rebellion | (noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | Synonyms: insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising |
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(noun) refusal to accept some authority or code or convention | - |
rebelliousness | (noun) an insubordinate act | Synonyms: insubordination |
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(noun) intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude | Synonyms: defiance |
scallion | (noun) a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads | Synonyms: green onion, spring onion |
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(noun) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum | Synonyms: Allium porrum, leek |
scolion | (noun) a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet | Synonyms: banquet song |
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scoliosis | (noun) an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column | - |
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scullion | (noun) a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) | - |
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septillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros in the US | - |
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seraglio | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: hareem, harem, serail |
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sextillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros | - |
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slumgullion | (noun) a thin stew of meat and vegetables | - |
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stallion | (noun) uncastrated adult male horse | Synonyms: entire |
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superciliousness | (noun) the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | Synonyms: condescension, disdainfulness |
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tatterdemalion | (noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | Synonyms: ragamuffin |
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teliospore | (noun) a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus | - |
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tetraskelion | (noun) a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: tetraskele |
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trillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million |
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(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK | Synonyms: one million million million |
(noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, zillion |
trillionth | (noun) one part in a trillion equal parts | Synonyms: one-trillionth |
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triskelion | (noun) a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: triskele |
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vermilion | (noun) a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge | Synonyms: orange red, scarlet |
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verticilliosis | (noun) wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium | - |
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vespertilionid | (noun) a variety of carnivorous bat | Synonyms: vespertilian bat |
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zabaglione | (noun) light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled | Synonyms: sabayon |
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zillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion |
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