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chimera
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n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a
lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail;
daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera,
chimaera]
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era
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n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a
fixed point or event [syn: era, epoch]
2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually
divided into two or more periods [syn: era, geological
era]
3: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated
as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher
for every nine innings pitched [syn: earned run average,
ERA]
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hearer
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n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener,
auditor, attender]
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lira
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n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn:
lira, Maltese lira]
2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish
lira]
3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]
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mirror
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n 1: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2: a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an
old friend"
v 1: reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night
mirrors the firmament above"
2: reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the
attack in the World Trade Center"
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sclera
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n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the
cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the
eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]
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shearer
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n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn:
Shearer, Moira Shearer]
2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other
animals
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sneerer
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n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]
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steerer
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n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman,
steerer]
2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of
a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]
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hera
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n 1: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology;
sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the
many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with
Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]
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sirrah
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n 1: formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man
or boy; often used in anger
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madeira
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n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn:
Madeira, Madeira River]
2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the
largest of the Madeira Islands
3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
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taira
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n 1: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South
America [syn: tayra, taira, Eira barbara]
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lempira
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
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megaera
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n 1: one of the three Furies
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phylloxera
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n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn:
Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]
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clearer
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interferes
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lire
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sera
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rearer
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smearer
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aguirra
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almira
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thera
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vera
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pereira
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ancira
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mira
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elvira
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baltierra
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pyrrha
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chavira
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ferriera
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kopera
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kucera
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thira
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hetaera
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altamira
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rangatira
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lehrer
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cythera
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