bolete | (noun) any fungus of the family Boletaceae | - |
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cabriolet | (noun) small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood | Synonyms: cab |
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flageolet | (noun) a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes | Synonyms: shepherd's pipe, treble recorder |
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(noun) a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried | Synonyms: haricot |
lumpenproletariat | (noun) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement | - |
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obsolete | (adjective) no longer in use | Synonyms: disused |
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(adjective) old; no longer valid or fashionable | Synonyms: out-of-date, outdated, superannuated |
obsoleteness | (noun) the property of being out of date and not current | Synonyms: superannuation |
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piolet | (noun) an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice | Synonyms: ice ax, ice axe |
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proletarian | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat | - |
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(noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | Synonyms: prole, worker |
proletarianism | (noun) The condition or political position of a member of the working class. | - |
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proletariat | (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labor, labour, working class |
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shibboleth | (noun) a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people | - |
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(noun) a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | Synonyms: catchword, motto, slogan |
ultraviolet | (adjective) having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end | - |
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(noun) radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays | Synonyms: ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, UV |
violet | (adjective) of a color intermediate between red and blue | Synonyms: purple, purplish |
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(noun) a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum | Synonyms: reddish blue |
(noun) any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers | - |