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acrobatics
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n 1: the gymnastic moves of an acrobat [syn: acrobatics,
tumbling]
2: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying]
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aerobatics
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n 1: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
[syn: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt
flying]
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dramatics
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n 1: participation in theatrical productions as an
extracurricular activity
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy,
dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre]
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informatics
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n 1: the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating,
storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
[syn: information science, informatics, information
processing, IP]
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mathematics
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n 1: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the
logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn:
mathematics, math, maths]
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numismatics
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n 1: the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
[syn: numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting,
coin collection]
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pneumatics
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n 1: the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical
properties of gases
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suffix
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n 1: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn:
suffix, postfix]
v 1: attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: prefix]
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mi
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n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: myocardial
infarction, myocardial infarct, MI]
2: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile [syn:
nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical
mile, Admiralty mile]
3: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut
mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile]
4: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly
1609.344 meters [syn: mile, statute mile, stat mi,
land mile, international mile, mi]
5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: Michigan, Wolverine State,
Great Lakes State, MI]
6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on
British territory [syn: Security Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 5]
7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 6]
8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major
scale in solmization
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statics
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n 1: the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in
equilibrium
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systematics
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n 1: the science of systematic classification
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nyx
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of
Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
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pix
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n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await
assay [syn: pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chest]
2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
[syn: pyx, pix]
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styx
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon
carried dead souls [syn: Styx, River Styx]
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spadix
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n 1: the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
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sussex
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n 1: a county in southern England on the English Channel;
formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex
in the 9th century
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ebonics
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n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African
American English, Black English, Black English
Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular
English, Ebonics]
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varix
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n 1: abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic
vessel
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attics
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automatics
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fanatics
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wicks
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batiks
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charismatics
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democratics
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telematics
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dianetics
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ricks
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rix
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felix
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