| acanthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated | - |
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| aeschynanthus | (noun) a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex | - |
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| agapanthus | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers | Synonyms: lily of the Nile |
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| ailanthus | (noun) any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus | - |
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| anthurium | (noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | Synonyms: tail-flower, tailflower |
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| arethusa | (noun) any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers | - |
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| bryanthus | (noun) procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers | - |
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| callathump | (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple | Synonyms: belling, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree |
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| (noun) a noisy boisterous parade | Synonyms: callithump, callithump parade |
| callithump | (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple | Synonyms: belling, callathump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree |
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| (noun) a noisy boisterous parade | Synonyms: callathump, callithump parade |
| canthus | (noun) either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet | - |
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| clianthus | (noun) any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes | Synonyms: glory pea |
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| compsognathus | (noun) very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | - |
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| enthusiasm | (noun) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval | Synonyms: ebullience, exuberance |
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| (noun) a lively interest | - |
| (noun) a feeling of excitement | - |
| enthusiast | (noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | Synonyms: partisan, partizan |
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| (noun) a person having a strong liking for something | Synonyms: fancier |
| epicanthus | (noun) a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome | Synonyms: epicanthic fold |
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| helianthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | Synonyms: sunflower |
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| holothurian | (noun) echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders | Synonyms: sea cucumber |
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| lithuresis | (noun) passing small stones with the urine | - |
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| plectranthus | (noun) any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus | - |
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| polyanthus | (noun) florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose | Synonyms: Primula polyantha |
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| pothunter | (noun) a nonprofessional archeologist | - |
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| (noun) someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies | - |
| (noun) someone who hunts for food (not for sport) | - |
| schizanthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers | Synonyms: butterfly flower, poor man's orchid |
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| strophanthus | (noun) any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds | - |
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| thud | (noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thump, thumping |
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| thug | (noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, tough, toughie |
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| thuggee | (noun) murder and robbery by thugs | - |
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| thuggery | (noun) violent or brutal acts as of thugs | - |
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| thulium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime | Synonyms: atomic number 69, Tm |
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| thumb | (noun) the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb | - |
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| (noun) a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse | Synonyms: ovolo, quarter round |
| (noun) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb | Synonyms: pollex |
| thumbhole | (noun) a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball) | - |
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| (noun) the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb | - |
| thumbnail | (noun) the nail of the thumb | - |
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| thumbnut | (noun) a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning | Synonyms: butterfly nut, wing-nut, wing nut, wing screw |
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| thumbprint | (noun) fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) | - |
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| thumbscrew | (noun) screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers | - |
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| (noun) instrument of torture that crushes the thumb | - |
| thumbstall | (noun) protective covering for an injured thumb | - |
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| thumbtack | (noun) a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board | Synonyms: drawing pin, pushpin |
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| thump | (noun) a heavy blow with the hand | - |
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| (noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thud, thumping |
| thumping | (noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thud, thump |
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| thunder | (noun) street names for heroin | Synonyms: big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack |
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| (noun) a deep prolonged loud noise | Synonyms: boom, roar, roaring |
| (noun) a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning | - |
| thunderbird | (noun) (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird | - |
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| thunderbolt | (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderclap |
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| (noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt, bolt of lightning |
| thunderclap | (noun) a single sharp crash of thunder | - |
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| (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderbolt |
| thundercloud | (noun) a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms | Synonyms: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud |
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| thunderer | (noun) a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder | - |
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| thunderhead | (noun) a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm | - |
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| thunderousness | (noun) The state or condition of being very loud, suggestive of thunder; booming loudness. | - |
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| thundershower | (noun) a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning | - |
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| thunderstorm | (noun) a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning | Synonyms: electric storm, electrical storm |
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| thunk | (noun) a dull hollow sound | - |
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| thurible | (noun) a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) | Synonyms: censer |
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| thurifer | (noun) an acolyte who carries a thurible | - |
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| thus | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum |
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