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| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| Aladdin |
in The Arabian Nights, a boy who finds a magic lamp and ring, each of which enables him to bring forth a powerful genie who can grant his every wish. |
| almighty |
having absolute power; all-powerful, as a deity. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambition |
a strong desire to reach a set goal or to be generally successful in life, esp. the desire to become famous, wealthy, or powerful. [1/2 definitions] |
| anticlimax |
a disappointingly weak or ordinary conclusion or event, following events or statements that build expectations for something powerful or moving. [2/3 definitions] |
| awe |
a very strong feeling of wonder, reverence, or fear, caused by something grand or powerful. [1/2 definitions] |
| baboon |
a large monkey that has a long snout like a dog's. Baboons live on the ground in large groups in Africa and Arabia. They can be powerful fighters. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. [1/2 definitions] |
| behemoth |
any enormous or powerful creature or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| blast |
a powerful and sudden gust or stream. [1/6 definitions] |
| blinding |
emitting or reflecting a powerful bright light; dazzling. [1/3 definitions] |
| bulldog |
a breed of dog. Bulldogs are powerful dogs with short legs, short hair, and very strong, square jaws. |
| chief |
the most powerful or important person in a group; leader. [1/2 definitions] |
| clout |
a powerful blow or stroke, esp. with the fist. [2/3 definitions] |
| Clydesdale |
a large powerful draft horse characterized by its thickly feathered fetlocks. |
| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| cow killer |
a large antlike wasp, the female of which has a powerful sting, found in the southern and eastern United States. |
| curse |
lasting misfortune caused by, or as if caused by, the will of another, more powerful, being. [1/8 definitions] |
| DDT |
a powerful pesticide, insoluble in water, currently restricted in the United States because of adverse effects on the environment; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. |
| dethrone |
to remove from the throne or other high and powerful position; depose. |
| dominant |
most powerful. |
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