| alkahest | (noun) hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists | Synonyms: alcahest, universal solvent |
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| hookah | (noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water | Synonyms: calean, chicha, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, water pipe |
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| kahikatea | (noun) New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood | Synonyms: Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Podocarpus dacrydioides |
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| punkah | (noun) a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room | - |
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| takahe | (noun) flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules | Synonyms: notornis, Notornis mantelli |
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| tanekaha | (noun) medium tall celery pine of New Zealand | Synonyms: Phyllocladus trichomanoides |
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| tuckahoe | (noun) perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries | Synonyms: green arrow arum, Peltandra virginica |
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| workaholic | (noun) person with a compulsive need to work | - |
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| workaholism | (noun) compulsiveness about working | - |
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