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sensor |
Noun
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any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
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sensing element |
Noun
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any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
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shop window |
Noun
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a window of a store facing onto the street |
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semiconductor diode |
Noun
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a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
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shopwindow |
Noun
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a window of a store facing onto the street |
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stilbesterol |
Noun
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synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen |
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show window |
Noun
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a window of a store facing onto the street |
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show window |
Noun
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a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect |
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silk hat |
Noun
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a man's hat with a tall crown |
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stovepipe |
Noun
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a man's hat with a tall crown |
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stovepipe |
Noun
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chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue |
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shorts |
Noun
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underpants worn by men |
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shorts |
Noun
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trousers that end at or above the knee |
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student residence |
Noun
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a college or university building containing living quarters for students |
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street drug |
Noun
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a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons, usually for mind-altering effects |
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semidetached house |
Noun
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a house with two units sharing a common wall |
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simulacrum |
Noun
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a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) |
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simulacrum |
Noun
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an insubstantial or vague semblance |
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sander |
Noun
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a power tool used for sanding wood |
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smoother |
Noun
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a power tool used for sanding wood |
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smock |
Noun
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a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
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smock |
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embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally |
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soft goods |
Noun
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textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
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scarp |
Noun
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a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
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scarp |
Noun
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a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge |
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state highway |
Noun
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a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
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superhighway |
Noun
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a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
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superhighway |
Noun
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an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form |
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scutcheon |
Noun
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a shield |
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scutcheon |
Noun
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a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
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spyglass |
Noun
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a small refracting telescope |
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Stetson |
Noun
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a hat made of felt with a creased crown |
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sports arena |
Noun
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a building for indoor sports |
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smoke alarm |
Noun
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an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke |
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small-arm |
Noun
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a portable gun |
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statuette |
Noun
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a small carved or molded figure |
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spigot |
Noun
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a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir |
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spigot |
Noun
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a plug for a bunghole in a cask |
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straight arch |
Noun
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an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados |
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sheepfold |
Noun
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a pen for sheep |
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sheep pen |
Noun
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a pen for sheep |
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sheepcote |
Noun
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a pen for sheep |
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shepherd's pipe |
Noun
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a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes |
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shepherd's pipe |
Noun
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a small bagpipe formerly popular in France |
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storey |
Noun
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a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale |
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story |
Noun
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a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale |
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story |
Noun
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a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
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story |
Noun
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a record or narrative description of past events |
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story |
Noun
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a short account of the news |
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story |
Noun
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a trivial lie |