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lather |
Noun
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the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) |
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lather |
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the froth produced by soaps or detergents |
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lather |
Noun
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a workman who puts up laths |
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lather |
Noun
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agitation resulting from active worry |
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lather |
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rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning |
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lather |
Verb
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exude sweat or lather |
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lather |
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form a lather |
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lather |
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beat severely with a whip or rod |
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ledge |
Noun
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a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water |
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lees |
Noun
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the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage |
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lepton |
Noun
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an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions |
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lepton |
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100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece |
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lethal agent |
Noun
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an agent capable of causing death |
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liman |
Noun
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a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river |
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liposomal delivery vector |
Noun
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a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest |
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lithosphere |
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the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle |
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lagoon |
Noun
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a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral |
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laguna |
Noun
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a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral |
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lagune |
Noun
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a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral |
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lake |
Noun
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a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
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lake |
Noun
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any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments |
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lake |
Noun
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a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal |
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lake bed |
Noun
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the bottom of a lake |
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llano |
Noun
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an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) |
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lake bottom |
Noun
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the bottom of a lake |
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loch |
Noun
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Scottish word for a lake |
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loch |
Noun
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a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) |
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lakefront |
Noun
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land bordering a lake |
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long chain |
Noun
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(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule |
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long-chain molecule |
Noun
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(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule |
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lough |
Noun
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a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland |
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lough |
Noun
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Irish word for a lake |
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legendary creature |
Noun
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a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual |
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lycanthrope |
Noun
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a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again |
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loup-garou |
Noun
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a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again |
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lohan |
Noun
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a Buddhist who has attained nirvana |
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leviathan |
Noun
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monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament |
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leviathan |
Noun
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the largest or most massive thing of its kind |
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leprechaun |
Noun
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a mischievous elf in Irish folklore |
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Lord |
Noun
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a titled peer of the realm |
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lamia |
Noun
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(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living |
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Logos |
Noun
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the divine word of God |
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lover |
Noun
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a person who loves someone or is loved by someone |
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lover |
Noun
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a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage |
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lover |
Noun
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an ardent follower and admirer |
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loved one |
Noun
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a person who you love, usually a member of your family |
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lottery winner |
Noun
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the winner of a lottery |
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limey |
Noun
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a man of English descent |
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literary agent |
Noun
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an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers |
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loather |
Noun
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one who hates or loathes |