archduchess | (noun) a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria | - |
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archespore | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archesporium |
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archesporium | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archespore |
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breeches | (noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee | Synonyms: knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers |
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britches | (noun) (used in the plural) informal term for breeches | - |
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catechesis | (noun) oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) | - |
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chess | (noun) a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | Synonyms: chess game |
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(noun) weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat | Synonyms: Bromus secalinus, cheat |
chessboard | (noun) a checkerboard used to play chess | Synonyms: chess board |
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chessman | (noun) any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | Synonyms: chess piece |
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chest | (noun) box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy | - |
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(noun) furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | Synonyms: bureau, chest of drawers, dresser |
(noun) the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates | Synonyms: pectus, thorax |
(noun) the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen | Synonyms: breast |
chesterfield | (noun) a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar | - |
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(noun) an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests | - |
chestnut | (noun) a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse | - |
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(noun) a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg | - |
(noun) the brown color of chestnuts | - |
(noun) edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea | - |
(noun) any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | Synonyms: chestnut tree |
(noun) wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea | - |
clutches | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold |
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duchess | (noun) the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right | - |
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huaraches | (noun) a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps | Synonyms: huarache |
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orchestra | (noun) seating on the main floor in a theater | - |
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(noun) a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
orchestration | (noun) the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | Synonyms: instrumentation |
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(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect | - |
(noun) an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band | - |
orchestrator | (noun) an arranger who writes for orchestras | - |
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parchesi | (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | Synonyms: pachisi, parchisi |
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riches | (noun) an abundance of material possessions and resources | Synonyms: wealth |
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starches | (noun) foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | - |
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urochesia | (noun) passage of urine from the anus | Synonyms: urochezia |
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