anorthite | (noun) rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks | - |
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architect | (noun) someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | Synonyms: designer |
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architectonics | (noun) the science of architecture | Synonyms: tectonics |
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architecture | (noun) the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | - |
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(noun) an architectural product or work | - |
(noun) (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software | Synonyms: computer architecture |
(noun) the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings | - |
architeuthis | (noun) largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) | Synonyms: giant squid |
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bobwhite | (noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge |
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chalcanthite | (noun) hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate | Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, blue vitriol |
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cytoarchitectonics | (noun) the cellular composition of a bodily structure | Synonyms: cytoarchitecture |
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cytoarchitecture | (noun) the cellular composition of a bodily structure | Synonyms: cytoarchitectonics |
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goethite | (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust | Synonyms: gothite |
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gothite | (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust | Synonyms: goethite |
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graphite | (noun) used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors | Synonyms: black lead, plumbago |
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hemimorphite | (noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | Synonyms: calamine |
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lintwhite | (noun) small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead | Synonyms: Carduelis cannabina, linnet |
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malachite | (noun) a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects | - |
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pyromorphite | (noun) a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead | Synonyms: green lead ore |
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shite | (noun) obscene terms for feces | Synonyms: crap, dirt, poop, shit, turd |
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white | (noun) (board games) the lighter pieces | - |
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(noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth | Synonyms: flannel, gabardine, tweed |
(noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | Synonyms: whiteness |
(noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, ovalbumin |
whitebait | (noun) the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts | - |
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(noun) minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole | - |
whitecap | (noun) a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white | Synonyms: white horse |
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whitecup | (noun) prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose | Synonyms: Nierembergia repens, Nierembergia rivularis |
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whiteface | (noun) hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States | Synonyms: Hereford |
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(noun) a clown whose face is covered with white make-up | - |
whitefish | (noun) silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere | - |
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(noun) flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere | - |
(noun) any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring | - |
whitefly | (noun) minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects | - |
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whitehead | (noun) a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | Synonyms: milium |
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whitelash | (noun) backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances | Synonyms: white backlash |
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whitener | (noun) an agent that makes things white or colorless | Synonyms: blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent |
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whiteness | (noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | Synonyms: white |
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(noun) lightness or fairness of complexion | - |
(noun) the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | Synonyms: innocence, pureness, purity, sinlessness |
whitening | (noun) changing to a lighter color | Synonyms: lightening |
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whiteout | (noun) an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds | - |
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whitetail | (noun) common North American deer; tail has a white underside | Synonyms: Odocoileus Virginianus, Virginia deer, white-tailed deer, white tail, whitetail deer |
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whitethorn | (noun) thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America | Synonyms: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, English hawthorn, may |
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whitethroat | (noun) common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown | Synonyms: white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis |
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(noun) greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts | Synonyms: greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis |
(noun) Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller | Synonyms: lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca |
whitewash | (noun) a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects | - |
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(noun) wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces | - |
(noun) a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score | - |
whitewater | (noun) frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls | Synonyms: white water |
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whitewood | (noun) light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer | Synonyms: true tulipwood, tulipwood, white poplar, yellow poplar |
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whitey | (noun) (slang) offensive names for a White man | Synonyms: honkey, honkie, honky |
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