| aa | (noun) a dry form of lava resembling clinkers | - |
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| aah | (verb) express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah' | Synonyms: ooh |
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| aalii | (noun) a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood | - |
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| aardvark | (noun) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata | Synonyms: ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer |
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| aardwolf | (noun) striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects | Synonyms: Proteles cristata |
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| baa | (noun) the cry made by sheep | - |
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| (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: blat, blate, bleat |
| baas | (noun) South African term for `boss' | - |
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| bazaar | (noun) a sale of miscellany; often for charity | Synonyms: fair |
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| (noun) a shop where a variety of goods are sold | Synonyms: bazar |
| (noun) a street of small shops (especially in Orient) | Synonyms: bazar |
| kiaat | (noun) deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood | Synonyms: bloodwood tree, Pterocarpus angolensis |
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| kraal | (noun) a pen for livestock in southern Africa | - |
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| (noun) a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade | - |
| laager | (noun) a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons | Synonyms: lager |
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| maar | (noun) a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water | - |
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| meshugaas | (noun) (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity | Synonyms: mishegaas, mishegoss |
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| mishegaas | (noun) (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity | Synonyms: meshugaas, mishegoss |
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| mukataa | (noun) an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center | - |
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| naan | (noun) leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop | Synonyms: nan |
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| niqaabi | (noun) an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family | - |
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| salaah | (noun) the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca | Synonyms: salaat, salah, salat |
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| salaam | (noun) a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation | - |
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| (verb) greet with a salaam | - |
| salaat | (noun) the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca | Synonyms: salaah, salah, salat |
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| 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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