n. whirring
(a) a physician specializing in obstetrics
(b) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
(c) a club used as a weapon
(d) sound of something in rapid motion; birr
n. anonymity
(a) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
(b) a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
(c) the state of being anonymous
(d) someone new to a field or activity; tiro; initiate
n. cupidity
(a) an early warning about a future event
(b) extreme greed for material wealth; covetousness
(c) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; flavour
(d) an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
n. rostrum
(a) the verbal act of urging on; instigation
(b) lawyer; attorney
(c) beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
(d) the process of flowing in
n. quorum
(a) changing a particular word or phrase; rephrasing
(b) meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked); gammon
(c) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime; crook; outlaw
(d) a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business |
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n. galleon
(a) a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts
(b) thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; poilu
(c) last station; end
(d) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
n. mentor
(a) the act of inhaling; intake; breathing in
(b) the topmost projecting part of an entablature
(c) a wise and trusted guide and advisor
(d) small mouselike mammal with a long snout
n. foresight
(a) seeing ahead; farsightedness; prospicience
(b) a servile or fawning dependant
(c) a cruel and oppressive dictator; despot
(d) an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty; crown
n. earreach
(a) a stipulated condition
(b) the range within which a voice can be heard; hearing
(c) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; nonpareil; saint; apotheosis; nonesuch; nonsuch
(d) a short pithy instructive saying; apophthegm
n. arquebus
(a) license to market a company's goods or services
(b) belief that physical comfort is the highest value
(c) law; statute; regulation
(d) an obsolete firearm with a long barrel; hackbut; hagbut |
