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northern_holly_fern.n.01 | holly_fern.n.01 | evergreen European fern widely cultivated |
bald.v.01 | turn.v.07 | grow bald; lose hair on one's head |
manicotti.n.01 | pasta.n.02 | large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce |
power_unit.n.01 | electromagnetic_unit.n.01 | a measure of electric power |
rack_and_pinion.n.01 | gear.n.01 | a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa) |
common_canary.n.01 | canary.n.04 | native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song |
maple_syrup_urine_disease.n.01 | genetic_disease.n.01 | an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood |
political_prisoner.n.01 | prisoner.n.01 | someone who is imprisoned because of their political views |
white_woman.n.01 | white.n.01 | a woman who is White |
rhabdomyoma.n.01 | myoma.n.01 | benign rumor of striated muscle |
silverspot.n.01 | fritillary.n.02 | butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings |
bone_ash.n.01 | ash.n.01 | ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china |
sand_sedge.n.01 | sedge.n.01 | European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla |
electronic_signal.n.01 | signal.n.01 | a signal generated by electronic means |
limited_audit.n.01 | audited_account.n.01 | an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.) |
pharyngeal_tonsil.n.01 | lymphatic_tissue.n.01 | a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) |
active_citizen.n.01 | citizen.n.01 | a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch) |
tangent_plane.n.01 | plane.n.02 | the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface |
protist.n.01 | microorganism.n.01 | free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes |
actifed.n.01 | nasal_decongestant.n.01 | trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies |
locator.n.01 | surveyor.n.01 | a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims |
mid-off.n.01 | position.n.09 | the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side |
rhizopus.n.01 | mold.n.05 | any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus |
worshiper.n.01 | admirer.n.03 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults |
supinate.v.01 | turn.v.04 | turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg) |
catechumen.n.01 | student.n.01 | a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist |
snowsuit.n.01 | overgarment.n.01 | a child's overgarment for cold weather |
loblolly_pine.n.01 | pine.n.01 | tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head |
monorchism.n.01 | cryptorchidy.n.01 | failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum |
spirits_of_ammonia.n.01 | solution.n.01 | a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol |
blossoming.n.01 | growth.n.01 | the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms |
pillar_of_islam.n.01 | pillar.n.01 | (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims |
judicial_branch.n.01 | branch.n.01 | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice |
amenability.n.01 | tractability.n.01 | the trait of being cooperative |
rose_gum.n.01 | flooded_gum.n.01 | very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales |
gynophobia.n.01 | social_phobia.n.01 | a morbid fear of women |
paleozoology.n.01 | paleobiology.n.01 | the study of fossil animals |
bench_clamp.n.01 | clamp.n.01 | a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench |
unbecomingness.n.01 | indecorum.n.01 | the quality of being unbecoming |
laboriousness.n.01 | effortfulness.n.01 | the quality of requiring extended effort |
diffraction.n.01 | optical_phenomenon.n.01 | when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands |
s_wrench.n.01 | open-end_wrench.n.01 | a wrench with an S-shaped handle |
reshipment.n.01 | dispatch.n.02 | the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) |
conversion_disorder.n.01 | mental_disorder.n.01 | a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) |
chicken_wing.n.01 | wing.n.09 | the wing of a chicken |
salix.n.01 | hamamelid_dicot_genus.n.01 | a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows |
brown.v.01 | cook.v.03 | fry in a pan until it changes color |
happening.n.01 | event.n.01 | an event that happens |
cold_fusion.n.01 | fusion.n.04 | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken |
lunch_meat.n.01 | loaf.n.02 | any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold |
rail-splitter.n.01 | laborer.n.01 | a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences |
wankel_engine.n.01 | rotary_engine.n.01 | a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts |
cense.v.01 | odorize.v.01 | perfume especially with a censer |
gluttonize.v.01 | eat.v.01 | eat a lot and without restraint |
closed_universe.n.01 | universe.n.01 | (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter |
portcullis.n.01 | gate.n.01 | gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage |
coping_saw.n.01 | handsaw.n.01 | a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood |
single_crochet.n.01 | crochet_stitch.n.01 | a crochet stitch |
wildcat_strike.n.01 | strike.n.01 | a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union |
appellation.n.01 | name.n.01 | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
cryptococcosis.n.01 | fungal_infection.n.01 | a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system |
elucidation.n.01 | explanation.n.03 | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on |
malamute.n.01 | sled_dog.n.01 | breed of sled dog developed in Alaska |
homeotic_gene.n.01 | gene.n.01 | one the genes that are involved in embryologic development |
grub_street.n.01 | world.n.02 | the world of literary hacks |
shimchath_torah.n.01 | jewish_holy_day.n.01 | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah |
leftism.n.01 | political_orientation.n.01 | the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left |
green_woodpecker.n.01 | woodpecker.n.01 | woodpecker of Europe and western Asia |
marasmus.n.01 | malnutrition.n.01 | extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders |
eyewitness.v.01 | witness.v.01 | be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes |
fly_poison.n.01 | liliaceous_plant.n.01 | all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae |
notoriety.n.01 | infamy.n.02 | the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality |
onion_roll.n.01 | bun.n.01 | yeast-raised roll flavored with onion |
word_meaning.n.01 | sense.n.02 | the accepted meaning of a word |
wilms'_tumor.n.01 | sarcoma.n.01 | malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass |
pinning.n.01 | promise.n.01 | a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin |
mexican_juniper.n.01 | juniper.n.02 | small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets |
angiotensin_ii.n.01 | angiotensin.n.01 | a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I |
meander.n.01 | curve.n.01 | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river |
green_spleenwort.n.01 | spleenwort.n.01 | a small fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere |
boat.n.01 | vessel.n.02 | a small vessel for travel on water |
nihilistic_delusion.n.01 | delusion.n.01 | the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal |
snapping_turtle.n.01 | turtle.n.02 | large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws |
steller's_sea_cow.n.01 | sea_cow.n.01 | extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea |
jiggermast.n.01 | mast.n.01 | any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl |
backblast.n.01 | blowback.n.01 | backfire from a recoilless weapon |
operant_conditioning.n.01 | conditioning.n.01 | conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response |
bulldog_wrench.n.01 | wrench.n.03 | a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something |
stripper_well.n.01 | oil_well.n.01 | an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day |
ozone.n.01 | gas.n.02 | a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation) |
retina.n.01 | membrane.n.02 | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve |
pocket_battleship.n.01 | battleship.n.01 | a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930) |
chaplain.n.01 | clergyman.n.01 | a clergyman ministering to some institution |
videodisk.n.01 | optical_disk.n.01 | a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set |
expositor.n.01 | intellectual.n.01 | a person who explains |
dormant_account.n.01 | savings_account.n.01 | a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period |
saturated_fatty_acid.n.01 | fatty_acid.n.01 | a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats |
baseboard.n.01 | molding.n.02 | a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor |
leaf-footed_bug.n.01 | coreid_bug.n.01 | large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs |
pied_lemming.n.01 | lemming.n.01 | North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged |