abattoir | (noun) a building where animals are butchered | Synonyms: butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse |
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boudoir | (noun) a lady's bedroom or private sitting room | - |
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choir | (noun) the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave | - |
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(noun) a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony | - |
(noun) a family of similar musical instrument playing together | Synonyms: consort |
(verb) sing in a choir | Synonyms: chorus |
coir | (noun) stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut | - |
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devoir | (noun) formal expression of respect | - |
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loir | (noun) large European dormouse | Synonyms: Glis glis |
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memoir | (noun) an account of the author's personal experiences | - |
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(noun) an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic | - |
peignoir | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: housecoat, neglige, negligee, wrapper |
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reservoir | (noun) tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) | - |
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(noun) lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water | Synonyms: artificial lake, man-made lake |
(noun) anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies | Synonyms: source |
(noun) a large or extra supply of something | - |
tamanoir | (noun) large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America | Synonyms: ant bear, giant anteater, great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata |
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voussoir | (noun) wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault | - |
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