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What is Breech?
1. the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks. 2. the hinder or lower part of anything. 3. Ordnance. the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile. 4. Machinery. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye. 5. Nautical. the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
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What is Maraca?
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
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WHat is slug?
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops. 2. a nudibranch. 3. a metal disk used as a coin or token, generally counterfeit. 4. a piece of lead or other metal for firing from a gun. 5. any heavy piece of crude metal. 6. Printing. a thick strip of type metal less than type-high. such a strip containing a type-high number or other character for temporary use. a line of type in one piece, as produced by a Linotype. 7. Informal. a shot of liquor taken neat; belt.
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what is totter?
to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness. 2. to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall: The tower seemed to totter in the wind. The government was tottering. 3. to shake or tremble: a load that tottered.
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What is steep?
having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me. 3. extreme or incredible, as a statement or story. 4. high or lofty. noun 5. a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
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What is Discombobulate?
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate:
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What is rentier?
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
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what is rapport?
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
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what is petroleum?
an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark-colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling: used in a natural or refined state as fuel, or separated by distillation into gasoline, naphtha, benzene, kerosene, paraffin, etc.
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what is olfactory?
adjective 1. of or pertaining to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
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what is lumbago?
pain in the lower, or lumbar, region of the back or loins, especially chronic or recurring pain.
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what is lachrymal?
of or pertaining to tears. 2. producing tears. 3. characterized by tears; indicative of weeping.
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what is a harlequin?
(often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand. 2. a buffoon. 3. any of various small snakes having bright diamond-pattern scales. adjective 4. fancifully varied in color, decoration, etc.:
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what is a graffito?
Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
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What is a metastasis?
noun, plural metastases [muh-tas-tuh-seez] (Show IPA) 1. Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
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what is flounce?
verb (used without object), flounced, flouncing. 1. to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage. 2. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder. noun 3. an act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement.
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what is confectionery?
noun, plural confectioneries. 1. confections or sweetmeats collectively. 2. the work or business of a confectioner. 3. a confectioner's shop.
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What is confluence?
noun 1. a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. 2. their place of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. 3. a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like. 4. a coming together of people or things; concourse. 5. a crowd or throng; assemblage.
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What is briny?
adjective, brinier, briniest. 1. of or like brine; salty: a briny taste.
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What is audiophile?
a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction.
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What is auricle?
noun 1. Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
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What is brigand?
noun 1. a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
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What is con volute?
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), convoluted, convoluting. 1. to coil up; form into a twisted shape. adjective 2. rolled up together or with one part over another. 3. Botany. coiled up longitudinally so that one margin is within the coil and the other without, as the petals of cotton.
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What is daiquiri?
noun, plural daiquiris. 1. a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, often with the addition of fruit and ice and mixed in an electric blender: a frozen banana daiquiri.
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What is extra dos?
noun, plural extrados [ek-struh-dohz, ek-strey-dohz] (Show IPA), extradoses. Architecture 1. the exterior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
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