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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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arson
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n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term
for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism,
fire-raising]
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assassin
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n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired
to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like
animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn:
assassin, assassinator, bravo]
2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th
century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
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basin
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n 1: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or
liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
2: the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
[syn: basin, basinful]
3: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a
lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
4: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
basin" [syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage
basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area]
5: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected
to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your
hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed
it on his face" [syn: washbasin, basin, washbowl,
washstand, lavatory]
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biomedicine
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n 1: the branch of medical science that applies biological and
physiological principles to clinical practice
2: the branch of medical science that studies the ability of
organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space
travel)
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bison
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n 1: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and
large heads and short horns
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boatswain
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n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun,
bo'sun]
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caisson
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n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn:
coffer, caisson, lacuna]
2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition
chest]
4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water
[syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam]
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chairperson
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n 1: the officer who presides at the meetings of an
organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
[syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair,
chairperson]
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chasten
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v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate,
chasten, correct]
2: restrain [syn: chasten, moderate, temper]
3: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten,
subdue]
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christen
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v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
[syn: baptize, baptise, christen]
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coarsen
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v 1: make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface";
"Their minds coarsened"
2: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
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comparison
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n 1: the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison
of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison
must require pupils to consider both numerator and
denominator" [syn: comparison, comparing]
2: relation based on similarities and differences
3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two
books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare,
equivalence, comparability]
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coxswain
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n 1: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn:
coxswain, cox]
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delicatessen
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n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen,
delicatessen food]
2: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products [syn:
delicatessen, deli, food shop]
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flaxen
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adj 1: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen
locks" [syn: flaxen, sandy]
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klaxon
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n 1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn:
klaxon, claxon]
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waxen
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adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful,
the floor is waxy" [syn: waxen, waxy]
2: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same
awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his
waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy
paleness" [syn: waxen, waxlike, waxy]
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bunsen
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n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum
analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the
Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: Bunsen, Robert Bunsen,
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen]
2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to
regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: bunsen burner,
bunsen, etna]
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carson
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n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to
the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife
(1907-1964) [syn: Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise
Carson]
2: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions
in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American
Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: Carson, Kit Carson,
Christopher Carson]
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jackson
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n 1: English film actress who later became a member of British
Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: Jackson, Glenda
Jackson]
2: United States singer who began singing with his four brothers
and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s
(born in 1958) [syn: Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael
Joe Jackson]
3: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music
(1911-1972) [syn: Jackson, Mahalia Jackson]
4: United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign
against racial discrimination and ran for presidential
nomination (born in 1941) [syn: Jackson, Jesse Jackson,
Jesse Louis Jackson]
5: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust
treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: Jackson,
Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson]
6: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a
stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: Jackson, Thomas Jackson,
Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall
Jackson]
7: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans
from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the
presidency (1767-1845) [syn: Jackson, Andrew Jackson,
Old Hickory]
8: a town in western Wyoming
9: a town in western Tennessee
10: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River [syn:
Jackson, capital of Mississippi]
11: a town in south central Michigan
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saxon
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons
or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the
English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon
princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term
instead of a latinate one"
n 1: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and
merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons;
dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
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anderson
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n 1: United States author whose works were frequently
autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: Anderson, Sherwood
Anderson]
2: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure
of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: Anderson,
Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson]
3: United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: Anderson,
Maxwell Anderson]
4: United States contralto noted for her performance of
spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: Anderson, Marian Anderson]
5: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form
of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
[syn: Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson]
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claxon
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n 1: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn:
klaxon, claxon]
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn:
honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]
2: use the horn of a car [syn: honk, claxon]
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dawson
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n 1: a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon
River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in
the Klondike
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addison
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bateson
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blackson
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empson
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grierson
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