barrels | (noun) the amount that many barrels might hold | - |
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bowels | (noun) the center of the Earth | - |
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channels | (noun) official routes of communication | - |
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elsholtzia | (noun) any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes | - |
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excelsior | (noun) thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing | Synonyms: wood shavings |
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felspar | (noun) any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium | Synonyms: feldspar |
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hornfels | (noun) a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks | Synonyms: hornstone |
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keelson | (noun) a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it | - |
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laurels | (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | Synonyms: accolade, award, honor, honour |
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(noun) the state of being honored | Synonyms: honor, honour |
maelstrom | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: vortex, whirlpool |
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minstrelsy | (noun) the art of a minstrel | - |
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(noun) ballads sung by minstrels | - |
(noun) a troupe of minstrels | - |
mittelschmerz | (noun) pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle) | - |
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nelson | (noun) any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck | - |
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quarrelsomeness | (noun) an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious | Synonyms: contentiousness |
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selsyn | (noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | Synonyms: synchro |
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shekels | (noun) informal terms for money | Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, simoleons, sugar, wampum |
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telsontail | (noun) any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter | Synonyms: proturan |
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welsher | (noun) someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager | Synonyms: welcher |
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