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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

oyster fish
oyster-fish noun a variety of toadfish

oyster mushroom
oyster fungus noun edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood

oyster plant
vegetable oyster noun long white salsify

oyster shell
noun a shell of an oyster

oyster stew
noun oysters in cream

oyster stuffing
oyster dressing noun stuffing made with oysters

oystercatcher
oyster catcher noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

oysters Rockefeller
noun oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell

oz.
noun a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

Ozark chinkapin
Ozark chinquapin noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States

Ozarks
Ozark Mountains noun an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma

ozena
ozaena noun a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures

ozone
noun a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)

ozone hole
noun an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone

ozone layer
ozonosphere noun a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

ozone sickness
noun illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness

ozonide
noun any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound

Ozonium
genus Ozonium noun form genus of imperfect fungi

Ozothamnus
genus Ozothamnus noun genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum

pa`anga
noun the basic unit of money in Tonga

Pablum
noun a soft form of cereal for infants

pabulum
noun insipid intellectual nourishment

pac-man strategy
noun the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer

paca
Cuniculus paca noun large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food

pace
stride noun a step in walking or running

pace
noun the relative speed of progress or change; `he lived at a fast pace`; `he works at a great rate`; `the pace of events accelerated`

pace car
noun a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course

pace lap
noun the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start

pacemaker
cardiac pacemaker noun a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat

pacemaker
pacesetter noun a horse used to set the pace in racing

pacer
pacesetter noun a horse used to set the pace in racing

pacesetter
pacemaker noun a leading instance in its field; `the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations`

pachinko
noun a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board

pachisi
noun an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board

pachuco
noun a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes

Pachycephala
genus Pachycephala noun arboreal insectivorous birds

pachycephalosaur
pachycephalosaurus noun bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found

pachycheilia
noun an abnormal thickness of the lips

pachyderm
noun any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus

pachydermatous
pachydermal adjective of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms

Pachyrhizus
genus Pachyrhizus noun small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots

Pachyrhizus erosus
noun Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils

Pachyrhizus tuberosus
noun twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

pachysandra
noun any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover

pachytene
noun the third stage of the prophase of meiosis

Pacific
adjective relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; `Pacific islands`

Pacific bonito
Sarda lineolata noun probably a northern strain of Chile bonito

Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops gilli noun a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Coast
noun a coast of the Pacific Ocean

Pacific cod
Alaska cod noun closely related to Atlantic cod

Pacific giant salamander
Dicamptodon ensatus noun large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America

Pacific halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepsis noun a righteye flounder found in the Pacific

Pacific herring
Clupea harengus pallasii noun important food fish of the northern Pacific

Pacific newt
noun any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America

Pacific Northwest
noun a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

Pacific ridley
olive ridley noun olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans

Pacific sardine
Sardinops caerulea noun small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America

Pacific spiny dogfish
Squalus suckleyi noun dogfish of Pacific coast of North America

Pacific sturgeon
white sturgeon 1 Sacramento sturgeon noun food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America

Pacific Time
Pacific Standard Time noun standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States

Pacific tree toad
Hyla regilla noun the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America

Pacific tripletail
Lobotes pacificus noun tripletail found in the Pacific

Pacific walrus
Odobenus divergens noun a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific

Pacific yew
California yew noun small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

pacification
mollification noun the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; `a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants`; `his unsuccessful mollification of the mob`

pacification
noun actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

pacifier
baby`s dummy noun device used for an infant to suck or bite on

pacifism
pacificism noun the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

pacifist
pacificist noun someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

pacifist(a)
pacifistic adjective opposed to war

pacifistically
adverb in a pacifistic manner; `the pacifistically inclined liberals`

pacing
noun walking with slow regular strides

pacing
noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

pack
noun a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

pack
noun a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

pack animal
sumpter noun an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads

pack ice
Ice pack noun a large expanse of floating ice

pack of cards
deck of cards noun a pack of 52 playing cards

pack riding
noun riding with a pack

pack together
verb make more compact by or as if by pressing; `compress the data`

packable
adjective capable of being packed

package
parcel noun a wrapped container

package
verb put into a box; `box the gift, please`

package store
liquor store noun a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

package tour
package holiday noun a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price

packaged
adjective enclosed in a package or protective covering; `packaged cereals`

packaged goods
noun groceries that are packaged for sale

packaging
noun the business of packing; `his business is packaging for transport`

packaging company
packaging concern noun a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage

packed
adjective pressed together or compressed; `packed snow`

packed cells
noun a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma; `packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid`

packer
bagger noun a workman employed to pack things into containers

Packera
genus Packera noun genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio

packet
noun a small package or bundle

packhorse
noun a workhorse used as a pack animal

packing
noun the enclosure of something in a package or box

packing
noun carrying something in a pack on the back; `the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts`

packing box
noun a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage

packing case
noun a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage

packing material
packing noun any material used especially to protect something