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 wet nurse wet nurse /ˈwɛt nɜːrs/

noun

  1. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else  ( amah , wet nurse , wet-nurse , wetnurse )
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else


 floodlight floodlight /ˈflʌdˌlaɪt/

noun

  1. Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography  ( flood lamp , floodlight , photoflood , flood )
    light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
     The photographer used a flood to illuminate the subject for the portrait session.
    The photographer used a flood to illuminate the subject for the portrait session.

verb

  1. Illuminate with floodlights  ( floodlight )
    illuminate with floodlights


 Claes Thure Oldenburg Claes Thure Oldenburg /klæs θʊər ˈoʊldənbɜːrg/

noun

  1. United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)  ( Claes Oldenburg , Claes Thure Oldenburg , Oldenburg )
    United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)


 lithops lithops /ˈlɪθɒps/

noun

  1. Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones  ( flowering stone , lithops , living stone , stone life face , stone plant , stone-face , stoneface )
    any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones