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 garden symphilid garden symphilid /ˈɡɑːrdən sɪmˈfɪlɪd/

noun

  1. Minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops  ( garden centipede , garden symphilid , Scutigerella immaculata , symphilid )
    minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops


 provincial provincial /prəˈvɪnʃəl/

adjective

  1. () Of or associated with a province  ( provincial )
    of or associated with a province
     Provincial government
    provincial government
  2. () Characteristic of the provinces or their people  ( provincial )
    characteristic of the provinces or their people
     Deeply provincial and conformist
    deeply provincial and conformist
     In that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial
    in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial
     Narrow provincial attitudes
    narrow provincial attitudes

noun

  1. A country person  ( bucolic , provincial , peasant )
    a country person
      The hardworking peasant tilled the land to provide food for his family.
    The hardworking peasant tilled the land to provide food for his family.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order  ( provincial )
    (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
     The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials
    the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials


 ballpoint ballpoint /ˈbɔlpɔɪnt/

noun

  1. A pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper  ( ballpen , ballpoint , ballpoint pen , Biro [British] )
    a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper


 towpath towpath /ˈtoʊpæθ/

noun

  1. A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats  ( towing path , towpath )
    a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats