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 obturator obturator /ˈɒbtʊˌreɪtər/

noun

  1. A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)  ( obturator )
    a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
     The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.
    The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.


 William Seward Burroughs William Seward Burroughs /ˈwɪliəm ˈsiːwərd ˈbʌroʊs/

noun

  1. United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)  ( Burroughs , William Seward Burroughs , William Seward Burroughs I )
    United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
  2. United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)  ( Burroughs , William Burroughs , William S. Burroughs , William Seward Burroughs )
    United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)


 skinflint skinflint /ˈskɪnflɪnt/

noun

  1. [Informal] A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend  ( churl [Archaic] , niggard , scrooge , skinflint [Informal] , tight-arse [British, Vulgar] , tightass [ N. American, Vulgar] )
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


 Clytemnestra Clytemnestra /klaɪtəmˈnɛstrə/

noun

  1. (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War  ( Clytemnestra )
    (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
     Upon his return from the Trojan War, Agamemnon was betrayed and murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra.
    Upon his return from the Trojan War, Agamemnon was betrayed and murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra.