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 whetstone whetstone /ˈhwɛtˌstoʊn/

noun

  1. A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives  ( whetstone )
    a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives


 silver sage silver sage /ˈsɪlvər seɪdʒ/

noun

  1. Low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant  ( Artemisia cana , gray sage [American] , grey sage [Canadian, British] , Seriphidium canum , silver sage , silver sagebrush )
    low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant


 class Dicotyledonae class Dicotyledonae /klæs daɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdəneɪ/

noun

  1. Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae  ( class Dicotyledonae , class Dicotyledones , class Magnoliopsida , Dicotyledonae , Dicotyledones , Magnoliopsida )
    comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae


 acquisition acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/

noun

  1. () The act of contracting, assuming or acquiring possession of something  ( acquisition )
    the act of contracting, assuming or acquiring possession of something
     The acquisition of wealth
    the acquisition of wealth
     The acquisition of one company by another
    the acquisition of one company by another
  2. An ability that has been acquired by training  ( accomplishment , acquirement , acquisition , attainment , skill )
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  3. The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge  ( acquisition , learning )
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
     The child's acquisition of language
    the child's acquisition of language
  4. Something acquired  ( acquisition )
    something acquired
     A recent acquisition by the museum
    a recent acquisition by the museum