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Frederick Olmsted |
U.S. park designer considered the founder of American landscape architecture, whose achievements include New York City's Central Park and major U.S. national parks; born Frederick Law Olmsted (b.1822--d.1903) |
Great Lakes |
a group five large interconnected freshwater lakes on the border between the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. [2 definitions] |
have |
to contain or include. [1/15 definitions] |
imply |
to include or entail as a necessary element or condition. [1/2 definitions] |
inclusive |
having as a goal to include as many different types of people as possible. [1/3 definitions] |
incorporate |
to include or blend into a larger thing that already exists. [1/5 definitions] |
intercept |
in mathematics, to include, as between two lines, points, or surfaces; intersect. [1/5 definitions] |
involve |
to include as a necessary or inevitable part, condition, or result. [1/6 definitions] |
J.P. |
abbreviation of "Justice of the Peace," the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
justice of the peace |
the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
kwashiorkor |
a chiefly African disease of babies and small children that is caused by malnutrition and whose symptoms include potbelly, edema, anemia, and discoloration of hair or skin. |
leave out |
to not put in or not include (something); omit. |
list1 |
to create, include within, or display as a list. [1/3 definitions] |
man in the street |
a common, ordinary man; average citizen (usu. understood to include women). |
mockingbird |
any of several gray and white North American songbirds known esp. for their varied songs, which include imitations of the songs of other birds. |
noncombatant |
a member of a military service whose duties do not include combat, such as a doctor. [1/3 definitions] |
Oceania |
the region of the earth wherein are located the central, western, and southern Pacific islands, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The region is sometimes considered to additionally include Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the Malay Archipelago. |
omit |
to not include (something) through neglect or by decision; leave out. [1/2 definitions] |
pepper |
any of various fleshy, podlike fruits that vary in size, shape, color, and sweetness, and that include the pimiento and the green and red bell peppers. [1/8 definitions] |
pompom girl |
a female cheerleader whose routines often include the use of large colorful clusters of streamers that resemble pompoms. |
portal |
a website that serves as an entry point to the Web or a segment of the Web by offering a range of resources which may include a search engine, topic directories, discussion forums, email, and other services. [1/3 definitions] |
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