| alumina | (noun) any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum | Synonyms: aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide |
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| angina | (noun) any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | - |
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| (noun) a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | Synonyms: angina pectoris |
| ballerina | (noun) a female ballet dancer | Synonyms: danseuse |
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| carina | (noun) any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom | - |
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| casuarina | (noun) any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood | - |
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| china | (noun) high quality porcelain originally made only in China | - |
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| (noun) dishware made of high quality porcelain | Synonyms: chinaware |
| commelina | (noun) any plant of the genus Commelina | - |
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| concertina | (noun) free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds | - |
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| (noun) coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle | - |
| corbina | (noun) bluish-grey whiting of California coast | Synonyms: Menticirrhus undulatus |
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| cortina | (noun) a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils | - |
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| czarina | (noun) the wife or widow of a czar | Synonyms: czaritza, tsarina, tsaritsa, tzarina |
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| discina | (noun) any fungus of the genus Discina | - |
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| erythrina | (noun) any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: coral tree |
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| farina | (noun) fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings | - |
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| gallina | (noun) small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl | Synonyms: jungle fowl |
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| globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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| glossina | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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| javelina | (noun) dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: collared peccary, Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu |
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| kachina | (noun) a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift | - |
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| (noun) a deified spirit of the Pueblo people | - |
| (noun) a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit | - |
| kina | (noun) the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea | - |
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| lamina | (noun) a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) | - |
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| marina | (noun) a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
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| medina | (noun) the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa | - |
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| mina | (noun) tropical Asian starlings | Synonyms: minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird |
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| neritina | (noun) ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters | - |
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| ocarina | (noun) egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes | Synonyms: sweet potato |
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| patina | (noun) a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper) | - |
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| (noun) a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling | - |
| (noun) an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood) | - |
| retina | (noun) the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | - |
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| retsina | (noun) Greek wine flavored with resin | - |
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| scarlatina | (noun) an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash | Synonyms: scarlet fever |
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| semolina | (noun) milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta | - |
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| signorina | (noun) an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name | - |
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| sonatina | (noun) a short and simple sonata | - |
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| stamina | (noun) enduring strength and energy | Synonyms: staying power, toughness |
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| trichina | (noun) parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles | Synonyms: Trichinella spiralis |
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| tsarina | (noun) the wife or widow of a czar | Synonyms: czarina, czaritza, tsaritsa, tzarina |
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| tzarina | (noun) the wife or widow of a czar | Synonyms: czarina, czaritza, tsarina, tsaritsa |
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| vaccina | (noun) a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar | Synonyms: vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia |
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| vagina | (noun) the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus | - |
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