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solfege |
Noun
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singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major |
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solfeggio |
Noun
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a voice exercise |
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solfeggio |
Noun
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singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major |
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solmization |
Noun
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singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major |
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solmization |
Noun
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a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters |
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spoiling |
Noun
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the act of damaging or ruining something |
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spoiling |
Noun
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the process of becoming spoiled |
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spoilage |
Noun
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the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it |
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spoilage |
Noun
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the process of becoming spoiled |
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spoilage |
Noun
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the amount that has spoiled |
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survivor |
Noun
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an animal that survives in spite of adversity |
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survivor |
Noun
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one who outlives another |
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survivor |
Noun
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one who lives through affliction |
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siege of Yorktown |
Noun
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in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops |
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second battle of Ypres |
Noun
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battle in World War I (1915) |
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scavenger |
Noun
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any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter |
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scavenger |
Noun
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someone who collects things that have been discarded by others |
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scavenger |
Noun
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a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities |
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sumpter |
Noun
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an animal, such as a mule or burro or horse, used to carry loads |
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stocker |
Noun
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a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment |
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stayer |
Noun
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a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance |
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sea animal |
Noun
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any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |
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sea creature |
Noun
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any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |
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siege of Syracuse |
Noun
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the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse |
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siege of Syracuse |
Noun
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the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) |
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siege of Orleans |
Noun
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a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 |
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sire |
Noun
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the founder of a family |
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sire |
Noun
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a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority |
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sire |
Verb
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make children |
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sire |
Noun
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male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse |
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spirillum |
Noun
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any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form |
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spirillum |
Noun
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spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water |
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spirilla |
Noun
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any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form |
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sulphur bacteria |
Noun
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any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus |
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sulfur bacteria |
Noun
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any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus |
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slow virus |
Noun
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a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear |
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smallpox virus |
Noun
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the virus that causes smallpox in humans |
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sarcodinian |
Noun
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protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods |
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sarcodine |
Noun
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protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods |
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staphylococcus |
Noun
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spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies |
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staphylococci |
Noun
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spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies |
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staph |
Noun
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spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies |
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streptococcus |
Noun
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spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains |
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streptococci |
Noun
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spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains |
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spirochete |
Noun
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parasitic or free-living bacteria |
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spirochaete |
Noun
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parasitic or free-living bacteria |
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sea tangle |
Noun
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any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria |
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sea tang |
Noun
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any of various coarse seaweeds |
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streptomyces |
Noun
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aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) |
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stentor |
Noun
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any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor |