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barilla
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n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches
having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
[syn: saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali,
kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda]
2: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
[syn: barilla, Halogeton souda]
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camarilla
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n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through
intrigue [syn: cabal, faction, junto, camarilla]
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cascarilla
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n 1: West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: cascarilla,
Croton eluteria]
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caterpillar
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n 1: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny
larva of a butterfly or moth
2: a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless
metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction
and farm work [syn: Caterpillar, cat]
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chinchilla
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n 1: the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
3: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes
but bred in captivity for fur [syn: chinchilla, Chinchilla
laniger]
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distiller
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n 1: someone who distills alcoholic liquors
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filler
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n 1: used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
2: 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
3: copy to fill space between more important articles in the
layout of a magazine or newspaper
4: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the
collection are mere makeweights" [syn: makeweight,
filler]
5: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
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flotilla
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n 1: a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more
squadrons of small warships
2: a fleet of small craft
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gorilla
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n 1: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of
forests of central west Africa [syn: gorilla, Gorilla
gorilla]
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granadilla
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n 1: tropical American passionflower yielding the large
granadilla fruit [syn: granadilla, giant granadilla,
Passiflora quadrangularis]
2: considered best for fruit [syn: granadilla, sweet
granadilla, Passiflora ligularis]
3: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
[syn: granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis]
4: the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines
related to passionflowers
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guerrilla
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n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger
force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla,
guerilla, irregular, insurgent]
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killer
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n 1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn:
killer, slayer]
2: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the
biggest killer in the United States" [syn: cause of death,
killer]
3: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real
killer"
4: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca]
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manilla
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n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown
finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: manila, manila
paper, manilla, manilla paper]
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mantilla
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n 1: a woman's silk or lace scarf
2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantelet, mantilla]
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maxilla
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n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn:
upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary]
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miller
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n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
[syn: Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller]
2: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as
pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: Miller, Henry Miller,
Henry Valentine Miller]
3: United States playwright (1915-2005) [syn: Miller, Arthur
Miller]
4: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
5: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is
fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: miller,
milling machine]
6: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: moth
miller, miller]
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painkiller
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n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: analgesic,
anodyne, painkiller, pain pill]
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papilla
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n 1: (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
2: a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste,
touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
3: a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth
or feather
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pillar
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n 1: a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the
pillars of superstition"
2: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower;
"the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of
dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke
betrayed their campsite" [syn: column, tower, pillar]
3: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
[syn: pillar, mainstay]
4: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not
supporting anything (such as a monument) [syn: column,
pillar]
5: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing
upright and used to support a structure [syn: column,
pillar]
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sapodilla
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n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and
edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn:
sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras
zapota]
2: tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet
brownish pulp [syn: sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota]
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sarsaparilla
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n 1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical
American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-
shaped leaves
2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla
root or with birch oil and sassafras
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scintilla
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n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
2: a sparkling glittering particle
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spiller
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n 1: an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and
spiller of blood" [syn: shedder, spiller]
2: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks
attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn:
trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline]
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tiller
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n 1: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
2: someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of
crops)
3: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
4: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil
(for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
[syn: cultivator, tiller]
v 1: grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool,
tiller]
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vanilla
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adj 1: flavored with vanilla extract; "he liked vanilla ice
cream"
2: plain and without any extras or adornments; "the most common
type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the
basic car is known as the vanilla version"
n 1: any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having
fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant
white or green or topaz flowers
2: a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol
(or imitating vanilla beans) [syn: vanilla, vanilla
extract]
3: a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
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villa
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n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa,
Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango]
2: detached or semidetached suburban house
3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential
quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
4: pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive
grounds
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chiller
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n 1: excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills
your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser"
[syn: hair-raiser, chiller]
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scilla
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n 1: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn:
scilla, squill]
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anguilla
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n 1: a British colony in the West Indies
2: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels [syn: Anguilla, genus
Anguilla]
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attila
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n 1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of
the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: Attila, Attila the
Hun, Scourge of God, Scourge of the Gods]
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manila
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n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown
finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: manila, manila
paper, manilla, manilla paper]
2: the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on
southern Luzon [syn: Manila, capital of the Philippines]
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manzanilla
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n 1: very dry pale sherry from Spain
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aquila
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n 1: a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the
star Altair
2: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
[syn: Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi]
3: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: Aquila, genus Aquila]
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axilla
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n 1: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the
shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn:
armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa]
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mamilla
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n 1: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple,
mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit]
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megillah
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n 1: (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he
insisted on giving us the whole megillah"
2: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical
story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to
celebrate Purim
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potentilla
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n 1: chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs:
cinquefoil [syn: Potentilla, genus Potentilla]
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pulsatilla
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n 1: includes a group of plants that in some classifications are
included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn:
Pulsatilla, genus Pulsatilla]
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schiller
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n 1: German romantic writer (1759-1805) [syn: Schiller,
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller]
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bacillar
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adj 1: relating to or produced by or containing bacilli [syn:
bacillar, bacillary]
2: formed like a bacillus [syn: bacillar, bacillary,
bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped]
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cilia
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fulfiller
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wilier
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willa
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zillah
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camilla
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drusilla
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godzilla
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priscilla
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orchilla
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sabadilla
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serradilla
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hiller
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millar
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siller
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pralltriller
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ladykiller
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