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contrail
-noun
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
-noun
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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contail nown : growthe neer thee base of thee spinull cullum ove prissneers wot
spind too mutch tyme in thee Ole Bailey .
spind too mutch tyme in thee Ole Bailey .
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hent
-verb
to seize.
-verb
to seize.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
- Rev. Rowan Redbeard
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hent -noun
A female chickhent.
A female chickhent.
—Captain the Reverend Lord C.S. Rowan, Lord of Glencoe, Minister of Pastafarianism, Gentleman Pirate
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rooster noun : culinary implement used to stir a pot of kangaroo stew.
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Jouissance
-noun
jollity; merriment.
-noun
jollity; merriment.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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lissome
-adjective
1. lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
2. agile, nimble, or active.
-adjective
1. lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
2. agile, nimble, or active.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Quixotry
-noun
Quixotism; visionary schemes.
-noun
Quixotism; visionary schemes.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Quixotry
-noun
A new "hot" fast food chain
(have I invented a whole new franchise - Spanish style burgers?).
-noun
A new "hot" fast food chain
(have I invented a whole new franchise - Spanish style burgers?).
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primrose
-noun
1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
2. evening primrose.
3. pale yellow.
-adjective
4. of or pertaining to the primrose.
5. Also, primrosed. abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
6. of a pale yellow.
-noun
1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
2. evening primrose.
3. pale yellow.
-adjective
4. of or pertaining to the primrose.
5. Also, primrosed. abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
6. of a pale yellow.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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primrose
-noun
1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
2. evening primrose .
3. pale yellow.
4. any female named Rose that is sternly virtuous .
-adjective
4. of or pertaining to the primrose.
5. Also, primrosed. abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
6. of a pale yellow.
-noun
1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
2. evening primrose .
3. pale yellow.
4. any female named Rose that is sternly virtuous .
-adjective
4. of or pertaining to the primrose.
5. Also, primrosed. abounding in primroses: a primrose garden.
6. of a pale yellow.
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Caxis
-noun
the vertical crystallographic axis.
-noun
the vertical crystallographic axis.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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cachu
-n. (Welsh)
shit
-n. (Welsh)
shit
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cactus [strine]
broken; stuffed; had the richard; gone to meet it's maker
broken; stuffed; had the richard; gone to meet it's maker
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Caracus [kaˈɾakas] noun
Officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians.
Officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians.
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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