(NOUN) is the (NOUN) of (NOUN)
- paper route1 is the vestal2 of change of course3
- 1 the route taken when delivering newspapers every day
2 a chaste woman
3 a change in the direction that you are moving - steam turbine1 is the seaweed2 of photo finish3
- 1 turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn
2 plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
3 in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing - wheel lock1 is the purchase price2 of reflex angle3
- 1 an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
2 the price at which something is actually purchased
3 an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360) - fire marshall1 is the yard marker2 of bonded labor3
- 1 an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
2 (football) a marker indicating the yard line
3 a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States - electric1 is the oil2 of argus3
- 1 a car that is powered by electricity
2 any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
3 large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant - North Star State1 is the christening2 of wince3
- 1 a midwestern state
2 giving a Christian name at baptism
3 the facial expression of sudden pain - heroic stanza1 is the Christopher Carson2 of Er3
- 1 a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
2 United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
3 a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium - stripe blight1 is the Assemblies of God2 of Philippine3
- 1 a disease of oats
2 a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
3 official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages - Adam's Peak1 is the palace2 of Wilderness Campaign3
- 1 a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
2 official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
3 American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses - slip of the tongue1 is the creating by mental acts2 of villa3
- 1 an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
2 the act of creating something by thinking
3 pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds - appreciation1 is the tweed2 of oxygen debt3
- 1 an increase in price or value
2 thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
3 a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest - Norfolk Island1 is the tea set2 of vigil light3
- 1 an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony
2 a set of china or silverware for serving tea
3 a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church - news magazine1 is the fairy swallow2 of Upper Egypt3
- 1 a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weekly
2 fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
3 one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan - white1 is the nickel2 of band3
- 1 the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
2 a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
3 a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration - nit1 is the pheasant2 of germ tube3
- 1 a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
2 flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
3 (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination - imperial decree1 is the stone wall2 of fool's paradise3
- 1 a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
2 a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
3 an illusory state of wellbeing - dead nettle1 is the crisis intervention2 of James Howard Meredith3
- 1 any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
2 psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis
3 United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933) - embellishment1 is the pull2 of Galloway3
- 1 elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
2 a sustained effort
3 a district in southwestern Scotland - payroll department1 is the fan belt2 of bit3
- 1 the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
2 a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator
3 a small fragment - disposable income1 is the due2 of plate3
- 1 income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending
2 that which is deserved or owed
3 a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
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