boffin | (noun) (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research | - |
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coffin | (noun) box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | Synonyms: casket |
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(verb) place into a coffin | - |
griffin | (noun) winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion | Synonyms: griffon, gryphon |
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muffin | (noun) a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | Synonyms: gem |
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paraffin | (noun) from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings | Synonyms: paraffin wax |
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(noun) (British usage) kerosine | Synonyms: paraffin oil |
(noun) a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) | Synonyms: alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series |
puffin | (noun) any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | - |
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ragamuffin | (noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | Synonyms: tatterdemalion |
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tiffin | (noun) a midday meal | Synonyms: dejeuner, lunch, luncheon |
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