| hen | (noun) adult female chicken | Synonyms: biddy |
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| (noun) adult female bird | - |
| (noun) female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster | - |
| (noun) flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing | - |
| hexenbesen | (noun) an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance | Synonyms: staghead, witch broom, witches' broom |
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| hoyden | (noun) a girl who behaves in a boyish manner | Synonyms: romp, tomboy |
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| hydrogen | (noun) a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe | Synonyms: atomic number 1, H |
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| hymen | (noun) a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane |
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| hyphen | (noun) a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text | Synonyms: dash |
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| ibuprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | Synonyms: Advil, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin |
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| immunogen | (noun) any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body | Synonyms: immunizing agent |
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| indigen | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigene, native |
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| inguen | (noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals | Synonyms: groin |
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| isoagglutinogen | (noun) an antigen capable of causing the production of (or reacting with) an isoagglutinin | - |
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| keen | (noun) a funeral lament sung with loud wailing | - |
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| ken | (noun) range of what one can know or understand | Synonyms: cognizance |
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| (noun) the range of vision | Synonyms: sight |
| ketoprofen | (noun) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) | Synonyms: Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail |
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| kindergarten | (noun) a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school | - |
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| kitchen | (noun) a room equipped for preparing meals | - |
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| kitten | (noun) young domestic cat | Synonyms: kitty |
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| lactogen | (noun) any agent that enhances milk production | - |
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| lateen | (noun) a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean | Synonyms: lateen sail |
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| latten | (noun) brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils | - |
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| leaven | (noun) an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something | Synonyms: leavening |
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| (noun) a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid | Synonyms: leavening |
| lederhosen | (noun) leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria | - |
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| lichen | (noun) any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. | - |
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| (noun) any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks | - |
| lien | (noun) the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged | - |
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| (noun) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | Synonyms: spleen |
| limen | (noun) the smallest detectable sensation | Synonyms: threshold |
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| linden | (noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | Synonyms: basswood, lime, lime tree, linden tree |
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| (noun) soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork | Synonyms: basswood |
| linemen | (noun) the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage | - |
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| linen | (noun) white goods or clothing made with linen cloth | - |
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| (noun) a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant | - |
| (noun) a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish | Synonyms: linen paper |
| lumen | (noun) a cavity or passage in a tubular organ | - |
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| (noun) a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions | Synonyms: lm |
| lungen | (noun) tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium | Synonyms: Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, longan, longanberry, Nephelium longana |
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| magdalen | (noun) a reformed prostitute | - |
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| maiden | (noun) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) | Synonyms: maid |
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| (noun) (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored | Synonyms: maiden over |
| mangosteen | (noun) two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples | - |
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| (noun) East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit | Synonyms: Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen tree |
| marten | (noun) agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels | Synonyms: marten cat |
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| maven | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| men | (noun) the force of workers available | Synonyms: hands, manpower, work force, workforce |
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| menhaden | (noun) shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer | Synonyms: Brevoortia tyrannis |
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| methanogen | (noun) archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas | - |
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| midden | (noun) a heap of dung or refuse | Synonyms: dunghill, muckheap, muckhill |
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| (noun) (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement | Synonyms: eitchen midden, kitchen midden |
| mien | (noun) dignified manner or conduct | Synonyms: bearing, comportment, presence |
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| milliroentgen | (noun) a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation, one thousandth of a roentgen. | - |
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| mitogen | (noun) an agent that triggers mitosis | - |
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| mitten | (noun) glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together | - |
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| mizen | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmast |
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| (noun) fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizzen |
| mizzen | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizen, mizenmast, mizzenmast |
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| (noun) fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizen |
| moorhen | (noun) black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes | Synonyms: Gallinula chloropus |
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| (noun) female red grouse | - |
| moreen | (noun) a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains | - |
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| morgen | (noun) a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres | - |
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| mujahadeen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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| mujahedeen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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| mujahideen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahidin |
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| mutagen | (noun) any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation | - |
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| nankeen | (noun) a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color | - |
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| naproxen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain | Synonyms: Naprosyn |
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| nineteen | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one | Synonyms: 19, XIX |
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| nitrogen | (noun) a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues | Synonyms: atomic number 7, N |
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| noncitizen | (noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | Synonyms: alien, foreigner, outlander |
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| numen | (noun) a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion) | - |
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| oestrogen | (noun) a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | Synonyms: estrogen |
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| omen | (noun) a sign of something about to happen | Synonyms: portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication |
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| open | (noun) information that has become public | Synonyms: surface |
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| (noun) a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play | - |
| (noun) a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | Synonyms: clear |
| (noun) where the air is unconfined | Synonyms: open air, out-of-doors, outdoors |
| oven | (noun) kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting | - |
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| overburden | (noun) an excessive burden | Synonyms: overload |
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| (noun) the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits | - |
| oxen | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Synonyms: Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine |
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| oxygen | (noun) a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust | Synonyms: atomic number 8, O |
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| palankeen | (noun) a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers | Synonyms: palanquin |
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| pangen | (noun) a hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm. | - |
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| pantothen | (noun) a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods | Synonyms: pantothenic acid |
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| pathogen | (noun) any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | - |
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| patten | (noun) footwear usually with wooden soles | Synonyms: clog, geta, sabot |
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| peahen | (noun) female peafowl | - |
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| peen | (noun) the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) | - |
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| pen | (noun) female swan | - |
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| (noun) a writing implement with a point from which ink flows | - |
| (noun) an enclosure for confining livestock | - |
| (noun) a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes | Synonyms: penitentiary |
| (noun) a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | Synonyms: playpen |
| pepsinogen | (noun) precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach | - |
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| pesantren | (noun) a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders | Synonyms: pesantran |
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| pfannkuchen | (noun) puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce | Synonyms: german pancake |
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| pigpen | (noun) a pen for swine | Synonyms: pigsty, sty |
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| plasminogen | (noun) an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents | - |
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| platen | (noun) the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike | - |
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| (noun) the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type | - |
| (noun) work table of a machine tool | - |
| playpen | (noun) a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | Synonyms: pen |
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| pollen | (noun) the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant | - |
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| poteen | (noun) unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey | - |
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| praenomen | (noun) the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome | - |
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| preteen | (noun) a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age) | Synonyms: preteenager |
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| progestogen | (noun) any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | Synonyms: progestin |
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| putamen | (noun) the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus | - |
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| pyrogen | (noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature | Synonyms: pyrectic |
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| (noun) any substance characterized by its great flammability | - |
| queen | (noun) the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs | - |
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| (noun) an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males | Synonyms: queen mole rat |
| (noun) female cat | Synonyms: tabby |
| (noun) (chess) the most powerful piece | - |
| (noun) one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen | - |
| (noun) a female sovereign ruler | Synonyms: female monarch, queen regnant |
| (noun) the wife or widow of a king | - |
| (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queer |
| (noun) something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind | - |
| (noun) a female competitor who holds a preeminent position | - |
| raven | (noun) large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail | Synonyms: Corvus corax |
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| regimen | (noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | Synonyms: regime |
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| roentgen | (noun) a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air | Synonyms: R |
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| rumen | (noun) the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing | Synonyms: first stomach |
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| samisen | (noun) a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum | Synonyms: shamisen |
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| sateen | (noun) a cotton fabric with a satiny finish | - |
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| sauerbraten | (noun) pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings | - |
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| schnecken | (noun) rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom | Synonyms: caramel bun, honey bun, sticky bun |
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| scillaren | (noun) a crystalline steroidal glycoside present in squill (Drimia maritima). | - |
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| screen | (noun) a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame | - |
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| (noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: concealment, cover, covert |
| (noun) a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | Synonyms: sieve |
| (noun) partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | - |
| (noun) a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight | Synonyms: blind |
| (noun) the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube | Synonyms: CRT screen |
| (noun) a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing | Synonyms: projection screen, silver screen |
| (noun) the personnel of the film industry | Synonyms: filmdom, screenland |
| semen | (noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | Synonyms: come, cum, ejaculate, seed, seminal fluid |
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| sen | (noun) a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel | - |
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