lynch | (verb) kill without legal sanction | - |
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lynching | (noun) putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | - |
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lynchpin | (noun) pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | Synonyms: linchpin |
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(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability | Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, mainstay |
lynx | (noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur | Synonyms: catamount |
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(noun) a text browser | - |
polyneuritis | (noun) inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) | Synonyms: multiple neuritis |
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polynomial | (adjective) having the character of a polynomial | Synonyms: multinomial |
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(noun) a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms | Synonyms: multinomial |
polynucleotide | (noun) (biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule | - |
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polynya | (noun) a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) | - |
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slyness | (noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | Synonyms: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness |
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