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| affront |
to meet head-on; confront. [1/4 definitions] |
| antimony |
a chemical element that has fifty-one protons in each nucleus and forms a brittle bluish white metal crystal, used in hard alloys, electrical components, and medicines. (symbol: Sb) |
| Arab League |
a confederation of nations sharing a common Arabic language and culture, formed in 1945 to promote economic, military, and political cooperation among its members, and now grown to a total of twenty-one. |
| Aug. |
abbreviation of "August," the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| August |
the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| barrel |
the quantity that such a vessel can hold, used as a unit of capacity, varying from thirty-one to forty-two gallons in the United States. (abbr.: bbl.) [1/6 definitions] |
| bbl. |
abbreviation of "barrel," or "barrels," a unit of capacity, varying from thirty-one to forty-two gallons in the United States. |
| blackjack |
a card game in which the players' cards are compared with those of the dealer, the winner being the one whose cards are closest to but do not exceed twenty-one; twenty-one. [1/6 definitions] |
| Dec. |
abbreviation of "December," the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| December |
the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| gallium |
a silvery metal chemical element that has thirty-one protons in each nucleus, usu. forms a trivalent ion, and is often used in pure form in high-temperature thermometers because it melts at just above room temperature and remains liquid up to 1983 degrees Celsius. (symbol: Ga) |
| guinea |
a monetary unit of the United Kingdom, currently used only in limited circumstances, equaling twenty-one shillings, or 105 pence. [2/3 definitions] |
| Jan. |
abbreviation of "January," the first month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| January |
the first month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| July |
the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| Jy. |
abbreviation of "July," the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| kana |
either of two Japanese syllabic scripts, katakana and hiragana, consisting of seventy-one characters each. (Cf. kanji.) [1/2 definitions] |
| lanthanide series |
a series of chemical elements having from fifty-seven to seventy-one protons in each nucleus; rare-earth elements. |
| loafer |
(cap.) trademark for a casual slip-on shoe with a flat heel. [1/2 definitions] |
| lutetium |
a metal chemical element of the rare-earth group that has seventy-one protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Lu) |
| Mar. |
abbreviation of "March," the third month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
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