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 bunko bunko /ˈbʌŋkoʊ/

noun

  1. [Informal, N. American] A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property  ( bunco [Informal, N. American] , bunco game [Informal, N. American] , bunko [Informal, N. American] , bunko game [Informal, N. American] , con [Informal] , confidence game [ N. American] , confidence trick [British] , flimflam [Informal] , hustle [Informal] , con game [Informal, N. American] , sting [Informal] , con trick [Informal, British] )
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
      The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
    The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.


 English runner bean English runner bean /ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈrʌnər bin/

noun

  1. Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain  ( English runner bean , runner bean , scarlet runner , scarlet runner bean )
    long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
      The runner beans were blanched and added to the summer salad
    The runner beans were blanched and added to the summer salad


 ulama ulama /uːˈlɑːmə/

noun

  1. The body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community  ( ulama , ulema )
    the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community


 metabola metabola /mɪˈtæbələ/

noun

  1. Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis  ( holometabola , metabola )
    insects that undergo complete metamorphosis


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