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western_mugwort.n.01
mugwort.n.01
perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
deerstalking.n.01
stalk.n.03
stalking deer
respiratory_organ.n.01
internal_organ.n.01
any organ involved in the process of respiration
september_elm.n.01
elm.n.01
autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
erythema.n.01
erythroderma.n.01
abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
believing.n.01
basic_cognitive_process.n.01
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
forecastle.n.01
living_quarters.n.01
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
breechcloth.n.01
garment.n.01
a garment that provides covering for the loins
trousseau.n.01
outfit.n.02
the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
dental_care.n.01
care.n.01
care for the teeth
goliard.n.01
scholar.n.01
a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
scalawag.n.01
bad_person.n.01
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
mulloway.n.01
sciaenid_fish.n.01
large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
bluegill.n.01
freshwater_bream.n.02
important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States
horse-trade.v.01
negociate.v.05
negotiate with much give and take
leguminosae.n.01
rosid_dicot_family.n.01
a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
ataxia.n.01
nervous_disorder.n.01
inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
transactinide.n.01
chemical_element.n.01
any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103
glossarist.n.01
scholiast.n.01
a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries
ethyl_alcohol.n.01
plant_product.n.01
the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
pipe_cleaner.n.01
cleaning_implement.n.01
cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem
ombudsman.n.01
investigator.n.02
a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
befriend.v.01
bind.v.02
become friends with
homecoming.n.01
reunion.n.02
an annual school or university reunion for graduates
mountain_trail.n.01
trail.n.02
a trail through mountainous country
bedrest.n.01
rest.n.02
confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
sheepwalk.n.01
farm.n.01
farm devoted to raising sheep
chishona.n.01
bantu.n.02
a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe
amour_propre.n.01
pride.n.01
feelings of excessive pride
dripping_pan.n.01
pan.n.01
pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
penny-pinch.v.01
spend.v.02
spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
dicynodont.n.01
therapsid.n.01
a kind of therapsid
caterwaul.n.01
cry.n.05
the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
stippler.n.01
painter.n.02
a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)
white_book.n.01
report.n.01
a government report; bound in white
dscdna.n.01
complementary_dna.n.01
double-stranded cDNA
mensch.n.01
good_person.n.01
a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
genus_sedum.n.01
plant_genus.n.01
large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves
microtaggant.n.01
identification_particle.n.01
(trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting
swat.n.01
blow.n.01
a sharp blow
pendant.n.01
adornment.n.01
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
impersonator.n.01
deceiver.n.01
someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
damaraland_mole_rat.n.01
fossorial_mammal.n.01
colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat
jaguarundi.n.01
wildcat.n.03
long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
sildenafil.n.01
virility_drug.n.01
virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men
german_short-haired_pointer.n.01
pointer.n.04
liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
working_girl.n.01
girl.n.01
a young woman who is employed
martello_tower.n.01
fortress.n.01
a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
remote_terminal.n.01
terminal.n.04
a terminal connected to a computer by a data link
tuning_fork.n.01
implement.n.01
a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments
sleep_talking.n.01
sleeping.n.03
uttering speech while asleep
tarsus.n.01
skeletal_structure.n.01
the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
axil.n.01
angle.n.01
the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
superconducting_supercollider.n.01
collider.n.01
a collider that operates at very low temperatures
minaret.n.01
tower.n.01
slender tower with balconies
compromise_verdict.n.01
verdict.n.01
a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues
adrenal_gland.n.01
endocrine_gland.n.01
either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
ditch_reed.n.01
reed.n.01
tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
stinging_hair.n.01
hair.n.03
a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid
field_lens.n.01
lens.n.01
the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens
sibilant.n.01
fricative_consonant.n.01
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
lye.n.01
caustic.n.01
a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
metric_capacity_unit.n.01
metric_unit.n.01
a capacity unit defined in metric terms
mastotermes_darwiniensis.n.01
termite.n.01
Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites
swamp_gum.n.01
eucalyptus.n.02
medium-sized tree of southern Australia
choline.n.01
b-complex_vitamin.n.01
a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
beta_particle.n.01
particle.n.02
a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
shiah.n.01
sect.n.01
one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
nine.n.01
digit.n.01
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
heparin.n.01
anticoagulant.n.01
a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery
japanese_beech.n.01
beech.n.01
a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
sour_milk.n.01
milk.n.01
milk that has turned sour
optic_nerve.n.01
cranial_nerve.n.01
the cranial nerve that serves the retina
hydrazoic_acid.n.01
explosive.n.01
a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
bureaucrat.n.01
official.n.01
an official of a bureaucracy
prison_camp.n.01
camp.n.05
a camp for prisoners of war
tailor's_tack.n.01
sewing_stitch.n.01
a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material
schematic.n.01
diagram.n.01
diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
human_body.n.01
body.n.01
alternative names for the body of a human being
cock-a-leekie.n.01
soup.n.01
soup made from chicken boiled with leeks
genus_mycoplasma.n.01
bacteria_genus.n.01
type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae
pentode.n.01
tube.n.02
a thermionic tube having five electrodes
polysomy.n.01
birth_defect.n.01
congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells
hoary_marmot.n.01
marmot.n.01
large North American mountain marmot
lab_coat.n.01
coat.n.01
a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
saphenous_nerve.n.01
nerve.n.01
a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
white_oak.n.01
oak.n.02
any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
castillian.n.01
spaniard.n.01
a native or inhabitant of Castile
skivvies.n.01
underwear.n.01
men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts
texas_storksbill.n.01
storksbill.n.01
of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico
center_fielder.n.01
outfielder.n.01
the person who plays center field
nuclear_weapon.n.01
weapon_of_mass_destruction.n.01
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
political_movement.n.01
movement.n.04
a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
pubic_hair.n.01
hair.n.01
hair growing in the pubic area
amphibrach.n.01
metrical_foot.n.01
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')
gneiss.n.01
metamorphic_rock.n.01
a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
ctenophore.n.01
invertebrate.n.01
biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
revisionist.n.01
communist.n.02
a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position
ninepence.n.01
coin.n.01
a coin worth nine pennies
benzocaine.n.01
local_anesthetic.n.01
a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic