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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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muezzin
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n 1: the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to
prayer from a minaret five times a day [syn: muezzin,
muazzin, muadhdhin]
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resin
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n 1: any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances
obtained either as exudations from certain plants or
prepared by polymerization of simple molecules [syn:
resin, rosin]
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rosin
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n 1: any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances
obtained either as exudations from certain plants or
prepared by polymerization of simple molecules [syn:
resin, rosin]
v 1: rub rosin onto; "rosin the violin bow"
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glycine
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n 1: the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal
amino acid in sugar cane
2: genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn:
Glycine, genus Glycine]
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hyson
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n 1: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
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tyson
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n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (born in 1966) [syn: Tyson, Mike Tyson,
Michael Gerald Tyson]
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bosun
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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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belsen
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n 1: a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern
Germany during World War II
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mcpherson
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n 1: United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her
extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn:
McPherson, Aimee Semple McPherson]
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unperson
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n 1: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a
person whose existence is systematically ignored
(especially for ideological or political reasons); "the
former senator is treated as a nonperson by this
administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political
dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn:
nonperson, unperson]
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nilsson
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n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born
in 1918) [syn: Nilsson, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit
Nilsson]
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wilson
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n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was
published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: Wilson,
Harriet Wilson]
2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn:
Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson]
3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn:
Wilson, Alexander Wilson]
4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic
microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: Wilson, Robert
Woodrow Wilson]
5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate
tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson]
6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: Wilson,
James Wilson]
7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social
insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
[syn: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson]
8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
[syn: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]
9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: Wilson,
Edmund Wilson]
10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States
in World War I and secured the formation of the League of
Nations (1856-1924) [syn: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson,
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson]
11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet
high) [syn: Wilson, Mount Wilson]
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thyssen
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felleisen
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liason
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larson
0
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bryson
0
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dyson
0
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olsen
0
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tenson
0
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boyson
0
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cusson
0
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stillson
0
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carlson
0
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clarkson
0
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cookson
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empson
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grierson
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hampson
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benzin
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oxon
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lawson
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mawson
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disseisin
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