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officialdom
(definition)
(7 votes)
n 1: people elected or appointed to administer a government
[syn: government officials, officialdom]
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dukedom
(definition)
(5 votes)
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a duke
2: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: duchy,
dukedom]
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madame
(definition)
(7 votes)
n 1: title used for a married Frenchwoman
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condom
(place)
(definition)
(5 votes)
n 1: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber
or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
[syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]
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edam
(place)
(definition)
(6 votes)
n 1: mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red
covering
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adam
(name)
(place)
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man
and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
2: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in
England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: Adam, Robert Adam]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: Adam,
ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug
drug]
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stardom
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: the status of being acknowledged as a star; "stardom meant
nothing to her"
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addendum
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: addendum, supplement, postscript]
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sedum
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Sedum
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seldom
(definition)
(2 votes)
adv 1: not often; "we rarely met" [syn: rarely, seldom]
[ant: frequently, oft, often, oftentimes,
ofttimes]
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serfdom
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: the state of a serf [syn: serfdom, serfhood,
vassalage]
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sheikhdom
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: the domain ruled by a sheik [syn: sheikdom, sheikhdom]
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subkingdom
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of
a kingdom
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tandem
(definition)
(2 votes)
adv 1: one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for
two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" [syn:
tandem, in tandem]
n 1: an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind
another
2: a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn:
bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem]
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tarmacadam
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a
factory and shaped during paving [syn: tarmacadam,
tarmac]
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held
together with tar [syn: tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam]
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thraldom
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person
[syn: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom,
thraldom]
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whoredom
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution,
harlotry, whoredom]
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wisdom
(name)
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
2: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common
sense and insight [syn: wisdom, wiseness] [ant: folly,
foolishness, unwiseness]
3: ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or
common sense and insight [syn: wisdom, sapience]
4: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: wisdom,
wiseness, soundness] [ant: unsoundness]
5: an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on
wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written
in the first century BC [syn: Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom]
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corrigendum
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a printer's error; to be corrected
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corundum
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: very hard mineral used as an abrasive [syn: corundom,
corundum]
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random
(definition)
(2 votes)
adj 1: lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed
by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell
at random"; "random movements" [ant: nonrandom]
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agendum
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn:
agenda, agendum, order of business]
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beldam
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam,
beldame, witch, crone]
2: a woman of advanced age [syn: beldam, beldame]
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earldom
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
2: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
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fiefdom
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the domain controlled by a feudal lord
2: an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or
group
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kingdom
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled
kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of
the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land,
realm]
2: a country with a king as head of state
3: the domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: kingdom, realm]
4: a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
5: the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped;
one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or
Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
6: a basic group of natural objects
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macadam
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: broken stone used in macadamized roadways
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held
together with tar [syn: tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam]
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madam
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam,
ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]
2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: madam,
brothel keeper]
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martyrdom
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of
a religious faith or cause
2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: calvary,
martyrdom]
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memorandum
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a written proposal or reminder [syn: memo, memorandum,
memoranda]
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princedom
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a prince
2: territory ruled by a prince [syn: principality,
princedom]
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pudendum
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: human external genital organs collectively especially of a
female
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quondam
(definition)
(1 vote)
adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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referendum
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a legislative act is referred for final approval to a
popular vote by the electorate
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christendom
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and
history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and
Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church
was the principal church of Christendom" [syn:
Christendom, Christianity]
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heathendom
(2 votes)
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oldham
(name)
(place)
(2 votes)
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unwisdom
(2 votes)
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archdukedom
(1 vote)
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chiefdom
(1 vote)
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saintdom
(1 vote)
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shahdom
(2 votes)
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queendom
(1 vote)
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tsardom
(1 vote)
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rodham
(1 vote)
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odom
(name)
(1 vote)
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wyndham
(name)
(place)
(1 vote)