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 Edith Cavell Edith Cavell /ˈiːdɪθ kəˈvɛl/

noun

  1. English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)  ( Cavell , Edith Cavell , Edith Louisa Cavell )
    English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)


 trephine trephine /trɛˈfaɪn/

noun

  1. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull  ( trepan , trephine )
    a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

verb

  1. Operate on with a trephine  ( trephine )
    operate on with a trephine


 Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune /ˈmæri məˈklaʊd bɪˈθuːn/

noun

  1. United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)  ( Bethune , Mary McLeod Bethune )
    United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)


 pungapung pungapung /ˈpʌŋgəpʌŋ/

noun

  1. Putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber  ( Amorphophallus campanulatus , Amorphophallus paeonifolius , elephant yam , pungapung , telingo potato )
    putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber