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| antitobacco |
combined form of tobacco. |
| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| Arizona |
a southwestern U.S. state between California and New Mexico. (abbr.: AZ) |
| AZ |
abbreviation of "Arizona," a southwestern U.S. state between California and New Mexico. |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| benzoic acid |
a white crystalline powder used as a preservative and antiseptic in perfumes and flavorings, in synthesizing dyes, and to season tobacco. |
| bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| calico |
made of calico. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cepheus |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Cassiopeia and Draco. [1/2 definitions] |
| chew |
something for chewing, esp. a plug of tobacco. [1/6 definitions] |
| Clovis point |
the oldest known type of flint tool in North America, esp. spearheads, dating to approximately 13,500 years ago and found near Clovis, New Mexico. |
| cold turkey |
(informal) abrupt and total withdrawal from using an addictive substance such as a drug or tobacco. [1/3 definitions] |
| come a cropper |
(informal) to suffer a failure or fiasco. [1/2 definitions] |
| commonwealth |
the official title of certain U.S. states and Puerto Rico. [1/2 definitions] |
| debacle |
a complete failure, often deserving ridicule; fiasco. [1/3 definitions] |
| disaster |
a complete failure; fiasco. [1/2 definitions] |
| discotheque |
a nightclub for dancing, usu. with recorded, amplified music; disco. |
| Falange |
a fascist organization established in 1933 that became the only official political party of Spain under the dictatorship of Franco. [1/2 definitions] |
| frijol |
any of numerous beans, esp. the kidney bean, used for food in the southwestern United States or Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Frisco |
(informal) San Francisco. |
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