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oxygen.n.01 | gas.n.02 | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust |
felwort.n.01 | gentian.n.01 | gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas |
sewing_stitch.n.01 | stitch.n.01 | a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather |
immunoglobulin_e.n.01 | immunoglobulin.n.01 | one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes |
party_wall.n.01 | wall.n.07 | a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners |
french-fry.v.01 | fry.v.02 | cook by immersing in fat |
permanent_tooth.n.01 | tooth.n.01 | any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age |
yellow_birch.n.01 | birch.n.02 | tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark |
colonoscopy.n.01 | endoscopy.n.01 | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation |
betula.n.01 | hamamelid_dicot_genus.n.01 | a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) |
orthoclase.n.01 | feldspar.n.01 | a white or colored monoclinic feldspar |
cosmolatry.n.01 | worship.n.01 | the worship of the cosmos |
crabeater_seal.n.01 | seal.n.09 | silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans |
dura_mater.n.01 | meninx.n.01 | the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges |
grey_area.n.01 | area.n.02 | an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other |
valproic_acid.n.01 | anticonvulsant.n.01 | anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures |
shakespearean_sonnet.n.01 | sonnet.n.01 | a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg |
affirmativeness.n.01 | agreeableness.n.02 | the agreeable quality of one who assents |
whirling_dervish.n.01 | dervish.n.01 | a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling |
thistledown.n.01 | pappus.n.01 | pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle |
coriolis_effect.n.01 | consequence.n.01 | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere |
applied_psychology.n.01 | psychology.n.01 | any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc. |
bijou.n.01 | jewelry.n.01 | a small and delicately worked piece |
free-base.v.01 | drug.v.02 | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
perm.v.01 | wave.v.05 | give a permanent wave to |
compound_sentence.n.01 | sentence.n.01 | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
form_letter.n.01 | letter.n.01 | a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
repositioning.n.01 | placement.n.03 | the act of placing in a new position |
upper_jaw.n.01 | jaw.n.01 | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
skyline.n.01 | outline.n.01 | the outline of objects seen against the sky |
pterygoid_process.n.01 | process.n.05 | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
cat-o'-nine-tails.n.01 | whip.n.01 | a whip with nine knotted cords |
difference_threshold.n.01 | threshold.n.02 | the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect |
shake_hands.v.01 | greet.v.01 | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation |
unclip.v.01 | undo.v.01 | remove the clip from |
country_store.n.01 | mercantile_establishment.n.01 | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
king_william_pine.n.01 | conifer.n.01 | evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward |
tableland.n.01 | highland.n.01 | a relatively flat highland |
pub_crawl.n.01 | tour.n.01 | a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) |
reviewer.n.01 | critic.n.02 | someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication |
printout.n.01 | output_signal.n.01 | the output of a computer in printed form |
dining-room_table.n.01 | dining-room_furniture.n.01 | dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
largeleaf_holly.n.01 | holly.n.01 | a holly tree |
fall_in_love.v.01 | fall.v.03 | begin to experience feelings of love towards |
low-level_radioactive_waste.n.01 | radioactive_waste.n.01 | (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) |
chlorothiazide.n.01 | thiazide.n.01 | a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension |
endonuclease.n.01 | nuclease.n.01 | a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes |
variety_show.n.01 | show.n.03 | a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances |
wolstonian_glaciation.n.01 | glaciation.n.02 | the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time |
samosa.n.01 | turnover.n.02 | small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot |
chrysoprase.n.01 | transparent_gem.n.01 | a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone |
commercial_paper.n.01 | cash_equivalent.n.01 | an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash |
ricer.n.01 | kitchen_utensil.n.01 | a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes |
mortgagor.n.01 | debtor.n.01 | the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid |
glissade.n.01 | dance_step.n.01 | (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet |
nebbish.n.01 | simpleton.n.01 | (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton |
dust_devil.n.01 | whirlwind.n.01 | a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air |
safety_valve.n.01 | regulator.n.01 | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
spiciness.n.01 | taste_property.n.01 | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
cladogram.n.01 | tree.n.02 | a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships |
suntan.v.01 | tan.v.02 | get a tan from being exposed to the sun |
tera.n.01 | biu-mandara.n.01 | a three-tone Chadic language |
duck_sauce.n.01 | condiment.n.01 | a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment |
antitrades.n.01 | prevailing_wind.n.01 | wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds |
sloe_gin.n.01 | gin.n.01 | gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn) |
snifter.n.01 | glass.n.02 | a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy |
bailiff.n.01 | official.n.01 | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. |
rollerblade.n.01 | in-line_skate.n.01 | (trademark) an in-line skate |
blue_flag.n.01 | iris.n.01 | a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally |
eight.n.01 | digit.n.01 | the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one |
revolver.n.01 | pistol.n.01 | a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) |
peludo.n.01 | armadillo.n.01 | Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts |
lorazepam.n.01 | benzodiazepine.n.01 | tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia |
mountain_tent.n.01 | tent.n.01 | a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper |
quick_study.n.01 | learner.n.01 | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily |
silversmith.n.01 | jewelry_maker.n.01 | someone who makes or repairs articles of silver |
royal_tennis.n.01 | tennis.n.01 | an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court |
tumefy.v.01 | swell.v.06 | cause to become very swollen |
corporate_investor.n.01 | company.n.01 | a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies |
deep_temporal_vein.n.01 | temporal_vein.n.01 | temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus |
gastrophryne.n.01 | amphibian_genus.n.01 | primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads |
eczema_vaccinatum.n.01 | eruption.n.02 | a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles |
splenius.n.01 | skeletal_muscle.n.01 | either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck |
cruciferae.n.01 | dilleniid_dicot_family.n.01 | a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives |
maladjustment.n.01 | personality_disorder.n.01 | the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability |
coffee_can.n.01 | can.n.01 | a can for storing ground coffee |
socle.n.01 | pedestal.n.03 | a plain plinth that supports a wall |
emphysema.n.01 | respiratory_disease.n.01 | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age |
federal_emergency_management_agency.n.01 | independent_agency.n.01 | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
marxism.n.01 | communism.n.02 | the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism |
redesign.v.01 | design.v.04 | design anew, make a new design for |
snips.n.01 | shears.n.01 | (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal |
ostensive_definition.n.01 | definition.n.01 | a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined |
classroom_project.n.01 | school_assignment.n.01 | a school task requiring considerable effort |
blood_donor.n.01 | donor.n.02 | someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions |
aesir.n.01 | norse_deity.n.01 | (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard |
amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis.n.01 | nervous_disorder.n.01 | thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs |
silt_up.v.01 | clog.v.01 | become chocked with silt |
eyecup.n.01 | vessel.n.03 | a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball |
boat-race.v.01 | race.v.02 | participate in a boat race |