| antlion | (noun) winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants | Synonyms: ant lion, antlion fly |
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| (noun) the larva of any of several insects | Synonyms: ant lion, doodlebug |
| aphelion | (noun) apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun | - |
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| battalion | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies | - |
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| (noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: large number, multitude, pack, plurality |
| bazillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| billion | (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States | - |
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| (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain | - |
| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000000, one thousand million |
| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen | Synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million |
| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
| bullion | (noun) gold or silver in bars or ingots | - |
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| (noun) a mass of precious metal | - |
| condylion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle | - |
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| cotilion | (noun) a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century | Synonyms: cotillion |
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| (noun) a ball at which young ladies are presented to society | Synonyms: cotillion |
| cotillion | (noun) a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century | Synonyms: cotilion |
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| (noun) a ball at which young ladies are presented to society | Synonyms: cotilion |
| dandelion | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls | Synonyms: blowball |
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| ganglion | (noun) an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons | - |
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| gazillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| hellion | (noun) a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) | Synonyms: devil, heller |
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| jillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| lion | (noun) large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male | Synonyms: king of beasts, Panthera leo |
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| (noun) a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) | Synonyms: social lion |
| medallion | (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, palm, ribbon |
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| (noun) an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal" | - |
| (noun) any of various large ancient Greek coins | - |
| million | (adjective) (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units | - |
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| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000, meg, one thousand thousand |
| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, trillion, zillion |
| modillion | (noun) (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice | - |
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| mullion | (noun) a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) | - |
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| obelion | (noun) the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture | - |
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| octillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros | - |
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| otoganglion | (noun) an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland | Synonyms: otic ganglion |
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| parhelion | (noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | Synonyms: mock sun, sundog |
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| pavilion | (noun) large and often sumptuous tent | Synonyms: marquee |
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| perihelion | (noun) periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun | - |
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| pillion | (noun) a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. | - |
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| postilion | (noun) someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) | Synonyms: postillion |
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| postillion | (noun) someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) | Synonyms: postilion |
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| quadrillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros | - |
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| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros in the UK | - |
| quintillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the US | - |
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| rapscallion | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp |
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| (noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet |
| rebellion | (noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | Synonyms: insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising |
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| (noun) refusal to accept some authority or code or convention | - |
| scallion | (noun) a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads | Synonyms: green onion, spring onion |
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| (noun) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum | Synonyms: Allium porrum, leek |
| scolion | (noun) a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet | Synonyms: banquet song |
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| scullion | (noun) a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) | - |
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| septillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros in the US | - |
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| sextillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros | - |
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| slumgullion | (noun) a thin stew of meat and vegetables | - |
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| stallion | (noun) uncastrated adult male horse | Synonyms: entire |
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| tatterdemalion | (adjective) worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing | Synonyms: tattered |
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| (adjective) in deplorable condition | Synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down |
| (noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | Synonyms: ragamuffin |
| tetraskelion | (noun) a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: tetraskele |
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| trillion | (adjective) one million million in the United States | - |
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| (adjective) one quintillion in Great Britain | - |
| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million |
| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK | Synonyms: one million million million |
| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, zillion |
| triskelion | (noun) a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: triskele |
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| vermilion | (adjective) of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | Synonyms: Chinese-red, cinnabar, vermillion |
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| (noun) a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge | Synonyms: orange red, scarlet |
| (verb) color vermilion | - |
| vermillion | (adjective) of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | Synonyms: Chinese-red, cinnabar, vermilion |
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| zillion | (adjective) very large indeterminate number | - |
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| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion |