antiapartheid | (adjective) opposing the policy of apartheid in South Africa | - |
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apar | (noun) South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates | Synonyms: three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus |
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apart | (adjective) having characteristics not shared by others | - |
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(adjective) remote and separate physically or socially | Synonyms: isolated, obscure |
(adverb) not taken into account or excluded from consideration | Synonyms: aside |
(adverb) into parts or pieces | Synonyms: asunder |
(adverb) separated or at a distance in place or position or time | - |
(adverb) one from the other | - |
(adverb) placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose | Synonyms: aside |
(adverb) away from another or others | - |
apartheid | (noun) a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa | - |
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apartment | (noun) a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | Synonyms: flat |
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caparison | (noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse | Synonyms: housing, trapping |
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(verb) put a caparison on | Synonyms: bard, barde, dress up |
caparisoned | (adjective) clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings) | - |
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chaparral | (noun) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes | Synonyms: bush, scrub |
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laparocele | (noun) hernia through the abdomen | - |
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laparoscope | (noun) a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery | - |
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laparoscopy | (noun) laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes) | - |
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laparotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs | - |
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paparazzo | (noun) a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines | - |
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paraparesis | (noun) a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs | - |
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sarsaparilla | (noun) carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras | - |
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(noun) any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves | - |
wraparound | (noun) a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around | - |
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