alumina | (noun) any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum | Synonyms: aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide |
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alumna | (noun) a female person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | - |
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amboyna | (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain | Synonyms: padauk, padouk, Pterocarpus indicus |
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(noun) mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus | Synonyms: Andaman redwood |
amphisbaena | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body | - |
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ana | (noun) a collection of anecdotes about a person or place | - |
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andrena | (noun) a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena | Synonyms: andrenid, mining bee |
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angina | (noun) any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | - |
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(noun) a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | Synonyms: angina pectoris |
anna | (noun) a former copper coin of Pakistan and India | - |
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antenna | (noun) one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste | Synonyms: feeler |
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(noun) an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals | Synonyms: aerial, transmitting aerial |
(noun) sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ | Synonyms: feeler |
apadana | (noun) the great hall in ancient Persian palaces | - |
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arena | (noun) a playing field where sports events take place | Synonyms: scene of action |
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(noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
(noun) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand | - |
(noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: area, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
asana | (noun) (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) | - |
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avifauna | (noun) the birds of a particular region or period | - |
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ayapana | (noun) low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | Synonyms: Ayapana triplinervis, Eupatorium aya-pana |
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ballerina | (noun) a female ballet dancer | Synonyms: danseuse |
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banana | (noun) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh | - |
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(noun) any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits | Synonyms: banana tree |
bandana | (noun) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | Synonyms: bandanna |
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bandanna | (noun) large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief | Synonyms: bandana |
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belladonna | (noun) an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally | - |
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(noun) perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine | Synonyms: Atropa belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade |
bologna | (noun) large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork | Synonyms: Bologna sausage |
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buna | (noun) made by polymerizing butadiene | Synonyms: buna rubber |
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cabana | (noun) a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool | - |
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campana | (noun) the shape of a bell | Synonyms: bell, bell shape |
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canna | (noun) any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers | - |
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caragana | (noun) any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod | Synonyms: pea tree |
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carina | (noun) any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom | - |
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casuarina | (noun) any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood | - |
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catena | (noun) a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) | - |
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china | (noun) high quality porcelain originally made only in China | - |
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(noun) dishware made of high quality porcelain | Synonyms: chinaware |
chinchona | (noun) any of several trees of the genus Cinchona | Synonyms: cinchona |
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choana | (noun) either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx | Synonyms: internal nostril, posterior nasal aperture |
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cinchona | (noun) any of several trees of the genus Cinchona | Synonyms: chinchona |
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(noun) medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine | Synonyms: cinchona bark, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark |
cisterna | (noun) a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid | Synonyms: cistern |
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commelina | (noun) any plant of the genus Commelina | - |
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concertina | (noun) free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds | - |
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(noun) coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle | - |
(verb) collapse like a concertina | - |
corbina | (noun) bluish-grey whiting of California coast | Synonyms: Menticirrhus undulatus |
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corona | (noun) a long cigar with blunt ends | - |
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(noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape | - |
(noun) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse | Synonyms: aureole |
(noun) an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | Synonyms: corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire |
(noun) one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object | - |
(noun) (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower | - |
(noun) a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 | Synonyms: 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, coronavirus, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhan flu, Wuhan pneumonia, Wuhan virus |
cortina | (noun) a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils | - |
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czarina | (noun) the wife or widow of a czar | Synonyms: czaritza, tsarina, tsaritsa, tzarina |
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discina | (noun) any fungus of the genus Discina | - |
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donna | (noun) an Italian woman of rank | - |
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dracaena | (noun) an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage | - |
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duenna | (noun) a woman chaperon | - |
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dulciana | (noun) the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality | - |
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echidna | (noun) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | Synonyms: anteater, spiny anteater |
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(noun) a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea | Synonyms: anteater, spiny anteater |
erythrina | (noun) any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: coral tree |
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etna | (noun) a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air | Synonyms: bunsen, bunsen burner |
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euglena | (noun) minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae | - |
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farina | (noun) fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings | - |
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fauna | (noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature |
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(noun) all the animal life in a particular region or period | Synonyms: zoology |
galena | (noun) soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead | - |
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gallina | (noun) small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl | Synonyms: jungle fowl |
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gitana | (noun) a Spanish female Gypsy | - |
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globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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glossina | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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guanabana | (noun) large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples | Synonyms: soursop |
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gymkhana | (noun) a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes | - |
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henna | (noun) a reddish brown dye used especially on hair | - |
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(verb) apply henna to one's hair | - |
hosanna | (noun) a cry of praise or adoration (to God) | - |
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hyaena | (noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | Synonyms: hyena |
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hyena | (noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion | Synonyms: hyaena |
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iguana | (noun) large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America | Synonyms: common iguana, Iguana iguana |
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javelina | (noun) dark grey peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: collared peccary, Peccari angulatus, Tayassu angulatus, Tayassu tajacu |
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kachina | (noun) a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift | - |
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(noun) a deified spirit of the Pueblo people | - |
(noun) a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit | - |
kina | (noun) the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea | - |
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koruna | (noun) the basic unit of money in Czech Republic | - |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Slovakia | - |
krona | (noun) the basic unit of money in Iceland | Synonyms: Icelandic krona |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Sweden | Synonyms: Swedish krona |
lacuna | (noun) a blank gap or missing part | Synonyms: blank |
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laguna | (noun) a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral | Synonyms: lagoon, lagune |
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lamina | (noun) a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) | - |
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lantana | (noun) a genus of about 150 species of flowering shrub, commonly known as shrub verbenas or lantanas | - |
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lasagna | (noun) very wide flat strips of pasta | Synonyms: lasagne |
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(noun) baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables | Synonyms: lasagne |
liana | (noun) a woody climbing usually tropical plant | - |
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madrona | (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrono, manzanita |
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manana | (noun) an unspecified time in the future | - |
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manna | (noun) (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus | Synonyms: manna from heaven, miraculous food |
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(noun) hardened sugary exudation of various trees | - |
marihuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marijuana |
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(noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marijuana |
marijuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marihuana |
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(noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana |
marina | (noun) a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
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medina | (noun) the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa | - |
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melaena | (noun) abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) | Synonyms: melena |
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melena | (noun) abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) | Synonyms: melaena |
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mina | (noun) tropical Asian starlings | Synonyms: minah, myna, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird |
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mucuna | (noun) any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres | - |
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myna | (noun) tropical Asian starlings | Synonyms: mina, minah, myna bird, mynah, mynah bird |
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nanna | (noun) the mother of your father or mother | Synonyms: gran, grandma, grandmother, grannie, granny, nan |
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napoleoniana | (noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). | - |
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neritina | (noun) ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters | - |
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nirvana | (noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | Synonyms: Eden, heaven, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la |
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(noun) (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | Synonyms: enlightenment |
noona | (noun) used by males to address an older female | Synonyms: nuna |
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novena | (noun) a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days | - |
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nuna | (noun) used by males to address an older female | Synonyms: noona |
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ocarina | (noun) egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes | Synonyms: sweet potato |
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othonna | (noun) a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers | - |
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ozaena | (noun) a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures | Synonyms: ozena |
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ozena | (noun) a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures | Synonyms: ozaena |
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patina | (noun) a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper) | - |
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(noun) a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling | - |
(noun) an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood) | - |
persona | (noun) (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world | Synonyms: image |
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(noun) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | Synonyms: character, part, role, theatrical role |
pinna | (noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | Synonyms: auricle, ear |
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(noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf | Synonyms: pinnule |
pirana | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, piranha |
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