bartlett | (noun) juicy yellow pear | Synonyms: bartlett pear |
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bractlet | (noun) a small bract | Synonyms: bracteole |
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bristletail | (noun) small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail | - |
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cutlet | (noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: escallop, scallop, scollop |
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flatlet | (noun) a tiny flat | - |
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frontlet | (noun) an adornment worn on the forehead | Synonyms: frontal |
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fruitlet | (noun) a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit | - |
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gantlet | (noun) a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim | Synonyms: gauntlet |
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(noun) the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times | - |
(noun) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | Synonyms: gauntlet, metal glove |
(noun) a glove with long sleeve | Synonyms: gauntlet |
(noun) to offer or accept a challenge | Synonyms: gauntlet |
gauntlet | (noun) a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim | Synonyms: gantlet |
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(noun) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | Synonyms: gantlet, metal glove |
(noun) a glove with long sleeve | Synonyms: gantlet |
(noun) to offer or accept a challenge | Synonyms: gantlet |
gauntleted | (adjective) wearing a protective glove | - |
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mantlet | (noun) portable bulletproof shelter | Synonyms: mantelet |
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mistletoe | (noun) Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas | Synonyms: Old World mistletoe, Viscum album |
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(noun) American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe | Synonyms: false mistletoe |
(noun) shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks | Synonyms: Loranthus europaeus |
nutlet | (noun) a small nut | - |
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outlet | (noun) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | Synonyms: release, vent |
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(noun) an opening that permits escape or release | Synonyms: exit, issue, way out |
(noun) a place of business for retailing goods | Synonyms: mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet |
(noun) receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices | Synonyms: electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket |
plantlet | (noun) a young plant or a small plant | - |
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rootlet | (noun) small root or division of a root | - |
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subtlety | (noun) the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | Synonyms: niceness |
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(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | Synonyms: nicety, nuance, refinement, shade |
swiftlet | (noun) swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest | Synonyms: Collocalia inexpectata |
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tartlet | (noun) a small tart usually used as a canape | - |
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tattletale | (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly | Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale |
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wristlet | (noun) a band or bracelet worn around the wrist | Synonyms: wrist band |
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