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 maidenhair berry maidenhair berry /ˈmeɪdənhɛrˌberi/

noun

  1. Slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds  ( creeping snowberry , Gaultheria hispidula , maidenhair berry , moxie plum )
    slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


 toilet toilet /ˈtɔɪlət/

noun

  1. () A room or building equipped with one or more toilets  ( bathroom , can [Informal, N. American] , lav [Informal] , john [Informal] , lavatory , privy , toilet )
    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
      I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
    I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
  2. () A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  ( can [Informal, N. American] , commode [ N. American] , crapper [Vulgar] , pot [Informal] , potty [Informal] , stool [Archaic] , throne [Informal] , toilet )
    a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
      She flushed the toilet after using it
    She flushed the toilet after using it
  3. The act of dressing and preparing yourself  ( toilet , toilette )
    the act of dressing and preparing yourself
      He made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
    he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast
  4. Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money  ( gutter , sewer , toilet )
    misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
      His career was in the gutter
    his career was in the gutter
      All that work went down the sewer
    all that work went down the sewer
      Pensions are in the toilet
    pensions are in the toilet


 reduviid reduviid /rɪˈduːviɪd/

noun

  1. A true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals  ( assassin bug , reduviid )
    a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals


 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein /ˈblumfɔntɛɪn/

noun

  1. The seat of the supreme court  ( Bloemfontein )
    the seat of the supreme court
      As the seat of the supreme court, Bloemfontein plays a significant role in the justice system.
    As the seat of the supreme court, Bloemfontein plays a significant role in the justice system.


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