1,'hood,(slang) a neighborhood
2,1530s,the decade from 1530 to 1539
3,15_May_Organization,a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah
4,1750s,the decade from 1750 to 1759
5,1760s,the decade from 1760 to 1769
6,1770s,the decade from 1770 to 1779
7,1780s,the decade from 1780 to 1789
8,1790s,the decade from 1790 to 1799
9,18-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
10,1820s,the decade from 1820 to 1829
11,1830s,the decade from 1830 to 1839
12,1840s,the decade from 1840 to 1849
13,1850s,the decade from 1850 to 1859
14,1860s,the decade from 1860 to 1869
15,1870s,the decade from 1870 to 1879
16,1900s,the decade from 1900 to 1909
17,22-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold
18,24-karat_gold pure_gold,100 per cent gold
19,24/7,uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
20,401-k_plan 401-k,a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
21,9/11 9-11 September_11 Sept._11 Sep_11,the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
22,angstrom angstrom_unit A,a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
23,vitamin_A antiophthalmic_factor axerophthol A,any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
24,deoxyadenosine_monophosphate A,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
25,adenine A,(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
26,ampere amp A,the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
27,A letter_a,the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
28,A type_A group_A,the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
29,A'man,the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet
30,A-horizon A_horizon,the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
31,A-line,women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline; "it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
32,A-list,a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"
33,A-team,a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
34,Bachelor_of_Arts BA Artium_Baccalaurens AB,a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
35,Ab Av,the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
36,abdominal abdominal_muscle ab,the muscles of the abdomen
37,AB type_AB group_AB,the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
38,ABO_antibodies,blood type antibodies
39,ABO_blood_group_system ABO_system ABO_group,a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
40,ACE_inhibitor angiotensin-converting_enzyme_inhibitor,antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney  leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure
41,ADA-SCID,SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase
42,AIDS acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome,a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
43,Algol,second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary
44,ALGOL,(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
45,AND_circuit AND_gate,a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
46,armored_personnel_carrier armoured_personnel_carrier APC,(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry
47,APC,a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)
48,ASCII_character,any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
49,ASCII_character_set,(computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
50,ASCII_text_file,a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
51,ASL American_sign_language,the sign language used in the United States
52,AWOL,one who is away or absent without leave
53,A_battery,battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
54,A_level,the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
55,Aachen Aken Aix-la-Chapelle,a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
56,Aalborg Alborg,a city and port in northern Jutland
57,Aalto Alvar_Aalto Hugo_Alvar_Henrik_Aalto,Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
58,Aare Aar Aare_River,a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
59,Aaron Henry_Louis_Aaron Hank_Aaron,United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
60,Aaron,(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
61,Abadan,a port city in southwestern Iran
62,Abbe_condenser,a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
63,abecedarian,a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
64,Abecedarian,a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
65,Abel Niels_Abel Niels_Henrik_Abel,Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
66,Abel,(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
67,Abelard Peter_Abelard Pierre_Abelard,French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
68,Abelian_group commutative_group,a group that satisfies the commutative law
69,Abelmoschus genus_Abelmoschus,genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
70,Aberdare,a mining town in southern Wales
71,Aberdeen,a town in western Washington
72,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern South Dakota
73,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern Maryland
74,Aberdeen,a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
75,Aberdeen_Angus Angus black_Angus,black hornless breed from Scotland
76,Abidjan,city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
77,Abies genus_Abies,true firs
78,Abilene,a city in central Texas
79,Abilene,a town in central Kansas west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
80,Abkhaz Abkhas,a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea
81,Abkhaz Abkhazia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
82,Abkhazian Abkhasian,a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz
83,Abnaki,a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
84,Abnaki,the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
85,Abney_level,a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
86,aborigine autochthon,the earliest known inhabitants of a region
87,Aborigine Abo Aboriginal native_Australian Australian_Aborigine,a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
88,Abraham Ibrahim,the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis  God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism  Christianity  and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"
89,Abraham's_bosom bosom_of_Abraham,the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
90,Abramis genus_Abramis,European fishes
91,Abrocoma genus_Abrocoma,abrocomes
92,Abronia genus_Abronia,genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers
93,Abruzzi Abruzzi_e_Molise,a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
94,Abstract_Expressionism action_painting,a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
95,Abu_Dhabi United_Arab_Emirates's_capital,a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
96,Abu_Hafs_al-Masri_Brigades,a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey
97,Abu_Sayyaf Bearer_of_the_Sword,a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
98,Abudefduf genus_Abudefduf,damsel fishes
99,Abuja capital_of_Nigeria Nigerian_capital,capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
100,Abukir Abukir_Bay,a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
101,Abutilon genus_Abutilon,herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; Indian mallow
102,Abydos,an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
103,Abyssinian Abyssinian_cat,a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
104,Abyssinian_banana Ethiopian_banana Ensete_ventricosum Musa_ensete,large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
105,Academy_Award Oscar,an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
106,Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
107,Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
108,Acadia,the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
109,Acadia_National_Park,a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
110,Acadian,an early French settler in the Maritimes
111,Acalypha genus_Acalypha,a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
112,Acanthaceae family_Acanthaceae acanthus_family,widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
113,Acanthisitta genus_Acanthisitta,a genus of Xenicidae
114,Acanthocephala phylum_Acanthocephala,phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
115,Acanthocereus genus_Acanthocereus,mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region
116,Acanthocybium genus_Acanthocybium,wahoos
117,Acanthophis genus_Acanthophis,Australian elapid snakes
118,Acanthopterygii superorder_Acanthopterygii,teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
119,Acanthoscelides genus_Acanthoscelides,a genus of Bruchidae
120,Acanthuridae family_Acanthuridae,surgeonfishes
121,Acanthurus genus_Acanthurus,type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
122,Acapulco Acapulco_de_Juarez,a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
123,Acapulco_gold Mexican_green,a particularly potent variety of marijuana
124,Acaridae family_Acaridae,mites
125,Acarina order_Acarina,mites and ticks
126,Accipiter genus_Accipiter,type genus of the family Accipitridae
127,Accipitridae family_Accipitridae,hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
128,Accipitriformes order_Accipitriformes,in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
129,Accra capital_of_Ghana,the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
130,Acer genus_Acer,type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
131,Aceraceae family_Aceraceae maple_family,a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
132,Achaean Achaian,a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
133,Acheron River_Acheron,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
134,Acherontia genus_Acherontia,death's-head moth
135,Acheson Dean_Acheson Dean_Gooderham_Acheson,United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
136,Acheson_process,an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay
137,Acheta genus_Acheta,common house and field crickets
138,Achilles,a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
139,Achilles'_heel,a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
140,Achilles_tendon tendon_of_Achilles,a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
141,Achoerodus genus_Achoerodus,a genus of Labridae
142,Achomawi,a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
143,Achomawi,the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi
144,Achras genus_Achras,tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit
145,Acinonyx genus_Acinonyx,cheetahs
146,Acinos genus_Acinos,plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
147,Acipenser genus_Acipenser,type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
148,Acipenseridae family_Acipenseridae,sturgeons
149,Acnidosporidia subclass_Acnidosporidia,a subclass of Sporozoa
150,Acocanthera genus_Acocanthera Acokanthera genus_Acokanthera,small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa
151,Aconcagua,the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22 834 feet high)
152,Aconitum genus_Aconitum,genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal
153,Acoraceae subfamily_Acoraceae,used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
154,Acorus genus_Acorus,sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
155,Acrasiomycetes class_Acrasiomycetes,cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
156,acre,a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
157,Acre,a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
158,Acre Akko Akka Accho,a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
159,Acrididae family_Acrididae Locustidae family_Locustidae,short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
160,Acridotheres genus_Acridotheres,mynas
161,Acris genus_Acris,cricket frogs
162,Acrobates genus_Acrobates,a genus of Phalangeridae
163,Acrocarpus genus_Acrocarpus,small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
164,Acrocephalus genus_Acrocephalus,a genus of Sylviidae
165,Acroclinium genus_Acroclinium,genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
166,Acrocomia genus_Acrocomia,Central and South American feather palms
167,Acropora genus_Acropora,coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria  including staghorn corals
168,Acrostichum genus_Acrostichum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
169,Actaea genus_Actaea,baneberry
170,Actias genus_Actias,luna moths
171,Actifed,trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
172,Actinia genus_Actinia,a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
173,actinia actinian actiniarian,any sea anemone or related animal
174,Actiniaria order_Actiniaria Actinaria order_Actinaria,sea anemones
175,Actinidia genus_Actinidia,small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
176,Actinidiaceae family_Actinidiaceae,tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
177,Actiniopteris genus_Actiniopteris,terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa
178,Actinomeris genus_Actinomeris,used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina
179,Actinomycetaceae family_Actinomycetaceae,filamentous anaerobic bacteria
180,Actinomycetales order_Actinomycetales,filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
181,Actinomyxidia order_Actinomyxidia,parasites of worms
182,Actinopoda subclass_Actinopoda,heliozoans; radiolarians
183,Actitis genus_Actitis,a genus of Scolopacidae
184,Actium,an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
185,Actium,the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
186,Acts_of_the_Apostles Acts,a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
187,Adad,Babylonian god of storms and wind
188,Antalya Adalia,a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
189,Adalia genus_Adalia,genus of ladybugs
190,Adam,(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
191,Adam Robert_Adam,Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
192,Adam ecstasy XTC go disco_biscuit cristal X hug_drug,street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
193,Adam's_Peak Samanala,a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7 360 feet high)
194,Adam's_needle Adam's_needle-and-thread spoonleaf_yucca needle_palm Yucca_filamentosa,yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
195,Adams Sam_Adams Samuel_Adams,American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
196,Adams John_Quincy_Adams President_Adams President_John_Quincy_Adams,6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
197,Adams John_Adams President_Adams President_John_Adams,2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
198,Adams Mount_Adams,a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12 307 feet high)
199,Adana Seyhan,a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
200,Adansonia genus_Adansonia,baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
201,Adapa,a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)
202,Adapid Adapid_group,extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
203,Adar,the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
204,Addis_Ababa New_Flower capital_of_Ethiopia,the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
205,Addison's_disease Addison's_syndrome hypoadrenalism hypoadrenocorticism,a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
206,Additions_to_Esther,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
207,Adelaide,the state capital of South Australia
208,Adelges genus_Adelges,type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
209,Adelgidae family_Adelgidae,plant lice
210,Adelie Adelie_penguin Pygoscelis_adeliae,medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
211,Adelie_Land Terre_Adelie Adelie_Coast,a costal region of Antarctica south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
212,Aden,an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
213,Adenanthera genus_Adenanthera,small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
214,Adenauer Konrad_Adenauer,German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
215,Adenium genus_Adenium,one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia
216,Adenota genus_Adenota,African antelopes: puku
217,Adi_Granth Granth Granth_Sahib,the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
218,Adiantaceae family_Adiantaceae,used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
219,Adiantum genus_Adiantum,cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
220,Adige River_Adige,a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige"
221,Adirondacks Adirondack_Mountains,a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
222,Aditi,a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
223,Aditya,one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light
224,Adlumia genus_Adlumia,one species: climbing fumitory
225,Admiralty_Island,an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
226,Admiralty_Islands,a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
227,Admiralty_Range,mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land
228,Admission_Day,in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
229,Adonic Adonic_line,a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
230,adonis,any handsome young man
231,Adonis genus_Adonis,annual or perennial herbs
232,Adonis,(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"
233,Hadrian Publius_Aelius_Hadrianus Adrian,Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
234,Adrian Edgar_Douglas_Adrian Baron_Adrian,English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
235,Adriatic Adriatic_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
236,Advanced_Research_and_Development_Activity ARDA,an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
237,advent coming,arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"
238,Advent,the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
239,Second_Coming Second_Coming_of_Christ Second_Advent Advent Parousia,(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
240,Advent_Sunday,the first of the four Sundays during Advent
241,Adventism Second_Adventism,any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
242,Adventist Second_Adventist,a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
243,Adzhar Adzharia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
244,Aedes genus_Aedes,yellow-fever mosquitos
245,Aegates_Isles Aegadean_Isles,islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC
246,Aegean Aegean_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
247,Aegean_civilization Aegean_civilisation Aegean_culture,the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
248,Aegean_island,an island in the Aegean Sea
249,Aegiceras genus_Aegiceras,a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae
250,Aegilops genus_Aegilops,goat grass
251,Aegina Aigina,an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
252,Aegina,small medusa
253,Aegisthus,(Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him
254,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War
255,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC)
256,Aegypiidae family_Aegypiidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
257,Aegypius genus_Aegypius,a genus of Accipitridae
258,Aegyptopithecus,extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
259,Aeneas,a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
260,Aeneid,an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
261,Aeolian Eolian,a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
262,Aeolic Eolic,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
263,Aeolis Aeolia,ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)
264,Aeolus,god of the winds in ancient mythology
265,Aeonium genus_Aeonium,a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
266,Aepyceros genus_Aepyceros,African antelopes: impalas
267,Aepyornidae family_Aepyornidae,coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
268,Aepyorniformes order_Aepyorniformes,huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
269,Aerobacter genus_Aerobacter,aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
270,Aerobacter_aerogenes,a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
271,Aertex,a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
272,Aeschylus,Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
273,Aesculapius Asclepius Asklepios,son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
274,Aesculus genus_Aesculus,deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia
275,Aesir,(Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
276,Aesop,Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
277,Aesop's_fables,a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
278,Aether,personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
279,ether aether,a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
280,Aethionema genus_Aethionema,Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
281,Aethusa genus_Aethusa,fool's parsley
282,Aetobatus genus_Aetobatus,a genus of Myliobatidae
283,Affirmed,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
284,afghan,a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
285,Afghan Afghanistani,a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
286,Pashto Pashtu Paxto Afghani Afghan,an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
287,sheepskin_coat afghan,a coat made of sheepskin
288,Afghan_hound Afghan,tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
289,Afghan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
290,Afghanistan Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan,a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
291,Aframomum genus_Aframomum,an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
292,Africa,the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
293,African,a native or inhabitant of Africa
294,African-American African_American Afro-American Black_American,an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
295,African_bowstring_hemp African_hemp Sansevieria_guineensis,bowstring hemp of South Africa
296,African_chameleon Chamaeleo_chamaeleon,a chameleon found in Africa
297,African_clawed_frog Xenopus_laevis,a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals
298,African_coral_snake Aspidelaps_lubricus,small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
299,African_country African_nation,countries occupying the African continent
300,African_crocodile Nile_crocodile Crocodylus_niloticus,a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
301,African_daisy yellow_ageratum Lonas_inodora Lonas_annua,shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
302,African_daisy,African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
303,African_daisy,any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
304,African_elephant Loxodonta_africana,an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
305,African_grey African_gray Psittacus_erithacus,commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
306,African_hemp Sparmannia_africana,large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
307,African_holly Solanum_giganteum,woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches  clusters of blue or white flowers  and bright red berries resembling holly berries
308,African_hunting_dog hyena_dog Cape_hunting_dog Lycaon_pictus,a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
309,African_lily African_tulip blue_African_lily Agapanthus_africanus,African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
310,African_mahogany,African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
311,African_marigold big_marigold Aztec_marigold Tagetes_erecta,a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
312,African_monitor Varanus_niloticus,destroys crocodile eggs
313,African_oil_palm Elaeis_guineensis,oil palm of Africa
314,African_scented_mahogany cedar_mahogany sapele_mahogany Entandrophragma_cylindricum,African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
315,African_violet Saintpaulia_ionantha,tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
316,African_walnut Lovoa_klaineana,tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
317,African_wild_ass Equus_asinus,a wild ass of Africa
318,Africander,tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft
319,Africanized_bee Africanized_honey_bee killer_bee Apis_mellifera_scutellata Apis_mellifera_adansonii,a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
320,Afrikaans Taal South_African_Dutch,an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
321,Afrikaner Afrikander Boer,a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
322,Afro Afro_hairdo,a rounded thickly curled hairdo
323,Afro-wig,a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo
324,Afroasiatic Afro-Asiatic Afroasiatic_language Afrasian Afrasian_language Hamito-Semitic,a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
325,Afrocarpus genus_Afrocarpus,dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus
326,Aga Agha,title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
327,Agalinis genus_Agalinis,semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies
328,Agamemnon,(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
329,Agamidae family_Agamidae,an Old World reptile family of Sauria
330,Agapornis genus_Agapornis,a genus of Psittacidae
331,Agaricaceae family_Agaricaceae,large family including many familiar mushrooms
332,Agaricales order_Agaricales,typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
333,Agaricus genus_Agaricus,type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
334,Agassiz Louis_Agassiz Jean_Louis_Rodolphe_Agassiz,United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
335,Agastache genus_Agastache,giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
336,Agathis genus_Agathis,kauri pine
337,Agavaceae family_Agavaceae agave_family sisal_family,chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
338,Agave_tequilana,Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
339,Agdestis genus_Agdestis,a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates
340,Agdistis,Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele
341,Agee James_Agee,United States novelist (1909-1955)
342,Agelaius genus_Agelaius,red-winged blackbirds
343,Agent_Orange,a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
344,Ageratina genus_Ageratina,annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America
345,Aghan Margasivsa,the ninth month of the Hindu calendar
346,Agincourt,a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
347,Agkistrodon genus_Agkistrodon Ancistrodon genus_Ancistrodon,copperheads
348,Aglaia,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
349,Aglaomorpha genus_Aglaomorpha,epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia
350,Aglaonema genus_Aglaonema,climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen
351,Agnatha superclass_Agnatha,superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
352,Agni,(Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas
353,Agnus_Dei Paschal_Lamb,figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
354,Agnus_Dei,a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
355,Agonidae family_Agonidae,poachers
356,Agonus genus_Agonus,type genus of the Agonidae
357,Agra,a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
358,Agricola Gnaeus_Julius_Agricola,Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)
359,Agrigento Acragas Girgenti,a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
360,Agriocharis genus_Agriocharis,a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey
361,Agrippa Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa,Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
362,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Younger,wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
363,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Elder,granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
364,Agrobacterium genus_Agrobacterium,small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
365,Agrobacterium_tumefaciens,the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
366,Agropyron genus_Agropyron,perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass
367,Agrostemma genus_Agrostemma,a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles
368,Agrostis genus_Agrostis,annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
369,Ahab,according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
370,Ahriman,the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
371,Ahuehuete Tule_tree,Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2 000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass"
372,Ahura,(Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities
373,Aiken Conrad_Aiken Conrad_Potter_Aiken,United States writer (1889-1973)
374,Ailey Alvin_Ailey,United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)
375,Ailuropoda genus_Ailuropoda,only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
376,Ailuropodidae family_Ailuropodidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
377,Ailurus genus_Ailurus,lesser pandas
378,Air_Combat_Command ACC,a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter  bomber  reconnaissance  battle-management  and rescue aircraft
379,Air_Corps,formerly the airborne division of the United States Army
380,Air_Force_Intelligence_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance Air_Force_ISR AFISR,an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
381,Air_Force_Research_Laboratory AFRL,a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
382,Air_Force_Space_Command AFSPC,a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
383,Air_Medal,a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
384,Air_National_Guard ANG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
385,Aire River_Aire Aire_River,a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
386,Airedale Airedale_terrier,breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
387,Aix genus_Aix,wood duck and mandarin duck
388,Aizoaceae family_Aizoaceae Tetragoniaceae family_Tetragoniaceae carpetweed_family,succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
389,Ajaia genus_Ajaia,a genus of Platalea
390,Ajax,a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
391,Ajuga genus_Ajuga,bugle
392,Akan,a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
393,Akeridae family_Akeridae,bubble shells
394,Akhbari,a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"
395,Akhenaton Akhenaten Ikhanaton Amenhotep_IV,early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
396,Akkadian,an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
397,Akron,a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
398,Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades Martyrs_of_al-Aqsa,a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
399,Akwa'ala,a member of a North American Indian people living in Baja California
400,Akwa'ala,the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala
401,Al-hakim,an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)
402,Al_Aqabah Aqaba Akaba,Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
403,Al_Ladhiqiyah Latakia,a seaport on the western coast of Syria
404,Al_Nathir,a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat
405,Alabama Heart_of_Dixie Camellia_State AL,a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
406,Alabama,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy
407,Alabama Alabama_River,a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
408,Alabama,the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
409,Alabaman Alabamian,a native or resident of Alabama
410,Aladdin,in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
411,Aladdin's_lamp,(Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie
412,Alamo,a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
413,Aland_islands Aaland_islands Ahvenanmaa,an archipelago of some 6 000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
414,Alar daminozide,a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
415,Alaric,king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
416,Alaska Last_Frontier AK,a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
417,Alaska_Native Alaskan_Native Native_Alaskan,a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
418,Alaska_Peninsula,a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)
419,Alaska_Range,a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
420,Alaska_Standard_Time Yukon_Time,standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich  reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
421,Alaska_fur_seal Callorhinus_ursinus,of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
422,Alaska_king_crab Alaskan_king_crab king_crab Alaska_crab,meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
423,king_crab Alaska_crab Alaskan_king_crab Alaska_king_crab Paralithodes_camtschatica,large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
424,Alaska_rein_orchid Habenaria_unalascensis,similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
425,Alaskan,a native or resident of Alaska
426,Alaskan_brown_bear Kodiak_bear Kodiak Ursus_middendorffi Ursus_arctos_middendorffi,brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia
427,Alaskan_pipeline trans-Alaska_pipeline,an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
428,Alauda genus_Alauda,type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
429,Alaudidae family_Alaudidae,larks
430,Albania Republic_of_Albania,a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
431,Albanian,a native or inhabitant of Albania
432,Albanian,the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania
433,Albanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Albania
434,Albany capital_of_New_York,state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
435,Albany,a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
436,Albatrellus genus_Albatrellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
437,Albatrellus_dispansus,a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
438,Albatrellus_ovinus sheep_polypore,a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
439,Albee Edward_Albee Edward_Franklin_Albeen,United States dramatist (1928-)
440,Albers Josef_Albers,United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)
441,Albert Prince_Albert Albert_Francis_Charles_Augustus_Emmanuel,prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
442,Alberta,one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
443,Alberti Leon_Battista_Alberti,Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)
444,Albigenses Cathars Cathari,a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
445,Albigensianism Catharism,a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles  one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
446,Albion,archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
447,Albright's_disease polyostotic_fibrous_dysplasia,fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
448,Albuginaceae family_Albuginaceae,fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
449,Albugo genus_Albugo,type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
450,Albula genus_Albula,type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
451,Albulidae family_Albulidae,bonefish
452,Albuquerque,the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
453,Alca genus_Alca,type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
454,Alcaeus,Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
455,Alcaic Alcaic_verse,verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
456,Alcea genus_Alcea,genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
457,Alcedinidae family_Alcedinidae,kingfishers
458,Alcedo genus_Alcedo,type genus of the Alcedinidae
459,Alcelaphus genus_Alcelaphus,African antelopes: hartebeests
460,Alces genus_Alces,elk or moose
461,Alcibiades,ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
462,Alcidae family_Alcidae,web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
463,Alcoholics_Anonymous AA,an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
464,Alcott Louisa_May_Alcott,United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
465,Alcyonacea suborder_Alcyonacea,comprising the soft corals
466,Alcyonaria order_Alcyonaria,corals and sea anemones having eight branches
467,Alcyone Halcyon,(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
468,Aldebaran,the brightest star in Taurus
469,Aldrovanda genus_Aldrovanda,one species: waterwheel plant
470,Alectis genus_Alectis,a genus of Carangidae
471,Alecto,one of the three Furies
472,Alectoria genus_Alectoria,lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
473,Alectoris genus_Alectoris,a genus of Perdicidae
474,Alectura genus_Alectura,brush turkeys
475,Alepisaurus genus_Alepisaurus,slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
476,Aletris genus_Aletris,small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
477,Aleuria_aurantia orange_peel_fungus,a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
478,Aleurites genus_Aleurites,candlenut
479,Aleut Aleutian,a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska
480,Aleut,the language spoken by the Aleut
481,Aleutian_Islands Aleutians,an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska
482,Alex_Boncayao_Brigade ABB Revolutionary_Proletarian_Army RPA-ABB,an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
483,Alexander Alexanders black_lovage horse_parsley Smyrnium_olusatrum,European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
484,Alexander Alexander_the_Great,king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
485,Alexander_Archipelago,a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
486,Alexander_I Czar_Alexander_I Aleksandr_Pavlovich,the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)
487,Alexander_II Czar_Alexander_II Alexander_the_Liberator,the son of Nicholas I who  as czar of Russia  introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
488,Alexander_III Czar_Alexander_III,son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
489,Alexander_VI Pope_Alexander_VI Borgia Rodrigo_Borgia,Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
490,Alexandria,a town in Louisiana on the Red River
491,Alexandria El_Iskandriyah,the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
492,Alexandria_senna Alexandrian_senna true_senna tinnevelly_senna Indian_senna Senna_alexandrina Cassia_acutifolia Cassia_augustifolia,erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
493,Alexandrian,a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
494,Alexandrian_laurel Calophyllum_inophyllum,East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
495,Alexandrine,(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
496,Aleyrodes genus_Aleyrodes,type genus of the Aleyrodidae
497,Aleyrodidae family_Aleyrodidae,whiteflies
498,Alfred AElfred Alfred_the_Great,king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
499,Alger Horatio_Alger,United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
500,Algeria Algerie Democratic_and_Popular_Republic_of_Algeria,a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
501,Algerian,a native or inhabitant of Algeria
502,Algerian_centime,100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
503,Algerian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Algeria
504,Algerian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Algeria
505,Algeripithecus genus_Algeripithecus,an extinct genus of Hominoidea
506,Algeripithecus_minutus,tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
507,Algiers Algerian_capital,an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
508,Algonkian Algonkin,a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
509,Algonkian Algonkin,the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
510,Algonquian Algonquin,a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
511,Algonquian Algonquin Algonquian_language,family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
512,Algren Nelson_Algren,United States writer (1909-1981)
513,Alhambra,a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
514,Alhazen Alhacen al-Haytham Ibn_al-Haytham Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham,an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
515,Ali Muhammad_Ali Cassius_Clay Cassius_Marcellus_Clay,United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
516,Ali,the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
517,Ali_Baba,the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment
518,Alisma genus_Alisma,small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants
519,Alismataceae family_Alismataceae water-plantain_family,perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
520,Alismatidae subclass_Alismatidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs
521,Alka-seltzer,a commercial antacid; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
522,All_Saints'_Day Allhallows November_1 Hallowmas Hallowmass,a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
523,All_Souls'_Day November_2,a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
524,Allah,Muslim name for the one and only God
525,Alleghenies Allegheny_Mountains,the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
526,Allegheny Allegheny_River,a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
527,Allegheny_chinkapin eastern_chinquapin chinquapin dwarf_chestnut Castanea_pumila,shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
528,Allegheny_plum Alleghany_plum sloe Prunus_alleghaniensis,wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
529,Allegheny_spurge Allegheny_mountain_spurge Pachysandra_procumbens,low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
530,Allen Gracie_Allen Grace_Ethel_Cecile_Rosalie_Allen Gracie,United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband  George Burns (1906-1964)
531,Allen Woody_Allen Allen_Stewart_Konigsberg,United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
532,Allen Ethan_Allen,a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
533,Allen_screw,a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
534,Allen_wrench,a wrench for Allen screws
535,Allentown,a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
536,Allhallowtide,the season of All Saints' Day
537,Alliaceae family_Alliaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
538,Alliaria genus_Alliaria,a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques
539,Allied_Command_Atlantic ACLANT,a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
540,Allied_Command_Europe ACE,a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
541,Allies,the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
542,Allies,in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
543,allies,an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
544,Alligatoridae family_Alligatoridae,alligators; caimans
545,Allionia genus_Allionia,small genus of chiefly American herbs
546,Allium genus_Allium,large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
547,Almaty Alma-Ata,the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
548,Almoravid,a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
549,Alnico,trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
550,Alnus genus_Alnus,alders
551,Aloeaceae family_Aloeaceae aloe_family,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
552,Alonso Alicia_Alonso,Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
553,Alopecurus genus_Alopecurus,annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
554,Alopex genus_Alopex,arctic foxes
555,Alopiidae family_Alopiidae,thresher sharks
556,Alopius genus_Alopius,type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
557,Alosa genus_Alosa,shad
558,Alost Aalost,a town in central Belgium
559,Alouatta genus_Alouatta,howler monkeys
560,Alpena,a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
561,Alpha_Centauri Rigil_Kent Rigil,brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
562,Alpha_Crucis,the brightest star in the Southern Cross
563,Alpine_anemone mountain_anemone Anemone_tetonensis,silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
564,Alpine_besseya Besseya_alpina,small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
565,Alpine_celery_pine Phyllocladus_alpinus,small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand
566,Alpine_enchanter's_nightshade Circaea_alpina,an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
567,Alpine_fir subalpine_fir Abies_lasiocarpa,medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown
568,Alpine_glacier Alpine_type_of_glacier,a glacier that moves down from a high valley
569,Alpine_lady_fern Athyrium_distentifolium,a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains
570,Alpine_mouse-ear Arctic_mouse-ear Cerastium_alpinum,widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe
571,Alpine_woodsia northern_woodsia flower-cup_fern Woodsia_alpina,slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori
572,Alpinia genus_Alpinia genus_Zerumbet genus_Languas,perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
573,Alpinism,mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
574,Alps the_Alps,a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
575,Alsace Alsatia Elsass,a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
576,Alsatian,a native or inhabitant of Alsace
577,German_shepherd German_shepherd_dog German_police_dog alsatian,breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
578,Alsobia genus_Alsobia,tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
579,Alsophila genus_Alsophila,geometrid moths
580,Alsophila_pometaria,North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
581,Alstonia genus_Alstonia,genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia
582,Alstroemeriaceae family_Alstroemeriaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
583,Altai_Mountains Altay_Mountains,a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China
584,Altaic,any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
585,Altaic Altaic_language,a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
586,Altair,double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
587,Alternanthera genus_Alternanthera,genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
588,Altoona,a town in central Pennsylvania
589,alyssum madwort,any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
590,Alyssum genus_Alyssum,a genus of the family Cruciferae
591,Alytes genus_Alytes,midwife toads
592,Alzheimer's_disease Alzheimer's Alzheimers,a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness
593,Amaethon,the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
594,Amanita genus_Amanita,genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
595,Amaranthaceae family_Amaranthaceae amaranth_family,cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
596,Amaranthus genus_Amaranthus,large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs
597,Amarillo,a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
598,Amaryllidaceae family_Amaryllidaceae amaryllis_family,snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
599,Amaterasu Amaterasu_Omikami,central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
600,Amati Nicolo_Amati Nicola_Amati,Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)
601,Amati,a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family
602,Amauropelta genus_Amauropelta,epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia
603,amazon virago,a large strong and aggressive woman
604,Amazon,(Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
605,Amazon Amazon_River,a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
606,amazon,mainly green tropical American parrots
607,Amazon_ant Polyergus_rufescens,small reddish slave-making ant species
608,Amazona genus_Amazona,a genus of Psittacidae
609,Amberboa genus_Amberboa,herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers
610,Ambloplites genus_Ambloplites,a genus of Centrarchidae
611,Amblyrhynchus genus_Amblyrhynchus,marine iguanas
612,Ambrose Saint_Ambrose St._Ambrose,(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
613,Ambrosiaceae family_Ambrosiaceae,in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
614,Ambystoma genus_Ambystoma,type genus of the Ambystomatidae
615,Ambystomatidae family_Ambystomatidae,New World salamanders
616,Ameiuridae family_Ameiuridae,North American catfishes
617,Ameiurus genus_Ameiurus,type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
618,Amelanchier genus_Amelanchier,North American deciduous trees or shrubs
619,Amen Amon Amun,a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
620,Amen-Ra Amon-Ra Amun_Ra,Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
621,Amentiferae group_Amentiferae,used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins
622,United_States United_States_of_America America the_States US U.S. USA U.S.A.,North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
623,America,North America and South America and Central America
624,American,a native or inhabitant of the United States
625,American_English American_language American,the English language as used in the United States
626,American,a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
627,American_Baptist_Convention Northern_Baptist_Convention,an association of Northern Baptists
628,American_Civil_War United_States_Civil_War War_between_the_States,civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
629,American_Dream,the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
630,American_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
631,American_Federation_of_Labor AFL,a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
632,American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations AFL-CIO,the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
633,American_Indian_Day,US: the 4th Friday in September
634,American_Labor_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party
635,American_Legion,the largest organization of United States war veterans
636,American_Party Know-Nothing_Party,a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
637,American_Revolution American_Revolutionary_War War_of_American_Independence American_War_of_Independence,the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
638,American_Revolutionary_leader,a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
639,American_Samoa Eastern_Samoa AS,a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
640,American_Staffordshire_terrier Staffordshire_terrier American_pit_bull_terrier pit_bull_terrier,American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
641,American_Standard_Code_for_Information_Interchange ASCII,(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
642,American_Standard_Version American_Revised_Version,a revised version of the King James Version
643,American_Stock_Exchange AMEX Curb,a stock exchange in New York
644,American_agave Agave_americana,widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
645,American_alligator Alligator_mississipiensis,large alligator of the southeastern United States
646,American_angelica_tree devil's_walking_stick Hercules'-club Aralia_spinosa,small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
647,American_arborvitae northern_white_cedar white_cedar Thuja_occidentalis,small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
648,American_badger Taxidea_taxus,a variety of badger native to America
649,American_barberry Berberis_canadensis,deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
650,American_basswood American_lime Tilia_americana,large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
651,American_beech white_beech red_beech Fagus_grandifolia Fagus_americana,North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
652,American_bison American_buffalo buffalo Bison_bison,large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
653,American_bittern stake_driver Botaurus_lentiginosus,a kind of bittern
654,American_black_bear black_bear Ursus_americanus Euarctos_americanus,brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
655,American_bog_asphodel Narthecium_americanum,of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
656,American_bugbane summer_cohosh Cimicifuga_americana,bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
657,American_chameleon anole Anolis_carolinensis,small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
658,American_chestnut American_sweet_chestnut Castanea_dentata,large tree found from Maine to Alabama
659,American_cockroach Periplaneta_americana,large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
660,American_coot marsh_hen mud_hen water_hen Fulica_americana,a coot found in North America
661,American_copper Lycaena_hypophlaeas,common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
662,American_crab_apple garland_crab Malus_coronaria,medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
663,American_cranberry large_cranberry Vaccinium_macrocarpon,trailing red-fruited plant
664,American_crayfish,common large crayfishes of eastern North America
665,American_crow Corvus_brachyrhyncos,common crow of North America
666,Northern_dewberry American_dewberry Rubus_flagellaris,of eastern North America
667,American_dewberry Rubus_canadensis,North American dewberry
668,American_dog_violet Viola_conspersa,violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
669,American_egret great_white_heron Egretta_albus,a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
670,American_elder black_elderberry sweet_elder Sambucus_canadensis,common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
671,American_elm white_elm water_elm rock_elm Ulmus_americana,large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
672,American_feverfew wild_quinine prairie_dock Parthenium_integrifolium,stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
673,American_flag Stars_and_Stripes Star-Spangled_Banner Old_Glory,the national flag of the United States of America
674,American_fly_honeysuckle fly_honeysuckle Lonicera_canadensis,erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers
675,American_flying_squirrel,New World flying squirrels
676,American_football American_football_game,a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
677,American_foxhound,an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
678,American_frogbit Limnodium_spongia,American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches
679,American_gallinule Porphyrula_martinica,American purple gallinule
680,American_germander wood_sage Teucrium_canadense,subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
681,American_ginseng sang Panax_quinquefolius,North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
682,American_green_toad Bufo_debilis,small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
683,American_hackberry Celtis_occidentalis,large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
684,American_harvest_mouse harvest_mouse,any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
685,American_hazel Corylus_americana,nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
686,American_holly Christmas_holly,an evergreen tree
687,American_hop Humulus_americanus,native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
688,American_hornbeam Carpinus_caroliniana,tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
689,American_lady_crab lady_crab calico_crab Ovalipes_ocellatus,brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
690,American_larch tamarack black_larch Larix_laricina,medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
691,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster,flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
692,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster Homarus_americanus,lobster of Atlantic coast of America
693,American_magpie Pica_pica_hudsonia,a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America
694,American_maidenhair_fern five-fingered_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_pedatum,hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
695,American_marten American_sable Martes_americana,valued for its fur
696,American_mastodon American_mastodont Mammut_americanum,mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
697,American_merganser Mergus_merganser_americanus,common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
698,American_mink Mustela_vison,usually rich dark brown
699,American_mistletoe Phoradendron_serotinum Phoradendron_flavescens,the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
700,American_mistletoe Arceuthobium_pusillum,small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
701,American_mountain_ash Sorbus_americana,a variety of mountain ash
702,American_oil_palm Elaeis_oleifera,palm of Central and South America
703,American_organ,a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows
704,American_parasol Lepiota_americana,an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
705,American_pasqueflower Eastern_pasque_flower wild_crocus lion's_beard prairie_anemone blue_tulip American_pulsatilla Pulsatilla_patens Anemone_ludoviciana,short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
706,American_persimmon possumwood Diospyros_virginiana,medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
707,American_plaice Hippoglossoides_platessoides,large American food fish
708,American_plan,a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
709,American_quaking_aspen American_aspen Populus_tremuloides,slender aspen native to North America
710,American_raspberry Rubus_strigosus Rubus_idaeus_strigosus,red raspberry of North America
711,American_rattlebox Crotalaria_sagitallis,tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
712,American_red_elder red-berried_elder stinking_elder Sambucus_pubens,common North American shrub or small tree
713,American_red_plum August_plum goose_plum Prunus_americana,wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
714,American_red_squirrel spruce_squirrel red_squirrel Sciurus_hudsonicus Tamiasciurus_hudsonicus,of northern United States and Canada
715,American_redstart redstart Setophaga_ruticilla,flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
716,American_rock_brake American_parsley_fern Cryptogramma_acrostichoides,rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
717,American_saddle_horse,a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
718,American_shrew_mole Neurotrichus_gibbsii,greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
719,American_smelt rainbow_smelt,common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska
720,American_smokewood chittamwood Cotinus_americanus Cotinus_obovatus,shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
721,American_smooth_dogfish Mustelus_canis,found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
722,American_spikenard petty_morel life-of-man Aralia_racemosa,unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
723,American_star_grass Hypoxis_hirsuta,perennial star grass of North America
724,American_state,one of the 50 states of the United States
725,American_sycamore American_plane buttonwood Platanus_occidentalis,very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
726,American_toad Bufo_americanus,common toad of America
727,American_turkey_oak turkey_oak Quercus_laevis,small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
728,American_twinflower Linnaea_borealis_americana,similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
729,American_water_ouzel Cinclus_mexicanus,a water ouzel of western North America
730,American_water_shrew Sorex_palustris,water shrew of North America
731,American_water_spaniel,breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
732,American_watercress mountain_watercress Cardamine_rotundifolia,mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
733,Belle_Isle_cress early_winter_cress land_cress American_cress American_watercress Barbarea_verna Barbarea_praecox,of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
734,American_white_birch paper_birch paperbark_birch canoe_birch Betula_cordifolia Betula_papyrifera,small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
735,American_white_oak Quercus_alba,large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
736,American_white_pine eastern_white_pine weymouth_pine Pinus_strobus,tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
737,American_widgeon baldpate Anas_americana,a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
738,American_wistaria American_wisteria Wisteria_frutescens,an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
739,American_woodcock woodcock_snipe Philohela_minor,small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
740,American_wormseed Mexican_tea Spanish_tea wormseed Chenopodium_ambrosioides,rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
741,Americana,any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
742,Americanism,loyalty to the USA and its institutions
743,Americanism,an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
744,Americanism,a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
745,Americanization Americanisation,assimilation into American culture
746,Amerind Amerindian_language American-Indian_language American_Indian Indian,any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
747,Amerindian Native_American,any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
748,Amhara,a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
749,Amharic Ethiopian_language,the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
750,Amia genus_Amia,type genus of the Amiidae
751,Amianthum genus_Amianthum,one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
752,Amiidae family_Amiidae,only the bowfins
753,Amish,an American follower of the Mennonite religion
754,Amish_sect,an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania
755,Amman capital_of_Jordan,the capital and largest city of Jordan
756,Ammodytes genus_Ammodytes,type genus of the Ammodytidae
757,Ammodytidae family_Ammodytidae,sand lances
758,Ammotragus genus_Ammotragus,genus of wild sheep
759,Amniota,higher vertebrates (reptiles  birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
760,Amoebida order_Amoebida Amoebina order_Amoebina,the animal order including amoebas
761,Amontillado,pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
762,Amos,a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
763,Amos Book_of_Amos,an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
764,Amphibolips genus_Amphibolips,cynipid gall wasps  especially causing oak-apple galls
765,Amphicarpaea genus_Amphicarpaea Amphicarpa genus_Amphicarpa,very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
766,Amphineura subclass_Amphineura,a class of Gastropoda
767,Amphioxidae family_Amphioxidae Branchiostomidae family_Branchiostomidae,lancelets
768,Amphipoda order_Amphipoda,small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
769,Amphiprion genus_Amphiprion,damsel fishes
770,amphisbaena,(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
771,Amphisbaena genus_Amphisbaena Amphisbaenia genus_Amphisbaenia,type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
772,Amphisbaenidae family_Amphisbaenidae,worm lizards
773,Amphiumidae family_Amphiumidae,congo snakes
774,Amsinckia genus_Amsinckia,rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
775,Amsonia genus_Amsonia,genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America
776,Amsterdam Dutch_capital capital_of_The_Netherlands,an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
777,Amundsen Roald_Amundsen,Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
778,Amur Amur_River Heilong_Jiang Heilong,an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
779,Amur_privet Ligustrum_amurense,eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
780,Amygdalaceae family_Amygdalaceae,used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
781,Amygdalus genus_Amygdalus,used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus
782,Ana,mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
783,ana,a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
784,Anabantidae family_Anabantidae,small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
785,Anabaptism,belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state
786,Anabaptist,adherent of Anabaptism
787,Anabaptist_denomination,a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
788,Anabas genus_Anabas,the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
789,Anabrus genus_Anabrus,a genus of Tettigoniidae
790,Anacanthini order_Anacanthini,at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
791,Anacardiaceae family_Anacardiaceae sumac_family,the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
792,Anacardium genus_Anacardium,type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
793,Anacyclus genus_Anacyclus,Spanish pellitory
794,Anadenanthera genus_Anadenanthera,2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees
795,Anadenanthera_colubrina Piptadenia_macrocarpa,Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
796,Anagallis genus_Anagallis,chiefly Old World herbs
797,Anagasta genus_Anagasta,moth whose larvae are flour moths
798,Anagyris genus_Anagyris,very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods
799,Anaheim,a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
800,Ananas genus_Ananas,a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
801,pineapple ananas,large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
802,Ananias,a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)
803,Anaphalis genus_Anaphalis,genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting
804,Anapsida subclass_Anapsida,oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms
805,Anarhichadidae family_Anarhichadidae,wolffishes
806,Anarhichas genus_Anarhichas,type genus of the Anarhichadidae
807,Anas genus_Anas,type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
808,Anasa genus_Anasa,squash bugs
809,Anasazi,a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings
810,Anaspida order_Anaspida,extinct order of jawless vertebrates
811,Anastatica genus_Anastatica,one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant
812,Anastomus genus_Anastomus,openbills
813,Anatidae family_Anatidae,swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
814,Anatolian Anatolian_language,an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
815,Anaxagoras,a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)
816,Anaximander,a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)
817,Anaximenes,a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)
818,anchorage,the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
819,anchorage,a fee for anchoring
820,Anchorage,a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
821,anchorage anchorage_ground,place for vessels to anchor
822,anchorage,the act of anchoring
823,Ancient_Greek,the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
824,Ancohuma,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20 960 feet high)
825,Ancylidae family_Ancylidae,freshwater gastropod
826,Ancylostomatidae family_Ancylostomatidae,hookworms
827,Ancylus genus_Ancylus,type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
828,Andalusia Andalucia,a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
829,Andaman_Sea,part of the Bay of Bengal west of the Malay Peninsula
830,Andean_condor Vultur_gryphus,large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
831,Andersen Hans_Christian_Andersen,a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
832,Anderson Sherwood_Anderson,United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
833,Anderson Philip_Anderson Philip_Warren_Anderson Phil_Anderson,United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
834,Anderson Maxwell_Anderson,United States dramatist (1888-1959)
835,Anderson Marian_Anderson,United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
836,Anderson Carl_Anderson Carl_David_Anderson,United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
837,Andes,a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
838,Andhra_Pradesh,a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
839,Andira genus_Andira,small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
840,Andorra Principality_of_Andorra,a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
841,Andorran,a native or inhabitant of Andorra
842,Andreaea genus_Andreaea,brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits
843,Andreaeales order_Andreaeales,comprises a single genus: Andreaea
844,Andrenidae family_Andrenidae,a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
845,Andrew Saint_Andrew St._Andrew Saint_Andrew_the_Apostle,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
846,Andrews Roy_Chapman_Andrews,United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
847,Andricus genus_Andricus,cynipid gall wasps  chiefly affecting oaks
848,andromeda Japanese_andromeda lily-of-the-valley_tree Pieris_japonica,broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
849,andromeda,any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
850,Andromeda,(Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon  but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife
851,Andromeda,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
852,Andromeda_galaxy,a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
853,Andropogon genus_Andropogon,tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions
854,Andvari,(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki
855,Aneides genus_Aneides,climbing salamanders
856,anemia anaemia,a deficiency of red blood cells
857,anemia anaemia,a lack of vitality
858,Anemia genus_Anemia,genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
859,Anemonella genus_Anemonella,one species: rue anemone
860,Anemopsis genus_Anemopsis,one species: yerba mansa
861,Anethum genus_Anethum,dill
862,Angara Angara_River Tunguska Upper_Tunguska,a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
863,Angas,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
864,angel,spiritual being attendant upon God
865,saint holy_man holy_person angel,person of exceptional holiness
866,angel backer,invests in a theatrical production
867,Angel Angel_Falls,the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
868,angelus_bell angelus,the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
869,Angelus,a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
870,Angevin Angevine,a resident of Anjou
871,Angiospermae class_Angiospermae Magnoliophyta division_Magnoliophyta Anthophyta division_Anthophyta,comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
872,angle,the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
873,slant angle,a biased way of looking at or presenting something
874,Angle,a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
875,Anglesey Anglesey_Island Anglesea Anglesea_Island Mona,an island northwest of Wales
876,Anglia,the Latin name for England
877,Anglian,one of the major dialects of Old English
878,Anglican,a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
879,Anglican_Catholic,a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character
880,Anglican_Church Anglican_Communion Church_of_England,the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
881,Anglicanism,the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
882,Anglicism Briticism Britishism,an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
883,Anglicism Britishism,a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
884,Anglicization Anglicisation,the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
885,Anglo-American,an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English
886,Anglo-Catholicism High_Anglicanism,a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
887,Anglo-French Anglo-Norman,the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
888,Anglo-Indian,a person of English citizenship born or living in India
889,Anglo-Saxon,a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest
890,Anglo-Saxon,a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British  they were Anglo-Saxons"
891,Old_English Anglo-Saxon,English prior to about 1100
892,Anglo-Saxon_deity,(Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
893,Anglomania,an excessive enthusiasm for all things English
894,Anglophilia,admiration for England and English customs
895,Anglophobia,dislike (or fear) of England and English customs
896,Angola Republic_of_Angola,a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
897,Angolan,a native or inhabitant of Angola
898,Angolan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Angola
899,Angolese,a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola
900,Ankara Turkish_capital capital_of_Turkey Angora,the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
901,Angora Angora_goat,a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
902,Angora Angora_rabbit,domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
903,Angora Angora_cat,a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat
904,Angostura_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar
905,Angst,an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
906,Anguidae family_Anguidae,alligator lizards
907,Anguilla,a British colony in the West Indies
908,Anguilla genus_Anguilla,type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
909,Anguillan,a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies
910,Anguillidae family_Anguillidae,eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
911,Anguilliformes order_Anguilliformes order_Apodes,elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
912,Anguillula genus_Anguillula Turbatrix genus_Turbatrix,a genus of Cephalobidae
913,Anguis genus_Anguis,type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
914,Angus_Og Aengus Oengus Angus,Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
915,Anhima genus_Anhima,type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
916,Anhimidae family_Anhimidae,screamers
917,Anhingidae family_Anhingidae,snakebirds
918,Anigozanthus genus_Anigozanthus,genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
919,Animalia kingdom_Animalia animal_kingdom,taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
920,Anisoptera suborder_Anisoptera,dragonflies
921,Anisotremus genus_Anisotremus,a genus of Haemulidae
922,Anjou,a former province of western France in the Loire valley
923,anjou,a pear with firm flesh and a green skin
924,Ann_Arbor,a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
925,Annaba,a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
926,Annapolis capital_of_Maryland,state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
927,Parvati Anapurna Annapurna,wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty
928,Annapurna Anapurna,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26 500 feet high)
929,Anne,Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
930,Annelida phylum_Annelida,segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
931,Anniellidae family_Anniellidae,legless lizards
932,Annona genus_Annona,type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
933,Annonaceae family_Annonaceae custard-apple_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
934,Annunciation Lady_Day Annunciation_Day March_25,a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England  Wales  and Ireland
935,Annunciation,(Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
936,announcement proclamation annunciation declaration,a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
937,Annwfn Annwn,(Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies
938,Anobiidae family_Anobiidae,deathwatch beetles
939,Anodonta genus_Anodonta,thin-shelled freshwater mussels
940,Anoectochilus genus_Anoectochilus,genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
941,Anogramma genus_Anogramma,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae
942,Anolis genus_Anolis,New World chameleons
943,Anomala genus_Anomala,genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
944,Anomalopidae family_Anomalopidae,a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
945,nominal_aphasia anomic_aphasia anomia amnesic_aphasia amnestic_aphasia,inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
946,Anomia genus_Anomia,type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
947,Anomiidae family_Anomiidae,saddle oysters
948,Anopheles genus_Anopheles,malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
949,Anoplura order_Anoplura,sucking lice
950,Anostraca order_Anostraca,small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
951,Anouilh Jean_Anouilh,French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)
952,Ansar_al_Islam Ansar_al-Islam Supporters_of_Islam,a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
953,Anselm Saint_Anselm St._Anselm,an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
954,Anser genus_Anser,typical geese
955,Anseres suborder_Anseres,used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
956,Anseriformes order_Anseriformes,ducks; geese; swans; screamers
957,Anserinae subfamily_Anserinae,used in some classifications for the swans
958,Anshar,the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'
959,Antananarivo capital_of_Madagascar,the capital and largest city of Madagascar
960,Antarctic Antarctic_Zone South_Frigid_Zone,the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
961,Antarctic_Circle,a line of latitude north of the south pole
962,Antarctic_Ocean,the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
963,Antarctic_Peninsula Palmer_Peninsula,a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific
964,Antarctica Antarctic_continent,an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13 000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"
965,Antares,the brightest star in Scorpius
966,Antedon genus_Antedon,a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
967,Antedonidae family_Antedonidae,feather stars
968,Antennaria genus_Antennaria,small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles
969,Antennariidae family_Antennariidae,frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
970,Anthemis genus_Anthemis,dog fennel
971,Antheraea genus_Antheraea,large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
972,Anthericum genus_Anthericum,genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
973,Antheropeas genus_Antheropeas,small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum
974,Anthidium genus_Anthidium,potter bees
975,Anthoceropsida class_Anthoceropsida,hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
976,Anthoceros genus_Anthoceros,hornworts
977,Anthocerotaceae family_Anthocerotaceae,hornworts
978,Anthocerotales order_Anthocerotales,hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
979,Anthonomus genus_Anthonomus,weevils destructive of cultivated plants
980,Antony Anthony Mark_Antony Mark_Anthony Antonius Marcus_Antonius,Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
981,Anthony Susan_Anthony Susan_B._Anthony Susan_Brownell_Anthony,United States suffragist (1820-1906)
982,Anthozoa class_Anthozoa Actinozoa class_Actinozoa,no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
983,Anthriscus genus_Anthriscus,chervil: of Europe  North Africa and Asia
984,Anthropoidea suborder_Anthropoidea,monkeys; apes; hominids
985,Anthus genus_Anthus,pipits
986,Anthyllis genus_Anthyllis,genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
987,Anti-Masonic_Party,a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs
988,Antichrist,(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
989,Antido,an artificial language related to Ido
990,Antidorcas genus_Antidorcas,springboks
991,Antigone,(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
992,Antigonia genus_Antigonia,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
993,Antigonus Antigonus_Cyclops Monophthalmos,a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
994,Antigua,the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
995,Antigua_and_Barbuda,a country in the northern Leeward Islands
996,Antiguan,a native or inhabitant of Antigua
997,Antilles,a group of islands in the West Indies
998,Antilocapra genus_Antilocapra,type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
999,Antilocapridae family_Antilocapridae,comprising only the pronghorns
1000,Antilope genus_Antilope,blackbucks
1001,Antioch Antakya Antakiya,a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
1002,Antirrhinum genus_Antirrhinum,a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
1003,Antlia,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
1004,Antofagasta,a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
1005,Antonine_Wall,a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
1006,Antoninus Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus Marcus_Annius_Verus,Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
1007,Antonius_Pius,Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)
1008,Antrozous genus_Antrozous,a genus of Vespertilionidae
1009,Antum,Babylonian consort of Anu
1010,Antwerpen Antwerp Anvers,a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
1011,Anu,Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
1012,Anubis,an Egyptian god of tombs that has the head of a jackal; conducted dead persons to judgment
1013,Anunnaki Enuki,any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods
1014,Anzac,a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I
1015,Anzio,a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
1016,Aotus genus_Aotus,douroucoulis
1017,Apache,any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
1018,apache,a Parisian gangster
1019,Apache,the language of the Apache
1020,Apalachicola Apalachicola_River,a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
1021,Apalachicola_rosemary Conradina_glabra,small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
1022,Apatura genus_Apatura,large Old World butterflies
1023,Apeldoorn,a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
1024,Apennines,a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
1025,Apgar_score,an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
1026,Aphasmidia class_Aphasmidia,one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems
1027,Aphididae family_Aphididae,small soft-bodied plant lice
1028,Aphidoidea superfamily_Aphidoidea,plant lice
1029,Aphis genus_Aphis,type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
1030,Aphriza genus_Aphriza,a genus of Scolopacidae
1031,Aphrodite Cytherea,goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
1032,Aphrophora genus_Aphrophora,a genus of Cercopidae
1033,Aphyllanthaceae family_Aphyllanthaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
1034,Aphyllanthes genus_Aphyllanthes,one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
1035,Aphyllophorales order_Aphyllophorales,includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
1036,Apia capital_of_Western_Samoa,the capital of Western Samoa
1037,Apidae family_Apidae,honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
1038,Apios genus_Apios,twining perennial North American plants
1039,Apis genus_Apis,type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
1040,Apium genus_Apium,celery
1041,Aplectrum genus_Aplectrum,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
1042,Aplodontia genus_Aplodontia,type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
1043,Aplodontiidae family_Aplodontiidae,mountain beavers
1044,Aplysia genus_Aplysia Tethys genus_Tethus,type genus of the family Aplysiidae
1045,Aplysiidae family_Aplysiidae Tethyidae family_Tethyidae,sea hares
1046,Apocrypha,14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
1047,Apocynaceae family_Apocynaceae dogbane_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
1048,Apocynum genus_Apocynum,perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers
1049,Apodemus genus_Apodemus,Old World field mice
1050,Apodidae family_Apodidae,swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
1051,Apodiformes order_Apodiformes,swifts; hummingbirds
1052,Apogon genus_Apogon,type genus of the Apogonidae
1053,Apogonidae family_Apogonidae,bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
1054,Apoidea superfamily_Apoidea,bees
1055,Apollinaire Guillaume_Apollinaire Wilhelm_Apollinaris_de_Kostrowitzki,French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
1056,Apollo Phoebus Phoebus_Apollo,(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
1057,Apollo_asteroid,an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
1058,Apollo_program,a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the moon; "the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20  1969"
1059,Aporocactus genus_Aporocactus,small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
1060,apostle,an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
1061,Apostle Apostelic_Father,any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
1062,Apostle,(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
1063,Appalachia,an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
1064,Appalachian,a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
1065,Appalachians Appalachian_Mountains,a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
1066,Appaloosa,a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
1067,Appian_Way,an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
1068,Appleton Edward_Appleton Sir_Edward_Victor_Appleton,English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
1069,Appleton,a town in eastern Wisconsin
1070,Appleton_layer F_layer F_region,the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
1071,April Apr,the month following March and preceding May
1072,April_Fools' April_Fools'_day All_Fools'_day,the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
1073,April_fool,the butt of a prank played on April 1st
1074,April_fool,a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April
1075,Apsu,father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
1076,Aptenodytes genus_Aptenodytes,large penguins
1077,Apterygidae family_Apterygidae,coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
1078,Apterygiformes order_Apterygiformes,a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
1079,Apus,a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
1080,Apus genus_Apus,type genus
1081,Aquarius Water_Bearer,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
1082,Aquarius,a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
1083,Aquarius Aquarius_the_Water_Bearer Water_Bearer,the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
1084,Aquifoliaceae family_Aquifoliaceae holly_family,widely distributed shrubs and trees
1085,Aquila,a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
1086,Aquila L'Aquila Aquila_degli_Abruzzi,the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
1087,Aquila genus_Aquila,a genus of Accipitridae
1088,Aquinas Thomas_Aquinas Saint_Thomas St._Thomas Saint_Thomas_Aquinas St._Thomas_Aquinas,(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
1089,Aquitaine Aquitania,a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
1090,Ara,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
1091,Ara genus_Ara,macaws
1092,Arab Arabian,a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
1093,Arabian Arab,a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
1094,Arab-Israeli_War Yom_Kippur_War,Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
1095,Arab-Israeli_War Six-Day_War Six_Day_War,tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
1096,Arab_League,an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
1097,Arabian_Desert Eastern_Desert,a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
1098,Arabian_Desert Great_Arabian_Desert,a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
1099,Arabian_Nights'_Entertainment Arabian_Nights Thousand_and_One_Nights,a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
1100,Arabian_Peninsula Arabia,a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
1101,Arabian_Sea,a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia
1102,Arabian_camel dromedary Camelus_dromedarius,one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
1103,Arabian_coffee Coffea_arabica,shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee
1104,Arabian_jasmine Jasminum_sambac,East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
1105,Arabic Arabic_language,the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
1106,Arabic_alphabet,the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)
1107,Arabic_numeral Hindu_numeral Hindu-Arabic_numeral,one of the symbols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1108,Arabidopsis genus_Arabidopsis,a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
1109,Arabidopsis_lyrata,a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
1110,Arabidopsis_thaliana mouse-ear_cress,a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
1111,Arabis genus_Arabis,annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America  Europe and Asia: rockcress
1112,Arabist,a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
1113,Araceae family_Araceae arum_family,anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
1114,Arachis genus_Arachis,a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
1115,Arachnida class_Arachnida,a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings
1116,Arafat Yasser_Arafat,Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)
1117,Arafura_Sea,a part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia
1118,Aragon Louis_Aragon,French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
1119,Aragon,a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
1120,Araguaia Araguaia_River Araguaya Araguaya_River,a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
1121,Arales order_Arales,Araceae; Lemnaceae
1122,Araliaceae family_Araliaceae ivy_family,mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
1123,Aram,the biblical name for ancient Syria
1124,Aramaic,a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
1125,Aramaic Aramaic_script,an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
1126,Aramean Aramaean,a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
1127,Aramus genus_Aramus,genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
1128,Aran_Islands,three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
1129,Aranea genus_Aranea Araneus genus_Araneus,a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
1130,Araneae order_Araneae Araneida order_Araneida,spiders
1131,Aranyaka,a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest
1132,Arapaho Arapahoe,a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming)
1133,Arapaho Arapahoe,the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho
1134,Ararat Mount_Ararat Mt._Ararat,the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
1135,Aras Araxes,a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
1136,Arauca,a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
1137,Araucariaceae family_Araucariaceae araucaria_family,tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
1138,Araujia genus_Araujia,small genus of South American evergreen vines
1139,Arawak Arawakan,a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
1140,Arawak Arawakan,a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
1141,Arawn,Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
1142,Arbor_Day,a day designated for planting trees
1143,Arca genus_Arca,type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
1144,Arcadia,a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
1145,Arcadian,an inhabitant of Arcadia
1146,Arcadic,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
1147,Arcellidae family_Arcellidae,soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
1148,Arceuthobium genus_Arceuthobium,genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
1149,Archaeornithes subclass_Archaeornithes,primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
1150,Archean Archean_eon Archean_aeon Archeozoic Archaeozoic Archeozoic_eon Archaeozoic_aeon,the time from 3 800 million years to 2 500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
1151,Arches_National_Park,a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
1152,Archiannelida class_Archiannelida,a class of Annelida
1153,Archidiskidon genus_Archidiskidon,a genus of Elephantidae
1154,Archilochus genus_Archilochus,a genus of Trochilidae
1155,Archilochus_colubris,a kind of hummingbird
1156,Archimedes,Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
1157,Archimedes'_principle law_of_Archimedes,(hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
1158,Archosargus genus_Archosargus,a genus of Sparidae
1159,Archosauria subclass_Archosauria,a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
1160,Arcidae family_Arcidae,ark shells
1161,Arctic Arctic_Zone North_Frigid_Zone,the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
1162,arctic galosh golosh rubber gumshoe,a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
1163,Arctic_Archipelago,all the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle
1164,Arctic_Circle,a line of latitude near but south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
1165,Arctic_Ocean,ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs
1166,Arctic_char Salvelinus_alpinus,small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
1167,Arctic_ground_squirrel parka_squirrel Citellus_parryi,large ground squirrel of the North American far north
1168,Arctictis genus_Arctictis,binturongs
1169,Arctiidae family_Arctiidae,tiger moths
1170,Arctium genus_Arctium,burdock
1171,Arctocebus genus_Arctocebus,a genus of Lorisidae
1172,Arctocephalus genus_Arctocephalus,fur seals
1173,Arctonyx genus_Arctonyx,a genus of Mustelidae
1174,Arctostaphylos genus_Arctostaphylos,bearberry; manzanita
1175,Arctotis genus_Arctotis,herbs and subshrubs: African daisy
1176,Arcturus,the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
1177,Ardea genus_Ardea,type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
1178,Ardeidae family_Ardeidae,herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
1179,Ardennes,a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
1180,Ardisia genus_Ardisia,tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas
1181,Arecidae subclass_Arecidae,one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae
1182,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,sandworts
1183,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,turnstones
1184,Arenaviridae,a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
1185,Arendt Hannah_Arendt,United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)
1186,Arenga genus_Arenga,a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees
1187,Areopagite,a member of the council of the Areopagus
1188,Areopagus,a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
1189,Areopagus,the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)
1190,Arequipa,a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
1191,Ares,(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
1192,Argasidae family_Argasidae,soft ticks
1193,Argentina Argentine_Republic,a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
1194,Argentina genus_Argentina,type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
1195,Argentine_hemorrhagic_fever,hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
1196,Argentine_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Argentina
1197,Argentinian,a native or inhabitant of Argentina
1198,Argentinidae family_Argentinidae,small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
1199,Argiope genus_Argiope,the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
1200,Argiopidae family_Argiopidae orb-weaver,spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
1201,Argive,a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos
1202,Argo,formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
1203,argonaut,someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
1204,Argonaut,(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece
1205,paper_nautilus nautilus Argonaut Argonauta_argo,cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
1206,Argonauta genus_Argonauta,type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
1207,Argonautidae family_Argonautidae,represented solely by the genus Argonauta
1208,Argos,an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
1209,Argun Argun_River Ergun_He,a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River
1210,Argus,(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
1211,argus argus_pheasant,large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
1212,Argusianus genus_Argusianus,argus pheasants
1213,Argynnis genus_Argynnis,fritillaries
1214,Argyranthemum genus_Argyranthemum,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
1215,Argyreia genus_Argyreia,woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
1216,Argyrotaenia genus_Argyrotaenia,orange tortrix
1217,Argyroxiphium genus_Argyroxiphium,small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
1218,Arhat Arhant lohan,a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana
1219,Arhus Aarhus,port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
1220,Ariadne,beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
1221,Ariana,city in Tunisia
1222,Arianism,heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
1223,Arianrhod Arianrod,Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
1224,Aries Ram,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
1225,Aries,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
1226,Aries Aries_the_Ram Ram,the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
1227,Ariidae family_Ariidae,sea catfishes
1228,Arikara Aricara,a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river
1229,Arikara Aricara,the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara
1230,Arilus genus_Arilus,a genus of Reduviidae
1231,Ariocarpus genus_Ariocarpus,slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas
1232,Ariomma genus_Ariomma,a genus of Stromateidae
1233,Arisaema genus_Arisaema,tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
1234,Arisarum genus_Arisarum,tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
1235,Aristarchus,an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
1236,Aristarchus,a bright crater on the moon
1237,Aristarchus_of_Samos,an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
1238,Aristolochia genus_Aristolochia,birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe
1239,Aristolochiaceae family_Aristolochiaceae birthwort_family,family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
1240,Aristolochiales order_Aristolochiales,order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
1241,Aristophanes,an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
1242,Aristotelia genus_Aristotelia,small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America
1243,Aristotelian Aristotelean Peripatetic,a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
1244,Aristotelian_logic,the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages
1245,Aristotelianism,(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought"
1246,Aristotle,one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
1247,Arius,a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
1248,Arius genus_Arius,type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
1249,Arizona Grand_Canyon_State AZ,a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
1250,Arizona genus_Arizona,glossy snake
1251,Arizona_ash Fraxinus_velutina,small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
1252,Arizona_cypress Cupressus_arizonica,Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage
1253,Arizona_sycamore Platanus_wrightii,medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
1254,Arizona_white_oak Quercus_arizonica,semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
1255,Arizonan Arizonian,a native or resident of Arizona
1256,Arjuna,(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
1257,Ark Ark_of_the_Covenant,(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
1258,ark,a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
1259,Arkansan Arkansawyer,a native or resident of Arkansas
1260,Arkansas Land_of_Opportunity AR,a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
1261,Arkansas Arkansas_River,a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
1262,Arkansas_kingbird western_kingbird,a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
1263,Arlington,a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
1264,Armadillidiidae family_Armadillidiidae,pill bugs
1265,Armadillidium genus_Armadillidium,type genus of the Armadillidiidae
1266,Armageddon,(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
1267,Armageddon,any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
1268,Armagnac,dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France
1269,Armata_Corsa Corsican_Army,a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"
1270,Armed_Forces_Day,the 3rd Saturday in May
1271,Armed_Islamic_Group GIA,a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
1272,Armenia Republic_of_Armenia Hayastan,a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
1273,Armenian,a native or inhabitant of Armenia
1274,Armenian,an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and Azerbaijan
1275,Armenian Armenian_language,the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia
1276,Armenian Armenian_alphabet,a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
1277,Armenian_Church Armenian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church,an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
1278,Armenian_Secret_Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Armenia ASALA Orly_Group 3rd_October_Organization,a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
1279,Armenian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Armenia
1280,Armeria genus_Armeria,shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials
1281,Armillaria genus_Armillaria,genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot
1282,Armillaria_caligata booted_armillaria,fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
1283,Armillaria_ponderosa white_matsutake,a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
1284,Armillaria_zelleri,a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
1285,Armillariella genus_Armillariella,a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it
1286,Arminian,adherent of Arminianism
1287,Arminian_Baptist General_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
1288,Arminian_Church,the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
1289,Arminianism,17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
1290,Arminius Jacobus_Arminius Jacob_Harmensen Jakob_Hermandszoon,Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
1291,Arminius Armin Hermann,German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
1292,Armoracia genus_Armoracia,horseradish
1293,Armstrong Neil_Armstrong,United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20  1969) (1930-)
1294,Armstrong Louis_Armstrong Satchmo,United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
1295,Army_High_Performance_Computing_Research_Center AHPCRC,a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
1296,Army_Intelligence AI,an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
1297,Army_National_Guard ARNG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
1298,Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda ALIR Former_Armed_Forces FAR Interahamwe,a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
1299,Arnhem,a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
1300,Arnica_montana,herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
1301,Arno Arno_River River_Arno,a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
1302,Arnold Matthew_Arnold,English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
1303,Arnold Benedict_Arnold,United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
1304,Arnold-Chiari_deformity,deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull
1305,Arnold_of_Brescia,Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)
1306,Arnoseris genus_Arnoseris,lamb succory
1307,Arp Jean_Arp Hans_Arp,Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
1308,Arrhenatherum genus_Arrhenatherum,oat grass
1309,Arrhenius Svante_August_Arrhenius,Swedish chemist and chemist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)
1310,Artamidae family_Artamidae,wood swallows
1311,Artamus genus_Artamus,type genus of the Artamidae
1312,Artaxerxes_I Artaxerxes,king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)
1313,Artaxerxes_II Artaxerxes,king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)
1314,Artemia genus_Artemia Chirocephalus genus_Chirocephalus,fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
1315,Artemis Cynthia,(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
1316,Artemision_at_Ephesus,the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
1317,Arthropoda phylum_Arthropoda,jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
1318,Arthropteris genus_Arthropteris,tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns
1319,Arthur Chester_A._Arthur Chester_Alan_Arthur President_Arthur,elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
1320,Arthur King_Arthur,a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
1321,Arthurian_legend,the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
1322,Articles_of_Confederation,a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
1323,Artiodactyla order_Artiodactyla,an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
1324,Artocarpus genus_Artocarpus,evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit
1325,Artois,a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
1326,Aruba,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
1327,Arulo,an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language
1328,Arundinaria genus_Arundinaria,North American bamboo
1329,Arundo genus_Arundo,any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds
1330,Aruru,mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag
1331,Arvicola genus_Arvicola,in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
1332,Aryan,(according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)
1333,Aryan Indo-European,a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
1334,Asahikawa,a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
1335,Asama Mount_Asama,a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8 340 feet)
1336,Asanga,Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)
1337,Asarh Asadha,the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
1338,Asarum genus_Asarum,wild ginger
1339,Asbat_al-Ansar Band_of_Partisans,an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
1340,Ascaphidae family_Ascaphidae,family of one species of frog: tailed frog
1341,Ascaphus genus_Ascaphus,type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
1342,Ascaridae family_Ascaridae,large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
1343,Ascaridia genus_Ascaridia,roundworm having a preanal sucker
1344,Ascaris genus_Ascaris,type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
1345,Ascension Ascension_Day Ascension_of_the_Lord,(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
1346,rise rising ascent ascension,a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
1347,Ascension Ascension_of_Christ,(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
1348,ascension,(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
1349,rise ascent ascension ascending,the act of changing location in an upward direction
1350,Asch Sholem_Asch Shalom_Asch Sholom_Asch,United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
1351,Ascidiaceae class_Ascidiaceae,sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
1352,Asclepiadaceae family_Asclepiadaceae milkweed_family,widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
1353,Asclepias genus_Asclepias,genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
1354,Ascomycetes class_Ascomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
1355,Ascomycota subdivision_Ascomycota Ascomycotina subdivision_Ascomycotina,a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
1356,Ascophyllum genus_Ascophyllum,brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
1357,Asgard,(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
1358,Ash_Can Ashcan_school,early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
1359,Ash_Wednesday,the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
1360,Ashcan_School Eight,a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
1361,Ashe Arthur_Ashe Arthur_Robert_Ashe,United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
1362,Asheville,a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte
1363,Ashkenazi,a Jew of eastern European or German descent
1364,Ashkhabad capital_of_Turkmenistan,the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
1365,Ashton Sir_Frederick_Ashton,British choreographer (1906-1988)
1366,Ashur Ashir,chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
1367,Assur Asur Ashur,an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
1368,Ashurbanipal Assurbanipal Asurbanipal,king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
1369,Asia,the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
1370,Asia,the nations of the Asian continent collectively
1371,Asia_Minor Anatolia,a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
1372,Asian Asiatic,a native or inhabitant of Asia
1373,Asian_American,an American who is of Asian descent
1374,Asian_Russia,the Russia that is part of Asia
1375,Asian_black_grouse Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi,a black grouse of western Asia
1376,Asian_coral_snake,of India
1377,Asian_country Asian_nation,nations occupying the Asian continent
1378,Asian_crocodile Crocodylus_porosus,estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
1379,Asian_horseshoe_crab,horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
1380,Asian_influenza Asiatic_flu,influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
1381,Asian_longhorned_beetle Anoplophora_glabripennis,a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
1382,Asian_tiger_mosquito Aedes_albopictus,striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
1383,Asian_wild_ox,genus of Asiatic wild oxen
1384,Asiatic_black_bear black_bear Ursus_thibetanus Selenarctos_thibetanus,bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
1385,Asiatic_flying_squirrel,nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
1386,Asiatic_shrew_mole Uropsilus_soricipes,shrew mole of eastern Asia
1387,Asiatic_sweetleaf sapphire_berry Symplocus_paniculata,deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
1388,Asilidae family_Asilidae,robber flies
1389,Asimina genus_Asimina,pawpaw
1390,Asimov Isaac_Asimov,United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
1391,Asin Asvina,the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
1392,Asio genus_Asio,a genus of European owls
1393,Ask_Jeeves,a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms
1394,Asmara Asmera,the capital of Eritrea
1395,Aspalathus genus_Aspalathus,genus of South African heathlike shrubs
1396,Asparagaceae family_Asparagaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
1397,Aspergillaceae family_Aspergillaceae,family of fungi including some common molds
1398,Aspergillus genus_Aspergillus,genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
1399,Aspergillus_fumigatus,a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
1400,Asperula genus_Asperula,woodruff
1401,Asphodelaceae family_Asphodelaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
1402,Asphodeline genus_Asphodeline,genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
1403,Asphodelus genus_Asphodelus,small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
1404,Aspidelaps genus_Aspidelaps,African coral snakes
1405,Aspidiotus genus_Aspidiotus,a genus of Diaspididae
1406,Aspidophoroides genus_Aspidophoroides,alligatorfishes
1407,Aspleniaceae family_Aspleniaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium  Pleurosorus  Schaffneria
1408,Asplenium genus_Asplenium,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
1409,Assam,state in northeastern India
1410,Assamese,native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India
1411,Assamese Asamiya,the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali
1412,assault,close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
1413,assault,a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
1414,Assault,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
1415,rape violation assault ravishment,the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
1416,Assemblies_of_God,a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
1417,Associate_in_Applied_Science AAS,an associate degree in applied science
1418,Associate_in_Arts AA,an associate degree in arts
1419,Associate_in_Nursing AN,an associate degree in nursing
1420,Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons AARP,an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
1421,Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations ASEAN,an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
1422,premise premiss assumption,a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
1423,assumption supposition supposal,a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
1424,assumption laying_claim,the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
1425,Assumption Assumption_of_Mary August_15,celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church
1426,presumption presumptuousness effrontery assumption,audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
1427,Assumption,(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
1428,assumption,the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
1429,Assyria,an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
1430,Assyrian,an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
1431,Assyrian,an extinct language of the Assyrians regarded as a dialect of Akkadian
1432,Assyriology,archeology of the ancient Assyrians
1433,Astacidae family_Astacidae Astacura,crayfish
1434,Astacus genus_Astacus,type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
1435,Astaire Fred_Astaire,United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
1436,Astana Akmola capital_of_Kazakhstan,remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
1437,Astarte Ashtoreth,an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar
1438,Asteridae subclass_Asteridae,a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
1439,Asteroidea class_Asteroidea,sea stars
1440,Astor Nancy_Witcher_Astor Viscountess_Astor,British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
1441,Astor John_Jacob_Astor,United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)
1442,Astragalus genus_Astragalus,large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
1443,anklebone astragal astragalus talus,the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
1444,astrakhan,the fur of young lambs
1445,Astrakhan,a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
1446,Astreus genus_Astreus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
1447,Astreus_hygrometricus,a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan
1448,Astreus_pteridis,the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded
1449,Astroloma genus_Astroloma,evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania
1450,Astronium genus_Astronium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae
1451,Astronomical_Unit AU,a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
1452,Astrophyton genus_Astrophyton,includes many of the basket stars
1453,Astrophyton_muricatum,a variety of basket star
1454,Astropogon genus_Astropogon,a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
1455,Asuncion capital_of_Paraguay,the capital and chief port of Paraguay
1456,Asura,earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
1457,Asvins,(literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya
1458,Aswan Assuan Assouan,an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam
1459,Aswan_High_Dam Aswan_Dam High_Dam,one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
1460,Atacama_Desert,a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits
1461,Atacama_Trench,a depression the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile
1462,Atakapa Attacapan,a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
1463,Atakapa Atakapan Attacapa Attacapan,a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
1464,Ataturk Kemal_Ataturk Kemal_Pasha Mustafa_Kemal,Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
1465,Ate,goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
1466,Ateles genus_Ateles,spider monkeys
1467,Aten Aton,the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
1468,Athanasian_Creed,a Christian profession of faith
1469,Athanasianism,the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
1470,Athanasius Saint_Athanasius St._Athanasius Athanasius_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father  saint  and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
1471,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan,a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
1472,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan Athapaskan_language,a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist  Edward Sapir)
1473,Atharva-Veda,a collection of mantras and formulas
1474,Athelstan,the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
1475,Athena Athene Pallas Pallas_Athena Pallas_Athene,(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
1476,Athene genus_Athene,a genus of Strigidae
1477,Athenian,a resident of Athens
1478,Athens Athinai capital_of_Greece Greek_capital,the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
1479,Athens,a town in southeast Ohio
1480,Athens,a university town in northeast Georgia
1481,Atherinidae family_Atherinidae,small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
1482,Atherinopsis genus_Atherinopsis,a genus of Atherinidae
1483,Atherurus genus_Atherurus,a genus of Hystricidae
1484,Athiorhodaceae family_Athiorhodaceae,small motile sulphur bacteria
1485,Athos Mount_Athos,an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
1486,Athrotaxis genus_Athrotaxis,a genus of gymnosperm
1487,Athyrium genus_Athyrium,temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
1488,Atlanta capital_of_Georgia,state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
1489,Atlanta battle_of_Atlanta,a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
1490,Atlantic Atlantic_Ocean,the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
1491,Atlantic_City,a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
1492,Atlantic_Coast,a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
1493,Atlantic_Time Atlantic_Standard_Time,standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich  reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
1494,Atlantic_bottlenose_dolphin Tursiops_truncatus,the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
1495,Atlantic_cod Gadus_morhua,one of the world's most important commercial fishes
1496,Atlantic_croaker Micropogonias_undulatus,a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels
1497,Atlantic_halibut Hippoglossus_hippoglossus,largest United States flatfish
1498,Atlantic_herring Clupea_harengus_harengus,important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic
1499,Atlantic_manta Manta_birostris,largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
1500,Atlantic_puffin Fratercula_arctica,common puffin of the northern Atlantic
1501,Atlantic_ridley bastard_ridley bastard_turtle Lepidochelys_kempii,grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
1502,Atlantic_sailfish Istiophorus_albicans,a kind of sailfish
1503,Atlantic_salmon,fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
1504,Atlantic_salmon Salmo_salar,found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
1505,Atlantic_sea_bream Archosargus_rhomboidalis,sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
1506,Atlantic_spiny_dogfish Squalus_acanthias,destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
1507,Atlantic_tripletail Lobotes_surinamensis,tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
1508,Atlantic_walrus Odobenus_rosmarus,a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
1509,Atlantis,according to legend  an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
1510,Atlas,(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
1511,atlas book_of_maps map_collection,a collection of maps in book form
1512,atlas atlas_vertebra,the 1st cervical vertebra
1513,atlas telamon,a figure of a man used as a supporting column
1514,Atlas_Mountains,a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
1515,Atlas_cedar Cedrus_atlantica,tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental
1516,Atomic_Energy_Commission AEC,a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
1517,Atreus,(Greek mythology) the king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and of Menelaus
1518,Atrichornis genus_Atrichornis,type genus of the Atrichornithidae
1519,Atrichornithidae family_Atrichornithidae,scrubbirds
1520,Atriplex genus_Atriplex,orach; saltbush
1521,Atropa genus_Atropa,belladonna
1522,Atropidae family_Atropidae,booklice
1523,Atropos,the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta
1524,Atsugewi,a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
1525,Atsugewi,the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
1526,Attalea genus_Attalea,unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
1527,loft attic garret,floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
1528,Attic Classical_Greek,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens
1529,attic bean bonce noodle noggin dome,informal terms for a human head
1530,attic,(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
1531,Attica,the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
1532,Atticus genus_Atticus,atlas moth
1533,Attila Attila_the_Hun Scourge_of_God Scourge_of_the_Gods,king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
1534,Attlee Clement_Attlee Clement_Richard_Attlee 1st_Earl_Attlee,British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967)
1535,attorney_general,the chief law officer of a country or state
1536,Attorney_General United_States_Attorney_General US_Attorney_General,the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General  appointed by President Washington"
1537,Attorney_General Attorney_General_of_the_United_States,the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
1538,Auchincloss Louis_Auchincloss Louis_Stanton_Auchincloss,United States writer (born in 1917)
1539,Auckland,the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
1540,Aucuba genus_Aucuba,hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
1541,Auden W._H._Auden Wystan_Hugh_Auden,United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)
1542,Audubon John_James_Audubon,United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
1543,Audubon's_caracara Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii,widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
1544,Audubon's_warbler Audubon_warbler Dendroica_auduboni,common warbler of western North America
1545,Augean_stables,(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
1546,Augeas,(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle
1547,Augsburg_Confession,a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
1548,August Aug,the month following July and preceding September
1549,Augusta capital_of_Maine,the capital of the state of Maine
1550,Augusta,a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
1551,Augustine Saint_Augustine St._Augustine Augustine_of_Hippo,(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
1552,Augustinian,a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
1553,Augustinian_Canons,an Augustinian monastic order
1554,Augustinian_Hermits,a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
1555,Augustinian_order,any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
1556,Augustus Gaius_Octavianus Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Octavianus Octavian,Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
1557,Aulacorhyncus genus_Aulacorhyncus,a genus of Ramphastidae
1558,Aulostomidae family_Aulostomidae,trumpetfishes
1559,Aulostomus genus_Aulostomus,type genus of the Aulostomidae
1560,Aum_Shinrikyo Aum Supreme_Truth,a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train"
1561,Aureolaria genus_Aureolaria,small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
1562,Auricularia genus_Auricularia,type genus of the Auriculariaceae
1563,Auriculariaceae family_Auriculariaceae,fungi having gelatinous sporophores
1564,Auriculariales order_Auriculariales,coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
1565,Auriga Charioteer,a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
1566,Auriparus genus_Auriparus,a genus of Paridae
1567,dawn dawning morning aurora first_light daybreak break_of_day break_of_the_day dayspring sunrise sunup cockcrow,the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
1568,aurora,an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
1569,Aurora,(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
1570,Auschwitz,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
1571,Austen Jane_Austen,English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
1572,Austerlitz,a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
1573,Austerlitz battle_of_Austerlitz,a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
1574,Austin capital_of_Texas,state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
1575,Austin_Friar,one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
1576,Austin_Friars,an Augustinian monastic order
1577,Australasia,Australia  New Zealand  and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
1578,Australia Commonwealth_of_Australia,a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20 000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
1579,Australia,the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
1580,Australian Aussie,a native or inhabitant of Australia
1581,Australian Aboriginal_Australian,the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
1582,Australian_Alps,a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
1583,Australian_Desert Great_Australian_Desert,general name given to all desert areas in Australia
1584,Australian_blacksnake Pseudechis_porphyriacus,large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly
1585,Australian_cockroach Periplaneta_australasiae,widely distributed in warm countries
1586,Australian_coral_snake Rhynchoelaps_australis,small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
1587,Australian_dollar,the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru
1588,grass_tree Australian_grass_tree,any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
1589,Australian_grass_tree Richea_dracophylla,stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
1590,Australian_hare's_foot Davallia_pyxidata,a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia
1591,Australian_heath,any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
1592,Australian_magpie,black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
1593,Australian_nettle Australian_nettle_tree,any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
1594,Australian_pea Dipogon_lignosus Dolichos_lignosus,South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
1595,Australian_pine Casuarina_equisetfolia,common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
1596,Australian_pitcher_plant Cephalotus_follicularis,a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
1597,Australian_reed_grass Calamagrostic_quadriseta,tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
1598,Australian_sea_lion Zalophus_lobatus,a variety of sea lion found in Australia
1599,Australian_state,one of the states constituting Australia
1600,Australian_sumac Rhodosphaera_rhodanthema Rhus_rhodanthema,evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
1601,Australian_terrier,small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
1602,Australian_turtledove turtledove Stictopelia_cuneata,small Australian dove
1603,Australopithecus_afarensis,fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
1604,Australopithecus_africanus,gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
1605,Australopithecus_boisei,large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
1606,Australopithecus_robustus,large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
1607,Austria Republic_of_Austria Oesterreich,a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
1608,Austria-Hungary,a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
1609,Austrian,a native or inhabitant of Austria
1610,Austrian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Austria
1611,Austro-Asiatic Austro-Asiatic_language Munda-Mon-Khmer,a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia
1612,Austrocedrus genus_Austrocedrus,one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
1613,Austronesia,islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
1614,Austronesian,a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
1615,Austronesian Austronesian_language,the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
1616,Austrotaxus genus_Austrotaxus,a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew
1617,Authorized_Version King_James_Version King_James_Bible,an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
1618,Automeris genus_Automeris,io moth
1619,Auvergne,a region in central France
1620,Avahi genus_Avahi,a genus of Indriidae
1621,Avalokitesvara Avalokiteshvara,a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
1622,Ave_Maria Hail_Mary,a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
1623,Avena genus_Avena,oats
1624,Averrhoa genus_Averrhoa,trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
1625,Averroes ibn-Roshd Abul-Walid_Mohammed_ibn-Ahmad_Ibn-Mohammed_ibn-Roshd,Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
1626,Aves class_Aves,birds
1627,Avesta Zend-Avesta,a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
1628,Avestan Zend,an ancient Iranian language
1629,Avestan,the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
1630,Avicenna ibn-Sina Abu_Ali_al-Husain_ibn_Abdallah_ibn_Sina,Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
1631,Avicennia genus_Avicennia,small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
1632,Avicenniaceae family_Avicenniaceae,used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
1633,Avignon,a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
1634,Avogadro Amedeo_Avogadro,Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
1635,Avogadro's_law Avogadro's_hypothesis,the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
1636,Avogadro's_number Avogadro_number,the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602 250 000 000 000 000 000 000)
1637,Avon River_Avon,a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
1638,Avon River_Avon Upper_Avon Upper_Avon_River,a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
1639,Avon,a county in southwestern England
1640,axis,a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
1641,axis axis_of_rotation,the center around which something rotates
1642,axis,the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
1643,Axis,in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
1644,bloc axis,a group of countries in special alliance
1645,axis axis_vertebra,the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
1646,Ayr,a port in southwestern Scotland
1647,Ayrshire,hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr  Scotland
1648,Aythya genus_Aythya,canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
1649,Ayurveda,(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
1650,Az_Zarqa Zarqa,city in northwestern Jordan
1651,Azadirachta genus_Azadirachta,genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
1652,Azerbaijan Azerbaijani_Republic Azerbajdzhan Azerbajdzhan_Republic,a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
1653,Azerbaijani,a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
1654,Azerbaijani,the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani
1655,Azerbaijani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Azerbaijan
1656,Azeri,an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
1657,Azolla genus_Azolla,a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae
1658,Azollaceae family_Azollaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
1659,Azores Acores,islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
1660,Aztec,a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
1661,Aztecan,the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec
1662,bacillus B,aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
1663,B-complex_vitamin B_complex vitamin_B_complex vitamin_B B_vitamin B,originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
1664,boron B atomic_number_5,a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
1665,Bel B,a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
1666,barn b,(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
1667,B letter_b,the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
1668,B type_B group_B,the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
1669,B-52,United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
1670,B-flat_clarinet licorice_stick,the ordinary clarinet with a middle range
1671,B-girl bar_girl,a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
1672,B-horizon B_horizon,immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
1673,BASIC,a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
1674,basic staple,(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
1675,BB BB_shot,a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
1676,BB_gun,an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
1677,BVD BVD's,trademark for men's underwear
1678,B_battery,battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
1679,B_cell B_lymphocyte,a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
1680,Baader_Meinhof_Gang Baader-Meinhof_Gang,a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
1681,Baal,any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
1682,Babar,an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
1683,Babbitt_metal babbitt,an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
1684,Babesiidae family_Babesiidae,piroplasms and cattle pathogens
1685,Babinski Babinski_reflex Babinski_sign,extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
1686,Babylon,the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
1687,Babylonia Chaldaea Chaldea,an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
1688,Babylonian,an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
1689,Babylonian,the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
1690,Babylonian_Captivity,the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
1691,Babyrousa genus_Babyrousa,a genus of Suidae
1692,Baccharis genus_Baccharis,shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
1693,Bacchus,(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
1694,Bach Johann_Sebastian_Bach,German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750)
1695,Bach,the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
1696,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Library_Science ABLS,a bachelor's degree in library science
1697,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing BAN,a bachelor's degree in nursing
1698,Bachelor_of_Divinity BD,a bachelor's degree in religion
1699,Bachelor_of_Laws LLB,a three-year law degree
1700,Bachelor_of_Literature BLitt,a bachelor's degree in literature
1701,Bachelor_of_Medicine MB,(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
1702,Bachelor_of_Music BMus,a bachelor's degree in music
1703,Bachelor_of_Naval_Science BNS,a bachelor's degree in naval science
1704,Bachelor_of_Science BS SB,a bachelor's degree in science
1705,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Architecture BSArch,a bachelor's degree in architecture
1706,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Engineering,a bachelor's degree in engineering
1707,Bachelor_of_Theology ThB,a bachelor's degree in theology
1708,Bacillaceae family_Bacillaceae,typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
1709,Bacillariophyceae class_Bacillariophyceae Diatomophyceae class_Diatomophyceae,marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
1710,Bacillus_anthracis anthrax_bacillus,a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
1711,Bacillus_subtilis Bacillus_globigii grass_bacillus hay_bacillus,a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
1712,bacon,back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
1713,Bacon Roger_Bacon,English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
1714,Bacon Francis_Bacon Sir_Francis_Bacon Baron_Verulam 1st_Baron_Verulam Viscount_St._Albans,English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
1715,Bacteroidaceae family_Bacteroidaceae,family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
1716,Bacteroides genus_Bacteroides,type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
1717,Bactrian_camel Camelus_bactrianus,two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia
1718,Bad_Lands Badlands,an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
1719,Badaga,a member of an agricultural people of southern India
1720,Badaga,the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga
1721,Bade,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
1722,Badlands_National_Park,a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
1723,Baedeker Karl_Baedeker,German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
1724,baedeker,any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker
1725,Baffin_Bay,a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter
1726,Baffin_Island,the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
1727,Baghdad Bagdad capital_of_Iraq,capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
1728,Bahai,a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
1729,Bahaism,a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private"
1730,Bahamas Commonwealth_of_the_Bahamas Bahama_Islands,island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
1731,Bahamian,a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
1732,Bahamian_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Bahamas
1733,Bahia_Blanca,a port city in eastern Argentina southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
1734,Bahia_grass Paspalum_notatum,perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
1735,Bahrain Bahrain_Island Bahrein Bahrein_Island,an island in the Persian Gulf
1736,Bahrain State_of_Bahrain Bahrein,an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
1737,Bahrain_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1 000 fils
1738,Bahraini Bahreini,a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
1739,Bahrainian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bahrain
1740,Bai Baic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
1741,Bailey Pearl_Bailey Pearl_Mae_Bailey,United States singer (1918-1990)
1742,Bailey Nathan_Bailey Nathaniel_Bailey,English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
1743,bailey,the outer courtyard of a castle
1744,bailey,the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
1745,Bailey_bridge,a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
1746,Baiomys genus_Baiomys,pygmy mice
1747,Bairava,epithet of Siva; "the terrible"
1748,Bairdiella genus_Bairdiella,drumfish
1749,Baisakh Vaisakha,the second month of the Hindu calendar
1750,Bakelite,a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
1751,Bakersfield,a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
1752,Bakke_decision,a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
1753,Baku capital_of_Azerbaijan,a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
1754,Bakunin Mikhail_Bakunin Mikhail_Aleksandrovich_Bakunin,Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)
1755,Balaena genus_Balaena,type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
1756,Balaeniceps genus_Balaeniceps,type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
1757,Balaenicipitidae family_Balaenicipitidae,shoebills
1758,Balaenidae family_Balaenidae,right whales
1759,Balaenoptera genus_Balaenoptera,type genus of the Balaenopteridae
1760,Balaenopteridae family_Balaenopteridae,rorquals; blue whales
1761,Balanchine George_Balanchine,United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
1762,Balanidae family_Balanidae,stalkless barnacles
1763,Balanus genus_Balanus,type genus of the family Balanidae
1764,Balarama,elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
1765,Balaton Lake_Balaton Plattensee,a large shallow lake in western Hungary
1766,balboa,the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
1767,Balboa Vasco_Nunez_de_Balboa,Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
1768,Balder Baldr,(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
1769,Baldwin James_Baldwin James_Arthur_Baldwin,United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
1770,Baldwin Stanley_Baldwin 1st_Earl_Baldwin_of_Bewdley,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
1771,Baldwin,an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
1772,Balearic_Islands,an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
1773,Balenciaga Cristobal_Balenciaga,Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
1774,Balfour Arthur_James_Balfour 1st_Earl_of_Balfour,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
1775,Bali,an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
1776,Balinese,the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
1777,Balistes genus_Balistes,type genus of the Balistidae
1778,Balistidae family_Balistidae,triggerfishes
1779,Balkan,an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
1780,Balkan_Peninsula Balkans,a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
1781,Balkan_Wars,two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe
1782,Balkan_country Balkan_nation Balkan_state,a country on the Balkan Peninsula
1783,Balkans Balkan_Mountains Balkan_Mountain_Range,the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
1784,Balkans,the Balkan countries collectively
1785,ball,round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
1786,musket_ball ball,a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
1787,ball globe orb,an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
1788,ball,the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
1789,testis testicle orchis ball ballock bollock nut egg,one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
1790,ball,a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
1791,Ball Lucille_Ball,United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
1792,ball clod glob lump clump chunk,a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
1793,ball formal,a lavish dance requiring formal attire
1794,ball,a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
1795,ball,the game of baseball
1796,ball,a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
1797,Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization BMDO,an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
1798,Ballota genus_Ballota,perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
1799,balmoral,a sturdy laced walking shoe
1800,Balmoral bluebonnet,a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
1801,Balmoral_Castle,a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign
1802,Balochi Baluchi,an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
1803,Balsaminaceae family_Balsaminaceae balsam_family,distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
1804,Balsamorhiza genus_Balsamorhiza,genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam
1805,Balthazar Balthasar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
1806,Baltic Baltic_Sea,a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
1807,Baltic Baltic_language,a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European
1808,Baltic-Finnic,a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
1809,Baltic_State Baltic_Republic,European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
1810,Baltimore,the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
1811,Baltimore_oriole Baltimore_bird hangbird firebird Icterus_galbula_galbula,eastern subspecies of northern oriole
1812,Balto-Slavic Balto-Slavic_language Balto-Slavonic,a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
1813,Balzac Honore_Balzac Honore_de_Balzac,French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
1814,Bam,an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
1815,bang clap eruption blast bam,a sudden very loud noise
1816,Bamako,the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
1817,Bambusa genus_Bambusa,tall tender clumping bamboos
1818,Bambuseae tribe_Bambuseae,bamboos
1819,Band_Aid,trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
1820,band_aid quick_fix quickie quicky,hurried repair
1821,Bandung,a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
1822,Banff,a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
1823,Bangalore,an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
1824,Bangiaceae family_Bangiaceae,a family of protoctist
1825,Bangkok capital_of_Thailand Krung_Thep,the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
1826,Bangladesh People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh Bangla_Desh East_Pakistan,a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
1827,Bangladeshi,a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
1828,Bangladeshi_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bangladesh
1829,Bangor,a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
1830,Bangor,a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
1831,Bangor,a town in southeastern Northern Ireland
1832,Bangui capital_of_Central_Africa,the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
1833,Banjul capital_of_Gambia,a port city and capital of Gambia
1834,Bank_of_England,the central bank of England and Wales
1835,Bank_of_Japan,the central bank of Japan
1836,Bankhead Tallulah_Bankhead,uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
1837,Bankia genus_Bankia,giant shipworms
1838,Banks Sir_Joseph_Banks,English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
1839,Bannister Roger_Bannister Sir_Roger_Gilbert_Bannister,English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
1840,bannister banister balustrade balusters handrail,a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
1841,Bannockburn,a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
1842,Banti's_disease Banti's_syndrome,a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
1843,Banting F._G._Banting Sir_Frederick_Grant_Banting,Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)
1844,banteng banting tsine Bos_banteng,wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
1845,Bantu,a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
1846,Bantu Bantoid_language,a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
1847,Baphia genus_Baphia,small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
1848,Baptisia genus_Baptisia,genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod
1849,Baptist,follower of Baptistic doctrines
1850,Baptist_Church Baptists,any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
1851,Baptist_denomination,group of Baptist congregations
1852,Baptistic_doctrine,any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
1853,Baraka Imamu_Amiri_Baraka LeRoi_Jones,United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)
1854,Barany Robert_Barany,Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)
1855,Barbadian,a native or inhabitant of Barbados
1856,Barbados,a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
1857,Barbados,easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
1858,Barbados_dollar,the basic unit of money in Barbados
1859,Barbados_gooseberry Barbados-gooseberry_vine Pereskia_aculeata,West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
1860,Barbados_gooseberry blade_apple,small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
1861,Barbarea genus_Barbarea,biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
1862,Frederick_I Frederick_Barbarossa Barbarossa,Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
1863,Barbarossa Khayr_ad-Din,Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
1864,Barbary,a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
1865,Barbary_Coast,a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"
1866,Barbary_Coast,the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
1867,Barbary_ape Macaca_sylvana,tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
1868,Barber Samuel_Barber,United States composer (1910-1981)
1869,barber,a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
1870,Barberton_daisy Transvaal_daisy Gerbera_jamesonii,widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
1871,Barbuda,an island in Antigua and Barbuda
1872,Barcelona,a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
1873,Bardeen John_Bardeen,United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
1874,Barents_Sea,the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia
1875,Bari,capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
1876,Barkley Alben_Barkley Alben_William_Barkley,United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
1877,Barnaby's_thistle yellow_star-thistle Centaurea_solstitialis,European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
1878,Barnum P._T._Barnum Phineas_Taylor_Barnum,United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
1879,Barranquilla,a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
1880,Barrie James_Barrie J._M._Barrie James_Matthew_Barrie Sir_James_Matthew_Barrie,Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
1881,Barrow's_goldeneye Bucephala_islandica,North American goldeneye diving duck
1882,Barrymore John_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
1883,Barrymore Ethel_Barrymore,United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
1884,Barrymore Lionel_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
1885,Barrymore Georgiana_Barrymore Georgiana_Emma_Barrymore,United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
1886,Barrymore Maurice_Barrymore Herbert_Blythe,United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
1887,Barstow,a town in southeastern California
1888,Barth Karl_Barth,Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
1889,Barth John_Barth John_Simmons_Barth,United States novelist (born in 1930)
1890,Barthelme Donald_Barthelme,United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)
1891,Bartholdi Frederic_Auguste_Bartholdi,French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
1892,Bartholin Caspar_Bartholin,Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)
1893,Bartholin's_gland,either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
1894,Bartle_Frere genus_Bartle-Frere green_dinosaur,a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named
1895,Bartlesville,a town in northeastern Oklahoma
1896,Bartlett Robert_Bartlett Robert_Abram_Bartlett Captain_Bob,United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
1897,Bartlett John_Bartlett,United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
1898,bartlett bartlett_pear,juicy yellow pear
1899,Bartok Bela_Bartok,Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
1900,Bartram_Juneberry Amelanchier_bartramiana,open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
1901,Bartramia genus_Bartramia,a genus of Scolopacidae
1902,Baruch Bernard_Baruch Bernard_Mannes_Baruch,economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
1903,Baruch,a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah
1904,Baruch Book_of_Baruch,an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
1905,Baryshnikov Mikhail_Baryshnikov,Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
1906,Basel Basle Bale,a city in northwestern Switzerland
1907,Basic_English,a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards
1908,Basidiomycetes class_Basidiomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota
1909,Basidiomycota subdivision_Basidiomycota Basidiomycotina subdivision_Basidiomycotina,comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms  toadstools  agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi
1910,basil,any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
1911,Basil St._Basil Basil_of_Caesarea Basil_the_Great St._Basil_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
1912,basil sweet_basil,leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
1913,Basilicata Lucania,a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
1914,Basiliscus genus_Basiliscus,a reptile genus of Iguanidae
1915,Basket_Maker,early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
1916,Basotho,a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho
1917,Basque,a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
1918,Basque,the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
1919,Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna ETA,a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
1920,Basra Basia,the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
1921,Bassariscidae subfamily_Bassariscidae,in some classifications considered a separate family
1922,Bassariscus genus_Bassariscus,cacomistles
1923,Basse-Normandie Lower-Normandy,a division of Normandy
1924,Basseterre,the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
1925,Bassia genus_Bassia Kochia genus_Kochia,summer cypress
1926,bast bast_fiber,strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
1927,phloem bast,(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g.  from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
1928,Bast,cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
1929,Bastille,a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14  1789 at the start of the French Revolution
1930,bastille,a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
1931,Bastille_Day 14_July,a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
1932,Bata,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
1933,Bataan Corregidor,the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
1934,bath,a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"
1935,bath,you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
1936,bathtub bathing_tub bath tub,a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
1937,bath,an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
1938,Bath,a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
1939,bathroom bath,a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
1940,Bathsheba,(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of King David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
1941,Bathyergidae family_Bathyergidae,mole rats; sand rats
1942,Bathyergus genus_Bathyergus,mole rats
1943,Batidaceae family_Batidaceae saltwort_family,family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
1944,Batis genus_Batis,small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
1945,Batna,a town in north central Algeria
1946,Baton_Rouge capital_of_Louisiana,capital of Louisiana
1947,Baton_Rouge_Bridge,a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
1948,Batrachoididae family_Batrachoididae,toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
1949,Batrachoseps genus_Batrachoseps,slender salamanders
1950,Battle_of_Britain,the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
1951,Battle_of_Kerbala,a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
1952,Battle_of_Puebla,a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862
1953,Battle_of_Wake Battle_of_Wake_Island,in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
1954,Battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge Battle_of_the_Bulge Ardennes_counteroffensive,a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
1955,Battle_of_the_Marne Belleau_Wood Chateau-Thierry Marne_River,a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
1956,Battle_of_the_Spanish_Armada,in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
1957,Baudelaire Charles_Baudelaire Charles_Pierre_Baudelaire,a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)
1958,Bauhaus,a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
1959,Bauhinia genus_Bauhinia,mountain ebony  orchid tree
1960,Baum Frank_Baum Lyman_Frank_Brown,United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)
1961,Bavaria,a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
1962,Bavarian,a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
1963,Bavarian_blue,blue cheese of Bavaria
1964,Bavarian_cream,a rich custard set with gelatin
1965,Bay_Stater,a native or resident of Massachusetts
1966,Bay_of_Bengal,an arm of the Indian Ocean east of India
1967,Bay_of_Biscay,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
1968,Bay_of_Fundy,a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
1969,Bay_of_Naples,an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
1970,Bayard Seigneur_de_Bayard Chevalier_de_Bayard Pierre_Terrail Pierre_de_Terrail,French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
1971,Bayes Thomas_Bayes,English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
1972,Bayes'_postulate,(statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known  in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
1973,Bayes'_theorem,(statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause
1974,Bayonne,a city in northeastern New Jersey
1975,Bayonne_Bridge,a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne  New Jersey
1976,Bayrut Beirut capital_of_Lebanon,capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
1977,Beacon_Hill,a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
1978,beadle,a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
1979,Beadle George_Beadle George_Wells_Beadle,United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
1980,blessedness beatitude beatification,a state of supreme happiness
1981,Beatitude,one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
1982,Beatles,a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
1983,Beatrice,the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
1984,Beaufort_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska
1985,Beaufort_scale wind_scale,an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
1986,Beaufort_scale,a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
1987,Beaujolais,dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
1988,Beaumont William_Beaumont,United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
1989,Beaumont Francis_Beaumont,English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
1990,Beaumont,a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
1991,Beaumontia genus_Beaumontia,small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia
1992,Beauvoir Simone_de_Beauvoir,French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)
1993,Beaverbrook 1st_Baron_Beaverbrook William_Maxwell_Aitken,British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
1994,Bechtel_crab flowering_crab,derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
1995,Becker_muscular_dystrophy,a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
1996,Becket Thomas_a_Becket Saint_Thomas_a_Becket St._Thomas_a_Becket,(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
1997,becket,(nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship
1998,Beckett Samuel_Beckett,a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
1999,Beckley,a city in southern West Virginia
2000,Beckman_thermometer,a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
2001,Becquerel Henri_Becquerel Antoine_Henri_Becquerel,French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
2002,Bede Saint_Bede St._Bede Baeda Saint_Baeda St._Baeda Beda Saint_Beda St._Beda the_Venerable_Bede,(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
2003,Bedford_cord,a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
2004,chaos pandemonium bedlam topsy-turvydom topsy-turvyness,a state of extreme confusion and disorder
2005,Bedlam booby_hatch crazy_house cuckoo's_nest funny_farm funny_house loony_bin madhouse nut_house nuthouse sanatorium snake_pit,pejorative terms for an insane asylum
2006,Bedlington_terrier,a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
2007,Bedouin Beduin,a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
2008,Beecher Henry_Ward_Beecher,United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
2009,Beerbohm Max_Beerbohm Sir_Henry_Maxmilian_Beerbohm,English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)
2010,Beethoven van_Beethoven Ludwig_van_Beethoven,German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
2011,Beethoven,the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"
2012,Begin Menachem_Begin,Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
2013,Begoniaceae family_Begoniaceae begonia_family,monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
2014,Beguine,(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
2015,beguine,music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
2016,beguine,a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
2017,Behrens Peter_Behrens,German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
2018,Beijing Peking Peiping capital_of_Red_China,capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
2019,Beira,a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
2020,Bel,Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
2021,Bel_and_the_Dragon,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
2022,Belamcanda genus_Belamcanda,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
2023,Belarus Republic_of_Belarus Byelarus Byelorussia Belorussia White_Russia,a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
2024,Belarusian Byelorussian White_Russian,the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
2025,Belarusian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Belarus
2026,Belem Para Feliz_Lusitania Santa_Maria_de_Belem St._Mary_of_Bethlehem,port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
2027,Belemnitidae family_Belemnitidae,family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
2028,Belemnoidea order_Belemnoidea,order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
2029,Belfast capital_of_Northern_Ireland,capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
2030,Belgian,a native or inhabitant of Belgium
2031,Belgian_endive French_endive witloof,young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
2032,Belgian_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
2033,Belgian_hare leporide,red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
2034,Belgian_sheepdog Belgian_shepherd,hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
2035,Belgian_waffle,thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
2036,Belgium Kingdom_of_Belgium Belgique,a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2037,Belgrade Beograd capital_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro,capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
2038,Belisarius,Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians
2039,Belize British_Honduras,a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
2040,Belize_dollar,the basic unit of money in Belize
2041,bell,a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
2042,doorbell bell buzzer,a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
2043,bell toll,the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
2044,bell ship's_bell,(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00  8:00  or 12:00 o'clock  either a.m. or p.m.
2045,bell bell_shape campana,the shape of a bell
2046,Bell Melville_Bell Alexander_Melville_Bell,a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
2047,Bell Vanessa_Bell Vanessa_Stephen,English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
2048,Bell Alexander_Bell Alexander_Graham_Bell,United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
2049,chime bell gong,a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
2050,bell,the flared opening of a tubular device
2051,Bellarmine Bellarmino Cardinal_Bellarmine Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine,Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
2052,bellarmine longbeard long-beard greybeard,a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
2053,Bellerophon,(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
2054,Bellingham,a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
2055,Bellini Vincenzo_Bellini,Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
2056,Bellis genus_Bellis,daisy
2057,Belloc Hilaire_Belloc Joseph_Hilaire_Peter_Belloc,English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)
2058,bellow bellowing holla holler hollering hollo holloa roar roaring yowl,a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
2059,Bellow Saul_Bellow,United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)
2060,Belmont_Park Belmont,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
2061,Belmont_Stakes,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont  New York
2062,Belo_Horizonte,city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
2063,Belonidae family_Belonidae,ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
2064,Belostomatidae family_Belostomatidae,water bugs
2065,Belsen,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
2066,Belshazzar,(Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)
2067,Bemidji,a town in northern Minnesota
2068,Bemisia genus_Bemisia,sweet-potato whitefly
2069,Ben_Gurion David_Ben_Gurion David_Grun,Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
2070,Ben_Sira Sirach Ecclesiasticus Wisdom_of_Jesus_the_Son_of_Sirach,an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
2071,bench,a long seat for more than one person
2072,bench,the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
2073,terrace bench,a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
2074,judiciary bench,persons who administer justice
2075,workbench work_bench bench,a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
2076,Bench,the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
2077,bench,(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
2078,Benchley Robert_Benchley Robert_Charles_Benchley,United States humorist (1889-1945)
2079,bend crook twist turn,a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
2080,bending bend,movement that causes the formation of a curve
2081,bend curve,curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
2082,fold crease plication flexure crimp bend,an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
2083,Bend,a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
2084,bend bend_dexter,diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
2085,Benday_process,a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
2086,Benedict Ruth_Benedict Ruth_Fulton,United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
2087,Benedict Saint_Benedict St._Benedict,Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
2088,benedick benedict,a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
2089,Benedict_XIV Prospero_Lambertini,pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)
2090,Benedict_XV Giacomo_della_Chiesa,pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922)
2091,Benedictine,a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
2092,benedictine,a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
2093,Benedictine_order order_of_Saint_Benedict,a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
2094,Benelux,a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
2095,Benet Stephen_Vincent_Benet,United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
2096,Benet William_Rose_Benet,United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
2097,Benford's_law,a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Benford's law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"
2098,Bengal,a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
2099,Bengal_light,a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
2100,Bengal_tiger,southern short-haired tiger
2101,Bengali,(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2102,Bengali,an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
2103,Bengali,a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
2104,Benghazi,port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
2105,Benin Republic_of_Benin Dahomey,a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
2106,Benin_franc,the basic unit of money in Benin
2107,Beninese,a native or inhabitant of Benin
2108,benzoin gum_benzoin benjamin gum_benjamin asa_dulcis,gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
2109,Benjamin,(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
2110,Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
2111,Bennett Floyd_Bennett,United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
2112,Bennettitaceae family_Bennettitaceae,a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
2113,Bennettitales order_Bennettitales,fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
2114,Bennettitis genus_Bennettitis,type of the Bennettitales
2115,Bennington,a town in southwestern Vermont
2116,sesame benne benni benny Sesamum_indicum,East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
2117,Benny Jack_Benny Benjamin_Kubelsky,United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
2118,Bentham Jeremy_Bentham,English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
2119,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton,United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
2120,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton Old_Bullion,United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
2121,Benzedrine bennie,a form of amphetamine
2122,Benzoin genus_Benzoin,used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
2123,Beowulf,the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
2124,Berber,a member of a Caucasian Muslim people of northern Africa
2125,Berber Arab-Berber,an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
2126,Berber,a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
2127,Berberidaceae family_Berberidaceae barberry_family,shrubs or herbs
2128,Berberis genus_Berberis,large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
2129,Bercy Bercy_butter,butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
2130,iceberg berg,a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
2131,Berg Alban_Berg,Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)
2132,Bergen,a port city in southwestern Norway
2133,Bergman Ingrid_Bergman,Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
2134,Bergman Ingmar_Bergman,Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
2135,Bergson Henri_Bergson Henri_Louis_Bergson,French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
2136,Beria Lavrenti_Pavlovich_Beria,Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
2137,Bering Vitus_Bering Behring Vitus_Behring,Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
2138,Bering_Sea,part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
2139,Bering_Strait,a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
2140,Bering_Time Bering_Standard_Time,standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich  reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
2141,Berith Berit Brith Bris Briss,the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
2142,Berkeley Bishop_Berkeley George_Berkeley,Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
2143,Berkeley,a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
2144,Berkshire,a county in southern England
2145,Berkshires Berkshire_Hills,a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
2146,Berlage Hendrik_Petrus_Berlage,Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)
2147,Berlin German_capital,capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
2148,Berlin Irving_Berlin Israel_Baline,United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
2149,berlin,a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
2150,Berlin_airlift,airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
2151,Berlin_doughnut bismark jelly_doughnut,a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
2152,Berliner,an inhabitant of Berlin
2153,Berlioz Hector_Berlioz Louis-Hector_Berlioz,French composer of romantic works (1803-1869)
2154,Bermuda Bermudas,a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
2155,Bermuda_Triangle,an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
2156,Bermuda_buttercup English-weed Oxalis_pes-caprae Oxalis_cernua,South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
2157,Bermuda_cedar Juniperus_bermudiana,ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
2158,Bermuda_chub rudderfish Kyphosus_sectatrix,food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
2159,Bermuda_dollar,the basic unit of money in Bermuda
2160,Bermuda_grass devil_grass Bahama_grass kweek doob scutch_grass star_grass Cynodon_dactylon,trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
2161,Bermuda_maidenhair Bermuda_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_bellum,delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
2162,Bermuda_onion,mild flat onion grown in warm areas
2163,Bermuda_plan,a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
2164,Bermuda_rig Bermudan_rig Bermudian_rig Marconi_rig,a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
2165,Bermuda_shorts Jamaica_shorts,short pants that end at the knee
2166,Bermudan Bermudian,a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
2167,Bern Berne capital_of_Switzerland,the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
2168,Bernard Claude_Bernard,French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
2169,Bernese_mountain_dog,large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
2170,Bernhardt Sarah_Bernhardt Henriette_Rosine_Bernard,French actress (1844-1923)
2171,Bernini Giovanni_Lorenzo_Bernini,Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
2172,Bernoulli Daniel_Bernoulli,Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
2173,Bernoulli Johann_Bernoulli Jean_Bernoulli John_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
2174,Bernoulli Jakob_Bernoulli Jacques_Bernoulli James_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
2175,Bernoulli's_law law_of_large_numbers,(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
2176,Bernstein Leonard_Bernstein,United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
2177,Berra Lawrence_Peter_Berra Yogi Yogi_Berra,United States baseball player (born 1925)
2178,berry,any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
2179,berry,a small fruit having any of various structures  e.g.  simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
2180,Berry Chuck_Berry Charles_Edward_Berry,United States rock singer (born in 1931)
2181,Berteroa genus_Berteroa,hoary alyssum
2182,Bertholletia genus_Bertholletia,brazil nut
2183,Bertillon Alphonse_Bertillon,French criminologist (1853-1914)
2184,Bertillon_system,a system or procedure for identifying persons
2185,Bertolucci Bernardo_Bertolucci,Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
2186,Berycomorphi order_Berycomorphi,an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
2187,Berzelius Jons_Jakob_Berzelius,Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
2188,Bessel Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel,German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
2189,Bessemer Sir_Henry_Bessemer,British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
2190,Bessemer_converter,a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
2191,Bessemer_process,an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
2192,Bessera genus_Bessera,small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
2193,Besseya genus_Besseya,genus of North American spring wildflowers
2194,best,the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"
2195,best topper,the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"
2196,Best C._H._Best Charles_Herbert_Best,Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
2197,beta,the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
2198,Beta genus_Beta,beets
2199,Beta_Centauri,the second brightest star in Centaurus
2200,Beta_Crucis,the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
2201,Betelgeuse Alpha_Orionis,the second brightest star in Orion
2202,Bethe Hans_Bethe Hans_Albrecht_Bethe,United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906)
2203,Bethlehem,a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
2204,Bethlehem Bayt_Lahm Bethlehem_Ephrathah Bethlehem-Judah,a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
2205,Bethune Mary_McLeod_Bethune,United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
2206,Bettongia genus_Bettongia,jerboa kangaroo
2207,Betula genus_Betula,a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
2208,Betulaceae family_Betulaceae birch_family,monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
2209,Beveridge William_Henry_Beveridge First_Baron_Beveridge,British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
2210,Beverly_Hills,a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
2211,Bevin Ernest_Bevin,British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951)
2212,Bewick's_swan Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii,Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
2213,Bhadon Bhadrapada,the sixth month of the Hindu calendar
2214,Bhaga,god of wealth and love
2215,Bhagavad-Gita Bhagavadgita Gita,(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
2216,Bhumi_Devi,earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
2217,Bhutan Kingdom_of_Bhutan,a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India
2218,Bhutanese Bhutani,a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
2219,Bhutanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bhutan
2220,Bibb_lettuce,lettuce with relatively crisp leaves
2221,Bible Christian_Bible Book Good_Book Holy_Scripture Holy_Writ Scripture Word_of_God Word,the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
2222,bible,a book regarded as authoritative in its field
2223,Bible_Belt,southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
2224,Biblical_Aramaic,the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament
2225,Bibos genus_Bibos,wild ox
2226,Bidens genus_Bidens,bur marigolds
2227,Bierce Ambrose_Bierce Ambrose_Gwinett_Bierce,United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
2228,Big_Ben,clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament  London
2229,Big_Bend,a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
2230,Big_Bend_National_Park,a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
2231,Big_Blue BLU-82,a reliable and deadly 15 000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
2232,Big_Brother,an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
2233,big_brother,an older brother
2234,Big_Dipper Dipper Plough Charles's_Wain Wain Wagon,a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
2235,roller_coaster big_dipper chute-the-chute,elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
2236,Big_Sioux_River,a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City  Iowa
2237,Big_Sur,a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco
2238,Bigfoot Sasquatch,large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
2239,Bighorn Bighorn_River,a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
2240,bighorn bighorn_sheep cimarron Rocky_Mountain_bighorn Rocky_Mountain_sheep Ovis_canadensis,wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
2241,Bight_of_Benin,a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
2242,Bignonia genus_Bignonia,one species: cross vine
2243,Bignoniaceae family_Bignoniaceae,trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
2244,Bihar,a state of northeastern India
2245,Bihari,the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
2246,Bikini,an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
2247,bikini two-piece,a woman's very brief bathing suit
2248,Bill_of_Rights,a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
2249,Billings,the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
2250,Biloxi,a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi
2251,Biloxi,a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
2252,Biloxi,the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi
2253,Binet Alfred_Binet,French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
2254,Binet-Simon_Scale,the first intelligence test
2255,Binghamton,a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
2256,Bioko,an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
2257,Birmingham Pittsburgh_of_the_South,the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
2258,Birmingham Brummagem,a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
2259,Biscayne_Bay,a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
2260,Biscayne_National_Park,a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
2261,Biscutella genus_Biscutella,genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
2262,Bishkek Biskek Frunze capital_of_Kyrgyzstan,the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
2263,Bismarck von_Bismarck Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_Eduard_Leopold_von_Bismarck Iron_Chancellor,German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
2264,Bismarck capital_of_North_Dakota,capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
2265,Bismarck_Archipelago,a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
2266,Bismarck_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
2267,Bismarck_Sea battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea,a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
2268,Bissau capital_of_Guinea-Bissau,the capital of Guinea-Bissau
2269,Bithynia,an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
2270,Bitis genus_Bitis,a genus of Viperidae
2271,Bittacidae family_Bittacidae,a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
2272,Biu-Mandara,a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
2273,Bivalvia class_Bivalvia Lamellibranchia class_Lamellibranchia class_Pelecypoda,oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
2274,Bizet Georges_Bizet,French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)
2275,Blaberus genus_Blaberus,giant cockroaches
2276,black blackness inkiness,the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
2277,total_darkness lightlessness blackness pitch_blackness black,total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night"
2278,Black Joseph_Black,British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
2279,Black Shirley_Temple_Black Shirley_Temple,popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
2280,Black Black_person blackamoor Negro Negroid,a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
2281,black,(board games) the darker pieces
2282,black,black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"
2283,Black_African,an African who is Black
2284,Black_Death Black_Plague,the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
2285,Black_English Black_English_Vernacular Ebonics,a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Blacks in the United States
2286,Black_Forest Schwarzwald,a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
2287,Black_Hand,a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
2288,Black_Hawk Makataimeshekiakiak,Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
2289,Black_Hills,mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
2290,Black_Hills,mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
2291,Black_Hole_of_Calcutta,a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
2292,Black_Muslim,an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam
2293,Black_Panther,a member of the Black Panthers political party
2294,Black_Panthers,a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
2295,Black_Rock_Desert,a desert in northwestern Nevada
2296,Black_Sea Euxine_Sea,a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
2297,Black_September_Movement,a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes
2298,Black_and_Tan,an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
2299,Black_man,a man who is Black
2300,Black_race Negroid_race Negro_race,a dark-skinned race
2301,Black_woman,a woman who is Black
2302,Blackburn Blackburnian_warbler Dendroica_fusca,black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
2303,Blackfoot,a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
2304,Blackfoot,any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot
2305,Blackpool,a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
2306,Blacksburg,a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
2307,Blackshirt,a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
2308,Blackwall_hitch,a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
2309,Blaia_Zimondal,an artificial language
2310,Blair Tony_Blair Anthony_Charles_Lynton_Blair,British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
2311,Blake William_Blake,visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
2312,Blandfordia genus_Blandfordia,small species of tuberous Australian perennial herbs
2313,Blantyre,city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
2314,Blarina genus_Blarina,shrews
2315,Blarney_Stone,a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
2316,Blastocladia genus_Blastocladia,a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
2317,Blastocladiales order_Blastocladiales,fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
2318,Blastodiaceae family_Blastodiaceae,a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
2319,Blastomyces genus_Blastomyces,genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
2320,Blatta genus_Blatta,type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
2321,Blattella genus_Blattella,small cockroaches
2322,Blattidae family_Blattidae,domestic cockroaches
2323,Blattodea suborder_Blattodea Blattaria suborder_Blattaria,cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
2324,Blechnaceae family_Blechnaceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum  Doodia  Sadleria  Stenochlaena  and Woodwardia
2325,Blechnum genus_Blechnum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
2326,Blenheim,the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
2327,Blenheim_spaniel,red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
2328,Blenniidae family_Blenniidae,a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
2329,Blennioidea suborder_Blennioidea,blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
2330,Blennius genus_Blennius,type genus of the Blenniidae
2331,Blephilia genus_Blephilia,small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
2332,Bleriot Louis_Bleriot,French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)
2333,Bletilla genus_Bletilla,small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
2334,Bletilla_striata Bletia_striata,Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
2335,Blida,a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers
2336,Bligh William_Bligh Captain_Bligh,British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4 000 miles away (1754-1817)
2337,Blighia genus_Blighia,small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
2338,Blighty,a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad
2339,Blissus genus_Blissus,chinch bugs
2340,Blitzstein Marc_Blitzstein,United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
2341,Bloch Ernest_Bloch,United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)
2342,Bloemfontein,the seat of the supreme court
2343,Blok Alexander_Alexandrovich_Blok Aleksandr_Aleksandrovich_Blok,Russian poet (1880-1921)
2344,Mary_I Mary_Tudor Bloody_Mary,daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)
2345,Bloody_Mary,a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
2346,Bloomeria genus_Bloomeria,small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
2347,Bloomfield Leonard_Bloomfield,United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
2348,Bloomington,a university town in south central Indiana
2349,Bloomsbury,a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
2350,Bloomsbury_Group,an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
2351,Blucher von_Blucher G._L._von_Blucher Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Blucher,Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
2352,blucher,a high shoe with laces over the tongue
2353,Blue_Mountain_tea sweet_goldenrod Solidago_odora,goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
2354,Blue_Nile,a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile
2355,Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue_Ridge,a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
2356,Bluebeard,(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
2357,bluegrass blue_grass,any of various grasses of the genus Poa
2358,Bluegrass Bluegrass_Country Bluegrass_Region,an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
2359,bluegrass,a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
2360,Boann,Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
2361,Boccaccio Giovanni_Boccaccio,Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
2362,Bodhisattva Boddhisatva,Buddhist worthy of Nirvana who postpones it to help others
2363,Bodo-Garo Barish,Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
2364,Bodoni Gianbattista_Bodoni,Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)
2365,modern modern_font Bodoni Bodoni_font,a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
2366,Boehme Jakob_Boehme Bohme Jakob_Bohme Boehm Jakob_Boehm Behmen Jakob_Behmen,German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
2367,Boehmenism Behmenism,the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
2368,Boehmeria genus_Boehmeria,false nettle
2369,Boeotia,a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens
2370,Boer_War,either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
2371,Boethius Anicius_Manlius_Severinus_Boethius,a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
2372,Bofors_gun,an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
2373,Bogart Humphrey_Bogart Humphrey_DeForest_Bogart,United States film actor (1899-1957)
2374,Bogota capital_of_Colombia,capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
2375,Bohemia,a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
2376,bohemia,a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style
2377,Gypsy Gipsy Romany Rommany Romani Roma Bohemian,a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe  North Africa  and North America)
2378,Bohemian,a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
2379,bohemian,a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
2380,Bohemian_waxwing Bombycilla_garrulus,large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
2381,Bohr Niels_Bohr Niels_Henrik_David_Bohr,Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
2382,Bohr_theory,(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
2383,Boidae family_Boidae,boas and pythons
2384,Boise capital_of_Idaho,the capital and largest city of Idaho
2385,Bokmal Dano-Norwegian Riksmal,one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
2386,Bolbitis genus_Bolbitis,terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
2387,bole,a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
2388,trunk tree_trunk bole,the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
2389,Bole Bolanci,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
2390,Boletaceae family_Boletaceae,family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
2391,Boletellus genus_Boletellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
2392,Boletellus_russellii,a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface
2393,Boletus genus_Boletus,type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
2394,Boletus_chrysenteron,a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
2395,Boletus_edulis,a edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
2396,Boletus_luridus,a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
2397,Boletus_mirabilis,a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk
2398,Boletus_pallidus,a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow
2399,Boletus_pulcherrimus,a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
2400,Boletus_pulverulentus,an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base
2401,Boletus_roxanae,a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
2402,Boletus_subvelutipes,a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
2403,Boletus_variipes,an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
2404,Boletus_zelleri,an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age
2405,Boleyn Anne_Boleyn,the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
2406,bolivar,the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
2407,Bolivar Simon_Bolivar El_Libertador,Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)
2408,Bolivia Republic_of_Bolivia,a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
2409,bolivia,a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
2410,Bolivian,a native or inhabitant of Bolivia
2411,Bolivian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bolivia
2412,boll,the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
2413,Boll Heinrich_Boll Heinrich_Theodor_Boll,German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
2414,Bollywood,the film industry of India
2415,Bologna,the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines
2416,bologna Bologna_sausage,large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
2417,Bolshevik Marxist red bolshie bolshy,emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
2418,Bolshevik Bolshevist,a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
2419,Bolshevism collectivism sovietism,Soviet communism
2420,Boltonia genus_Boltonia,genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
2421,Boltzmann Ludwig_Boltzmann,Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)
2422,Boltzmann's_constant,constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
2423,Bolzano,an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
2424,Bomarea genus_Bomarea,large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
2425,Bombacaceae family_Bombacaceae,tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
2426,Bombax genus_Bombax,trees of chiefly South America
2427,Bombina genus_Bombina,fire-bellied toads
2428,Bombus genus_Bombus,bumblebees
2429,Bombycidae family_Bombycidae,Chinese silkworm moth
2430,Bombycilla genus_bombycilla,waxwings
2431,Bombycillidae family_Bombycillidae,a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
2432,Bombyliidae family_Bombyliidae,bee flies
2433,Bombyx genus_Bombyx,type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
2434,Bonaire,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
2435,Bonasa genus_Bonasa,ruffed grouse
2436,chemical_bond bond,an electrical force linking atoms
2437,bond bond_certificate,a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
2438,alliance bond,a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
2439,bail bail_bond bond,(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10 000"; "a $10 000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
2440,shackle bond hamper trammel,a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
2441,attachment bond,a connection that fastens things together
2442,bond bond_paper,a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
2443,Bond Julian_Bond,United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
2444,Bond James_Bond,British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
2445,adhesiveness adhesion adherence bond,the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
2446,Bonete,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22 546 feet high)
2447,Bonfire_Night Guy_Fawkes_Night,effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night
2448,Bonhoeffer Dietrich_Bonhoeffer,German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism  he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
2449,Boniface Saint_Boniface St._Boniface Winfred Wynfrith Apostle_of_Germany,(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
2450,host innkeeper boniface,the owner or manager of an inn
2451,Boniface_VIII Benedetto_Caetani,pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)
2452,Bonn,a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
2453,Bonney William_H._Bonney Billie_the_Kid,United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
2454,Bontemps Arna_Wendell_Bontemps,United States writer (1902-1973)
2455,Book_of_Common_Prayer,the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
2456,Book_of_Mormon,a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
2457,Boole George_Boole,English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)
2458,Boolean_logic Boolean_algebra,a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
2459,Boone Daniel_Boone,an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
2460,Bootes,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
2461,booth,a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
2462,booth cubicle stall kiosk,small area set off by walls for special use
2463,Booth John_Wilkes_Booth,United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
2464,booth,a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
2465,Boott's_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod
2466,Boraginaceae family_Boraginaceae borage_family,a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
2467,Borago genus_Borago,perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
2468,Borassus genus_Borassus,palmyra
2469,Bordeaux,a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
2470,Bordeaux Bordeaux_wine,any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux  France or wines resembling them
2471,Bordeaux_mixture,antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
2472,Border_collie,developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
2473,Border_terrier,small rough-coated terrier of British origin
2474,north_wind northerly norther boreas,a wind that blows from the north
2475,Boreas,(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
2476,Borges Jorge_Borges Jorge_Luis_Borges,Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
2477,Calixtus_III Borgia Alfonso_Borgia,Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
2478,Borgia Lucrezia_Borgia Duchess_of_Ferrara,Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
2479,Borgia Cesare_Borgia,Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
2480,Born Max_Born,British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
2481,Bornean,a native or inhabitant of Borneo
2482,Borneo Kalimantan,3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
2483,Borodin Aleksandr_Borodin Aleksandr_Porfirevich_Borodin,Russian composer (1833-1887)
2484,Borodino,Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow  but irreparably weakened his army
2485,Borrelia_burgdorferi Lime_disease_spirochete,cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
2486,Borstal,a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22
2487,Bos genus_Bos,wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
2488,Bosch Hieronymus_Bosch Jerom_Bos,Dutch painter (1450-1516)
2489,Bose Satyendra_N._Bose Satyendra_Nath_Bose,Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
2490,Bose-Einstein_statistics,(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
2491,Boselaphus genus_Boselaphus,Indian antelopes: nilgais
2492,Boskop_man,possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
2493,Bosnia,the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
2494,Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Bosna_i_Hercegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia,a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
2495,Bosporus,a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
2496,Bosporus_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
2497,Boston Hub_of_the_Universe Bean_Town Beantown capital_of_Massachusetts,state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
2498,Boston_Harbor,the seaport at Boston
2499,Boston_Tea_Party,demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
2500,Boston_baked_beans,dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
2501,Boston_bull Boston_terrier,small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
2502,Boston_cream_pie,layer cake filled with custard
2503,Boston_fern Nephrolepis_exaltata Nephrolepis_exaltata_bostoniensis,a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
2504,Boston_ivy Japanese_ivy Parthenocissus_tricuspidata,Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
2505,Boston_lettuce,lettuce with relatively soft leaves
2506,Boston_rocker,a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel
2507,Bostonian,a native or resident of Boston
2508,Boswell James_Boswell,Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
2509,Boswell,a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
2510,Boswellia genus_Boswellia,genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
2511,Boswellia_carteri,tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
2512,Bosworth_Field,the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
2513,Botaurus genus_Botaurus,bitterns
2514,Bothidae family_Bothidae,a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
2515,Bothrops genus_Bothrops,fer-de-lance
2516,Botrychium genus_Botrychium,grape fern; moonwort
2517,Botswana Republic_of_Botswana,a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
2518,Botswana_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Botswana
2519,Botticelli Sandro_Botticelli Alessandro_di_Mariano_dei_Filipepi,Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
2520,Bougainville Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville,French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
2521,Bougainville,the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
2522,Bougainville_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
2523,boulder bowlder,a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
2524,Boulder,a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
2525,Boulez Pierre_Boulez,French composer of serial music (born in 1925)
2526,bounty premium,payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
2527,amplitude bountifulness bounty,the property of copious abundance
2528,bounty bounteousness,generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
2529,Bounty H.M.S._Bounty,a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
2530,Bourbon,a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
2531,bourbon,whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
2532,Bourbon,a member of the European royal family that ruled France
2533,Bourbon Bourbon_dynasty,a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
2534,Bourgogne Burgundy,a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
2535,Bourse,the stock exchange in Paris
2536,Bouteloua genus_Bouteloua,forage grasses
2537,Bouvet_Island,an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle
2538,Bouvier_des_Flandres Bouviers_des_Flandres,rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
2539,Bouvines,in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
2540,Bouyei Buyi,a branch of the Tai languages
2541,Bovidae family_Bovidae,true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
2542,Bovinae subfamily_Bovinae,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
2543,Bovini tribe_Bovini,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
2544,Bowditch Nathaniel_Bowditch,United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
2545,Bowdler Thomas_Bowdler,English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
2546,Bowdlerism,censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
2547,Bowery,a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
2548,Bowie Jim_Bowie James_Bowie,United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
2549,Bowie_knife,a stout hunting knife with a single edge
2550,Bowiea genus_Bowiea,small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
2551,Bowling_Green,a town in southern Kentucky
2552,bowling_green,a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
2553,Bowman's_capsule glomerular_capsule capsula_glomeruli,thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
2554,boxer pugilist,someone who fights with his fists for sport
2555,packer bagger boxer,a workman employed to pack things into containers
2556,Boxer,a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
2557,boxer,a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
2558,Boxing_Day,first weekday after Christmas
2559,Boy_Scout,a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
2560,boy_scout,a man who is considered naive
2561,Boy_Scouts,an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
2562,Boy_Scouts_of_America,a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
2563,Boykinia genus_Boykinia,genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
2564,Boyle Robert_Boyle,Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)
2565,Boyle Kay_Boyle,United States writer (1902-1992)
2566,Boyle's_law Mariotte's_law,the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
2567,Boyne battle_of_Boyne,a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
2568,Bozeman,a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
2569,Brabancon_griffon,a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
2570,Brachinus genus_Brachinus,bombardier beetles
2571,Brachiopoda phylum_Brachiopoda,marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
2572,Brachychiton genus_Brachychiton,Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
2573,Brachycome genus_Brachycome,mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
2574,Brachystegia genus_Brachystegia,small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
2575,Brachyura suborder_Brachyura,an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
2576,Bradbury Ray_Bradbury Ray_Douglas_Bradbury,United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
2577,Bradford William_Bradford,United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
2578,Bradley Thomas_Bradley Tom_Bradley,United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
2579,Bradley Omar_Bradley Omar_Nelson_Bradley,United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
2580,Bradley's_spleenwort Asplenium_bradleyi,a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
2581,Bradley_method_of_childbirth Bradley_method,a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
2582,Bradstreet Anne_Bradstreet Anne_Dudley_Bradstreet,poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
2583,Brady Mathew_B._Brady,United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
2584,Brady James_Buchanan_Brady Diamond_Jim_Brady Diamond_Jim,United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
2585,Bradypodidae family_Bradypodidae,a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
2586,Bradypus genus_Bradypus,type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
2587,Braga,an ancient city in northern Portugal
2588,Bragg Braxton_Bragg,Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
2589,Bragi Brage,(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
2590,Brahe Tycho_Brahe,Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1546-1601)
2591,Brahma,the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
2592,Brahman Brahma Brahmin Bos_indicus,any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
2593,brahman brahmin,a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman"
2594,brahman brahmin,a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
2595,brahman brahmin,the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
2596,Brahmana,prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
2597,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
2598,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
2599,Brahmaputra Brahmaputra_River,an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
2600,Brahmi,a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
2601,Brahms Johannes_Brahms,German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
2602,Brahms,the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"
2603,Brahui,a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
2604,Brahui,an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan
2605,Braille Louis_Braille,French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
2606,braille,a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
2607,Brama genus_Brama,type genus of the Bramidae
2608,Bramante Donato_Bramante Donato_d'Agnolo_Bramante,great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
2609,Bramidae family_Bramidae,deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
2610,Bramley's_Seedling,very large cooking apple
2611,Branchiobdella genus_Branchiobdella,type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
2612,Branchiobdellidae family_Branchiobdellidae,small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
2613,Branchiopoda subclass_Branchiopoda,primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
2614,Branchiostegidae family_Branchiostegidae,small family of marine fishes having covered gills
2615,Branchiura order_Branchiura,copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
2616,Brancusi Constantin_Brancusi,Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
2617,Brandenburg,the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
2618,Brandt Willy_Brandt,German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
2619,Branta genus_Branta,wild geese
2620,Braque Georges_Braque,French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
2621,Brasenia genus_Brasenia,alternatively  a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
2622,Brasilia Brazilian_capital capital_of_Brazil,the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
2623,Brassia genus_Brassia,genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
2624,Brassica genus_Brassica,mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
2625,Bratislava capital_of_Slovakia Pressburg Pozsony,capital and largest city of Slovakia
2626,Brattleboro,a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
2627,Braun Eva_Braun,the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)
2628,Braun von_Braun Wernher_von_Braun Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_von_Braun,United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
2629,Braun's_holly_fern prickly_shield_fern Polystichum_braunii,North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
2630,Braunschweig Brunswick,a city in central Germany
2631,Braxton-Hicks_contraction false_labor,painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
2632,Brazil Federative_Republic_of_Brazil Brasil,the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
2633,brazil_nut brazil,three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
2634,Brazilian,a native or inhabitant of Brazil
2635,Brazilian_guava Psidium_guineense,South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
2636,Brazilian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Brazil
2637,Brazilian_pepper_tree Schinus_terebinthifolius,small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
2638,Brazilian_rosewood caviuna_wood jacaranda Dalbergia_nigra,an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
2639,Brazilian_trumpeter Psophia_crepitans,trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
2640,Brazos Brazos_River,a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
2641,Brazzaville,the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
2642,Brecht Bertolt_Brecht,German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
2643,Breed's_Hill,a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
2644,Bremen,a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
2645,Bremerhaven,a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
2646,Bren Bren_gun,a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
2647,Brenner_Pass,an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
2648,Brer_Rabbit,the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880
2649,Brescia,an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
2650,Brest,a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
2651,Bretagne Brittany Breiz,a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
2652,Breton,a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
2653,Breton,a Celtic language of Brittany
2654,Breuer Marcel_Lajos_Breuer,United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
2655,Brevoortia genus_Brevoortia,menhaden
2656,Brezhnev Leonid_Brezhnev Leonid_Ilyich_Brezhnev,Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
2657,Brickellia genus_Brickelia,genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath
2658,Bridgeport,a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
2659,Bridges Harry_Bridges,United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
2660,Bridget Saint_Bridget St._Bridget Brigid Saint_Brigid St._Brigid Bride Saint_Bride St._Bride,Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
2661,Bridgetown capital_of_Barbados,capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
2662,Brie,soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
2663,Brighton,a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
2664,Brigit,Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
2665,Brihaspati,personification of the power of ritual devotion
2666,Brindisi,a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
2667,Brinell_number,measure of the hardness of a material
2668,Brinton Daniel_Garrison_Brinton,United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
2669,Brioschi,an antacid
2670,Brisbane,capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
2671,Bristol,an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
2672,Bristol_Channel,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
2673,Britannia_metal,an alloy similar to pewter
2674,British British_people Brits,the people of Great Britain
2675,British_Cabinet,the senior ministers of the British government
2676,British_Columbia,a province in western Canada
2677,British_Commonwealth Commonwealth_of_Nations,an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown
2678,British_Crown,the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"
2679,British_Empire,formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"
2680,British_Imperial_System English_system British_system,a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
2681,British_Isles,Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
2682,British_Parliament,the British legislative body
2683,British_Virgin_Islands,more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
2684,British_capacity_unit Imperial_capacity_unit,a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
2685,British_empiricism,the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
2686,British_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Great Britain
2687,British_pound pound British_pound_sterling pound_sterling quid,the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
2688,British_shilling shilling bob,a former monetary unit in Great Britain
2689,British_thermal_unit BTU B.Th.U.,a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
2690,Britisher Briton Brit,a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
2691,Briton,an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
2692,Brittany_spaniel,tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
2693,Britten Benjamin_Britten Edward_Benjamin_Britten Lord_Britten_of_Aldeburgh,major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
2694,Brix_scale,a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
2695,Brno Brunn,an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague
2696,Broadway Great_White_Way,a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
2697,Brobdingnag,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
2698,Broca Pierre-Paul_Broca,French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
2699,Broca's_area Broca's_center Broca's_gyrus Broca's_convolution convolution_of_Broca,the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
2700,Brockhouse Bertram_Brockhouse,Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003)
2701,Brodmann's_area,one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
2702,Broglie de_Broglie Louis_Victor_de_Broglie,French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
2703,Bromelia,the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
2704,Bromeliaceae family_Bromeliaceae pineapple_family,a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
2705,Bromo-seltzer,an antacid
2706,Bromus genus_Bromus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
2707,Bronte Anne_Bronte,English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
2708,Bronte Emily_Bronte Emily_Jane_Bronte Currer_Bell,English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
2709,Bronte Charlotte_Bronte,English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
2710,Bronte_sisters,a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels
2711,Bronx,a borough of New York City
2712,Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
2713,Bronze_Age,(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages  characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
2714,bronze_age,(classical mythology) the third age of the world  marked by war and violence
2715,Bronze_Star_Medal Bronze_Star,a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
2716,Brooke Rupert_Brooke,English lyric poet (1887-1915)
2717,Brooklyn,a borough of New York City
2718,Brooklyn_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
2719,Brooks Van_Wyck_Brooks,United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
2720,Brosmius genus_Browmius,cusk
2721,brother blood_brother,a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
2722,brother,a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
2723,buddy brother chum crony pal sidekick,a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
2724,brother comrade,used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings  comrade!"
2725,Brother,(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
2726,Brotulidae family_Brotulidae,chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
2727,Broussonetia genus_Broussonetia,paper mulberry
2728,brown brownness,an orange of low brightness and saturation
2729,Brown Robert_Brown,Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
2730,Brown John_Brown,abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry  Virginia (1800-1858)
2731,Brown_University Brown,a university in Rhode Island
2732,Brown_Swiss,large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
2733,Browne Hablot_Knight_Browne Phiz,English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
2734,Browne Charles_Farrar_Browne Artemus_Ward,United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
2735,Brownian_movement Brownian_motion pedesis,the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
2736,Brownie,a junior Girl Scout
2737,elf hob gremlin pixie pixy brownie imp,(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
2738,brownie,square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
2739,Browning John_M._Browning John_Moses_Browning,United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
2740,Browning Robert_Browning,English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
2741,Browning Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning,English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
2742,toasting browning,cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"
2743,Browning_automatic_rifle BAR,a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
2744,Browning_machine_gun Peacemaker,a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
2745,Brownshirt,a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
2746,Brownsville,a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
2747,Bruce David_Bruce Sir_David_Bruce,Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
2748,Bruce Robert_the_Bruce Robert_I,King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
2749,Brucella,an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
2750,Bruch Max_Bruch,German composer (1838-1920)
2751,Bruchidae family_Bruchidae,seed beetles
2752,Bruchus genus_Bruchus,type genus of the Bruchidae
2753,Bruckenthalia genus_Bruckenthalia,one species: spike heath
2754,Bruckner Anton_Bruckner,Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
2755,Brueghel Breughel Bruegel Pieter_Brueghel Pieter_Breughel Pieter_Bruegel Breughel_the_Elder Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder,Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
2756,Bruges City_of_Bridges,a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
2757,Brugmansia genus_Brugmansia,includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
2758,Brule,a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
2759,Brumaire,second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
2760,Brummell George_Bryan_Brummell Beau_Brummell,English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
2761,Brummie Brummy,a native or resident of Birmingham  England
2762,Brunanburh battle_of_Brunanburh,a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
2763,Brunei Negara_Brunei_Darussalam,a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
2764,Brunei_dollar,the basic unit of money in Brunei
2765,Bruneian,a native or inhabitant of Brunei
2766,Brunelleschi Filippo_Brunelleschi,Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
2767,Brunfelsia genus_Brunfelsia,genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits
2768,Brunhild Brunnhilde Brynhild,a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
2769,Leo_IX Bruno Bruno_of_Toul,German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
2770,Bruno Saint_Bruno St._Bruno,(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
2771,Bruno Giordano_Bruno,Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
2772,Brunswick,a university town in southwestern Maine
2773,Brunswick,a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
2774,Brunswick_stew,spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
2775,Brussels_carpet,a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
2776,Brussels_lace,fine lace with a raised or applique design
2777,Brutus Marcus_Junius_Brutus,statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
2778,Bruxelles Brussels Belgian_capital capital_of_Belgium,the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2779,Brya genus_Brya,genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
2780,Bryaceae family_Bryaceae,a family of acrocarpous mosses
2781,Bryales order_Bryales,category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
2782,Bryan William_Jennings_Bryan Great_Commoner Boy_Orator_of_the_Platte,United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
2783,Bryan,a town of east central Texas
2784,Bryce_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
2785,Bryophyta division_Bryophyta,a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)
2786,Bryopsida class_Bryopsida Musci class_Musci,true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales
2787,Bryozoa phylum_Bryozoa polyzoa,marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
2788,Brythonic Brittanic,a southern group of Celtic languages
2789,Bryum genus_Bryum,type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
2790,Bubalus genus_Bubalus tribe_Bubalus,in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
2791,Buber Martin_Buber,Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965)
2792,bubo,a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
2793,Bubo genus_Bubo,a genus of Strigidae
2794,Bubulcus genus_Bubulcus,small white egrets
2795,Buccinidae family_Buccinidae,whelks
2796,Bucconidae family_Bucconidae,puffbirds
2797,Bucephala genus_Bucephala,buffleheads and goldeneyes
2798,Buceros genus_Buceros,type genus of the family Bucerotidae
2799,Bucerotidae family_Bucerotidae,hornbills
2800,Buchanan James_Buchanan President_Buchanan,15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
2801,Bucharest Bucharesti Bucuresti capital_of_Romania,national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
2802,Buchenwald,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany
2803,Buchloe genus_Buchloe,buffalo grass
2804,Buchner Eduard_Buchner,German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)
2805,vaulting_horse long_horse buck,a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
2806,dollar dollar_bill one_dollar_bill buck clam,a piece of paper money worth one dollar
2807,Buck Pearl_Buck Pearl_Sydenstricker_Buck,United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
2808,sawhorse horse sawbuck buck,a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
2809,buck,mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
2810,Buckingham_Palace,the London residence of the British sovereign
2811,Budapest Hungarian_capital capital_of_Hungary,capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
2812,Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Gautama_Siddhartha Gautama_Buddha,founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
2813,Buddha,one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
2814,Buddhism,a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
2815,Buddhism,the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire  that suffering ceases when desire ceases  and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
2816,Buddhist,one who follows the teachings of Buddha
2817,Budge Don_Budge John_Donald_Budge,United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
2818,Budorcas genus_Budorcas,gnu goats
2819,Buena_Vista,a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico
2820,Buenos_Aires capital_of_Argentina,capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
2821,Buffalo,a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
2822,buffalo,meat from an American bison
2823,Old_World_buffalo buffalo,any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including  e.g.  water buffalo; Cape buffalo
2824,Bufonidae family_Bufonidae,true toads
2825,Buganda,a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
2826,Bujumbura Usumbura capital_of_Burundi,the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
2827,Bukharin Nikolai_Ivanovich_Bukharin,Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)
2828,Bulawayo,industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
2829,Bulgaria Republic_of_Bulgaria,a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
2830,Bulgarian,a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
2831,Bulgarian,a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
2832,Bulgarian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bulgaria
2833,Bull_Run,a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
2834,Bull_Run Battle_of_Bull_Run,either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
2835,Bullfinch Charles_Bullfinch,United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
2836,bullfinch Pyrrhula_pyrrhula,common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
2837,Bullock's_oriole Icterus_galbula_bullockii,western subspecies of northern oriole
2838,Bulnesia genus_Bulnesia,palo santo
2839,Bultmann Rudolf_Bultmann Rudolf_Karl_Bultmann,a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)
2840,Bumelia genus_Bumelia,deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex
2841,Bunche Ralph_Bunche Ralph_Johnson_Bunche,United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)
2842,Bundesbank,the central bank of Germany
2843,Bungarus genus_Bungarus,kraits
2844,Bunker_Buster Guided_Bomb_Unit-28 GBU-28,a 5 000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities
2845,Bunker_Hill battle_of_Bunker_Hill,the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
2846,Bunsen Robert_Bunsen Robert_Wilhelm_Bunsen,German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
2847,bunsen_burner bunsen etna,a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
2848,Bunuel Luis_Bunuel,Spanish film director (1900-1983)
2849,Bunyan John_Bunyan,English preacher and author of an allegorical novel  Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
2850,Bunyan Paul_Bunyan,a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"
2851,Bunyaviridae,a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
2852,Buphthalmum genus_Buphthalmum,oxeye
2853,Bura Pabir,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
2854,Burbage Richard_Burbage,English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
2855,Burbank Luther_Burbank,United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
2856,Burberry,a lightweight belted raincoat typically made of tan gabardine with a distinctive tartan lining; named for the original manufacturer
2857,Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms ATF,the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
2858,Bureau_of_Customs Customs_Bureau Customs_Service USCB,the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
2859,Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security DS,the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
2860,Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing,the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
2861,Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research INR,an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
2862,Bureau_of_Justice_Assistance BJA,the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
2863,Bureau_of_Justice_Statistics BJS,the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers
2864,Bureau_of_the_Census Census_Bureau,the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
2865,Burger Warren_Burger Warren_E._Burger Warren_Earl_Burger,United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
2866,hamburger beefburger burger,a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun  often with other ingredients
2867,Burgess Anthony_Burgess,English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
2868,burgess burgher,a citizen of an English borough
2869,Burgoyne John_Burgoyne Gentleman_Johnny,British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
2870,Burgundy Burgundy_wine,red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
2871,burgundy,a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
2872,Burhinidae family_Burhinidae,large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
2873,Burhinus genus_Burhinus,type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
2874,Burk Martha_Jane_Burk Burke Martha_Jane_Burke Calamity_Jane,United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
2875,Burke Edmund_Burke,English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
2876,Burkina_Faso Upper_Volta,a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
2877,Burkina_Faso_franc,the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
2878,Burlington,the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
2879,Burma_padauk Burmese_rosewood Pterocarpus_macrocarpus,tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
2880,Burmannia genus_Burmannia,type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth
2881,Burmanniaceae family_Burmanniaceae,family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
2882,Burmeisteria genus_Burmeisteria,a genus of Dasypodidae
2883,Burmese,a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
2884,Burmese,the official language of Burma
2885,Burmese_cat,a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat
2886,Burnett Frances_Hodgson_Burnett Frances_Eliza_Hodgson_Burnett,United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
2887,Burnham Daniel_Hudson_Burnham,United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
2888,Burns George_Burns Nathan_Birnbaum,United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
2889,Burns Robert_Burns,celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
2890,Burnside A._E._Burnside Ambrose_Everett_Burnside,United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
2891,sideburn burnside mutton_chop side-whiskers,beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
2892,bur burr,seed vessel having hooks or prickles
2893,burr,rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
2894,Burr Aaron_Burr,United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
2895,burr,rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
2896,bur burr,small bit used in dentistry or surgery
2897,Burroughs William_Burroughs William_S._Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
2898,Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
2899,Burroughs Edgar_Rice_Burroughs,United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)
2900,Bursa Brusa,a city in northwestern Turkey
2901,bursa,a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
2902,Bursera genus_Bursera,type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
2903,Burseraceae family_Burseraceae torchwood_family,resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
2904,Burt Cyril_Burt Cyril_Lodowic_Burt,English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
2905,Burton Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Francis_Burton,English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
2906,Burton Richard_Burton,Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
2907,Burton,a strong dark English ale
2908,Burundi Republic_of_Burundi,a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
2909,Burundi_franc,the basic unit of money in Burundi
2910,Burundian,a native or inhabitant of Burundi
2911,shrub bush,a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
2912,bush,a large wilderness area
2913,scrub chaparral bush,dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
2914,Bush George_Bush George_W._Bush George_Walker_Bush President_Bush President_George_W._Bush Dubyuh Dubya,43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
2915,Bush Vannevar_Bush,United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
2916,Bush George_Bush George_H.W._Bush George_Herbert_Walker_Bush President_Bush,vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
2917,pubic_hair bush crotch_hair,hair growing in the pubic area
2918,Bush_administration,the executive under President George H. W. Bush
2919,Bush_administration,the executive under President George W. Bush
2920,Bushido,traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
2921,Bushman,a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
2922,bushman,a dweller in the Australian bush country
2923,Bushnell David_Bushnell Father_of_the_Submarine,American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
2924,Butea genus_Butea,genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
2925,Buteo genus_Buteo,broad-winged soaring hawks
2926,butler pantryman,a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
2927,Butler Samuel_Butler,English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
2928,Butler Samuel_Butler,English poet (1612-1680)
2929,butte,a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
2930,Butte,a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
2931,Butterfield William_Butterfield,English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
2932,Buxaceae family_Buxaceae box_family,widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
2933,Buxus genus_Buxus,type genus of the Buxaceae
2934,Buzzards_Bay,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
2935,Byblos,an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated
2936,Bydgoszcz Bromberg,an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
2937,Byelorussian Belorussian White_Russian,a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
2938,Byrd William_Byrd,English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
2939,Byrd Richard_E._Byrd Richard_Evelyn_Byrd Admiral_Byrd,explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
2940,Byron Lord_George_Gordon_Byron Sixth_Baron_Byron_of_Rochdale,English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
2941,Byzantine,a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
2942,Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Eastern_Roman_Empire,a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
2943,Byzantine_architecture,the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics
2944,Byzantium,an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
2945,degree_centigrade degree_Celsius C,a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
2946,speed_of_light light_speed c,the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299 792 458 meters per second
2947,deoxycytidine_monophosphate C,one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
2948,cytosine C,a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
2949,carbon C atomic_number_6,an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
2950,hundred 100 C century one_C centred,ten 10s
2951,coulomb C ampere-second,a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
2952,C,a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
2953,C,(music) the keynote of the scale of C major
2954,C letter_c,the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
2955,coke blow nose_candy snow C,street names for cocaine
2956,C-clamp,a clamp in the shape of the letter C
2957,C-horizon C_horizon,beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
2958,C-ration,a canned field ration issued by the United States army
2959,C-reactive_protein CRP,a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
2960,CD-R compact_disc_recordable CD-WO compact_disc_write-once,a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
2961,CD-ROM compact_disc_read-only_memory,a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
2962,CD-ROM_drive,a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'
2963,CD_drive,a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system
2964,CD_player,a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set
2965,COBOL,common business-oriented language
2966,CPU_board mother_board,the main circuit board for a computer
2967,C_battery,battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube
2968,C_clef,a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff
2969,C_compiler,a compiler for programs written in C
2970,C_major C_major_scale scale_of_C_major,(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
2971,C_program,a program written in C
2972,cabalist,a member of a cabal
2973,cabalist kabbalist,an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters
2974,Cabalist Kabbalist,a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
2975,Cabell James_Branch_Cabell,United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)
2976,Cabernet Cabernet_Sauvignon,superior Bordeaux type of red wine
2977,Cabernet_Sauvignon_grape,superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California
2978,Cabin_class second_class,accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
2979,Cabomba genus_Cabomba,alternatively  a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants
2980,Cabombaceae subfamily_Cabombaceae water-shield_family,in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
2981,Cabot Sebastian_Cabot,son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
2982,Cabot John_Cabot Giovanni_Cabato,Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
2983,Cacajao genus_Cacajao,uakaris
2984,Cacalia genus_Cacalia,genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia
2985,Cachi,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22 047 feet high)
2986,Cacicus genus_Cacicus,a genus of tropical American orioles
2987,Cactaceae family_Cactaceae cactus_family,constituting the order Opuntiales
2988,Caddo,a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas
2989,Caddo Caddoan Caddoan_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo
2990,Cadiz,an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
2991,Cadra genus_Cadra,a genus of Pyralidae
2992,Caeciliidae family_Caeciliidae Caeciliadae family_Caeciliadae,coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
2993,Caelum,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus
2994,Caenolestes genus_Caenolestes,type genus of the family Caenolestidae
2995,Caenolestidae family_Caenolestidae,small marsupials of southern South America
2996,Caesalpinia genus_Caesalpinia,small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
2997,Caesalpiniaceae family_Caesalpiniaceae,spiny trees  shrubs  or perennial herbs  including the genera Caesalpinia  Cassia  Ceratonia  Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
2998,Caesalpinioideae subfamily_Caesalpinioideae,alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
2999,Caesar Julius_Caesar Gaius_Julius_Caesar,conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
3000,Caesar Sid_Caesar Sidney_Caesar,United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
3001,Caesar_salad,typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg
3002,Caesarea,an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
3003,cage coop,an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
3004,cage,something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
3005,Cage John_Cage John_Milton_Cage_Jr.,United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
3006,cage,the net that is the goal in ice hockey
3007,batting_cage cage,a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
3008,Cagliostro Count_Alessandro_di_Cagliostro Giuseppe_Balsamo,Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)
3009,Cagney Jimmy_Cagney James_Cagney,United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
3010,Cahita,a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico
3011,Cahita,the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita
3012,Cain,(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
3013,Cairene,a native or inhabitant of Cairo
3014,Cairina genus_Cairina,a genus of Anatidae
3015,Cairo,a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
3016,Cairo Al_Qahira El_Qahira Egyptian_capital capital_of_Egypt,the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
3017,Cajanus genus_Cajanus,erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions
3018,Cajun,a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
3019,Cakchiquel,a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
3020,Cakchiquel,the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel
3021,Cakile genus_Cakile,small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe
3022,Calabria,a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
3023,Caladium_bicolor,most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
3024,Calais,a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
3025,Calamagrostis genus_Calamagrostis,reed grass
3026,Calamintha genus_Calamintha,calamint
3027,calamus,any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
3028,calamus,the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3029,sweet_flag calamus sweet_calamus myrtle_flag flagroot Acorus_calamus,perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
3030,Calamus genus_Calamus,a genus of Sparidae
3031,quill calamus shaft,the hollow spine of a feather
3032,Calandrinia genus_Calandrinia,large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers
3033,Calder Alexander_Calder,United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
3034,Calderon Calderon_de_la_Barca Pedro_Calderon_de_la_Barca,Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
3035,Caldwell Erskine_Caldwell Erskine_Preston_Caldwell,United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
3036,Caledonia,the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
3037,Caledonian_Canal,a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
3038,Calgary,the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada
3039,Cali,city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
3040,Cali_cartel,a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)
3041,Calidris genus_Calidris,a genus of Scolopacidae
3042,California Golden_State CA Calif.,a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
3043,California_Personality_Inventory CPI,a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
3044,California_black_oak Quercus_kelloggii,large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves
3045,California_black_walnut Juglans_californica,medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts
3046,California_bluebell whitlavia Phacelia_minor Phacelia_whitlavia,desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
3047,California_bluebell Phacelia_campanularia,annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
3048,California_box_elder Acer_negundo_Californicum,maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature
3049,California_condor Gymnogyps_californianus,North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
3050,California_four_o'clock Mirabilis_laevis Mirabilis_californica,California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
3051,California_fuchsia humming_bird's_trumpet Epilobium_canum_canum Zauschneria_californica,shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
3052,California_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_californicum,often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
3053,California_laurel California_bay_tree Oregon_myrtle pepperwood spice_tree sassafras_laurel California_olive mountain_laurel Umbellularia_californica,Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
3054,California_newt Taricha_torosa,newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat
3055,California_nutmeg nutmeg-yew Torreya_californica,California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
3056,California_pitcher_plant Darlingtonia_californica,marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
3057,California_poppy Eschscholtzia_californica,of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
3058,California_privet Ligustrum_ovalifolium,semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
3059,California_quail Lofortyx_californicus,plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
3060,California_redwood coast_redwood Sequoia_sempervirens,lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur
3061,California_sagebrush California_sage Artemisia_californica,low ashy-grey California shrub
3062,California_sea_lion Zalophus_californianus Zalophus_californicus,often trained as a show animal
3063,California_single-leaf_pinyon Pinus_californiarum,very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
3064,California_sycamore Platanus_racemosa,tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
3065,California_whipsnake striped_racer Masticophis_lateralis,a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides
3066,California_white_oak valley_oak valley_white_oak roble Quercus_lobata,tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
3067,California_wine,any of various wines produced in California
3068,Californian,a native or resident of California
3069,Caligula Gaius Gaius_Caesar,Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
3070,Caliphate,the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
3071,caliphate,the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
3072,caliphate,the office of a caliph
3073,Calixtus_II Guy_of_Burgundy,pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)
3074,call phone_call telephone_call,a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call"
3075,Call,a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
3076,cry outcry call yell shout vociferation,a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
3077,call claim,a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
3078,birdcall call birdsong song,the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
3079,call,a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other  usually in the parlor of some residence"
3080,margin_call call,a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
3081,call,a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
3082,call,a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
3083,call,an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
3084,call,a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer"
3085,call,(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
3086,call_option call,the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
3087,calla_lily calla arum_lily Zantedeschia_aethiopica,South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
3088,Calla genus_Calla,water arum
3089,Callas Maria_Callas Maria_Meneghini_Callas,Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
3090,Callicebus genus_Callicebus,titis
3091,Callimorpha genus_Callimorpha,cinnabar moths
3092,Callinectes genus_Callinectes,New World blue crabs
3093,Callionymidae family_Callionymidae,dragonets
3094,Calliope,(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
3095,calliope steam_organ,a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
3096,Calliophis genus_Calliophis Callophis genus_Callophis,Asian coral snakes
3097,Calliphora genus_Calliphora,type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
3098,Calliphoridae family_Calliphoridae,blowflies
3099,Callirhoe genus_Callirhoe,small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers
3100,Callisaurus genus_Callisaurus,zebra-tailed lizard
3101,Callistephus genus_Callistephus,one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers
3102,Callisto,the second largest of Jupiter's satellites
3103,Callithricidae family_Callithricidae,marmosets
3104,Callithrix genus_Callithrix,type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
3105,Callitrichaceae family_Callitrichaceae,dicot aquatic herbs
3106,Callitriche genus_Callitriche,water starworts
3107,Callitris genus_Callitris,evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines
3108,Callorhinus genus_Callorhinus,fur seals
3109,Calluna genus_Calluna,one species
3110,Calocarpum genus_Calocarpum,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae
3111,Calocedrus genus_Calocedrus,tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
3112,Calochortus genus_Calochortus,large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
3113,Caloocan,a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon
3114,Caloosahatchee Caloosahatchee_River,a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway
3115,Caloosahatchee_Canal,a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway
3116,Calophyllum genus_Calophyllum,genus of tropical evergreen trees
3117,Calopogon genus_Calopogon,terrestrial orchids of North America
3118,calorie gram_calorie small_calorie,unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
3119,Calorie kilogram_calorie kilocalorie large_calorie nutritionist's_calorie,a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
3120,Caloscypha_fulgens,an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup
3121,Calostoma_cinnabarina,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case
3122,Calostoma_lutescens,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
3123,Calostoma_ravenelii,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
3124,Calostomataceae family_Calostomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales
3125,Caltha genus_Caltha,a genus of Caltha
3126,Calvados,dry apple brandy made in Normandy
3127,Calvary Golgotha,a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
3128,calvary martyrdom,any experience that causes intense suffering
3129,Calvary_clover Medicago_intertexta Medicago_echinus,an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
3130,Calvary_cross cross_of_Calvary,a Latin cross set on three steps
3131,Calvatia genus_Calvatia,genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
3132,Calvin Melvin_Calvin,United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
3133,Calvin John_Calvin Jean_Cauvin Jean_Caulvin Jean_Chauvin,Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
3134,Calvinism,the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
3135,Calvinist Genevan,an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
3136,Calvinistic_Baptist Particular_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
3137,Calvino Italo_Calvino,Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987)
3138,Calycanthaceae family_Calycanthaceae calycanthus_family strawberry-shrub_family,shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
3139,Calycanthus genus_Calycanthus,a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice
3140,Calycophyllum genus_Calycophyllum,medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark
3141,Calymmatobacterium genus_Calymmatobacterium,a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
3142,Calymmatobacterium_granulomatis,the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale
3143,calypso fairy-slipper Calypso_bulbosa,rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
3144,Calypso,(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
3145,Calystegia genus_Calystegia,climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed
3146,Cam River_Cam Cam_River,a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
3147,cam,a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion
3148,Camassia genus_Camassia Quamassia genus_Quamassia,genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
3149,Cambarus genus_Cambarus,a genus of Astacidae
3150,Cambodia Kingdom_of_Cambodia Kampuchea,a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
3151,Cambodian Kampuchean,a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
3152,Cambodian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cambodia
3153,Cambrian Cambrian_period,from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
3154,Welshman Welsh Cambrian Cymry,a native or resident of Wales
3155,Cambrian_Mountains,a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales
3156,Cambridge_University Cambridge,a university in England
3157,Cambridge,a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3158,Cambridge,a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
3159,Camden,a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh
3160,Camelidae family_Camelidae,camels and llamas and vicunas
3161,Camelina genus_Camelina,annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
3162,Camelot,(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend  truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
3163,Camelus genus_Camelus,type genus of the Camelidae: camels
3164,Camembert,rich soft creamy French cheese
3165,Cameroon,an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
3166,Cameroon Republic_of_Cameroon Cameroun,a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
3167,Cameroon_franc,the basic unit of money in Cameroon
3168,Cameroonian,a native or inhabitant of Cameroon
3169,Camlan,(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded
3170,Camorra,a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail
3171,Camp_David,retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the United States
3172,Campania,a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia
3173,Campanulaceae family_Campanulaceae bellflower_family,family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
3174,Campanulales order_Campanulales,an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
3175,Campbell Joseph_Campbell,United States mythologist (1904-1987)
3176,Campeche,a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
3177,Campeche,a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche
3178,Campephilus genus_Campephilus,a genus of Picidae
3179,Campfire_Girl,a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18
3180,Camponotus genus_Camponotus,carpenter ants
3181,Camptosorus genus_Camptosorus,classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium
3182,Campyloneurum genus_Campyloneurum,epiphytic ferns of tropical America
3183,Campylorhynchus genus_Campylorhynchus Heleodytes genus_Heleodytes,alternative classifications for the cactus wrens
3184,Camus Albert_Camus,French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
3185,Canaanite,a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
3186,Canaanite,the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
3187,Canaanitic Canaanitic_language,a group of Semitic languages
3188,Canachites genus_Canachites,spruce grouse
3189,Canada,a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
3190,Canada_anemone Anemone_Canadensis,common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
3191,Canada_balsam,yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
3192,balsam_fir balm_of_Gilead Canada_balsam Abies_balsamea,medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
3193,Canada_garlic meadow_leek rose_leek Allium_canadense,North American bulbous plant
3194,Canada_ginger black_snakeroot Asarum_canadense,deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
3195,Canada_jay grey_jay gray_jay camp_robber whisker_jack Perisoreus_canadensis,a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
3196,Canada_lily wild_yellow_lily meadow_lily wild_meadow_lily Lilium_canadense,common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
3197,Canada_lynx Lynx_canadensis,of northern North America
3198,Canada_plum Prunus_nigra,small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit
3199,Canada_porcupine Erethizon_dorsatum,porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
3200,Canada_thistle creeping_thistle Cirsium_arvense,European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed
3201,Canada_violet tall_white_violet white_violet Viola_canadensis,tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks
3202,Canada_wild_rye Elymus_canadensis,North American wild rye
3203,Canadian,a native or inhabitant of Canada
3204,Canadian Canadian_River,a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
3205,Canadian_Falls Horseshoe_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
3206,Canadian_French,the French language as spoken in Quebec  Canada
3207,Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service CSIS,Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government
3208,Canadian_aspen bigtooth_aspen bigtoothed_aspen big-toothed_aspen large-toothed_aspen large_tooth_aspen Populus_grandidentata,aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
3209,Canadian_bacon,from a boned strip of cured loin
3210,Canadian_dollar,the basic unit of money in Canada
3211,Canadian_pondweed Elodea_canadensis,North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
3212,Canadian_province,Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
3213,Canandaigua_Lake Lake_Canandaigua,a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
3214,Cananga genus_Cananga Canangium genus_Canangium,a genus of Malayan tree
3215,Canary_Island_hare's_foot_fern Davallia_canariensis,fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
3216,Canary_Islands Canaries,a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
3217,Canary_wine,a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
3218,Canavalia genus_Canavalia,herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
3219,Canberra Australian_capital capital_of_Australia,the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
3220,cancer malignant_neoplastic_disease,any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
3221,Cancer Crab,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
3222,Cancer,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
3223,Cancer Cancer_the_Crab Crab,the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
3224,Cancer genus_Cancer,type genus of the family Cancridae
3225,Cancridae family_Cancridae,many of the best known edible crabs
3226,Cancun,a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
3227,Candida_albicans Monilia_albicans,a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
3228,Candlemas Candlemas_Day Feb_2,feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
3229,Canellaceae family_Canellaceae canella_family,one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
3230,Canetti Elias_Canetti,English writer born in Germany (born in 1905)
3231,Canidae family_Canidae,dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
3232,Canis genus_Canis,type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
3233,Canis_Major Great_Dog,a constellation southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
3234,Canis_Minor Little_Dog,a constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon
3235,Cannabidaceae family_Cannabidaceae hemp_family,two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind  including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
3236,Cannaceae family_Cannaceae,coextensive with the genus Canna
3237,Cannae,ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC
3238,Cannes,a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
3239,Canopus,supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky
3240,Cantabrian_Mountains,a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
3241,Cantabrigian,a resident of Cambridge
3242,Canterbury,a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
3243,Canterbury_Tales,an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
3244,Canterbury_bell Gloxinia_perennis,herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
3245,Canterbury_bell cup_and_saucer Campanula_medium,European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
3246,Cantharellus genus_Cantharellus,a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles
3247,Canticle_of_Simeon Nunc_dimittis,the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
3248,Canton_crepe,a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine
3249,Canuck,US slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
3250,Canute Cnut Knut Canute_the_Great,king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II  Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
3251,Canyonlands_National_Park,a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
3252,Cape_Ann,a Massachusetts peninsula north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3253,Cape_Breton_Island,an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia
3254,Cape_Canaveral Cape_Kennedy,a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
3255,Cape_Cod,a Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
3256,Cape_Cod_Bay,the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
3257,Cape_Cod_Canal,a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
3258,Cape_Fear,a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3259,Cape_Fear_River,a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
3260,Cape_Flattery,a cape of northwestern Washington
3261,Cape_Froward,a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America
3262,Cape_Girardeau,a town in southeast Missouri
3263,Cape_Hatteras,a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
3264,Cape_Horn,a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
3265,Cape_May,a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3266,Cape_May_warbler Dendroica_tigrina,North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
3267,Cape_Passero Passero_Cape,a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
3268,Passero Cape_Passero,a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
3269,Cape_Province Cape_of_Good_Hope_Province Cape_Colony,a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
3270,Cape_Sable,a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
3271,Cape_Sable,a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
3272,Cape_Town,port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
3273,Cape_Trafalgar,a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805"
3274,Cape_Verde Republic_of_Cape_Verde,an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
3275,Cape_Verde_Islands,a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
3276,Cape_Verde_escudo escudo,the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
3277,Cape_Verde_monetary_unit,monetary unit on Cape Verde
3278,Cape_York,the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland
3279,Cape_York_Peninsula,a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
3280,Cape_buffalo Synercus_caffer,large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
3281,Cape_lobster Homarus_capensis,small lobster of southern Africa
3282,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
3283,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a province of western South Africa
3284,Cape_primrose,any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
3285,Cape_tulip Haemanthus_coccineus,spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
3286,Capek Karel_Capek,Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)
3287,Capella,the brightest star in Auriga
3288,Gallinago genus_Gallinago Capella genus_Capella,snipes
3289,Capet Hugh_Capet,King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)
3290,Capetian,a member of the Capetian dynasty
3291,Capetian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328
3292,capital working_capital,assets available for use in the production of further assets
3293,capital,wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
3294,capital,a seat of government
3295,capital capital_letter uppercase upper-case_letter majuscule,one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
3296,capital,a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"
3297,Capital Washington,the federal government of the United States
3298,Das_Kapital Capital,a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
3299,capital chapiter cap,the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
3300,capitol,a building occupied by a state legislature
3301,Capitol Capitol_Building,the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
3302,Capitol_Hill the_Hill,a hill in Washington  D.C.  where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill"
3303,Capitol_Reef_National_Park,a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
3304,Capitonidae family_Capitonidae,barbets
3305,Capone Al_Capone Alphonse_Capone Scarface,United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
3306,Caporetto battle_of_Caporetto,battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
3307,Cappadocia,an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
3308,Capparidaceae family_Capparidaceae caper_family,a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis  Cleome  Crateva  and Polanisia
3309,Capparis genus_Capparis,tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
3310,Capra Frank_Capra,United States film maker (1897-1991)
3311,Capra genus_Capra,goats
3312,Caprella genus_Caprella,skeleton shrimp
3313,Capreolus genus_Capreolus,roe deer
3314,Capri,an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
3315,Capricorn Goat,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
3316,Capricornus Capricorn,a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
3317,Capricorn Capricorn_the_Goat Goat,the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
3318,Capricornis genus_Capricornis,serows
3319,Caprifoliaceae family_Caprifoliaceae honeysuckle_family,shrubs and small trees and woody vines
3320,Caprimulgidae family_Caprimulgidae,goatsuckers
3321,Caprimulgiformes order_Caprimulgiformes,goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
3322,Caprimulgus genus_Caprimulgus,type genus of the Caprimulgidae
3323,Caproidae family_Caproidae,boarfishes
3324,Capromyidae family_Capromyidae,coypus
3325,Capros genus_Capros,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
3326,Capsella genus_Capsella,shepherd's purse
3327,Carabidae family_Carabidae,ground beetles
3328,Caracas capital_of_Venezuela,the capital and largest city of Venezuela
3329,Carangidae family_Carangidae,large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
3330,Caranx genus_Caranx,type genus of the Carangidae
3331,Carapidae family_Carapidae,pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
3332,Carassius genus_Carassius,goldfish
3333,Caravaggio Michelangelo_Merisi_da_Caravaggio,Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
3334,Carboloy,an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools
3335,Carbondale,a town in southern Illinois
3336,Carboniferous Carboniferous_period,from 345 million to 280 million years ago
3337,Carcharhinidae family_Carcharhinidae,largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
3338,Carcharhinus genus_Carcharhinus,type genus of the Carcharhinidae
3339,Carcharias genus_Carcharias Odontaspis genus_Odontaspis,type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
3340,Carchariidae family_Carchariidae Odontaspididae family_Odontaspididae,sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
3341,Carcharodon genus_Carcharodon,man-eating sharks
3342,Cardamine genus_Cardamine,bittercress  bitter cress
3343,Cardiff,the capital and largest city of Wales
3344,cardigan,knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
3345,Cardigan Cardigan_Welsh_corgi,slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
3346,Cardiidae family_Cardiidae,somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
3347,Cardiospermum genus_Cardiospermum,tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot
3348,Cardium genus_Cardium,type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
3349,Carducci Giosue_Carducci,Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
3350,Carduelinae subfamily_Carduelinae,used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
3351,Carduelis genus_Carduelis,in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
3352,Carduus genus_Carduus,genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
3353,Caretta genus_Caretta,loggerhead turtles
3354,Carew Thomas_Carew,Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
3355,Carex genus_Carex,large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges
3356,Cariama genus_Cariama,the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
3357,Cariamidae family_Cariamidae,cranelike South American wading birds
3358,Carib Carib_Indian,a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
3359,Carib Caribbean_language,the family of languages spoken by the Carib
3360,Caribbean Caribbean_Sea,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
3361,Caribbean,region including the Caribbean islands
3362,Caribbean_Island,an island in the Caribbean Sea
3363,Carica genus_Carica,type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas
3364,Caricaceae family_Caricaceae papaya_family,trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
3365,Carina,a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
3366,carina,any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
3367,Carioca,a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
3368,carioca,music composed for dancing the carioca
3369,carioca,a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
3370,Carl_XVI_Gustav Carl_XVI_Gustaf,king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946)
3371,Carlina genus_Carlina,genus of Mediterranean thistles
3372,Carlsbad,a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
3373,Carlsbad_Caverns,a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
3374,Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park,a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
3375,Carlyle Thomas_Carlyle,Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
3376,Carmelite White_Friar,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
3377,Carmelite_order Order_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel,a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
3378,Carmichael Hoagy_Carmichael Hoagland_Howard_Carmichael,United States songwriter (1899-1981)
3379,Carnegie Dale_Carnegie,United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
3380,Carnegie Andrew_Carnegie,United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
3381,Carnegie_Mellon_University,an engineering university in Pittsburgh
3382,Carnegiea genus_Carnegiea,caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro
3383,Carniolan_bee,greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition
3384,Carnivora order_Carnivora,cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
3385,Carnosaura suborder_Carnosaura,largest carnivorous land animals ever known
3386,Carnot Sadi_Carnot Nicolas_Leonard_Sadi_Carnot,French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
3387,Carnot_cycle Carnot's_ideal_cycle,a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
3388,Carolina,the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
3389,Carolina_allspice strawberry_shrub strawberry_bush sweet_shrub Calycanthus_floridus,hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
3390,Carolina_buckthorn indian_cherry Rhamnus_carolinianus,deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn
3391,Carolina_chickadee Parus_carolinensis,southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
3392,Carolina_hemlock Tsuga_caroliniana,medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales
3393,Carolina_lupine Thermopsis_villosa,eastern United States bush pea
3394,Carolina_moonseed Cocculus_carolinus,woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits
3395,Carolina_parakeet Conuropsis_carolinensis,extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
3396,Carolina_spring_beauty Claytonia_caroliniana,similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
3397,Carolina_wren Thryothorus_ludovicianus,large United States wren with a musical call
3398,Caroline_Islands,a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines
3399,Carolingian Carlovingian,a member of the Carolingian dynasty
3400,Carolingian_dynasty Carlovingian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987
3401,Carolinian,a native or resident of the Carolinas
3402,Carothers Wallace_Carothers Wallace_Hume_Carothers,United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
3403,Carpathians Carpathian_Mountains,a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area
3404,Carphophis genus_Carphophis,thunder snake
3405,Carpinaceae subfamily_Carpinaceae family_Carpinaceae,used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus  Ostryopsis  and Ostryopsis
3406,Carpinus genus_Carpinus,mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
3407,Carpobrotus genus_Carpobrotus,a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus
3408,Carpocapsa genus_Carpocapsa,codling moths
3409,Carpodacus genus_Carpodacus,house finches and purple finches
3410,Carrel Alexis_Carrel,French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
3411,carrel carrell cubicle stall,small individual study area in a library
3412,Carrere John_Merven_Carrere,United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911)
3413,Carroll Lewis_Carroll Dodgson Reverend_Dodgson Charles_Dodgson Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson,English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
3414,Carson Rachel_Carson Rachel_Louise_Carson,United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
3415,Carson Kit_Carson Christopher_Carson,United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
3416,Carson_City capital_of_Nevada,capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
3417,Cartagena,a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
3418,Cartagena,a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
3419,Cartagena_bark Cinchona_cordifolia Cinchona_lancifolia,Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
3420,Carter Howard_Carter,Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
3421,Carter Jimmy_Carter James_Earl_Carter James_Earl_Carter_Jr. President_Carter,39th President of the United States (1924-)
3422,carter,someone whose work is driving carts
3423,Carter_administration,the executive under President Carter
3424,Cartesian,a follower of Cartesian thought
3425,Cartesian_coordinate,one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
3426,Carthage,an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
3427,Carthaginian,a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
3428,Carthamus genus_Carthamus,safflower
3429,Carthusian,a member of the Carthusian order
3430,Carthusian_order,an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
3431,Cartier Jacques_Cartier,French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
3432,Cartwright Edmund_Cartwright,English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
3433,cartwright,a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons
3434,Carum genus_Carum,caraway
3435,Caruso Enrico_Caruso,outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
3436,Carver George_Washington_Carver,United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
3437,woodcarver carver,makes decorative wooden panels
3438,sculptor sculpturer carver statue_maker,an artist who creates sculptures
3439,cutter carver,someone who carves the meat
3440,Carya genus_Carya,genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
3441,Caryocar genus_Caryocar,type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts
3442,Caryocaraceae family_Caryocaraceae,small genus of tropical South American trees
3443,Caryophyllaceae family_Caryophyllaceae carnation_family pink_family,large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
3444,Caryophyllales order_Caryophyllales Chenopodiales order-Chenopodiales,corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
3445,Caryophyllidae subclass_Caryophyllidae,a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
3446,Caryota genus_Caryota,fishtail palms
3447,Casablanca,a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
3448,Casals Pablo_Casals,an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)
3449,Casanova Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova Casanova_de_Seingalt Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova_de_Seingalt,an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
3450,Casanova,any man noted for his amorous adventures
3451,Cascades Cascade_Range Cascade_Mountains,a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
3452,cash hard_cash hard_currency,money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
3453,cash immediate_payment,prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
3454,Cash Johnny_Cash John_Cash,United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
3455,Cashmere_goat Kashmir_goat,Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool
3456,Casmerodius genus_Casmerodius,a white egrets
3457,Caspar Gaspar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
3458,Casper,a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
3459,Caspian Caspian_Sea,a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
3460,Cassandra,(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
3461,Cassegrainian_telescope Gregorian_telescope,a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror
3462,Cassin's_kingbird Tyrannus_vociferans,a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen
3463,Cassiope genus_Cassiope,low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers
3464,Cassiopeia,(Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
3465,Cassiopeia,a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
3466,Cassirer Ernst_Cassirer,German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
3467,Cassius Cassius_Longinus Gaius_Cassius_Longinus,prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
3468,Castanea genus_Castanea,chestnuts; chinkapins
3469,Castanopsis genus_Castanopsis,evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand
3470,Castanospermum genus_Castanospermum,a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
3471,Castile Castilla,a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
3472,Castilian,the Spanish language as spoken in Castile
3473,Castilleja genus_Castilleja Castilleia genus_Castilleia,genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
3474,Castillian,a native or inhabitant of Castile
3475,Castor Alpha_Geminorum,a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
3476,caster castor,a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
3477,caster castor,a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
3478,beaver castor,a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
3479,Castor genus_Castor,type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
3480,Castoridae family_Castoridae,beavers
3481,Castoroides genus_Castoroides,extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
3482,Castries,a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
3483,Castro Fidel_Castro Fidel_Castro_Ruz,Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
3484,Castroism,a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
3485,Casualty_Care_Research_Center CCRC,an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
3486,Casuaridae family_Casuaridae,a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
3487,Casuariiformes order_Casuariiformes,a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
3488,Casuarinaceae family_Casuarinaceae,one genus: genus Casuarina
3489,Casuarinales order_Casuarinales,order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae
3490,Casuarius genus_Casuarius,type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries
3491,Catacala genus_Catacala,moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
3492,Catalan,a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
3493,Catalan,the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
3494,Catalina_cherry Prunus_lyonii,evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)
3495,Catalonia,a region of northeastern Spain
3496,Catalpa_bignioides,catalpa tree of southern United States
3497,Catalpa_speciosa,catalpa tree of central United States
3498,Cataract_Canyon,a tributary of the Grand Canyon
3499,Catasetum genus_Catasetum,genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
3500,Catawba,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
3501,Catawba,slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
3502,Catawba,the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
3503,caterpillar,a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
3504,Caterpillar cat,a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
3505,Catha genus_Catha,a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers
3506,Catha_edulis,a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea
3507,Catharacta genus_Catharacta,skuas
3508,Catharanthus genus_Catharanthus,small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
3509,Cathartes genus_Cathartes,type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
3510,Cathartidae family_Cathartidae,condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
3511,Cathay,an archaic or literary name for China
3512,Cathaya,Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere
3513,Cather Willa_Cather Willa_Sibert_Cather,United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
3514,Catherine_I,empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)
3515,Catherine_II Catherine Catherine_the_Great,empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
3516,Catherine_de_Medicis,queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
3517,Catherine_of_Aragon Catherine,first wife of Henry VIII; Henry's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
3518,Catholic,a member of a Catholic church
3519,Catholic_Church,any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
3520,Catholic_school,a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
3521,Catholicism Catholicity,the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
3522,Catholicos,the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches
3523,Catoptrophorus genus_Catoptrophorus,willet
3524,Catostomidae family_Catostomidae,suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
3525,Catostomus genus_Catostomus,type genus of the family Catostomidae
3526,Catskills Catskill_Mountains,a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
3527,Cattell Ray_Cattell R._B._Cattell Raymond_B._Cattell Raymond_Bernard_Cattell,American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)
3528,Cattell James_McKeen_Cattell,American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
3529,Catullus Gaius_Valerius_Catullus,Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
3530,Caucasia Caucasus,a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
3531,White white_person Caucasian,a member of the Caucasoid race
3532,Caucasian Caucasian_language,a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere
3533,Caucasian_walnut Pterocarya_fraxinifolia,medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit
3534,Caucasus Caucasus_Mountains,the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
3535,Caudine_Forks,a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
3536,Caulophyllum genus_Caulophyllum,blue cohosh
3537,cavalier chevalier,a gallant or courtly gentleman
3538,Cavalier Royalist,a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
3539,Cavell Edith_Cavell Edith_Louisa_Cavell,English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)
3540,Cavendish Henry_Cavendish,British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
3541,Cavia genus_Cavia,type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
3542,Caviidae family_Caviidae,a family of Hystricomorpha
3543,Caxton William_Caxton,English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)
3544,Cayman_Islands,a British colony in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
3545,Cayman_Islands_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
3546,Cayuga,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York state
3547,Cayuga,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga
3548,Cayuga_Lake Lake_Cayuga,a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
3549,Cebidae family_Cebidae,all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
3550,Cebu Cebu_City,an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
3551,Cebu,one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
3552,Cebuan,inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines
3553,Cebuan Cebuano,language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
3554,Cebuella genus_Cebuella,pygmy marmosets
3555,Cebus genus_Cebus,type genus of the Cebidae
3556,Cecidomyidae family_Cecidomyidae,gall midges
3557,Cecropia genus_Cecropia,large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
3558,cecropia cecropia_moth Hyalophora_cecropia,North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
3559,Cecropiaceae family_Cecropiaceae,in some classifications included in family Moraceae
3560,Cedar_Rapids,a city in eastern Iowa
3561,Cedrela genus_Cedrela,tropical American trees
3562,Cedrus genus_Cedrus,true cedars
3563,Ceiba genus_Ceiba,tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
3564,Celastraceae family_Celastraceae spindle-tree_family staff-tree_family,trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
3565,Celastrus genus_Celastrus,genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
3566,Celebes Sulawesi,a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
3567,Celestial_City City_of_God Heavenly_City Holy_City,phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'"
3568,Cellini Benvenuto_Cellini,Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
3569,Celosia genus_Celosia,annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
3570,Celsius Anders_Celsius,Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
3571,Celsius_scale international_scale centigrade_scale,a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
3572,Celt Kelt,a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
3573,Celtic Celtic_language,a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
3574,Celtic_cross,a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection
3575,Celtic_deity,a deity worshipped by the Celts
3576,Celtis genus_Celtis,large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit
3577,Cenchrus genus_Cenchrus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
3578,Cenozoic Cenozoic_era Age_of_Mammals,approximately the last 63 million years
3579,Centaurea genus_Centaurea,knapweed; star thistle
3580,Centaurium genus_Centaurium,genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
3581,Centaurus Centaur,a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
3582,Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention CDC,a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
3583,Centigrade_thermometer,a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
3584,Central_African_Republic Central_Africa,a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
3585,Central_African_Republic_franc,the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
3586,Central_America,the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
3587,Central_America,the nations of Central America collectively
3588,Central_American,a native or inhabitant of Central America
3589,Central_American_country Central_American_nation,countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
3590,Central_American_strap_fern narrow-leaved_strap_fern Campyloneurum_augustifolium,fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
3591,Central_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
3592,Central_Intelligence_Agency CIA,an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
3593,Central_Intelligence_Machinery CIM,the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies
3594,Central_Park,a large park in Manhattan
3595,Central_Powers,in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
3596,Central_Time Central_Standard_Time CST,standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich  reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
3597,Centranthus genus_Centranthus,genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs
3598,Centrarchidae family_Centrarchidae,sunfish family
3599,Centre,a low-lying region in central France
3600,center centre middle heart eye,an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
3601,center centre midpoint,a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
3602,center centre,a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
3603,center centre,the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
3604,center centre nerve_center nerve_centre,a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
3605,center centre,a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
3606,Centriscidae family_Centriscidae,shrimpfishes
3607,Centrocercus genus_Centrocercus,sage grouse
3608,Centrolobium genus_Centrolobium,a genus of Centrolobium
3609,Centropomidae family_Centropomidae,a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos
3610,Centropomus genus_Centropomus,type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
3611,Centropristis genus_Centropristis,sea basses
3612,Centropus genus_Centropus,a genus of Cuculidae
3613,Centrosema genus_Centrosema,a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
3614,Centrospermae group_Centrospermae,used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales
3615,Centunculus genus_Centunculus,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae
3616,Cephalanthera genus_Cephalanthera,small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
3617,Cephalobidae family_Cephalobidae,a family of Nematoda
3618,Cephalochordata subphylum_Cephalochordata,lancelets
3619,Cephalopoda class_Cephalopoda,octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus
3620,Cephalopterus genus_Cephalopterus,a genus of Cotingidae
3621,Cephalotaceae family_Cephalotaceae,a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
3622,Cephalotaxaceae family_Cephalotaxaceae plum-yew_family,a family of Cephalotaxaceae
3623,Cephalotaxus genus_Cephalotaxus,the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)
3624,Cephalotus genus_Cephalotus,one species: Australian pitcher plant
3625,Cepheus,(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
3626,Cepheus,a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
3627,Cepphus genus_Cepphus,a genus of birds including: guillemots
3628,Cerambycidae family_Cerambycidae,long-horned beetles
3629,Cerapteryx genus_Cerapteryx,antler moths
3630,Cerastium genus_Cerastium,mouse-eared chickweed
3631,Ceratitis genus_Ceratitis,Mediterranean fruit flies
3632,Ceratodontidae family_Ceratodontidae,lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
3633,Ceratonia genus_Ceratonia,carobs
3634,Ceratopetalum genus_Ceratopetalum,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae
3635,Ceratophyllaceae family_Ceratophyllaceae,coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts
3636,Ceratophyllum genus_Ceratophyllum,constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts
3637,Ceratopogon genus_Ceratopogon,type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
3638,Ceratopogonidae family_Ceratopogonidae,biting midges; sand flies
3639,Ceratopsia suborder_Ceratopsia,horned dinosaurs
3640,Ceratopsidae family_Ceratopsidae,American ceratopsian dinosaurs
3641,Ceratopteris genus_Ceratopteris,water ferns
3642,Ceratostomataceae family_Ceratostomataceae,fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
3643,Ceratostomella genus_Ceratostomella,genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
3644,Ceratotherium genus_Ceratotherium,African genus
3645,Cerberus hellhound,(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
3646,Cercidiphyllaceae family_Cercidiphyllaceae,one genus
3647,Cercidiphyllum genus_Cercidiphyllum,one species: katsura tree
3648,Cercidium genus_Cercidium,spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
3649,Cercis genus_Cercis,deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia  southern Europe and the United States
3650,Cercocebus genus_Cercocebus,mangabeys
3651,Cercopidae family_Cercopidae,froghoppers or spittlebugs
3652,Cercopithecidae family_Cercopithecidae,Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
3653,Cercopithecus genus_Cercopithecus,type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
3654,Cercospora genus_Cercospora,form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
3655,Cercosporella genus_Cercosporella,form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores
3656,Ceres,(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
3657,Ceres,the largest asteroid and the first discovered
3658,Cereus genus_Cereus,genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
3659,Ceroxylon genus_Ceroxylon,wax palms
3660,Certhia genus_Certhia,type genus of the Certhiidae
3661,Certhiidae family_Certhiidae,creepers
3662,Cervantes Miguel_de_Cervantes Cervantes_Saavedra Miguel_de_Cervantes_Saavedra,Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
3663,Cervidae family_Cervidae,deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
3664,Cervus genus_Cervus,type genus of the Cervidae
3665,Ceryle genus_Ceryle,a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
3666,Cestida order_Cestida,ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
3667,Cestidae family_Cestidae,coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
3668,Cestoda class_Cestoda,tapeworms
3669,Cestrum genus_Cestrum,genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
3670,Cestum genus_Cestum,Venus's girdle
3671,Cetacea order_Cetacea,an order of Eutheria
3672,Ceterach genus_Ceterach,small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus
3673,Cetonia genus_Cetonia,a genus of Cetoniidae
3674,Cetoniidae subfamily_Cetoniidae,considered a separate family in some classification systems
3675,Cetorhinidae family_Cetorhinidae,in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
3676,Cetorhinus genus_Cetorhinus,comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
3677,Cetraria genus_Cetraria,foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
3678,Cetus,a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
3679,Ceylon,an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
3680,Sri_Lanka Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka Ceylon,a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
3681,Ceylon_bowstring_hemp Sansevieria_zeylanica,plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green
3682,Ceylonite pleonaste,a dark-colored spinel containing iron
3683,Cezanne Paul_Cezanne,French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
3684,Lubavitch Lubavitch_movement Chabad-Lubavitch Chabad,a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality  technological expertise  optimism and emphasis on religious study
3685,Chabad Chabad_Hasidism,a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement
3686,Chablis,a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
3687,Chablis white_Burgundy,dry white table wine of Chablis  France or a wine resembling it
3688,chad,a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
3689,Lake_Chad Chad,a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
3690,Chad Republic_of_Chad Tchad,a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
3691,Chad Chadic Chadic_language,a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
3692,Chadian,a native or inhabitant of Chad
3693,Chadian_franc,the basic unit of money in Chad
3694,Chaenomeles genus_Chaenomeles,flowering quince
3695,Chaenopsis genus_Chaenopsis,a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
3696,Chaeronea,a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
3697,Chaetodipterus genus_Chaetodipterus,a genus of Ephippidae
3698,Chaetodontidae family_Chaetodontidae,butterfly fishes
3699,Chaetognatha phylum_Chaetognatha,arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
3700,Chagall Marc_Chagall,French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985)
3701,Chagatai Jagatai Jaghatai Eastern_Turki,a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
3702,chain concatenation,a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
3703,chain chemical_chain,(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
3704,chain,a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
3705,chain,a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
3706,chain,anything that acts as a restraint
3707,chain,a unit of length
3708,Chain Ernst_Boris_Chain Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain,British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin  which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
3709,range mountain_range range_of_mountains chain mountain_chain chain_of_mountains,a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
3710,chain string strand,a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
3711,Chait Caitra,the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)
3712,Chalcedon Kadikoy,a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
3713,Chalcedon Council_of_Chalcedon,the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
3714,Chalcididae family_Chalcididae Chalcidae family_Chalcidae,an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
3715,Chalcis genus_Chalcis,type genus of the Chalcididae
3716,Chalcostigma genus_Chalcostigma,thornbills
3717,Chaldea Chaldaea,an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
3718,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,a wise man skilled in occult learning
3719,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
3720,Chalons Chalons-sur-Marne,the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
3721,Chamaea genus_Chamaea,a genus of Paridae
3722,Chamaecrista genus_Chamaecrista,genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
3723,Chamaecyparis genus_Chamaecyparis,a genus of Chamaecyparis
3724,Chamaecytisus genus_Chamaecytisus,small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
3725,Chamaedaphne genus_Chamaedaphne,one species: leatherleaf
3726,Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleon,type genus of the Chamaeleontidae
3727,Chamaeleon Chameleon,a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
3728,chameleon chamaeleon,lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
3729,Chamaeleontidae family_Chamaeleontidae Chamaeleonidae family_Chamaeleonidae Rhiptoglossa family_Rhiptoglossa,Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
3730,Chamaemelum genus_Chamaemelum,small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile
3731,Chamberlain Neville_Chamberlain Arthur_Neville_Chamberlain,British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
3732,chamberlain,the treasurer of a municipal corporation
3733,chamberlain,an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
3734,Chambers William_Chambers Sir_William_Chambers,English architect (1723-1796)
3735,champagne bubbly,a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
3736,Champagne Champagne-Ardenne,a region of northeastern France
3737,plain field champaign,extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
3738,Champaign,a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
3739,Champlain Samuel_de_Champlain,French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
3740,Lake_Champlain Champlain,a lake in northeastern New York  northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
3741,Champollion Jean_Francois_Champollion,Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
3742,Champs_Elysees,a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
3743,Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer,the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
3744,Chancellorsville,a village in northeastern Virginia
3745,Chancellorsville,a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
3746,Chandi,malevolent aspect of Devi; "the fierce"
3747,Chandler Raymond_Chandler Raymond_Thornton_Chandler,United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
3748,chandler,a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
3749,chandler,a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
3750,Chang_Jiang Changjiang Chang Yangtze Yangtze_River Yangtze_Kiang,the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
3751,Chang_Kuo Chang_Kuo-lao,one of the 8 immortals of Taoism
3752,Changtzu,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24 780 feet high)
3753,Channel_Island,any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
3754,Channel_Islands_National_Park,a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
3755,Channidae class_Channidae,snakeheads
3756,Chao_Phraya,a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
3757,chaos,the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
3758,Chaos,(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
3759,chaos,(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
3760,Chapel_Hill,a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
3761,Chaplin Charlie_Chaplin Sir_Charles_Spencer_Chaplin,English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
3762,Chapman John_Chapman Johnny_Appleseed,United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
3763,chapman,archaic term for an itinerant peddler
3764,Chapultepec,a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)
3765,Chara genus_Chara,green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts
3766,Characeae family_Characeae,green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts
3767,Characidae family_Characidae,tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
3768,Characinidae family_Characinidae,former name of the Characidae
3769,Charadrii suborder_Charadrii,shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
3770,Charadriidae family_Charadriidae,plover family
3771,Charadriiformes order_Charadriiformes,large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
3772,Charadrius genus_Charadrius,type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
3773,Charales order_Charales,small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts
3774,Charcot Jean_Martin_Charcot,French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893)
3775,Charcot-Marie-Tooth_disease hereditary_motor_and_sensory_neuropathy,a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
3776,Chardonnay chardonnay_grape,white wine grape
3777,Chardonnay Pinot_Chardonnay,dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
3778,Chari-Nile,a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
3779,Charina genus_Charina,boas of western North America
3780,Charlemagne Carolus Charles Charles_I Charles_the_Great,king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
3781,Charleroi,city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
3782,Charles Charles_IX,King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
3783,Charles Charles_VII,King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
3784,Charles Charles_II Charles_I Charles_the_Bald,as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
3785,Charles Charles_II,King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)
3786,Charles Charles_I Charles_Stuart,son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
3787,Charles Prince_Charles,the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
3788,Charles Jacques_Charles Jacques_Alexandre_Cesar_Charles,French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
3789,Charles Charles_River,a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
3790,Charleston capital_of_West_Virginia,state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
3791,Charleston,a port city in southeastern South Carolina
3792,Charleston,an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
3793,Charlestown,a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
3794,Charlestown_Navy_Yard,the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
3795,Charlotte Queen_City,the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
3796,charlotte,a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
3797,Charlottetown,the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
3798,Charolais,large white or cream-colored breed from France
3799,Charon,(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
3800,Charophyceae class_Charophyceae,in some classifications: contains only the order Charales
3801,Charronia genus_Charronia,a genus of Mustelidae
3802,Chartism,the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
3803,Chartist,a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
3804,chartist,a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities
3805,Chartreuse,aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint; made at monastery near Grenoble  France
3806,yellow_green yellowish_green chartreuse Paris_green pea_green,a shade of green tinged with yellow
3807,Charybdis,(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
3808,pursuit chase pursual following,the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
3809,Chase Salmon_P._Chase Salmon_Portland_Chase,United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
3810,Chateaubriand Francois_Rene_Chateaubriand Vicomte_de_Chateaubriand,French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
3811,Chateaubriand,a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
3812,Chateura genus_Chateura,a genus of Apodidae
3813,Chattahoochee Chattahoochee_River,a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
3814,Chattanooga,a city in eastern Tennessee
3815,Chattanooga battle_of_Chattanooga,in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker  Thomas  and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
3816,Chaucer Geoffrey_Chaucer,English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
3817,Chauna genus_Chauna,crested screamers
3818,Chavez Carlos_Chavez,Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)
3819,Chavez Cesar_Chavez Cesar_Estrada_Chavez,United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)
3820,Chechen,a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
3821,Chechen,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen
3822,Chechnya Chechenia Chechen_Republic,an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
3823,Cheddar,a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
3824,cheddar cheddar_cheese Armerican_cheddar American_cheese,hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England
3825,Cheever John_Cheever,United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982)
3826,Cheilanthes genus_Cheilanthes,small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
3827,Cheiranthus genus_Cheiranthus,Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
3828,Chekhov Chekov Anton_Chekhov Anton_Chekov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekhov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekov,Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
3829,Chelicerata superclass_Chelicerata,spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
3830,Chelidonium genus_Chelidonium,one species: greater celandine
3831,Chelifer genus_Chelifer,a genus of Chelonethida
3832,Chelone genus_Chelone,herbaceous perennials: shellflower
3833,Chelonethida order_Chelonethida Pseudoscorpionida order_Pseudoscorpionida Pseudoscorpiones order_Pseudoscorpiones,false scorpions
3834,Chelonia genus_Chelonia,green turtles
3835,Chelonia order_Chelonia Testudinata order_Testudinata Testudines order_Testudines,tortoises and turtles
3836,Cheloniidae family_Cheloniidae Chelonidae family_Chelonidae,green turtles; hawksbills
3837,Chelyabinsk,a city in the Asian part of Russia
3838,Chelydra genus_Chelydra,snapping turtles
3839,Chelydridae family_Chelydridae,snapping turtles
3840,Chemakuan,a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington
3841,Chemakum,a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum
3842,Chemical_Weapons_Convention,a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons
3843,Chemnitz Karl-Marx-Stadt,a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
3844,Chen subgenus_Chen,wild goose having white adult plumage
3845,Chenin_blanc,white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
3846,Chenin_blanc,made in California and the Loire valley in France
3847,Chennai Madras,a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
3848,Chenopodiaceae family_Chenopodiaceae goosefoot_family,includes spinach and beets
3849,Chenopodium genus_Chenopodium,goosefoot; pigweed
3850,Cheops Khufu,Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
3851,Cherbourg,a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
3852,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
3853,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis
3854,Cherepovets,a city of east central Russia north of Moscow
3855,Chernobyl,a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
3856,Cherokee,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
3857,Cherokee,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma
3858,Cherokee_rose Rosa_laevigata,Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms
3859,Cherubini Luigi_Cherubini Maria_Luigi_Carlo_Zenobio_Cherubini,Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
3860,Chesapeake_Bay,a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
3861,Chesapeake_Bay_retriever,American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan
3862,Cheshire_cat,a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll
3863,Cheshire_cheese,a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture
3864,Chester,a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
3865,Chesterfield Fourth_Earl_of_Chesterfield Philip_Dormer_Stanhope,suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
3866,chesterfield,an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
3867,chesterfield,a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar
3868,Chesterton G._K._Chesterton Gilbert_Keith_Chesterton,conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
3869,Chevalier Maurice_Chevalier,French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
3870,Cheviot,hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
3871,Cheviots Cheviot_Hills,a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
3872,Chewa,a member of a Negro people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
3873,Cheyenne capital_of_Wyoming,the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
3874,Cheyenne,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3875,Cheyenne,a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
3876,ChiMwini,a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia
3877,Chiacoan_peccary,a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay
3878,Chian_turpentine,a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
3879,Chiang_Kai-shek Chiang_Chung-cheng,Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)
3880,Chianti,dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
3881,Chicago Windy_City,largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
3882,Michigan Chicago Newmarket boodle stops,a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
3883,Chicano,a person of Mexican descent
3884,Chichewa,the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa
3885,Chickamauga battle_of_Chickamauga,a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
3886,Chickasaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
3887,Chickasaw,the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw
3888,Chicken_Little,a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling
3889,Chief_Constable,the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
3890,Chief_Secretary,a member of the British Cabinet
3891,chihuahua,a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
3892,Chihuahua,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
3893,Chihuahua,an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
3894,Chihuahuan_Desert,a desert in western Texas  New Mexico  Arizona  and northern Mexico
3895,Chihuahuan_spotted_whiptail Cnemidophorus_exsanguis,having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico
3896,Chile Republic_of_Chile,a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
3897,chili chili_pepper chilli chilly chile,very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
3898,Chile_bonito Chilean_bonito Sarda_chiliensis,common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
3899,Chilean,a native or inhabitant of Chile
3900,Chilean_cedar Austrocedrus_chilensis,a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
3901,Chilean_firebush Chilean_flameflower Embothrium_coccineum,grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes
3902,Chilean_jasmine Mandevilla_laxa,woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
3903,Chilean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Chile
3904,Chilean_nut Chile_nut Chile_hazel Chilean_hazelnut Guevina_heterophylla Guevina_avellana,Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
3905,Chilean_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
3906,Chilean_rimu Lepidothamnus_fonkii,about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile
3907,Chiloe,the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
3908,Chilomastix genus_Chilomastix,flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans
3909,Chilomeniscus genus_Chilomeniscus,sand snakes
3910,Chilomycterus genus_Chilomycterus,burrfishes
3911,Chilopoda class_Chilopoda,arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
3912,Chilopsis genus_Chilopsis,one species: desert willow
3913,Chimaeridae family_Chimaeridae,a family of Holocephali
3914,Chimakum,a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington
3915,Chimaphila genus_Chimaphila,small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia
3916,Chimariko,a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
3917,Chimariko,the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko
3918,Chimborazo,a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20 560 feet high)
3919,Chimera Chimaera,(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
3920,chimera chimaera,a grotesque product of the imagination
3921,Chimonanthus genus_Chimonanthus,small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
3922,China People's_Republic_of_China mainland_China Communist_China Red_China PRC,a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
3923,china,high quality porcelain originally made only in China
3924,Taiwan China Nationalist_China Republic_of_China,a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong
3925,chinaware china,dishware made of high quality porcelain
3926,China_aster Callistephus_chinensis,valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
3927,China_rose Bengal_rose Rosa_chinensis,shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
3928,China_rose Chinese_hibiscus Rose_of_China shoeblack_plant shoe_black Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis,large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
3929,China_tree false_dogwood jaboncillo chinaberry Sapindus_saponaria,evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
3930,chinaberry chinaberry_tree China_tree Persian_lilac pride-of-India azederach azedarach Melia_azederach Melia_azedarach,tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
3931,chink Chinaman,offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
3932,Chinaman,a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
3933,Chinchillidae family_Chinchillidae,small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
3934,Chinese,any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
3935,Chinese,a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
3936,Chinese_Revolution,the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
3937,Chinese_Wall Great_Wall Great_Wall_of_China,a fortification 1 500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1 500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width
3938,Chinese_alligator Alligator_sinensis,small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
3939,Chinese_angelica Chinese_angelica_tree Aralia_stipulata,similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
3940,star_anise Chinese_anise Illicium_verum,small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
3941,Chinese_anise star_anise star_aniseed,anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine
3942,Chinese_brown_sauce brown_sauce,a sauce based on soy sauce
3943,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage napa pe-tsai Brassica_rapa_pekinensis,plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
3944,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage Chinese_celery,elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
3945,Chinese_checkers Chinese_chequers,a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
3946,Chinese_chestnut Castanea_mollissima,a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
3947,Chinese_cork_oak Quercus_variabilis,medium to large deciduous tree of China  Japan  and Korea having thick corky bark
3948,Chinese_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
3949,Siberian_elm Chinese_elm dwarf_elm Ulmus_pumila,fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
3950,Chinese_elm Ulmus_parvifolia,small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
3951,Chinese_evergreen Japanese_leaf Aglaonema_modestum,erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
3952,Chinese_forget-me-not Cynoglossum_amabile,biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
3953,Chinese_goose Anser_cygnoides,very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag
3954,Chinese_gooseberry kiwi kiwi_vine Actinidia_chinensis Actinidia_deliciosa,climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
3955,kiwi kiwi_fruit Chinese_gooseberry,fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
3956,Chinese_holly Ilex_cornuta,dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
3957,Chinese_lantern,a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
3958,Chinese_lantern_plant winter_cherry bladder_cherry Physalis_alkekengi,Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
3959,Chinese_monetary_unit,the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
3960,chinese_mustard indian_mustard leaf_mustard gai_choi Brassica_juncea,Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
3961,Chinese_mustard,very hot prepared mustard
3962,Chinese_paddlefish Psephurus_gladis,fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
3963,Chinese_parasol_tree Chinese_parasol Japanese_varnish_tree phoenix_tree Firmiana_simplex,deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
3964,Chinese_pea_tree Caragana_sinica,shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
3965,Chinese_primrose Primula_sinensis,cultivated Asiatic primrose
3966,Chinese_privet white_wax_tree Ligustrum_lucidum,erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
3967,Chinese_puzzle,intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes
3968,Chinese_restaurant_syndrome,headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
3969,Chinese_rhubarb Rheum_palmatum,long used for laxative properties
3970,Chinese_wistaria Wisteria_chinensis,having deep purple flowers
3971,Chino-Japanese_War Sino-Japanese_War,a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
3972,chinook chinook_wind snow_eater,a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
3973,Chinook,a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
3974,chinook_salmon chinook king_salmon,pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
3975,Chinookan Chinook,a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
3976,chinook chinook_salmon king_salmon quinnat_salmon Oncorhynchus_tshawytscha,large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
3977,Chinook_Jargon Oregon_Jargon,a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
3978,Chiococca genus_Chiococca,shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World
3979,Chionanthus genus_Chionanthus,deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree
3980,Chios Khios,an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
3981,Chipewyan,a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
3982,Chipewyan Chippewyan Chippewaian,the language spoken by the Chipewyan
3983,Chippendale Thomas_Chippendale,a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)
3984,Chiricahua_Apache,an Apache language
3985,Chirico Giorgio_de_Chirico,Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978)
3986,Chiron,(Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles  Asclepius  Hercules  Jason  and other heroes
3987,Chiron,an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
3988,Chironomidae family_Chironomidae,midges
3989,Chironomus genus_Chironomus,type genus of the Chironomidae
3990,Chiroptera order_Chiroptera,an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
3991,Chisholm_Trail,a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
3992,Chishona,a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe
3993,Chittagong,a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
3994,Chiwere,the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri
3995,Chlamydera genus_Chlamydera,a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae
3996,Chlamydia_psittaci C._psittaci,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
3997,Chlamydia_trachomatis C._trachomatis,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
3998,Chlamydiaceae family_Chlamydiaceae,Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates
3999,Chlamydomonadaceae family_Chlamydomonadaceae,green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome
4000,Chlamydomonas genus_Chlamydomonas,type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants
4001,Chlamydosaurus genus_Chlamydosaurus,frilled lizards
4002,Chlamyphorus genus_Chlamyphorus,pichiciago
4003,Chloranthaceae family_Chloranthaceae,small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees
4004,Chloranthus genus_Chloranthus,type genus of the Chloranthaceae
4005,Chloris genus_Chloris,tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
4006,Chlorococcales order_Chlorococcales,unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores
4007,Chlorococcum genus_Chlorococcum,type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock
4008,Chlorophis genus_Chlorophis,African green snakes
4009,Chlorophoneus genus_Chlorophoneus,a genus of Malaconotinae
4010,Chlorophthalmidae family_Chlorophthalmidae,small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
4011,Chlorophyceae class_Chlorophyceae,algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color  their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
4012,Chlorophyllum_molybdites,a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
4013,Chlorophyta division_Chlorophyta,large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b  store food as starch  and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae  Ulvophyceae  and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants
4014,Chloroxylon genus_Chloroxylon,deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka
4015,Chlorura genus_Chlorura,towhees
4016,Choctaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
4017,Choctaw Chahta,the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
4018,Choeronycteris genus_Choeronycteris,a genus of Phyllostomatidae
4019,Choloepus genus_Choloepus,a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth
4020,Chomsky Noam_Chomsky A._Noam_Chomsky,United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
4021,Chondrichthyes class_Chondrichthyes,cartilaginous fishes
4022,Chondrus genus_Chondrus,a genus of protoctist
4023,Chongqing Chungking,a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
4024,Chopin,the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
4025,Chopin Kate_Chopin Kate_O'Flaherty_Chopin,United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)
4026,Chopin Frederic_Francois_Chopin,French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
4027,Chordata phylum_Chordata,comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
4028,Chordeiles genus_Chordeiles,a genus of Caprimulgidae
4029,Chordospartium genus_Chordospartium,2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered
4030,Choriotis genus_Choriotis,Australian bustard
4031,Chorizagrotis genus_Chorizagrotis,moths whose larvae are army cutworms
4032,Chorizema genus_Chorizema,genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas
4033,chosen,one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"
4034,Chosen,the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
4035,chosen elect,an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
4036,Christ's-thorn Jerusalem_thorn Paliurus_spina-christi,thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
4037,jujube jujube_bush Christ's-thorn Jerusalem_thorn Ziziphus_jujuba,spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
4038,Christchurch,industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
4039,Christendom Christianity,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"
4040,Christian,a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
4041,church Christian_church,one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
4042,Christian_Church Disciples_of_Christ,a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
4043,Christian_Science Church_of_Christ_Scientist,Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
4044,Christian_Science,religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
4045,Christian_Scientist,a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy
4046,Christian_era Common_era,the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth
4047,Christian_holy_day,a religious holiday for Christians
4048,Christian_liturgy,the Christian worship services
4049,Christian_name baptismal_name,the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
4050,Christian_theology,the teachings of Christian churches
4051,Christianity Christian_religion,a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
4052,Christianization Christianisation,conversion to Christianity
4053,Christie Agatha_Christie Dame_Agatha_Mary_Clarissa_Christie,prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
4054,Christmas Christmastide Christmastime Yule Yuletide Noel,period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
4055,Christmas Christmas_Day Xmas Dec_25,a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England  Wales  and Ireland
4056,Christmas_Eve Dec_24,the day before Christmas
4057,Christmas_begonia blooming-fool_begonia Begonia_cheimantha,hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
4058,Christmas_bells,any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
4059,Christmas_box,a present given at Christmas for services during the year
4060,Christmas_bush Christmas_tree Ceratopetalum_gummiferum,Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
4061,Christmas_cactus Schlumbergera_buckleyi Schlumbergera_baridgesii,epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
4062,Christmas_cake,a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas
4063,Christmas_card,a card expressing a Christmas greeting
4064,Christmas_factor factor_IX,coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B
4065,Christmas_fern canker_brake dagger_fern evergreen_wood_fern Polystichum_acrostichoides,North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
4066,Christmas_present Christmas_gift,a present given at Christmas time
4067,Christmas_rose winter_rose black_hellebore Helleborus_niger,European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers
4068,Christmas_stocking,a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
4069,flame_tree fire_tree Christmas_tree Nuytsia_floribunda,a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
4070,European_silver_fir Christmas_tree Abies_alba,tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark
4071,amabilis_fir white_fir Pacific_silver_fir red_silver_fir Christmas_tree Abies_amabilis,medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
4072,Christmas_tree,an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
4073,Christmasberry Christmas_berry Lycium_carolinianum,spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
4074,toyon tollon Christmasberry Christmas_berry Heteromeles_arbutifolia Photinia_arbutifolia,ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
4075,Christology,a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
4076,Christology,the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ
4077,Christopher Saint_Christopher St._Christopher,Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
4078,Chronoperates genus_Chronoperates,a reptile genus of Therapsida
4079,Chronoperates_paradoxus,shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)
4080,Chrysaora genus_Chrysaora,a genus of Scyphozoa
4081,Chrysaora_quinquecirrha,a type of jellyfish
4082,Chrysemys genus_Chrysemys,painted turtles
4083,Chrysobalanus genus_Chrysobalanus,coco plums
4084,Chrysochloridae family_Chrysochloridae,golden moles
4085,Chrysochloris genus_Chrysochloris,type genus of the Chrysochloridae
4086,Chrysolepis genus_Chrysolepis,two species: golden chinkapins
4087,Chrysolophus genus_Chrysolophus,golden pheasants
4088,Chrysomelidae family_Chrysomelidae,leaf beetles
4089,Chrysophrys genus_Chrysophrys,Australian snapper
4090,Chrysophyceae class_Chrysophyceae Heterokontae class_Heterokontae,all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
4091,Chrysophyllum genus_Chrysophyllum,tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs
4092,Chrysophyta division_Chrysophyta,mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae  Chrysophyceae  Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta
4093,Chrysopidae family_Chrysopidae,green lacewings
4094,Chrysopsis genus_Chrysopsis,golden aster
4095,Chrysosplenium genus_Chrysosplenium,genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers
4096,Chrysothamnus genus_Chrysothamnus,genus of low branching shrubs of western North America
4097,Chuang-tzu,4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism
4098,Chukaku-Ha,an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing; "Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property damage rather than casualties"
4099,Chukchi,a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula
4100,Chukchi Chukchi_language,an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women
4101,Chukchi_Peninsula,peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska
4102,Chukchi_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean just north of the Bering Strait
4103,Chula_Vista,an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
4104,Church_Father Father_of_the_Church Father,(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose  Augustine  Gregory the Great  and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius  Basil  Gregory Nazianzen  and John Chrysostom
4105,Church_of_Ireland,autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
4106,Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints Mormon_Church Mormons,church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City  Utah
4107,Church_of_the_Brethren Dunkers Dippers,a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
4108,Churchill John_Churchill Duke_of_Marlborough First_Duke_of_Marlborough,English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
4109,Churchill Winston_Churchill Winston_S._Churchill Sir_Winston_Leonard_Spenser_Churchill,British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)
4110,Churchill,a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
4111,Churchill_Downs,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
4112,Chuvash,a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia
4113,Chuvash,the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash
4114,Chytridiaceae family_Chytridiaceae,a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales
4115,Chytridiales order_Chytridiales,simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
4116,Chytridiomycetes class_Chytridiomycetes,a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants
4117,Ciardi John_Ciardi John_Anthony_Ciardi,United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
4118,Cibotium genus_Cibotium,in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds
4119,Cicadellidae family_Cicadellidae,leafhoppers
4120,Cicadidae family_Cicadidae,cicadas
4121,Cicer genus_Cicer,chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
4122,cicero,a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
4123,Cicero Marcus_Tullius_Cicero Tully,a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
4124,Cichlidae family_Cichlidae,cichlids
4125,Cichorium genus_Cichorium,chicory
4126,Cicindelidae family_Cicindelidae,tiger beetles
4127,Ciconia genus_Ciconia,type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
4128,Ciconiidae family_Ciconiidae,storks
4129,Ciconiiformes order_Ciconiiformes,order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
4130,Cicuta genus_Cicuta,small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
4131,Ciliata class_Ciliata Ciliophora class_Ciliophora,class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
4132,Cimabue Giovanni_Cimabue,painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)
4133,Cimarron Cimarron_River,a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
4134,Cimex genus_Cimex,type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
4135,Cimicidae family_Cimicidae,wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
4136,Cimicifuga genus_Cimicifuga,small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
4137,Cincinnati,a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
4138,Cincinnatus Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus,Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)
4139,Cinclidae family_Cinclidae,water ouzels
4140,Cinclus genus_Cinclus,type genus of the family Cinclidae
4141,Cinco_de_Mayo,the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
4142,Cinderella,a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
4143,Cinderella,a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
4144,Cinnamomum genus_Cinnamomum,Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs
4145,Circaea genus_Circaea,enchanter's nightshade
4146,Circaea_lutetiana,tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers
4147,Circaetus genus_Circaetus,harrier eagles
4148,Circassian,a member of a Caucasian people living in the Caucasus but not speaking an Indo-European language
4149,Circassian,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian
4150,Circe,(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
4151,Circinus,a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe
4152,Circumcision Feast_of_the_Circumcision January_1,(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
4153,circumcision,the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
4154,circumcision,the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
4155,circus,a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
4156,circus,performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
4157,circus carnival,a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
4158,circus,(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
4159,circus,an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
4160,Circus genus_Circus,a genus of haws comprising the harriers
4161,Cirripedia subclass_Cirripedia,barnacles
4162,Cirsium genus_Cirsium,plume thistles
4163,Cistaceae family_Cistaceae rockrose_family,shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
4164,Cistothorus genus_Cistothorus,marsh wrens
4165,Cistus genus_Cistus,small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
4166,citation commendation,an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
4167,citation,(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
4168,citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation,a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
4169,quotation quote citation,a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
4170,citation,a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
4171,Citation,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
4172,Citellus genus_Citellus Spermophilus genus_Spermophilus,typical ground squirrels
4173,Citharichthys genus_Citharichthys,a genus of Bothidae
4174,Citizenship_Day September_17,celebrated in the United States
4175,Citlaltepetl Mount_Orizaba Mt_Orizaba Pico_de_Orizaba,an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18 695 feet)
4176,Citroncirus genus_Citroncirus,a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
4177,Citrullus genus_Citrullus,a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
4178,City_of_London the_City,the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
4179,Ciudad_Juarez Juarez,a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
4180,Ciudad_Victoria,a city in east central Mexico
4181,Civil_List,a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
4182,Civil_Rights_movement,movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
4183,Cladonia genus_Cladonia,type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia
4184,Cladoniaceae family_Cladoniaceae,a family of lichens
4185,Cladorhyncus genus_Cladorhyncus,one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
4186,Cladrastis genus_Cladrastis,yellowwoods
4187,Clamatores suborder_Clamatores,used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds
4188,Clangula genus_Clangula,a genus of ducks
4189,Clark William_Clark,United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
4190,Clark Mark_Clark Mark_Wayne_Clark,United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
4191,Clark Kenneth_Clark Kenneth_Bancroft_Clark,United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-)
4192,Clark Joe_Clark Charles_Joseph_Clark,Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
4193,Clark's_nutcracker Nucifraga_columbiana,nutcracker of the western United States
4194,Clark_cell Clark_standard_cell,a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
4195,Clarksburg,a city in northern West Virginia
4196,Clathraceae family_Clathraceae,family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns
4197,Clathrus genus_Clathrus,type genus of the Clathraceae
4198,Claudius Claudius_I Tiberius_Claudius_Drusus_Nero_Germanicus,Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
4199,Clausewitz Karl_von_Clausewitz,Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
4200,Clavariaceae family_Clavariaceae,fleshy fungi: coral fungi
4201,Claviceps genus_Claviceps,fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
4202,Clavicipitaceae grainy_club_mushrooms,any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes
4203,clay,a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
4204,mud clay,water soaked soil; soft wet earth
4205,Clay Lucius_Clay Lucius_DuBignon_Clay,United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
4206,Clay Henry_Clay the_Great_Compromiser,United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
4207,cadaver corpse stiff clay remains,the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
4208,Claytonia genus_Claytonia,genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes
4209,Cleanthes,ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
4210,Cleistes genus_Cleistes,terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
4211,Clemenceau Georges_Clemenceau Georges_Eugene_Benjamin_Clemenceau,French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)
4212,Clemens Samuel_Langhorne_Clemens Mark_Twain,United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
4213,Clement_III Guibert_of_Ravenna,Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
4214,Clement_VII Giulio_de'_Medici,Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)
4215,Clement_XI Giovanni_Francesco_Albani,Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility
4216,Clement_XIV Lorenzo_Ganganelli,Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe  causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
4217,Cleopatra,beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
4218,Cleridae family_Cleridae,beetles that prey on other insects
4219,Clethra genus_Clethra,type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder  summer-sweet
4220,Clethraceae family_Clethraceae white-alder_family,coextensive with the genus Clethra
4221,Clethrionomys genus_Clethrionomys,a genus of Cricetidae
4222,Cleveland,the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
4223,Cleveland Grover_Cleveland Stephen_Grover_Cleveland President_Cleveland,22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
4224,Clichy Clichy-la-Garenne,a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
4225,Clifford_trust grantor_trust,a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
4226,Cliftonia genus_Cliftonia,one species: titi
4227,Clinch_River,a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River
4228,Cline Martin_Cline,American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
4229,Clinidae family_Clinidae,viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
4230,Clinopodium genus_Clinopodium,wild basil
4231,Clinton Hilary_Clinton Hilary_Rodham_Clinton,wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
4232,Clinton Bill_Clinton William_Jefferson_Clinton President_Clinton,42nd President of the United States (1946-)
4233,Clinton DeWitt_Clinton,United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
4234,Clinton,a town in east central Iowa
4235,Clinton_administration,the executive under President Clinton
4236,Clio,(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
4237,Clitocybe genus_Clitocybe,a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills
4238,Clitocybe_clavipes,an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
4239,Clitocybe_dealbata,a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
4240,Clitocybe_inornata,a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
4241,Clitocybe_irina Tricholoma_irinum Lepista_irina,an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
4242,Clitocybe_robusta Clytocybe_alba,a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
4243,Clitocybe_subconnexa,an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished
4244,Clitoria genus_Clitoria,genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers
4245,Clive Robert_Clive Baron_Clive Baron_Clive_of_Plassey,British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
4246,Clorox,a commercial bleaching agent
4247,Clotho,the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona
4248,Clovis Clovis_I,king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)
4249,Clovis_culture,the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony
4250,Clupea genus_Clupea,type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
4251,Clupeidae family_Clupeidae,herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
4252,Clyde,a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
4253,Clydesdale,heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland
4254,Clydesdale_terrier,selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat
4255,Clytemnestra,(Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
4256,Cnemidophorus genus_Cnemidophorus,whiptails
4257,Cnicus genus_Cnicus,one species: blessed thistle
4258,Cnidaria phylum_Cnidaria Coelenterata phylum_Coelenterata,hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
4259,Cnidoscolus genus_Cnidoscolus,a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
4260,Cnidosporidia subclass_Cnidosporidia,single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates
4261,Coahuila,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
4262,Coast_Range Coast_Mountains,a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
4263,Coats_Land,a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
4264,Cobitidae family_Cobitidae,loaches
4265,Erythroxylon_coca coca coca_plant,a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
4266,Coca Imogene_Coca,United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
4267,coca,dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect
4268,Coca_Cola Coke,Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
4269,Coccidae family_Coccidae,scale insects
4270,Coccidia order_Coccidia,an order in the subclass Telosporidia
4271,Coccinellidae family_Coccinellidae,the ladybugs
4272,Coccoidea superfamily_Coccoidea,scale insects and mealybugs
4273,Coccothraustes genus_Coccothraustes,large finches
4274,Cocculus genus_Cocculus,climbing plants or shrubs
4275,Coccyzus genus_Coccyzus,a genus of Cuculidae
4276,Cochimi,a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California
4277,Cochimi,the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi
4278,Cochise,Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)
4279,Cochlearia genus_Cochlearia,a genus of the family Cruciferae
4280,Cochlearius genus_Cochlearius,boatbills
4281,Cochran Jacqueline_Cochran,United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
4282,Cockaigne,(Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
4283,Cockcroft Sir_John_Cockcroft Sir_John_Douglas_Cockcroft,British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)
4284,Cockcroft_and_Walton_accelerator Cockcroft-Walton_accelerator Cockcroft_and_Walton_voltage_multiplier Cockcroft-Walton_voltage_multiplier,a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
4285,Cockney,a native of the east end of London
4286,cockney,the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
4287,Cocopa Cocopah,a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River
4288,Cocopa Cocopah,the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa
4289,Cocos genus_Cocos,coconut palms
4290,Cocteau Jean_Cocteau,French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)
4291,Cocus,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans
4292,Cocytus River_Cocytus,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
4293,Codariocalyx genus_Codariocalyx,used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium
4294,Codiaeum genus_Codiaeum,evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands
4295,Cody William_F._Cody William_Frederick_Cody Buffalo_Bill Buffalo_Bill_Cody,United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
4296,Coeloglossum genus_Coeloglossum,terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
4297,Coereba genus_Coereba,type genus of the Coerebidae
4298,Coerebidae family_Coerebidae Dacninae family_Dacninae,the honeycreepers
4299,Coeur_d'Alene,a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake
4300,Coeur_d'Alene,a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
4301,Coeur_d'Alene_Lake,a lake in northern Idaho
4302,Coffea genus_Coffea,coffee trees
4303,Coffey_still,a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale
4304,Cognac,high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
4305,Cohan George_M._Cohan George_Michael_Cohan,United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)
4306,Cohn Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn,German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
4307,Coigue Nothofagus_dombeyi,Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching
4308,Cola genus_Cola,large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
4309,cola dope,carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
4310,Colaptes genus_Colaptes,a genus of Picidae
4311,Colbert Colbert_butter,butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
4312,Colchicaceae family_Colchicaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
4313,Colchicum genus_Colchicum,chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
4314,Colchis,(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
4315,cold_war,a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
4316,Cold_War,a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
4317,Coleonyx genus_Coleonyx,banded geckos
4318,Coleoptera order_Coleoptera,beetles
4319,Coleridge Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge,English romantic poet (1772-1834)
4320,Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Claudine_Colette,French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)
4321,Colima Nevado_de_Colima Volcan_de_Colima,an active volcano in southwestern Mexico
4322,Colinus genus_Colinus,New World quail: the bobwhites
4323,Collembola order_Collembola,minute wingless arthropods: springtails
4324,Collins Wilkie_Collins William_Wilkie_Collins,English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
4325,collins Tom_Collins,tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
4326,Collinsia genus_Collinsia,genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
4327,Collinsonia genus_Collinsonia,small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
4328,Collocalia genus_Collocalia,a genus of Apodidae
4329,Colocasia genus_Colocasia,small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
4330,Cologne Koln,a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
4331,cologne cologne_water eau_de_cologne,a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
4332,Colombia Republic_of_Colombia,a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
4333,Colombian,a native or inhabitant of Colombia
4334,Colombian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Colombia
4335,Colombian_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
4336,Colombo capital_of_Sri_Lanka,the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
4337,colon,the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
4338,colon El_Salvadoran_colon,the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
4339,colon Costa_Rican_colon,the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
4340,Colon Aspinwall,a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
4341,colon,a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
4342,Colonel_Blimp Blimp,any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
4343,Colonel_Blimp,a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low
4344,colony settlement,a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
4345,colony,a group of animals of the same type living together
4346,Colony,one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
4347,colony dependency,a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
4348,colony,(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
4349,Coloradan,a native or resident of Colorado
4350,Colorado Centennial_State CO,a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
4351,Colorado Colorado_River,a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
4352,Colorado Colorado_River,an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada  then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
4353,Colorado_Desert,an arid region of southeastern California
4354,Colorado_Plateau,a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
4355,Colorado_River_hemp Sesbania_exaltata,tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
4356,Colorado_Springs,a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
4357,Colorado_potato_beetle Colorado_beetle potato_bug potato_beetle Leptinotarsa_decemlineata,black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
4358,Colorado_spruce Colorado_blue_spruce silver_spruce Picea_pungens,tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward
4359,Colossae,an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church
4360,Colosseum Amphitheatrum_Flavium,a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
4361,Colossian,a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia
4362,Colossus_of_Rhodes,a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
4363,colt,a young male horse under the age of four
4364,Colt,a kind of revolver
4365,Coluber genus_Coluber,racers
4366,Colubridae family_Colubridae,nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
4367,Colubrina genus_Colubrina,mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits
4368,Columba Dove,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
4369,Columba genus_Columba,type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons
4370,Columbia Columbia_River,a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
4371,Columbia,a town in west central Tennessee
4372,Columbia capital_of_South_Carolina,capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
4373,Columbia,a university town in central Missouri
4374,Columbia_University Columbia,a university in New York City
4375,Columbia_tiger_lily Oregon_lily Lilium_columbianum,lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
4376,Columbidae family_Columbidae,doves and pigeons
4377,Columbiformes order_Columbiformes,sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
4378,Columbus capital_of_Ohio,the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
4379,Columbus Christopher_Columbus Cristoforo_Colombo Cristobal_Colon,Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
4380,Columbus,a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
4381,Columbus,a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
4382,Columbus_Day Discovery_Day October_12,a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
4383,Colutea genus_Colutea,small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods
4384,Coma_Berenices,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10 000 galaxies
4385,Comanche,a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
4386,Comanche,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
4387,Comandra genus_Comandra,small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants
4388,Comatula genus_Comatula,former usage synonymous with Antedon
4389,Comatulidae family_Comatulidae,former usage synonymous with Antedonidae
4390,Combretaceae family_Combretaceae combretum_family,a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
4391,Comenius John_Amos_Comenius Jan_Amos_Komensky,Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)
4392,Commelinaceae family_Commelinaceae spiderwort_family,large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
4393,Commelinidae subclass_Commelinidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19 000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae
4394,Commiphora genus_Commiphora,genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
4395,Commission_on_Human_Rights,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights
4396,Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic
4397,Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies
4398,Committee_for_State_Security KGB Soviet_KGB,formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
4399,Commodore_John_Barry_Bridge,a cantilever bridge in Chester  Pennsylvania
4400,Commonwealth_Day Empire_day May_24,British  anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
4401,Commonwealth_of_Independent_States CIS,an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
4402,Communications_Security_Establishment CSE,Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies
4403,Communion Holy_Communion sacramental_manduction manduction,the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
4404,communion sharing,sharing thoughts and feelings
4405,communion,(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites
4406,Communism_Peak Mount_Communism Stalin_Peak Mount_Garmo,the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24 590 feet high)
4407,Communist,a member of the communist party
4408,communist commie,a socialist who advocates communism
4409,Communist_Manifesto,a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views
4410,Communist_Party,a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state
4411,Comoro_Islands Iles_Comores,three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
4412,Comoros Federal_Islamic_Republic_of_the_Comoros,a country on the Comoro Islands
4413,Compositae family_Compositae Asteraceae family_Asteraceae aster_family,plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
4414,Composite_order,a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
4415,Compton Arthur_Compton Arthur_Holly_Compton,United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
4416,Comptonia genus_Comptonia,one species: sweet fern
4417,Comptroller_General,a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
4418,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
4419,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
4420,companion comrade fellow familiar associate,a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
4421,Comrade,a fellow member of the Communist Party
4422,Comstock Anthony_Comstock,United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
4423,Comstock_mealybug Comstock's_mealybug Pseudococcus_comstocki,Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
4424,Comstockery,censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
4425,Comte Auguste_Comte Isidore_Auguste_Marie_Francois_Comte,French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
4426,Comtism,Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top
4427,Conakry Konakri capital_of_Guinea,a port and the capital of Guinea
4428,Conan_Doyle A._Conan_Doyle Arthur_Conan_Doyle Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle,English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
4429,Concepcion,an industrial city in Chile south of Santiago
4430,Concord capital_of_New_Hampshire,capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
4431,harmony concord concordance,a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
4432,agreement concord,the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
4433,Concord,town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
4434,harmony concord concordance,agreement of opinions
4435,Lexington Concord Lexington_and_Concord,the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19  1775)
4436,Concord_grape,slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern United States
4437,Condorcet Marquis_de_Condorcet Marie_Jean_Antoine_Nicolas_Caritat,French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
4438,Condylura genus_Condylura,star-nosed moles
4439,Conepatus genus_Conepatus,a genus of Mustelidae
4440,Coney_Island,a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
4441,Confederacy Confederate_States Confederate_States_of_America South Dixie Dixieland,the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
4442,confederation confederacy federation,a union of political organizations
4443,conspiracy confederacy,a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
4444,conspiracy confederacy,a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
4445,Confederate,a supporter of the Confederate States of America
4446,confederate collaborator henchman partner_in_crime,someone who assists in a plot
4447,accomplice confederate,a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
4448,Confederate_Army Army_of_the_Confederacy,the southern army during the American Civil War
4449,Confederate_soldier,a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
4450,Confucian Confucianist,a believer in the teachings of Confucius
4451,Confucianism,the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
4452,Confucius Kongfuze K'ung_Futzu Kong_the_Master,Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
4453,Congo Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire Belgian_Congo,a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
4454,Congo Congo_River Zaire_River,a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
4455,Congo Republic_of_the_Congo French_Congo,a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
4456,congou congo congou_tea English_breakfast_tea,black tea grown in China
4457,Congo_franc,the basic unit of money in the Congo
4458,Congolese,a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo
4459,Congregational_Christian_Church,merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church
4460,Congregational_Church,a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
4461,Congregationalism,system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
4462,Congregationalist,a member of the Congregational Church
4463,Congress United_States_Congress U.S._Congress US_Congress,the legislature of the United States government
4464,congress,a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
4465,congress,a national legislative assembly
4466,sexual_intercourse intercourse sex_act copulation coitus coition sexual_congress congress sexual_relation relation carnal_knowledge,the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
4467,Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations CIO,a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
4468,Congress_of_Racial_Equality CORE,an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
4469,Congressional_Record,a published account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress
4470,Congreve William_Congreve,English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
4471,Congridae family_Congridae,marine eels
4472,Coniferales order_Coniferales,profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
4473,Coniferopsida class_Coniferopsida Coniferophytina subdivision_Coniferophytina Coniferophyta,cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian)
4474,Conilurus genus_Conilurus,jerboa rats
4475,Coniogramme genus_Coniogramme,terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia
4476,Conium genus_Conium,small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock
4477,Conn's_syndrome,disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone
4478,Connaraceae family_Connaraceae zebrawood_family,mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
4479,Connarus genus_Connarus,large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae
4480,Connarus_guianensis,tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork
4481,Connecticut Nutmeg_State Constitution_State CT,a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
4482,Connecticut Connecticut_River,a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound
4483,Connecticut,one of the British colonies that formed the United States
4484,Connecticuter,a native or resident of Connecticut
4485,Connemara_heath St._Dabeoc's_heath Daboecia_cantabrica,low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
4486,Connochaetes genus_Connochaetes,African antelopes: gnus
4487,Connolly Maureen_Catherine_Connolly Little_Mo_Connolly,United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States  British  French  and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
4488,Connors Jimmy_Conors James_Scott_Connors,outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
4489,Conocarpus genus_Conocarpus,monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree
4490,Conoclinium genus_Conoclinium,mistflower
4491,Conodonta order_Conodonta Conodontophorida order_Conodontophorida,extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
4492,Conopodium genus_Conopodium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae
4493,Conospermum genus_Conospermum,Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush
4494,Conoy,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people
4495,Conrad Joseph_Conrad Teodor_Josef_Konrad_Korzeniowski,English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
4496,Conradina genus_Conradina,small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States
4497,Conservative_Jew,Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances
4498,Conservative_Judaism,Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
4499,Conservative_Judaism,beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
4500,Conservative_Party,a political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning
4501,Consolida genus_Consolida,plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium
4502,constable,a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
4503,Constable John_Constable,English landscape painter (1776-1837)
4504,constable police_constable,a police officer of the lowest rank
4505,Constance Lake_Constance Bodensee,a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
4506,Constance Council_of_Constance,the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
4507,Constantine Constantine_I Constantine_the_Great Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus,Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
4508,Constantine,a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
4509,Istanbul Stambul Stamboul Constantinople,the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
4510,Constantinople Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople,the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican  thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
4511,Constantinople Third_Council_of_Constantinople,the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ  divine and human
4512,Constantinople Second_Council_of_Constantinople,the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic
4513,Constantinople First_Council_of_Constantinople,the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed
4514,fundamental_law organic_law constitution,law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
4515,constitution establishment formation organization organisation,the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
4516,constitution composition makeup,the way in which someone or something is composed
4517,Constitution Old_Ironsides,United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
4518,Constitutional_Convention,the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
4519,Constitutional_Union_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
4520,continent,one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
4521,Continent,the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
4522,Continental_Army,the American army during the American Revolution
4523,Continental_Congress,the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
4524,Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army CIRA Continuity_Army_Council,a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
4525,Contopus genus_Contopus,pewees
4526,Conuropsis genus_Conuropsis,a genus of Psittacidae
4527,Convallaria genus_Convallaria,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
4528,Convallariaceae family_Convallariaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
4529,Convolvulaceae family_Convolvulaceae morning-glory_family,morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
4530,Conyza genus_Conyza,common American weed or wildflower
4531,cook,someone who cooks food
4532,Cook James_Cook Captain_Cook Captain_James_Cook,English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
4533,Cook_Strait,a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
4534,Cooke Alistair_Cooke Alfred_Alistair_Cooke,United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
4535,Cooke Jay_Cooke,United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
4536,Cooley's_anemia Cooley's_anaemia thalassemia_major thalassaemia_major,a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
4537,Coolidge Calvin_Coolidge President_Coolidge,elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
4538,Cooper Peter_Cooper,United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
4539,Cooper Gary_Cooper Frank_Cooper,United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
4540,Cooper James_Fenimore_Cooper,United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)
4541,cooper barrel_maker,a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
4542,Cooper's_hawk blue_darter Accipiter_cooperii,bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
4543,Cooper_Union Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art,university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
4544,Cooperstown,a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
4545,Coosa Coosa_River,river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River
4546,Copehan,a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river
4547,Copenhagen Kobenhavn Danish_capital,the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"
4548,Copepoda subclass_Copepoda,minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
4549,Copernican_system,(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
4550,Copernicia genus_Copernicia,slow-growing tropical fan palms
4551,Copernicus Nicolaus_Copernicus Mikolaj_Kopernik,Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
4552,Copernicus,a conspicuous crater on the moon
4553,Copland Aaron_Copland,United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
4554,Copley John_Copley John_Singleton_Copley,American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
4555,Coppola Francis_Ford_Coppola,United States filmmaker (born in 1939)
4556,Coprinaceae family_Coprinaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus
4557,Coprinus genus_Coprinus,genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae
4558,Copt,an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
4559,Copt,a member of the Coptic Church
4560,Coptic,the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
4561,Coptic_Church,the ancient Christian church of Egypt
4562,Coptis genus_Coptis,small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
4563,Coracias genus_Coracias,type genus of the Coraciidae
4564,Coraciidae family_Coraciidae,rollers
4565,Coraciiformes order_Coraciiformes,rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
4566,Coragyps genus_Coragyps,a genus of Cathartidae
4567,Coral_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific northeast of Australia
4568,Coral_Sea battle_of_the_Coral_Sea,a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
4569,Corallorhiza genus_Corallorhiza,genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
4570,Corbett Jim_Corbett James_John_Corbett Gentleman_Jim,United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
4571,corchorus,any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute
4572,Corchorus genus_Corchorus,widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia
4573,Cordaitaceae family_Cordaitaceae,chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus
4574,Cordaitales order_Cordaitales,extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era
4575,Cordaites genus_Cordaites,tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers
4576,Corday Charlotte_Corday Marie_Anne_Charlotte_Corday_d'Armont,French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
4577,Cordia genus_Cordia,tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
4578,cordoba,the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
4579,Cordoba Francisco_Fernandez_Cordoba Cordova Francisco_Fernandez_de_Cordova,Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
4580,Cordoba Cordova,a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
4581,Cordoba Cordova,a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
4582,Cordylidae family_Cordylidae,small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
4583,Cordyline genus_Cordyline,Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
4584,Cordylus genus_Cordylus,type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles
4585,Coregonidae family_Coregonidae,soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
4586,Coregonus genus_Coregonus,type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
4587,Coreidae family_Coreidae,squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
4588,Corelli Arcangelo_Corelli,Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)
4589,Coriandrum genus_Coriandrum,small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs
4590,Corinth Korinthos,the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
4591,playboy man-about-town Corinthian,a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
4592,Corinthian,a resident of Corinth
4593,Corinthian_order,the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
4594,Coriolis_effect,(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
4595,Coriolis_force,(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced
4596,Corixa genus_Corixa,type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
4597,Corixidae family_Corixidae,water bugs
4598,cork,outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
4599,phellem cork,(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
4600,Cork,a port city in southern Ireland
4601,cork bottle_cork,the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
4602,bob bobber cork bobfloat,a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
4603,Corn_Belt,midwestern United States (Iowa  Illinois  Indiana); excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock
4604,Cornaceae family_Cornaceae dogwood_family,a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba  Cornus  Corokia  Curtisia  Griselinia  Helwingia
4605,Corneille Pierre_Corneille,French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
4606,Cornell Katherine_Cornell,United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
4607,Cornell Ezra_Cornell,United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
4608,Cornell_University,a university in Ithaca  New York
4609,Cornish,a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
4610,Cornish Cornish_fowl,English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
4611,Cornish_heath Erica_vagans,bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere
4612,Cornish_pasty,meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
4613,Cornishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
4614,Cornishwoman,a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall
4615,Cornus genus_Cornus,a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
4616,Cornwall,a hilly county in southwestern England
4617,Cornwallis Charles_Cornwallis First_Marquess_Cornwallis,commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
4618,Corokia genus_Corokia,evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand
4619,Corona_Borealis,a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules
4620,Coropuna,a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21 083 feet high)
4621,Corot Jean_Baptiste_Camille_Corot,French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)
4622,Corpus_Christi,Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
4623,Corpus_Christi,a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
4624,Correggio Antonio_Allegri_da_Correggio,Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)
4625,Corse Corsica,an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
4626,Corse Corsica,a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
4627,Cortaderia genus_Cortaderia,tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass
4628,Cortes Cortez Hernando_Cortes Hernando_Cortez Hernan_Cortes Hernan_Cortez,Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
4629,Corticium genus_Corticium,genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
4630,Cortinariaceae family_Cortinariaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
4631,Cortinarius genus_Cortinarius,the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
4632,Cortinarius_armillatus,a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
4633,Cortinarius_atkinsonianus,an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
4634,Cortinarius_corrugatus,a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
4635,Cortinarius_gentilis,a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
4636,Cortinarius_mutabilis purple-staining_Cortinarius,a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
4637,Cortinarius_semisanguineus,a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
4638,Cortinarius_subfoetidus,a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
4639,Cortinarius_violaceus,a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
4640,Cortland,large apple with a red skin
4641,Corvidae family_Corvidae,crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
4642,Corvus Crow,a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
4643,Corvus genus_Corvus,type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
4644,Coryanthes genus_Coryanthes,small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
4645,Corydalidae family_Corydalidae,dobsons
4646,corydalis,a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers
4647,Corydalis genus_Corydalis,annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa
4648,Corydalus genus_Corydalus Corydalis genus_Corydalis,type genus of the Corydalidae
4649,Corylaceae subfamily_Corylaceae family_Corylaceae,used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
4650,Corylopsis genus_Corylopsis,small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia
4651,Corylus genus_Corylus,deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae
4652,Corynebacteriaceae family_Corynebacteriaceae,a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
4653,Corynebacterium_diphtheriae C._diphtheriae Klebs-Loeffler_bacillus,a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
4654,Corypha genus_Corypha,large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
4655,Coryphaena_equisetis,a kind of dolphinfish
4656,Coryphaena_hippurus,the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long
4657,Coryphaenidae family_Coryphaenidae,large active pelagic percoid fish
4658,Cosimo_de_Medici Cosimo_the_Elder,Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)
4659,Cosmocampus genus_Cosmocampus,a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae
4660,Cossack,a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
4661,Costa_Rica Republic_of_Costa_Rica,a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
4662,Costa_Rican,a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica
4663,Costa_Rican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Costa Rica
4664,Costanoan,a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay
4665,Costanoan,a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan
4666,Cotacachi,an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
4667,Cotes_de_Provence,a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
4668,Cotingidae family_Cotingidae,cotingas; umbrella birds
4669,Cotinus genus_Cotinus,smoke trees
4670,Cotoneaster_dammeri,climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover
4671,Cotoneaster_horizontalis,deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover
4672,Cotonou,chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
4673,Cotopaxi,the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
4674,Cotswold,sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills
4675,Cotswolds Cotswold_Hills,a range of low hills in southwestern England
4676,Cottidae family_Cottidae,sculpins
4677,Cottus genus_Cottus,type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
4678,Cotula genus_Cotula,cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers
4679,Coturnix genus_Coturnix,Old World quail
4680,Coulomb Charles_Augustin_de_Coulomb,French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
4681,Coulomb's_Law,a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles
4682,Coumarouna genus_Coumarouna Dipteryx genus_Dipteryx,tropical American trees: tonka beans
4683,Council_Bluffs,a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
4684,Council_of_Basel-Ferrara-Florence,the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
4685,Council_of_Economic_Advisors,an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
4686,Council_of_Trent,a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
4687,Council_on_Environmental_Policy,the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
4688,Counsel_to_the_Crown,a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
4689,Count_Fleet,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943
4690,Counter_Reformation,the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits
4691,Counterterrorist_Center CTC,an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
4692,Couperin Francois_Couperin,French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)
4693,Courbet Gustave_Courbet,French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)
4694,court tribunal judicature,an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
4695,court royal_court,the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
4696,court,a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
4697,court courtroom,a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
4698,court courtyard,an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
4699,court,the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
4700,court royal_court,the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
4701,motor_hotel motor_inn motor_lodge tourist_court court,a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
4702,Court Margaret_Court,Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
4703,court homage,respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
4704,Court_of_Saint_James's,the British royal court
4705,Courtelle,an acrylic fabric resembling wool
4706,Cousteau Jacques_Costeau Jacques_Yves_Costeau,French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
4707,banishment ostracism Coventry,the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia  of course  but by Coventry"
4708,Coventry,an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
4709,coward,a person who shows fear or timidity
4710,Coward Noel_Coward Sir_Noel_Pierce_Coward,English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
4711,Cowpens battle_of_Cowpens,battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
4712,Cowper William_Cowper,English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
4713,Cowper William_Cowper,English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
4714,Cowper's_gland bulbourethral_gland,either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
4715,Cox's_Orange_Pippin,a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor
4716,Cox-2_inhibitor,an anti-inflammatory drug that blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"
4717,Crab_Nebula,a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
4718,Cracidae family_Cracidae,curassows; guans; chachalacas
4719,Cracow Krakow Krakau,an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
4720,Cracticidae family_Cracticidae,Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
4721,Cracticus genus_Cracticus,type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
4722,Craigie William_A._Craigie Sir_William_Alexander_Craigie,English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)
4723,Crambe genus_Crambe,annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages
4724,Crane Stephen_Crane,United States writer (1871-1900)
4725,Crane Hart_Crane Harold_Hart_Crane,United States poet (1899-1932)
4726,Grus Crane,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
4727,crane,lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
4728,crane,large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
4729,Crangon genus_Crangon,type genus of the family Crangonidae
4730,Crangonidae family_Crangonidae,shrimps
4731,Craspedia genus_Craspedia,herbs of Australia and New Zealand
4732,Crassostrea genus_Crassostrea,Virginia oysters
4733,Crassula genus_Crassula,type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts
4734,Crassulaceae family_Crassulaceae stonecrop_family,succulent shrubs and herbs
4735,Crataegus genus_Crataegus,thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
4736,volcanic_crater crater,a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
4737,Crater,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
4738,crater,a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
4739,Crater_Lake_National_Park,a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
4740,Crateva genus_Crateva,tropical genus of small trees or shrubs
4741,Crawford Thomas_Crawford,United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
4742,Crawford Joan_Crawford,United States film actress (1908-1977)
4743,Crax genus_Crax,type genus of the Cracidae: curassows
4744,Crazy_Glue,a commercial brand of epoxy glue
4745,Crazy_Horse Tashunca-Uitco,a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)
4746,creation creative_activity,the human act of creating
4747,creation,an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
4748,creation conception,the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
4749,initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration,the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
4750,Creation,(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
4751,universe existence creation world cosmos macrocosm,everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
4752,Crecy battle_of_Crecy,the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
4753,Cree,a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
4754,Cree,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
4755,brook creek,a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
4756,Creek,any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
4757,Creek_Confederacy,a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma
4758,Cremona,a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
4759,Creole,a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
4760,Creole,a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
4761,creole,a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
4762,Creon,(Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
4763,Crepis genus_Crepis,hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere
4764,Crescentia genus_Crescentia,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
4765,Cretaceous Cretaceous_period,from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
4766,Cretan,a native or inhabitant of Crete
4767,Crete Kriti,the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
4768,Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease CJD Jakob-Creutzfeldt_disease,rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
4769,Crex genus_Crex,corncrakes
4770,Cricetidae family_Cricetidae,mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
4771,Cricetus genus_Cricetus,type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
4772,Crichton James_Crichton The_Admirable_Crichton,Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
4773,crick kink rick wrick,a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
4774,Crick Francis_Crick Francis_Henry_Compton_Crick,English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
4775,Crimea,a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
4776,Crimea-Congo_hemorrhagic_fever,an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
4777,Crimean_War,a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
4778,Criminal_Intelligence_Services_of_Canada CISC,an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
4779,Criminal_Investigation_Command CID,the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
4780,Crinoidea class_Crinoidea,sea lilies
4781,Crispin Saint_Crispin St._Crispin,patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
4782,Crius,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans
4783,Cro-magnon,extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
4784,Croatia Republic_of_Croatia Hrvatska,a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
4785,Croatian Croat,a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia
4786,Crocethia genus_Crocethia,a genus of Scolopacidae
4787,Crock_Pot,an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature
4788,Crockett Davy_Crockett David_Crockett,United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
4789,Crocodylia order_Crocodylia Crocodilia order_Crocodilia,crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
4790,Crocodylidae family_Crocodylidae,true crocodiles
4791,Crocodylus genus_Crocodylus Crocodilus genus_Crocodilus,type genus of the Crocodylidae
4792,Crocuta genus_Crocuta,a genus of Hyaenidae
4793,Croesus,last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
4794,Croesus,a very wealthy man
4795,Crohn Burrill_Bernard_Crohn,United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)
4796,Croix_de_Guerre,a French military decoration for gallantry
4797,Cromwell Oliver_Cromwell Ironsides,English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
4798,Cronartium genus_Cronartium,rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns
4799,Cronus,(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
4800,Cronyn Hume_Cronyn Hume_Blake_Cronyn,Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
4801,Crookes William_Crookes Sir_William_Crookes,English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
4802,Crookes_radiometer,electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
4803,Crookes_tube,the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
4804,Crosby Bing_Crosby Harry_Lillis_Crosby,United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
4805,cross,a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
4806,crisscross cross mark,a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
4807,Cross,a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4808,cross crown_of_thorns,any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
4809,hybrid crossbreed cross,an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
4810,hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding crossing cross interbreeding hybridizing,(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
4811,Cross-Florida_Waterway Okeechobee_Waterway,a waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee_Canal and the Caloosahatchee River
4812,Crossopterygii subclass_Crossopterygii,fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
4813,Crotalidae family_Crotalidae,New World vipers: pit vipers
4814,Crotalus genus_Crotalus,large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
4815,Crotaphytus genus_Crotaphytus,collard lizards
4816,Crotophaga genus_Crotophaga,ani
4817,Crouse Russel_Crouse,United States playwright (1893-1966)
4818,crow,black birds having a raucous call
4819,crow,the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
4820,Crow,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
4821,brag bragging crow crowing vaporing line-shooting gasconade,an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
4822,Crow,a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
4823,Crown,the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
4824,crown,the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
4825,crown,a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
4826,crown diadem,an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
4827,crown,the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
4828,crown,an English coin worth 5 shillings
4829,crown capitulum treetop,the upper branches and leaves of a tree
4830,peak crown crest top tip summit,the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
4831,pennant crown,the award given to the champion
4832,pate poll crown,the top of the head
4833,crown crest,the center of a cambered road
4834,Crown_Colony,a British colony controlled by the British Crown  represented by a governor
4835,Crown_land,land that belongs to the Crown
4836,Cruciferae family_Cruciferae Brassicaceae family_Brassicaceae mustard_family,plants with four-petaled flowers
4837,crucifixion,the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
4838,Crucifixion,the death of Jesus on the cross
4839,crucifixion excruciation,the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
4840,campaign cause crusade drive movement effort,a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
4841,Crusade,any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
4842,reformer reformist crusader social_reformer meliorist,a disputant who advocates reform
4843,Crusader,a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
4844,Crustacea class_Crustacea,class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
4845,Cryptacanthodes genus_Cryptacanthodes,a genus of Stichaeidae
4846,Cryptobranchidae family_Cryptobranchidae,large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
4847,Cryptobranchus genus_Cryptobranchus,type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
4848,Cryptocercidae family_Cryptocercidae,a family of Blattodea
4849,Cryptocercus genus_Cryptocercus,cockroaches
4850,Cryptogamia,in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions  including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns  mosses  algae  fungi
4851,Cryptogramma genus_Cryptogramma,sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae
4852,Cryptogrammataceae family_Cryptogrammataceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
4853,Cryptomeria genus_Cryptomeria,Japanese cedar; sugi
4854,Cryptophyceae class_Cryptophyceae,motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae
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