calumet | (noun) a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) | Synonyms: peace pipe, pipe of peace |
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columella | (noun) a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal | - |
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emolument | (noun) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) | - |
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flume | (noun) watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs | - |
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(noun) a narrow gorge with a stream running through it | Synonyms: gulch |
glume | (noun) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae | - |
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hydroflumethiazide | (noun) diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema | - |
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lumen | (noun) a cavity or passage in a tubular organ | - |
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(noun) a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions | Synonyms: lm |
plume | (noun) the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | Synonyms: plumage |
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(noun) a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament | - |
(noun) anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness | - |
volume | (noun) physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | Synonyms: book |
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(noun) the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) | Synonyms: intensity, loudness |
(noun) the property of something that is great in magnitude | Synonyms: bulk, mass |
(noun) a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications | - |
(noun) the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object | - |
(noun) a relative amount | - |
volumeter | (noun) a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement) | - |
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