| amphiboly | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphibology |
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| cooly | (noun) (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer | Synonyms: coolie |
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| hemimetaboly | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetamorphosis |
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| heterometaboly | (noun) development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity | Synonyms: heterometabolism |
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| holometaboly | (noun) complete metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: holometabolism |
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| holy | (noun) a sacred place of pilgrimage | Synonyms: holy place, sanctum |
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| melancholy | (noun) a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy | Synonyms: black bile |
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| (noun) a feeling of thoughtful sadness | - |
| (noun) a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed | - |
| monopoly | (noun) (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller | - |
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| (noun) exclusive control or possession of something | - |
| oligopoly | (noun) (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors | - |
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