albedo | (noun) the ratio of reflected to incident light | Synonyms: reflective power |
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comedo | (noun) a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin | Synonyms: blackhead |
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credo | (noun) any system of principles or beliefs | Synonyms: creed |
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livedo | (noun) skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin | - |
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redo | (verb) do over, as of (part of) a house | Synonyms: reconstruct, remodel |
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(verb) make new | Synonyms: make over, refashion, remake |
teredo | (noun) typical shipworm | - |
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torpedo | (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges | Synonyms: crampfish, electric ray, numbfish |
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(noun) armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target | - |
(noun) a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead | - |
(noun) a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface | - |
(noun) an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas) | - |
(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, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep |
(noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, triggerman |
(verb) attack or hit with torpedoes | - |
tuxedo | (noun) semiformal evening dress for men | Synonyms: black tie, dinner jacket, tux |
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