1) Abdominousness 2) Adiposeness 3) Adiposity 4) Bawl 5) Blub 6) Boohoo 7) Cry 8) Fat 9) Fatness 10) Fattiness 11) Flab 12) Fleshiness 13) Greasiness 14) Lard 15) Obesity 16) Oil 17) Oiliness 18) Oleaginousness 19) Paunchiness 20) Snivel 21) Sob 22) Weep
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1) American young adult novel 2) Animal fat product 3) Animal oil 4) Canadian cuisine 5) Cry or whine with snuffling 6) Excess bodily weight 7) Excess body fat 8) Exclusively Anglo word 9) Exclusively Saxon word 10) Fat from whales 11) To wet with tears 12) Used as a source of oil 13) Utter while crying
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Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue found under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds and sirenians. Lipid-rich, collagen fiber-laced blubber comprises the hypodermis and covers the whole body, except for parts of the appendages, strongly attached to the musculature and skeleton by highly organized, fan-shaped networks of tendon...
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• (v. t.) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. • (n.) A large sea nettle or medusa. • (n.) A bubble. • (v. t.) To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out. • (n.) The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately unde...
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(from the article `whale`) ...than air, whales, like other mammals, must regulate their body temperature. Hair, however, is restricted to the head, appearing mainly as isolated ... In whales, a layer of the skin (dermis) has evolved into a blanket of blubber, which is extremely rich in fats and oils and therefore conducts heat ... [2...
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An insulating layer of fat beneath the skin of most marine mammals
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A thick layer of fat that whales, sea lions, polar bears, and other marine mammals have. Blubber helps to keep the animal warm.
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Blub'ber intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Blubbered ;
present participle & verbal noun Blubbering .] To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner. « She wept, she
blubbered , and...
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Blub'ber noun [ See
Blobber ,
Blob ,
Bleb .]
1. A bubble. « At his mouth a
blubber stood of foam.
Henryson. »
2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the ...
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Blub'ber transitive verb 1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. « Dear Cloe, how
blubbered is that pretty face!
Prior. »
2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with
forth or
out .
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Blubber is the thick coating of fat enveloping whales.
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Blubber is British slang for fat, a fat person.
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a thick layer of fatty tissue below the skin, acting as insulation against heat loss in aquatic mammals, e.g. whales.
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[
adj] - swollen with fat 2. [n] - an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals 3. [v] - utter while crying
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a thick layer of fat under the skin of sea mammals
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blub verb cry or whine with snuffling; `Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!`
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noun an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
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Thick layer of fat under the skin of marine mammals, which provides an energy store and an effective insulating layer, preventing the loss of body heat to the surrounding water. Blubber has been used (when boiled down) in engineering, food processing, cosmetics, and printing, but all of these products can now be produced synthetically
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The thick layer of fat that protects all marine mammals from injuries and the cold is called blubber. Blubber can also provide a source of energy when food is scarce. Because fat is lighter than water, the blubber helps the animals to stay afloat. The layer of blubber on a whale can be up to 30cm (1ft) thick.
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Insulating layer of fat beneath the skin of most marine mammals.
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the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made. · excess body fat. · an act of weeping noisily and without restraint.
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A thick layer of fat found in marine birds and mammals that is used for insulation, an aid in buoyancy and as an energy reserve.
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