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splanchnic_nerve.n.01 | nerve.n.01 | any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels |
tumble-dryer.n.01 | clothes_dryer.n.01 | a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air |
phrontistery.n.01 | establishment.n.04 | an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) |
ro.n.01 | artificial_language.n.01 | an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas |
colored_person.n.01 | black.n.05 | a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive |
cardinal_flower.n.01 | lobelia.n.01 | North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers |
atrioventricular_valve.n.01 | heart_valve.n.01 | either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium |
kittee.n.01 | torture.n.05 | a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more |
apoptosis.n.01 | necrobiosis.n.01 | a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival |
fucus.n.01 | rockweed.n.01 | any member of the genus Fucus |
soup_ladle.n.01 | ladle.n.01 | a ladle for serving soup |
glengarry.n.01 | cap.n.01 | a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress |
mental_age.n.01 | age.n.01 | the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test |
french_bulldog.n.01 | bulldog.n.01 | small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head |
sarcenet.n.01 | silk.n.01 | a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings |
grebe.n.01 | podicipitiform_seabird.n.01 | small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet |
hypogammaglobulinemia.n.01 | immunodeficiency.n.01 | an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection |
informer.n.01 | informant.n.01 | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
corn_chip.n.01 | snack_food.n.01 | thin piece of cornmeal dough fried |
conscription.n.01 | mobilization.n.01 | compulsory military service |
seasonal_adjustment.n.01 | allowance.n.03 | a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year |
kick_turn.n.01 | turn.n.02 | a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first |
faroese.n.01 | scandinavian.n.02 | a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands |
light_year.n.01 | astronomy_unit.n.01 | the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers |
scholiast.n.01 | scholar.n.01 | a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author) |
short_list.n.01 | list.n.01 | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen |
bargaining.n.01 | negotiation.n.01 | the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement |
snowmobile.n.01 | tracked_vehicle.n.01 | tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front |
shouldered_arch.n.01 | arch.n.04 | an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture |
dental_technician.n.01 | technician.n.01 | someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) |
usufruct.n.01 | legal_right.n.01 | a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way |
horizontal_parallax.n.01 | geocentric_parallax.n.01 | the maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon |
pack_of_cards.n.01 | pack.n.02 | a pack of 52 playing cards |
sedative.n.01 | drug_of_abuse.n.01 | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person |
baton_twirler.n.01 | performer.n.01 | someone who twirls a baton |
chiffonier.n.01 | chest_of_drawers.n.01 | a tall elegant chest of drawers |
sandblaster.n.01 | hand_tool.n.01 | a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces |
crustacean.n.01 | arthropod.n.01 | any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton |
sphaeriales.n.01 | fungus_order.n.01 | large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders |
saturniid.n.01 | moth.n.01 | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons |
fictional_animal.n.01 | animal.n.01 | animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories) |
sulfate.v.01 | convert.v.02 | convert into a sulfate |
egret.n.01 | heron.n.02 | any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season |
espionage.n.01 | spying.n.02 | the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets |
sparer.n.01 | benefactor.n.01 | someone who refrains from injuring or destroying |
parquetry.n.01 | inlay.n.02 | a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor |
indelible_ink.n.01 | ink.n.01 | ink that cannot be erased or washed away |
baggageman.n.01 | attendant.n.01 | an attendant who takes care of baggage |
executant.n.01 | performer.n.01 | a performer (usually of musical works) |
nanometer.n.01 | metric_linear_unit.n.01 | a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
omen.n.01 | augury.n.01 | a sign of something about to happen |
demimonde.n.01 | class.n.03 | a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior |
wind_instrument.n.01 | musical_instrument.n.01 | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
blue_tit.n.01 | titmouse.n.01 | widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head |
purifier.n.01 | apparatus.n.01 | an apparatus for removing impurities |
alexandrian.n.01 | resident.n.01 | a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt) |
double_dribble.n.01 | dribble.n.03 | an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop) |
jet_propulsion.n.01 | reaction_propulsion.n.01 | propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear |
a_level.n.01 | grade.n.02 | the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level) |
nitrogen.n.01 | chemical_element.n.01 | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues |
mycology.n.01 | botany.n.02 | the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases |
executive_clemency.n.01 | office.n.04 | the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction |
yak's_milk.n.01 | milk.n.01 | the milk of a yak |
file_system.n.01 | classification_system.n.01 | a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) |
bhadon.n.01 | hindu_calendar_month.n.01 | the sixth month of the Hindu calendar |
incognizance.n.01 | knowing.n.01 | a lack of knowledge or recognition |
arthropod.n.01 | invertebrate.n.01 | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin |
air_mattress.n.01 | mattress.n.01 | a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use |
smoked_eel.n.01 | eel.n.01 | eel cured by smoking |
amphetamine.n.01 | stimulant.n.02 | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
internment.n.01 | captivity.n.01 | confinement during wartime |
tribadism.n.01 | lesbianism.n.01 | a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse |
kopiyka.n.01 | ukranian_monetary_unit.n.01 | 100 kopiykas equal 1 hryvnia in Ukraine |
acidophilus.n.01 | probiotic.n.01 | a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics |
hydrogen-bomb.v.01 | bombard.v.02 | attack with a hydrogen bomb |
impenitence.n.01 | stubbornness.n.02 | the trait of refusing to repent |
pyrolatry.n.01 | worship.n.01 | the worship of fire |
auto_racing.n.01 | racing.n.01 | the sport of racing automobiles |
mass_production.n.01 | production.n.07 | the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) |
council_of_economic_advisors.n.01 | executive_agency.n.01 | an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President |
chronicle.v.01 | record.v.01 | record in chronological order; make a historical record |
motoring.n.01 | driving.n.02 | the act of driving an automobile |
purple_silkweed.n.01 | milkweed.n.01 | perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers |
frotteur.n.01 | masturbator.n.01 | someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd) |
naloxone.n.01 | narcotic_antagonist.n.01 | a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine |
viticulturist.n.01 | agriculturist.n.01 | a cultivator of grape vine |
trimipramine.n.01 | tricyclic.n.01 | tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia |
graphic.n.01 | picture.n.01 | an image that is generated by a computer |
barbeque.v.01 | grill.v.01 | cook outdoors on a barbecue grill |
checking_program.n.01 | program.n.07 | a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors |
gastrula.n.01 | embryo.n.02 | double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm |
photoelectricity.n.01 | electricity.n.01 | electricity generated by light or affected by light |
sea_slug.n.01 | gastropod.n.01 | any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body |
cooper's_hawk.n.01 | hawk.n.01 | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
east_german.n.01 | german.n.01 | a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany |
bathos.n.01 | expressive_style.n.01 | triteness or triviality of style |
silver_wedding_anniversary.n.01 | wedding_anniversary.n.01 | the 25th wedding anniversary |
bluetick.n.01 | hound.n.01 | a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey |
washtub.n.01 | tub.n.02 | a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed |
radiographer.n.01 | specialist.n.02 | a person who makes radiographs |