n. shambles
(a) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
(b) disparaging terms for small people; peewee; half-pint
(c) overbearing pride or presumption
(d) a building where animals are butchered; slaughterhouse
n. trivia
(a) smallness of stature; stuntedness
(b) something of small importance; trifle; small beer
(c) a woman who cohabits with an important man; doxy; paramour
(d) street names for flunitrazepan; rophy; rope; roach; forget me drug; circle
n. serenity
(a) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; alluvion
(b) belief in a single God
(c) the closing section of a musical composition
(d) the absence of mental stress or anxiety; peace of mind; repose; heartsease; ataraxis
n. agglomeration
(a) enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
(b) the act of collecting in a mass
(c) a small carved or molded figure
(d) a display of bad temper; scene
n. friction
(a) effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; rubbing
(b) fanatical patriotism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism
(c) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
(d) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; liliopsid |
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n. cantata
(a) what is produced in a given time period; turnout
(b) a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
(c) interpretation
(d) in former times was free and cultivated his own land
n. subsidy
(a) a protective structure of stone or concrete; groyne; mole; seawall; jetty
(b) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; visitation
(c) a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
(d) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others; designation; appellative
n. tidings
(a) a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
(b) information about recent and important events; word
(c) scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought
(d) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
n. brevity
(a) outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
(b) the appearance of truth
(c) the attribute of being brief or fleeting; transience
(d) a person with an obsessive desire to light fires
n. wench
(a) statement which is unspecific or lacking in detail
(b) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
(c) informal terms for a (young) woman; skirt; chick; bird
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