abracadabra
nounA word used as a magic spell, especially by stage magicians.
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gibberish and nonsense
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apothecary
nounA health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs.
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
beekeeper
nounA farmer who keeps bees for their honey.
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a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
brouhaha
nounA noisy fuss or uproar.
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a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
noun Meaning 3
loud confused noise from many sources
foofaraw
nounExcessive fuss or commotion over something trivial.
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nounA merchant who sells men's clothing.
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a merchant who sells men's clothing
hullabaloo
nounA loud, confused noise or uproar.
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disturbance usually in protest
hyperbole
nounExtravagant exaggeration.
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extravagant exaggeration
invisibility
nounThe quality of not being perceivable by the eye.
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the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
kerfuffle
nounA disorderly outburst or tumult.
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
Example: “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
metonymy
nounA figure of speech that names something by an associated thing, as in "the crown" for a monarch.
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substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
onomatopoeia
nounUsing words that imitate the sound they denote.
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using words that imitate the sound they denote
oxymoron
nounA figure of speech that joins contradictory terms, as in "deafening silence".
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conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
protozoology
nounThe branch of zoology that studies protozoans.
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the branch of zoology that studies protozoans
scrivener
nounSomeone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts.
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someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
wainwright
nounA wagon maker.
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a wagon maker
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