Nean: A term used to describe a person who is frank and candid, providing honest feedback even if it may be difficult to hear, with the intention of helping a friend or avoiding future embarrassment. Can be seen as a blend of the words nice and mean, but not in the traditional sense of those words.
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Public trusta trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes
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highwaterThe utmost flow of the tide.
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candymakerA candymaker is a professional who specializes in creating, designing, and producing various types of candy and confections. This can include chocolates, hard candies, gum, sweets, and other sugary treats. They are skilled in the art of confectionery, often requiring knowledge in various cooking techniques, understanding of different ingredients, and creativity in designing unique and flavorful treats. Some candymakers may work in factories, while others may operate their own small businesses or candy shops.
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ParapodiumPaired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids.
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quadriplegiaTetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means that both sensation and control are lost.
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seashellOf a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.
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SegmentA straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them.
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DrossDross is typically waste or impurity that is removed from a finer material during a smelting or refining process. It can also refer to something considered worthless, substandard, or inferior.
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Psoriasisa chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
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co-educateTo co-educate means to educate both sexes together, in the same institution or environment, rather than having separate facilities or programs for males and females.
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Obscurelyin an obscure manner
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branch waterpure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
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Existentialistrelating to or involving existentialism
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cementiteA form of iron carbide, FeC, that is a component of steel
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proboscis wormsoft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
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round-trip light timeRound-trip light time is the total time it takes for a beam of light to travel from a source to a target and then back to the original source. This concept is commonly used in astronomy and space exploration to calculate distances between celestial bodies or spacecrafts, and it is based on the constancy of the speed of light.
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Scalingserving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place
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Isothermalof a process or change taking place at constant temperature
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Cervical smeara sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells