almond
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~ small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
almond
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~ oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
almoner
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~ an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
Almoravid
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~ a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
alms
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~ money or goods contributed to the poor
almsgiver
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~ a person who gives alms
almsgiving
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~ making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Alnico
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~ trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
alocasia
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~ any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
aloe
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~ succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
Aloeaceae
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~ one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
aloes
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~ a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
aloha
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~ an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
aloneness
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~ a disposition toward being alone
Alicia Alonso
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~ Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
Alonso
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~ Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
aloofness
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~ a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
aloofness
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~ indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
alopecia
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~ loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)