brouhaha | (noun) a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits | - |
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(noun) loud confused noise from many sources | Synonyms: hubbub, katzenjammer, uproar |
graham | (noun) flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) | Synonyms: graham flour, whole meal flour, whole wheat flour |
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lahar | (noun) an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano | - |
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mahagua | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahoe, majagua, purau |
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(noun) erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks | Synonyms: blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahoe, majagua |
maharaja | (noun) a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja | Synonyms: maharajah |
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maharajah | (noun) a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja | Synonyms: maharaja |
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maharanee | (noun) a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja | Synonyms: maharani |
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maharani | (noun) a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja | Synonyms: maharanee |
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mahatma | (noun) (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage | - |
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mujahadeen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahadein | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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mujahadin | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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pahautea | (noun) evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka | Synonyms: Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine |
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pitahaya | (noun) highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach | - |
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(noun) cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit | Synonyms: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus |
quahaug | (noun) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria |
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(noun) Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, quahog, round clam |
shahadah | (noun) the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith | - |
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tacamahac | (noun) poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves | Synonyms: balsam poplar, hackmatack, Populus balsamifera |
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tanekaha | (noun) medium tall celery pine of New Zealand | Synonyms: Phyllocladus trichomanoides |
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tetrahalide | (noun) any halide containing four halogen atoms in its molecules | - |
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tomahawk | (noun) weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians | Synonyms: hatchet |
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vibraharp | (noun) a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | Synonyms: vibes, vibraphone |
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