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 distemper distemper /dɪˈstɛmpɝ/

noun

  1. A method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters, murals or stage scenery  ( distemper )
    a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters, murals or stage scenery
  2. A painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder  ( distemper )
    a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
  3. Paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder  ( distemper )
    paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
  4. An angry and disagreeable mood  ( distemper , ill humor [American] , ill humour [Canadian, British] )
    an angry and disagreeable mood
  5. Any of various infectious viral diseases of animals  ( distemper )
    any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

verb

  1. (art) paint with distemper  ( distemper )
    (art) paint with distemper


 thermoregulator thermoregulator /θɜːrmoʊˈrɛgjəleɪtər/

noun

  1. A regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat  ( thermoregulator , thermostat )
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat


 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig /luː ˈɡɛrɪɡ/

noun

  1. Baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)  ( Gehrig , Henry Louis Gehrig , Lou Gehrig )
    baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)


 Potomac River Potomac River /pəˈtoʊmək ˈrɪvər/

noun

  1. A river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay  ( Potomac , Potomac River )
    a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay