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amphisbaena
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n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of
its body
2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: Amphisbaena, genus
Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]
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arena
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n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social
sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment";
"he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area,
orbit, field, arena]
2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where
contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that
was strewn with sand
3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: arena,
scene of action]
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ballerina
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n 1: a female ballet dancer [syn: ballerina, danseuse]
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banana
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n 1: 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 [syn: banana, banana tree]
2: elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
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bandana
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n 1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna, bandana]
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bandanna
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n 1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna, bandana]
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banner
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adj 1: unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the
company"
n 1: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or
advertising [syn: banner, streamer]
2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn:
streamer, banner]
3: any distinctive flag [syn: standard, banner]
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cabana
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n 1: a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a
swimming pool
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carina
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n 1: a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere;
contains the start Canopus
2: 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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catena
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n 1: 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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cleaner
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n 1: a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: cleansing
agent, cleanser, cleaner]
2: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: cleaner,
dry cleaner]
3: someone whose occupation is cleaning
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concertina
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n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its
ends together to force air through the reeds
v 1: collapse like a concertina
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congener
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n 1: a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor
its distinctive character
2: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as
related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
[syn: relative, congener, congenator, congeneric]
3: a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as
another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter,
was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper
differs from his European congener"
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convener
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n 1: the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
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demeanour
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n 1: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward
other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior,
behaviour, conduct, deportment]
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farina
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n 1: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often
used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
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gleaner
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n 1: someone who picks up grain left in the field by the
harvesters
2: someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g.
information) slowly and carefully
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hosanna
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n 1: a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
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hyena
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n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that
feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
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karabiner
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n 1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in
mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect
two ropes [syn: carabiner, karabiner, snap ring]
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kina
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
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manna
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n 1: hardened sugary exudation of various trees
2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the
Exodus [syn: miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven]
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manner
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n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified
manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode
of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a
lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn:
manner, mode, style, way, fashion]
2: a way of acting or behaving [syn: manner, personal
manner]
3: a kind; "what manner of man are you?"
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manor
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n 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: manor,
manor house]
2: the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
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marina
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n 1: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
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misdemeanour
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n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor,
misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement]
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novena
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n 1: a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine
consecutive days
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ocarina
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n 1: egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece
and finger holes [syn: ocarina, sweet potato]
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patina
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n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
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piano
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adv 1: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively
softly [syn: piano, softly] [ant: forte, loudly]
adj 1: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft]
[ant: forte, loud]
n 1: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys
that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce
sounds [syn: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano]
2: (music) low loudness [syn: piano, pianissimo]
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planner
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n 1: a person who makes plans [syn: planner, contriver,
deviser]
2: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done,
etc.
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savanna
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n 1: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
savanna, savannah]
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savannah
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n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah
river
2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic [syn: Savannah, Savannah River]
3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
savanna, savannah]
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scanner
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n 1: someone who scans verse to determine the number and
prosodic value of the syllables
2: an electronic device that generates a digital representation
of an image for data input to a computer [syn: scanner,
digital scanner, image scanner]
3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
broad area
4: a radio receiver that moves automatically across some
selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or
condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio
channels" [syn: scanner, electronic scanner]
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screener
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n 1: a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their
luggage at a security checkpoint
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spanner
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n 1: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
[syn: wrench, spanner]
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subpoena
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n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance
of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be
punishable as a contempt of court [syn: subpoena,
subpoena ad testificandum]
v 1: serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her
records were subpoenaed"
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tanner
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n 1: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not
minted since 1970 [syn: sixpence, tanner]
2: a craftsman who tans skins and hides
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trichina
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n 1: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and
rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts
in skeletal muscles [syn: trichina, Trichinella
spiralis]
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tsarina
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n 1: the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina,
tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
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vena
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n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood
vessel]
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verbena
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n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
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wiener
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n 1: United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics
(1894-1964) [syn: Wiener, Norbert Wiener]
2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually
smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank,
frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener,
wienerwurst, weenie]
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medina
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n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of
Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn:
Medina, Al Madinah]
2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
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ghana
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n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: Ghana,
Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast]
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santa
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n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick]
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nina
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n 1: the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of
Ea
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athena
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas
Athena, Pallas Athene]
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messina
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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argentina
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n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, Argentine
Republic]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina,
genus Argentina]
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cartagena
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n 1: a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
2: a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
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lena
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n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev
Sea [syn: Lena, Lena River]
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czarina
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n 1: the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina,
tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
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hyaena
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n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that
feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
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kachina
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n 1: a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is
thought to embody some particular spirit
2: a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
3: a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo
spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
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casuarina
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n 1: 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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pasadena
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n 1: a city in southwestern California to the east of Los
Angeles
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scarlatina
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n 1: an acute communicable disease (usually in children)
characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: scarlet
fever, scarlatina]
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signorina
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n 1: an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman;
equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a
name
2: an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
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sonatina
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n 1: a short and simple sonata
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canna
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n 1: any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves
and clusters of large showy flowers
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ana
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n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with
Danu
2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
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anna
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n 1: a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
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nanna
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n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma,
grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
2: (Norse mythology) wife of Balder
3: god of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
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rana
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n 1: type genus of the Ranidae [syn: Rana, genus Rana]
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atlanta
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n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial
center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and
burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
[syn: Atlanta, capital of Georgia]
2: a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the
railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 [syn:
Atlanta, battle of Atlanta]
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campana
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n 1: the shape of a bell [syn: bell, bell shape, campana]
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diana
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n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
Diana, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Lady Diana
Frances Spencer]
2: (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon;
counterpart of Greek Artemis
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dulciana
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n 1: the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
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gitana
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n 1: a Spanish female Gypsy
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havana
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital]
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lantana
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n 1: a flowering shrub
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montana
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n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian
border [syn: Montana, Treasure State, MT]
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susanna
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n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of
Daniel [syn: Susanna, Book of Susanna]
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urbana
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n 1: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining
Champaign
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ariana
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n 1: city in Tunisia
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indiana
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n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana,
Hoosier State, IN]
2: United States pop artist (born 1928) [syn: Indiana, Robert
Indiana]
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susquehanna
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n 1: a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New
York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland
into Chesapeake Bay [syn: Susquehanna, Susquehanna
River]
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texarkana
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n 1: a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
2: a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to
Texarkana, Texas
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tramontana
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n 1: a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into
Italy and the western Mediterranean [syn: tramontane,
tramontana]
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americana
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n 1: any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is
distinctive of America
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louisiana
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n 1: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico;
one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
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guiana
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n 1: a geographical region of northeastern South America
including Guyana and Surinam
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guyana
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n 1: a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of
the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: Guyana, Co-operative
Republic of Guyana, British Guiana]
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intervenor
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n 1: (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
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thenar
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adj 1: of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at
the base of the thumb [syn: thenal, thenar]
n 1: the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
2: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of
the fingers [syn: palm, thenar]
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carabiner
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n 1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in
mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect
two ropes [syn: carabiner, karabiner, snap ring]
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canner
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cantina
0
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cavatina
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contravener
0
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coquina
0
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fanner
0
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goanna
0
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intervener
0
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kana
0
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lanner
0
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sestina
0
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weaner
0
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preener
0