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| American Indian |
a member of any of the native peoples of North America, Central America, South America, or the West Indies, except for Eskimos. American Indians are also called Native Americans. |
| aorta |
the main artery of the body. The aorta carries blood from the left side of the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. |
| arroyo |
a steep ditch carved in a plain or desert by the force of running water. Arroyos are usually dry except after a heavy rainfall. |
| aside from |
except for; besides. |
| autosome |
any of an organism's chromosomes except the two involved in sex determination. |
| bar1 |
excluding; except. [1/13 definitions] |
| barring1 |
except in the case of; except for. |
| besides |
except for; other than. [1/3 definitions] |
| beverage |
any liquid for drinking, except water or medicine. |
| but |
except that. [3/4 definitions] |
| but for |
except for. |
| Coptic |
the Afro-Asiatic language of ancient Egypt now extinct except for ritual use in the Coptic Church. [1/3 definitions] |
| daily |
a newspaper that is printed every day or every day except Sunday. [1/3 definitions] |
| excepting |
not including; except; excluding. |
| first mortgage |
a primary lien against a piece of property that takes precedence in case of default over all other mortgages or liens except those given priority by law, such as real estate taxes. |
| hardware |
computer parts and equipment. Computer hardware includes all the parts of a computer that make it work, except for the programs. [1/2 definitions] |
| harpsichord |
a musical instrument with one or two keyboards. It is like a piano except that its strings are plucked when the keys are pressed. |
| hide-and-seek |
a game, usu. played by children, in which all hide except one, who tries to find the others. |
| Himalayan |
any of a breed of domestic cat, bred by crossing Siamese and Persian cats, that has blue eyes and long, light-colored fur except on the face, ears, feet, and tail, which are dark. [2/3 definitions] |
| joint-stock company |
a company organized like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for debts. |
| mediastinum |
in mammals, the region in the middle of the chest containing the heart and all the thoracic viscera except the lungs and pleura. |
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