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destroyer
destroyer
/dɪˈstrɔɪɝ/
noun
(
)
A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
(
guided missile destroyer
,
destroyer
)
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
The navy deployed a destroyer to patrol the coastline.
The navy deployed a destroyer to patrol the coastline.
A person who destroys, ruins or lays waste to
(
destroyer
,
ruiner
,
undoer
,
uprooter
,
waster
)
a person who destroys, ruins or lays waste to
A destroyer of the environment
a destroyer of the environment
Jealousy was his undoer
jealousy was his undoer
Uprooters of gravestones
uprooters of gravestones
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
/nɑrˈsɪsəs ˌsudəˈnɑrsɪsəs/
noun
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
(
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
,
daffodil
)
any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
The daffodils bloomed early this year and added a cheerful touch to the garden
The daffodils bloomed early this year and added a cheerful touch to the garden
hogchoker
hogchoker
/ˈhɔgˌtʃoʊkər/
noun
Useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
(
hogchoker
,
Trinectes maculatus
)
useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
self-taught art
self-taught art
/sɛlf tɔːt ɑːrt/
noun
A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
(
naive art
,
outsider art
,
primitive art
,
self-taught art
,
vernacular art
)
a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
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