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 Eichmann Eichmann /ˈaɪkmən/

noun

  1. Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)  ( Adolf Eichmann , Eichmann , Karl Adolf Eichmann )
    Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)


 trio trio /ˈtriːˌoʊ/

noun

  1. () A musical composition for three performers  ( trio )
    a musical composition for three performers
  2. () The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one  ( deuce-ace , III , leash , tercet , ternary , ternion , terzetto , threesome , tierce , 3 , three , trey , triad , trine , trinity , trio , triplet , troika )
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
     I have three cats
    I have three cats
  3. Three people considered as a unit  ( threesome , triad , trinity , trio )
    three people considered as a unit
  4. A set of three similar things considered as a unit  ( triad , trio , triple , triplet )
    a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  5. Three performers or singers who perform together  ( trio )
    three performers or singers who perform together


 put-on put-on /ˈpʊˈtɑːn/

noun

  1. [Informal, N. American] A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement  ( antic , caper [Informal] , prank , joke , put-on [Informal, N. American] , trick )
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  2. [Informal, N. American] Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage  ( dupery , fraudulence , hoax , fraud , humbug , put-on [Informal, N. American] )
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
     The businessman was arrested for committing a major financial fraud.
    The businessman was arrested for committing a major financial fraud.
  3. [Informal, N. American] A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way  ( burlesque , lampoon , mockery , pasquinade , put-on [Informal, N. American] , send-up [Informal] , sendup [Informal] , spoof [Informal] , takeoff , parody , travesty , piss-take [British, Vulgar] )
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way


 Linnaea borealis Linnaea borealis /lɪˈniːə bɔːriˈælɪs/

noun

  1. Creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs  ( Linnaea borealis , twinflower )
    creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs