aquilege | (noun) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains | Synonyms: aquilegia, columbine |
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aquilegia | (noun) a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains | Synonyms: aquilege, columbine |
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blanquillo | (noun) important marine food fishes | Synonyms: tilefish |
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coquille | (noun) a dish in the form of a scallop shell | - |
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(noun) seafood served in a scallop shell | - |
disequilibrium | (noun) loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others | - |
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equilateral | (noun) a figure whose sides are all equal | - |
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equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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equilibrium | (noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | Synonyms: labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense |
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(noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates | Synonyms: chemical equilibrium |
(noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equipoise |
(noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | - |
jonquil | (noun) widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers | Synonyms: Narcissus jonquilla |
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(noun) often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil | - |
maquiladora | (noun) an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border | - |
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quill | (noun) a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog | - |
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(noun) the hollow spine of a feather | Synonyms: calamus, shaft |
(noun) any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | Synonyms: flight feather, pinion, quill feather |
(noun) pen made from a bird's feather | Synonyms: quill pen |
quillwort | (noun) any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia | - |
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quilt | (noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comfort, comforter, puff |
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quilting | (noun) a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric | - |
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(noun) stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design | - |
squill | (noun) an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers | Synonyms: scilla |
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(noun) having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties | Synonyms: sea onion, sea squill, Urginea maritima |
(noun) bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant | - |
squilla | (noun) a kind of mantis shrimp | Synonyms: mantis prawn |
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tequila | (noun) Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant | - |
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tranquility | (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquillity |
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(noun) a state of peace and quiet | Synonyms: quietness, quietude, tranquillity |
(noun) an untroubled state; free from disturbances | Synonyms: quiet, tranquillity |
tranquilizer | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
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tranquilliser | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquillizer |
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tranquillity | (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility |
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(noun) a state of peace and quiet | Synonyms: quietness, quietude, tranquility |
(noun) an untroubled state; free from disturbances | Synonyms: quiet, tranquility |
tranquillizer | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser |
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