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abscond.v.01 | flee.v.01 | run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
rain_shadow.n.01 | area.n.01 | an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it |
retained_object.n.01 | object.n.03 | an object in a passive construction |
jabot.n.01 | frill.n.03 | a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt |
moderate_gale.n.01 | gale.n.01 | wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale |
insightfulness.n.01 | shrewdness.n.01 | shrewdness shown by keen insight |
liberal_party.n.01 | party.n.01 | a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain |
may_wine.n.01 | punch.n.02 | a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff |
passive_air_defense.n.01 | air_defense.n.01 | air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction |
butch.n.01 | lesbian.n.01 | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
requiem_shark.n.01 | shark.n.01 | any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species |
farm_bill.n.01 | bill.n.01 | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices |
square_one.n.01 | situation.n.01 | the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail |
off-season.n.01 | season.n.01 | the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest |
winged_spindle_tree.n.01 | spindle_tree.n.01 | bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China |
mild_silver_protein.n.01 | antiseptic.n.01 | antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) |
united_nations.n.01 | world_organization.n.01 | an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security |
galactose.n.01 | sucrose.n.01 | a simple sugar found in lactose |
lateen.n.01 | fore-and-aft_sail.n.01 | a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean |
calling_into_question.n.01 | challenge.n.02 | a challenge to defend what someone has said |
disassortative_mating.n.01 | coupling.n.03 | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating |
corynebacteriaceae.n.01 | bacteria_family.n.01 | a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales |
holometabola.n.01 | insect.n.01 | insects that undergo complete metamorphosis |
suttee.n.01 | suicide.n.01 | the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband |
inning.n.01 | part.n.09 | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat |
cackler.n.01 | hen.n.01 | a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk |
african_holly.n.01 | nightshade.n.01 | woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries |
nanogram.n.01 | metric_weight_unit.n.01 | one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram |
strip_steak.n.01 | beefsteak.n.01 | steak from upper part of the short loin |
angioma.n.01 | tumor.n.01 | a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels |
vinyl_polymer.n.01 | synthetic_resin.n.01 | a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group |
longueur.n.01 | duration.n.01 | a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art) |
dysgraphia.n.01 | learning_disorder.n.01 | impaired ability to learn to write |
anzac.n.01 | soldier.n.01 | a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I |
cursed_crowfoot.n.01 | buttercup.n.01 | annual herb growing in marshy places |
drift_ice.n.01 | ice.n.02 | masses of ice floating in the open sea |
vinifera.n.01 | grape.n.02 | common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
interior_monologue.n.01 | prose.n.01 | a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue |
spherical_geometry.n.01 | geometry.n.01 | (mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere |
tea-strainer.n.01 | strainer.n.01 | a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea |
baseball_league.n.01 | league.n.01 | a league of baseball teams |
single-leaf.n.01 | nut_pine.n.01 | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine |
constitutional.n.01 | walk.n.04 | a regular walk taken as a form of exercise |
sixteenth.n.01 | rank.n.02 | position 16 in a countable series of things |
puddler.n.01 | ironworker.n.01 | a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling |
steerageway.n.01 | speed.n.01 | (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered |
wire_recorder.n.01 | magnetic_recorder.n.01 | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
grimes'_golden.n.01 | eating_apple.n.01 | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw |
detox.n.01 | ward.n.03 | the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified |
footcandle.n.01 | illumination_unit.n.01 | a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle |
direct_support.n.01 | mission.n.02 | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
cabbage_bark.n.01 | angelim.n.01 | tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic |
plantlike_flagellate.n.01 | protozoan.n.01 | unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae |
carpenter's_kit.n.01 | kit.n.02 | a set of carpenter's tools |
lockring.n.01 | washer.n.02 | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
turgidity.n.01 | prolixity.n.01 | pompously embellished language |
huntress.n.01 | hunter.n.01 | a woman hunter |
woodwaxen.n.01 | broom.n.02 | small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental |
tent_caterpillar.n.01 | caterpillar.n.01 | the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees |
bermuda_rig.n.01 | rig.n.03 | a rig of triangular sails for a yacht |
shipboard_system.n.01 | system.n.01 | a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship |
rowan.n.01 | mountain_ash.n.01 | Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits |
doctor_of_optometry.n.01 | doctor's_degree.n.01 | a doctor's degree in optometry |
family_doctor.n.01 | general_practitioner.n.01 | a general practitioner who treats all the family members |
spasticity.n.01 | fitfulness.n.01 | the quality of moving or acting in spasms |
surgical_contraception.n.01 | contraception.n.01 | contraception by surgical sterilization |
isoetaceae.n.01 | fern_family.n.01 | quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes |
football_hero.n.01 | football_player.n.01 | a football player who has achieved a reputation for success |
kamarupan.n.01 | tibeto-burman.n.01 | the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma |
tracing_paper.n.01 | paper.n.01 | a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings |
wanted_notice.n.01 | announcement.n.02 | a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person |
microwave_linear_accelerator.n.01 | linear_accelerator.n.01 | linear accelerator that uses microwaves |
deltoid_tuberosity.n.01 | tuberosity.n.01 | a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches |
gummite.n.01 | mixture.n.01 | a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende |
converso.n.01 | convert.n.01 | (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion |
station_of_the_cross.n.01 | representation.n.02 | a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary |
cytology.n.01 | biology.n.01 | the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells |
provincial_capital.n.01 | city.n.01 | the capital city of a province |
calcium_carbonate.n.01 | carbonate.n.01 | a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone |
bacterize.v.01 | subject.v.01 | subject to the action of bacteria |
hemimetamorphosis.n.01 | metamorphosis.n.01 | incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects |
golf_glove.n.01 | glove.n.02 | a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club |
saunter.n.01 | gait.n.03 | a careless leisurely gait |
fish_slice.n.01 | turner.n.08 | a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan |
underwear.n.01 | undergarment.n.01 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments |
lally.n.01 | support_column.n.01 | support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete |
endothermic_reaction.n.01 | chemical_reaction.n.01 | a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat |
isochrone.n.01 | isogram.n.01 | an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time |
flunitrazepan.n.01 | club_drug.n.01 | a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia |
quilting_bee.n.01 | bee.n.02 | a gathering to make quilts |
cause_celebre.n.01 | incident.n.01 | an incident that attracts great public attention |
sea_serpent.n.01 | legendary_creature.n.01 | huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon |
cravat.n.01 | neckwear.n.01 | neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front |
pennatulidae.n.01 | coelenterate_family.n.01 | sea pens |
african_chameleon.n.01 | chameleon.n.03 | a chameleon found in Africa |
toss_in.v.01 | add.v.02 | add casually to a conversation |
naked_eye.n.01 | eye.n.01 | the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects |
sunday_school.n.01 | school.n.01 | school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction |
holystone.v.01 | scrub.v.01 | scrub with a holystone |
klammath_weed.n.01 | st_john's_wort.n.01 | yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands |