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golden_calla.n.01 | calla_lily.n.01 | any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes |
table_knife.n.01 | cutlery.n.02 | a knife used for eating at dining table |
posterior_cerebral_artery.n.01 | cerebral_artery.n.01 | arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches |
vicinity.n.01 | section.n.03 | a surrounding or nearby region |
no_fault_insurance.n.01 | automobile_insurance.n.01 | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident |
advection.n.01 | temperature_change.n.01 | (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties |
smoked_salmon.n.01 | salmon.n.03 | salmon cured by smoking |
genetic_engineering.n.01 | biotechnology.n.01 | the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism |
horse-drawn_vehicle.n.01 | wheeled_vehicle.n.01 | a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses |
creepy-crawlies.n.01 | dislike.n.02 | feelings of dislike and anxiety |
mammon.n.01 | wealth.n.01 | wealth regarded as an evil influence |
graveness.n.01 | seriousness.n.03 | a manner that is serious and solemn |
printing_operation.n.01 | operation.n.04 | an operation that controls the printing or display of information |
ceibo.n.01 | coral_tree.n.01 | small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered |
grounder.n.01 | hit.n.02 | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
fusarium_wilt.n.01 | wilt.n.01 | wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium |
frying_pan.n.01 | pan.n.01 | a pan used for frying foods |
thumbstall.n.01 | protective_covering.n.01 | protective covering for an injured thumb |
linesman.n.01 | official.n.02 | official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) |
catheterize.v.01 | insert.v.02 | insert a catheter into (a body part) |
periodic_apnea_of_the_newborn.n.01 | apnea.n.01 | irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome |
antinode.n.01 | point.n.02 | (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system |
letter_case.n.01 | case.n.05 | case for carrying letters |
iodine.n.01 | halogen.n.01 | a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) |
diplomatic_service.n.01 | corps.n.02 | the body of diplomatic personnel |
vermicide.n.01 | agent.n.03 | an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) |
aerophilately.n.01 | philately.n.01 | the collection and study of airmail stamps |
nightgown.n.01 | lingerie.n.01 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women |
octahedron.n.01 | polyhedron.n.01 | any polyhedron having eight plane faces |
lunching.n.01 | eating.n.01 | the act of eating lunch |
red_raspberry.n.01 | raspberry.n.01 | any of several raspberries bearing red fruit |
systems_analysis.n.01 | analysis.n.02 | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
normalizer.n.01 | changer.n.01 | a person who normalizes |
mucorales.n.01 | fungus_order.n.01 | an order of mostly saprophytic fungi |
miracle_play.n.01 | play.n.01 | a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr |
electrostatic_printer.n.01 | printer.n.03 | a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper |
monohybrid.n.01 | hybrid.n.03 | a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) |
lazy_daisy_stitch.n.01 | chain_stitch.n.02 | long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns |
ulna.n.01 | arm_bone.n.01 | the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm |
corpulence.n.01 | fleshiness.n.01 | the property of excessive fatness |
wishing_cap.n.01 | cap.n.01 | a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for |
back_circle.n.01 | acrobatic_stunt.n.01 | a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head |
centerline.n.01 | line.n.04 | a line that bisects a plane figure |
crucify.v.01 | execute.v.01 | kill by nailing onto a cross |
gyrocompass.n.01 | compass.n.01 | a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead |
kelvin_scale.n.01 | temperature_scale.n.01 | a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees |
alternative_pleading.n.01 | pleading.n.01 | a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on |
food_chain.n.01 | organic_phenomenon.n.01 | (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member |
music_of_the_spheres.n.01 | music.n.02 | an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial |
coadjutor.n.01 | assistant.n.01 | an assistant to a bishop |
stockroom.n.01 | storeroom.n.01 | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business |
corn_lily.n.01 | iridaceous_plant.n.01 | any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated |
literary_review.n.01 | review.n.06 | a review devoted to literary criticism |
feeblemindedness.n.01 | abnormality.n.02 | severe mental deficiency |
heterodyne.v.01 | compound.v.05 | combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two |
flower_head.n.01 | inflorescence.n.02 | a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae |
mailboat.n.01 | boat.n.01 | a boat for carrying mail |
wingspan.n.01 | distance.n.03 | linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil |
peerage.n.01 | nobility.n.01 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
profit_taker.n.01 | stock_trader.n.01 | someone who sells stock shares at a profit |
fixed_oil.n.01 | oil.n.01 | nonvolatile animal or plant oil |
keynesian.n.01 | follower.n.01 | a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes |
moment_of_a_couple.n.01 | moment.n.05 | given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them |
intermediate_vector_boson.n.01 | gauge_boson.n.01 | a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles |
hutu.n.01 | bantu.n.01 | a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi |
weight_gaining.n.01 | bodybuilding.n.01 | bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight |
half_hitch.n.01 | knot.n.02 | a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double |
test_range.n.01 | range.n.05 | a range for conducting tests |
percheron.n.01 | draft_horse.n.01 | one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery |
inequality.n.01 | difference.n.01 | lack of equality |
isotherm.n.01 | isogram.n.01 | (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time |
tomato_hornworm.n.01 | caterpillar.n.01 | large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm |
epicardium.n.01 | serous_membrane.n.01 | the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium |
necker.n.01 | lover.n.01 | a lover who necks |
trowel.n.01 | hand_tool.n.01 | a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials |
grout.n.01 | plaster.n.01 | a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork |
east-sider.n.01 | new_yorker.n.01 | a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City |
payola.n.01 | bribe.n.01 | a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record |
support_level.n.01 | price.n.02 | (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors |
christmas_begonia.n.01 | begonia.n.01 | hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers |
field_spaniel.n.01 | spaniel.n.01 | large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel |
new_year's_eve.n.01 | day.n.03 | the last day of the year |
kava.n.01 | alcohol.n.01 | an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub |
pawnbroker.n.01 | lender.n.01 | a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security |
bandoneon.n.01 | concertina.n.02 | a type of concertina popular in South America |
intussuscept.v.01 | invaginate.v.02 | introvert or invaginate |
broadcast_medium.n.01 | medium.n.10 | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications |
river.n.01 | stream.n.01 | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) |
geographer.n.01 | expert.n.01 | an expert on geography |
manageability.n.01 | tractability.n.01 | capable of being managed or controlled |
great_horned_owl.n.01 | horned_owl.n.01 | brown North American horned owl |
polls.n.01 | position.n.01 | the place where people vote |
bilge_keel.n.01 | keel.n.03 | either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling |
torrey_pine.n.01 | pine.n.01 | medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones |
parrotiopsis.n.01 | plant_genus.n.01 | one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains |
monoplane.n.01 | airplane.n.01 | an airplane with a single wing |
nerve_gas.n.01 | agent.n.03 | a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system |
pseudonym.n.01 | name.n.01 | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
young_fish.n.01 | young.n.01 | a fish that is young |
anti-masonic_party.n.01 | party.n.01 | a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |