advowson | (noun) the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice | - |
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arrowsmith | (noun) a maker of arrows | - |
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bellows | (noun) (used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument | - |
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bowsprit | (noun) a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel | - |
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bowstring | (noun) the string of an archer's bow | - |
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browse | (noun) the act of feeding by continual nibbling | Synonyms: browsing |
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(noun) reading superficially or at random | Synonyms: browsing |
(noun) vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat | - |
browser | (noun) a program used to view HTML documents | Synonyms: web browser |
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(noun) a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular | - |
browsing | (noun) the act of feeding by continual nibbling | Synonyms: browse |
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(noun) reading superficially or at random | Synonyms: browse |
clews | (noun) the cords used to suspend a hammock | - |
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cows | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Synonyms: Bos taurus, cattle, kine, oxen |
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cowshed | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowhouse |
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cowskin | (noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowhide |
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cowslip | (noun) early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers | Synonyms: paigle, Primula veris |
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(noun) swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups | Synonyms: Caltha palustris, kingcup, marsh marigold, May blob, meadow bright, water dragon |
dowse | (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod | Synonyms: dowsing, rhabdomancy |
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dowser | (noun) forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil | Synonyms: divining rod, dowsing rod, water finder, waterfinder |
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(noun) someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water | Synonyms: rhabdomancer, water witch |
dowsing | (noun) searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod | Synonyms: dowse, rhabdomancy |
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drawshave | (noun) a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces | Synonyms: drawknife |
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drawstring | (noun) a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening | Synonyms: drawing string, string |
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drowse | (noun) a light fitful sleep | Synonyms: doze |
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drowsiness | (noun) a very sleepy state | Synonyms: sleepiness, somnolence |
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fellowship | (noun) an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | Synonyms: family |
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(noun) money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research | - |
(noun) the state of being with someone | Synonyms: companionship, company, society |
flews | (noun) The fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog. | - |
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gallows | (noun) an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging | - |
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hawse | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through | Synonyms: hawsehole, hawsepipe |
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hawsehole | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through | Synonyms: hawse, hawsepipe |
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hawsepipe | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through | Synonyms: hawse, hawsehole |
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hawser | (noun) large heavy rope for nautical use | - |
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jackstraws | (noun) a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others | Synonyms: spillikins |
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lawsuit | (noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | Synonyms: case, causa, cause, suit |
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mews | (noun) street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings | - |
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news | (noun) the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | Synonyms: newsworthiness |
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(noun) information about recent and important events | Synonyms: intelligence, tidings, word |
(noun) information reported in a newspaper or news magazine | - |
(noun) a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary | Synonyms: news program, news show |
(noun) informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone | - |
newsagent | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsdealer, newsstand operator, newsvendor |
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newsboy | (noun) a boy who delivers newspapers | Synonyms: carrier |
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newsbreak | (noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | Synonyms: flash, news bulletin, newsflash |
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newscast | (noun) a broadcast of news or commentary on the news | - |
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newscaster | (noun) someone who broadcasts the news | - |
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newsdealer | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsagent, newsstand operator, newsvendor |
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newsflash | (noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | Synonyms: flash, news bulletin, newsbreak |
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newsgroup | (noun) an area on a computer network, especially on the internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic | - |
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newsletter | (noun) report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | Synonyms: newssheet |
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newsman | (noun) a male person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | - |
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newsmonger | (noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
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newspaper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: paper |
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(noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: paper |
(noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper publisher, paper |
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newsprint |
newspapering | (noun) journalism practiced for the newspapers | - |
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newspaperman | (noun) a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: pressman |
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newspaperwoman | (noun) a female journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | - |
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newspeak | (noun) deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the public | - |
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newsperson | (noun) a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | Synonyms: reporter |
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newsprint | (noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper |
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newsreader | (noun) someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin | Synonyms: news reader |
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newsreel | (noun) a short film and commentary about current events | - |
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newsroom | (noun) a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read | - |
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(noun) an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station | - |
(noun) the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical | - |
newssheet | (noun) report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | Synonyms: newsletter |
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newsstand | (noun) a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | - |
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newsvendor | (noun) someone who sells newspapers | Synonyms: newsagent, newsdealer, newsstand operator |
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newswoman | (noun) a female newsperson | - |
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newsworthiness | (noun) the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | Synonyms: news |
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newswriter | (noun) a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: correspondent |
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owlclaws | (noun) stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep | Synonyms: Helenium hoopesii, orange sneezeweed |
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plowshare | (noun) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | Synonyms: ploughshare, share |
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showstopper | (noun) something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal | Synonyms: show-stopper |
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(noun) an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down | Synonyms: show-stopper, stopper |
slews | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, stacks, tons, wads |
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snowshoe | (noun) a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot | - |
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snowstorm | (noun) a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | Synonyms: blizzard |
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snowsuit | (noun) a child's overgarment for cold weather | - |
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tawse | (noun) a leather strap for punishing children | - |
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throwster | (noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: thrower |
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trews | (noun) (used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan | - |
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windowsill | (noun) the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame | - |
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yaws | (noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions | Synonyms: frambesia, framboesia |
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