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paper_towel.n.01
towel.n.01
a disposable towel made of absorbent paper
flight_deck.n.01
deck.n.01
the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
wits.n.01
intelligence.n.01
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
ruddiness.n.01
complexion.n.01
a healthy reddish complexion
literati.n.01
intelligentsia.n.01
the literary intelligentsia
push_button.n.01
switch.n.01
an electrical switch operated by pressing
blood_sport.n.01
sport.n.01
sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
militant_tendency.n.01
party.n.01
a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party
public_speaking.n.01
address.n.03
delivering an address to a public audience
mucous_membrane.n.01
membrane.n.02
mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
metrorrhagia.n.01
bleeding.n.01
bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)
dail_eireann.n.01
house.n.05
the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
acoustic_phenomenon.n.01
physical_phenomenon.n.01
a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
oral_contraception.n.01
contraception.n.01
contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills
asarh.n.01
hindu_calendar_month.n.01
the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
glop.n.01
matter.n.03
any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
roadbed.n.01
bed.n.08
a bed supporting a road
dangling_participle.n.01
dangling_modifier.n.01
a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
total_parenteral_nutrition.n.01
feeding.n.02
administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
maund.n.01
weight_unit.n.02
a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
field-sequential_color_television.n.01
color_television.n.01
an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors
egg_cream.n.01
soft_drink.n.01
made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water
debrief.v.01
question.v.03
put someone through a debriefing and make him report
music_department.n.01
academic_department.n.01
the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation
cancel_out.v.01
extinguish.v.04
wipe out the effect of something
coconut_oil.n.01
vegetable_oil.n.01
oil from coconuts
drunkenness.n.01
temporary_state.n.01
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
american_plan.n.01
hotel_plan.n.01
a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
sanskrit_literature.n.01
literature.n.01
Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
disk-jockey.v.01
comment.v.02
comment on music to be played
sarcosine.n.01
amino_acid.n.01
a sweetish crystalline amino acid
handset.n.01
telephone.n.01
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
black_comedy.n.01
comedy.n.01
comedy that uses black humor
rainstorm.n.01
storm.n.01
a storm with rain
impact_printer.n.01
printer.n.03
a printer that prints by mechanical impacts
werewolf.n.01
mythical_monster.n.01
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
zone_of_interior.n.01
region.n.03
the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
bureau_de_change.n.01
company.n.01
(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money
budgerigar.n.01
parakeet.n.01
small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
kwanza.n.01
angolan_monetary_unit.n.01
the basic unit of money in Angola
port_of_call.n.01
seaport.n.01
any port where a ship stops except its home port
canada_lily.n.01
lily.n.01
common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
gang-rape.v.01
rape.v.01
rape (someone) successively with several attackers
deem.v.01
see.v.05
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
accidental.n.01
musical_notation.n.01
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
tennis_elbow.n.01
tendinitis.n.01
painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
fibrocartilage.n.01
cartilage.n.01
cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
brass_family.n.01
class.n.01
(music) the family of brass instruments
dale.n.01
valley.n.01
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
spanish_cedar.n.01
mahogany.n.02
tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
amygdaloid.n.01
volcanic_rock.n.01
volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
yacht_chair.n.01
folding_chair.n.01
a light folding armchair for outdoor use
wedgie.n.01
shoe.n.01
a shoe with a wedge heel
simaroubaceae.n.01
rosid_dicot_family.n.01
chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
soberness.n.01
temporary_state.n.01
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
supercargo.n.01
officer.n.04
an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase
any-and-all_bid.n.01
takeover_bid.n.01
a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding
sequoiadendron.n.01
plant_genus.n.01
giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae
squeal.n.01
howl.n.03
a high-pitched howl
danger_zone.n.01
zone.n.03
a dangerous area
atomic_mass.n.01
mass.n.01
(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
paye.n.01
withholding_tax.n.01
the British system of withholding tax
methadone.n.01
narcotic.n.01
synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
arctic_fox.n.01
fox.n.01
thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
feign.v.01
misrepresent.v.01
make believe with the intent to deceive
retailing.n.01
selling.n.01
the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
subfamily.n.01
taxonomic_group.n.01
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family
hypocrite.n.01
deceiver.n.01
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
yardmaster.n.01
dispatcher.n.02
a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
epicalyx.n.01
bract.n.01
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
demimondaine.n.01
prostitute.n.01
a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
ball_hawk.n.01
athlete.n.01
a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
bottom_lurkers.n.01
fish.n.01
a fish that lurks on the bottom of a body of water
japanese_oyster.n.01
oyster.n.01
a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
boldface.v.01
print.v.04
print in boldface
matching_funds.n.01
funds.n.01
funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources
american_basswood.n.01
linden.n.02
large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
celestial_guidance.n.01
steering.n.02
a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies
eyelessness.n.01
blindness.n.01
blindness due to loss of the eyes
rogation_day.n.01
christian_holy_day.n.01
one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication
sausage_pizza.n.01
pizza.n.01
tomato and cheese pizza with sausage
double_bond.n.01
covalent_bond.n.01
a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
nabothian_cyst.n.01
cyst.n.01
a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
bromo-seltzer.n.01
antacid.n.01
an antacid
burrow.n.01
hole.n.05
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
atorvastatin.n.01
lipid-lowering_medicine.n.01
an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
lunacy.n.01
insanity.n.01
obsolete terms for legal insanity
grooving.n.01
formation.n.02
the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
underdog.n.01
failure.n.04
one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
common_wasp.n.01
vespid.n.01
a variety of vespid wasp
legate.n.01
emissary.n.01
a member of a legation
bathing_cap.n.01
cap.n.01
a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
kinescope.n.01
cathode-ray_tube.n.01
a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
hexane.n.01
methane_series.n.01
a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
easement.n.01
prerogative.n.01
(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
ensky.v.01
laud.v.01
exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise
nova_scotian.n.01
canadian.n.01
a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia
chilean_jasmine.n.01
liana.n.01
woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
parade_ground.n.01
tract.n.01
an area for holding parades
storyline.n.01
plot.n.03
the plot of a book or play or film