angstrom | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: A, angstrom unit |
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carom | (noun) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | Synonyms: cannon |
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(noun) a glancing rebound | Synonyms: ricochet |
(verb) make a carom | - |
(verb) rebound after hitting | - |
maelstrom | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: vortex, whirlpool |
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pogrom | (noun) organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews) | - |
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prom | (noun) a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | Synonyms: promenade |
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therefrom | (adverb) from that place or from there | Synonyms: thence |
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(adverb) from that circumstance or source | Synonyms: thence, thereof |