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| agape1 |
open-mouthed in wonder or astonishment. [1/4 definitions] |
| alkaloid |
any of various nitrogen-containing organic bases found in plants and from which drugs such as nicotine, quinine, and morphine are made. |
| amino |
of, relating to, or containing an amine or other chemical substance formed by anitrogen-hydrogen group in combination with nonacidic organic compounds. |
| Ammon |
the Greek and Roman name for Amen or Amen-Re, the ancient Egyptian god of life, often identified with Zeus and Jupiter. |
| ballade |
a poem of three eight-line or ten-line stanzas followed by an envoy of four or five lines, the stanzas and the envoy all having the same last line. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheesecloth |
a coarse, open-textured cloth of lightweight cotton, used for straining foods. |
| clap |
a forceful, open-handed slap or blow. [1/11 definitions] |
| clog dance |
a dance, with or without music, performed by a group of dancers wearing wooden-soled clogs that are stamped percussively to the rhythm. |
| crab1 |
any of various ten-legged marine crustaceans, having broad, flat bodies, eyes on short stalks, and strong pincers on the front legs. The meat of some kinds of crabs is commonly eaten by humans. [1/8 definitions] |
| debacle |
a torrent of rushing water or broken-up ice, as on a river; flood. [1/3 definitions] |
| decagon |
in geometry, a ten-sided plane figure. |
| decahedron |
in geometry, a ten-faced solid figure. |
| decemvir |
one of any ten-member board, commission, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| diclinous |
of a plant, having the pollen-bearing and seed-bearing organs in separate flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| diya |
a small, open-dish oil lamp made of baked clay, used in India and Nepal. |
| eagle-eyed |
having extremely good vision; keen-sighted. |
| free-handed |
giving generously; open-handed. [1/3 definitions] |
| gauze |
open-weave cotton cloth used to cover a wound. [1/2 definitions] |
| generous |
displaying or acting in a tolerant, open-hearted, or forgiving manner. [1/4 definitions] |
| grain |
in certain systems of weight, the smallest unit, derived from the weight of a ripe grain of wheat and equal to one seven-thousandth of a pound or 64.798 milligrams. [1/11 definitions] |
| green light |
the green-colored light that signifies that oncoming traffic has the right of way. [1/2 definitions] |
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