Alpha Crucis
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~ the brightest star in the Southern Cross
Amaranthus cruentus
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~ tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
articulatio cubiti
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~ hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Aegean culture
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~ the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
Araucaria cunninghamii
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~ pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
acorn cup
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~ cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
airing cupboard
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~ a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
Asclepias curassavica
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~ tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
amicus curiae brief
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~ a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
amicus curiae
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~ an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
air current
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~ air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
alternating current
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~ an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
air cushion
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~ a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
air cushion
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~ a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
air cushion
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~ the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
army cutworm
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~ larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
Antigonus Cyclops
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~ a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
Anser cygnoides
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~ very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag
Anemone cylindrica
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~ a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles