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aid station |
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(military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded |
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apothecary's shop |
Noun
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a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold |
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abode |
Noun
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housing that someone is living in |
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abode |
Noun
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily |
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autotype |
Noun
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an exact copy or reproduction |
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autotype |
Noun
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process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment |
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attack aircraft |
Noun
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a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
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asphyxiator |
Noun
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a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires |
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accordion door |
Noun
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an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) |
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artificial additive |
Noun
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an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life |
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arc-boutant |
Noun
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a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch |
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antipersonnel bomb |
Noun
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a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments |
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anti-personnel bomb |
Noun
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a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments |
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art gallery |
Noun
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a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited |
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article of furniture |
Noun
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furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy |
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air thermometer |
Noun
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thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume |
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acoustic gramophone |
Noun
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an antique record player |
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awning deck |
Noun
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a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
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auberge |
Noun
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
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army hut |
Noun
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temporary military shelter |
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aerial ladder truck |
Noun
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a fire engine carrying ladders |
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air jacket |
Noun
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an inflatable life jacket |
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antipsychotic drug |
Noun
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tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
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antipsychotic agent |
Noun
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tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
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antipsychotic |
Noun
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tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
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automobile trunk |
Noun
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compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools |
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amethopterin |
Noun
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toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid |
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alpha methyl dopa |
Noun
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antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure |
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asylum |
Noun
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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
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asylum |
Noun
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a shelter from danger or hardship |
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arial mosaic |
Noun
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arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture |
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antianxiety drug |
Noun
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a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
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anxiolytic drug |
Noun
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a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
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automotive vehicle |
Noun
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a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
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all-terrain bike |
Noun
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a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires |
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auriscope |
Noun
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medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light |
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auroscope |
Noun
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medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light |
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auxiliary equipment |
Noun
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electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit |
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atomic weapon |
Noun
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a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
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art object |
Noun
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a work of art of some artistic value |
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anorak |
Noun
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a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) |
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alleviant |
Noun
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remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
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alleviator |
Noun
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remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
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alleviator |
Noun
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a therapist who makes suffering more endurable |
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angel dust |
Noun
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a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians |
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ampule |
Noun
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a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
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ampul |
Noun
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a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
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ampoule |
Noun
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a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) |
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adhesive plaster |
Noun
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adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
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architectural plan |
Noun
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scale drawing of a structure |