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action the manner of a mechanism's moving or operating, or the mechanism itself. [1/8 definitions]
allspice the aromatic berry of a West Indian tree of the myrtle family, or the tree itself. [1/2 definitions]
anil a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions]
application the act of laying on a substance or preparation, or the substance or preparation itself. [1/6 definitions]
as such in itself.
aubergine (chiefly British) a plant cultivated for its fruit, or the dark purple, ovoid fruit itself, which is eaten as a vegetable; an eggplant. [1/2 definitions]
auricle an earlike projection of either of the two upper chambers of the heart, or one of the chambers itself; atrium. [1/3 definitions]
autointoxication in pathology, poisoning caused by toxic substances that have developed within the body itself, as in the intestines during digestion; autotoxemia.
automatic acting by itself without outside power or influence. [1/4 definitions]
Ave Maria this prayer itself, used in the Roman Catholic church. [1/2 definitions]
bildungsroman a novel that concerns itself primarily with the psychological and moral development of the main character, usually from youth into adulthood.
bioluminescence the emission of light produced naturally by certain kinds of insects, fish, or bacteria, or such light itself.
Bourbon a member of an aristocratic French family that produced rulers of France, Spain, and Naples at various times in the sixteenth through twentieth centuries, or the name of this family itself. [1/2 definitions]
Brazil nut a large, oily triangular nut, the seed of a large tropical South American tree, or the tree itself.
calk2 of a horse, to cut (itself) with a calk. [1/4 definitions]
candlepin (pl. but used with a sing. verb) the game itself. [1/2 definitions]
cane the stalk of a large, hard-stemmed grass, such as bamboo, or the plant itself. [1/7 definitions]
cannabis the dried flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant, or the plant itself; marijuana; hashish.
carbonyl a metal compound containing a radical of one atom of carbon and one of oxygen, or this radical itself.
catalysis the introduction or intervention of a substance that causes or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [1/2 definitions]
catalyst a substance that produces or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [2 definitions]