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kuwaiti_dirham.n.01
kuwaiti_monetary_unit.n.01
worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
petard.n.01
explosive_device.n.01
an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
hard_shoulder.n.01
shoulder.n.05
a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
legal_action.n.01
proceeding.n.01
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
middle_term.n.01
term.n.05
the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
psychomotor_epilepsy.n.01
epilepsy.n.01
epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
trade_deficit.n.01
deficit.n.04
an excess of imports over exports
claimant.n.01
applicant.n.01
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
green_lacewing.n.01
lacewing.n.01
pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
psychologist.n.01
scientist.n.01
a scientist trained in psychology
stickball.n.01
baseball.n.01
a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
magical_ability.n.01
ability.n.01
an ability to perform magic
telephone_jack.n.01
jack.n.06
a jack for plugging in a telephone
plutocrat.n.01
rich_person.n.01
someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth
tree_farm.n.01
forest.n.02
a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
milk_of_magnesia.n.01
purgative.n.01
purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
box_seat.n.01
seat.n.03
a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
navy_bean.n.01
common_bean.n.02
white-seeded bean; usually dried
hudson_river_school.n.01
artistic_movement.n.01
the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
kleptomaniac.n.01
appropriator.n.01
someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
panorpidae.n.01
family.n.06
a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
multiple_star.n.01
star.n.01
a system of three or more stars associated by gravity
carbonyl_group.n.01
group.n.02
the bivalent radical CO
go_dutch.v.01
pay.v.01
share expenses equally and split the cost of something
electric_heater.n.01
space_heater.n.01
a small electric space heater
end-all.n.01
goal.n.01
the ultimate goal
property_right.n.01
ownership.n.01
the legal right of ownership
scute.n.01
protective_covering.n.02
large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
lesser_centaury.n.01
centaury.n.01
common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes
country_doctor.n.01
general_practitioner.n.01
a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital
speedometer.n.01
meter.n.02
a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
gram_molecule.n.01
metric_weight_unit.n.01
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
wood_duck.n.01
duck.n.01
showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
bryaceae.n.01
moss_family.n.01
a family of acrocarpous mosses
algebra.n.01
pure_mathematics.n.01
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
man's_clothing.n.01
clothing.n.01
clothing that is designed for men to wear
blanket_flower.n.01
gaillardia.n.01
annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
keyboard_instrument.n.01
musical_instrument.n.01
a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
noctiluca.n.01
dinoflagellate.n.01
large bioluminescent marine protozoan
ground_wave.n.01
radio_wave.n.01
a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface
animatism.n.01
attribution.n.02
the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
requirement.n.01
duty.n.01
required activity
testing_ground.n.01
region.n.03
a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
scaremonger.n.01
alarmist.n.01
a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
black_medick.n.01
medic.n.01
prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
bawbee.n.01
coin.n.01
an old Scottish coin of little value
hay_bale.n.01
bale.n.01
a bale of hay
witch_elm.n.01
elm.n.01
Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree
dancing.n.01
diversion.n.01
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
diltiazem.n.01
calcium_blocker.n.01
a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
retranslate.v.01
translate.v.01
translate again
roofing_paper.n.01
roofing_material.n.01
a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing
bilge_well.n.01
well.n.05
(nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
high_point.n.01
part.n.09
the most enjoyable part of a given experience
false_imprisonment.n.01
imprisonment.n.03
(law) confinement without legal authority
nervous_disorder.n.01
disorder.n.01
a disorder of the nervous system
heading.n.01
line.n.05
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
mark_up.v.01
price.v.01
increase the price of
cluster_bomb.n.01
bomb.n.01
bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area
trudge.n.01
hike.n.01
a long difficult walk
gorilla.n.01
great_ape.n.01
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
rush_aster.n.01
aster.n.01
a variety of aster
contract_offer.n.01
offer.n.02
offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
ringer's_solution.n.01
isotonic_solution.n.01
an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations
chemoreceptor.n.01
sense_organ.n.01
a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
pigtail.n.01
braid.n.01
a plait of braided hair
aigrette.n.01
plume.n.02
a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
democratic-republican_party.n.01
party.n.01
a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
deflationary_spiral.n.01
spiral.n.03
an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value
auxiliary_storage.n.01
memory_device.n.01
a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
ball_cartridge.n.01
cartridge.n.01
a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder
spokeswoman.n.01
spokesperson.n.01
a female spokesperson