silver_state
- noun a state in the southwestern United States
Nevada; Battle Born State; NV; Sagebrush State.
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jin
See Jinnee. "Solomon is said to have had power over the
jin."
Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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judaea
- noun the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
Judea.
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andalucia
- noun a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
Andalusia.
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focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
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bengal
- noun a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
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adjective
- noun a word that expresses an attribute of something
- noun the word class that qualifies nouns
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disc
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
phonograph recording; platter; phonograph record; record; disk.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disk; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
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pacific_northwest
- noun a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
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land_site
- noun the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
site.
- a good site for the school
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battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
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indiana
- noun a state in midwestern United States
Hoosier State; IN.
- noun United States pop artist (born 1928)
Robert Indiana.
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battleground
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
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louisiana
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Pelican State; LA.
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nor'-east
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
NE; northeast; northeastward.
- adverb to, toward, or in the northeast
north-east; northeast.
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field_of_fire
- noun the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
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wa
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Evergreen State; Washington.
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southward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; south.
- adjective satellite moving toward the south
southbound.
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black_hole
- noun a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
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rhumb_line
- noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
loxodrome; rhumb.
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leeward
- noun the direction in which the wind is blowing
- noun the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
lee side; lee.
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e_region
- noun a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
E layer; Heaviside layer; Kennelly-Heaviside layer.
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environment
- noun the totality of surrounding conditions
- he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room
- noun the area in which something exists or lives
surroundings; environs; surround.
- the country--the flat agricultural surround
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sou'wester
- noun a strong wind from the southwest
southwester.
- noun waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
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autorickshaw
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old_world
- noun the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
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sami
- noun a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Saame; Lapp; Saami; Lapplander; Same.
- noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
Saame; Lapp; Same; Saami.
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ambience
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
atmosphere; ambiance.
- there was an atmosphere of excitement
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
ambiance.
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whereabouts
- noun the general location where something is
- I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime
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sodom
- noun any location known for vice and corruption
- noun (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
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irridenta
- noun a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another
irredenta.
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crest
- noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- noun the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
crown; top; tip; summit; peak.
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
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magnetic
- adjective of or relating to or caused by magnetism
- adjective having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
magnetized; magnetised.
- the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
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massachusetts
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
MA; Old Colony; Bay State.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
Massachuset.
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timberline
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
timber line; tree line.
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friesland
- noun the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands
- noun one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
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orthogonal
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
impertinent; extraneous; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
- adjective satellite statistically unrelated
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void
- noun the state of nonexistence
nothingness; nullity; nihility.
- noun an empty area or space
vacancy; emptiness; vacuum.
- the huge desert voids
- the emptiness of outer space
- without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
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paradise
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
promised land; heaven; Eden; nirvana; Shangri-la.
- noun (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
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alaska
- noun a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
AK; Last Frontier.
- Alaska is the largest state in the United States
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soudan
- noun a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
Sudan; Republic of the Sudan.
- noun a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
Sudan.
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lusitania
- noun ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
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pressure_point
- noun any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
- noun where problems or difficulties are likely to occur
- a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit
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ruhr
- noun a tributary of the Rhine
Ruhr River.
- noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
Ruhr Valley.
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ga
- noun the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
tabun.
- noun a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
atomic number 31; gallium.
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mid-atlantic_states
- noun a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
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mesopotamia
- noun the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
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sunshine_state
- noun a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
FL; Everglade State; Florida.
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jersey
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
Garden State; NJ; New Jersey.
- noun the largest of the Channel Islands
island of Jersey.
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northwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the northwest
northwest; northwesterly.
- adjective satellite of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
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golan_heights
- noun a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria
Golan.
- artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel
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d-layer
- noun the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
D region.
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level
- noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
grade; degree.
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; tier.
- lumber of the highest grade
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commons
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green; park; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
- noun a pasture subject to common use
common land.
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settle
- noun a long wooden bench with a back
settee.
- verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
settle down.
- dust settled on the roofs
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north
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Union.
- he has visited every state in the Union
- Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
- the North's superior resources turned the scale
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saddleback
- noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
saddle.
- noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
saddleback roof; saddle roof; gable roof.
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turkestan
- noun a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
Turkistan.
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path
- noun a course of conduct
way of life; way.
- the path of virtue
- we went our separate ways
- our paths in life led us apart
- genius usually follows a revolutionary path
- noun a way especially designed for a particular use
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heartland
- noun the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
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sudan
- noun a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
Republic of the Sudan; Soudan.
- noun a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
Soudan.
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plaza
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
place; piazza.
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
- noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
center; shopping centre; mall; shopping mall; shopping center.
- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
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population
- noun the people who inhabit a territory or state
- the population seemed to be well fed and clothed
- noun a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- they hired hunters to keep down the deer population
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preussen
- noun a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
Prussia.
- in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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chechnya
- noun an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
Chechen Republic; Chechenia.
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fence
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fencing.
- noun a dealer in stolen property
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polar
- adjective satellite having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- adjective satellite characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
diametrical; diametric; opposite.
- in diametric contradiction to his claims
- diametrical (or opposite) points of view
- opposite meanings
- extreme and indefensible polar positions
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nail
- noun horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- noun a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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zero
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
0; nought; cipher; cypher.
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southerner
An inhabitant or native of the south, esp. of the Southern States of North America; opposed to Northerner.
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enclosed
- adjective closed in or surrounded or included within
- an enclosed porch
- an enclosed yard
- the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enfold; enwrap.
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earth
- noun the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
globe; world.
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- noun the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
ground.
- they dug into the earth outside the church
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maryland
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Old Line State; MD; Free State.
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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east
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
eastward; E; due east.
- noun the countries of Asia
Orient.
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field_of_operations
- noun a region in which active military operations are in progress
theater; theatre of operations; theatre; theater of operations; field.
- the army was in the field awaiting action
- he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
- noun a particular kind of commercial enterprise
field; line of business; field of operation.
- they are outstanding in their field
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south
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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arizona
- noun a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon State; AZ.
- noun glossy snake
genus Arizona.
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new_netherland
- noun a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
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mesoamerican
- noun a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica
- adjective of or relating to the people of Mesoamerica or their languages or cultures
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magnolia_state
- noun a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Mississippi; MS.
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watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
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montenegro
- noun a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Crna Gora.
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ultima_thule
- noun the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
Thule.
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show_me_state
- noun a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
MO; Missouri.
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current
- noun a flow of electricity through a conductor
electric current.
- the current was measured in amperes
- noun a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
stream.
- the raft floated downstream on the current
- he felt a stream of air
- the hose ejected a stream of water
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west_bank
- noun an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
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crenel
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
scallop; crenation; crenelle; crenature.
- noun a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
crenelle.
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reef
- noun a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
Rand; Witwatersrand.
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toll
- noun a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
- noun value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
price; cost.
- the cost in human life was enormous
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
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transcaucasia
- noun a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
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new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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technology
- noun the practical application of science to commerce or industry
engineering.
- noun the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
engineering science; engineering; applied science.
- he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study
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ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
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dalmatian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
- noun a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
coach dog; carriage dog.
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public
- noun people in general considered as a whole
world; populace.
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- noun a body of people sharing some common interest
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northwest
- noun the northwestern region of the United States
northwestern United States.
- noun the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
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outgoing
- adjective leaving a place or a position
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outstrip; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
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occident
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
West.
- noun the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
New World; western hemisphere.
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exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
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midpoint
- noun a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
center; centre.
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theatre_of_operations
- noun a region in which active military operations are in progress
theater; theatre; field of operations; theater of operations; field.
- the army was in the field awaiting action
- he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
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southmost
- adjective satellite situated farthest south
southernmost.
- Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States
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here
- noun the present location; this place
- where do we go from here?
- noun queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Hera.
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scandinavian
- noun an inhabitant of Scandinavia
Northman; Norse.
- noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
North Germanic language; Scandinavian language; Norse; Nordic; North Germanic.
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localisation
- noun (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
localization of function; localization; localization principle; localisation of function; localisation principle.
- noun a determination of the place where something is
fix; locating; location; localization.
- he got a good fix on the target
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chaldaea
- noun an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
Chaldea.
- noun an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
Babylonia; Chaldea.
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vanishing_point
- noun the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
- noun the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
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baseball
- noun a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
baseball game.
- he played baseball in high school
- there was a baseball game on every empty lot
- there was a desire for National League ball in the area
- play ball!
- noun a ball used in playing baseball
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f_region
- noun the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
F layer; Appleton layer.
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gorge
- noun a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
- noun a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
defile.
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rhode_island
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
RI; Little Rhody; Ocean State.
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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bushwhacker
- noun a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
hillbilly.
- noun a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
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united_states
- noun North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
USA; the States; U.S.A.; U.S.; US; United States of America; America.
- noun the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
United States government; U.S.; US Government; U.S. government.
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environs
- noun the area in which something exists or lives
environment; surroundings; surround.
- the country--the flat agricultural surround
- noun an outer adjacent area of any place
purlieu.
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nevada
- noun a state in the southwestern United States
Silver State; Battle Born State; NV; Sagebrush State.
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incoming
- noun the act of entering
entry; entrance; ingress; entering.
- she made a grand entrance
- adjective arriving at a place or position
- incoming class
- incoming mail
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labrador
- noun the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
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pressure
- noun the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
pressure level; force per unit area.
- the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
- noun a force that compels
- the public brought pressure to bear on the government
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mo
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; minute; second.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
- noun a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
atomic number 42; molybdenum.
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mi
- noun destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
myocardial infarction; myocardial infarct.
- noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
naut mi; geographical mile; Admiralty mile; mile; nautical mile.
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blind_spot
- noun a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
- golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it
- noun the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
optic disk; optic disc.
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philistia
- noun an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
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tatary
- noun the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
Tartary.
- under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean
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uk
- noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
U.K.; Great Britain; Britain; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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ocean_state
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
RI; Rhode Island; Little Rhody.
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galilaean
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilean.
- adjective of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
Galilean.
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southwestward
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
sou'-west; SW; southwest.
- adjective satellite toward the southwest
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navigation
- noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
pilotage; piloting.
- noun ship traffic
- the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts
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honor
- noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
honour; accolade; award; laurels.
- noun the state of being honored
honour; laurels.
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isogonal
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najd
- noun a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Nejd.
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divide
- noun a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
water parting; watershed.
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snake_pit
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; hell on earth; hell; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
crazy house; cuckoo's nest; Bedlam; loony bin; booby hatch; madhouse; nuthouse; funny farm; sanatorium; nut house; funny house.
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danger
- noun the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
- you are in no danger
- there was widespread danger of disease
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; risk.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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public_square
- noun an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
square.
- noun a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
agora.
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south-central
- adjective satellite situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
- adjective satellite being in or of a region of the United States including the states of the lower Mississippi valley and east of the Rio Grande
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parcel
- noun a wrapped container
package.
- noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
portion; share.
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
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infield
- noun the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
baseball diamond; diamond.
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root
- noun (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; beginning; rootage; source.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
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county
- noun (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
- the county has a population of 12,345 people
- noun (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
- the county plans to build a new road
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visible
- adjective capable of being seen; or open to easy view
seeable.
- a visible object
- visible stars
- mountains visible in the distance
- a visible change of expression
- visible files
- adjective satellite obvious to the eye
- a visible change of expression
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nor'-nor'-east
- noun the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
north northeast; NNE.
- adverb to, toward, or in the north-northeast
north-northeast.
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kennelly-heaviside_layer
- noun a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
E layer; Heaviside layer; E region.
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southwards
- adverb toward the south
southerly; southward.
- the ship turned southerly
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward; south.
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plot_of_ground
- noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
plot; patch; plot of land.
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
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utah
- noun a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
UT; Mormon State; Beehive State.
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europe
- noun the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
- noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
European Community; EC; European Economic Community; Common Market; EU; European Union; EEC.
- he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
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field_of_battle
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; battleground; field; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
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use
- noun the act of using
utilization; utilisation; usage; employment; exercise.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun what something is used for
function; role; purpose.
- the function of an auger is to bore holes
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
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lineal
- adjective in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
direct.
- lineal ancestors
- lineal heirs
- a direct descendant of the king
- direct heredity
- adjective satellite arranged in a line
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siberian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Siberia
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians
- Siberian natural resources
- Siberian coal miners
- the Siberian tundra
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sou
- noun a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
- he hasn't a sou to his name
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to
The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; -- opposed to from. "
To Canterbury they wend."
Chaucer. Stay with us, go not to Wittenberg. Shak.
So to the sylvan lodge They came, that like Pomona's arbor smiled. Milton.
I'll to him again, . . . He'll tell me all his purpose. She stretched her arms to heaven. Dryden.
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seaward
- noun the direction toward the sea
- adjective (of winds) coming from the land
offshore.
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phenicia
- noun an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
Phoenicia.
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southeast_asia
- noun a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
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by
- adverb so as to pass a given point
past.
- every hour a train goes past
- adverb in reserve; not for immediate use
away; aside.
- started setting aside money to buy a car
- put something by for her old age
- has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
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melting_pot
- noun an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
- noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
crucible.
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galilean
- noun an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
Galilaean.
- noun one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
Galilean satellite.
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waterline
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
water level; water line.
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midwestern_united_states
- noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
middle west; Midwest.
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sachsen
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Saxe; Saxony.
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military
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; armed services; military machine; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
- adjective of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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flat
- noun a level tract of land
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
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timber_line
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
tree line; timberline.
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diamond
- noun a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
adamant.
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wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
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southeast
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeastward; SE; sou'-east.
- noun the southeastern region of the United States
southeastern United States.
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billet
- noun a short personal letter
note; line; short letter.
- drop me a line when you get there
- noun lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
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apparent
- adjective satellite clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
evident; patent; plain; unmistakable; manifest.
- the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
- evident hostility
- manifest disapproval
- patent advantages
- made his meaning plain
- it is plain that he is no reactionary
- in plain view
- adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
ostensible; seeming.
- for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
- the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
- the ostensible truth of their theories
- his seeming honesty
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schlesien
- noun a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Slezsko; Silesia; Slask.
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loxodrome
- noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
rhumb line; rhumb.
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hole
- noun an opening into or through something
- noun an opening deliberately made in or through something
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town
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- they drive through town on their way to work
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
townspeople; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
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hilum
- noun (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
hilus.
- noun the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
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berth
- noun a job in an organization
office; billet; spot; place; situation; position; post.
- he occupied a post in the treasury
- noun a place where a craft can be made fast
moorage; slip; mooring.
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johnny
- noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Reb; Johnny Reb; greyback; Rebel.
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estonia
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Esthonia; Republic of Estonia.
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middle
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; eye; center; centre.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun an intermediate part or section
- A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
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lusitanian
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
Portuguese.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language
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tar_heel_state
- noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
Old North State; NC; North Carolina.
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kurdistan
- noun an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
- noun an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability
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right_field
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
rightfield; right.
- noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
rightfield.
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omnipolar
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mideast
- noun the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
Middle East; Near East.
- the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization
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have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
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erne
- noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
grey sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
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mud_flat
- noun a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
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oilfield
- noun a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)
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se
- noun a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
selenium; atomic number 34.
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast; southeastward; sou'-east.
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defile
- noun a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
gorge.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; corrupt; taint; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
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sub
- noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
wedge; bomber; hero; hero sandwich; poor boy; submarine; zep; Cuban sandwich; grinder; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
- noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
submarine; U-boat; pigboat.
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latin-american
- adjective of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their people
- Latin-American countries
- Latin-American music
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december
The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.
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moravia
- noun a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians
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state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
province.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the current state of knowledge
- his state of health
- in a weak financial state
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nutmeg_state
- noun a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
Constitution State; Connecticut; CT.
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surround
- noun the area in which something exists or lives
environment; surroundings; environs.
- the country--the flat agricultural surround
- verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
skirt; ring; border; environ.
- The forest surrounds my property
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partner
- noun a person's partner in marriage
married person; spouse; mate; better half.
- noun an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
collaborator; cooperator; pardner.
- the musician and the librettist were collaborators
- sexual partners
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midway
- noun the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- noun naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
Battle of Midway.
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perpendicularity
- noun the relation of opposition between things at right angles
orthogonal opposition; orthogonality.
- noun the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)
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caucasian
- noun a member of the Caucasoid race
White; White person.
- noun a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
Caucasian language.
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axis
- noun a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
- noun the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
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pennsylvania
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Keystone State; PA.
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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sumerian
- noun a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer
- adjective of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
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sphere
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
arena; domain; area; orbit; field.
- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
- noun any spherically shaped artifact
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la
- noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
atomic number 57; lanthanum.
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Louisiana; Pelican State.
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flight
- noun a formation of aircraft in flight
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flying.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
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promised_land
- noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Palestine; Canaan; Holy Land.
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
heaven; Eden; nirvana; Shangri-la; paradise.
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purpose
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; intention; design; intent.
- his intent was to provide a new translation
- good intentions are not enough
- it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
- he made no secret of his designs
- noun what something is used for
function; use; role.
- the function of an auger is to bore holes
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
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midi
- noun the southern part of France
- noun a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
musical instrument digital interface.
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orthogonality
- noun the relation of opposition between things at right angles
orthogonal opposition; perpendicularity.
- noun the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles
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arrangement
- noun the thing arranged or agreed to
agreement.
- they made arrangements to meet in Chicago
- noun an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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little_rhody
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
RI; Rhode Island; Ocean State.
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hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
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cardinal
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
- noun the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
cardinal number.
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tile
- noun a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- noun a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
roofing tile.
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zone
- noun a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- noun any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
geographical zone.
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british_empire
- noun a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
- the sun never sets on the British Empire
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sikkim
- noun a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
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economy
- noun the system of production and distribution and consumption
economic system.
- noun the efficient use of resources
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map
- noun a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
function; single-valued function; mathematical function; mapping.
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product
- noun commodities offered for sale
ware; merchandise.
- good business depends on having good merchandise
- that store offers a variety of products
- noun an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
production.
- they improve their product every year
- they export most of their agricultural production
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poitou
- noun a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
Poitou-Charentes.
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southern
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the south
southerly.
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
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timber
- noun the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
lumber.
- noun a beam made of wood
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detention
- noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
hold; custody; detainment.
- his detention was politically motivated
- the prisoner is on hold
- he is in the custody of police
- noun a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
- the detention of tardy pupils
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fault_line
- noun (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
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terre_adelie
- noun a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
Adelie Land; Adelie Coast.
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savoy
- noun a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
- noun head of soft crinkly leaves
savoy cabbage.
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meridian
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
superlative; pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun a town in eastern Mississippi
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water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
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horizontal
- noun something that is oriented horizontally
- adjective parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
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isogram
- noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
isopleth; isarithm.
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theater_of_war
- noun the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
theatre of war.
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united
- adjective characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
- verb act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
unify; unite.
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maritime_provinces
- noun the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Maritimes; Canadian Maritime Provinces.
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natural
- noun someone regarded as certain to succeed
- he's a natural for the job
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
cancel.
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mormon_state
- noun a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
UT; Utah; Beehive State.
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serbia
- noun a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries
Srbija.
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southeasterly
- adjective satellite coming from the southeast
southeast.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southeast
southeast; southeastern.
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element
- noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; factor; component.
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
- noun an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
constituent; component.
- spare components for cars
- a component or constituent element of a system
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confederate_states
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Dixie; Dixieland; Confederacy; Confederate States of America; South.
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tennessee
- noun a state in east central United States
TN; Volunteer State.
- noun a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
Tennessee River.
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jungle
- noun a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
- noun a place where hoboes camp
hobo camp.
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lapp
- noun a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Saame; Sami; Saami; Lapplander; Same.
- noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
Saame; Sami; Same; Saami.
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colchis
- noun (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
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geographic
- adjective of or relating to the science of geography
geographical.
- adjective determined by geography
geographical.
- the north and south geographic poles
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apparent_horizon
- noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
visible horizon; skyline; sensible horizon; horizon.
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wind
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
air current; current of air.
- trees bent under the fierce winds
- when there is no wind, row
- the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
- noun a tendency or force that influences events
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the_pits
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; hell; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
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origin
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
root; beginning; rootage; source.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
extraction; descent.
- he comes from good origins
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adelie_land
- noun a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
Adelie Coast; Terre Adelie.
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thessaly
- noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
Thessalia.
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office
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
business office.
- he rented an office in the new building
- noun an administrative unit of government
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency.
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
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maritimes
- noun the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Canadian Maritime Provinces; Maritime Provinces.
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serbian
- noun a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries
Serb.
- adjective of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia
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silicon_valley
- noun a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
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appalachia
- noun an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
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illinois
- noun a midwestern state in north-central United States
Land of Lincoln; Prairie State; IL.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
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stability
- noun the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
stableness.
- noun a stable order (especially of society)
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course
- noun education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
course of study; course of instruction; class.
- he took a course in basket weaving
- flirting is not unknown in college classes
- noun a connected series of events or actions or developments
line.
- the government took a firm course
- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
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attitude
- noun a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
mental attitude.
- he had the attitude that work was fun
- noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs
position; posture.
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
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middle_east
- noun the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
Mideast; Near East.
- the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization
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operations
- noun financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
trading operations.
- noun the state of being in effect or being operative
operation.
- that rule is no longer in operation
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southwestern
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwesterly; southwest.
- noun a dialect of Middle English
West Saxon.
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hell
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a cause of difficulty and suffering
blaze.
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skirt
- noun cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
- noun a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
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promised_land
- noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Palestine; Canaan; Holy Land.
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
heaven; Eden; nirvana; Shangri-la; paradise.
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spatial_relation
- noun the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
position.
- the position of the hands on the clock
- he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
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confederacy
- noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Dixie; Dixieland; Confederate States of America; Confederate States; South.
- noun a union of political organizations
confederation; federation.
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tidewater
- noun low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
- noun the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
Tidewater region.
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outer
- adjective being on the outside or further from a center
- spent hours adorning the outer man
- the outer suburbs
- adjective satellite located outside
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western
- noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
western sandwich.
- noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
horse opera.
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bretagne
- noun a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
Breiz; Brittany.
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aclinic_line
- noun an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
magnetic equator.
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fix
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
- she needed a fix of chocolate
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prussian
- noun a German inhabitant of Prussia
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants
- Prussian officers
- Prussian aristocracy
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southeast
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeastward; SE; sou'-east.
- noun the southeastern region of the United States
southeastern United States.
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late
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
tardy; belated.
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
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mcburney's_point
- noun a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis
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territorial
- noun nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
- noun a territorial military unit
territorial reserve.
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hot_spot
- noun a place of political unrest and potential violence
hotspot.
- the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
- noun a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
hotspot.
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latitude
- noun the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
- noun freedom from normal restraints in conduct
- the new freedom in movies and novels
- allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money
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norway
- noun a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
Norge; Noreg; Kingdom of Norway.
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e_layer
- noun a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
Heaviside layer; Kennelly-Heaviside layer; E region.
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chechenia
- noun an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
Chechen Republic; Chechnya.
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eastward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
east; E; due east.
- adjective satellite moving toward the east
eastbound.
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bluegrass_state
- noun a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
KY; Kentucky.
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fertile_crescent
- noun a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
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badlands
- noun deeply eroded barren land
- noun an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
Bad Lands.
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food
- noun any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
nutrient.
- noun any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
solid food.
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sensible_horizon
- noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
visible horizon; skyline; horizon; apparent horizon.
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camellia_state
- noun a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Alabama; AL; Heart of Dixie.
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turkistan
- noun a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
Turkestan.
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heaven
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
promised land; Eden; nirvana; Shangri-la; paradise.
- noun the abode of God and the angels
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snake
- noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
ophidian; serpent.
- noun a deceitful or treacherous person
snake in the grass.
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normandy
- noun a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
Normandie.
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half
- noun one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-half.
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
- noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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front
- noun the side that is forward or prominent
forepart; front end.
- noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
front line; battlefront.
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somewhere
- noun an indefinite or unknown location
- they moved to somewhere in Spain
- adverb in or at or to some place; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere')
someplace.
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tanganyika
- noun the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
Lake Tanganyika.
- noun a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania
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pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
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frontage
- noun the extent of land abutting on a street or water
- noun the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
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killing_field
- noun (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)
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missouri
- noun a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
MO; Show Me State.
- noun the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Missouri River.
- The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
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sign_of_the_zodiac
- noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
planetary house; house; star sign; sign; mansion.
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water_level
- noun the level of the surface of a body of water
- noun underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
groundwater level; water table.
- spring rains had raised the water table
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weather
- noun the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
atmospheric condition; conditions; weather condition.
- they were hoping for good weather
- every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
- the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
- verb face and withstand with courage
brave out; brave; endure.
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quadrant
- noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
quarter-circle.
- noun any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
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shangri-la
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
promised land; heaven; Eden; nirvana; paradise.
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apothesis
(Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale.
(b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.
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free_state
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Old Line State; MD; Maryland.
- noun any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
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cumberland_gap
- noun a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
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domain
- noun a particular environment or walk of life
arena; sphere; area; orbit; field.
- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
- noun territory over which rule or control is exercised
land; demesne.
- his domain extended into Europe
- he made it the law of the land
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sebe
- noun the compass point that is one point east of southeast
southeast by east.
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populated
- adjective satellite furnished with inhabitants
- the area is well populated
- forests populated with all kinds of wild life
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; live; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
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house
- noun a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- he has a house on Cape Cod
- she felt she had to get out of the house
- noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
firm; business firm.
- he worked for a brokerage house
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globe
- noun the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
earth; world.
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- noun an object with a spherical shape
ball; orb.
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ambiance
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
ambience; atmosphere.
- there was an atmosphere of excitement
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
ambience.
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mongolia
- noun a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
Outer Mongolia; Mongolian People's Republic.
- noun a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
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aclinic
(Physics.) Without inclination or dipping; -- said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. Prof. August.
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sebs
- noun the compass point that is one point south of southeast
southeast by south.
- noun a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
staphylococcal enterotoxin B; SEB.
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ionosphere
- noun the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
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laboratory
- noun a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
science laboratory; science lab; research laboratory; research lab; lab.
- noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
testing ground.
- the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories
- Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism
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enclosure
- noun a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- noun the act of enclosing something inside something else
envelopment; inclosure; enclosing.
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saame
- noun a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
Lapp; Sami; Saami; Lapplander; Same.
- noun the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
Lapp; Sami; Same; Saami.
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spanish_sahara
- noun an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
Western Sahara.
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frontier
- noun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day
- noun an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
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saharan
- noun a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad
- adjective of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
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michigan
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes State; Wolverine State; MI.
- noun the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
Lake Michigan.
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chaldaean
- noun a wise man skilled in occult learning
Chaldee; Chaldean.
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Chaldee; Chaldean.
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skyline
- noun the outline of objects seen against the sky
- noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
visible horizon; sensible horizon; horizon; apparent horizon.
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manchurian
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture
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settlement
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colony.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
small town; village.
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livonia
- noun a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
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midwest
- noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
middle west; midwestern United States.
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topographic_point
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; place.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
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quarter
- noun one of four equal parts
twenty-five percent; fourth part; one-quarter; quartern; one-fourth; fourth.
- noun a district of a city having some distinguishing character
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iberia
- noun an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
- noun a peninsula in southwestern Europe
Iberian Peninsula.
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ene
- noun the compass point midway between northeast and east
east northeast.
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western_sahara
- noun an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
Spanish Sahara.
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localization
- noun a determination of the place where something is
localisation; fix; locating; location.
- he got a good fix on the target
- noun (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
localization of function; localization principle; localisation of function; localisation; localisation principle.
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spot
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
topographic point; place.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
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juda
- noun an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
Judah.
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low_countries
- noun the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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free
- noun people who are free
free people.
- the home of the free and the brave
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; release; liberate.
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tree_line
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
timber line; timberline.
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oasis
- noun a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- noun a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
haven.
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base
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
base of operations.
- the attack wiped out our forward bases
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
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term
- noun a word or expression used for some particular thing
- he learned many medical terms
- noun a limited period of time
- a prison term
- he left school before the end of term
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industrial_park
- noun a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
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southerly
- noun a wind from the south
souther; south wind.
- adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the south
southern.
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
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north
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Union.
- he has visited every state in the Union
- Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
- the North's superior resources turned the scale
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everglade_state
- noun a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
FL; Sunshine State; Florida.
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beginning
- noun the event consisting of the start of something
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
outset; get-go; showtime; starting time; kickoff; start; offset; commencement; first.
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
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card
- noun one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
- he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
- noun a card certifying the identity of the bearer
identity card.
- he had to show his card to get in
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farmland
- noun a rural area where farming is practiced
farming area.
- noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
cultivated land; tilled land; ploughland; tilth; plowland; tillage.
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yard
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
pace.
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building
curtilage; grounds.
- it was a small house with almost no yard
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guiana
- noun a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
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biosphere
- noun the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
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route
- noun an established line of travel or access
path; itinerary.
- noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
road.
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backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
- noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
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positioning
- noun the act of putting something in a certain place
emplacement; placement; location; position; locating.
- verb cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
position.
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east_coast
- noun the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
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holy_land
- noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Palestine; Canaan; Promised Land.
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latvia
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Republic of Latvia.
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vision
- noun a vivid mental image
- he had a vision of his own death
- noun the ability to see; the visual faculty
visual modality; visual sense; sight.
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sse
- noun the compass point midway between south and southeast
south southeast; sou'-sou'-east.
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parallel
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
analogue; analog.
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
latitude; parallel of latitude; line of latitude.
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locating
- noun the act of putting something in a certain place
emplacement; placement; positioning; location; position.
- noun a determination of the place where something is
localisation; fix; location; localization.
- he got a good fix on the target
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star
- noun (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; whizz; wiz.
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top
- noun the upper part of anything
- the mower cuts off the tops of the grass
- the title should be written at the top of the first page
- noun the highest or uppermost side of anything
upside; upper side; top side.
- put your books on top of the desk
- only the top side of the box was painted
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isarithm
- noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
isopleth; isogram.
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blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
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industrial
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from industry
- adjective having highly developed industries
- the industrial revolution
- an industrial nation
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rootage
- noun fixedness by or as if by roots
- strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith
- noun a developed system of roots
root system.
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palestinian
- noun a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
Palestinian Arab.
- adjective of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
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new_forest
- noun an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies
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municipality
- noun an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- noun people living in a town or city having local self-government
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primary
- noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
primary election.
- noun one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
primary feather; primary quill.
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hipline
- noun the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- noun the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
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southwest
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
southwestward; sou'-west; SW.
- noun the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
southwestern United States.
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caribbean
- noun an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
Caribbean Sea.
- noun region including the Caribbean Islands
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ring
- noun a characteristic sound
- it has the ring of sincerity
- noun a toroidal shape
annulus; anchor ring; doughnut; halo.
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
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subarachnoid_space
- noun a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
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playing_area
- noun a piece of land prepared for playing a game
field; playing field; athletic field.
- the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field
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omphalos
- noun a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
navel; omphalus; belly button; bellybutton; umbilicus.
- you were not supposed to show your navel on television
- they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
- she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton
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transylvania
- noun a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
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district
- noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
territory; territorial dominion; dominion.
- verb regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
zone.
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centre
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
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unknown
- noun an unknown and unexplored region
terra incognita; unknown region.
- they came like angels out the unknown
- noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien; stranger.
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new_england
- noun a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
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seat
- noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
place.
- he booked their seats in advance
- he sat in someone else's place
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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system
- noun instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- he bought a new stereo system
- the system consists of a motor and a small computer
- noun a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
scheme.
- a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
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lietuva
- noun a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Lithuania; Republic of Lithuania.
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player
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant.
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
musician; instrumentalist.
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saxe
- noun a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
Marshal Saxe; Hermann Maurice Saxe; comte de Saxe.
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Sachsen; Saxony.
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hedjaz
- noun a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hijaz; Hejaz.
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galicia
- noun a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
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storm
- noun a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
violent storm.
- noun a violent commotion or disturbance
tempest.
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
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convention
- noun a large formal assembly
- noun something regarded as a normative example
formula; pattern; normal; rule.
- the convention of not naming the main character
- violence is the rule not the exception
- his formula for impressing visitors
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lydia
- noun an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
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inferno
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; hell.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a very intense and uncontrolled fire
conflagration.
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compartment
- noun a space into which an area is subdivided
- noun a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
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old_north_state
- noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
Tar Heel State; NC; North Carolina.
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nejd
- noun a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Najd.
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urban
- adjective relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
- urban sociology
- urban development
- adjective located in or characteristic of a city or city life
- urban property owners
- urban affairs
- urban manners
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gaza_strip
- noun a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
Gaza.
- he is a Palestinian from Gaza
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maghreb
- noun the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
Mahgrib.
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cisalpine
- adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
ultramontane.
- ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
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panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
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laconia
- noun an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
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park
- noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
parkland.
- there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
green; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
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expanse
- noun a wide scope
sweep.
- noun the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
surface area; area.
- the area of a rectangle
- it was about 500 square feet in area
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d_region
- noun the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
D-layer.
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river_basin
- noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
catchment basin; watershed; catchment area; basin; drainage area; drainage basin.
- flood control in the Missouri basin
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part
- noun something determined in relation to something that includes it
component part; portion; component; constituent.
- he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
- I read a portion of the manuscript
- the smaller component is hard to reach
- the animal constituent of plankton
- noun something less than the whole of a human artifact
portion.
- the rear part of the house
- glue the two parts together
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occident
- noun the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
New World; western hemisphere.
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
West.
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noun
- noun a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
- noun the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
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rhone-alpes
- noun a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
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kuiper_belt
- noun a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
Edgeworth-Kuiper belt.
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peach_state
- noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Empire State of the South; Georgia; GA.
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distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun a distant region
- I could see it in the distance
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star_sign
- noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
planetary house; house; sign of the zodiac; sign; mansion.
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farming
- noun the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
agriculture; husbandry.
- noun agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
land.
- farming is a strenuous life
- there's no work on the land any more
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southwards
- adverb toward the south
southerly; southward.
- the ship turned southerly
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward; south.
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colorado
- noun a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
Centennial State; CO.
- noun a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
Colorado River.
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untamed
- adjective in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
wild.
- wild geese
- edible wild plants
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old_dominion
- noun a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
Old Dominion State; Virginia; VA.
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bluegrass
- noun any of various grasses of the genus Poa
blue grass.
- noun an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
Bluegrass Country; Bluegrass Region.
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tree
- noun a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
- noun a figure that branches from a single root
tree diagram.
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shackleton
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silesia
- noun a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Slezsko; Schlesien; Slask.
- noun a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings
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new_york
- noun the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
New York City; Greater New York.
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
NY; Empire State; New York State.
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rural_area
- noun an area outside of cities and towns
country.
- his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country
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breadbasket
- noun a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
tummy; stomach; tum.
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oval
- noun a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
ellipse.
- the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant
- adjective satellite rounded like an egg
oval-shaped; prolate; ovate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; egg-shaped; oviform.
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ruhr_valley
- noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
Ruhr.
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ky
- noun a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
Bluegrass State; Kentucky.
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greenwich
- noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
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playing
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
- noun the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
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brenner_pass
- noun an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
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caucasus
- noun the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
Caucasus Mountains.
- noun a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
Caucasia.
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bridge
- noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
span.
- noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridge circuit.
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field_line
- noun an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
line of force.
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de
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Diamond State; Delaware; First State.
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prussia
- noun a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
Preussen.
- in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states
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czechoslovakian
- noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
Czech; Czechoslovak.
- adjective of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language
Czech.
- The Czech border
- Czechoslovak nationalists
- The Czechoslovakian population
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ground_zero
- noun the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
- noun the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
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westward
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; W.
- adjective satellite moving toward the west
westerly; westbound.
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reb
- noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Johnny Reb; greyback; Rebel; Johnny.
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antarctica
- noun an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
Antarctic continent.
- Antarctica is twice the size of Australia
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big_bend
- noun a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
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byzantine_empire
- noun a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
Byzantium; Eastern Roman Empire.
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border
- noun a line that indicates a boundary
delimitation; borderline; boundary line; mete.
- noun the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
perimeter; margin.
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angle
- noun the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
- noun a biased way of looking at or presenting something
slant.
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rand
- noun the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
- noun United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
Ayn Rand.
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sūþ
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downwards
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down; downward; downwardly.
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
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snow
- noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
snowfall.
- noun a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
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hotspot
- noun a place of political unrest and potential violence
hot spot.
- the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
- noun a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
hot spot.
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transit_zone
- noun a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers
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square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
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northwestward
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
nor'-west; NW; northwest.
- adjective satellite toward the northwest
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caledonia
- noun the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
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mongol
- noun a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
Mongolian.
- adjective of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures
Mongolian.
- the Mongol invaders
- a Mongolian pony
- Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax
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sun
- noun the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
- the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system
- the Earth revolves around the Sun
- noun the rays of the sun
sunshine; sunlight.
- the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind
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sou'-east
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast; southeastward; SE.
- adverb to, toward, or in the southeast
southeast; south-east.
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thule
- noun a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
- noun the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
ultima Thule.
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chaldean
- noun a wise man skilled in occult learning
Chaldee; Chaldaean.
- noun an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
Chaldee; Chaldaean.
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centre
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun a low-lying region in central France
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anjou
- noun a former province of western France in the Loire valley
- noun a pear with firm flesh and a green skin
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bluegrass_region
- noun an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
Bluegrass Country; Bluegrass.
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hawaii
- noun a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Hawai'i; HI; Aloha State.
- noun the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
Hawaii Island.
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kentucky
- noun a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
KY; Bluegrass State.
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austria-hungary
- noun a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
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scandinavia
- noun the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
Scandinavian Peninsula.
- noun a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
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bohemian
- noun a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
Gipsy; Romani; Rommany; Gypsy; Roma; Romany.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
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mansion
- noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
planetary house; house; star sign; sign of the zodiac; sign.
- noun a large and imposing house
residence; manse; hall; mansion house.
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gujarat
- noun a region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken
Gujerat.
- noun an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
Gujerat.
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cashmere
- noun a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
- noun the wool of the Kashmir goat
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wisconsin
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Wisconsin River.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
WI; Badger State.
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alabama
- noun a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Camellia State; AL; Heart of Dixie.
- noun a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
- the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy
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