reallotment | (noun) a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) | Synonyms: reallocation, reapportionment |
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sackcloth | (noun) a coarse cloth resembling sacking | - |
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(noun) a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse | - |
saddlecloth | (noun) stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle | Synonyms: horse blanket, saddle blanket |
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sailcloth | (noun) a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents | - |
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sandlot | (noun) a vacant lot used by city boys to play games | - |
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shallot | (noun) small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning | - |
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(noun) type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning | Synonyms: Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion |
(noun) aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion | - |
slot | (noun) a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail) | - |
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(noun) a slot machine that is used for gambling | Synonyms: one-armed bandit |
(noun) (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board | Synonyms: expansion slot |
(noun) a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable | - |
(noun) the trail of an animal (especially a deer) | - |
(noun) a position in a hierarchy or organization | - |
(noun) a time assigned on a schedule or agenda | Synonyms: time slot |
sloth | (noun) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: acedia, laziness |
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(noun) any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits | Synonyms: tree sloth |
(noun) a disinclination to work or exert yourself | Synonyms: slothfulness |
slothfulness | (noun) a disinclination to work or exert yourself | Synonyms: sloth |
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splotch | (noun) an irregularly shaped spot | Synonyms: blotch, splodge |
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synchrocyclotron | (noun) cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field | - |
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tablecloth | (noun) a covering spread over a dining table | - |
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terrycloth | (noun) a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes | Synonyms: terry, terry cloth |
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underclothes | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothing, underwear |
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underclothing | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothes, underwear |
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valvulotomy | (noun) incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction | Synonyms: valvotomy |
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waistcloth | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistband |
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washcloth | (noun) bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | Synonyms: face cloth, flannel, washrag |
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zealot | (noun) a fervent and even militant proponent of something | Synonyms: drumbeater, partisan |
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zealotry | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanaticism, fanatism |
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zloty | (noun) the basic unit of money in Poland | - |
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