angst | (noun) an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom | - |
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angstrom | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: A, angstrom unit |
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clingstone | (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | Synonyms: cling |
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drugstore | (noun) a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold | Synonyms: apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy |
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flagstaff | (noun) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | Synonyms: flagpole |
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flagstone | (noun) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | Synonyms: flag |
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gagster | (noun) someone who writes comic material for public performers | Synonyms: gagman, gagwriter |
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gangsta | (noun) (Black English) a member of a youth gang | - |
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gangster | (noun) a criminal who is a member of gang | Synonyms: mobster |
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laughingstock | (noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks | Synonyms: butt, goat, stooge |
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pigsticking | (noun) the sport of hunting wild boar with spears | - |
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pigsty | (noun) a pen for swine | Synonyms: pigpen, sty |
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songster | (noun) any bird having a musical call | Synonyms: songbird |
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(noun) a person who sings with skill | - |
(noun) a composer of words or music for popular songs | Synonyms: ballad maker, songwriter |
songstress | (noun) a woman songster (especially of popular songs) | - |
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tungstate | (noun) a salt of tungstic acid | - |
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tungsten | (noun) a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite | Synonyms: atomic number 74, W, wolfram |
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walkingstick | (noun) any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies | Synonyms: stick insect, walking stick |
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wingstem | (noun) perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States | Synonyms: Actinomeris alternifolia, golden honey plant, golden ironweed, Verbesina alternifolia, yellow ironweed |
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youngster | (noun) a young person of either sex | Synonyms: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke |
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