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| articulate |
having facility with words; fluent. [1/10 definitions] |
| bathroom |
(chiefly American) a room with a toilet and often containing a sink, bathtub, or other facility for washing. [1/2 definitions] |
| classroom |
a room where classes are held in a college, school, or training facility. |
| clinic |
a medical facility, esp. for treatment of outpatients. [2/4 definitions] |
| cottage |
a small, detached dwelling, used for temporary periods, as at a resort, school, hospital facility, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ease |
facility. [1/11 definitions] |
| Ellis Island |
an island in Upper New York Bay where, from 1892 to 1943, millions of incoming immigrants to the U.S. were processed. The facility on the island is now a museum that illuminates the immigration experience. |
| field hospital |
a hospital-like facility set up for emergency treatment of soldiers near the fighting zone. |
| flight control |
the guidance and direction given to an aircraft by radio from a ground facility. |
| heliport |
a facility, often on a rooftop, where a helicopter may take off or land. |
| knack |
an innate special talent; facility. [1/2 definitions] |
| laundrette |
(chiefly British) a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. |
| Laundromat |
trademark for a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. [1/2 definitions] |
| mongolism |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use; sometimes cap.) the abnormal condition of a person born with an additional chromosome, characterized by a flattened skull, slanted eyes, often decreased mental facility, and partial deafness; Down's syndrome. |
| nursery |
a day-care facility, or a nursery school. [1/3 definitions] |
| readiness |
facility; ease. [1/2 definitions] |
| right of asylum |
the right to have or give protection within a country, its embassy, or another facility so designated by law or custom. |
| speech clinic |
a facility where people with speech defects are treated. |
| stand |
a usually outdoor counter, stall, or movable serving facility where goods are displayed and sold. [1/25 definitions] |
| take away |
to remove (a person) from their home or other place and bring them to a facility for care, treatment, or confinement, such as a prison, hospital, foster home, or mental institution. [1/3 definitions] |
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