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a building for indoor sports

tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal

The chief, senior or most authoritative of a group of linesmen officiating at a match.

clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar

The ability of an object to absorb radiation, measured as the ratio of absorbed flux to incident flux.

pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract

being four more than sixty

Wine sauce is a culinary sauce prepared with wine as a primary ingredient, heated and mixed with stock, butter, herbs, spices, onions, garlic and other ingredients. Several types of wines may be used, including red wine, white wine and port wine. Some versions are prepared using a reduction. Several types of wine sauces exist, and it is used in many dishes, including those prepared with seafood, poultry and beef.
Wine sauces are associated with French cuisine.

the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

Uropsilus soricipes, commonly known as the shrew-like gymnure or the shrew-faced squirrel, is a mammal species in the family Talpidae. This creature is native to China and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is temperate forests, made vulnerable due to habitat loss. It is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This species is nocturnal, insectivorous and known for its peculiar morphology, looking like a cross between a shrew and a squirrel.

The state of being curable.

Hyperoodon is a genus of beaked whales, often referred to as bottlenose whales, which includes two species: the Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) and the Southern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon planifrons). They are marine mammals characterized by a unique bulbous forehead and long, slender beak. They are renowned for their deep diving behavior and are found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic for the Northern species, and southern hemisphere for the Southern species.

To egg on means to encourage or urge someone to do something, usually something risky, unwise, or negative. This phrase is often used in negative contexts where the action being encouraged can lead to harmful or adverse consequences.

to exercise sagacity

An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω éxō outer and σκελετός skeletós skeleton) is an external skeleton that supports and protects an animals body, in contrast to an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) in for example, a human. In usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as shells. Examples of exoskeletons within animals include the arthropod exoskeleton shared by chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans, and insects, as well as the shell of certain sponges and the mollusc shell shared by snails, clams, tusk shells, chitons and nautilus. Some animals, such as the turtle, have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.

Hardstemmed bulrush, scientifically known as Schoenoplectus acutus, is a species of perennial herb plants from the family Cyperaceae. It typically grows in shallow water or mushy soil. This plant is characterized by its long, hard and round stems that can reach up to 10 feet in height and its round and brown spikelets. It is often found in marshes, swamps, and the shallow parts of lakes and ponds. As a wetland plant, it plays an important role in the ecosystem by providing habitats and food resources for various waterfowl and marsh-dwelling animals.

terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia

Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. It can impair tasks such as selecting ripe fruit, choosing clothing, and reading traffic lights. Color blindness may make some academic activities more difficult. However, issues are generally minor, and the colorblind automatically develop adaptations and coping mechanisms. People with total color blindness (achromatopsia) may also be uncomfortable in bright environments and have decreased visual acuity.
The most common cause of color blindness is an inherited problem or variation in the functionality of one or more of the three classes of cone cells in the retina, which mediate color vision. The most common form is caused by a genetic disorder called congenital red–green color blindness. Males are more likely to be color blind than females, because the genes responsible for the most common forms of color blindness are on the X chromosome. Non-color-blind females can carry genes for color blindness and pass them on to their children. Color blindness can also result from physical or chemical damage to the eye, the optic nerve, or parts of the brain. Screening for color blindness is typically done with the Ishihara color test.There is no cure for color blindness. Diagnosis may allow an individual, or their parents/teachers to actively accommodate the condition. Special lenses such as EnChroma glasses or X-chrom contact lenses may help people with red–green color blindness at some color tasks, but they do not grant the wearer normal color vision. Mobile apps can help people identify colors.Red–green color blindness is the most common form, followed by blue–yellow color blindness and total color blindness. Red–green color blindness affects up to 1 in 12 males (8%) and 1 in 200 females (0.5%). The ability to see color also decreases in old age. In certain countries, color blindness may make people ineligible for certain jobs, such as those of aircraft pilots, train drivers, crane operators, and people in the armed forces. The effect of color blindness on artistic ability is controversial, but a number of famous artists are believed to have been color blind.

A fluid coupling or hydraulic coupling is a hydrodynamic or hydrokinetic device used to transmit rotating mechanical power. It has been used in automobile transmissions as an alternative to a mechanical clutch. It also has widespread application in marine and industrial machine drives, where variable speed operation and controlled start-up without shock loading of the power transmission system is essential.
Hydrokinetic drives, such as this, should be distinguished from hydrostatic drives, such as hydraulic pump and motor combinations.

having skin like velvet