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| allosaurus |
any of various large meat-eating dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. |
| anvil |
a heavy, flat-topped metal block on which metal objects, often after heating, are hammered into shapes. [1/3 definitions] |
| at-large election |
an election in which every voter can vote for candidates to fill any and all vacant positions in a representative body. Unlike a single-member election, in which people can vote only for candidates who represent their particular legislative district, at-large elections allow every person to vote on each vacant position within a governing body. |
| attorney |
one whose profession is to give legal advice and to act as a representative in court during legal proceedings; lawyer; attorney-at-law. |
| atty. |
abbreviation of "attorney," one whose profession is to give legal advice and to act as a representative in court during legal proceedings; lawyer; attorney-at-law. |
| barge |
a large, long, flat-bottomed boat that is used for carrying freight. [2/4 definitions] |
| bateau |
a flat-bottomed rowboat, sharply tapered at both ends, used in Canada and the United States. |
| beaker |
a flat-bottomed glass cylinder with a beak or pouring spout, used esp. by chemists. [1/3 definitions] |
| boneblack |
the carbonized residue of heat-treated bones, used as a blacking pigment or decoloring agent. |
| butterfish |
a flat-bodied fish caught for food along the North American Atlantic coast. |
| carnivore |
a flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. (Cf. herbivore.) [1/2 definitions] |
| cheat |
an annual brome grass, originally native to Europe but now a weed in wheat-growing regions worldwide; chess. [1/11 definitions] |
| cittern |
a sixteenth-century instrument of the guitar family, having a flat-backed, pear-shaped body and wire strings. |
| clap |
to make a sharp, short sound, as that made by two flat-surfaced objects striking together. [1/11 definitions] |
| cockroach |
any of a large group of flat-bodied, nocturnal insects related to the grasshopper, some of which infest homes and other buildings. |
| complement |
a heat-sensitive substance in normal blood serum and plasma that, in combination with antibodies, destroys antigens. [1/7 definitions] |
| corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
| cub |
the immature offspring of certain meat-eating mammals, such as the bear, lion, or fox. [1/2 definitions] |
| darnel |
any of several flat-leaved grasses. |
| dory1 |
a small, narrow, flat-bottomed boat that has high flaring sides and a sharply pointed prow. |
| fez |
a man's felt cap, shaped like a flat-topped cone and usu. red with a black tassel, worn esp. in Middle Eastern countries. |
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