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caldera
0
n 1: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano
that collapses into a depression
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chimera
0
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
0
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
0
n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener,
auditor, attender]
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lira
0
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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mascara
0
n 1: makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
-
sclera
0
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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sierra
0
n 1: a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and
irregular outline)
2: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: sierra,
Scomberomorus sierra]
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shearer
0
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
0
n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]
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steerer
0
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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para
0
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has
delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered";
"a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
[syn: parity, para]
2: 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: paratrooper, para]
4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River
flows [syn: Para, Para River]
5: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn:
Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem,
St. Mary of Bethlehem]
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sarah
0
n 1: (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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berra
0
n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: Berra,
Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi, Yogi Berra]
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kera
0
n 1: a Chadic language spoken in Chad
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naira
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Nigeria
-
tara
0
n 1: a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of
Irish kings until 6th century
-
canberra
0
n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
[syn: Canberra, Australian capital, capital of
Australia]
-
sahara
0
n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in
northern Africa [syn: Sahara, Sahara Desert]
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riviera
0
n 1: a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in
France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular
resorts"
-
hera
0
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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madeira
0
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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lempira
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
-
megaera
0
n 1: one of the three Furies
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phylloxera
0
n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn:
Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]
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clearer
0
-
interferes
0
-
lire
0
-
sera
0
-
rearer
0
-
smearer
0
-
acerra
0
-
terra
0
-
aguilera
0
-
altera
0
-
beara
0
-
bera
0
-
cara
0
-
cera
0
-
cerra
0
-
darragh
0
-
sara
0
-
vera
0
-
avera
0
-
barbera
0
-
bardera
0
-
barrera
0
-
basara
0
-
becerra
0
-
bopera
0
-
butera
0
-
cabrera
0
-
caldeira
0
-
canterra
0
-
carreira
0
-
carrera
0
-
cartera
0
-
casera
0
-
cervera
0
-
correira
0
-
patera
0
-
pereira
0
-
asamera
0
-
bonasera
0
-
calcaterra
0
-
costeira
0
-
clara
0
-
elvira
0
-
indira
0
-
thira
0
-
hetaera
0
-
altamira
0
-
rangatira
0
-
lehrer
0
-
cythera
0