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(noun) fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
kudzu, kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata
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(noun) a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
Cr, chromium, atomic number 24
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(noun) wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
pigeon
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(noun) a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
cadmium, atomic number 48, Cd
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(noun) any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
flea
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(noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
hiccup, hiccough, singultus
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(noun) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
lance, shaft, spear
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(noun) burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
clam
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(noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
axilla, armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
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(noun) the name by which a geographical place is known
place name, toponym
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(noun) a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
gusset plate, gusset
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(noun) a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
pimple, zit, hickey
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(noun) a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
shelf
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(noun) a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
song, vocal
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(noun) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
flatboat, lighter, hoy, barge
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(verb) place on a shelf; "shelve books"
shelve
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(verb) squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
hug, bosom, squeeze, embrace
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(verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"
block, close up, obturate, occlude, obstruct, jam, impede
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(verb) separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
zone, partition
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(verb) force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
kick out, throw out, expel
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(adjective) very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
excellent, fantabulous, splendid, first-class
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(adjective) in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
jumbled, disorderly, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger
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