blackening | (noun) changing to a darker color | Synonyms: darkening |
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bracken | (noun) large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan | Synonyms: brake, pasture brake, Pteridium aquilinum |
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(noun) fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions | Synonyms: Pteridium esculentum |
chicken | (noun) a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl | Synonyms: Gallus gallus |
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(noun) a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops | - |
(noun) the flesh of a chicken used for food | Synonyms: poulet, volaille |
(noun) a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy | Synonyms: crybaby, wimp |
chickenfeed | (noun) a trifling sum of money | Synonyms: chump change, small change |
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chickenpox | (noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | Synonyms: varicella |
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chickenshit | (noun) a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear | - |
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dickens | (noun) a word used in exclamations of confusion | Synonyms: deuce, devil |
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glockenspiel | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers | Synonyms: orchestral bells |
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quickener | (noun) an agent that gives or restores life or vigor | Synonyms: enlivener, invigorator |
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quickening | (noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | Synonyms: acceleration, speedup |
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(noun) the process of showing signs of life | - |
(noun) the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus | - |
schnecken | (noun) rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom | Synonyms: caramel bun, honey bun, sticky bun |
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sickeningness | (noun) extreme unpalatability to the mouth | Synonyms: disgustingness, distastefulness, nauseatingness, unsavoriness |
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slackening | (noun) an occurrence of control or strength weakening | Synonyms: loosening, relaxation |
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thickener | (noun) any material used to thicken | Synonyms: thickening |
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thickening | (noun) the act of thickening | Synonyms: inspissation |
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(noun) any thickened enlargement | Synonyms: knob, node |
(noun) any material used to thicken | Synonyms: thickener |