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chimney.n.01
flue.n.03
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
compatriot.n.01
national.n.01
a person from your own country
spectacled_caiman.n.01
caiman.n.01
caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina
showy_daisy.n.01
fleabane.n.02
plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains
sagittal_suture.n.01
suture.n.01
the suture uniting the two parietal bones
cartagena_bark.n.01
cinchona.n.02
Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
anal_sphincter.n.01
sphincter.n.01
the sphincter muscle of the anus
detainee.n.01
prisoner.n.01
some held in custody
first-aid_station.n.01
station.n.01
a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained
dinner_plate.n.01
plate.n.04
a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
transmigrante.n.01
peddler.n.01
a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell
clef.n.01
musical_notation.n.01
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
clay.n.01
soil.n.02
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
prairie_soil.n.01
soil.n.02
a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates
varanidae.n.01
reptile_family.n.01
monitor lizards
lapidify.v.01
fossilize.v.01
change into stone
preemptive_bid.n.01
bid.n.04
a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
paper-pusher.n.01
clerk.n.01
a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
polo_pony.n.01
horse.n.01
a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo
unilateralist.n.01
advocate.n.01
an advocate of unilateralism
chapel.n.01
place_of_worship.n.01
a place of worship that has its own altar
abbacy.n.01
jurisdiction.n.02
the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
date_bar.n.01
fruit_bar.n.01
fruit bar containing chopped dates
minisub.n.01
submersible.n.01
submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration
constitutional_convention.n.01
convention.n.01
the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
internal_auditor.n.01
auditor.n.03
an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors
seaside_alder.n.01
alder.n.02
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
nereid.n.01
sea_nymph.n.01
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
veal_roast.n.01
roast.n.01
cut of veal suitable for roasting
accessory_during_the_fact.n.01
accessory.n.03
a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it
defeminize.v.01
alter.v.05
remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
geological_formation.n.01
object.n.01
(geology) the geological features of the earth
logomach.n.01
disputant.n.01
someone given to disputes over words
wax_insect.n.01
scale_insect.n.01
any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
rotavirus.n.01
reovirus.n.01
the reovirus causing infant enteritis
reaction-propulsion_engine.n.01
engine.n.01
a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
quadrilateral.n.01
polygon.n.01
a four-sided polygon
good_continuation.n.01
gestalt_law_of_organization.n.01
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
industrialism.n.01
economy.n.01
an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship
blue_ash.n.01
ash.n.02
ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood
milliammeter.n.01
ammeter.n.01
a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes
specific_heat.n.01
heat.n.01
the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
jejunum.n.01
small_intestine.n.01
the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
radio_source.n.01
radiator.n.01
an object that radiates radio waves
overgeneralize.v.01
generalize.v.01
draw too general a conclusion
pervasiveness.n.01
generality.n.02
the quality of filling or spreading throughout
crayon.v.01
draw.v.06
write, draw, or trace with a crayon
fudge.n.01
candy.n.01
soft creamy candy
bathroom_cleaner.n.01
cleansing_agent.n.01
a preparation for cleaning bathrooms
epanaphora.n.01
repetition.n.03
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
heroic_poetry.n.01
poetry.n.01
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero
bloodshed.n.01
murder.n.01
the shedding of blood resulting in murder
decarboxylation.n.01
chemical_process.n.01
the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
manumission.n.01
liberation.n.01
the formal act of freeing from slavery
curlew_sandpiper.n.01
sandpiper.n.01
Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
formaldehyde.n.01
gas.n.02
a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
minge.n.01
pubic_hair.n.01
vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals
strelitziaceae.n.01
monocot_family.n.01
woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
admission_day.n.01
day.n.03
in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
fandom.n.01
following.n.01
the fans of a sport or famous person
allergology.n.01
medicine.n.01
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies
salaam.n.01
bow.n.06
a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
least_shrew.n.01
shrew.n.02
small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States
true.n.01
alignment.n.02
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
nouvelle_cuisine.n.01
cuisine.n.01
a school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and cream
galactosemia.n.01
inborn_error_of_metabolism.n.01
a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
abominable_snowman.n.01
legendary_creature.n.01
a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
crested_cariama.n.01
wading_bird.n.01
Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
well_point.n.01
tube.n.01
a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
striped_button_quail.n.01
button_quail.n.01
a variety of button quail having stripes
northern_shrike.n.01
butcherbird.n.01
a butcherbird of northern North America
hubris.n.01
arrogance.n.01
overbearing pride or presumption
tank_farm.n.01
area.n.01
an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks
tyiyn.n.01
kyrgyzstani_monetary_unit.n.01
100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan
chanson_de_geste.n.01
epic_poem.n.01
Old French epic poems
tubular_cavity.n.01
cavity.n.04
a cavity having the shape of a tube
chronic_pyelonephritis.n.01
pyelonephritis.n.01
pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways
cholangiography.n.01
roentgenography.n.01
roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
disinherit.v.01
deprive.v.02
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
cardiology.n.01
medicine.n.01
the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
resift.v.01
sift.v.02
sift anew
rates.n.01
tax.n.01
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
uncross.v.01
unfold.v.04
change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
defamer.n.01
detractor.n.01
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
pride_of_place.n.01
position.n.01
the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place
courtship.n.01
entreaty.n.01
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
scurf.n.01
bit.n.02
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
neurotoxin.n.01
toxin.n.01
any toxin that affects neural tissues
fortuneteller.n.01
forecaster.n.01
a person who foretells your personal future
trogon.n.01
bird.n.01
forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
cozy_up.v.01
ingratiate.v.01
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
sabra.n.01
israeli.n.01
a native-born Israeli
ungodliness.n.01
impiety.n.01
impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
nettle-leaved_goosefoot.n.01
goosefoot.n.01
European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada
farad.n.01
capacitance_unit.n.01
the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates
pulmonary_valve.n.01
semilunar_valve.n.01
a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart
extraneousness.n.01
unrelatedness.n.01
unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
gild.v.01
decorate.v.01
decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
pacific_ridley.n.01
ridley.n.01
olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans
fancy_dress.n.01
disguise.n.02
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party