aragonite | (noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite | - |
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dragoman | (noun) an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) | - |
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dragon | (noun) any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body | Synonyms: flying dragon, flying lizard |
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(noun) a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | Synonyms: tartar |
(noun) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings | Synonyms: European dragon, firedrake |
dragonet | (noun) small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America | - |
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dragonfly | (noun) slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | Synonyms: darning needle, devil's darning needle, mosquito hawk, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder |
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dragonhead | (noun) American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers | Synonyms: Dracocephalum parviflorum, dragon's head |
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dragoon | (noun) a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen | - |
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(verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means | Synonyms: railroad, sandbag |
(verb) subjugate by imposing troops | - |
estragon | (noun) fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | Synonyms: tarragon |
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(noun) aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia | Synonyms: Artemisia dracunculus, tarragon |
farrago | (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
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operagoer | (noun) a patron of the opera | - |
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paragon | (noun) an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | Synonyms: beau ideal, idol, perfection |
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(noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, saint |
paragonite | (noun) a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium | - |
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pendragon | (noun) the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons | - |
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ragout | (noun) well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables | - |
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snapdragon | (noun) a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon | - |
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tarragon | (noun) fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | Synonyms: estragon |
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(noun) aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia | Synonyms: Artemisia dracunculus, estragon |
tetragon | (noun) a four-sided polygon | Synonyms: quadrangle, quadrilateral |
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tetragonal | (adjective) of or relating to or shaped like a quadrilateral | - |
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tragopan | (noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head | - |
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virago | (noun) a noisy or scolding or domineering woman | - |
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(noun) a large strong and aggressive woman | Synonyms: amazon |