| antisubmarine | (adjective) defensive against enemy submarines | - |
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| aquamarine | (noun) a shade of blue tinged with green | Synonyms: aqua, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue, turquoise |
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| (noun) a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color | - |
| calamari | (noun) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | Synonyms: calamary, squid |
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| camarilla | (noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue | Synonyms: cabal, faction, junto |
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| customarily | (adverb) by custom; according to common practice | - |
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| customariness | (noun) The state or quality of agreeing with, or being established by, custom or common usage. | - |
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| extramarital | (adjective) characterized by adultery | Synonyms: adulterous, extracurricular |
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| grammarian | (noun) a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax | Synonyms: syntactician |
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| maria | (noun) a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | Synonyms: mare |
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| mariachi | (noun) a group of street musicians in Mexico | - |
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| marigold | (noun) any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers | - |
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| marihuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marijuana |
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| (noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marijuana |
| marijuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marihuana |
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| (noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana |
| marimba | (noun) a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets | Synonyms: xylophone |
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| marina | (noun) a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
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| marinade | (noun) mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking | - |
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| (verb) soak in marinade | Synonyms: marinate |
| marinara | (noun) sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs | - |
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| marinate | (verb) soak in marinade | Synonyms: marinade |
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| marine | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the sea | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps) | - |
| (adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen | Synonyms: maritime, nautical |
| (adjective) native to or inhabiting the sea | - |
| (noun) a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land | - |
| mariner | (noun) a man who serves as a sailor | Synonyms: gob, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar |
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| marionette | (noun) a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer | Synonyms: puppet |
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| mariposa | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | Synonyms: mariposa lily, mariposa tulip |
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| marital | (adjective) of or relating to the state of marriage | Synonyms: married, matrimonial |
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| mariticide | (noun) the murder of a husband by his wife | - |
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| maritime | (adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen | Synonyms: marine, nautical |
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| (adjective) bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea | - |
| minisubmarine | (noun) submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration | Synonyms: minisub |
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| nightmarish | (adjective) extremely alarming | Synonyms: bloodcurdling, hair-raising |
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| nightmarishness | (noun) The property of being extremely bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying; resembling a nightmare. | Synonyms: hellishness |
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| premarital | (adjective) relating to events before a marriage | Synonyms: antenuptial, prenuptial |
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| primarily | (adverb) of primary import | Synonyms: in the first place |
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| (adverb) for the most part | Synonyms: chiefly, in the main, mainly, principally |
| samarium | (noun) a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite | Synonyms: atomic number 62, Sm |
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| submarine | (adjective) beneath the surface of the sea | Synonyms: undersea |
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| (noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | Synonyms: pigboat, sub |
| (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
| (verb) attack by submarine | - |
| (verb) bring down with a blow to the legs | - |
| (verb) throw with an underhand motion | - |
| (verb) control a submarine | - |
| (verb) move forward or under in a sliding motion | - |
| submariner | (noun) a member of the crew of a submarine | - |
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| summarily | (adverb) without delay; in a summary manner | - |
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| summarisation | (noun) the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly | Synonyms: summarization |
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| summarise | (verb) give a summary (of) | Synonyms: resume, sum up, summarize |
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| (verb) be a summary of | Synonyms: sum, sum up, summarize |
| summarization | (noun) the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly | Synonyms: summarisation |
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| summarize | (verb) give a summary (of) | Synonyms: resume, sum up, summarise |
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| (verb) be a summary of | Synonyms: sum, sum up, summarise |
| tamarillo | (noun) South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato | Synonyms: tree tomato |
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| tamarin | (noun) small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail | Synonyms: leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey |
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| tamarind | (noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys | Synonyms: tamarindo |
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| (noun) long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | Synonyms: tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica |
| tamarindo | (noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys | Synonyms: tamarind |
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| (noun) long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | Synonyms: tamarind, tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica |
| tamarisk | (noun) any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil | - |
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| ultramarine | (adjective) of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color | - |
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| (noun) a vivid blue to purple-blue color | - |
| (noun) blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli | Synonyms: ultramarine blue |