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 snuffbox snuffbox /ˈsnʌfbɒks/

noun

  1. () A small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket  ( snuffbox )
    a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
     The antique snuffbox he inherited was made of silver and intricately designed.
    The antique snuffbox he inherited was made of silver and intricately designed.


 comedian comedian /kəˈmiːdiːən/

noun

  1. () A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts  ( comic , funnyman , comedian )
    a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
      The talented comedian entertained the audience with witty jokes and humorous stories.
    The talented comedian entertained the audience with witty jokes and humorous stories.
  2. An actor in a comedy  ( comedian )
    an actor in a comedy
     The comedian had the entire audience laughing with his witty jokes.
    The comedian had the entire audience laughing with his witty jokes.


 mackerel shad mackerel shad /ˈmækərəl ʃæd/

noun

  1. Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil  ( Decapterus macarellus , mackerel scad , mackerel shad )
    small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil


 genus Pulsatilla genus Pulsatilla /ˈdʒiːnəs pʌlˈsætɪlə/

noun

  1. Includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers  ( genus Pulsatilla , Pulsatilla )
    includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers