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  • 11Hydrophobia — Hy dro*pho bi*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; y dwr water + ? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.) (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: (b) A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with the saliva… …

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  • 12hydrophoby — Hydrophobia Hy dro*pho bi*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; y dwr water + ? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.) (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence: (b) A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with… …

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  • 13Dislike — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dislike >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dislike dislike distaste disrelish disinclination displacency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reluctance reluctance Sgm: N 2 backwardness backwardness &c.(unwillingness) 603 …

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  • 14Great Dane — For other uses, see The Great Dane (disambiguation). Great Dane A Harlequin Great Dane Other names Grand Danois (18th Cent. French: Great Dane the modern French is Dogue Allemand ( German Mastiff ). Deutsche Dogge ( German Mastiff ) Dänische… …

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  • 15Lytta — Lyt ta (l[i^]t t[.a]), n.; pl. {Lytt[ae]} ( t[=e]). [L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. ly tta, ly ssa, lit., madness.] (Anat.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of… …

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  • 16Lyttae — Lytta Lyt ta (l[i^]t t[.a]), n.; pl. {Lytt[ae]} ( t[=e]). [L., a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause canine madness, fr. Gr. ly tta, ly ssa, lit., madness.] (Anat.) A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal… …

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  • 17alyssum — /euh lis euhm/, n. 1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Alyssum, of the mustard family, having clusters of small yellow or white flowers. 2. any of several related plants of the genus Aurinia, as A. saxatilis, a widely cultivated… …

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  • 18hydrophobia — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Texas fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amathophobia, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, aphthous fever,… …

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  • 19rabies — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Texas fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, aphthous fever, bacillary… …

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  • 20alyssum — a•lys•sum [[t]əˈlɪs əm[/t]] n. 1) pln any of various plants of the mustard family, having gray leaves and clusters of small yellow or white flowers 2) pln sweet alyssum • Etymology: 1545–55; < NL; L alysson < Gk, neut. of ályssos curing… …

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