subsidy | (noun) a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | - |
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teddy | (noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | Synonyms: chemise, shift, shimmy, slip |
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(noun) plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) | Synonyms: teddy bear |
thermodynamics | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy | - |
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threnody | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem |
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tidy | (noun) receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) | - |
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tidytips | (noun) California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white | Synonyms: Layia platyglossa, tidy tips |
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toady | (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | Synonyms: ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant |
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toddy | (noun) a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot | Synonyms: hot toddy |
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tody | (noun) tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill | - |
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tragedy | (noun) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | - |
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(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster |
tragicomedy | (noun) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating | - |
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(noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones | Synonyms: seriocomedy |
tridymite | (noun) a mineral form of silica | - |
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troglodyte | (noun) someone who lives in a cave | Synonyms: cave dweller, cave man, caveman |
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(noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian |
underbody | (noun) the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | Synonyms: underbelly |
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understudy | (noun) an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | Synonyms: standby |
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urodynia | (noun) pain during urination | - |
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vandyke | (noun) a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) | Synonyms: vandyke beard |
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weirdy | (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdie, weirdo |
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zooecdysone | (noun) The term 'zooecdysone' refers to the molting hormones of insects. | - |
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