12 new words everyday

15/12/2025

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CYSTOPLAST

A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a redblood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.

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SERIES

Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including severalsubordinate related groups.

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DUST

Coined money; cash. Down with the dust, deposit the cash; paydown the money. [Slang] "My lord, quoth the king, presently deposityour hundred pounds in gold, or else no going hence all the days ofyour life. . . . The Abbot down with his dust, and glad he escapedso, returned to Reading." Fuller.-- Dust brand (Bot.), a fungous plant (Ustilago Carbo); -- calledalso smut.-- Gold dust, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in placermining; -- often used as money, being transferred by weight.-- In dust and ashes. See under Ashes.-- To bite the dust. See under Bite, v. t.-- To raise, or kick up, dust, to make a commotion. [Colloq.] -- Tothrow dust in one's eyes, to mislead; to deceive. [Colloq.]

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REGRATER

One who regrates.

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ROCKWEED

Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especiallyFucus.

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CLOSE-BANDED

Closely united.

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COACHFELLOW

One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence (Fig.),a comrade. Shak.

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DECA-

A prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically (MetricSystem), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten timesthe principal unit.

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SCRUTOIRE

A escritoire; a writing desk.

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INTERJECTION

A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion orfeeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.An interjection implies a meaning which it would require a wholegrammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded as therudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rankit among the parts of speech. Earle.How now! interjections Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha,he! Shak.

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ZAX

A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing states. [Writtenalso sax.]

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MARTLEMAS

See Martinmas. [Obs.]