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ascot |
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a cravat with wide square ends |
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automobile factory |
Noun
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a factory where automobiles are manufactured |
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ashcan |
Noun
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a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
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auto factory |
Noun
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a factory where automobiles are manufactured |
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atomizer |
Noun
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a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist |
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automobile horn |
Noun
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a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
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atomiser |
Noun
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a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist |
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ash bin |
Noun
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a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
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ash-bin |
Noun
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a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
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auto part |
Noun
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a component of an automobile |
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ashbin |
Noun
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a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
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autopilot |
Noun
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a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
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autopilot |
Noun
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a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness |
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automatic pilot |
Noun
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a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
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automatic pilot |
Noun
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a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness |
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autoradiograph |
Noun
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a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed |
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ashlar |
Noun
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a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes |
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atorvastatin |
Noun
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an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides |
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autostrada |
Noun
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an expressway in an Italian-speaking country |
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ash-pan |
Noun
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a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed |
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auxiliary airfield |
Noun
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an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity |
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ashtray |
Noun
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a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes |
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atrium |
Noun
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the central area in a building |
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atrium |
Noun
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any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart) |
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auxiliary boiler |
Noun
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(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) |
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asparaginase |
Noun
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antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia |
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atropine |
Noun
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a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family |
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auxiliary engine |
Noun
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(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) |
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asparagus bed |
Noun
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a bed in which asparagus is growing |
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attache case |
Noun
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a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
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aspergill |
Noun
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a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge |
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attache |
Noun
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a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
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attache |
Noun
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a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission |
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aspersorium |
Noun
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a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge |
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aspersorium |
Noun
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the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches |
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auxiliary pump |
Noun
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a supplementary pump available if needed |
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aspirator |
Noun
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a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid |
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aspirin |
Noun
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the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid |
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auxiliary storage |
Noun
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a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
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acetylsalicylic acid |
Noun
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the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid |
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attack submarine |
Noun
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a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping |
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attenuator |
Noun
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an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal |
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aviary |
Noun
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a building where birds are kept |
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attic |
Noun
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(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature |
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attic |
Noun
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floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof |
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attic |
Noun
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informal terms for a human head |
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aspirin powder |
Noun
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a powdered form of aspirin |
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attic fan |
Noun
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a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building |
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awl |
Noun
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a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes |
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attire |
Noun
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clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |