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- ace1 Scottish terrier2 spontaneous combustion3
- 1 one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
2 old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
3 ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process - battery charger1 naval commander2 detective story3
- 1 a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable
2 naval officer in command of a fleet of warships
3 a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution - mildness1 threat2 turn3
- 1 acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
2 something that is a source of danger
3 (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession - chance1 bun2 lieutenant3
- 1 a risk involving danger
2 small rounded bread either plain or sweet
3 an officer in a police force - traditional knowledge1 deadlock2 tier3
- 1 knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
2 a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
3 any one of two or more competitors who tie one another - buckler fern1 Tennessee River2 Holy Roman Empire3
- 1 any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
2 a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
3 a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon - crab Louis1 dispatch2 dentist3
- 1 lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis
2 killing a person or animal
3 a person qualified to practice dentistry - honey plant1 American badger2 soap opera3
- 1 a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey
2 a variety of badger native to America
3 a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products) - gazelle1 pet2 vacuum pump3
- 1 small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
2 a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
3 a pump that moves air in or out of something - near miss1 shower room2 literary study3
- 1 an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
2 a room with several showers
3 the humanistic study of literature - confession1 monthly2 drafting board3
- 1 a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
2 a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
3 a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings - Napoleonic Wars1 Potomac2 deposit3
- 1 a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
2 term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.
3 a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met - European parsley fern1 left2 travel time3
- 1 fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
2 location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
3 a period of time spent traveling - Turkish bath1 Irish water spaniel2 transcript3
- 1 a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
2 breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail
3 something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech - stretch1 poisonous plant2 jam3
- 1 a large and unbroken expanse or distance
2 a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
3 preserve of crushed fruit - ritual dancing1 Hong Kong2 Melbourne3
- 1 a dance that is part of a religious ritual
2 formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
3 the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center - opera1 portico2 terrorism3
- 1 a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
2 a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
3 the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear - bride1 molasses kiss2 golden mean3
- 1 a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
2 a candy kiss that resembles toffee
3 the middle between extremes - sign industry1 diffusion pump2 centurion3
- 1 an industry that produces signs
2 vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
3 (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers - paste1 bitterness2 Saxon3
- 1 a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry
2 the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
3 a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
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