Ambrosia (9.17.2010)

Definitions of ambrosia on the Web:

• beebread: a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
• ragweed: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
• fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
• (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
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Conundrum (9.16.2010)

Definitions of conundrum on the Web:

• riddle: a difficult problem
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• Conundrum is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Lyons, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #208. ...
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• Bursting Out is a 1978 live album by rock band Jethro Tull. It was recorded at various locations during the European Heavy Horses tour of May and June 1978, but it is not certain where each track was recorded. ...
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• Conundrum is a fantasy novel by Jeff Crook, published in 2001. The story takes place in the Dragonlance setting, based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
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• A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer; A difficult choice or decision that must be made
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Psychedelic (1.19.10)

Definitions of psychedelic on the Web:

• producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs ...
• having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"
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• The word 'psychedelic' is an English term coined from the Greek words for "soul," ψυχή (psyche), and "manifest," δήλος (delos). ...
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• Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or Psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind; Of, containing or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception

Thwack (1.18.10)

Definitions of thwack on the Web:

smack: deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
a hard blow with a flat object
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"Thwack" is the fifth episode of the television series Harper's Island, which was aired on CBS on May 9, 2009.
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Incrustation (1.14.10)

Definitions of incrustation on the Web:

• the formation of a crust
• crust: a hard outer layer that covers something
• a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay

Extruding (1.13.10)

Definitions of extruding on the Web:

• Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile. A material is pushed or drawn through a die of the desired cross ...
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• extrude - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"
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• extrusion - bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of ...
• extrusion - squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"
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• extrusion - A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe; An item formed by ...
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Hobbit (1.12.10)

Definitions of hobbit on the Web:

• an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
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• The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three live action fantasy epic films: ' (2001), ' (2002) and '' (2003) (often abbreviated to LotR for the trilogy, and FotR, TTT, and RotK for the individual films). ...
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• Homo floresiensis ("Flores Man"; nicknamed Hobbit) is a possible species in the genus Homo, remarkable for its small body and brain and for its survival until relatively recent times. It was named after the Indonesian island of Flores on which the remains were found. ...
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• Hobbits are a fictional diminutive race in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. They are named "Halflings" by most of Middle-earth, and "Periannath" by the Elves. ...
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Flabbergasted (1.11.10)

Definitions of flabbergasted on the Web:

• dumbfounded: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident ...
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• Appalled, amazed, or stunned
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Bellyaching (1.10.10)

Definitions of bellyaching on the Web:

• Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility
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Fugue (1.9.10)

Definitions of fugue on the Web:

• dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the ...
• a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
• a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
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• In music, a fugue is a type of contrapuntal composition or technique of composition for a fixed number of parts, normally referred to as "voices". ...
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• The Morlocks are a group of several fictional comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
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• Fugue is a prominent American literary magazine, based at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. The journal was founded in 1990 under the ...
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• A fugue state, formally Dissociative Fugue (previously called Psychogenic Fugue) (DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders 300.13Dissociative Fugue (formerly Psychogenic Fugue) ( )), is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories ...
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Hops (1.8.10)

Definitions of hops on the Web:

• Humulus, (hop) is a small genus of flowering plants, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The female flowers often called cones, of one species are called hops, and are used as flavoring and stabilizers, especially for brewing beer. ...
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• hop - jump lightly
• hop - move quickly from one place to another
• hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
• hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
• hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)