archdiocese | (noun) the diocese of an archbishop | - |
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cheese | (noun) a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk | - |
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(noun) erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States | Synonyms: cheeseflower, high mallow, Malva sylvestris, tall mallow |
creese | (noun) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | Synonyms: crease, kris |
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diocese | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop | Synonyms: bishopric, episcopate |
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headcheese | (noun) sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig | - |
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headlinese | (noun) using the abbreviated style of headline writers | - |
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journalese | (noun) the style in which newspapers are written | - |
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legalese | (noun) a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law | - |
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manganese | (noun) a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals | Synonyms: atomic number 25, Mn |
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motherese | (noun) an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child | Synonyms: baby talk, babytalk |
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officialese | (noun) the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure | - |
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siamese | (noun) an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building | Synonyms: siamese connection |
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telegraphese | (noun) language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams | - |
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