| acanthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated | - |
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| aeschynanthus | (noun) a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex | - |
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| agapanthus | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers | Synonyms: lily of the Nile |
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| ailanthus | (noun) any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus | - |
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| anchusa | (noun) any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers | - |
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| arethusa | (noun) any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers | - |
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| bronchus | (noun) either of the two main branches of the trachea | Synonyms: bronchial tube |
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| bryanthus | (noun) procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers | - |
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| canthus | (noun) either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet | - |
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| cirrhus | (noun) usually coiled | Synonyms: cirrus |
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| clianthus | (noun) any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes | Synonyms: glory pea |
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| compsognathus | (noun) very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | - |
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| cornhusk | (noun) the husk of an ear of corn | - |
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| cornhusker | (noun) a worker who husks corn | - |
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| cornhusking | (noun) the act of removing the husks from ears of corn | - |
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| (noun) a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn | Synonyms: husking bee |
| deinonychus | (noun) swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous | - |
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| enthusiasm | (noun) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval | Synonyms: ebullience, exuberance |
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| (noun) a lively interest | - |
| (noun) a feeling of excitement | - |
| enthusiast | (noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | Synonyms: partisan, partizan |
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| (noun) a person having a strong liking for something | Synonyms: fancier |
| epicanthus | (noun) a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome | Synonyms: epicanthic fold |
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| helianthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | Synonyms: sunflower |
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| househusband | (noun) a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income | Synonyms: house husband |
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| husband | (noun) a married man; a woman's partner in marriage | Synonyms: hubby, married man |
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| husbandman | (noun) a person who operates a farm | Synonyms: farmer, granger, sodbuster |
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| husbandry | (noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | Synonyms: agriculture, farming |
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| hush | (noun) (poetic) tranquil silence | Synonyms: still, stillness |
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| hushing | (noun) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | Synonyms: fizzle, hiss, hissing, sibilation |
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| hushpuppy | (noun) deep-fried cornbread ball (southern) | Synonyms: hush puppy |
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| husk | (noun) outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds | - |
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| (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble |
| huskiness | (noun) the property of being big and strong | Synonyms: ruggedness, toughness |
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| (noun) a throaty harshness | Synonyms: gruffness, hoarseness |
| husking | (noun) the removal of covering | Synonyms: baring, denudation, stripping, uncovering |
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| husky | (noun) breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog | Synonyms: Eskimo dog |
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| hussar | (noun) a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress | - |
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| hussy | (noun) a woman adulterer | Synonyms: adulteress, fornicatress, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop |
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| (noun) A sexually loose woman | Synonyms: ho, hoe, slut, trollop |
| hustings | (noun) the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) | - |
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| hustle | (noun) a rapid active commotion | Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, stir |
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| (noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, sting |
| hustler | (noun) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties | Synonyms: operator, wheeler dealer |
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| (noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hooker, slattern, street girl, streetwalker |
| philadelphus | (noun) any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions | - |
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| plectranthus | (noun) any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus | - |
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| polyanthus | (noun) florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose | Synonyms: Primula polyantha |
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| rhonchus | (noun) a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels | - |
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| schizanthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers | Synonyms: butterfly flower, poor man's orchid |
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| scyphus | (noun) an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base | - |
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| strophanthus | (noun) any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds | - |
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| thus | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum |
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| tophus | (noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | Synonyms: calculus, tartar |
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| (noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout | Synonyms: chalkstone |
| typhus | (noun) rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | Synonyms: typhus fever |
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