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a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track

relating to or resembling a spider

A person or a thing that splits.

lacking a logical or causal relation

A dulcimer is a type of stringed musical instrument, which is played by striking or plucking the strings with hammers or fingers. It has a distinctive trapezoidal shape and the strings are usually arranged in multiple courses to produce a richer sound. Its particularly associated with traditional and folk music, particularly in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar

In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.

the act or state of librating

The Nazarenes were a sect of 4th-century Christianity first mentioned by Epiphanius of Salamis, who considered them heretics. The group was later mentioned by Jerome and Augustine of Hippo.
Epiphanius, and other writers such as Jerome, distinguished the 4th Century Nazarenes from the earlier use of Sect of the Nazarenes applied to the New Testament Church in Acts 24:5, where Paul the Apostle is accused before Felix at Caesarea by Tertullus of being a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

A maned sheep is a breed or type of sheep with a distinctive mane or significant tuft of hair, usually running from the neck down the spine or chest. This characteristic is not common among commercial breeds of sheep, but can be seen in some rarer or more exotic breeds such as the Racka or Jacob sheep.

Synclinal refers to a downward curving fold or alignment in stratified rocks, creating a structure that is concave upwards where younger layers are closer to the center. It is typically seen in geology and is opposite to anticlinal.

a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers

insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril

the contract for such letting

A common childhood disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3).

a guidebook for travelers

assign a label to; designate with a label

a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

The last part of a word; a suffix.

The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.