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swabbing.n.01
scrub.n.02
cleaning with a mop
anterior_serratus_muscle.n.01
serratus.n.01
muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
depository.n.01
facility.n.01
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
cigarette_paper.n.01
tissue.n.02
a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette
bass_clef.n.01
clef.n.01
a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
god's_will.n.01
omnipotence.n.01
the omnipotence of a divine being
tanekaha.n.01
celery_pine.n.01
medium tall celery pine of New Zealand
erogenous_zone.n.01
area.n.03
any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation
medical_center.n.01
center.n.01
the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
pirouette.v.01
pivot.v.01
do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
hostage.n.01
prisoner.n.01
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
dermatosis.n.01
skin_disease.n.01
disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
eyewitness.n.01
spectator.n.01
a spectator who can describe what happened
intellectualization.n.01
defense_mechanism.n.01
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
anhedonia.n.01
psychological_state.n.01
an inability to experience pleasure
type_species.n.01
species.n.01
(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
brobdingnag.n.01
imaginary_place.n.01
a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
parlor.n.01
reception_room.n.01
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
personal_care.n.01
care.n.01
care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions
huntsman's_horn.n.01
pitcher_plant.n.01
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
good_night.n.01
farewell.n.01
a conventional expression of farewell
wholesale.v.01
sell.v.01
sell in large quantities
betel_nut.n.01
edible_seed.n.01
seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
mincemeat.n.01
concoction.n.01
spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat
colonic_irrigation.n.01
enema.n.01
a water enema given to flush out the colon
maxim.n.01
saying.n.01
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
policeman_bird.n.01
stork.n.01
large mostly white Australian stork
minocycline.n.01
tetracycline.n.01
tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
silverplate.v.01
plate.v.01
plate with silver
corroborating_evidence.n.01
evidence.n.03
additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding
core_drill.n.01
drill.n.01
a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole
inferior_mesenteric_artery.n.01
mesenteric_artery.n.01
arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine
quango.n.01
organization.n.01
a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
presence_of_mind.n.01
self-control.n.02
self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency
fatback.n.01
salt_pork.n.01
salt pork from the back of a hog carcass
blarney.n.01
flattery.n.01
flattery designed to gain favor
speak_for.v.01
represent.v.03
be a spokesperson for
typhoid_bacillus.n.01
salmonella.n.01
a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever
banter.n.01
repartee.n.01
light teasing repartee
fetology.n.01
obstetrics.n.01
the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
io_moth.n.01
saturniid.n.01
large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
urethral_sphincter.n.01
sphincter.n.01
a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
chemical_agent.n.01
agent.n.03
an agent that produces chemical reactions
nazism.n.01
socialism.n.02
a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader
retaliation.n.01
return.n.10
action taken in return for an injury or offense
brisket.n.01
cut.n.06
a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
line_item.n.01
item.n.01
an item in an appropriation bill
dilatoriness.n.01
slowness.n.02
slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
rhinostenosis.n.01
rhinopathy.n.01
narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities
fomite.n.01
object.n.01
any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
tobacco_mildew.n.01
downy_mildew.n.01
fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco
chiaroscuro.n.01
picture.n.01
a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
stabilizer_bar.n.01
stabilizer.n.03
a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis
paleoanthropology.n.01
vertebrate_paleontology.n.01
the scientific study of human fossils
endolymph.n.01
liquid_body_substance.n.01
the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
sprinkler_system.n.01
system.n.01
a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature
astatic_galvanometer.n.01
galvanometer.n.01
has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field
kurus.n.01
turkish_monetary_unit.n.01
100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
aristotelian.n.01
disciple.n.01
a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
plaster_saint.n.01
good_person.n.01
a person (considered to be) without human failings
digital_watch.n.01
watch.n.01
a watch with a digital display
slow_loris.n.01
lemur.n.01
stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
aglaia.n.01
grace.n.05
(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
hair_shirt.n.01
shirt.n.01
an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance
pole_position.n.01
position.n.01
the most favorable position at the start of a race
watch_night.n.01
service.n.03
a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
gatling_gun.n.01
machine_gun.n.01
an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
blood_cell.n.01
somatic_cell.n.01
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
salviniaceae.n.01
fern_family.n.01
water ferns
communications_security_establishment.n.01
international_intelligence_agency.n.01
Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies
oblique_bandage.n.01
bandage.n.01
a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb
carpenter's_hammer.n.01
hammer.n.02
a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
subwoofer.n.01
loudspeaker.n.01
a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies
radical_hysterectomy.n.01
hysterectomy.n.01
surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
fisc.n.01
treasury.n.01
a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
growth_industry.n.01
industry.n.01
an industry that is growing rapidly
hydrogen.n.01
gas.n.02
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
oral_stage.n.01
phase.n.01
(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
abruptio_placentae.n.01
disorder.n.01
a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus
mitral_stenosis.n.01
stenosis.n.01
obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)
smelling_bottle.n.01
bottle.n.01
a bottle containing smelling salts
giant_foxtail.n.01
foxtail.n.01
two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
contour_language.n.01
tone_language.n.01
a tone language that uses pitch changes
photographic_paper.n.01
photographic_equipment.n.01
light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
sportscast.n.01
newscast.n.01
a broadcast of sports news or commentary
enteric_bacteria.n.01
eubacteria.n.01
rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
sung.n.01
dynasty.n.01
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
scoter.n.01
sea_duck.n.01
large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
gentrification.n.01
restoration.n.02
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
inkle.n.01
tape.n.01
a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
gratefulness.n.01
gratitude.n.01
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
corporate_finance.n.01
finance.n.01
the financial activities of corporation
kinesiology.n.01
physiology.n.01
the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
sand_dropseed.n.01
dropseed.n.01
erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
pink_elephants.n.01
visual_hallucination.n.01
any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
funrun.n.01
footrace.n.01
a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity)
sporozoite.n.01
sporozoan.n.01
one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
chauffeur.n.01
driver.n.01
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
roller-skater.n.01
skater.n.01
someone who engages in roller skating
saturnalia.n.01
festival.n.02
an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn