archipelago | (noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
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balibago | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, purau |
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dago | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: ginzo, greaseball, Guinea, wop |
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farrago | (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
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filago | (noun) any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads | Synonyms: cotton rose, cudweed |
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galago | (noun) agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears | Synonyms: bush baby, bushbaby |
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imago | (noun) an adult insect produced after metamorphosis | - |
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(noun) (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood | - |
lumbago | (noun) backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc | Synonyms: lumbar pain |
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pichiciago | (noun) very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck | Synonyms: chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciego |
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plumbago | (noun) any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago | - |
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(noun) used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors | Synonyms: black lead, graphite |
sago | (noun) powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener | - |
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sapsago | (noun) a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover | - |
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virago | (noun) a noisy or scolding or domineering woman | - |
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(noun) a large strong and aggressive woman | Synonyms: amazon |