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| barm |
yeast foam that appears atop fermenting malt liquors. |
| bartizan |
a small extended turret atop a wall or tower, used as a vantage point for a watchman or defender. |
| devil's paintbrush |
a common perennial weed found in Europe and North America that bears a cluster of orange-red flowers atop a leafless stalk. |
| floating island |
a dessert of soft custard having whipped cream or meringue floating atop it. [1/2 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
any of various plants that bloom in late summer or early fall with fronds of small, usu. yellow flowers atop tall stiff stems. |
| pediment |
a low pointed or curved gable atop a wall, entrance, window, cabinet, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| sorghum |
any of various tropical grasses that have leaves resembling those of corn and a dense cluster of grain atop a tall stem, esp. one widely cultivated for its grain, for forage, or as a source of syrup. [1/2 definitions] |
| table tennis |
a game similar to outdoor tennis but played atop a large rectangular table and using wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic or celluloid ball. |
| trumpet |
a brass wind instrument with three valves atop a looped tube that ends in a flared bell, which produces bright, strong, often piercing tones. [1/9 definitions] |
| whereupon |
on or atop which. [1/2 definitions] |
| yucca |
any of a group of tall plants that grow mainly in warm, dry regions, bear white, lilylike flowers atop a thick stem, and have stiff, pointed leaves. |
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