Specific
Words that have just one definition in WordNet and aren't considered a part of something else.
- bergamot
- small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
- evolutionarily
- in an evolutionary way; from an evolutionary point of view
- nabothian gland
- one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
- anxiety hysteria
- a form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis
- polonaise
- a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
- esophagogastric junction
- the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
- cygnus columbianus bewickii
- Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
- vibratory
- moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
- python variegatus
- Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back
- irreducible
- incapable of being made smaller or simpler
- cangue
- an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
- half-term
- a short vacation about halfway through a school term
- lightning conductor
- a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning
- bot
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- trefoil arch
- a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
- magnifico
- a person of distinguished rank or appearance
- irreversibly
- in an irreversible manner
- back channel
- an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)
- hitchings
- United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998)
- flying visit
- a visit that last for only a very short time