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orchard_oriole.n.01 | new_world_oriole.n.01 | the male is chestnut-and-black |
transit_zone.n.01 | zone.n.02 | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers |
sewing_basket.n.01 | workbasket.n.01 | a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored |
leprosy_bacillus.n.01 | mycobacteria.n.01 | cause of leprosy |
abandoned_person.n.01 | unfortunate.n.01 | someone for whom hope has been abandoned |
hanseatic_league.n.01 | confederation.n.02 | a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 |
metalwork.n.01 | work.n.02 | the metal parts of something |
value_judgment.n.01 | judgment.n.02 | an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed |
traffic_circle.n.01 | junction.n.01 | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island |
paleontology.n.01 | earth_science.n.01 | the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains |
weak_point.n.01 | liability.n.03 | an attribute that is inadequate or deficient |
global_aphasia.n.01 | aphasia.n.01 | loss of all ability to communicate |
stigmata.n.01 | wound.n.01 | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ |
third_eye.n.01 | sense_organ.n.01 | a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles |
megawatt.n.01 | power_unit.n.01 | a unit of power equal to one million watts |
weeping_love_grass.n.01 | love_grass.n.01 | perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control |
self-criticism.n.01 | criticism.n.02 | criticism of yourself |
swallow-tailed_coat.n.01 | jacket.n.01 | a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back |
asian_wild_ox.n.01 | ox.n.02 | genus of Asiatic wild oxen |
bigheartedness.n.01 | generosity.n.01 | the quality of being kind and generous |
caravanning.n.01 | vacationing.n.01 | the practice of taking holidays in a caravan |
two-handed_backhand.n.01 | backhand.n.01 | a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands |
tobacco_pouch.n.01 | pouch.n.01 | a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco |
thirty-second_note.n.01 | note.n.03 | a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note |
maltese_dog.n.01 | toy_dog.n.01 | breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat |
ridge_rope.n.01 | lifeline.n.04 | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
planula.n.01 | hydrozoan.n.01 | the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates |
middle_cerebral_artery.n.01 | cerebral_artery.n.01 | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches |
marshmallow.n.01 | candy.n.01 | spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar |
heavy_cream.n.01 | cream.n.02 | contains more than 36% butterfat |
incubate.v.01 | develop.v.10 | grow under conditions that promote development |
water_hammer.n.01 | bang.n.02 | the banging sound of steam in pipes |
gas_lamp.n.01 | lamp.n.01 | a lamp that burns illuminating gas |
lemon_meringue_pie.n.01 | pie.n.01 | pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue |
barbel.n.01 | tentacle.n.02 | slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish |
sarcocystis.n.01 | protoctist_genus.n.01 | chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia |
compline.n.01 | canonical_hour.n.01 | last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring |
viscometry.n.01 | measurement.n.01 | the measurement of viscosity |
special_air_service.n.01 | commando.n.02 | a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) |
broad_gauge.n.01 | gauge.n.03 | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches |
ranitidine.n.01 | antacid.n.01 | a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux |
cystine.n.01 | amino_acid.n.01 | a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones |
kerr_cell.n.01 | optical_device.n.01 | optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam |
affectation.n.01 | pretense.n.01 | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
high-angle_gun.n.01 | cannon.n.01 | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges |
sericulturist.n.01 | manufacturer.n.02 | a producer of raw silk |
galician.n.01 | romance.n.03 | a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect |
greater_spearwort.n.01 | marsh_plant.n.01 | semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears |
chalcedony.n.01 | quartz.n.02 | a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz |
payslip.n.01 | record.n.07 | a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out |
potato_pancake.n.01 | pancake.n.01 | made of grated potato and egg with a little flour |
dualist.n.01 | disciple.n.01 | an adherent of dualism |
grugru.n.01 | feather_palm.n.01 | tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts |
obituary.n.01 | notice.n.01 | a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography |
carburet.v.01 | compound.v.05 | combine with carbon |
pantothenic_acid.n.01 | b-complex_vitamin.n.01 | a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods |
zoolatry.n.01 | worship.n.01 | the worship of animals |
spectrum_line.n.01 | line.n.02 | an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency |
coreference.n.01 | grammatical_relation.n.01 | the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent |
fingerspell.v.01 | communicate.v.02 | communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language |
aphakia.n.01 | visual_impairment.n.01 | absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) |
california_condor.n.01 | condor.n.01 | North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct |
de_facto_segregation.n.01 | segregation.n.02 | segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law |
amethyst.n.01 | transparent_gem.n.01 | a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone |
fowl_pest.n.01 | animal_disease.n.01 | either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb |
antonymy.n.01 | semantic_relation.n.01 | the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings |
bat_mitzvah.n.01 | initiation.n.01 | (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility |
hasty_defense.n.01 | defense.n.01 | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
fricassee.v.01 | cook.v.03 | make a fricassee of by cooking |
myriapod.n.01 | arthropod.n.01 | general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes |
rouge.n.01 | makeup.n.01 | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks |
end_point.n.01 | end.n.01 | a place where something ends or is complete |
terrorist_cell.n.01 | cell.n.04 | a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) |
ant.n.01 | hymenopterous_insect.n.01 | social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
unsightliness.n.01 | ugliness.n.01 | ugliness that is unpleasant to look at |
lavishness.n.01 | expensiveness.n.01 | the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive |
exhaust_valve.n.01 | valve.n.03 | a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold |
star_of_david.n.01 | emblem.n.02 | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
khoikhoin.n.01 | khoisan.n.01 | any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa |
crimea-congo_hemorrhagic_fever.n.01 | hemorrhagic_fever.n.01 | an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep |
long_division.n.01 | division.n.11 | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail |
polarimeter.n.01 | optical_device.n.01 | an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light |
biliary_ductule.n.01 | ductule.n.01 | excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts |
x-linked_scid.n.01 | severe_combined_immunodeficiency.n.01 | SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor |
lymphangiography.n.01 | angiography.n.01 | roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram |
cluster_of_differentiation_4.n.01 | glycoprotein.n.01 | a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells |
musk_thistle.n.01 | thistle.n.01 | Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar |
crouch.v.01 | bend.v.01 | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
burweed_marsh_elder.n.01 | marsh_elder.n.01 | tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever |
tree_onion.n.01 | onion.n.02 | type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers |
glucoside.n.01 | glycoside.n.01 | a glycoside derived from glucose |
hydrometry.n.01 | measurement.n.01 | the measurement of specific gravity |
naval_chart.n.01 | chart.n.02 | a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions |
therapist.n.01 | expert.n.01 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy |
papovavirus.n.01 | animal_virus.n.01 | any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas |
bystander.n.01 | spectator.n.01 | a nonparticipant spectator |
rapid_climb.n.01 | rise.n.04 | a rapid rise |
rotational_nystagmus.n.01 | nystagmus.n.01 | nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation |
original_sin.n.01 | religious_doctrine.n.01 | a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam |
prolonge_knot.n.01 | knot.n.02 | a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage |