china | (noun) high quality porcelain originally made only in China | - |
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(noun) dishware made of high quality porcelain | Synonyms: chinaware |
chinaberry | (noun) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree | Synonyms: azedarach, azederach, China tree, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, pride-of-India |
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(noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans | Synonyms: China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria |
chinaware | (noun) dishware made of high quality porcelain | Synonyms: china |
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kachina | (noun) a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift | - |
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(noun) a deified spirit of the Pueblo people | - |
(noun) a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit | - |
machination | (noun) a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends | Synonyms: intrigue |
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machinator | (noun) a member of a conspiracy | Synonyms: coconspirator, conspirator, plotter |
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trephination | (noun) an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull | - |
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trichina | (noun) parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles | Synonyms: Trichinella spiralis |
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