| anergy | (noun) reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen | - |
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| (noun) inactivity and lack of energy | - |
| aneroid | (adjective) containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid | - |
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| (noun) a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids | Synonyms: aneroid barometer |
| beaner | (noun) a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head | Synonyms: beanball |
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| chicanery | (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | Synonyms: chicane, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile |
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| cleaner | (noun) a preparation used in cleaning something | Synonyms: cleanser, cleansing agent |
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| (noun) someone whose occupation is cleaning | - |
| (noun) the operator of dry-cleaning establishment | Synonyms: dry cleaner |
| cleaners | (noun) shop where dry cleaning is done | Synonyms: dry cleaners |
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| deanery | (noun) the position or office of a dean | Synonyms: deanship |
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| (noun) the official residence of a dean | - |
| etanercept | (noun) a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | Synonyms: Enbrel |
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| gleaner | (noun) someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters | - |
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| (noun) someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully | - |
| groaner | (noun) a person who groans | - |
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| habanera | (noun) a Cuban dance in duple time | - |
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| (noun) music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera | - |
| leaner | (noun) (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake | - |
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| loaner | (noun) a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair | - |
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| (noun) someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters | Synonyms: lender |
| moaner | (noun) a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | Synonyms: bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, sniveller, squawker, whiner |
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| phanerogam | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: seed plant, spermatophyte |
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| phaneromania | (noun) an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) | - |
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| planer | (noun) a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood | Synonyms: plane, planing machine |
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