abjection | (noun) a low or downcast state | Synonyms: abasement, degradation |
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abjuration | (noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | Synonyms: recantation, retraction |
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abjurer | (noun) a person who abjures | - |
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adjacency | (noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching | Synonyms: contiguity, contiguousness |
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adjective | (noun) a word that expresses an attribute of something | - |
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(noun) the word class that qualifies nouns | - |
adjournment | (noun) the termination of a meeting | Synonyms: dissolution |
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(noun) the act of postponing to another time or place | - |
adjudication | (noun) the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented | - |
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adjudicator | (noun) a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes | - |
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adjunct | (noun) a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | - |
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(noun) something added to another thing but not an essential part of it | - |
(noun) a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another | - |
adjunction | (noun) an act of joining or adjoining things | Synonyms: junction |
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adjuration | (noun) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something | - |
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adjuster | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjustment | (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
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(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard | Synonyms: readjustment, registration |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: accommodation, fitting |
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | Synonyms: allowance |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adaption |
adjustor | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjuster, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjutant | (noun) large Indian stork with a military gait | Synonyms: adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius |
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(noun) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | Synonyms: aide-de-camp, aide |
adjuvant | (noun) an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment | - |
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amberjack | (noun) any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes | Synonyms: amberfish |
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anjou | (noun) a pear with firm flesh and a green skin | - |
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apojove | (noun) apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter | - |
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applejack | (noun) distilled from hard cider | - |
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autoinjector | (noun) a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid | - |
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banjo | (noun) a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | - |
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basenji | (noun) small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark | - |
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benjamin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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bijou | (noun) a small and delicately worked piece | - |
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blackjack | (noun) a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21 | Synonyms: twenty-one, vingt-et-un |
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(noun) a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people | Synonyms: cosh, sap |
(noun) a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship | Synonyms: black flag, Jolly Roger, pirate flag |
(noun) a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets | Synonyms: blackjack oak, jack oak, Quercus marilandica |
blowjob | (noun) slang for fellatio | Synonyms: cock sucking |
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bluejacket | (noun) a serviceman in the navy | Synonyms: navy man, sailor, sailor boy |
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bootjack | (noun) has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots | - |
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brinjal | (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: aubergine, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
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bubblejet | (noun) a kind of ink-jet printer | Synonyms: bubble-jet printer, bubble jet printer |
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cajolery | (noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: blandishment, palaver |
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carcajou | (noun) stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal | Synonyms: Gulo luscus, skunk bear, wolverine |
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carjacking | (noun) the violent theft of an occupied car | - |
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chaja | (noun) largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina | Synonyms: Chauna torquata |
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cheapjack | (noun) a peddler of inferior goods | - |
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coadjutor | (noun) an assistant to a bishop | - |
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conjecture | (noun) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) | Synonyms: speculation |
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(noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence | - |
(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | Synonyms: guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise |
conjugate | (noun) a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A | Synonyms: conjugate solution |
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conjugation | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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(noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit | Synonyms: jointure, unification, union, uniting |
(noun) a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms | - |
(noun) the complete set of inflected forms of a verb | - |
(noun) the inflection of verbs | - |
(noun) the state of being joined together | Synonyms: colligation, conjunction, junction |
conjunction | (noun) something that joins or connects | Synonyms: junction |
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(noun) the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | Synonyms: co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence |
(noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | Synonyms: conjunctive, connective, continuative |
(noun) (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | Synonyms: alignment |
(noun) the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction | - |
(noun) the state of being joined together | Synonyms: colligation, conjugation, junction |
conjunctiva | (noun) a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid | - |
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conjunctive | (noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | Synonyms: conjunction, connective, continuative |
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conjunctivitis | (noun) inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Synonyms: pinkeye |
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conjuncture | (noun) a critical combination of events or circumstances | - |
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conjuration | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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(noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuring, conjury, invocation |
(noun) a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | Synonyms: incantation |
conjurer | (noun) a witch doctor who practices conjury | Synonyms: conjure man, conjuror |
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(noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator |
conjuring | (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuration, conjury, invocation |
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conjuror | (noun) a witch doctor who practices conjury | Synonyms: conjure man, conjurer |
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(noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: conjurer, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator |
conjury | (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuration, conjuring, invocation |
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counterproject | (noun) a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. | - |
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crackerjack | (noun) something excellent of its kind | Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey |
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(noun) someone excellent of their kind | Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey |
crossjack | (noun) the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizzen course |
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currajong | (noun) widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle | Synonyms: Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong |
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dejectedness | (noun) a feeling of low spirits | Synonyms: dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness |
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dejection | (noun) a state of melancholy depression | - |
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(noun) solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | Synonyms: BM, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool |
dejeuner | (noun) a midday meal | Synonyms: lunch, luncheon, tiffin |
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demijohn | (noun) large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork | - |
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disjointedness | (noun) lacking order or coherence | - |
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disjunction | (noun) the act of breaking a connection | Synonyms: disconnection |
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(noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjuncture |
disjuncture | (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction |
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djinn | (noun) (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | Synonyms: djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni |
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djinni | (noun) (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | Synonyms: djinn, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni |
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djinny | (noun) (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | Synonyms: djinn, djinni, genie, jinnee, jinni |
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dojigger | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
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donjon | (noun) the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress | Synonyms: dungeon, keep |
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doorjamb | (noun) a jamb for a door | Synonyms: doorpost |
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dwojniak | (noun) a Polish mead, made using equal amounts of water and honey. | - |
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ejaculate | (noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | Synonyms: come, cum, seed, semen, seminal fluid |
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ejaculation | (noun) an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | Synonyms: interjection |
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(noun) the discharge of semen in males | - |
ejaculator | (noun) a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation | - |
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(noun) a man who ejaculates semen | - |
ejection | (noun) the act of forcing out someone or something | Synonyms: exclusion, expulsion, riddance |
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(noun) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | Synonyms: expulsion, forcing out, projection |
ejective | (noun) a type of consonant in some languages, e.g., Hausa, produced by sudden release of pressure from the glottis. | Synonyms: ejective consonant |
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ejector | (noun) a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing | Synonyms: cartridge ejector |
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(noun) An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. | Synonyms: eductor-jet pump, injector, steam ejector, steam injector, thermocompressor |
(noun) a person who ousts or supplants someone else | Synonyms: ouster |
emoji | (noun) ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and Web pages | - |
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enjambement | (noun) the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | Synonyms: enjambment |
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enjambment | (noun) the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | Synonyms: enjambement |
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enjoining | (noun) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity | Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoinment, injunction |
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enjoinment | (noun) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity | Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoining, injunction |
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enjoyableness | (noun) pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed | - |
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enjoyer | (noun) a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something | - |
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enjoyment | (noun) act of receiving pleasure from something | Synonyms: delectation |
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(noun) (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property | Synonyms: use |
(noun) the pleasure felt when having a good time | - |
fanjet | (noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust | Synonyms: fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine |
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(noun) an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine | Synonyms: fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet |
feijoa | (noun) dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves | Synonyms: pineapple guava |
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(noun) South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit | Synonyms: feijoa bush |
fjord | (noun) a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway | Synonyms: fiord |
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flapjack | (noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | Synonyms: battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake |
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frijol | (noun) the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) | Synonyms: frijole, kidney bean |
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frijole | (noun) Mexican bean; usually dried | - |
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(noun) the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) | Synonyms: frijol, kidney bean |
frijolillo | (noun) shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans | Synonyms: coral bean, frijolito, mescal bean, Sophora secundiflora |
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frijolito | (noun) shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans | Synonyms: coral bean, frijolillo, mescal bean, Sophora secundiflora |
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fuji | (noun) shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms | Synonyms: fuji cherry, Prunus incisa |
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ganja | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, marihuana, marijuana |
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(noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, marihuana, marijuana |
goujon | (noun) large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw | Synonyms: flathead catfish, mudcat, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish |
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hadj | (noun) the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba | Synonyms: haj, hajj |
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hadji | (noun) an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca | Synonyms: haji, hajji |
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haj | (noun) the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba | Synonyms: hadj, hajj |
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haji | (noun) an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca | Synonyms: hadji, hajji |
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hajj | (noun) the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba | Synonyms: hadj, haj |
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hajji | (noun) an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca | Synonyms: hadji, haji |
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(noun) a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people | - |
hallelujah | (noun) a shout or song of praise to God | - |
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