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triremes
A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a.
pressuring
An act or instance of somebody being pressured
plugboard
An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order.
seekers
A novel series written by Tui T. Sutherland and Cherith Baldry under the pseudonym Erin.
dealcoholized
If you don't mind the taste but do mind the alcohol, dealcoholized beers have come.
netware
A discontinued computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc
echidnas
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant.
kleptomaniacs
One who steals compulsively
barracoon
A temporary cage for holding (originally) black slaves, and later convicts and other types of.
sculpturer
A sculptor
budgets
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe
coats
A surname
corbiculate
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
dimidiate
Divided into two (equal) halves
mini-split
There are obvious differences, a mini-split in a hot part of the world is going.