(NOUN) is the (NOUN) of (NOUN)
- stucco1 is the tenement house2 of numbers pool3
- 1 a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
2 a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
3 an illegal daily lottery - Spice Islands1 is the business index2 of nickel3
- 1 a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
2 a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions
3 a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar - rejoicing1 is the monopoly2 of loophole3
- 1 a feeling of great happiness
2 (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
3 an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation - canary seed1 is the teacher2 of illustration3
- 1 a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
2 a personified abstraction that teaches
3 a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand - commemoration1 is the farthing2 of failure3
- 1 a recognition of meritorious service
2 a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
3 an act that fails - regency1 is the net income2 of identification3
- 1 the office of a regent
2 the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
3 the act of designating or identifying something - key1 is the heat of transformation2 of dead drop3
- 1 something crucial for explaining
2 heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure
3 a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information - Springfield1 is the unfavorable judgment2 of diagnostic test3
- 1 a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
2 disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
3 an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes - order of Saint Benedict1 is the obedience2 of bar magnet3
- 1 a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
2 the trait of being willing to obey
3 a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end - compound sentence1 is the liking2 of colony3
- 1 a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
2 a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
3 a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together - aide1 is the allegiance2 of structural iron3
- 1 someone who acts as assistant
2 the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
3 iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes - West Indian cherry1 is the beaux arts2 of I Samuel3
- 1 acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
2 the study and creation of visual works of art
3 the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David - Brazilian potato tree1 is the pop quiz2 of Japanese lawn grass3
- 1 South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
2 a quiz given without prior warning
3 lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States - sweet corn1 is the billiard player2 of potassium iodide3
- 1 corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
2 someone who plays billiards
3 a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt - east African cedar1 is the casement2 of Economic Commission for Africa3
- 1 tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood
2 a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
3 the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations - reset button1 is the malt2 of location3
- 1 a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism
2 a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
3 a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made - Veterans of Foreign Wars1 is the Carl David Anderson2 of caller3
- 1 an organization of United States war veterans
2 United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
3 the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands - mushroom1 is the portfolio2 of bone fat3
- 1 common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
2 a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
3 fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases - Hare Krishna1 is the solo2 of Old World least weasel3
- 1 worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
2 a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
3 of Europe - bank discount1 is the perfect game2 of slander3
- 1 interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
2 a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base
3 words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
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