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| adenovirus |
any of a group of viruses that causes disease of the upper respiratory tract. |
| aerology |
the branch of meteorology that deals with the entire atmosphere, esp. the upper atmosphere. |
| aircraft carrier |
a very large warship with a flat upper deck on which airplanes can take off and land. |
| angulation |
in skiing, a body position in which the knees and upper body lean into the hill while weight is placed on the downhill ski. [1/3 definitions] |
| antrum |
a cavity within a bone, such as the pair of sinuses in the upper jaw that open into the nose. |
| arm1 |
either of the two upper limbs of the human body, between the shoulders and the wrists. [1/3 definitions] |
| armband |
a cloth band worn around the upper arm as a badge of rank, membership, or the like, or as a symbol, as of mourning. |
| armlet |
a band worn as an ornament, usu. on the upper arm. [1/2 definitions] |
| atrium |
in anatomy, any internal cavity, esp. one of the two upper heart chambers. [1/2 definitions] |
| auricle |
an earlike projection of either of the two upper chambers of the heart, or one of the chambers itself; atrium. [1/3 definitions] |
| axil |
the upper angle between a leaf, flower, twig, or the like, and the stem or branch from which it grows. |
| baleen |
the bony, flexible strips in the upper jaws of certain whales. |
| bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [1/3 definitions] |
| bend |
to lean one's upper body, esp. from the waist (often fol. by over, forward, or back). [1/10 definitions] |
| bend sinister |
in heraldry, a diagonal band from the lower left to the upper right of a shield, signifying bastardy; bar sinister. |
| bib |
the upper part of an apron or pair of overalls that protects the chest. [1/2 definitions] |
| biceps |
a muscle divided in two parts at its origin, esp. the large muscle at the front of the upper arm that bends the elbow. |
| blouse |
a garment worn on the upper body, usu. by women and children, and having a bodice and optional collar and sleeves. [1/4 definitions] |
| blue jay |
a common jay of eastern North America, with a crest, a bright blue upper body and head, and distinctive white and black markings. |
| bodice |
the upper part of a woman's dress. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow1 |
to bend the head or the upper part of the body forward in greeting, acknowledgment, consent, submission, or the like. [2/8 definitions] |
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