altar | (noun) a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made | - |
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(noun) the table in Christian churches where communion is given | Synonyms: communion table, Lord's table |
atar | (noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | Synonyms: athar, attar, ottar |
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attar | (noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | Synonyms: atar, athar, ottar |
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avatar | (noun) the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form | - |
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(noun) a new personification of a familiar idea | Synonyms: embodiment, incarnation |
cottar | (noun) fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together | Synonyms: cotter |
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(noun) a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands | Synonyms: cotter |
daystar | (noun) a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky | Synonyms: Lucifer, morning star, Phosphorus |
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earthstar | (noun) any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star | - |
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guitar | (noun) a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking | - |
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instar | (noun) an insect or other arthropod between molts | - |
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loadstar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: lodestar |
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(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: lodestar |
lodestar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: loadstar |
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(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: loadstar |
lontar | (noun) tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | Synonyms: Borassus flabellifer, longar palm, palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm |
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mortar | (noun) a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range | Synonyms: howitzer, trench mortar |
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(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle | - |
(noun) used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall | - |
nectar | (noun) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | Synonyms: ambrosia |
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(noun) fruit juice especially when undiluted | - |
(noun) a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators | - |
ottar | (noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | Synonyms: atar, athar, attar |
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polestar | (noun) the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it | Synonyms: North Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star |
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qintar | (noun) 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania | Synonyms: qindarka |
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scimitar | (noun) a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade | - |
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sitar | (noun) a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings | - |
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star | (noun) the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub | Synonyms: star topology |
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(noun) a star-shaped character * used in printing | Synonyms: asterisk |
(noun) (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior | - |
(noun) any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night | - |
(noun) an actor who plays a principal role | Synonyms: lead, principal |
(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
(noun) a performer who receives prominent billing | Synonyms: headliner |
(noun) a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem | - |
superstar | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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tar | (noun) a man who serves as a sailor | Synonyms: gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman |
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(noun) any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue | Synonyms: pitch |
tartar | (noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | Synonyms: calculus, tophus |
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(noun) a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | Synonyms: dragon |
(noun) a salt used especially in baking powder | Synonyms: cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate |
zaatar | (noun) a famous Middle Eastern condiment made from dried hyssop leaves, mixed with sesame seeds, dried sumac, and often salt, as well as other spices. | - |
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