arrowhead | (noun) the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | - |
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blowhard | (noun) a very boastful and talkative person | Synonyms: boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter |
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blowhole | (noun) a hole for the escape of gas or air | Synonyms: vent-hole, vent, venthole |
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(noun) the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull | - |
bobwhite | (noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call | Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge |
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bowhead | (noun) large-mouthed Arctic whale | Synonyms: Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland whale |
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buckwheat | (noun) grain ground into flour | - |
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(noun) a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour | Synonyms: Fagopyrum esculentum, Polygonum fagopyrum |
bushwhacker | (noun) a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person | Synonyms: hillbilly |
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(noun) a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War | - |
cartwheel | (noun) acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel | - |
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(noun) a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim | - |
(noun) a dollar made of silver | Synonyms: silver dollar |
clawhammer | (noun) a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails | Synonyms: carpenter's hammer, claw hammer |
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coachwhip | (noun) a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip | Synonyms: coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum |
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(noun) desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers | Synonyms: Fouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus |
cogwheel | (noun) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion | Synonyms: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel |
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cowhand | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher |
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cowherb | (noun) European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort | Synonyms: cow cockle, Saponaria vaccaria, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata |
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cowherd | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowhand, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher |
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cowhide | (noun) a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow | - |
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(noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowskin |
(noun) the hide of a cow | - |
cowhouse | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowshed |
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eggwhisk | (noun) a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream | Synonyms: eggbeater |
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flywheel | (noun) regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine | - |
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freewheel | (noun) a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) | - |
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freewheeler | (noun) someone acting freely or even irresponsibly | Synonyms: free agent, free spirit |
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handwheel | (noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated | - |
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(noun) a wheel worked by hand | - |
horsewhip | (noun) a whip for controlling horses | - |
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horsewhipping | (noun) the act of whipping with a horsewhip | - |
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kowhai | (noun) shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood | Synonyms: Sophora tetraptera |
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lintwhite | (noun) small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead | Synonyms: Carduelis cannabina, linnet |
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meanwhile | (noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another | Synonyms: interim, lag, meantime |
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millwheel | (noun) water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill | Synonyms: mill wheel |
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narwhal | (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk | Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhale |
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narwhale | (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk | Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal |
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nosewheel | (noun) a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
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nowhere | (noun) an insignificant place | - |
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paddlewheel | (noun) a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat | Synonyms: paddle wheel |
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pennywhistle | (noun) an inexpensive fipple flute | Synonyms: tin whistle, whistle |
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pinwheel | (noun) a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire | Synonyms: catherine wheel |
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(noun) a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind | Synonyms: pinwheel wind collector |
(noun) a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim | - |
(noun) perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels | Synonyms: Aeonium haworthii |
rawhide | (noun) untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes | - |
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sawhorse | (noun) a framework for holding wood that is being sawed | Synonyms: buck, horse, sawbuck |
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somewhere | (noun) an indefinite or unknown location | - |
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sternwheeler | (noun) a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern | - |
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towhead | (noun) a person with light blond hair | - |
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towhee | (noun) any of numerous long-tailed American finches | - |
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treadwheel | (noun) a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps | Synonyms: tread-wheel, treadmill |
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unwholesomeness | (noun) the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you | Synonyms: morbidity, morbidness |
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waterwheel | (noun) a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine | Synonyms: water wheel |
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(noun) a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond | Synonyms: water wheel |
whack | (noun) the act of hitting vigorously | Synonyms: belt, knock, rap, whang |
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(noun) the sound made by a sharp swift blow | - |
whacker | (noun) something especially big or impressive of its kind | Synonyms: whopper |
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whacking | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing |
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whacko | (noun) a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | Synonyms: nutter, wacko |
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whale | (noun) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head | - |
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(noun) a very large person; impressive in size or qualities | Synonyms: giant, heavyweight, hulk |
whaleboat | (noun) a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas | - |
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whalebone | (noun) a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets | Synonyms: baleen |
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whaler | (noun) a ship engaged in whale fishing | Synonyms: whaling ship |
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(noun) a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales | - |
whalesucker | (noun) large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins | Synonyms: Remilegia australis, whale sucker |
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whammy | (noun) an evil spell | Synonyms: curse, hex, jinx |
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(noun) a serious or devastating setback | - |
whang | (noun) the act of hitting vigorously | Synonyms: belt, knock, rap, whack |
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wharf | (noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | Synonyms: dock, pier, wharfage |
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wharfage | (noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | Synonyms: dock, pier, wharf |
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(noun) a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay | Synonyms: quayage |
whatchamacallit | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
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whatchamacallum | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatsis, widget |
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whatnot | (noun) miscellaneous curios | Synonyms: bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack |
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whatsis | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, widget |
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wheal | (noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions | Synonyms: wale, weal, welt |
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wheat | (noun) a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white | Synonyms: pale yellow, straw |
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(noun) grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour | Synonyms: wheat berry |
(noun) annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains | - |
wheatear | (noun) small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump | - |
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wheatfield | (noun) a field planted with wheat | Synonyms: wheat field |
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wheatflake | (noun) crisp flake made from wheat | - |
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wheatgrass | (noun) a grass of the genus Agropyron | Synonyms: wheat-grass |
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wheatworm | (noun) small roundworm parasitic on wheat | Synonyms: Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm |
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wheedler | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: coaxer |
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wheedling | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: blandishment |
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wheel | (noun) a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | - |
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(noun) a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel | - |
(noun) an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims | Synonyms: rack |
(noun) game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in | Synonyms: roulette wheel |
(noun) a handwheel that is used for steering | Synonyms: steering wheel |
(noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle |
(noun) forces that provide energy and direction | - |
wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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wheelbase | (noun) the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
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wheelchair | (noun) a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
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wheeler | (noun) a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | Synonyms: wheel horse |
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(noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheelwright |
(noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycler, bicyclist, biker, cyclist |
(noun) the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling | - |
wheelhouse | (noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated | Synonyms: pilothouse |
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(noun) one's area of interest or expertise | - |
wheeling | (noun) propelling something on wheels | Synonyms: rolling |
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wheelwork | (noun) mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) | - |
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wheelwright | (noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | Synonyms: wheeler |
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wheeze | (noun) breathing with a husky or whistling sound | - |
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(noun) (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick | - |
wheeziness | (noun) presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) | - |
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whelk | (noun) large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell | - |
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(noun) large marine snail much used as food in Europe | - |
whelp | (noun) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf | Synonyms: pup |
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whereabouts | (noun) the general location where something is | - |
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wherefore | (noun) the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | Synonyms: why |
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wherewithal | (noun) the necessary means (especially financial means) | - |
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wherry | (noun) light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors | - |
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(noun) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia | Synonyms: Norfolk wherry |
whetstone | (noun) a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | - |
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whey | (noun) watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates | - |
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(noun) the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese | Synonyms: milk whey |
whicker | (noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse | Synonyms: neigh, nicker, whinny |
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whidah | (noun) mostly black African weaverbird | Synonyms: whydah, widow bird |
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whiff | (noun) a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike | - |
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(noun) a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil | - |
(noun) a short light gust of air | Synonyms: puff, puff of air |
whiffer | (noun) a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike | - |
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whiffletree | (noun) a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling | Synonyms: swingletree, whippletree |
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while | (noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | Synonyms: patch, piece, spell |
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whim | (noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | Synonyms: notion, whimsey, whimsy |
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(noun) a sudden desire | Synonyms: caprice, impulse |
whimper | (noun) a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way | Synonyms: whine |
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whimsey | (noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsicality, whimsy |
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(noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | Synonyms: notion, whim, whimsy |
whimsicality | (noun) the trait of behaving like an imp | Synonyms: impishness, mischievousness, puckishness |
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(noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsy |
whimsy | (noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality |
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(noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | Synonyms: notion, whim, whimsey |
whin | (noun) any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | Synonyms: whinstone |
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(noun) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | Synonyms: dyer's-broom, dyer's greenweed, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, woadwaxen, woodwaxen |
(noun) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | Synonyms: furze, gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus |