grassland | (noun) land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life | - |
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island | (noun) a zone or area resembling an island | - |
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(noun) a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water | - |
islander | (noun) an inhabitant of an island | Synonyms: island-dweller |
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lotusland | (noun) an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence | Synonyms: lotus land |
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purslane | (noun) a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas | - |
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slander | (noun) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | Synonyms: aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration |
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(noun) words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another | - |
slanderer | (noun) one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel | Synonyms: backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, traducer, vilifier |
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slanderousness | (noun) The property of being both untrue and harmful to a reputation. | - |
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slang | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular |
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(noun) informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar | Synonyms: slang expression, slang term |
slanginess | (noun) casualness in use of language | - |
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slanguage | (noun) language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant | - |
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slant | (noun) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | Synonyms: pitch, rake |
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(noun) a biased way of looking at or presenting something | Synonyms: angle |