beefburger | (noun) a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients | Synonyms: burger, hamburger |
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burger | (noun) a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients | Synonyms: beefburger, hamburger |
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charger | (noun) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | Synonyms: courser |
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(noun) a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable | Synonyms: battery charger |
cheeseburger | (noun) a hamburger with melted cheese on it | - |
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chemosurgery | (noun) use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer | - |
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cryosurgery | (noun) the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) | - |
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electrosurgery | (noun) surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery) | - |
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enlarger | (noun) photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph | - |
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forger | (noun) someone who operates a forge | - |
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(noun) someone who makes copies illegally | Synonyms: counterfeiter |
forgery | (noun) criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud | - |
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(noun) a copy that is represented as the original | Synonyms: counterfeit |
gorger | (noun) someone who eats food rapidly and greedily | Synonyms: scoffer |
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gorgerin | (noun) the molding at the top of a column | Synonyms: necking |
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hamburger | (noun) beef that has been ground | Synonyms: ground beef |
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(noun) a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients | Synonyms: beefburger, burger |
larger | (adjective) large or big relative to something else | Synonyms: bigger |
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merger | (noun) the combination of two or more commercial companies | Synonyms: amalgamation, uniting |
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(noun) an occurrence that involves the production of a union | Synonyms: fusion, unification |
microsurgery | (noun) surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures | - |
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neurosurgery | (noun) any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves) | - |
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psychosurgery | (noun) brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems | - |
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scourger | (noun) a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) | Synonyms: flogger |
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serger | (noun) a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch | - |
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supercharger | (noun) compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine | - |
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surgery | (noun) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body | Synonyms: operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process |
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(noun) a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations | Synonyms: operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, OR |
(noun) a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted | - |
(noun) the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | - |
tunaburger | (noun) a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef | - |
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verger | (noun) a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies | - |
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