| ambergris | (noun) waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume | - |
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| auberge | (noun) a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers | Synonyms: hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge |
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| aubergine | (noun) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | Synonyms: eggplant, mad apple |
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| (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
| berg | (noun) a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier | Synonyms: iceberg |
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| bergall | (noun) common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States | Synonyms: cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus |
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| bergamot | (noun) small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy | Synonyms: bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia |
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| bergenia | (noun) any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms | - |
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| fiberglass | (noun) a covering material made of glass fibers in resins | Synonyms: fibreglass |
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| flabbergast | (verb) overcome with amazement | Synonyms: boggle, bowl over |
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| flabbergasted | (adjective) as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise | Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, dumfounded, stupefied, thunderstruck |
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| habergeon | (noun) (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk | - |
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| iceberg | (noun) lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head | Synonyms: crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce |
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| (noun) a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier | Synonyms: berg |
| nierembergia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers | Synonyms: cupflower |
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| rydberg | (noun) a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element | Synonyms: rydberg constant, rydberg unit |
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