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   Aaron Burr
         n 1: United States politician who served as vice president under
               Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival
               Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
               [syn: {Burr}, {Aaron Burr}]

English Dictionary: air embolism by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aeroembolism
n
  1. obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
    Synonym(s): air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism
  2. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
    Synonym(s): decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
air embolism
n
  1. obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
    Synonym(s): air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism
  2. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
    Synonym(s): decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Arenaviridae
n
  1. a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arenavirus
n
  1. animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arm band
n
  1. a band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: armlet, arm band]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arm bone
n
  1. a bone in the arm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arm pad
n
  1. a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers [syn: arm guard, arm pad]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armband
n
  1. worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
  2. a band worn around the upper arm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armful
n
  1. the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armpit
n
  1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
    Synonym(s): armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
army base
n
  1. a large base of operations for an army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
army brat
n
  1. the child of a career officer of the United States Army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
n
  1. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
    Synonym(s): Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Army of Muhammad
n
  1. a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
    Synonym(s): Jaish-i-Mohammed, Jaish-e-Muhammad, JEM, Army of Muhammad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Army of the Confederacy
n
  1. the southern army during the American Civil War [syn: Confederate Army, Army of the Confederacy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Army of the Pure
n
  1. a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
    Synonym(s): Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Army of the Righteous
n
  1. a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
    Synonym(s): Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
army officer
n
  1. an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arum family
n
  1. anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
    Synonym(s): Araceae, family Araceae, arum family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Arum palaestinum
n
  1. ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
    Synonym(s): black calla, Arum palaestinum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   A89ronef \A"[89]r*o*nef`\, n. [F. a[82]ronef.]
      A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Araneiform \Ar`a*ne"i*form\a. [L. aranea spider + -form.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Having the form of a spider. --Kirby.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armful \Arm"ful\, n.; pl. {Armfulus}.
      As much as the arm can hold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armful \Arm"ful\, n.; pl. {Armfulus}.
      As much as the arm can hold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armiferous \Ar*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to
      bear.]
      Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armipotence \Ar*mip"o*tence\, n. [L. armipotentia, fr.
      armipotents.]
      Power in arms. [R.] --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armipotent \Ar*mip"o*tent\, a. [L. armipotents; arma arms +
      potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.]
      Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.
  
               The temple stood of Mars armipotent.      --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Armpit \Arm"pit`\, n. [Arm + pit.]
      The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the
      axilla.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aurum \[d8]Au"rum\, n. [L.]
      Gold.
  
      {Aurum fulminans} ([?]). See {Fulminate}.
  
      {Aurum mosaicum} ([?]). See {Mosaic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, n. [Cf. P. fulminate. See {Fulminate},
      v. i.] (Chem.)
            (a) A salt of fulminic acid. See under {Fulminic}.
            (b) A fulminating powder.
  
      {Fulminate of gold}, an explosive compound of gold; -- called
            also {fulminating gold}, and {aurum fulminans}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aurum \[d8]Au"rum\, n. [L.]
      Gold.
  
      {Aurum fulminans} ([?]). See {Fulminate}.
  
      {Aurum mosaicum} ([?]). See {Mosaic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, n. [Cf. P. fulminate. See {Fulminate},
      v. i.] (Chem.)
            (a) A salt of fulminic acid. See under {Fulminic}.
            (b) A fulminating powder.
  
      {Fulminate of gold}, an explosive compound of gold; -- called
            also {fulminating gold}, and {aurum fulminans}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Armbrust, PA
      Zip code(s): 15616

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Aroma Park, IL (village, FIPS 2258)
      Location: 41.07977 N, 87.80545 W
      Population (1990): 690 (259 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60910
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