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abbess
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n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, mother
superior, prioress]
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bouillabaisse
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n 1: highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several
kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or
leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs
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bulbous
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adj 1: shaped like a bulb [syn: bulblike, bulbous, bulb-
shaped]
2: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous,
bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
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cumulonimbus
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n 1: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with
electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn:
cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud]
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harquebus
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n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus,
harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
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iambus
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n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn:
iamb, iambus]
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incubus
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n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to
have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: nightmare,
incubus]
3: someone who depresses or worries others
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nimbus
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n 1: a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus, nimbus
cloud, rain cloud]
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
gloriole]
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omnibus
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adj 1: providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law"
n 1: an anthology of articles on a related subject or an
anthology of the works of a single author
2: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus,
autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,
motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
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rebus
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n 1: a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures
representing syllables and words
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rhombus
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n 1: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled
equilateral parallelogram [syn: rhombus, rhomb,
diamond]
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succubus
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n 1: a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with
sleeping men [syn: succubus, succuba]
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syllabus
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n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
to a new program at the university" [syn: course of
study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]
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thrombus
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n 1: a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining
attached to its place of origin
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phoebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and
poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin
brother of Artemis [syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus
Apollo]
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erebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the
underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether
and Day
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columbus
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n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the
state; site of Ohio State University [syn: Columbus,
capital of Ohio]
2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service
of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn:
Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo,
Cristobal Colon]
3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River;
industrial center
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plumbous
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic,
plumbous]
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arquebus
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n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus,
harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
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buice
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mabis
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mabus
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bis
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biss
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barabbas
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antrobus
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choriambus
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dithyrambus
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barnabas
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niobous
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