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 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin /ˈbɛndʒəmɪn ˈfræŋklɪn/

noun

  1. Printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)  ( Benjamin Franklin , Franklin )
    printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)


 shiner shiner /ˈʃaɪnɝ/

noun

  1. Any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis  ( shiner )
    any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
  2. Important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales  ( common mackerel , Scomber scombrus , shiner )
    important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
  3. Something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)  ( shiner )
    something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
      After the fight, he sported a noticeable shiner under his left eye.
    After the fight, he sported a noticeable shiner under his left eye.
  4. [Informal] A swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye  ( mouse , shiner [Informal] , black eye )
    a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye


 out-basket out-basket /aʊtˈbɑːskɪt/

noun

  1. A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material  ( out-basket , out-tray )
    a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
      Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray
    Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray


 A-bomb A-bomb /ˈeɪˌbɒm/

noun

  1. A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)  ( A-bomb , fission bomb , plutonium bomb , atom bomb , atomic bomb )
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
      The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
    The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.


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