Specific
Words that have just one definition in WordNet and aren't considered a part of something else.
- amyl alcohol
- a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis
- straight-grained
- of timber; having fibers that run in parallel
- teratogenic
- of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development
- shovel hat
- a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain
- shambolic
- (British slang) disorderly or chaotic
- string quartette
- an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
- indiaman
- a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
- stravinskyan
- of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky
- sympathectomy
- surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system
- cartload
- the quantity that a cart holds
- mauve-blue
- of blue tinged with mauve
- nouvelle vague
- an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s
- rochelle powder
- an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
- fad diet
- a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity
- babbitt metal
- an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
- unthinkably
- to an unimaginable extent
- egyptian cat
- a domestic cat of Egypt
- transiently
- for a very short time
- unselfishly
- in an unselfish manner
- spiritous
- containing or of the nature of alcohol