a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
valsartan.n.01
angiotensin_ii_inhibitor.n.01
an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure
goat_herder.n.01
herder.n.02
a person who tends a flock of goats
sea_lily.n.01
crinoid.n.01
crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
dachshund.n.01
hunting_dog.n.01
small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
crapshooter.n.01
gambler.n.01
a gambler who plays the game of craps
golf-club_head.n.01
head.n.29
(golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
phrenology.n.01
craniology.n.01
a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
social_climber.n.01
upstart.n.02
someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
water_gum.n.01
tupelo.n.02
columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood
carriage_bolt.n.01
bolt.n.06
a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled
california_poppy.n.01
poppy.n.01
of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
clarinet_section.n.01
reed_section.n.01
the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
balalaika.n.01
chordophone.n.01
a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
plowwright.n.01
wright.n.07
a workman who makes and repairs plows
1870s.n.01
decade.n.01
the decade from 1870 to 1879
striped_killifish.n.01
killifish.n.01
black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States
pale_yellow.n.01
yellow.n.01
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
school_newspaper.n.01
newspaper.n.01
a newspaper written and published by students in a school
guilt_pang.n.01
pang.n.01
pangs of feeling guilty
entelechy.n.01
actuality.n.01
(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
relational_adjective.n.01
adjective.n.01
an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')
picket_fence.n.01
fence.n.01
a fence made of upright pickets
eliminator.n.01
agent.n.01
an agent that eliminates something
finno-ugric.n.01
uralic.n.01
a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)
radiator_cap.n.01
cap.n.02
cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added
armlet.n.01
band.n.07
a band worn around the arm for decoration
stamp_album.n.01
album.n.02
an album for stamps