0,'hood,(slang) a neighborhood
1,1530s,the decade from 1530 to 1539
2,15_May_Organization,a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah
3,1750s,the decade from 1750 to 1759
4,1760s,the decade from 1760 to 1769
5,1770s,the decade from 1770 to 1779
6,1780s,the decade from 1780 to 1789
7,1790s,the decade from 1790 to 1799
8,18-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
9,1820s,the decade from 1820 to 1829
10,1830s,the decade from 1830 to 1839
11,1840s,the decade from 1840 to 1849
12,1850s,the decade from 1850 to 1859
13,1860s,the decade from 1860 to 1869
14,1870s,the decade from 1870 to 1879
15,1900s,the decade from 1900 to 1909
16,22-karat_gold,an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold
17,24-karat_gold pure_gold,100 per cent gold
18,24/7,uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
19,401-k_plan 401-k,a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
20,9/11 9-11 September_11 Sept._11 Sep_11,the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
21,A a,the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
22,A type_A group_A,the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
23,A'man,the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet
24,A-horizon A_horizon,the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
25,A-line,women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline; "it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
26,A-list,a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"
27,A-scan_ultrasonography,the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball
28,A-team,a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
29,AB type_AB group_AB,the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
30,ABO_antibodies,blood type antibodies
31,ABO_blood_group_system ABO_system ABO_group,a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
32,ACE_inhibitor angiotensin-converting_enzyme_inhibitor,an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure
33,ADA-SCID,SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase
34,AIDS acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome,a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
35,ALGOL,(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
36,AND_circuit AND_gate,a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
37,APC,a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)
38,ASCII_character,any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
39,ASCII_character_set,(computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
40,ASCII_text_file,a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
41,ASL American_sign_language,the sign language used in the United States
42,AWOL,one who is away or absent without leave
43,A_battery,the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
44,A_level,the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
45,Aachen Aken Aix-la-Chapelle,a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
46,Aalborg Alborg,a city and port in northern Jutland
47,Aalst,a town in central Belgium
48,Aalto Alvar_Aalto Hugo_Alvar_Henrik_Aalto,Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
49,Aare Aar Aare_River,a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
50,Aaron,(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
51,Aaron Henry_Louis_Aaron Hank_Aaron,United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
52,Aaron_Eckhart,actor born on 1968-03-12 that starred in The Dark Knight
53,Aaron_Paul,actor born on 1979-08-27 that starred in Breaking Bad
54,Aaron_Taylor-Johnson,actor born on 1990-06-13 that starred in Kick-Ass
55,Ab Av,the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
56,Abadan,a port city in southwestern Iran
57,Abbe_condenser,a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
58,Abbie_Cornish,actor born on 1982-08-07 that starred in Candy
59,Abecedarian,a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
60,Abel,(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
61,Abel Niels_Abel Niels_Henrik_Abel,Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
62,Abelard Peter_Abelard Pierre_Abelard,French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
63,Abelian_group commutative_group,a group that satisfies the commutative law
64,Abelmoschus genus_Abelmoschus,genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
65,Aberdare,a mining town in southern Wales
66,Aberdeen,a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
67,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern Maryland
68,Aberdeen,a town in northeastern South Dakota
69,Aberdeen,a town in western Washington
70,Aberdeen_Angus Angus black_Angus,black hornless breed from Scotland
71,Abidjan,city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
72,Abies genus_Abies,true firs
73,Abigail_Breslin,actor born on 1996-04-14 that starred in Little Miss Sunshine
74,Abilene,a city in central Texas
75,Abilene,a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
76,Abkhaz Abkhas,Circassian people living east of the Black Sea
77,Abkhaz Abkhazia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
78,Abkhaz Abkhazian Abkhas Abkhasian,a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea
79,Abkhazian Abkhasian,a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz
80,Abnaki,the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
81,Abnaki Abenaki,a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
82,Abney_level,a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
83,Aborigine native_Australian Australian_Aborigine,a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
84,Abraham Ibrahim,the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"
85,Abraham's_bosom bosom_of_Abraham,the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death
86,Abramis genus_Abramis,European fishes
87,Abrocoma genus_Abrocoma,abrocomes
88,Abronia genus_Abronia,genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers
89,Abruzzi Abruzzi_e_Molise,a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
90,Abstract_Expressionism action_painting,a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
91,Abu_Dhabi United_Arab_Emirates's_capital,a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
92,Abu_Hafs_al-Masri_Brigades,a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey
93,Abu_Sayyaf Bearer_of_the_Sword,a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
94,Abudefduf genus_Abudefduf,damsel fishes
95,Abuja capital_of_Nigeria Nigerian_capital,capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
96,Abukir Abukir_Bay,a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
97,Abutilon genus_Abutilon,herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow
98,Abydos,an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
99,Abyssinian Abyssinian_cat,a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
100,Abyssinian_banana Ethiopian_banana Ensete_ventricosum Musa_ensete,large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
101,Academy_Award Oscar,an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
102,Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
103,Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences,an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
104,Acadia,the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
105,Acadia_National_Park,a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
106,Acadian,an early French settler in the Maritimes
107,Acalypha genus_Acalypha,a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
108,Acanthaceae family_Acanthaceae acanthus_family,widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
109,Acanthisitta genus_Acanthisitta,a genus of Xenicidae
110,Acanthocephala phylum_Acanthocephala,phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
111,Acanthocereus genus_Acanthocereus,mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region
112,Acanthocybium genus_Acanthocybium,wahoos
113,Acanthophis genus_Acanthophis,Australian elapid snakes
114,Acanthopterygii superorder_Acanthopterygii,teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
115,Acanthoscelides genus_Acanthoscelides,a genus of Bruchidae
116,Acanthuridae family_Acanthuridae,surgeonfishes
117,Acanthurus genus_Acanthurus,type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
118,Acapulco Acapulco_de_Juarez,a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
119,Acapulco_gold Mexican_green,a particularly potent variety of marijuana
120,Acaridae family_Acaridae,mites
121,Acarina order_Acarina,mites and ticks
122,Accipiter genus_Accipiter,type genus of the family Accipitridae
123,Accipitridae family_Accipitridae,hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
124,Accipitriformes order_Accipitriformes,in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
125,Accra capital_of_Ghana,the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
126,Acer genus_Acer,type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
127,Aceraceae family_Aceraceae maple_family,a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
128,Achaea,a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
129,Achaean Achaian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
130,Achaean Arcado-Cyprians,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
131,Acheron River_Acheron,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
132,Acherontia genus_Acherontia,death's-head moth
133,Acheson Dean_Acheson Dean_Gooderham_Acheson,United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
134,Acheson_process,an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay
135,Acheta genus_Acheta,common house and field crickets
136,Achilles,a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
137,Achilles'_heel,a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
138,Achilles_tendon tendon_of_Achilles,a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
139,Achoerodus genus_Achoerodus,a genus of Labridae
140,Achomawi,a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California
141,Achomawi,a member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California
142,Achomawi,the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi
143,Achras genus_Achras,tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit
144,Acinonyx genus_Acinonyx,cheetahs
145,Acinos genus_Acinos,plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
146,Acipenser genus_Acipenser,type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
147,Acipenseridae family_Acipenseridae,sturgeons
148,Acnidosporidia subclass_Acnidosporidia,a subclass of Sporozoa
149,Acocanthera genus_Acocanthera Acokanthera genus_Acokanthera,small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa
150,Aconcagua,the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
151,Aconitum genus_Aconitum,genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal
152,Acoraceae subfamily_Acoraceae,used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
153,Acorus genus_Acorus,sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
154,Acrasiomycetes class_Acrasiomycetes,cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
155,Acre,a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
156,Acre Akko Akka Accho,a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
157,Acrididae family_Acrididae Locustidae family_Locustidae,short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
158,Acridotheres genus_Acridotheres,mynas
159,Acris genus_Acris,cricket frogs
160,Acrobates genus_Acrobates,a genus of Phalangeridae
161,Acrocarpus genus_Acrocarpus,small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
162,Acrocephalus genus_Acrocephalus,a genus of Sylviidae
163,Acroclinium genus_Acroclinium,genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum
164,Acrocomia genus_Acrocomia,Central and South American feather palms
165,Acropora genus_Acropora,coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
166,Acrostichum genus_Acrostichum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
167,Actaea genus_Actaea,baneberry
168,Actias genus_Actias,luna moths
169,Actifed,trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
170,Actinia genus_Actinia,a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
171,Actiniaria order_Actiniaria Actinaria order_Actinaria,sea anemones
172,Actinidia genus_Actinidia,small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
173,Actinidiaceae family_Actinidiaceae,tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
174,Actiniopteris genus_Actiniopteris,terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa
175,Actinomeris genus_Actinomeris,used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina
176,Actinomycetaceae family_Actinomycetaceae,filamentous anaerobic bacteria
177,Actinomycetales order_Actinomycetales,filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
178,Actinomyxidia order_Actinomyxidia,parasites of worms
179,Actinopoda subclass_Actinopoda,heliozoans; radiolarians
180,Actitis genus_Actitis,a genus of Scolopacidae
181,Actium,an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
182,Actium,the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
183,Acts_of_the_Apostles Acts,a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
184,Adad,Babylonian god of storms and wind
185,Adalia genus_Adalia,genus of ladybugs
186,Adam,(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
187,Adam Robert_Adam,Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
188,Adam ecstasy XTC go disco_biscuit cristal X hug_drug,street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
189,Adam's_Peak Samanala,a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
190,Adam's_needle Adam's_needle-and-thread spoonleaf_yucca needle_palm Yucca_filamentosa,yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
191,Adam_Driver,actor born on 1983-11-19 that starred in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
192,Adam_Sandler,actor born on 1966-09-09 that starred in The Waterboy
193,Adams John_Adams President_Adams President_John_Adams,2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
194,Adams John_Quincy_Adams President_Adams President_John_Quincy_Adams,6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
195,Adams Mount_Adams,a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
196,Adams Sam_Adams Samuel_Adams,American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
197,Adana Seyhan,a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
198,Adansonia genus_Adansonia,baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
199,Adapa,a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)
200,Adapid Adapid_group,extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
201,Adar,the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
202,Addis_Ababa New_Flower capital_of_Ethiopia,the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
203,Addison's_disease Addison's_syndrome hypoadrenalism hypoadrenocorticism,a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
204,Additions_to_Esther,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
205,Adelaide,the state capital of South Australia
206,Adelges genus_Adelges,type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
207,Adelgidae family_Adelgidae,plant lice
208,Adelie Adelie_penguin Pygoscelis_adeliae,medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
209,Adelie_Land Terre_Adelie Adelie_Coast,a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
210,Aden,an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
211,Adenanthera genus_Adenanthera,small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
212,Adenauer Konrad_Adenauer,German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967)
213,Adenium genus_Adenium,one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia
214,Adenota genus_Adenota,African antelopes: puku
215,Adi_Granth Granth Granth_Sahib,the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
216,Adiantaceae family_Adiantaceae,used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
217,Adiantum genus_Adiantum,cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
218,Adige River_Adige,a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige"
219,Adirondacks Adirondack_Mountains,a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
220,Aditi,a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
221,Aditya,one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light
222,Adlumia genus_Adlumia,one species: climbing fumitory
223,Admiralty_Island,an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
224,Admiralty_Islands,a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
225,Admiralty_Range,mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
226,Admission_Day,in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
227,Adonic Adonic_line,a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
228,Adonis,(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"
229,Adonis genus_Adonis,annual or perennial herbs
230,Adrian Edgar_Douglas_Adrian Baron_Adrian,English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
231,Adriana_Barraza,actor born on 1956-03-05 that starred in Babel
232,Adrianne_Palicki,actor born on 1983-05-06 that starred in G.I. Joe: Retaliation
233,Adriatic Adriatic_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
234,Adrien_Brody,actor born on 1973-04-14 that starred in The Pianist
235,Advanced_Research_and_Development_Activity ARDA,an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
236,Advent,the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
237,Advent_Sunday,the first of the four Sundays during Advent
238,Adventism Second_Adventism,any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
239,Adventist Second_Adventist,a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
240,Adzhar Adzharia,an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
241,Aedes genus_Aedes,yellow-fever mosquitos
242,Aegates_Isles Aegadean_Isles,islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC
243,Aegean Aegean_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
244,Aegean_civilization Aegean_civilisation Aegean_culture,the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
245,Aegean_island,an island in the Aegean Sea
246,Aegiceras genus_Aegiceras,a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae
247,Aegilops genus_Aegilops,goat grass
248,Aegina,small medusa
249,Aegina Aigina,an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
250,Aegisthus,(Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him
251,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War
252,Aegospotami Aegospotamos,a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC)
253,Aegypiidae family_Aegypiidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
254,Aegypius genus_Aegypius,a genus of Accipitridae
255,Aegyptopithecus,extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
256,Aeneas,a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid
257,Aeneid,an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
258,Aeolian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia
259,Aeolian Eolian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
260,Aeolic Aeolic_dialect Eolic,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
261,Aeolis Aeolia,an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
262,Aeolus,god of the winds in ancient mythology
263,Aeonium genus_Aeonium,a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
264,Aepyceros genus_Aepyceros,African antelopes: impalas
265,Aepyornidae family_Aepyornidae,coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
266,Aepyorniformes order_Aepyorniformes,huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
267,Aerobacter genus_Aerobacter,aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
268,Aerobacter_aerogenes,a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
269,Aertex,a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
270,Aeschylus,Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
271,Aesculapius Asclepius Asklepios,son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
272,Aesculus genus_Aesculus,deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia
273,Aesir,(Norse mythology) the chief of gods living at Asgard
274,Aesop,Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
275,Aesop's_fables,a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
276,Aether,personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
277,Aethionema genus_Aethionema,Old World genus of the family Cruciferae
278,Aethusa genus_Aethusa,fool's parsley
279,Aetobatus genus_Aetobatus,a genus of Myliobatidae
280,Affirmed,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
281,Afghan Afghanistani,a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
282,Afghan_hound Afghan,tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
283,Afghan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
284,Afghanistan Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan,a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
285,Aframomum genus_Aframomum,an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
286,Africa,the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
287,African,a native or inhabitant of Africa
288,African_American_Vernacular_English AAVE African_American_English Black_English Black_English_Vernacular Black_Vernacular Black_Vernacular_English Ebonics,a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
289,African_bowstring_hemp African_hemp Sansevieria_guineensis,bowstring hemp of South Africa
290,African_chameleon Chamaeleo_chamaeleon,a chameleon found in Africa
291,African_clawed_frog Xenopus_laevis,a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals
292,African_coral_snake Aspidelaps_lubricus,small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
293,African_country African_nation,any one of the countries occupying the African continent
294,African_crocodile Nile_crocodile Crocodylus_niloticus,a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa
295,African_daisy,African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
296,African_daisy,any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
297,African_daisy yellow_ageratum Lonas_inodora Lonas_annua,shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
298,African_elephant Loxodonta_africana,an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
299,African_grey African_gray Psittacus_erithacus,commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
300,African_hemp Sparmannia_africana,large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
301,African_holly Solanum_giganteum,woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
302,African_hunting_dog hyena_dog Cape_hunting_dog Lycaon_pictus,a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
303,African_lily African_tulip blue_African_lily Agapanthus_africanus,African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
304,African_mahogany,African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
305,African_marigold big_marigold Aztec_marigold Tagetes_erecta,a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
306,African_monitor Varanus_niloticus,destroys crocodile eggs
307,African_oil_palm Elaeis_guineensis,oil palm of Africa
308,African_scented_mahogany cedar_mahogany sapele_mahogany Entandrophragma_cylindricum,African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
309,African_violet Saintpaulia_ionantha,tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
310,African_walnut Lovoa_klaineana,tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
311,African_wild_ass Equus_asinus,a wild ass of Africa
312,Africander,tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft
313,Africanized_bee Africanized_honey_bee killer_bee Apis_mellifera_scutellata Apis_mellifera_adansonii,a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
314,Afrikaans Taal,an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
315,Afrikaner Afrikander Boer,a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
316,Afro Afro_hairdo,a rounded thickly curled hairdo
317,Afro-wig,a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo
318,Afroasiatic Afro-Asiatic Afroasiatic_language Afrasian Afrasian_language Hamito-Semitic,a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
319,Afrocarpus genus_Afrocarpus,dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus
320,Aga Agha,title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
321,Agalinis genus_Agalinis,semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies
322,Agamemnon,(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
323,Agamidae family_Agamidae,an Old World reptile family of Sauria
324,Agapornis genus_Agapornis,a genus of Psittacidae
325,Agaricaceae family_Agaricaceae,large family including many familiar mushrooms
326,Agaricales order_Agaricales,typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
327,Agaricus genus_Agaricus,type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
328,Agassiz Louis_Agassiz Jean_Louis_Rodolphe_Agassiz,United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
329,Agastache genus_Agastache,giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
330,Agathis genus_Agathis,kauri pine
331,Agavaceae family_Agavaceae agave_family sisal_family,chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
332,Agave_tequilana,Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
333,Agdestis genus_Agdestis,a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates
334,Agdistis,Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele
335,Agee James_Agee,United States novelist (1909-1955)
336,Agelaius genus_Agelaius,red-winged blackbirds
337,Agent_Orange,a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
338,Ageratina genus_Ageratina,annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America
339,Aghan Margasivsa,the ninth month of the Hindu calendar
340,Agincourt,a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
341,Agkistrodon genus_Agkistrodon Ancistrodon genus_Ancistrodon,copperheads
342,Aglaia,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
343,Aglaomorpha genus_Aglaomorpha,epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia
344,Aglaonema genus_Aglaonema,climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen
345,Agnatha superclass_Agnatha,superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
346,Agni,(Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas
347,Agnus_Dei,a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
348,Agnus_Dei Paschal_Lamb,figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
349,Agonidae family_Agonidae,poachers
350,Agonus genus_Agonus,type genus of the Agonidae
351,Agra,a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
352,Agricola Gnaeus_Julius_Agricola,Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)
353,Agrigento Acragas,a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
354,Agriocharis genus_Agriocharis,a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey
355,Agrippa Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa,Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
356,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Elder,granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
357,Agrippina Agrippina_the_Younger,wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
358,Agrobacterium genus_Agrobacterium,small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
359,Agrobacterium_tumefaciens,the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
360,Agropyron genus_Agropyron,perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass
361,Agrostemma genus_Agrostemma,a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles
362,Agrostis genus_Agrostis,annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
363,Ahab,according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
364,Ahriman,the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
365,Ahuehuete Tule_tree,Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass"
366,Ahura,(Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities
367,Aiken Conrad_Aiken Conrad_Potter_Aiken,United States writer (1889-1973)
368,Ailey Alvin_Ailey,United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931)
369,Ailuropoda genus_Ailuropoda,only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
370,Ailuropodidae family_Ailuropodidae,in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
371,Ailurus genus_Ailurus,lesser pandas
372,Air_Combat_Command ACC,a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
373,Air_Corps,formerly the airborne division of the United States Army
374,Air_Force_Intelligence_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance Air_Force_ISR AFISR,an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
375,Air_Force_Research_Laboratory AFRL,a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
376,Air_Force_Space_Command AFSPC,a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
377,Air_Medal,a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
378,Air_National_Guard ANG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
379,Aire River_Aire Aire_River,a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
380,Airedale Airedale_terrier,breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
381,Aix genus_Aix,wood duck and mandarin duck
382,Aizoaceae family_Aizoaceae Tetragoniaceae family_Tetragoniaceae carpetweed_family,succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
383,Ajaia genus_Ajaia,a genus of Platalea
384,Ajax,a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
385,Ajuga genus_Ajuga,bugle
386,Akan,a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
387,Akeridae family_Akeridae,bubble shells
388,Akhbari,a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"
389,Akhenaton Akhenaten Ikhanaton Amenhotep_IV,early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
390,Akkadian,an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
391,Akron,a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
392,Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades Martyrs_of_al-Aqsa,a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
393,Akwa'ala,a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California
394,Akwa'ala,a member of the Akwa'ala community in Baja California
395,Akwa'ala,the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala
396,Al-hakim,an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)
397,Al_Aqabah Aqaba Akaba,Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
398,Al_Ladhiqiyah Latakia,a seaport on the western coast of Syria
399,Al_Nathir,a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat
400,Al_Pacino,actor born on 1940-04-25 that starred in Serpico
401,Alabama,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama; "the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"
402,Alabama,the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
403,Alabama Alabama_River,a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
404,Alabama Heart_of_Dixie Camellia_State AL Ala.,a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
405,Alabaman Alabamian,a native or resident of Alabama
406,Aladdin,in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
407,Aladdin's_lamp,(Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie
408,Alamo,a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
409,Alan_Alda,actor born on 1936-01-28 that starred in M*A*S*H
410,Alan_Arkin,actor born on 1934-03-26 that starred in Argo
411,Alan_Rickman,actor born on 1946-02-21 that starred in Die Hard
412,Aland_islands Aaland_islands Ahvenanmaa,an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
413,Alar daminozide,a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
414,Alaric,king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
415,Alaska Last_Frontier AK,a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
416,Alaska_Native Alaskan_Native Native_Alaskan,a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
417,Alaska_Peninsula,a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)
418,Alaska_Range,a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
419,Alaska_Standard_Time Yukon_Time,standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
420,Alaska_fur_seal Callorhinus_ursinus,of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
421,Alaska_king_crab Alaskan_king_crab king_crab Alaska_crab,meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
422,Alaska_rein_orchid Habenaria_unalascensis,similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
423,Alaskan,a native or resident of Alaska
424,Alaskan_brown_bear Kodiak_bear Kodiak Ursus_middendorffi Ursus_arctos_middendorffi,brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia
425,Alaskan_pipeline trans-Alaska_pipeline,an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
426,Alauda genus_Alauda,type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks
427,Alaudidae family_Alaudidae,larks
428,Albania Republic_of_Albania,a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
429,Albanian,a native or inhabitant of Albania
430,Albanian,the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania
431,Albanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Albania
432,Albany,a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
433,Albany capital_of_New_York,state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
434,Albatrellus genus_Albatrellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
435,Albatrellus_dispansus,a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
436,Albatrellus_ovinus sheep_polypore,a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
437,Albee Edward_Albee Edward_Franklin_Albeen,United States dramatist (1928-)
438,Albers Josef_Albers,United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)
439,Albert Prince_Albert Albert_Francis_Charles_Augustus_Emmanuel,prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
440,Albert_Brooks,actor born on 1947-07-22 that starred in Drive
441,Albert_Finney,actor born on 1936-05-09 that starred in Murder on the Orient Express
442,Alberta,one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
443,Alberti Leon_Battista_Alberti,Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472)
444,Albigenses Cathars Cathari,a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
445,Albigensianism Catharism,a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
446,Albion,archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
447,Albright's_disease polyostotic_fibrous_dysplasia,fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
448,Albuginaceae family_Albuginaceae,fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
449,Albugo genus_Albugo,type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
450,Albula genus_Albula,type and sole genus of the family Albulidae
451,Albulidae family_Albulidae,bonefish
452,Albuquerque,the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
453,Alca genus_Alca,type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
454,Alcaeus,Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
455,Alcaic Alcaic_verse,verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
456,Alcea genus_Alcea,genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
457,Alcedinidae family_Alcedinidae,kingfishers
458,Alcedo genus_Alcedo,type genus of the Alcedinidae
459,Alcelaphus genus_Alcelaphus,African antelopes: hartebeests
460,Alces genus_Alces,elk or moose
461,Alcibiades,ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)
462,Alcidae family_Alcidae,web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
463,Alcoholics_Anonymous AA,an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
464,Alcott Louisa_May_Alcott,United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
465,Alcyonacea suborder_Alcyonacea,comprising the soft corals
466,Alcyonaria order_Alcyonaria,corals and sea anemones having eight branches
467,Alcyone Halcyon,(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
468,Aldebaran,the brightest star in Taurus
469,Aldrovanda genus_Aldrovanda,one species: waterwheel plant
470,Alec_Baldwin,actor born on 1958-04-03 that starred in The Departed
471,Alectis genus_Alectis,a genus of Carangidae
472,Alecto,one of the three Furies
473,Alectoria genus_Alectoria,lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus
474,Alectoris genus_Alectoris,a genus of Perdicidae
475,Alectura genus_Alectura,brush turkeys
476,Alepisaurus genus_Alepisaurus,slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
477,Aletris genus_Aletris,small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
478,Aleuria_aurantia orange_peel_fungus,a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
479,Aleurites genus_Aleurites,candlenut
480,Aleut,a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska; "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically"
481,Aleut,the language spoken by the Aleut
482,Aleut Aleutian,a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
483,Aleutian_Islands Aleutians,an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska
484,Alex_Boncayao_Brigade ABB Revolutionary_Proletarian_Army RPA-ABB,an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
485,Alexander Alexander_the_Great,king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
486,Alexander Alexanders black_lovage horse_parsley Smyrnium_olusatrum,European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
487,Alexander_Archipelago,a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
488,Alexander_I Czar_Alexander_I Aleksandr_Pavlovich,the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825)
489,Alexander_II Czar_Alexander_II Alexander_the_Liberator,the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
490,Alexander_III Czar_Alexander_III,son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
491,Alexander_SkarsgÂrd,actor born on 1976-08-25 that starred in True Blood
492,Alexander_VI Pope_Alexander_VI Borgia Rodrigo_Borgia,Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
493,Alexandra_Daddario,actor born on 1986-03-16 that starred in Baywatch
494,Alexandria,a town in Louisiana on the Red River
495,Alexandria El_Iskandriyah,the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
496,Alexandria_senna Alexandrian_senna true_senna tinnevelly_senna Indian_senna Senna_alexandrina Cassia_acutifolia Cassia_augustifolia,erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
497,Alexandrian,a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
498,Alexandrian_laurel Calophyllum_inophyllum,East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
499,Alexandrine,(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
500,Alexis_Thorpe,actor born on 1980-04-19 that starred in The Man from Earth
501,Aleyrodes genus_Aleyrodes,type genus of the Aleyrodidae
502,Aleyrodidae family_Aleyrodidae,whiteflies
503,Alfred Alfred_the_Great,king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
504,Alfred_Molina,actor born on 1953-05-24 that starred in Spider-Man 2
505,Alger Horatio_Alger,United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
506,Algeria Algerie Democratic_and_Popular_Republic_of_Algeria,a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
507,Algerian,a native or inhabitant of Algeria
508,Algerian_centime,100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
509,Algerian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Algeria
510,Algerian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Algeria
511,Algeripithecus genus_Algeripithecus,an extinct genus of Hominoidea
512,Algeripithecus_minutus,tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
513,Algiers Algerian_capital,an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
514,Algol,the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
515,Algonkian Algonkin,a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
516,Algonkian Algonkin,the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
517,Algonquian Algonquin,a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
518,Algonquian Algonquin Algonquian_language,family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
519,Algren Nelson_Algren,United States writer (1909-1981)
520,Alhambra,a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
521,Alhazen Alhacen al-Haytham Ibn_al-Haytham Al-Hasan_ibn_al-Haytham,an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
522,Ali,the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
523,Ali Muhammad_Ali Cassius_Clay Cassius_Marcellus_Clay,United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
524,Ali_Baba,the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment
525,Alice_Eve,actor born on 1982-02-06 that starred in Before We Go
526,Alicia_Silverstone,actor born on 1976-10-04 that starred in Clueless
527,Alicia_Vikander,actor born on 1988-10-03 that starred in Ex Machina
528,Alisma genus_Alisma,small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants
529,Alismataceae family_Alismataceae water-plantain_family,perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
530,Alismatidae subclass_Alismatidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs
531,Alka-seltzer,a commercial antacid that contains aspirin; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution
532,All_Saints'_Day Allhallows November_1 Hallowmas Hallowmass,a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
533,All_Souls'_Day November_2,a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
534,Allah,Muslim name for the one and only God
535,Alleghenies Allegheny_Mountains,the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
536,Allegheny Allegheny_River,a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
537,Allegheny_chinkapin eastern_chinquapin chinquapin dwarf_chestnut Castanea_pumila,shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
538,Allegheny_plum Alleghany_plum sloe Prunus_alleghaniensis,wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
539,Allegheny_spurge Allegheny_mountain_spurge Pachysandra_procumbens,low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
540,Allen Ethan_Allen,a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
541,Allen Gracie_Allen Grace_Ethel_Cecile_Rosalie_Allen Gracie,United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
542,Allen Woody_Allen Allen_Stewart_Konigsberg,United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
543,Allen_screw,a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
544,Allen_wrench,a wrench for Allen screws
545,Allentown,a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
546,Allhallowtide,the season of All Saints' Day
547,Alliaceae family_Alliaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
548,Alliaria genus_Alliaria,a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques
549,Allied_Command_Atlantic ACLANT,a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
550,Allied_Command_Europe ACE,a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
551,Allies,in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
552,Allies,the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
553,Alligatoridae family_Alligatoridae,alligators; caimans
554,Allionia genus_Allionia,small genus of chiefly American herbs
555,Allison_Janney,actor born on 1959-11-19 that starred in The Help
556,Allium genus_Allium,large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
557,Almaty Alma-Ata,the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
558,Almoravid,a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
559,Alnico,trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
560,Alnus genus_Alnus,alders
561,Aloeaceae family_Aloeaceae aloe_family,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
562,Alonso Alicia_Alonso,Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
563,Alopecurus genus_Alopecurus,annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
564,Alopex genus_Alopex,arctic foxes
565,Alopiidae family_Alopiidae,thresher sharks
566,Alopius genus_Alopius,type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
567,Alosa genus_Alosa,shad
568,Alouatta genus_Alouatta,howler monkeys
569,Alpena,a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
570,Alpha_Centauri Rigil_Kent Rigil,brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
571,Alpha_Crucis,the brightest star in the Southern Cross
572,Alpine_anemone mountain_anemone Anemone_tetonensis,silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers
573,Alpine_besseya Besseya_alpina,small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
574,Alpine_celery_pine Phyllocladus_alpinus,small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand
575,Alpine_enchanter's_nightshade Circaea_alpina,an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
576,Alpine_fir subalpine_fir Abies_lasiocarpa,medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown
577,Alpine_glacier Alpine_type_of_glacier,a glacier that moves down from a high valley
578,Alpine_lady_fern Athyrium_distentifolium,a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains
579,Alpine_mouse-ear Arctic_mouse-ear Cerastium_alpinum,widespread in the Arctic and on mountains in Europe
580,Alpine_woodsia northern_woodsia flower-cup_fern Woodsia_alpina,slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori
581,Alpinia genus_Alpinia genus_Zerumbet genus_Languas,perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
582,Alpinism,mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
583,Alps the_Alps,a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
584,Alsace Alsatia Elsass,a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
585,Alsatian,a native or inhabitant of Alsace
586,Alsobia genus_Alsobia,tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
587,Alsophila genus_Alsophila,geometrid moths
588,Alsophila_pometaria,North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
589,Alstonia genus_Alstonia,genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia
590,Alstroemeriaceae family_Alstroemeriaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
591,Altai_Mountains Altay_Mountains,a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China
592,Altaic,any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
593,Altaic Altaic_language,a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
594,Altair,double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
595,Alternanthera genus_Alternanthera,genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
596,Altoona,a town in central Pennsylvania
597,Alyssum genus_Alyssum,a genus of the family Cruciferae
598,Alytes genus_Alytes,midwife toads
599,Alzheimer's_disease Alzheimer's Alzheimers,a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness
600,Amaethon,the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
601,Amanda_Bynes,actor born on 1986-04-03 that starred in Hairspray
602,Amanda_Peet,actor born on 1972-01-11 that starred in 2012
603,Amanda_Seyfried,actor born on 1985-12-03 that starred in Les MisÈrables
604,Amanita genus_Amanita,genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
605,Amaranthaceae family_Amaranthaceae amaranth_family,cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
606,Amaranthus genus_Amaranthus,large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs
607,Amarillo,a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
608,Amaryllidaceae family_Amaryllidaceae amaryllis_family,snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
609,Amaterasu Amaterasu_Omikami,central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
610,Amati,a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family
611,Amati Nicolo_Amati Nicola_Amati,Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)
612,Amauropelta genus_Amauropelta,epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia
613,Amazon,(Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
614,Amazon Amazon_River,a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
615,Amazon_ant Polyergus_rufescens,small reddish slave-making ant species
616,Amazona genus_Amazona,a genus of Psittacidae
617,Amber_Heard,actor born on 1986-04-22 that starred in Aquaman
618,Amberboa genus_Amberboa,herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers
619,Ambloplites genus_Ambloplites,a genus of Centrarchidae
620,Amblyrhynchus genus_Amblyrhynchus,marine iguanas
621,Ambrose Saint_Ambrose St._Ambrose,(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
622,Ambrosiaceae family_Ambrosiaceae,in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
623,Ambystoma genus_Ambystoma,type genus of the Ambystomatidae
624,Ambystomatidae family_Ambystomatidae,New World salamanders
625,Ameiuridae family_Ameiuridae,North American catfishes
626,Ameiurus genus_Ameiurus,type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
627,Amelanchier genus_Amelanchier,North American deciduous trees or shrubs
628,Amen Amon Amun,a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
629,Amen-Ra Amon-Ra Amun_Ra,Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
630,Amentiferae group_Amentiferae,used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins
631,America,North America and South America and Central America
632,American,a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
633,American,a native or inhabitant of the United States
634,American_Baptist_Convention Northern_Baptist_Convention,an association of Northern Baptists
635,American_Civil_War United_States_Civil_War War_between_the_States,civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
636,American_Dream,the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
637,American_English American_language American,the English language as used in the United States
638,American_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
639,American_Federation_of_Labor AFL,a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
640,American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations AFL-CIO,the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
641,American_Indian_Day,US: the 4th Friday in September
642,American_Labor_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party
643,American_Legion,the largest organization of United States war veterans
644,American_Party Know-Nothing_Party,a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
645,American_Revolution American_Revolutionary_War War_of_American_Independence American_War_of_Independence,the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
646,American_Revolutionary_leader,a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
647,American_Samoa Eastern_Samoa AS,a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
648,American_Staffordshire_terrier Staffordshire_terrier American_pit_bull_terrier pit_bull_terrier,American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
649,American_Standard_Code_for_Information_Interchange ASCII,(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
650,American_Standard_Version American_Revised_Version,a revised version of the King James Version
651,American_Stock_Exchange AMEX Curb,a stock exchange in New York
652,American_agave Agave_americana,widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
653,American_alligator Alligator_mississipiensis,large alligator of the southeastern United States
654,American_angelica_tree devil's_walking_stick Hercules'-club Aralia_spinosa,small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
655,American_arborvitae northern_white_cedar white_cedar Thuja_occidentalis,small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
656,American_badger Taxidea_taxus,a variety of badger native to America
657,American_barberry Berberis_canadensis,deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
658,American_basswood American_lime Tilia_americana,large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
659,American_beech white_beech red_beech Fagus_grandifolia Fagus_americana,North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts
660,American_bison American_buffalo buffalo Bison_bison,large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
661,American_bittern stake_driver Botaurus_lentiginosus,a kind of bittern
662,American_black_bear black_bear Ursus_americanus Euarctos_americanus,brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
663,American_bog_asphodel Narthecium_americanum,of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
664,American_bugbane summer_cohosh Cimicifuga_americana,bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
665,American_chameleon anole Anolis_carolinensis,small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
666,American_chestnut American_sweet_chestnut Castanea_dentata,large tree found from Maine to Alabama
667,American_cockroach Periplaneta_americana,large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
668,American_coot marsh_hen mud_hen water_hen Fulica_americana,a coot found in North America
669,American_copper Lycaena_hypophlaeas,common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
670,American_crab_apple garland_crab Malus_coronaria,medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
671,American_cranberry large_cranberry Vaccinium_macrocarpon,trailing red-fruited plant
672,American_crayfish,common large crayfishes of eastern North America
673,American_crow Corvus_brachyrhyncos,common crow of North America
674,American_dewberry Rubus_canadensis,North American dewberry
675,American_dog_violet Viola_conspersa,violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
676,American_egret great_white_heron Egretta_albus,a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
677,American_elder black_elderberry sweet_elder Sambucus_canadensis,common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
678,American_elm white_elm water_elm rock_elm Ulmus_americana,large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
679,American_feverfew wild_quinine prairie_dock Parthenium_integrifolium,stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
680,American_flag Stars_and_Stripes Star-Spangled_Banner Old_Glory,the national flag of the United States of America
681,American_fly_honeysuckle fly_honeysuckle Lonicera_canadensis,erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers
682,American_flying_squirrel,New World flying squirrels
683,American_football American_football_game,a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
684,American_foxhound,an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually
685,American_frogbit Limnodium_spongia,American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches
686,American_gallinule Porphyrula_martinica,American purple gallinule
687,American_germander wood_sage Teucrium_canadense,subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
688,American_ginseng sang Panax_quinquefolius,North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
689,American_green_toad Bufo_debilis,small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes
690,American_hackberry Celtis_occidentalis,large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
691,American_harvest_mouse harvest_mouse,any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
692,American_hazel Corylus_americana,nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
693,American_holly Christmas_holly,an evergreen tree
694,American_hop Humulus_americanus,native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
695,American_hornbeam Carpinus_caroliniana,tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn
696,American_lady_crab lady_crab calico_crab Ovalipes_ocellatus,brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
697,American_larch tamarack black_larch Larix_laricina,medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
698,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster,flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
699,American_lobster Northern_lobster Maine_lobster Homarus_americanus,lobster of Atlantic coast of America
700,American_magpie Pica_pica_hudsonia,a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America
701,American_maidenhair_fern five-fingered_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_pedatum,hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
702,American_marten American_sable Martes_americana,valued for its fur
703,American_mastodon American_mastodont Mammut_americanum,mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
704,American_merganser Mergus_merganser_americanus,common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
705,American_mink Mustela_vison,usually rich dark brown
706,American_mistletoe Arceuthobium_pusillum,small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
707,American_mistletoe Phoradendron_serotinum Phoradendron_flavescens,the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant
708,American_mountain_ash Sorbus_americana,a variety of mountain ash
709,American_oil_palm Elaeis_oleifera,palm of Central and South America
710,American_organ,a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows
711,American_parasol Lepiota_americana,an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
712,American_pasqueflower Eastern_pasque_flower wild_crocus lion's_beard prairie_anemone blue_tulip American_pulsatilla Pulsatilla_patens Anemone_ludoviciana,short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
713,American_persimmon possumwood Diospyros_virginiana,medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
714,American_plaice Hippoglossoides_platessoides,large American food fish
715,American_plan,a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
716,American_quaking_aspen American_aspen Populus_tremuloides,slender aspen native to North America
717,American_raspberry Rubus_strigosus Rubus_idaeus_strigosus,red raspberry of North America
718,American_rattlebox Crotalaria_sagitallis,tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
719,American_red_elder red-berried_elder stinking_elder Sambucus_pubens,common North American shrub or small tree
720,American_red_plum August_plum goose_plum Prunus_americana,wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
721,American_red_squirrel spruce_squirrel red_squirrel Sciurus_hudsonicus Tamiasciurus_hudsonicus,of northern United States and Canada
722,American_redstart redstart Setophaga_ruticilla,flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
723,American_rock_brake American_parsley_fern Cryptogramma_acrostichoides,rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
724,American_saddle_horse,a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
725,American_shrew_mole Neurotrichus_gibbsii,greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
726,American_smelt rainbow_smelt,common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska
727,American_smokewood chittamwood Cotinus_americanus Cotinus_obovatus,shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
728,American_smooth_dogfish Mustelus_canis,found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas
729,American_spikenard petty_morel life-of-man Aralia_racemosa,unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
730,American_star_grass Hypoxis_hirsuta,perennial star grass of North America
731,American_state,one of the 50 states of the United States
732,American_sycamore American_plane buttonwood Platanus_occidentalis,very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
733,American_toad Bufo_americanus,common toad of America
734,American_turkey_oak turkey_oak Quercus_laevis,small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
735,American_twinflower Linnaea_borealis_americana,similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
736,American_water_ouzel Cinclus_mexicanus,a water ouzel of western North America
737,American_water_shrew Sorex_palustris,water shrew of North America
738,American_water_spaniel,breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
739,American_watercress mountain_watercress Cardamine_rotundifolia,mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
740,American_white_birch paper_birch paperbark_birch canoe_birch Betula_cordifolia Betula_papyrifera,small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
741,American_white_oak Quercus_alba,large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
742,American_white_pine eastern_white_pine weymouth_pine Pinus_strobus,tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
743,American_widgeon baldpate Anas_americana,a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
744,American_wistaria American_wisteria Wisteria_frutescens,an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
745,American_woodcock woodcock_snipe Philohela_minor,small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
746,American_wormseed Mexican_tea Spanish_tea wormseed Chenopodium_ambrosioides,rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
747,Americana,any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
748,Americanism,a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
749,Americanism,an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
750,Americanism,loyalty to the United States and its institutions
751,Americanization Americanisation,assimilation into American culture
752,Amerind Amerindian_language American-Indian_language American_Indian Indian,any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
753,Amerindian Native_American,any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
754,Amhara,a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia
755,Amharic Ethiopian_language,the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
756,Amia genus_Amia,type genus of the Amiidae
757,Amianthum genus_Amianthum,one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
758,Amiidae family_Amiidae,only the bowfins
759,Amish,an American follower of the Mennonite religion
760,Amish_sect,an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania
761,Amman capital_of_Jordan,the capital and largest city of Jordan
762,Ammodytes genus_Ammodytes,type genus of the Ammodytidae
763,Ammodytidae family_Ammodytidae,sand lances
764,Ammotragus genus_Ammotragus,genus of wild sheep
765,Amniota,higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
766,Amoebida order_Amoebida Amoebina order_Amoebina,the animal order including amoebas
767,Amontillado,pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
768,Amos,a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
769,Amos Book_of_Amos,an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
770,Amphibolips genus_Amphibolips,cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls
771,Amphicarpaea genus_Amphicarpaea Amphicarpa genus_Amphicarpa,very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
772,Amphineura subclass_Amphineura,a class of Gastropoda
773,Amphioxidae family_Amphioxidae Branchiostomidae family_Branchiostomidae,lancelets
774,Amphipoda order_Amphipoda,small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
775,Amphiprion genus_Amphiprion,damsel fishes
776,Amphisbaena genus_Amphisbaena Amphisbaenia genus_Amphisbaenia,type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
777,Amphisbaenidae family_Amphisbaenidae,worm lizards
778,Amphiumidae family_Amphiumidae,congo snakes
779,Amsinckia genus_Amsinckia,rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
780,Amsler_grid,a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have age-related macular degeneration
781,Amsonia genus_Amsonia,genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America
782,Amsterdam Dutch_capital capital_of_The_Netherlands,an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
783,Amundsen Roald_Amundsen,Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
784,Amur Amur_River Heilong_Jiang Heilong,an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
785,Amur_privet Ligustrum_amurense,eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
786,Amy_Adams,actor born on 1974-08-20 that starred in Arrival
787,Amy_Poehler,actor born on 1971-09-16 that starred in Inside Out
788,Amy_Ryan,actor born on 1968-05-03 that starred in Gone Baby Gone
789,Amy_Schumer,comedian born in 1981 that is best known for her numerous television comedy sketches and consistent joke stealing
790,Amygdalaceae family_Amygdalaceae,used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
791,Amygdalus genus_Amygdalus,used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus
792,Ana,mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
793,Anabantidae family_Anabantidae,small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
794,Anabaptism,a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
795,Anabaptist,adherent of Anabaptism
796,Anabaptist_denomination,a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
797,Anabas genus_Anabas,the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
798,Anabrus genus_Anabrus,a genus of Tettigoniidae
799,Anacanthini order_Anacanthini,at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
800,Anacardiaceae family_Anacardiaceae sumac_family,the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
801,Anacardium genus_Anacardium,type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
802,Anacyclus genus_Anacyclus,a Spanish pellitory
803,Anadenanthera genus_Anadenanthera,2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees
804,Anadenanthera_colubrina Piptadenia_macrocarpa,Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
805,Anagallis genus_Anagallis,chiefly Old World herbs
806,Anagasta genus_Anagasta,moth whose larvae are flour moths
807,Anagyris genus_Anagyris,very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods
808,Anaheim,a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
809,Ananas genus_Ananas,a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
810,Ananias,a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)
811,Anaphalis genus_Anaphalis,a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting
812,Anapsida subclass_Anapsida,oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
813,Anarhichadidae family_Anarhichadidae,wolffishes
814,Anarhichas genus_Anarhichas,type genus of the Anarhichadidae
815,Anas genus_Anas,type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
816,Anasa genus_Anasa,squash bugs
817,Anasazi,a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings
818,Anaspida order_Anaspida,extinct order of jawless vertebrates
819,Anastatica genus_Anastatica,one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant
820,Anastomus genus_Anastomus,openbills
821,Anatidae family_Anatidae,swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
822,Anatolian Anatolian_language,an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
823,Anaxagoras,a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)
824,Anaximander,a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)
825,Anaximenes,a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)
826,Anchorage,a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
827,Ancient_Greek,the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
828,Ancohuma,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
829,Ancylidae family_Ancylidae,freshwater gastropod
830,Ancylostomatidae family_Ancylostomatidae,hookworms
831,Ancylus genus_Ancylus,type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
832,Andalusia Andalucia,a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
833,Andaman_Sea,part of the Bay of Bengal to the west of the Malay Peninsula
834,Andean_condor Vultur_gryphus,large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
835,Andersen Hans_Christian_Andersen,a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
836,Anderson Carl_Anderson Carl_David_Anderson,United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
837,Anderson Marian_Anderson,United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
838,Anderson Maxwell_Anderson,United States dramatist (1888-1959)
839,Anderson Philip_Anderson Philip_Warren_Anderson Phil_Anderson,United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
840,Anderson Sherwood_Anderson,United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
841,Andes,a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
842,Andhra_Pradesh,a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
843,Andira genus_Andira,small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
844,Andorra Principality_of_Andorra,a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
845,Andorran,a native or inhabitant of Andorra
846,Andrea_Riseborough,actor born on 1981-11-20 that starred in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
847,Andreaea genus_Andreaea,brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits
848,Andreaeales order_Andreaeales,comprises a single genus: Andreaea
849,Andrenidae family_Andrenidae,a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
850,Andrew Saint_Andrew St._Andrew Saint_Andrew_the_Apostle,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
851,Andrew_Garfield,actor born on 1983-08-20 that starred in The Social Network
852,Andrew_Lincoln,actor born on 1973-09-14 that starred in The Walking Dead
853,Andrews Roy_Chapman_Andrews,United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
854,Andricus genus_Andricus,cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks
855,Andromeda,(Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife
856,Andromeda,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
857,Andromeda_galaxy,a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
858,Andropogon genus_Andropogon,tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions
859,Andvari,(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki
860,Andy_Garcia,actor born on 1956-04-12 that starred in Ocean's Eleven
861,Andy_Samberg,actor born on 1978-08-18 that starred in Saturday Night Live
862,Andy_Serkis,actor born on 1964-04-20 that starred in War for the Planet of the Apes
863,Aneides genus_Aneides,climbing salamanders
864,Anemia genus_Anemia,genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
865,Anemonella genus_Anemonella,one species: rue anemone
866,Anemopsis genus_Anemopsis,one species: yerba mansa
867,Anethum genus_Anethum,dill
868,Angara Angara_River Tunguska Upper_Tunguska,a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
869,Angas,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
870,Angel Angel_Falls,the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
871,Angela_Bassett,actor born on 1958-08-16 that starred in Strange Days
872,Angela_Lansbury,actor born on 1925-10-16 that starred in The Manchurian Candidate
873,Angelina_Jolie,actor born on 1975-06-04 that starred in Maleficent
874,Angelus,a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
875,Angevin Angevine,a resident of Anjou
876,Angiospermae class_Angiospermae Magnoliophyta division_Magnoliophyta Anthophyta division_Anthophyta,comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
877,Angle,a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
878,Anglesey Anglesey_Island Anglesea Anglesea_Island Mona,an island to the northwest of Wales
879,Anglia,the Latin name for England
880,Anglian,one of the major dialects of Old English
881,Anglican,a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
882,Anglican_Catholic,a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character
883,Anglican_Church Anglican_Communion Church_of_England,the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
884,Anglicanism,the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
885,Anglicism Briticism Britishism,an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
886,Anglicism Britishism,a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
887,Anglicization Anglicisation,the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
888,Anglo-American,an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British
889,Anglo-Catholicism High_Anglicanism,a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
890,Anglo-French Anglo-Norman,the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
891,Anglo-German_concertina,a concertina with bellows and buttons on both ends
892,Anglo-Indian,a person of English citizenship born or living in India
893,Anglo-Saxon,a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
894,Anglo-Saxon,a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
895,Anglo-Saxon_deity,(Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
896,Anglomania,an excessive enthusiasm for all things English
897,Anglophilia,admiration for Britain and British customs
898,Anglophobia,dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs
899,Angola Republic_of_Angola,a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
900,Angolan,a native or inhabitant of Angola
901,Angolan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Angola
902,Angolese,a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola
903,Angora Angora_cat,a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat
904,Angora Angora_goat,a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
905,Angora Angora_rabbit,domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
906,Angostura_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar
907,Anguidae family_Anguidae,alligator lizards
908,Anguilla,a British colony in the West Indies
909,Anguilla genus_Anguilla,type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
910,Anguillan,a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies
911,Anguillidae family_Anguillidae,eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
912,Anguilliformes order_Anguilliformes order_Apodes,elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
913,Anguillula genus_Anguillula Turbatrix genus_Turbatrix,a genus of Cephalobidae
914,Anguis genus_Anguis,type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
915,Angus_Og Aengus Oengus Angus,Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
916,Anhima genus_Anhima,type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers
917,Anhimidae family_Anhimidae,screamers
918,Anhingidae family_Anhingidae,snakebirds
919,Anigozanthus genus_Anigozanthus,genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
920,Animalia kingdom_Animalia animal_kingdom,taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
921,Anisoptera suborder_Anisoptera,dragonflies
922,Anisotremus genus_Anisotremus,a genus of Haemulidae
923,Anjelica_Huston,actor born on 1951-07-08 that starred in The Witches
924,Anjou,a former province of western France in the Loire valley
925,Ankara Turkish_capital capital_of_Turkey Angora,the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
926,Ann_Arbor,a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
927,AnnaSophia_Robb,actor born on 1993-12-08 that starred in Bridge to Terabithia
928,Anna_Faris,actor born on 1976-11-29 that starred in The House Bunny
929,Anna_Kendrick,actor born on 1985-08-09 that starred in Up in the Air
930,Anna_Magnani,actor born on 1908-03-07 that starred in Roma citt‡ aperta
931,Anna_Paquin,actor born on 1982-07-24 that starred in The Piano
932,Annaba,a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
933,Annapolis capital_of_Maryland,state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
934,Annapurna Anapurna,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
935,Anne,Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
936,Anne_Bancroft,actor born on 1931-09-17 that starred in The Graduate
937,Anne_Baxter,actor born on 1923-05-07 that starred in All About Eve
938,Anne_Hathaway,actor born on 1982-11-12 that starred in Les MisÈrables
939,Annelida phylum_Annelida,segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
940,Annette_Bening,actor born on 1958-05-29 that starred in American Beauty
941,Anniellidae family_Anniellidae,legless lizards
942,Annona genus_Annona,type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
943,Annonaceae family_Annonaceae custard-apple_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
944,Annunciation,(Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
945,Annunciation Lady_Day Annunciation_Day March_25,a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
946,Annwfn Annwn,(Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies
947,Anobiidae family_Anobiidae,deathwatch beetles
948,Anodonta genus_Anodonta,thin-shelled freshwater mussels
949,Anoectochilus genus_Anoectochilus,genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
950,Anogramma genus_Anogramma,a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae
951,Anolis genus_Anolis,New World chameleons
952,Anomala genus_Anomala,genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
953,Anomalopidae family_Anomalopidae,a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
954,Anomia genus_Anomia,type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
955,Anomiidae family_Anomiidae,saddle oysters
956,Anopheles genus_Anopheles,malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
957,Anoplura order_Anoplura,sucking lice
958,Anostraca order_Anostraca,small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
959,Anouilh Jean_Anouilh,French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987)
960,Ansar_al_Islam Ansar_al-Islam Supporters_of_Islam,a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein
961,Anselm Saint_Anselm St._Anselm,an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
962,Anser genus_Anser,typical geese
963,Anseres suborder_Anseres,used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
964,Anseriformes order_Anseriformes,ducks; geese; swans; screamers
965,Anserinae subfamily_Anserinae,used in some classifications for the swans
966,Anshar,the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'
967,Antalya Adalia,a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
968,Antananarivo capital_of_Madagascar,the capital and largest city of Madagascar
969,Antarctic Antarctic_Zone South_Frigid_Zone,the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
970,Antarctic_Circle,a line of latitude north of the south pole
971,Antarctic_Ocean,the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
972,Antarctic_Peninsula Palmer_Peninsula,a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific
973,Antarctica Antarctic_continent,an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"
974,Antares,the brightest star in Scorpius
975,Antedon genus_Antedon,a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
976,Antedonidae family_Antedonidae,feather stars
977,Antennaria genus_Antennaria,small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles
978,Antennariidae family_Antennariidae,frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
979,Anthemis genus_Anthemis,dog fennel
980,Antheraea genus_Antheraea,large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
981,Anthericum genus_Anthericum,genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
982,Antheropeas genus_Antheropeas,small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum
983,Anthidium genus_Anthidium,potter bees
984,Anthoceropsida class_Anthoceropsida,hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
985,Anthoceros genus_Anthoceros,hornworts
986,Anthocerotaceae family_Anthocerotaceae,hornworts
987,Anthocerotales order_Anthocerotales,hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
988,Anthonomus genus_Anthonomus,weevils destructive of cultivated plants
989,Anthony Susan_Anthony Susan_B._Anthony Susan_Brownell_Anthony,United States suffragist (1820-1906)
990,Anthony_Mackie,actor born on 1978-09-23 that starred in The Hurt Locker
991,Anthony_Perkins,actor born on 1932-04-04 that starred in Psycho
992,Anthony_Quinn,actor born on 1915-04-21 that starred in Alexis Zorbas
993,Anthozoa class_Anthozoa Actinozoa class_Actinozoa,a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
994,Anthriscus genus_Anthriscus,chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
995,Anthropoidea suborder_Anthropoidea,monkeys; apes; hominids
996,Anthus genus_Anthus,pipits
997,Anthyllis genus_Anthyllis,genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
998,Anti-Masonic_Party,a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs
999,Antichrist,(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
1000,Antido,an artificial language related to Ido
1001,Antidorcas genus_Antidorcas,springboks
1002,Antigone,(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
1003,Antigonia genus_Antigonia,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
1004,Antigonus Antigonus_Cyclops Monophthalmos,a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC)
1005,Antigua,the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda
1006,Antigua_and_Barbuda,a country in the northern Leeward Islands
1007,Antiguan,a native or inhabitant of Antigua
1008,Antilles,a group of islands in the West Indies
1009,Antilocapra genus_Antilocapra,type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
1010,Antilocapridae family_Antilocapridae,comprising only the pronghorns
1011,Antilope genus_Antilope,blackbucks
1012,Antioch Antakya Antakiya,a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
1013,Antirrhinum genus_Antirrhinum,a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
1014,Antlia,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela
1015,Antofagasta,a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
1016,Antonine_Wall,a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
1017,Antoninus Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus Marcus_Annius_Verus,Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
1018,Antonio_Banderas,actor born on 1960-08-10 that starred in The Mask of Zorro
1019,Antonius_Pius,Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)
1020,Antony Anthony Mark_Antony Mark_Anthony Antonius Marcus_Antonius,Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
1021,Antrozous genus_Antrozous,a genus of Vespertilionidae
1022,Antum,Babylonian consort of Anu
1023,Antwerpen Antwerp Anvers,a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
1024,Anu,Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
1025,Anubis Anpu,Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
1026,Anunnaki Enuki,any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods
1027,Anzac,a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I
1028,Anzio,a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
1029,Aotus genus_Aotus,douroucoulis
1030,Apache,any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
1031,Apache,the language of the Apache
1032,Apalachicola Apalachicola_River,a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
1033,Apalachicola_rosemary Conradina_glabra,small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
1034,Apatura genus_Apatura,large Old World butterflies
1035,Apeldoorn,a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
1036,Apennines,a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
1037,Apgar_score,an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
1038,Aphasmidia class_Aphasmidia,one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems
1039,Aphididae family_Aphididae,small soft-bodied plant lice
1040,Aphidoidea superfamily_Aphidoidea,plant lice
1041,Aphis genus_Aphis,type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
1042,Aphriza genus_Aphriza,a genus of Scolopacidae
1043,Aphrodite Cytherea,goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
1044,Aphrophora genus_Aphrophora,a genus of Cercopidae
1045,Aphyllanthaceae family_Aphyllanthaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
1046,Aphyllanthes genus_Aphyllanthes,one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
1047,Aphyllophorales order_Aphyllophorales,includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
1048,Apia capital_of_Western_Samoa,the capital of Western Samoa
1049,Apidae family_Apidae,honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
1050,Apios genus_Apios,twining perennial North American plants
1051,Apis genus_Apis,type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
1052,Apium genus_Apium,celery
1053,Aplectrum genus_Aplectrum,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
1054,Aplodontia genus_Aplodontia,type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
1055,Aplodontiidae family_Aplodontiidae,mountain beavers
1056,Aplysia genus_Aplysia Tethys genus_Tethus,type genus of the family Aplysiidae
1057,Aplysiidae family_Aplysiidae Tethyidae family_Tethyidae,sea hares
1058,Apocrypha,14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
1059,Apocynaceae family_Apocynaceae dogbane_family,chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
1060,Apocynum genus_Apocynum,perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers
1061,Apodemus genus_Apodemus,Old World field mice
1062,Apodidae family_Apodidae,swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
1063,Apodiformes order_Apodiformes,swifts; hummingbirds
1064,Apogon genus_Apogon,type genus of the Apogonidae
1065,Apogonidae family_Apogonidae,bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
1066,Apoidea superfamily_Apoidea,bees
1067,Apollinaire Guillaume_Apollinaire Wilhelm_Apollinaris_de_Kostrowitzki,French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918)
1068,Apollo Phoebus Phoebus_Apollo,(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
1069,Apollo_asteroid,an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
1070,Apollo_program,a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon; "the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20, 1969"
1071,Aporocactus genus_Aporocactus,small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
1072,Apostle,(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
1073,Apostle Apostelic_Father,any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
1074,Appalachia,an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
1075,Appalachian,a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
1076,Appalachians Appalachian_Mountains,a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
1077,Appaloosa,a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
1078,Appenzeller,a smaller of the four Swiss breeds
1079,Appian_Way,an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
1080,Appleton,a town in eastern Wisconsin
1081,Appleton Edward_Appleton Sir_Edward_Victor_Appleton,English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
1082,Appleton_layer F_layer F_region,the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
1083,April Apr,the month following March and preceding May
1084,April_Fools' April_Fools'_day All_Fools'_day,the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
1085,April_fool,a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April
1086,April_fool,the butt of a prank played on April 1st
1087,Apsu,father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
1088,Aptenodytes genus_Aptenodytes,large penguins
1089,Apterygidae family_Apterygidae,coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
1090,Apterygiformes order_Apterygiformes,a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
1091,Apus,a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
1092,Apus genus_Apus,type genus
1093,Aquarius,a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
1094,Aquarius Aquarius_the_Water_Bearer Water_Bearer,the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
1095,Aquarius Water_Bearer,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
1096,Aquifoliaceae family_Aquifoliaceae holly_family,widely distributed shrubs and trees
1097,Aquila,a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
1098,Aquila L'Aquila Aquila_degli_Abruzzi,the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
1099,Aquila genus_Aquila,a genus of Accipitridae
1100,Aquinas Thomas_Aquinas Saint_Thomas St._Thomas Saint_Thomas_Aquinas St._Thomas_Aquinas,(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
1101,Aquitaine Aquitania,a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
1102,Ara,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
1103,Ara genus_Ara,macaws
1104,Arab Arabian,a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
1105,Arab-Israeli_War Six-Day_War Six_Day_War,tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
1106,Arab-Israeli_War Yom_Kippur_War,Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
1107,Arab_League,an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
1108,Arabian Arab,a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
1109,Arabian_Desert Eastern_Desert,a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
1110,Arabian_Desert Great_Arabian_Desert,a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
1111,Arabian_Nights'_Entertainment Arabian_Nights Thousand_and_One_Nights,a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
1112,Arabian_Peninsula Arabia,a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
1113,Arabian_Sea,a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia
1114,Arabian_camel dromedary Camelus_dromedarius,one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
1115,Arabian_coffee Coffea_arabica,shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee
1116,Arabian_jasmine Jasminum_sambac,East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
1117,Arabic Arabic_language,the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
1118,Arabic_alphabet,the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)
1119,Arabic_numeral Hindu_numeral Hindu-Arabic_numeral,one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
1120,Arabidopsis genus_Arabidopsis,a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis
1121,Arabidopsis_lyrata,a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
1122,Arabidopsis_thaliana mouse-ear_cress,a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
1123,Arabis genus_Arabis,annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
1124,Arabist,a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
1125,Araceae family_Araceae arum_family,anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
1126,Arachis genus_Arachis,a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
1127,Arachnida class_Arachnida,a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings
1128,Arafat Yasser_Arafat,Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)
1129,Arafura_Sea,a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia
1130,Aragon,a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
1131,Aragon Louis_Aragon,French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
1132,Araguaia Araguaia_River Araguaya Araguaya_River,a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
1133,Arales order_Arales,Araceae; Lemnaceae
1134,Araliaceae family_Araliaceae ivy_family,mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
1135,Aram,the biblical name for ancient Syria
1136,Aramaic,a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
1137,Aramaic Aramaic_script,an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
1138,Aramean Aramaean,a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
1139,Aramus genus_Aramus,genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin
1140,Aran_Islands,three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
1141,Aranea genus_Aranea Araneus genus_Araneus,a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
1142,Araneae order_Araneae Araneida order_Araneida,spiders
1143,Aranyaka,a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest
1144,Arapaho Arapahoe,a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming)
1145,Arapaho Arapahoe,the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho
1146,Ararat Mount_Ararat Mt._Ararat,the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
1147,Aras Araxes,a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
1148,Arauca,a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
1149,Araucariaceae family_Araucariaceae araucaria_family,tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
1150,Araujia genus_Araujia,small genus of South American evergreen vines
1151,Arawak Arawakan,a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
1152,Arawak Arawakan,a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
1153,Arawn,Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
1154,Arbor_Day,a day designated for planting trees
1155,Arca genus_Arca,type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
1156,Arcadia,a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
1157,Arcadian,an inhabitant of Arcadia
1158,Arcadic Arcadic_dialect,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
1159,Arcellidae family_Arcellidae,soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
1160,Arceuthobium genus_Arceuthobium,genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers
1161,Archaeornithes subclass_Archaeornithes,primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
1162,Archean Archean_eon Archean_aeon Archeozoic Archaeozoic Archeozoic_eon Archaeozoic_aeon,the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
1163,Arches_National_Park,a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
1164,Archiannelida class_Archiannelida,a class of Annelida
1165,Archidiskidon genus_Archidiskidon,a genus of Elephantidae
1166,Archilochus genus_Archilochus,a genus of Trochilidae
1167,Archilochus_colubris,a kind of hummingbird
1168,Archimedes,Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
1169,Archimedes'_principle law_of_Archimedes,(hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
1170,Archosargus genus_Archosargus,a genus of Sparidae
1171,Archosauria subclass_Archosauria,a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
1172,Arcidae family_Arcidae,ark shells
1173,Arctic Arctic_Zone North_Frigid_Zone,the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
1174,Arctic_Archipelago,all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle
1175,Arctic_Circle,a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
1176,Arctic_Ocean,ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs
1177,Arctic_char Salvelinus_alpinus,small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
1178,Arctic_fox white_fox Alopex_lagopus,thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
1179,Arctic_ground_squirrel parka_squirrel Citellus_parryi,large ground squirrel of the North American far north
1180,Arctictis genus_Arctictis,binturongs
1181,Arctiidae family_Arctiidae,tiger moths
1182,Arctium genus_Arctium,burdock
1183,Arctocebus genus_Arctocebus,a genus of Lorisidae
1184,Arctocephalus genus_Arctocephalus,fur seals
1185,Arctonyx genus_Arctonyx,a genus of Mustelidae
1186,Arctostaphylos genus_Arctostaphylos,bearberry; manzanita
1187,Arctotis genus_Arctotis,herbs and subshrubs: African daisy
1188,Arcturus,the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
1189,Ardea genus_Ardea,type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
1190,Ardeidae family_Ardeidae,herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
1191,Ardennes,a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
1192,Ardisia genus_Ardisia,tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas
1193,Arecidae subclass_Arecidae,one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae
1194,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,sandworts
1195,Arenaria genus_Arenaria,turnstones
1196,Arenaviridae,a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
1197,Arendt Hannah_Arendt,United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)
1198,Arenga genus_Arenga,a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees
1199,Areopagite,a member of the council of the Areopagus
1200,Areopagus,a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
1201,Areopagus,the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)
1202,Arequipa,a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
1203,Ares,(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
1204,Argasidae family_Argasidae,soft ticks
1205,Argentina Argentine_Republic,a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
1206,Argentina genus_Argentina,type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
1207,Argentine_hemorrhagic_fever,hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
1208,Argentine_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Argentina
1209,Argentinian,a native or inhabitant of Argentina
1210,Argentinidae family_Argentinidae,small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
1211,Argiope genus_Argiope,the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
1212,Argiopidae family_Argiopidae orb-weaver,spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
1213,Argive,a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos
1214,Argo,formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
1215,Argonaut,(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
1216,Argonauta genus_Argonauta,type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
1217,Argonautidae family_Argonautidae,represented solely by the genus Argonauta
1218,Argos,an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
1219,Argun Argun_River Ergun_He,a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River
1220,Argus,(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
1221,Argusianus genus_Argusianus,argus pheasants
1222,Argynnis genus_Argynnis,fritillaries
1223,Argyranthemum genus_Argyranthemum,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
1224,Argyreia genus_Argyreia,woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
1225,Argyrotaenia genus_Argyrotaenia,orange tortrix
1226,Argyroxiphium genus_Argyroxiphium,small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
1227,Arhat Arhant lohan,a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
1228,Arhus Aarhus,port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
1229,Ariadne,beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
1230,Ariana,city in Tunisia
1231,Arianism,heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
1232,Arianrhod Arianrod,Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
1233,Aries,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
1234,Aries Aries_the_Ram Ram,the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
1235,Aries Ram,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
1236,Ariidae family_Ariidae,sea catfishes
1237,Arikara Aricara,a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river
1238,Arikara Aricara,the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara
1239,Arilus genus_Arilus,a genus of Reduviidae
1240,Ariocarpus genus_Ariocarpus,slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas
1241,Ariomma genus_Ariomma,a genus of Stromateidae
1242,Arisaema genus_Arisaema,tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
1243,Arisarum genus_Arisarum,tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
1244,Aristarchus,a bright crater on the Moon
1245,Aristarchus,an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
1246,Aristarchus_of_Samos,an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
1247,Aristolochia genus_Aristolochia,birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe
1248,Aristolochiaceae family_Aristolochiaceae birthwort_family,family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
1249,Aristolochiales order_Aristolochiales,order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
1250,Aristophanes,an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
1251,Aristotelia genus_Aristotelia,small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America
1252,Aristotelian Aristotelean Peripatetic,a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
1253,Aristotelian_logic,the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages
1254,Aristotelianism peripateticism,(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought"
1255,Aristotle,one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
1256,Arius,a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
1257,Arius genus_Arius,type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
1258,Arizona Grand_Canyon_State AZ,a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
1259,Arizona genus_Arizona,glossy snake
1260,Arizona_ash Fraxinus_velutina,small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
1261,Arizona_cypress Cupressus_arizonica,Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage
1262,Arizona_sycamore Platanus_wrightii,medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
1263,Arizona_white_oak Quercus_arizonica,semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
1264,Arizonan Arizonian,a native or resident of Arizona
1265,Arjuna,(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
1266,Ark Ark_of_the_Covenant,(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
1267,Arkansan Arkansawyer,a native or resident of Arkansas
1268,Arkansas Arkansas_River,a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
1269,Arkansas Land_of_Opportunity AR Ark.,a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
1270,Arkansas_kingbird western_kingbird,a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
1271,Arlington,a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
1272,Armadillidiidae family_Armadillidiidae,pill bugs
1273,Armadillidium genus_Armadillidium,type genus of the Armadillidiidae
1274,Armageddon,(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
1275,Armageddon,any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
1276,Armagnac,dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France
1277,Armata_Corsa Corsican_Army,a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"
1278,Armed_Forces_Day,the 3rd Saturday in May
1279,Armed_Islamic_Group GIA,a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
1280,Armenia Republic_of_Armenia Hayastan,a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
1281,Armenian,a native or inhabitant of Armenia
1282,Armenian Armenian_alphabet,a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
1283,Armenian Armenian_language,the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan
1284,Armenian_Church Armenian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church,an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
1285,Armenian_Secret_Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Armenia ASALA Orly_Group 3rd_October_Organization,a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
1286,Armenian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Armenia
1287,Armeria genus_Armeria,shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials
1288,Armillaria genus_Armillaria,genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot
1289,Armillaria_caligata booted_armillaria,fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
1290,Armillaria_ponderosa white_matsutake,a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
1291,Armillaria_zelleri,a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
1292,Armillariella genus_Armillariella,a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it
1293,Armin_Mueller-Stahl,actor born on 1930-12-17 that starred in Eastern Promises
1294,Arminian,adherent of Arminianism
1295,Arminian_Baptist General_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
1296,Arminian_Church,the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
1297,Arminianism,17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
1298,Arminius Armin Hermann,German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
1299,Arminius Jacobus_Arminius Jacob_Harmensen Jakob_Hermandszoon,Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
1300,Armoracia genus_Armoracia,horseradish
1301,Armstrong Louis_Armstrong Satchmo,United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
1302,Armstrong Neil_Armstrong,United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
1303,Army_High_Performance_Computing_Research_Center AHPCRC,a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
1304,Army_Intelligence AI,an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
1305,Army_National_Guard ARNG,a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
1306,Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda ALIR Former_Armed_Forces FAR Interahamwe,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"
1307,Arnhem,a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
1308,Arnica_montana,herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
1309,Arno Arno_River River_Arno,a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
1310,Arnold Benedict_Arnold,United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
1311,Arnold Matthew_Arnold,English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
1312,Arnold-Chiari_deformity,deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull
1313,Arnold_Schwarzenegger,actor born on 1947-07-30 that starred in The 6th Day
1314,Arnold_of_Brescia,Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)
1315,Arnoseris genus_Arnoseris,lamb succory
1316,Arp Jean_Arp Hans_Arp,Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
1317,Arrhenatherum genus_Arrhenatherum,oat grass
1318,Arrhenius Svante_August_Arrhenius,Swedish chemist and physicist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927)
1319,Art_Carney,actor born on 1918-11-04 that starred in Firestarter
1320,Artamidae family_Artamidae,wood swallows
1321,Artamus genus_Artamus,type genus of the Artamidae
1322,Artaxerxes_I Artaxerxes,king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC)
1323,Artaxerxes_II Artaxerxes,king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)
1324,Artemia genus_Artemia Chirocephalus genus_Chirocephalus,fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
1325,Artemis Cynthia,(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
1326,Artemision_at_Ephesus,the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
1327,Arthropoda phylum_Arthropoda,jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
1328,Arthropteris genus_Arthropteris,tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns
1329,Arthur Chester_A._Arthur Chester_Alan_Arthur President_Arthur,elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
1330,Arthur King_Arthur,a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
1331,Arthurian_legend,the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
1332,Articles_of_Confederation,a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
1333,Artiodactyla order_Artiodactyla,an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
1334,Artocarpus genus_Artocarpus,evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit
1335,Artois,a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
1336,Aruba,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
1337,Arulo,an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language
1338,Arundinaria genus_Arundinaria,North American bamboo
1339,Arundo genus_Arundo,any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds
1340,Aruru,mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag
1341,Arvicola genus_Arvicola,in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
1342,Aryan,(according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)
1343,Aryan Indo-European,a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
1344,Asahikawa,a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
1345,Asama Mount_Asama,a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet)
1346,Asanga,Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)
1347,Asarh Asadha,the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
1348,Asarum genus_Asarum,wild ginger
1349,Asbat_al-Ansar Band_of_Partisans,an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
1350,Ascaphidae family_Ascaphidae,family of one species of frog: tailed frog
1351,Ascaphus genus_Ascaphus,type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
1352,Ascaridae family_Ascaridae,large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
1353,Ascaridia genus_Ascaridia,roundworm having a preanal sucker
1354,Ascaris genus_Ascaris,type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
1355,Ascension Ascension_Day Ascension_of_the_Lord,(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
1356,Ascension Ascension_of_Christ,(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
1357,Asch Sholem_Asch Shalom_Asch Sholom_Asch,United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
1358,Ascidiaceae class_Ascidiaceae,sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
1359,Asclepiadaceae family_Asclepiadaceae milkweed_family,widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
1360,Asclepias genus_Asclepias,genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
1361,Ascomycetes class_Ascomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
1362,Ascomycota subdivision_Ascomycota Ascomycotina subdivision_Ascomycotina,a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
1363,Ascophyllum genus_Ascophyllum,brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
1364,Asgard,(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
1365,Ash_Can Ashcan_school,early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
1366,Ash_Wednesday,the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
1367,Ashcan_School Eight,a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
1368,Ashe Arthur_Ashe Arthur_Robert_Ashe,United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
1369,Asheville,a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte
1370,Ashkenazi,a Jew of eastern European or German descent
1371,Ashkhabad capital_of_Turkmenistan,the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
1372,Ashley_Judd,actor born on 1968-04-19 that starred in Double Jeopardy
1373,Ashton Sir_Frederick_Ashton,British choreographer (1906-1988)
1374,Ashton_Kutcher,actor born on 1978-02-07 that starred in That '70s Show
1375,Ashur Ashir,chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
1376,Ashurbanipal Assurbanipal Asurbanipal,king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
1377,Asia,the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
1378,Asia,the nations of the Asian continent collectively
1379,Asia_Minor Anatolia,a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
1380,Asian Asiatic,a native or inhabitant of Asia
1381,Asian_American,an American who is of Asian descent
1382,Asian_Russia,the Russia that is part of Asia
1383,Asian_black_grouse Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi,a black grouse of western Asia
1384,Asian_coral_snake,of India
1385,Asian_country Asian_nation,any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
1386,Asian_crocodile Crocodylus_porosus,estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
1387,Asian_horseshoe_crab,horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
1388,Asian_influenza Asiatic_flu,influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
1389,Asian_longhorned_beetle Anoplophora_glabripennis,a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
1390,Asian_tiger_mosquito Aedes_albopictus,striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
1391,Asian_wild_ox,genus of Asiatic wild oxen
1392,Asiatic_black_bear black_bear Ursus_thibetanus Selenarctos_thibetanus,bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
1393,Asiatic_flying_squirrel,nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
1394,Asiatic_shrew_mole Uropsilus_soricipes,shrew mole of eastern Asia
1395,Asiatic_sweetleaf sapphire_berry Symplocus_paniculata,deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
1396,Asilidae family_Asilidae,robber flies
1397,Asimina genus_Asimina,pawpaw
1398,Asimov Isaac_Asimov,United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992)
1399,Asin Asvina,the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
1400,Asio genus_Asio,a genus of European owls
1401,Ask_Jeeves,a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms
1402,Asmara Asmera,the capital of Eritrea
1403,Aspalathus genus_Aspalathus,genus of South African heathlike shrubs
1404,Asparagaceae family_Asparagaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
1405,Asperger's_syndrome,a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior
1406,Aspergillaceae family_Aspergillaceae,family of fungi including some common molds
1407,Aspergillus genus_Aspergillus,genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
1408,Aspergillus_fumigatus,a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
1409,Asperula genus_Asperula,woodruff
1410,Asphodelaceae family_Asphodelaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
1411,Asphodeline genus_Asphodeline,genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
1412,Asphodelus genus_Asphodelus,small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
1413,Aspidelaps genus_Aspidelaps,African coral snakes
1414,Aspidiotus genus_Aspidiotus,a genus of Diaspididae
1415,Aspidophoroides genus_Aspidophoroides,alligatorfishes
1416,Aspleniaceae family_Aspleniaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria
1417,Asplenium genus_Asplenium,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
1418,Assam,state in northeastern India
1419,Assamese,native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India
1420,Assamese Asamiya,the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali
1421,Assault,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
1422,Assemblies_of_God,a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
1423,Associate_in_Applied_Science AAS,an associate degree in applied science
1424,Associate_in_Arts AA,an associate degree in arts
1425,Associate_in_Nursing AN,an associate degree in nursing
1426,Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons AARP,an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
1427,Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations ASEAN,an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
1428,Assumption,(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
1429,Assumption Assumption_of_Mary August_15,celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
1430,Assur Asur Ashur,an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
1431,Assyria,an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
1432,Assyrian,an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
1433,Assyrian_Akkadian Assyrian,an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
1434,Assyrian_Neo-Aramaic Assyrian,the language of modern Iraq
1435,Assyriology,archeology of the ancient Assyrians
1436,Astacidae family_Astacidae Astacura,crayfish
1437,Astacus genus_Astacus,type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
1438,Astaire Fred_Astaire,United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
1439,Astana Akmola capital_of_Kazakhstan,remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
1440,Astarte Ashtoreth,an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar
1441,Asteridae subclass_Asteridae,a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
1442,Asteroidea class_Asteroidea,sea stars
1443,Astor John_Jacob_Astor,United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)
1444,Astor Nancy_Witcher_Astor Viscountess_Astor,British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
1445,Astragalus genus_Astragalus,large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
1446,Astrakhan,a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
1447,Astreus genus_Astreus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae
1448,Astreus_hygrometricus,a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan
1449,Astreus_pteridis,the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded
1450,Astroloma genus_Astroloma,evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania
1451,Astronium genus_Astronium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae
1452,Astronomical_Unit AU,a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
1453,Astrophyton genus_Astrophyton,includes many of the basket stars
1454,Astrophyton_muricatum,a variety of basket star
1455,Astropogon genus_Astropogon,a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae
1456,Asuncion capital_of_Paraguay,the capital and chief port of Paraguay
1457,Asura,earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
1458,Asvins,(literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya
1459,Aswan Assuan Assouan,an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
1460,Aswan_High_Dam High_Dam,one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
1461,Atacama_Desert,a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
1462,Atacama_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile
1463,Atakapa Atakapan Attacapa Attacapan,a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
1464,Atakapa Attacapan,a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
1465,Ataturk Kemal_Ataturk Kemal_Pasha Mustafa_Kemal,Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
1466,Ate,goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
1467,Ateles genus_Ateles,spider monkeys
1468,Aten Aton,the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
1469,Athanasian_Creed,a Christian profession of faith
1470,Athanasianism,the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
1471,Athanasius Saint_Athanasius St._Athanasius Athanasius_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
1472,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan,a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
1473,Athapaskan Athapascan Athabaskan Athabascan Athapaskan_language,a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
1474,Atharva-Veda,a collection of mantras and formulas
1475,Athelstan,the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
1476,Athena Athene Pallas Pallas_Athena Pallas_Athene,(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
1477,Athene genus_Athene,a genus of Strigidae
1478,Athenian,a resident of Athens
1479,Athens,a town in southeast Ohio
1480,Athens,a university town in northeast Georgia
1481,Athens Athinai capital_of_Greece Greek_capital,the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
1482,Atherinidae family_Atherinidae,small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
1483,Atherinopsis genus_Atherinopsis,a genus of Atherinidae
1484,Atherurus genus_Atherurus,a genus of Hystricidae
1485,Athiorhodaceae family_Athiorhodaceae,small motile sulphur bacteria
1486,Athos Mount_Athos,an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
1487,Athrotaxis genus_Athrotaxis,a genus of gymnosperm
1488,Athyrium genus_Athyrium,temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
1489,Atlanta battle_of_Atlanta,a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
1490,Atlanta capital_of_Georgia,state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
1491,Atlantic Atlantic_Ocean,the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
1492,Atlantic_City,a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
1493,Atlantic_Coast,a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
1494,Atlantic_Time Atlantic_Standard_Time,standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
1495,Atlantic_bottlenose_dolphin Tursiops_truncatus,the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
1496,Atlantic_cod Gadus_morhua,one of the world's most important commercial fishes
1497,Atlantic_croaker Micropogonias_undulatus,a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels
1498,Atlantic_halibut Hippoglossus_hippoglossus,largest United States flatfish
1499,Atlantic_herring Clupea_harengus_harengus,important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic
1500,Atlantic_manta Manta_birostris,largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
1501,Atlantic_puffin Fratercula_arctica,common puffin of the northern Atlantic
1502,Atlantic_ridley bastard_ridley bastard_turtle Lepidochelys_kempii,grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
1503,Atlantic_sailfish Istiophorus_albicans,a kind of sailfish
1504,Atlantic_salmon,fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
1505,Atlantic_salmon Salmo_salar,found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
1506,Atlantic_sea_bream Archosargus_rhomboidalis,sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
1507,Atlantic_spiny_dogfish Squalus_acanthias,destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
1508,Atlantic_tripletail Lobotes_surinamensis,tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America
1509,Atlantic_walrus Odobenus_rosmarus,a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
1510,Atlantis,according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
1511,Atlas,(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
1512,Atlas_Mountains,a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
1513,Atlas_cedar Cedrus_atlantica,tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental
1514,Atomic_Energy_Commission AEC,a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
1515,Atreus,(Greek mythology) the king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and of Menelaus
1516,Atrichornis genus_Atrichornis,type genus of the Atrichornithidae
1517,Atrichornithidae family_Atrichornithidae,scrubbirds
1518,Atriplex genus_Atriplex,orach; saltbush
1519,Atropa genus_Atropa,belladonna
1520,Atropidae family_Atropidae,booklice
1521,Atropos,the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
1522,Atsugewi,a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
1523,Atsugewi,the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
1524,Attalea genus_Attalea,unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
1525,Attic Ionic Ionic_dialect Classical_Greek,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
1526,Attica,the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
1527,Atticus genus_Atticus,atlas moth
1528,Attila Attila_the_Hun Scourge_of_God Scourge_of_the_Gods,king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
1529,Attlee Clement_Attlee Clement_Richard_Attlee 1st_Earl_Attlee,British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)
1530,Attorney_General Attorney_General_of_the_United_States,the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"
1531,Attorney_General United_States_Attorney_General US_Attorney_General,the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
1532,Auchincloss Louis_Auchincloss Louis_Stanton_Auchincloss,United States writer (born in 1917)
1533,Auckland,the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
1534,Aucuba genus_Aucuba,hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
1535,Auden W._H._Auden Wystan_Hugh_Auden,United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)
1536,Audrey_Hepburn,actor born on 1929-05-04 that starred in Breakfast at Tiffany's
1537,Audrey_Tautou,actor born on 1976-08-09 that starred in Le fabuleux destin d'AmÈlie Poulain
1538,Audubon John_James_Audubon,United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
1539,Audubon's_caracara Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii,widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
1540,Audubon's_warbler Audubon_warbler Dendroica_auduboni,common warbler of western North America
1541,Augean_stables,(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
1542,Augeas,(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle
1543,Augsburg_Confession,the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
1544,August Aug,the month following July and preceding September
1545,Augusta,a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
1546,Augusta capital_of_Maine,the capital of the state of Maine
1547,Augustine Saint_Augustine St._Augustine Augustine_of_Hippo,(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
1548,Augustinian,a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
1549,Augustinian_Canons,an Augustinian monastic order
1550,Augustinian_Hermits,a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
1551,Augustinian_order,any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
1552,Augustus Gaius_Octavianus Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Octavianus Octavian,Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
1553,Aulacorhyncus genus_Aulacorhyncus,a genus of Ramphastidae
1554,Aulostomidae family_Aulostomidae,trumpetfishes
1555,Aulostomus genus_Aulostomus,type genus of the Aulostomidae
1556,Aum_Shinrikyo Aum Supreme_Truth,a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train"
1557,Aureolaria genus_Aureolaria,small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
1558,Auricularia genus_Auricularia,type genus of the Auriculariaceae
1559,Auriculariaceae family_Auriculariaceae,fungi having gelatinous sporophores
1560,Auriculariales order_Auriculariales,coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
1561,Auriga Charioteer,a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
1562,Auriparus genus_Auriparus,a genus of Paridae
1563,Aurora,(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
1564,Auschwitz,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
1565,Austen Jane_Austen,English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
1566,Austerlitz,a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
1567,Austerlitz battle_of_Austerlitz,a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
1568,Austin capital_of_Texas,state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
1569,Austin_Friar,one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine
1570,Austin_Friars,an Augustinian monastic order
1571,Australasia,Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
1572,Australia,the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
1573,Australia Commonwealth_of_Australia,a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
1574,Australian Aboriginal_Australian,the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
1575,Australian Aussie,a native or inhabitant of Australia
1576,Australian_Alps,a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
1577,Australian_Desert Great_Australian_Desert,general name given to all desert areas in Australia
1578,Australian_Labor_Party,the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891; the party is moderately liberal
1579,Australian_arowana Dawson_River_salmon saratoga spotted_barramundi spotted_bonytongue Scleropages_leichardti,a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
1580,Australian_blacksnake Pseudechis_porphyriacus,large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly
1581,Australian_bonytongue northern_barramundi Scleropages_jardinii,a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
1582,Australian_cockroach Periplaneta_australasiae,widely distributed in warm countries
1583,Australian_coral_snake Rhynchoelaps_australis,small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
1584,Australian_dollar,the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru
1585,Australian_grass_tree Richea_dracophylla,stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
1586,Australian_hare's_foot Davallia_pyxidata,a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia
1587,Australian_heath,any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
1588,Australian_lungfish Queensland_lungfish Neoceratodus_forsteri,an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland
1589,Australian_magpie,black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
1590,Australian_nettle Australian_nettle_tree,any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
1591,Australian_pea Dipogon_lignosus Dolichos_lignosus,South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
1592,Australian_pine Casuarina_equisetfolia,common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
1593,Australian_pitcher_plant Cephalotus_follicularis,a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
1594,Australian_reed_grass Calamagrostic_quadriseta,tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
1595,Australian_sea_lion Zalophus_lobatus,a variety of sea lion found in Australia
1596,Australian_state,one of the several states constituting Australia
1597,Australian_sumac Rhodosphaera_rhodanthema Rhus_rhodanthema,evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood
1598,Australian_terrier,small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
1599,Australian_turtledove turtledove Stictopelia_cuneata,small Australian dove
1600,Australopithecus_afarensis,fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
1601,Australopithecus_africanus,gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
1602,Australopithecus_boisei,large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
1603,Australopithecus_robustus,large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
1604,Austria Republic_of_Austria Oesterreich,a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
1605,Austria-Hungary,a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
1606,Austrian,a native or inhabitant of Austria
1607,Austrian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Austria
1608,Austro-Asiatic Austro-Asiatic_language Munda-Mon-Khmer,a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia
1609,Austrocedrus genus_Austrocedrus,one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
1610,Austronesia,islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)
1611,Austronesian,a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
1612,Austronesian Austronesian_language,the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
1613,Austrotaxus genus_Austrotaxus,a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew
1614,Authorized_Version King_James_Version King_James_Bible,an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
1615,Automeris genus_Automeris,io moth
1616,Auvergne,a region in central France
1617,Ava_Gardner,actor born on 1922-12-24 that starred in The Night of the Iguana
1618,Avahi genus_Avahi,a genus of Indriidae
1619,Avalokitesvara Avalokiteshvara,a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
1620,Ave_Maria Hail_Mary,a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
1621,Avena genus_Avena,oats
1622,Averrhoa genus_Averrhoa,trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
1623,Averroes ibn-Roshd Abul-Walid_Mohammed_ibn-Ahmad_Ibn-Mohammed_ibn-Roshd,Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
1624,Aves class_Aves,(ornithology) the class of birds
1625,Avesta Zend-Avesta,a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
1626,Avestan,the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
1627,Avestan Zend,an ancient Iranian language
1628,Avicenna ibn-Sina Abu_Ali_al-Husain_ibn_Abdallah_ibn_Sina,Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
1629,Avicennia genus_Avicennia,small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
1630,Avicenniaceae family_Avicenniaceae,used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
1631,Avignon,a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
1632,Avogadro Amedeo_Avogadro,Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
1633,Avogadro's_law Avogadro's_hypothesis,the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
1634,Avogadro's_number Avogadro_number,the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
1635,Avon,a county in southwestern England
1636,Avon River_Avon,a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
1637,Avon River_Avon Upper_Avon Upper_Avon_River,a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
1638,Axis,in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
1639,Ayr,a port in southwestern Scotland
1640,Ayrshire,hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
1641,Aythya genus_Aythya,canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
1642,Ayurveda,(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
1643,Az_Zarqa Zarqa,city in northwestern Jordan
1644,Azadirachta genus_Azadirachta,genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
1645,Azerbaijan Azerbaijani_Republic Azerbajdzhan Azerbajdzhan_Republic,a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
1646,Azerbaijani,a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
1647,Azerbaijani,the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani
1648,Azerbaijani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Azerbaijan
1649,Azeri,an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
1650,Aziz_Ansari,comedian born in 1983 that is best known for his own comedy series, Master of None
1651,Azolla genus_Azolla,a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae
1652,Azollaceae family_Azollaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
1653,Azores Acores,islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
1654,Aztec,a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
1655,Aztecan,the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec
1656,B b,the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
1657,B type_B group_B,the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
1658,B-52,United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
1659,B-complex_vitamin B_complex vitamin_B_complex vitamin_B B_vitamin B,originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
1660,B-flat_clarinet licorice_stick,the ordinary clarinet with a middle range
1661,B-girl bar_girl,a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
1662,B-horizon B_horizon,immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
1663,B-scan_ultrasonography,the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye
1664,BASIC,a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
1665,BB BB_shot,a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
1666,BB_gun,an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
1667,BVD BVD's,trademark for men's underwear
1668,B_battery,battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
1669,B_cell B_lymphocyte,a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
1670,Baader_Meinhof_Gang Baader-Meinhof_Gang,a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
1671,Baal,any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
1672,Babar,an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
1673,Babbitt_metal babbitt,an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
1674,Babesiidae family_Babesiidae,piroplasms and cattle pathogens
1675,Babinski Babinski_reflex Babinski_sign,extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
1676,Babylon,the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
1677,Babylonia Chaldaea Chaldea,an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
1678,Babylonian,an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
1679,Babylonian,the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
1680,Babylonian_Captivity,the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
1681,Babyrousa genus_Babyrousa,a genus of Suidae
1682,Baccharis genus_Baccharis,shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
1683,Bacchus,(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
1684,Bach,the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
1685,Bach Johann_Sebastian_Bach,German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
1686,Bachelor_of_Arts BA Artium_Baccalaurens AB,a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
1687,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Library_Science ABLS,a bachelor's degree in library science
1688,Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing BAN,a bachelor's degree in nursing
1689,Bachelor_of_Divinity BD,a bachelor's degree in religion
1690,Bachelor_of_Laws LLB,a three-year law degree
1691,Bachelor_of_Literature BLitt,a bachelor's degree in literature
1692,Bachelor_of_Medicine MB,(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
1693,Bachelor_of_Music BMus,a bachelor's degree in music
1694,Bachelor_of_Naval_Science BNS,a bachelor's degree in naval science
1695,Bachelor_of_Science BS SB,a bachelor's degree in science
1696,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Architecture BSArch,a bachelor's degree in architecture
1697,Bachelor_of_Science_in_Engineering,a bachelor's degree in engineering
1698,Bachelor_of_Theology ThB,a bachelor's degree in theology
1699,Bacillaceae family_Bacillaceae,typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
1700,Bacillariophyceae class_Bacillariophyceae Diatomophyceae class_Diatomophyceae,marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
1701,Bacillus_anthracis anthrax_bacillus,a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
1702,Bacillus_subtilis Bacillus_globigii grass_bacillus hay_bacillus,a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
1703,Bacon Francis_Bacon Sir_Francis_Bacon Baron_Verulam 1st_Baron_Verulam Viscount_St._Albans,English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
1704,Bacon Roger_Bacon,English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
1705,Bacteroidaceae family_Bacteroidaceae,family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
1706,Bacteroides genus_Bacteroides,type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
1707,Bactrian_camel Camelus_bactrianus,two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia
1708,Bad_Lands Badlands,an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
1709,Badaga,a member of an agricultural people of southern India
1710,Badaga,the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga
1711,Bade,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
1712,Badlands_National_Park,a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
1713,Baedeker Karl_Baedeker,German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
1714,Baffin_Bay,a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter
1715,Baffin_Island,the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
1716,Baghdad Bagdad capital_of_Iraq,capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world"
1717,Bahai,a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
1718,Bahaism,a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private"
1719,Bahamas Commonwealth_of_the_Bahamas Bahama_Islands,island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
1720,Bahamian,a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
1721,Bahamian_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Bahamas
1722,Bahia_Blanca,a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
1723,Bahia_grass Paspalum_notatum,perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
1724,Bahrain Bahrain_Island Bahrein Bahrein_Island,an island in the Persian Gulf
1725,Bahrain State_of_Bahrain Bahrein,an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
1726,Bahrain_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
1727,Bahraini Bahreini,a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
1728,Bahrainian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bahrain
1729,Bai Baic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan
1730,Baikal Lake_Baikal Baykal Lake_Baykal,the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
1731,Bailey Nathan_Bailey Nathaniel_Bailey,English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
1732,Bailey Pearl_Bailey Pearl_Mae_Bailey,United States singer (1918-1990)
1733,Bailey_bridge,a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
1734,Baiomys genus_Baiomys,pygmy mice
1735,Bairava,epithet of Siva; "the terrible Bairava"
1736,Bairdiella genus_Bairdiella,drumfish
1737,Baisakh Vaisakha,the second month of the Hindu calendar
1738,Bakelite,a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.
1739,Bakersfield,a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
1740,Bakke_decision,a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
1741,Baku capital_of_Azerbaijan,a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
1742,Bakunin Mikhail_Bakunin Mikhail_Aleksandrovich_Bakunin,Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876)
1743,Balaena genus_Balaena,type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
1744,Balaeniceps genus_Balaeniceps,type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills
1745,Balaenicipitidae family_Balaenicipitidae,shoebills
1746,Balaenidae family_Balaenidae,right whales
1747,Balaenoptera genus_Balaenoptera,type genus of the Balaenopteridae
1748,Balaenopteridae family_Balaenopteridae,rorquals; blue whales
1749,Balanchine George_Balanchine,United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
1750,Balanidae family_Balanidae,stalkless barnacles
1751,Balanus genus_Balanus,type genus of the family Balanidae
1752,Balarama,elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
1753,Balaton Lake_Balaton Plattensee,a large shallow lake in western Hungary
1754,Balboa Vasco_Nunez_de_Balboa,Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
1755,Balder Baldr,(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
1756,Baldwin,an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
1757,Baldwin James_Baldwin James_Arthur_Baldwin,United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
1758,Baldwin Stanley_Baldwin 1st_Earl_Baldwin_of_Bewdley,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
1759,Balearic_Islands,an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
1760,Balenciaga Cristobal_Balenciaga,Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972)
1761,Balfour Arthur_James_Balfour 1st_Earl_of_Balfour,English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)
1762,Bali,an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts
1763,Balinese,the Indonesian language of the people of Bali
1764,Balistes genus_Balistes,type genus of the Balistidae
1765,Balistidae family_Balistidae,triggerfishes
1766,Balkan,an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
1767,Balkan_Peninsula Balkans,a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
1768,Balkan_Wars,two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe
1769,Balkan_country Balkan_nation Balkan_state,any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
1770,Balkans,the Balkan countries collectively
1771,Balkans Balkan_Mountains Balkan_Mountain_Range,the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
1772,Ball Lucille_Ball,United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
1773,Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization BMDO,an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality
1774,Ballota genus_Ballota,perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
1775,Balmoral bluebonnet,a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
1776,Balmoral_Castle,a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign
1777,Balochi Baluchi,an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf
1778,Balsaminaceae family_Balsaminaceae balsam_family,distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
1779,Balsamorhiza genus_Balsamorhiza,genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam
1780,Balthazar Balthasar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
1781,Baltic Baltic_Sea,a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
1782,Baltic Baltic_language,a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European
1783,Baltic-Finnic,a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
1784,Baltic_State Baltic_Republic,European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
1785,Baltimore,the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
1786,Baltimore_oriole Baltimore_bird hangbird firebird Icterus_galbula_galbula,eastern subspecies of northern oriole
1787,Balto-Slavic Balto-Slavic_language Balto-Slavonic,a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
1788,Balzac Honore_Balzac Honore_de_Balzac,French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
1789,Bam,an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
1790,Bamako,the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
1791,Bambusa genus_Bambusa,tall tender clumping bamboos
1792,Bambuseae tribe_Bambuseae,bamboos
1793,Band_Aid,trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
1794,Bandung,a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
1795,Banff,a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
1796,Bangalore,an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
1797,Bangiaceae family_Bangiaceae,a family of protoctist
1798,Bangkok capital_of_Thailand Krung_Thep,the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
1799,Bangladesh People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh Bangla_Desh East_Pakistan,a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
1800,Bangladeshi,a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh
1801,Bangladeshi_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bangladesh
1802,Bangor,a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
1803,Bangor,a town in southeastern Northern Ireland
1804,Bangor,a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
1805,Bangui capital_of_Central_Africa,the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
1806,Banjul capital_of_Gambia,a port city and capital of Gambia
1807,Bank_of_England,the central bank of England and Wales
1808,Bank_of_Japan,the central bank of Japan
1809,Bankhead Tallulah_Bankhead,uninhibited United States actor (1903-1968)
1810,Bankia genus_Bankia,giant shipworms
1811,Banks Sir_Joseph_Banks,English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
1812,Bannister Roger_Bannister Sir_Roger_Gilbert_Bannister,English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
1813,Bannockburn,a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
1814,Banti's_disease Banti's_syndrome,a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis
1815,Banting F._G._Banting Sir_Frederick_Grant_Banting,Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)
1816,Bantu,a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
1817,Bantu Bantoid_language,a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
1818,Baphia genus_Baphia,small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
1819,Baptisia genus_Baptisia,genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod
1820,Baptist,follower of Baptistic doctrines
1821,Baptist_Church Baptists,any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
1822,Baptist_denomination,group of Baptist congregations
1823,Baptistic_doctrine,any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
1824,Baraka Imamu_Amiri_Baraka LeRoi_Jones,United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934)
1825,Barany Robert_Barany,Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)
1826,Barbadian,a native or inhabitant of Barbados
1827,Barbados,a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
1828,Barbados,easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
1829,Barbados_dollar,the basic unit of money in Barbados
1830,Barbados_gooseberry Barbados-gooseberry_vine Pereskia_aculeata,West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
1831,Barbados_gooseberry blade_apple,small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
1832,Barbara_Stanwyck,actor born on 1907-07-16 that starred in Double Indemnity
1833,Barbarea genus_Barbarea,biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress
1834,Barbarossa Khayr_ad-Din,Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
1835,Barbary,a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
1836,Barbary_Coast,a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"
1837,Barbary_Coast,the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
1838,Barbary_ape Macaca_sylvana,tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
1839,Barber Samuel_Barber,United States composer (1910-1981)
1840,Barberton_daisy Transvaal_daisy Gerbera_jamesonii,widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
1841,Barbuda,an island in Antigua and Barbuda
1842,Barcelona,a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
1843,Bardeen John_Bardeen,United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics twice (1908-1991)
1844,Barents_Sea,the part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and Russia
1845,Bari,capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
1846,Barkley Alben_Barkley Alben_William_Barkley,United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
1847,Barnaby's_thistle yellow_star-thistle Centaurea_solstitialis,European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
1848,Barnum P._T._Barnum Phineas_Taylor_Barnum,United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
1849,Baroque Baroque_era Baroque_period,the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
1850,Barranquilla,a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
1851,Barrie James_Barrie J._M._Barrie James_Matthew_Barrie Sir_James_Matthew_Barrie,Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)
1852,Barrow's_goldeneye Bucephala_islandica,North American goldeneye diving duck
1853,Barry_Fitzgerald,actor born on 1888-03-10 that starred in The Quiet Man
1854,Barry_Pepper,actor born on 1970-04-04 that starred in Saving Private Ryan
1855,Barrymore Ethel_Barrymore,United States actor; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
1856,Barrymore Georgiana_Barrymore Georgiana_Emma_Barrymore,United States actor; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
1857,Barrymore John_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
1858,Barrymore Lionel_Barrymore,United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
1859,Barrymore Maurice_Barrymore Herbert_Blythe,United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
1860,Barstow,a town in southeastern California
1861,Barth John_Barth John_Simmons_Barth,United States novelist (born in 1930)
1862,Barth Karl_Barth,Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
1863,Barthelme Donald_Barthelme,United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989)
1864,Bartholdi Frederic_Auguste_Bartholdi,French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
1865,Bartholin Caspar_Bartholin,Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)
1866,Bartholin's_gland,either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
1867,Bartle_Frere genus_Bartle-Frere green_dinosaur,a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named
1868,Bartlesville,a town in northeastern Oklahoma
1869,Bartlett John_Bartlett,United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
1870,Bartlett Robert_Bartlett Robert_Abram_Bartlett Captain_Bob,United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
1871,Bartok Bela_Bartok,Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
1872,Bartram_Juneberry Amelanchier_bartramiana,open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
1873,Bartramia genus_Bartramia,a genus of Scolopacidae
1874,Baruch,a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah
1875,Baruch Bernard_Baruch Bernard_Mannes_Baruch,economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
1876,Baruch Book_of_Baruch,an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
1877,Baryshnikov Mikhail_Baryshnikov,Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
1878,Basel Basle Bale,a city in northwestern Switzerland
1879,Basic_English,a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards
1880,Basidiomycetes class_Basidiomycetes,large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota
1881,Basidiomycota subdivision_Basidiomycota Basidiomycotina subdivision_Basidiomycotina,comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi
1882,Basil St._Basil Basil_of_Caesarea Basil_the_Great St._Basil_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
1883,Basilicata Lucania,a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
1884,Basiliscus genus_Basiliscus,a reptile genus of Iguanidae
1885,Basket_Maker,early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
1886,Basotho,a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho
1887,Basque,a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
1888,Basque,the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
1889,Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna ETA,a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials"
1890,Basra Basia,the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
1891,Bassariscidae subfamily_Bassariscidae,in some classifications considered a separate family
1892,Bassariscus genus_Bassariscus,cacomistles
1893,Basse-Normandie Lower-Normandy,a division of Normandy
1894,Basseterre,the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
1895,Bassia genus_Bassia Kochia genus_Kochia,summer cypress
1896,Bast,cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
1897,Bastille,a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
1898,Bastille_Day 14_July,a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
1899,Bata,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
1900,Bataan Corregidor,the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
1901,Bath,a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
1902,Bathsheba,(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
1903,Bathyergidae family_Bathyergidae,mole rats; sand rats
1904,Bathyergus genus_Bathyergus,mole rats
1905,Batidaceae family_Batidaceae saltwort_family,family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
1906,Batis genus_Batis,small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
1907,Batna,a town in north central Algeria
1908,Baton_Rouge capital_of_Louisiana,capital of Louisiana
1909,Baton_Rouge_Bridge,a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
1910,Batrachoididae family_Batrachoididae,toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
1911,Batrachoseps genus_Batrachoseps,slender salamanders
1912,Battle_of_Britain,the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
1913,Battle_of_Kerbala,a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
1914,Battle_of_Puebla,a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862
1915,Battle_of_Wake Battle_of_Wake_Island,in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
1916,Battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge Battle_of_the_Bulge Ardennes_counteroffensive,a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
1917,Battle_of_the_Marne Belleau_Wood Chateau-Thierry Marne_River,a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
1918,Battle_of_the_Spanish_Armada,in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
1919,Baudelaire Charles_Baudelaire Charles_Pierre_Baudelaire,a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)
1920,Bauhaus,a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
1921,Bauhinia genus_Bauhinia,mountain ebony, orchid tree
1922,Baum Frank_Baum Lyman_Frank_Brown,United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)
1923,Bavaria,a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
1924,Bavarian,a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
1925,Bavarian_blue,blue cheese of Bavaria
1926,Bavarian_cream,a rich custard set with gelatin
1927,Bay_Stater,a native or resident of Massachusetts
1928,Bay_of_Bengal,an arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India
1929,Bay_of_Biscay,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
1930,Bay_of_Fundy,a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet
1931,Bay_of_Naples,an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
1932,Bayard Seigneur_de_Bayard Chevalier_de_Bayard Pierre_Terrail Pierre_de_Terrail,French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
1933,Bayes Thomas_Bayes,English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
1934,Bayes'_postulate,(statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
1935,Bayes'_theorem,(statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause
1936,Bayonne,a city in northeastern New Jersey
1937,Bayonne_Bridge,a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
1938,Bayrut Beirut capital_of_Lebanon,capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
1939,Beacon_Hill,a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
1940,Beadle George_Beadle George_Wells_Beadle,United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
1941,Beatitude,one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
1942,Beatles,a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
1943,Beatrice,the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
1944,Beatrice_Straight,actor born on 1914-08-02 that starred in Network
1945,Beaufort_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the northeast of Alaska
1946,Beaufort_scale,a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
1947,Beaufort_scale wind_scale,an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
1948,Beaujolais,dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
1949,Beaumont,a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
1950,Beaumont Francis_Beaumont,English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)
1951,Beaumont William_Beaumont,United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
1952,Beaumontia genus_Beaumontia,small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia
1953,Beauvoir Simone_de_Beauvoir,French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)
1954,Beaverbrook 1st_Baron_Beaverbrook William_Maxwell_Aitken,British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
1955,Bechtel_crab flowering_crab,derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms
1956,Becker_muscular_dystrophy,a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
1957,Becket Thomas_a_Becket Saint_Thomas_a_Becket St._Thomas_a_Becket,(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
1958,Beckett Samuel_Beckett,a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
1959,Beckley,a city in southern West Virginia
1960,Beckman_thermometer,a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
1961,Becquerel Henri_Becquerel Antoine_Henri_Becquerel,French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
1962,Bede Saint_Bede St._Bede Baeda Saint_Baeda St._Baeda Beda Saint_Beda St._Beda the_Venerable_Bede,(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
1963,Bedford_cord,a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
1964,Bedlam booby_hatch crazy_house cuckoo's_nest funny_farm funny_house loony_bin madhouse nut_house nuthouse sanatorium snake_pit,pejorative terms for an insane asylum
1965,Bedlington_terrier,a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
1966,Bedouin Beduin,a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
1967,Beecher Henry_Ward_Beecher,United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
1968,Beerbohm Max_Beerbohm Sir_Henry_Maxmilian_Beerbohm,English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)
1969,Beethoven,the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"
1970,Beethoven van_Beethoven Ludwig_van_Beethoven,German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
1971,Begin Menachem_Begin,Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
1972,Begoniaceae family_Begoniaceae begonia_family,monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
1973,Beguine,(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
1974,Behrens Peter_Behrens,German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
1975,Beijing Peking Peiping capital_of_Red_China,capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
1976,Beira,a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
1977,Bel,Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
1978,Bel B,a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
1979,Bel_and_the_Dragon,an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
1980,Belamcanda genus_Belamcanda,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
1981,Belarus Republic_of_Belarus Byelarus Byelorussia Belorussia White_Russia,a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
1982,Belarusian Byelorussian White_Russian,the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
1983,Belarusian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Belarus
1984,Belem Para Feliz_Lusitania Santa_Maria_de_Belem St._Mary_of_Bethlehem,port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
1985,Belemnitidae family_Belemnitidae,family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
1986,Belemnoidea order_Belemnoidea,order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
1987,Belfast capital_of_Northern_Ireland,capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
1988,Belgian,a native or inhabitant of Belgium
1989,Belgian_endive French_endive witloof,young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
1990,Belgian_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
1991,Belgian_hare leporide,red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
1992,Belgian_sheepdog Belgian_shepherd,hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
1993,Belgian_waffle,thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
1994,Belgium Kingdom_of_Belgium Belgique,a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1995,Belgrade Beograd capital_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro,capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
1996,Belisarius,Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians
1997,Belize British_Honduras,a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
1998,Belize_dollar,the basic unit of money in Belize
1999,Bell Alexander_Bell Alexander_Graham_Bell,United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922)
2000,Bell Melville_Bell Alexander_Melville_Bell,a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
2001,Bell Vanessa_Bell Vanessa_Stephen,English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
2002,Bellarmine Bellarmino Cardinal_Bellarmine Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine,Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
2003,Belle_Isle_cress early_winter_cress land_cress American_cress American_watercress Barbarea_verna Barbarea_praecox,of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
2004,Bellerophon,(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
2005,Bellingham,a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
2006,Bellini Vincenzo_Bellini,Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
2007,Bellis genus_Bellis,daisy
2008,Belloc Hilaire_Belloc Joseph_Hilaire_Peter_Belloc,English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)
2009,Bellow Saul_Bellow Solomon_Bellow,United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
2010,Belmont_Park Belmont,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
2011,Belmont_Stakes,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York
2012,Belo_Horizonte,city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
2013,Belonidae family_Belonidae,ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
2014,Belostomatidae family_Belostomatidae,water bugs
2015,Belsen,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
2016,Belshazzar,(Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)
2017,Bemidji,a town in northern Minnesota
2018,Bemisia genus_Bemisia,sweet-potato whitefly
2019,Ben_Affleck,actor born on 1972-08-15 that starred in Argo
2020,Ben_Foster,actor born on 1980-10-29 that starred in Hell or High Water
2021,Ben_Gurion David_Ben_Gurion David_Grun,Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
2022,Ben_Johnson,actor born on 1918-06-13 that starred in The Last Picture Show
2023,Ben_Kingsley,actor born on 1943-12-31 that starred in Sexy Beast
2024,Ben_Sira Sirach Ecclesiasticus Wisdom_of_Jesus_the_Son_of_Sirach,an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
2025,Ben_Stiller,actor born on 1965-11-30 that starred in Tropic Thunder
2026,Bench,the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
2027,Benchley Robert_Benchley Robert_Charles_Benchley,United States humorist (1889-1945)
2028,Bend,a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
2029,Benday_process,a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
2030,Benedict Ruth_Benedict Ruth_Fulton,United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
2031,Benedict Saint_Benedict St._Benedict,Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
2032,Benedict_Cumberbatch,actor born on 1976-07-19 that starred in The Imitation Game
2033,Benedict_XIV Prospero_Lambertini,pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)
2034,Benedict_XV Giacomo_della_Chiesa,pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922)
2035,Benedictine,a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
2036,Benedictine_order order_of_Saint_Benedict,a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
2037,Benelux,a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
2038,Benet Stephen_Vincent_Benet,United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
2039,Benet William_Rose_Benet,United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
2040,Benford's_law,a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Benford's law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"
2041,Bengal,a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
2042,Bengal_light,a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
2043,Bengal_tiger,southern short-haired tiger
2044,Bengali,(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2045,Bengali,an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
2046,Bengali Bangla,a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
2047,Benghazi,port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
2048,Benicio_Del_Toro,actor born on 1967-02-19 that starred in Sicario
2049,Benin Republic_of_Benin Dahomey,a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
2050,Benin_franc,the basic unit of money in Benin
2051,Beninese,a native or inhabitant of Benin
2052,Benjamin,(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
2053,Benjamin_Bratt,actor born on 1963-12-16 that starred in Miss Congeniality
2054,Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
2055,Bennett Floyd_Bennett,United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
2056,Bennettitaceae family_Bennettitaceae,a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
2057,Bennettitales order_Bennettitales,fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
2058,Bennettitis genus_Bennettitis,type of the Bennettitales
2059,Bennington,a town in southwestern Vermont
2060,Benny Jack_Benny Benjamin_Kubelsky,United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
2061,Bentham Jeremy_Bentham,English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
2062,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton,United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
2063,Benton Thomas_Hart_Benton Old_Bullion,United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
2064,Benzedrine bennie,a form of amphetamine
2065,Benzoin genus_Benzoin,used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
2066,Beowulf,the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
2067,Berber,a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
2068,Berber,a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa
2069,Berberidaceae family_Berberidaceae barberry_family,shrubs or herbs
2070,Berberis genus_Berberis,large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
2071,Berbers Arab-Berbers,an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
2072,Bercy Bercy_butter,butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
2073,Berg Alban_Berg,Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)
2074,Bergen,a port city in southwestern Norway
2075,Bergman Ingmar_Bergman,Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
2076,Bergman Ingrid_Bergman,Swedish film actor (1915-1982)
2077,Bergson Henri_Bergson Henri_Louis_Bergson,French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
2078,Beria Lavrenti_Pavlovich_Beria,Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
2079,Bering Vitus_Bering Behring Vitus_Behring,Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
2080,Bering_Sea,part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
2081,Bering_Strait,a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
2082,Bering_Time Bering_Standard_Time,standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
2083,Berith Berit Brith Bris Briss,the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
2084,Berkeley,a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
2085,Berkeley Bishop_Berkeley George_Berkeley,Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
2086,Berkshire,a county in southern England
2087,Berkshires Berkshire_Hills,a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
2088,Berlage Hendrik_Petrus_Berlage,Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)
2089,Berlin German_capital,capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
2090,Berlin Irving_Berlin Israel_Baline,United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
2091,Berlin_airlift,airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
2092,Berlin_doughnut bismark jelly_doughnut,a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
2093,Berliner,an inhabitant of Berlin
2094,Berlioz Hector_Berlioz Louis-Hector_Berlioz,French composer of romantic works (1803-1869)
2095,Bermuda Bermudas,a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
2096,Bermuda_Triangle,an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
2097,Bermuda_buttercup English-weed Oxalis_pes-caprae Oxalis_cernua,South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
2098,Bermuda_cedar Juniperus_bermudiana,ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper
2099,Bermuda_chub rudderfish Kyphosus_sectatrix,food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
2100,Bermuda_dollar,the basic unit of money in Bermuda
2101,Bermuda_grass devil_grass Bahama_grass kweek doob scutch_grass star_grass Cynodon_dactylon,trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
2102,Bermuda_maidenhair Bermuda_maidenhair_fern Adiantum_bellum,delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
2103,Bermuda_onion,mild flat onion grown in warm areas
2104,Bermuda_plan,a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
2105,Bermuda_rig Bermudan_rig Bermudian_rig Marconi_rig,a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
2106,Bermuda_shorts Jamaica_shorts,(used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee
2107,Bermudan Bermudian,a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
2108,Bern Berne capital_of_Switzerland,the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
2109,Bernard Claude_Bernard,French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
2110,Bernese_mountain_dog,large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
2111,Bernhardt Sarah_Bernhardt Henriette_Rosine_Bernard,French actor (1844-1923)
2112,Bernie_Mac,actor born on 1957-10-05 that starred in The Bernie Mac Show
2113,Bernini Giovanni_Lorenzo_Bernini,Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
2114,Bernoulli Daniel_Bernoulli,Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
2115,Bernoulli Jakob_Bernoulli Jacques_Bernoulli James_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
2116,Bernoulli Johann_Bernoulli Jean_Bernoulli John_Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)
2117,Bernoulli's_law law_of_large_numbers,(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
2118,Bernstein Leonard_Bernstein,United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
2119,Berra Lawrence_Peter_Berra Yogi Yogi_Berra,United States baseball player (born 1925)
2120,Berry Chuck_Berry Charles_Edward_Berry,United States rock singer (born in 1931)
2121,Berteroa genus_Berteroa,hoary alyssum
2122,Bertholletia genus_Bertholletia,brazil nut
2123,Bertillon Alphonse_Bertillon,French criminologist (1853-1914)
2124,Bertillon_system,a system or procedure for identifying persons
2125,Bertolucci Bernardo_Bertolucci,Italian filmmaker (born in 1940)
2126,Berycomorphi order_Berycomorphi,an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
2127,Berzelius Jons_Jakob_Berzelius,Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)
2128,Bessel Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel,German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846)
2129,Bessemer Sir_Henry_Bessemer,British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
2130,Bessemer_converter,a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
2131,Bessemer_process,an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
2132,Bessera genus_Bessera,small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
2133,Besseya genus_Besseya,genus of North American spring wildflowers
2134,Best C._H._Best Charles_Herbert_Best,Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
2135,Beta genus_Beta,beets
2136,Beta_Centauri,the second brightest star in Centaurus
2137,Beta_Crucis,the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
2138,Betelgeuse Alpha_Orionis,the second brightest star in Orion
2139,Bethe Hans_Bethe Hans_Albrecht_Bethe,United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (1906-2005)
2140,Bethlehem,a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
2141,Bethlehem Bayt_Lahm Bethlehem_Ephrathah Bethlehem-Judah,a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
2142,Bethune Mary_McLeod_Bethune,United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
2143,Bette_Midler,actor born on 1945-12-01 that starred in The First Wives Club
2144,Bettongia genus_Bettongia,jerboa kangaroo
2145,Betty_White,actor born on 1922-01-17 that starred in The Proposal
2146,Betula genus_Betula,a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
2147,Betulaceae family_Betulaceae birch_family,monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
2148,Beveridge William_Henry_Beveridge First_Baron_Beveridge,British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
2149,Beverly_Hills,a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
2150,Bevin Ernest_Bevin,British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951)
2151,Bewick's_swan Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii,Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
2152,BeyoncÈ,actor born on 1981-09-04 that starred in Dreamgirls
2153,Bhadon Bhadrapada,the sixth month of the Hindu calendar
2154,Bhaga,Hindu god of wealth and love
2155,Bhagavad-Gita Bhagavadgita Gita,(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
2156,Bhumi_Devi,Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
2157,Bhutan Kingdom_of_Bhutan,a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
2158,Bhutanese Bhutani,a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
2159,Bhutanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bhutan
2160,Bibb_lettuce,lettuce with relatively crisp leaves
2161,Bible Christian_Bible Book Good_Book Holy_Scripture Holy_Writ Scripture Word_of_God Word,the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
2162,Bible_Belt,southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
2163,Biblical_Aramaic,the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament
2164,Bibos genus_Bibos,wild ox
2165,Bidens genus_Bidens,bur marigolds
2166,Bierce Ambrose_Bierce Ambrose_Gwinett_Bierce,United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
2167,Big_Ben,clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
2168,Big_Bend,a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
2169,Big_Bend_National_Park,a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
2170,Big_Blue BLU-82,a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
2171,Big_Brother,a totalitarian leader and invader of privacy
2172,Big_Dipper Dipper Plough Charles's_Wain Wain Wagon,a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
2173,Big_Sioux_River,a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
2174,Big_Sur,a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco
2175,Bigfoot Sasquatch,large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
2176,Bighorn Bighorn_River,a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
2177,Bight_of_Benin,a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
2178,Bignonia genus_Bignonia,one species: cross vine
2179,Bignoniaceae family_Bignoniaceae,trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
2180,Bihar,a state of northeastern India
2181,Bihari,the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
2182,Bikini,an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
2183,Bill_Burr,comedian born in 1968 that is best known for F is for Family
2184,Bill_Hader,actor born on 1978-06-07 that starred in The Skeleton Twins
2185,Bill_Murray,actor born on 1950-09-21 that starred in Lost in Translation
2186,Bill_Paxton,actor born on 1955-05-17 that starred in Aliens
2187,Bill_Pullman,actor born on 1953-12-17 that starred in Independence Day
2188,Bill_of_Rights,a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
2189,Billings,the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
2190,Billy_Bob_Thornton,actor born on 1955-08-04 that starred in Sling Blade
2191,Billy_Burke,actor born on 1966-11-25 that starred in Twilight
2192,Billy_Crudup,actor born on 1968-07-08 that starred in Almost Famous
2193,Billy_Crystal,actor born on 1948-03-14 that starred in Forget Paris
2194,Billy_Zane,actor born on 1966-02-24 that starred in Titanic
2195,Biloxi,a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi
2196,Biloxi,an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
2197,Biloxi,the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi
2198,Binet Alfred_Binet,French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
2199,Binet-Simon_Scale,the first intelligence test
2200,Binghamton,a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
2201,Bioko,an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
2202,Birmingham Brummagem,a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
2203,Birmingham Pittsburgh_of_the_South,the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
2204,Biscayne_Bay,a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
2205,Biscayne_National_Park,a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
2206,Biscutella genus_Biscutella,genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
2207,Bishkek Biskek Frunze capital_of_Kyrgyzstan,the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
2208,Bismarck capital_of_North_Dakota,capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
2209,Bismarck von_Bismarck Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_von_Bismarck Prince_Otto_Eduard_Leopold_von_Bismarck Iron_Chancellor,German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
2210,Bismarck_Archipelago,a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
2211,Bismarck_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
2212,Bismarck_Sea battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea,a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
2213,Bissau capital_of_Guinea-Bissau,the capital of Guinea-Bissau
2214,Bithynia,an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
2215,Bitis genus_Bitis,a genus of Viperidae
2216,Bittacidae family_Bittacidae,a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
2217,Biu-Mandara,a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
2218,Bivalvia class_Bivalvia Lamellibranchia class_Lamellibranchia class_Pelecypoda,oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
2219,Bizet Georges_Bizet,French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875)
2220,Bjˆrk,actor born on 1965-11-21 that starred in Dancer in the Dark
2221,Blaberus genus_Blaberus,giant cockroaches
2222,Black African-American Negro Negroid,a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
2223,Black Joseph_Black,British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
2224,Black Shirley_Temple_Black Shirley_Temple,popular child actor of the 1930's (born in 1928)
2225,Black_African,an African who is Black
2226,Black_Death Black_Plague,the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
2227,Black_Forest Schwarzwald,a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
2228,Black_Hand,a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
2229,Black_Hawk Makataimeshekiakiak,Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
2230,Black_Hills,mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
2231,Black_Hills,mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
2232,Black_Hole_of_Calcutta,a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
2233,Black_Muslim,an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam
2234,Black_Panther,a member of the Black Panthers political party
2235,Black_Panthers,a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
2236,Black_Rock_Desert,a desert in northwestern Nevada
2237,Black_Sea Euxine_Sea,a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
2238,Black_September_Movement,a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes
2239,Black_and_Tan,an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
2240,Blackburn Blackburnian_warbler Dendroica_fusca,black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
2241,Blackfoot,a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
2242,Blackfoot,any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot
2243,Blackpool,a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
2244,Blacksburg,a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
2245,Blackshirt,a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
2246,Blackwall_hitch,a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook
2247,Blaia_Zimondal,an artificial language
2248,Blair Tony_Blair Anthony_Charles_Lynton_Blair,British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
2249,Blake William_Blake,visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
2250,Blake_Lively,actor born on 1987-08-25 that starred in Gossip Girl
2251,Blandfordia genus_Blandfordia,small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs
2252,Blantyre,city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
2253,Blarina genus_Blarina,shrews
2254,Blarney_Stone,a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it
2255,Blastocladia genus_Blastocladia,a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae
2256,Blastocladiales order_Blastocladiales,fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
2257,Blastodiaceae family_Blastodiaceae,a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
2258,Blastomyces genus_Blastomyces,genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
2259,Blatta genus_Blatta,type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
2260,Blattella genus_Blattella,small cockroaches
2261,Blattidae family_Blattidae,domestic cockroaches
2262,Blattodea suborder_Blattodea Blattaria suborder_Blattaria,cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
2263,Blechnaceae family_Blechnaceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum, Doodia, Sadleria, Stenochlaena, and Woodwardia
2264,Blechnum genus_Blechnum,in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
2265,Blenheim,the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
2266,Blenheim_spaniel,red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
2267,Blenniidae family_Blenniidae,a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
2268,Blennioidea suborder_Blennioidea,blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
2269,Blennius genus_Blennius,type genus of the Blenniidae
2270,Blephilia genus_Blephilia,small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
2271,Bleriot Louis_Bleriot,French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936)
2272,Bletilla genus_Bletilla,small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
2273,Bletilla_striata Bletia_striata,Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
2274,Blida,a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers
2275,Bligh William_Bligh Captain_Bligh,British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
2276,Blighia genus_Blighia,small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
2277,Blighty,a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
2278,Blissus genus_Blissus,chinch bugs
2279,Blitzstein Marc_Blitzstein,United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
2280,Bloch Ernest_Bloch,United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)
2281,Bloemfontein,the seat of the supreme court
2282,Blok Alexander_Alexandrovich_Blok Aleksandr_Aleksandrovich_Blok,Russian poet (1880-1921)
2283,Bloody_Mary,a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
2284,Bloomeria genus_Bloomeria,small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
2285,Bloomfield Leonard_Bloomfield,United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
2286,Bloomington,a university town in south central Indiana
2287,Bloomsbury,a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
2288,Bloomsbury_Group,an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
2289,Blucher von_Blucher G._L._von_Blucher Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Blucher,Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
2290,Blue_Mountain_tea sweet_goldenrod Solidago_odora,goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
2291,Blue_Nile,a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile
2292,Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue_Ridge,a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
2293,Bluebeard,(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
2294,Bluegrass Bluegrass_Country Bluegrass_Region,an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
2295,Bo_Hai Po_Hai,an inlet of the Yellow Sea, on the coast of Eastern China
2296,Boann,Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
2297,Bob_Hoskins,actor born on 1942-10-26 that starred in The Long Good Friday
2298,Boccaccio Giovanni_Boccaccio,Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
2299,Bodhisattva Boddhisatva,Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
2300,Bodo-Garo Barish,Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
2301,Bodoni Gianbattista_Bodoni,Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)
2302,Boehme Jakob_Boehme Bohme Jakob_Bohme Boehm Jakob_Boehm Behmen Jakob_Behmen,German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
2303,Boehmenism Behmenism,the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
2304,Boehmeria genus_Boehmeria,false nettle
2305,Boell Heinrich_Boell Heinrich_Theodor_Boell,German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
2306,Boeotia,a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
2307,Boer_War,either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
2308,Boethius Anicius_Manlius_Severinus_Boethius,a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
2309,Bofors_gun,an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun
2310,Bogart Humphrey_Bogart Humphrey_DeForest_Bogart,United States film actor (1899-1957)
2311,Bogota capital_of_Colombia,capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
2312,Bohemia,a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
2313,Bohemian,a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
2314,Bohemian_waxwing Bombycilla_garrulus,large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
2315,Bohr Niels_Bohr Niels_Henrik_David_Bohr,Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
2316,Bohr_theory,(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
2317,Boidae family_Boidae,boas and pythons
2318,Boise capital_of_Idaho,the capital and largest city of Idaho
2319,Bokmal Bokmaal Dano-Norwegian,book language; one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
2320,Bolbitis genus_Bolbitis,terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
2321,Bole Bolanci,a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
2322,Boletaceae family_Boletaceae,family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
2323,Boletellus genus_Boletellus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
2324,Boletellus_russellii,a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface
2325,Boletus genus_Boletus,type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible
2326,Boletus_chrysenteron,a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
2327,Boletus_edulis,an edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
2328,Boletus_luridus,a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
2329,Boletus_mirabilis,a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk
2330,Boletus_pallidus,a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow
2331,Boletus_pulcherrimus,a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
2332,Boletus_pulverulentus,an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base
2333,Boletus_roxanae,a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
2334,Boletus_subvelutipes,a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
2335,Boletus_variipes,an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
2336,Boletus_zelleri,an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age
2337,Boleyn Anne_Boleyn,the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
2338,Bolivar Simon_Bolivar El_Libertador,Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)
2339,Bolivia Republic_of_Bolivia,a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
2340,Bolivian,a native or inhabitant of Bolivia
2341,Bolivian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bolivia
2342,Bollywood,the film industry of India
2343,Bologna,the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines
2344,Bolshevik Bolshevist,a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
2345,Bolshevik Marxist red bolshie bolshy,emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
2346,Bolshevism collectivism sovietism,Soviet communism
2347,Boltonia genus_Boltonia,genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters
2348,Boltzmann Ludwig_Boltzmann,Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906)
2349,Boltzmann's_constant,constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
2350,Bolzano,an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
2351,Bomarea genus_Bomarea,large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
2352,Bombacaceae family_Bombacaceae,tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
2353,Bombax genus_Bombax,trees of chiefly South America
2354,Bombina genus_Bombina,fire-bellied toads
2355,Bombus genus_Bombus,bumblebees
2356,Bombycidae family_Bombycidae,Chinese silkworm moth
2357,Bombycilla genus_bombycilla,waxwings
2358,Bombycillidae family_Bombycillidae,a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
2359,Bombyliidae family_Bombyliidae,bee flies
2360,Bombyx genus_Bombyx,type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
2361,Bonaire,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
2362,Bonasa genus_Bonasa,ruffed grouse
2363,Bond James_Bond,British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
2364,Bond Julian_Bond,United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
2365,Bonete,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
2366,Bonfire_Night Guy_Fawkes_Night,effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night
2367,Bonhoeffer Dietrich_Bonhoeffer,German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
2368,Boniface Saint_Boniface St._Boniface Winfred Wynfrith Apostle_of_Germany,(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
2369,Boniface_VIII Benedetto_Caetani,pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)
2370,Bonn,a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
2371,Bonney William_H._Bonney Billie_the_Kid,United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)
2372,Bonnie_Hunt,actor born on 1961-09-22 that starred in Jumanji
2373,Bontemps Arna_Wendell_Bontemps,United States writer (1902-1973)
2374,Book_of_Common_Prayer,the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
2375,Book_of_Mormon,a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
2376,Boole George_Boole,English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)
2377,Boolean_logic Boolean_algebra,a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers
2378,Boone Daniel_Boone,an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
2379,Bootes,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major
2380,Booth John_Wilkes_Booth,United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
2381,Boott's_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod
2382,Boraginaceae family_Boraginaceae borage_family,a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
2383,Borago genus_Borago,perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
2384,Borassus genus_Borassus,palmyra
2385,Bordeaux,a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
2386,Bordeaux Bordeaux_wine,any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
2387,Bordeaux_mixture,antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime
2388,Border_collie,developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
2389,Border_terrier,small rough-coated terrier of British origin
2390,Boreas,(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
2391,Borges Jorge_Borges Jorge_Luis_Borges,Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986)
2392,Borgia Cesare_Borgia,Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
2393,Borgia Lucrezia_Borgia Duchess_of_Ferrara,Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
2394,Born Max_Born,British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
2395,Bornean,a native or inhabitant of Borneo
2396,Borneo Kalimantan,3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
2397,Borodin Aleksandr_Borodin Aleksandr_Porfirevich_Borodin,Russian composer (1833-1887)
2398,Borodino,Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army
2399,Borrelia_burgdorferi Lime_disease_spirochete,cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
2400,Bos genus_Bos,wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
2401,Bosch Hieronymus_Bosch Jerom_Bos,Dutch painter (1450-1516)
2402,Bose Satyendra_N._Bose Satyendra_Nath_Bose,Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
2403,Bose-Einstein_statistics,(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
2404,Boselaphus genus_Boselaphus,Indian antelopes: nilgais
2405,Boskop_man,possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
2406,Bosnia,the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
2407,Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Bosna_i_Hercegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia,a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
2408,Bosporus,a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
2409,Bosporus_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
2410,Boston Hub_of_the_Universe Bean_Town Beantown capital_of_Massachusetts,state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
2411,Boston_Harbor,the seaport at Boston
2412,Boston_Tea_Party,demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
2413,Boston_baked_beans,dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
2414,Boston_bull Boston_terrier,small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
2415,Boston_cream_pie,layer cake filled with custard
2416,Boston_fern Nephrolepis_exaltata Nephrolepis_exaltata_bostoniensis,a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
2417,Boston_ivy Japanese_ivy Parthenocissus_tricuspidata,Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
2418,Boston_lettuce,lettuce with relatively soft leaves
2419,Boston_rocker,a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel
2420,Bostonian,a native or resident of Boston
2421,Boswell,a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
2422,Boswell James_Boswell,Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
2423,Boswellia genus_Boswellia,genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense
2424,Boswellia_carteri,tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
2425,Bosworth_Field,the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII
2426,Botaurus genus_Botaurus,bitterns
2427,Bothidae family_Bothidae,a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
2428,Bothrops genus_Bothrops,fer-de-lance
2429,Botrychium genus_Botrychium,grape fern; moonwort
2430,Botswana Republic_of_Botswana,a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
2431,Botswana_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Botswana
2432,Botticelli Sandro_Botticelli Alessandro_di_Mariano_dei_Filipepi,Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
2433,Bougainville,the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea
2434,Bougainville Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville,French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)
2435,Bougainville_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
2436,Boulder,a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
2437,Boulez Pierre_Boulez,French composer of serial music (born in 1925)
2438,Bounty H.M.S._Bounty,a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
2439,Bourbon,a member of the European royal family that ruled France
2440,Bourbon,a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
2441,Bourbon Bourbon_dynasty,a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
2442,Bourgogne Burgundy,a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
2443,Bourse,the stock exchange in Paris
2444,Bouteloua genus_Bouteloua,forage grasses
2445,Bouvet_Island,an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle
2446,Bouvier_des_Flandres Bouviers_des_Flandres,rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
2447,Bouvines,in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
2448,Bouyei Buyi,a branch of the Tai languages
2449,Bovidae family_Bovidae,true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
2450,Bovinae subfamily_Bovinae,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
2451,Bovini tribe_Bovini,term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
2452,Bowditch Nathaniel_Bowditch,United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
2453,Bowdler Thomas_Bowdler,English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
2454,Bowdlerism,censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
2455,Bowery,a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
2456,Bowie Jim_Bowie James_Bowie,United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
2457,Bowie_knife,a stout hunting knife with a single edge
2458,Bowiea genus_Bowiea,small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
2459,Bowling_Green,a town in southern Kentucky
2460,Bowman's_capsule glomerular_capsule capsula_glomeruli,thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
2461,Boxer,a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
2462,Boxing_Day,first weekday after Christmas
2463,Boy_Scout,a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
2464,Boy_Scouts,an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
2465,Boy_Scouts_of_America,a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
2466,Boykinia genus_Boykinia,genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
2467,Boyle Kay_Boyle,United States writer (1902-1992)
2468,Boyle Robert_Boyle,Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)
2469,Boyle's_law Mariotte's_law,the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
2470,Boyne battle_of_Boyne,a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
2471,Bozeman,a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
2472,Brabancon_griffon,a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
2473,Brachinus genus_Brachinus,bombardier beetles
2474,Brachiopoda phylum_Brachiopoda,marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
2475,Brachychiton genus_Brachychiton,Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)
2476,Brachycome genus_Brachycome,mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads
2477,Brachystegia genus_Brachystegia,small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
2478,Brachyura suborder_Brachyura,an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
2479,Brad_Pitt,actor born on 1963-12-18 that starred in Ad Astra
2480,Bradbury Ray_Bradbury Ray_Douglas_Bradbury,United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
2481,Bradford William_Bradford,United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
2482,Bradley Omar_Bradley Omar_Nelson_Bradley,United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
2483,Bradley Thomas_Bradley Tom_Bradley,United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
2484,Bradley's_spleenwort Asplenium_bradleyi,a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
2485,Bradley_Cooper,actor born on 1975-01-05 that starred in A Star Is Born
2486,Bradley_method_of_childbirth Bradley_method,a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
2487,Bradstreet Anne_Bradstreet Anne_Dudley_Bradstreet,poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
2488,Brady James_Buchanan_Brady Diamond_Jim_Brady Diamond_Jim,United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
2489,Brady Mathew_B._Brady,United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
2490,Bradypodidae family_Bradypodidae,a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
2491,Bradypus genus_Bradypus,type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
2492,Braga,an ancient city in northern Portugal
2493,Bragg Braxton_Bragg,Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
2494,Bragi Brage,(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
2495,Brahe Tycho_Brahe,Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1546-1601)
2496,Brahma,the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
2497,Brahman Brahma Brahmin Bos_indicus,any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
2498,Brahmana,prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
2499,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
2500,Brahmanism Brahminism,the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
2501,Brahmaputra Brahmaputra_River,an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
2502,Brahmi,a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
2503,Brahms,the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"
2504,Brahms Johannes_Brahms,German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
2505,Brahui,a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
2506,Brahui,an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan
2507,Braille Louis_Braille,French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
2508,Brama genus_Brama,type genus of the Bramidae
2509,Bramante Donato_Bramante Donato_d'Agnolo_Bramante,great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
2510,Bramidae family_Bramidae,deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
2511,Bramley's_Seedling,very large cooking apple
2512,Branchiobdella genus_Branchiobdella,type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
2513,Branchiobdellidae family_Branchiobdellidae,small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
2514,Branchiopoda subclass_Branchiopoda,primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
2515,Branchiostegidae family_Branchiostegidae,small family of marine fishes having covered gills
2516,Branchiura order_Branchiura,copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
2517,Brancusi Constantin_Brancusi,Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
2518,Brandenburg,the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
2519,Brandt Willy_Brandt,German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
2520,Branta genus_Branta,wild geese
2521,Braque Georges_Braque,French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)
2522,Brasenia genus_Brasenia,alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae
2523,Brasilia Brazilian_capital capital_of_Brazil,the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
2524,Brasov,a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
2525,Brassia genus_Brassia,genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
2526,Brassica genus_Brassica,mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
2527,Bratislava capital_of_Slovakia Pressburg Pozsony,capital and largest city of Slovakia
2528,Brattleboro,a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
2529,Braun Eva_Braun,the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)
2530,Braun von_Braun Wernher_von_Braun Wernher_Magnus_Maximilian_von_Braun,United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
2531,Braun's_holly_fern prickly_shield_fern Polystichum_braunii,North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
2532,Braunschweig Brunswick,a city in central Germany
2533,Braxton-Hicks_contraction false_labor,painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
2534,Brazil Federative_Republic_of_Brazil Brasil,the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
2535,Brazilian,a native or inhabitant of Brazil
2536,Brazilian_guava Psidium_guineense,South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
2537,Brazilian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Brazil
2538,Brazilian_pepper_tree Schinus_terebinthifolius,small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
2539,Brazilian_rosewood caviuna_wood jacaranda Dalbergia_nigra,an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
2540,Brazilian_trumpeter Psophia_crepitans,trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
2541,Brazos Brazos_River,a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
2542,Brazzaville,the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
2543,Brecht Bertolt_Brecht,German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
2544,Breed's_Hill,a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
2545,Bremen,a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
2546,Bremerhaven,a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
2547,Bren Bren_gun,a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
2548,Brenda_Blethyn,actor born on 1946-02-20 that starred in Pride & Prejudice
2549,Brenda_Fricker,actor born on 1945-02-17 that starred in My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
2550,Brendan_Fraser,actor born on 1968-12-03 that starred in The Mummy
2551,Brendan_Gleeson,actor born on 1955-03-29 that starred in The Guard
2552,Brenner_Pass,an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
2553,Brer_Rabbit,the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880
2554,Brescia,an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
2555,Brest,a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
2556,Bretagne Brittany Breiz,a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
2557,Breton,a Celtic language of Brittany
2558,Breton,a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
2559,Breuer Marcel_Lajos_Breuer,United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981)
2560,Brevoortia genus_Brevoortia,menhaden
2561,Brezhnev Leonid_Brezhnev Leonid_Ilyich_Brezhnev,Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982)
2562,Brian_Cox,actor born on 1946-06-01 that starred in X2
2563,Brickellia genus_Brickelia,genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath
2564,Bridgeport,a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
2565,Bridges Harry_Bridges,United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
2566,Bridget Saint_Bridget St._Bridget Brigid Saint_Brigid St._Brigid Bride Saint_Bride St._Bride,Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
2567,Bridgetown capital_of_Barbados,capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
2568,Brie,soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
2569,Brie_Larson,actor born on 1989-10-01 that starred in Room
2570,Brighton,a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
2571,Brigit,Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
2572,Brihaspati,personification of the power of ritual devotion
2573,Brindisi,a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
2574,Brinell_number,measure of the hardness of a material
2575,Brinton Daniel_Garrison_Brinton,United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
2576,Brioschi,an antacid
2577,Brisbane,capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
2578,Bristol,an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
2579,Bristol_Channel,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
2580,Brit_Marling,actor born on 1982-08-07 that starred in Another Earth
2581,Britannia_metal,an alloy similar to pewter
2582,British British_people Brits,the people of Great Britain
2583,British_Cabinet,the senior ministers of the British government
2584,British_Columbia,a province in western Canada
2585,British_Commonwealth Commonwealth_of_Nations,an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
2586,British_Crown,the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"
2587,British_East_Africa,the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
2588,British_Empire,a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"
2589,British_Imperial_System English_system British_system,a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
2590,British_Isles,Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
2591,British_Labour_Party Labour_Party Labour Labor,a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
2592,British_Parliament,the British legislative body
2593,British_Virgin_Islands,more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
2594,British_West_Africa,the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
2595,British_West_Indies,the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
2596,British_capacity_unit Imperial_capacity_unit,a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
2597,British_empiricism,the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
2598,British_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Great Britain
2599,British_pound pound British_pound_sterling pound_sterling quid,the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
2600,British_shilling shilling bob,a former monetary unit in Great Britain
2601,British_thermal_unit BTU B.Th.U.,a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
2602,Britisher Briton Brit,a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
2603,Briton,an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
2604,Brittany_Snow,actor born on 1986-03-09 that starred in Pitch Perfect
2605,Brittany_spaniel,tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
2606,Britten Benjamin_Britten Edward_Benjamin_Britten Lord_Britten_of_Aldeburgh,major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
2607,Brix_scale,a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
2608,Brno Brunn,an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
2609,Broadway Great_White_Way,a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
2610,Brobdingnag,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous
2611,Broca Pierre-Paul_Broca,French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880)
2612,Broca's_area Broca's_center Broca's_gyrus Broca's_convolution convolution_of_Broca,the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
2613,Brockhouse Bertram_Brockhouse,Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003)
2614,Broderick_Crawford,actor born on 1911-12-09 that starred in All the King's Men
2615,Brodmann's_area,one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
2616,Broglie de_Broglie Louis_Victor_de_Broglie,French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
2617,Bromelia,the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
2618,Bromeliaceae family_Bromeliaceae pineapple_family,a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
2619,Bromo-seltzer,an antacid
2620,Bromus genus_Bromus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
2621,Bronte Anne_Bronte,English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
2622,Bronte Charlotte_Bronte,English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
2623,Bronte Emily_Bronte Emily_Jane_Bronte Currer_Bell,English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
2624,Bronte_sisters,a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels
2625,Bronx,a borough of New York City
2626,Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
2627,Bronze_Age,(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
2628,Bronze_Star_Medal Bronze_Star,a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
2629,Brooke Rupert_Brooke,English lyric poet (1887-1915)
2630,Brooklyn,a borough of New York City
2631,Brooklyn_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
2632,Brooks Van_Wyck_Brooks,United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
2633,Brosmius genus_Browmius,cusk
2634,Brother,(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
2635,Brotulidae family_Brotulidae,chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
2636,Broussonetia genus_Broussonetia,paper mulberry
2637,Brown John_Brown,abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
2638,Brown Robert_Brown,Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
2639,Brown_Swiss,large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
2640,Brown_University Brown,a university in Rhode Island
2641,Browne Charles_Farrar_Browne Artemus_Ward,United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)
2642,Browne Hablot_Knight_Browne Phiz,English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
2643,Brownian_movement Brownian_motion pedesis,the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
2644,Brownie,a junior Girl Scout
2645,Browning Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning,English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
2646,Browning John_M._Browning John_Moses_Browning,United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
2647,Browning Robert_Browning,English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
2648,Browning_automatic_rifle BAR,a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
2649,Browning_machine_gun Peacemaker,a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
2650,Brownshirt,a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
2651,Brownsville,a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
2652,Bruce David_Bruce Sir_David_Bruce,Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
2653,Bruce Robert_the_Bruce Robert_I,king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
2654,Bruce_Davison,actor born on 1946-06-28 that starred in X-Men
2655,Bruce_Dern,actor born on 1936-06-04 that starred in Nebraska
2656,Bruce_Willis,actor born on 1955-03-19 that starred in Die Hard
2657,Brucella,an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
2658,Bruch Max_Bruch,German composer (1838-1920)
2659,Bruchidae family_Bruchidae,seed beetles
2660,Bruchus genus_Bruchus,type genus of the Bruchidae
2661,Bruckenthalia genus_Bruckenthalia,a genus containing only one species: spike heath
2662,Bruckner Anton_Bruckner,Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
2663,Brueghel Breughel Bruegel Pieter_Brueghel Pieter_Breughel Pieter_Bruegel Breughel_the_Elder Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder,Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
2664,Bruges City_of_Bridges,a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
2665,Brugmansia genus_Brugmansia,includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
2666,Brule,a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
2667,Brumaire,second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
2668,Brummell George_Bryan_Brummell Beau_Brummell,English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
2669,Brummie Brummy,a native or resident of Birmingham, England
2670,Brunanburh battle_of_Brunanburh,a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots
2671,Brunei Negara_Brunei_Darussalam,a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
2672,Brunei_dollar,the basic unit of money in Brunei
2673,Bruneian,a native or inhabitant of Brunei
2674,Brunelleschi Filippo_Brunelleschi,Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
2675,Brunfelsia genus_Brunfelsia,genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits
2676,Brunhild Brunnhilde Brynhild,a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
2677,Bruno Giordano_Bruno,Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
2678,Bruno Saint_Bruno St._Bruno,(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
2679,Bruno_Ganz,actor born on 1941-03-22 that starred in Der Untergang
2680,Brunswick,a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
2681,Brunswick,a university town in southwestern Maine
2682,Brunswick_stew,spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
2683,Brussels_carpet,a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
2684,Brussels_lace,fine lace with a raised or applique design
2685,Brutus Marcus_Junius_Brutus,statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
2686,Bruxelles Brussels Belgian_capital capital_of_Belgium,the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2687,Brya genus_Brya,genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
2688,Bryaceae family_Bryaceae,a family of acrocarpous mosses
2689,Bryales order_Bryales,category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
2690,Bryan,a town of east central Texas
2691,Bryan William_Jennings_Bryan Great_Commoner Boy_Orator_of_the_Platte,United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
2692,Bryan_Cranston,actor born on 1956-03-07 that starred in Breaking Bad
2693,Bryce_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
2694,Bryophyta division_Bryophyta,a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)
2695,Bryopsida class_Bryopsida Musci class_Musci,true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales
2696,Bryozoa phylum_Bryozoa polyzoa,marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
2697,Brythonic Brittanic,a southern group of Celtic languages
2698,Bryum genus_Bryum,type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules
2699,Bubalus genus_Bubalus tribe_Bubalus,in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
2700,Buber Martin_Buber,Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965)
2701,Bubo genus_Bubo,a genus of Strigidae
2702,Bubulcus genus_Bubulcus,small white egrets
2703,Buccinidae family_Buccinidae,whelks
2704,Bucconidae family_Bucconidae,puffbirds
2705,Bucephala genus_Bucephala,buffleheads and goldeneyes
2706,Buceros genus_Buceros,type genus of the family Bucerotidae
2707,Bucerotidae family_Bucerotidae,hornbills
2708,Buchanan James_Buchanan President_Buchanan,15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
2709,Bucharest Bucharesti Bucuresti capital_of_Romania,national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
2710,Buchenwald,a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany
2711,Buchloe genus_Buchloe,buffalo grass
2712,Buchner Eduard_Buchner,German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)
2713,Buck Pearl_Buck Pearl_Sydenstricker_Buck,United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
2714,Buckingham_Palace,the London residence of the British sovereign
2715,Budapest Hungarian_capital capital_of_Hungary,capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
2716,Buddha,one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
2717,Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Gautama_Siddhartha Gautama_Buddha,founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
2718,Buddhism,a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
2719,Buddhism,the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
2720,Buddhist,one who follows the teachings of Buddha
2721,Budge Don_Budge John_Donald_Budge,United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
2722,Budorcas genus_Budorcas,gnu goats
2723,Buena_Vista,a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico
2724,Buenos_Aires capital_of_Argentina,capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
2725,Buffalo,a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
2726,Bufonidae family_Bufonidae,true toads
2727,Buganda,a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
2728,Bujumbura Usumbura capital_of_Burundi,the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
2729,Bukharin Nikolai_Ivanovich_Bukharin,Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)
2730,Bulawayo,industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
2731,Bulgaria Republic_of_Bulgaria,a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
2732,Bulgarian,a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
2733,Bulgarian,a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
2734,Bulgarian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Bulgaria
2735,Bull_Run,a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
2736,Bull_Run Battle_of_Bull_Run,either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
2737,Bullfinch Charles_Bullfinch,United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
2738,Bullock's_oriole Icterus_galbula_bullockii,western subspecies of northern oriole
2739,Bulnesia genus_Bulnesia,palo santo
2740,Bultmann Rudolf_Bultmann Rudolf_Karl_Bultmann,a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)
2741,Bumelia genus_Bumelia,deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex
2742,Bunche Ralph_Bunche Ralph_Johnson_Bunche,United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)
2743,Bundesbank,the central bank of Germany
2744,Bungarus genus_Bungarus,kraits
2745,Bunker_Buster Guided_Bomb_Unit-28 GBU-28,a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities
2746,Bunker_Hill battle_of_Bunker_Hill,the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
2747,Bunsen Robert_Bunsen Robert_Wilhelm_Bunsen,German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
2748,Bunuel Luis_Bunuel,Spanish film director (1900-1983)
2749,Bunyan John_Bunyan,English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
2750,Bunyan Paul_Bunyan,a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water"
2751,Bunyaviridae,a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
2752,Buphthalmum genus_Buphthalmum,oxeye
2753,Bura Pabir,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
2754,Burbage Richard_Burbage,English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
2755,Burbank Luther_Burbank,United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
2756,Burberry,a lightweight belted raincoat typically made of tan gabardine with a distinctive tartan lining; named for the original manufacturer
2757,Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms ATF,the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
2758,Bureau_of_Customs Customs_Bureau Customs_Service USCB,the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
2759,Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security DS,the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
2760,Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing,the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
2761,Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research INR,an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
2762,Bureau_of_Justice_Assistance BJA,the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse
2763,Bureau_of_Justice_Statistics BJS,the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers
2764,Bureau_of_the_Census Census_Bureau,the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
2765,Burger Warren_Burger Warren_E._Burger Warren_Earl_Burger,United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
2766,Burgess Anthony_Burgess,English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
2767,Burgoyne John_Burgoyne Gentleman_Johnny,British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
2768,Burgundy Burgundy_wine,red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
2769,Burhinidae family_Burhinidae,large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
2770,Burhinus genus_Burhinus,type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
2771,Burk Martha_Jane_Burk Burke Martha_Jane_Burke Calamity_Jane,United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
2772,Burke Edmund_Burke,British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
2773,Burkina_Faso Upper_Volta,a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
2774,Burkina_Faso_franc,the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
2775,Burl_Ives,actor born on 1909-06-14 that starred in The Big Country
2776,Burlington,the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
2777,Burma_padauk Burmese_rosewood Pterocarpus_macrocarpus,tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
2778,Burmannia genus_Burmannia,type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth
2779,Burmanniaceae family_Burmanniaceae,family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
2780,Burmeisteria genus_Burmeisteria,a genus of Dasypodidae
2781,Burmese,a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
2782,Burmese,the official language of Burma
2783,Burmese_cat,a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat
2784,Burnett Frances_Hodgson_Burnett Frances_Eliza_Hodgson_Burnett,United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
2785,Burnham Daniel_Hudson_Burnham,United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
2786,Burns George_Burns Nathan_Birnbaum,United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
2787,Burns Robert_Burns,celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)
2788,Burnside A._E._Burnside Ambrose_Everett_Burnside,United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
2789,Burr Aaron_Burr,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)
2790,Burroughs Edgar_Rice_Burroughs,United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)
2791,Burroughs William_Burroughs William_S._Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
2792,Burroughs William_Seward_Burroughs,United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
2793,Bursa Brusa,a city in northwestern Turkey
2794,Bursera genus_Bursera,type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
2795,Burseraceae family_Burseraceae torchwood_family,resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
2796,Burt Cyril_Burt Cyril_Lodowic_Burt,English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
2797,Burt_Lancaster,actor born on 1913-11-02 that starred in From Here to Eternity
2798,Burt_Reynolds,actor born on 1936-02-11 that starred in Boogie Nights
2799,Burton,a strong dark English ale
2800,Burton Richard_Burton,Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
2801,Burton Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Burton Sir_Richard_Francis_Burton,English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
2802,Burundi Republic_of_Burundi,a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
2803,Burundi_franc,the basic unit of money in Burundi
2804,Burundian,a native or inhabitant of Burundi
2805,Bush George_Bush George_H.W._Bush George_H._W._Bush George_Herbert_Walker_Bush President_Bush,vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
2806,Bush George_Bush George_W._Bush George_Walker_Bush President_Bush President_George_W._Bush Dubyuh Dubya,43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
2807,Bush Vannevar_Bush,United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
2808,Bush_administration,the executive under President George H. W. Bush
2809,Bush_administration,the executive under President George W. Bush
2810,Bushido,traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
2811,Bushman Khoisan,nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
2812,Bushnell David_Bushnell Father_of_the_Submarine,American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
2813,Butea genus_Butea,genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
2814,Buteo genus_Buteo,broad-winged soaring hawks
2815,Butler Samuel_Butler,English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
2816,Butler Samuel_Butler,English poet (1612-1680)
2817,Butte,a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
2818,Butterfield William_Butterfield,English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900)
2819,Buxaceae family_Buxaceae box_family,widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
2820,Buxus genus_Buxus,type genus of the Buxaceae
2821,Buzzards_Bay,an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
2822,Byblos,an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated
2823,Bydgoszcz Bromberg,an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
2824,Byelorussian Belorussian White_Russian,a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
2825,Byrd Richard_E._Byrd Richard_Evelyn_Byrd Admiral_Byrd,explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
2826,Byrd William_Byrd,English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
2827,Byron Lord_George_Gordon_Byron Sixth_Baron_Byron_of_Rochdale,English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
2828,Byzantine,a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
2829,Byzantine_Empire Byzantium Eastern_Roman_Empire,a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
2830,Byzantine_architecture,the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and round arches and spires and much use of mosaics
2831,Byzantium,an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
2832,BÈrÈnice_Bejo,actor born on 1976-07-07 that starred in The Artist
2833,C,(music) the keynote of the scale of C major
2834,C,a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
2835,C c,the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
2836,C-clamp,a clamp in the shape of the letter C
2837,C-horizon C_horizon,beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
2838,C-ration,a canned field ration issued by the United States Army
2839,C-reactive_protein CRP,a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation
2840,CD-R compact_disc_recordable CD-WO compact_disc_write-once,a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
2841,CD-ROM compact_disc_read-only_memory,a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
2842,CD-ROM_drive,a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'
2843,CD_drive,a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system
2844,CD_player,a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set
2845,CN_Tower,a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely
2846,COBOL,common business-oriented language
2847,CPU_board mother_board,the main circuit board for a computer
2848,C_battery,battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube
2849,C_clef,a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff
2850,C_compiler,a compiler for programs written in C
2851,C_major C_major_scale scale_of_C_major,(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
2852,C_program,a program written in C
2853,Cabalist Kabbalist,a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
2854,Cabell James_Branch_Cabell,United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)
2855,Cabernet Cabernet_Sauvignon,superior Bordeaux type of red wine
2856,Cabernet_Sauvignon_grape,superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California
2857,Cabomba genus_Cabomba,alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants
2858,Cabombaceae subfamily_Cabombaceae water-shield_family,in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
2859,Cabot John_Cabot Giovanni_Cabato,Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)
2860,Cabot Sebastian_Cabot,son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
2861,Cacajao genus_Cacajao,uakaris
2862,Cacalia genus_Cacalia,genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia
2863,Cachi,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
2864,Cacicus genus_Cacicus,a genus of tropical American orioles
2865,Cactaceae family_Cactaceae cactus_family,constituting the order Opuntiales
2866,Caddo,a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas
2867,Caddo Caddoan Caddoan_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo
2868,Cadiz,an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
2869,Cadmus,(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
2870,Cadra genus_Cadra,a genus of Pyralidae
2871,Caeciliidae family_Caeciliidae Caeciliadae family_Caeciliadae,coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
2872,Caelum,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus
2873,Caenolestes genus_Caenolestes,type genus of the family Caenolestidae
2874,Caenolestidae family_Caenolestidae,small marsupials of southern South America
2875,Caesalpinia genus_Caesalpinia,small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
2876,Caesalpiniaceae family_Caesalpiniaceae,spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
2877,Caesalpinioideae subfamily_Caesalpinioideae,alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
2878,Caesar Julius_Caesar Gaius_Julius_Caesar,conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
2879,Caesar Sid_Caesar Sidney_Caesar,United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
2880,Caesar_salad,typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg
2881,Caesarea,an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
2882,Cage John_Cage John_Milton_Cage_Jr.,United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
2883,Cagliostro Count_Alessandro_di_Cagliostro Giuseppe_Balsamo,Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)
2884,Cagney Jimmy_Cagney James_Cagney,United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
2885,Cahita,a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico
2886,Cahita,the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita
2887,Cain,(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
2888,Cairene,a native or inhabitant of Cairo
2889,Cairina genus_Cairina,a genus of Anatidae
2890,Cairo,a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
2891,Cairo Al_Qahira El_Qahira Egyptian_capital capital_of_Egypt,the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
2892,Cajanus genus_Cajanus,erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions
2893,Cajun,a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
2894,Cakchiquel,a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
2895,Cakchiquel,the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel
2896,Cakile genus_Cakile,small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe
2897,Calabria,a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
2898,Caladium_bicolor,most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
2899,Calais,a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
2900,Calamagrostis genus_Calamagrostis,reed grass
2901,Calamintha genus_Calamintha,calamint
2902,Calamus genus_Calamus,a genus of Sparidae
2903,Calandrinia genus_Calandrinia,large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers
2904,Calder Alexander_Calder,United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
2905,Calderon Calderon_de_la_Barca Pedro_Calderon_de_la_Barca,Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
2906,Caldwell Erskine_Caldwell Erskine_Preston_Caldwell,United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)
2907,Caledonia,the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
2908,Caledonian_Canal,a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
2909,Calgary,the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada
2910,Cali,city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
2911,Cali_cartel,a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)
2912,Calidris genus_Calidris,a genus of Scolopacidae
2913,California Golden_State CA Calif.,a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
2914,California_Personality_Inventory CPI,a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
2915,California_black_oak Quercus_kelloggii,large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves
2916,California_black_walnut Juglans_californica,medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts
2917,California_bluebell Phacelia_campanularia,annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
2918,California_bluebell whitlavia Phacelia_minor Phacelia_whitlavia,desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
2919,California_box_elder Acer_negundo_Californicum,maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature
2920,California_condor Gymnogyps_californianus,North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
2921,California_four_o'clock Mirabilis_laevis Mirabilis_californica,California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
2922,California_fuchsia humming_bird's_trumpet Epilobium_canum_canum Zauschneria_californica,shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
2923,California_lady's_slipper Cypripedium_californicum,often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
2924,California_laurel California_bay_tree Oregon_myrtle pepperwood spice_tree sassafras_laurel California_olive mountain_laurel Umbellularia_californica,Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
2925,California_newt Taricha_torosa,newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat
2926,California_nutmeg nutmeg-yew Torreya_californica,California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
2927,California_pitcher_plant Darlingtonia_californica,marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
2928,California_poppy Eschscholtzia_californica,of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
2929,California_privet Ligustrum_ovalifolium,semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
2930,California_quail Lofortyx_californicus,plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
2931,California_redwood coast_redwood Sequoia_sempervirens,lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
2932,California_sagebrush California_sage Artemisia_californica,low ashy-grey California shrub
2933,California_sea_lion Zalophus_californianus Zalophus_californicus,often trained as a show animal
2934,California_single-leaf_pinyon Pinus_californiarum,very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
2935,California_sycamore Platanus_racemosa,tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
2936,California_whipsnake striped_racer Masticophis_lateralis,a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides
2937,California_white_oak valley_oak valley_white_oak roble Quercus_lobata,tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
2938,California_wine,any of various wines produced in California
2939,Californian,a native or resident of California
2940,Caligula Gaius Gaius_Caesar,Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
2941,Caliphate,the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
2942,Calixtus_II Guy_of_Burgundy,pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)
2943,Calixtus_III Borgia Alfonso_Borgia,Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
2944,Call,a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
2945,Calla genus_Calla,water arum
2946,Callas Maria_Callas Maria_Meneghini_Callas,Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
2947,Callicebus genus_Callicebus,titis
2948,Callimorpha genus_Callimorpha,cinnabar moths
2949,Callinectes genus_Callinectes,New World blue crabs
2950,Callionymidae family_Callionymidae,dragonets
2951,Calliope,(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
2952,Calliophis genus_Calliophis Callophis genus_Callophis,Asian coral snakes
2953,Calliphora genus_Calliphora,type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
2954,Calliphoridae family_Calliphoridae,blowflies
2955,Callirhoe genus_Callirhoe,small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers
2956,Callisaurus genus_Callisaurus,zebra-tailed lizard
2957,Callistephus genus_Callistephus,one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers
2958,Callisto,the second largest of Jupiter's satellites
2959,Callithricidae family_Callithricidae,marmosets
2960,Callithrix genus_Callithrix,type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
2961,Callitrichaceae family_Callitrichaceae,dicot aquatic herbs
2962,Callitriche genus_Callitriche,water starworts
2963,Callitris genus_Callitris,evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines
2964,Callorhinus genus_Callorhinus,fur seals
2965,Calluna genus_Calluna,one species
2966,Calocarpum genus_Calocarpum,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae
2967,Calocedrus genus_Calocedrus,tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
2968,Calochortus genus_Calochortus,large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
2969,Caloocan,a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon
2970,Caloosahatchee Caloosahatchee_River,a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway
2971,Caloosahatchee_Canal,a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway
2972,Calophyllum genus_Calophyllum,genus of tropical evergreen trees
2973,Calopogon genus_Calopogon,terrestrial orchids of North America
2974,Calorie kilogram_calorie kilocalorie large_calorie nutritionist's_calorie,a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
2975,Caloscypha_fulgens,an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup
2976,Calostoma_cinnabarina,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case
2977,Calostoma_lutescens,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
2978,Calostoma_ravenelii,a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
2979,Calostomataceae family_Calostomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales
2980,Caltha genus_Caltha,a genus of Caltha
2981,Calvados,dry apple brandy made in Normandy
2982,Calvary Golgotha,a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
2983,Calvary_clover Medicago_intertexta Medicago_echinus,an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
2984,Calvary_cross cross_of_Calvary,a Latin cross set on three steps
2985,Calvatia genus_Calvatia,genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
2986,Calvin John_Calvin Jean_Cauvin Jean_Caulvin Jean_Chauvin,Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
2987,Calvin Melvin_Calvin,United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
2988,Calvinism,the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
2989,Calvinist Genevan,an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
2990,Calvinistic_Baptist Particular_Baptist,group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
2991,Calvino Italo_Calvino,Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987)
2992,Calycanthaceae family_Calycanthaceae calycanthus_family strawberry-shrub_family,shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
2993,Calycanthus genus_Calycanthus,a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice
2994,Calycophyllum genus_Calycophyllum,medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark
2995,Calymmatobacterium genus_Calymmatobacterium,a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
2996,Calymmatobacterium_granulomatis,the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale
2997,Calypso,(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
2998,Calystegia genus_Calystegia,climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed
2999,Cam River_Cam Cam_River,a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
3000,Cam_Gigandet,actor born on 1982-08-16 that starred in Twilight
3001,Camassia genus_Camassia Quamassia genus_Quamassia,genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
3002,Cambarus genus_Cambarus,a genus of Astacidae
3003,Cambodia Kingdom_of_Cambodia Kampuchea,a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
3004,Cambodian Kampuchean,a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
3005,Cambodian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cambodia
3006,Cambrian Cambrian_period,from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
3007,Cambrian_Mountains,a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales
3008,Cambridge,a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3009,Cambridge,a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
3010,Cambridge_University Cambridge,a university in England
3011,Camden,a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
3012,Camelidae family_Camelidae,camels and llamas and vicunas
3013,Camelina genus_Camelina false_flax,annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
3014,Camelot,(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
3015,Camelus genus_Camelus,type genus of the Camelidae: camels
3016,Camembert,rich soft creamy French cheese
3017,Cameron_Diaz,actor born on 1972-08-30 that starred in Vanilla Sky
3018,Cameroon,an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
3019,Cameroon Republic_of_Cameroon Cameroun,a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
3020,Cameroon_franc,the basic unit of money in Cameroon
3021,Cameroonian,a native or inhabitant of Cameroon
3022,Camlan,(Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded
3023,Camorra,a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail
3024,Camp_David,a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States
3025,Campania,a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia
3026,Campanulaceae family_Campanulaceae bellflower_family,family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
3027,Campanulales order_Campanulales,an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
3028,Campbell Joseph_Campbell,United States mythologist (1904-1987)
3029,Campeche,a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
3030,Campeche,a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche
3031,Campephilus genus_Campephilus,a genus of Picidae
3032,Campfire_Girl,a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18
3033,Camponotus genus_Camponotus,carpenter ants
3034,Camptosorus genus_Camptosorus,classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium
3035,Campyloneurum genus_Campyloneurum,epiphytic ferns of tropical America
3036,Campylorhynchus genus_Campylorhynchus Heleodytes genus_Heleodytes,alternative classifications for the cactus wrens
3037,Camus Albert_Camus,French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
3038,Canaanite,a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
3039,Canaanite,the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
3040,Canaanitic Canaanitic_language,a group of Semitic languages
3041,Canachites genus_Canachites,spruce grouse
3042,Canada,a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
3043,Canada_anemone Anemone_Canadensis,common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
3044,Canada_balsam,yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
3045,Canada_garlic meadow_leek rose_leek Allium_canadense,North American bulbous plant
3046,Canada_ginger black_snakeroot Asarum_canadense,deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
3047,Canada_jay grey_jay gray_jay camp_robber whisker_jack Perisoreus_canadensis,a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
3048,Canada_lily wild_yellow_lily meadow_lily wild_meadow_lily Lilium_canadense,common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
3049,Canada_lynx Lynx_canadensis,of northern North America
3050,Canada_plum Prunus_nigra,small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit
3051,Canada_porcupine Erethizon_dorsatum,porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
3052,Canada_thistle creeping_thistle Cirsium_arvense,European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed
3053,Canada_violet tall_white_violet white_violet Viola_canadensis,tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks
3054,Canada_wild_rye Elymus_canadensis,North American wild rye
3055,Canadian,a native or inhabitant of Canada
3056,Canadian Canadian_River,a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
3057,Canadian_Falls Horseshoe_Falls,a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
3058,Canadian_French,the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
3059,Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service CSIS,Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government
3060,Canadian_aspen bigtooth_aspen bigtoothed_aspen big-toothed_aspen large-toothed_aspen large_tooth_aspen Populus_grandidentata,aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America
3061,Canadian_bacon,from a boned strip of cured loin
3062,Canadian_dollar loonie,the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin"
3063,Canadian_pondweed Elodea_canadensis,North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
3064,Canadian_province,Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
3065,Canandaigua_Lake Lake_Canandaigua,a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
3066,Cananga genus_Cananga Canangium genus_Canangium,a genus of Malayan tree
3067,Canary_Island_hare's_foot_fern Davallia_canariensis,fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
3068,Canary_Islands Canaries,a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
3069,Canary_wine,a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
3070,Canavalia genus_Canavalia,herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
3071,Canberra Australian_capital capital_of_Australia,the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
3072,Cancer,a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
3073,Cancer Cancer_the_Crab Crab,the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
3074,Cancer Crab,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
3075,Cancer genus_Cancer,type genus of the family Cancridae
3076,Cancridae family_Cancridae,many of the best known edible crabs
3077,Cancun,a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
3078,Candida_albicans Monilia_albicans,a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
3079,Candlemas Candlemas_Day Feb_2,feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
3080,Canellaceae family_Canellaceae canella_family,one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
3081,Canetti Elias_Canetti,English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)
3082,Canidae family_Canidae,dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
3083,Canis genus_Canis,type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
3084,Canis_Major Great_Dog,a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
3085,Canis_Minor Little_Dog,a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
3086,Cannabidaceae family_Cannabidaceae hemp_family,two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
3087,Cannaceae family_Cannaceae,coextensive with the genus Canna
3088,Cannae,ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC
3089,Cannes,a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
3090,Canopus,supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky
3091,Cantabrian_Mountains,a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
3092,Cantabrigian,a resident of Cambridge
3093,Canterbury,a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
3094,Canterbury_Tales,an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
3095,Canterbury_bell Gloxinia_perennis,herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
3096,Canterbury_bell cup_and_saucer Campanula_medium,European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
3097,Cantharellus genus_Cantharellus,a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles
3098,Canticle_of_Simeon Nunc_dimittis,the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
3099,Canton_crepe,a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine
3100,Canuck,informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
3101,Canute Cnut Knut Canute_the_Great,king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
3102,Canyonlands_National_Park,a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
3103,Cape_Ann,a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3104,Cape_Breton_Island,an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia
3105,Cape_Canaveral Cape_Kennedy,a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
3106,Cape_Cod,a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
3107,Cape_Cod_Bay,the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
3108,Cape_Cod_Canal,a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
3109,Cape_Fear,a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3110,Cape_Fear_River,a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
3111,Cape_Flattery,a cape of northwestern Washington
3112,Cape_Froward,a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America
3113,Cape_Girardeau,a town in southeast Missouri
3114,Cape_Hatteras,a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
3115,Cape_Horn,a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
3116,Cape_May,a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
3117,Cape_May_warbler Dendroica_tigrina,North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
3118,Cape_Passero Passero_Cape,a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
3119,Cape_Province Cape_of_Good_Hope_Province Cape_Colony,a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
3120,Cape_Sable,a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
3121,Cape_Sable,a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
3122,Cape_Town,port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
3123,Cape_Trafalgar,a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805"
3124,Cape_Verde Republic_of_Cape_Verde,an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
3125,Cape_Verde_Islands,a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
3126,Cape_Verde_escudo escudo,the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
3127,Cape_Verde_monetary_unit,monetary unit on Cape Verde
3128,Cape_York,the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland
3129,Cape_York_Peninsula,a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
3130,Cape_buffalo Synercus_caffer,large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
3131,Cape_lobster Homarus_capensis,small lobster of southern Africa
3132,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
3133,Cape_of_Good_Hope,a province of western South Africa
3134,Cape_primrose,any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
3135,Cape_tulip Haemanthus_coccineus,spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
3136,Capek Karel_Capek,Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938)
3137,Capella,the brightest star in Auriga
3138,Capet Hugh_Capet,King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)
3139,Capetian,a member of the Capetian dynasty
3140,Capetian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328
3141,Capital Washington,the federal government of the United States
3142,Capitol Capitol_Building,the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
3143,Capitol_Hill the_Hill,a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill"
3144,Capitol_Reef_National_Park,a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
3145,Capitonidae family_Capitonidae,barbets
3146,Capone Al_Capone Alphonse_Capone Scarface,United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
3147,Caporetto battle_of_Caporetto,battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
3148,Cappadocia,an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
3149,Capparidaceae family_Capparidaceae caper_family,a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
3150,Capparis genus_Capparis,tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
3151,Capra Frank_Capra,United States film maker (1897-1991)
3152,Capra genus_Capra,goats
3153,Caprella genus_Caprella,skeleton shrimp
3154,Capreolus genus_Capreolus,roe deer
3155,Capri,an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
3156,Capricorn Capricorn_the_Goat Goat,the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
3157,Capricorn Goat,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
3158,Capricornis genus_Capricornis,serows
3159,Capricornus Capricorn,a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
3160,Caprifoliaceae family_Caprifoliaceae honeysuckle_family,shrubs and small trees and woody vines
3161,Caprimulgidae family_Caprimulgidae,goatsuckers
3162,Caprimulgiformes order_Caprimulgiformes,goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
3163,Caprimulgus genus_Caprimulgus,type genus of the Caprimulgidae
3164,Caproidae family_Caproidae,boarfishes
3165,Capromyidae family_Capromyidae,coypus
3166,Capros genus_Capros,a genus of fish in the family Caproidae
3167,Capsella genus_Capsella,shepherd's purse
3168,Carabidae family_Carabidae,ground beetles
3169,Caracas capital_of_Venezuela,the capital and largest city of Venezuela
3170,Carangidae family_Carangidae,large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
3171,Caranx genus_Caranx,type genus of the Carangidae
3172,Carapidae family_Carapidae,pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
3173,Carassius genus_Carassius,goldfish
3174,Caravaggio Michelangelo_Merisi_da_Caravaggio,Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610)
3175,Carboloy,an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools
3176,Carbondale,a town in southern Illinois
3177,Carboniferous Carboniferous_period,from 345 million to 280 million years ago
3178,Carcharhinidae family_Carcharhinidae,largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
3179,Carcharhinus genus_Carcharhinus,type genus of the Carcharhinidae
3180,Carcharias genus_Carcharias Odontaspis genus_Odontaspis,type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
3181,Carchariidae family_Carchariidae Odontaspididae family_Odontaspididae,sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
3182,Carcharodon genus_Carcharodon,man-eating sharks
3183,Cardamine genus_Cardamine,bittercress, bitter cress
3184,Cardiff,the capital and largest city of Wales
3185,Cardigan Cardigan_Welsh_corgi,slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
3186,Cardiidae family_Cardiidae,somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
3187,Cardiospermum genus_Cardiospermum,tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot
3188,Cardium genus_Cardium,type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
3189,Carducci Giosue_Carducci,Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
3190,Carduelinae subfamily_Carduelinae,used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
3191,Carduelis genus_Carduelis,in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
3192,Carduus genus_Carduus,genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles
3193,Caretta genus_Caretta,loggerhead turtles
3194,Carew Thomas_Carew,Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
3195,Carex genus_Carex,large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges
3196,Carey_Mulligan,actor born on 1985-05-28 that starred in Never Let Me Go
3197,Cariama genus_Cariama,the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama
3198,Cariamidae family_Cariamidae,crane-like South American wading birds
3199,Carib Carib_Indian,a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
3200,Carib Caribbean_language,the family of languages spoken by the Carib
3201,Caribbean,region including the Caribbean Islands
3202,Caribbean Caribbean_Sea,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
3203,Caribbean_Island,an island in the Caribbean Sea
3204,Carica genus_Carica,type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas
3205,Caricaceae family_Caricaceae papaya_family,trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
3206,Carina,a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus
3207,Carioca,a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
3208,Carl_XVI_Gustav Carl_XVI_Gustaf,king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946)
3209,Carlina genus_Carlina,genus of Mediterranean thistles
3210,Carlsbad,a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
3211,Carlsbad_Caverns,a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
3212,Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park,a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
3213,Carlyle Thomas_Carlyle,Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
3214,Carmelite White_Friar,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
3215,Carmelite_order Order_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel,a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
3216,Carmen_Miranda,actor born on 1909-02-09 that starred in Greenwich Village
3217,Carmichael Hoagy_Carmichael Hoagland_Howard_Carmichael,United States songwriter (1899-1981)
3218,Carnegie Andrew_Carnegie,United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
3219,Carnegie Dale_Carnegie,United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
3220,Carnegie_Mellon_University,an engineering university in Pittsburgh
3221,Carnegiea genus_Carnegiea,caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro
3222,Carniolan_bee,greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition
3223,Carnivora order_Carnivora,cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
3224,Carnosaura suborder_Carnosaura,largest carnivorous land animals ever known
3225,Carnot Sadi_Carnot Nicolas_Leonard_Sadi_Carnot,French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
3226,Carnot_cycle Carnot's_ideal_cycle,a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
3227,Carol_Burnett,actor born on 1933-04-26 that starred in The Carol Burnett Show
3228,Carole_Lombard,actor born on 1908-10-06 that starred in To Be or Not to Be
3229,Carolina Carolinas,the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
3230,Carolina_allspice strawberry_shrub strawberry_bush sweet_shrub Calycanthus_floridus,hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
3231,Carolina_buckthorn indian_cherry Rhamnus_carolinianus,deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn
3232,Carolina_chickadee Parus_carolinensis,southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
3233,Carolina_hemlock Tsuga_caroliniana,medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales
3234,Carolina_lupine Thermopsis_villosa,eastern United States bush pea
3235,Carolina_moonseed Cocculus_carolinus,woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits
3236,Carolina_parakeet Conuropsis_carolinensis,extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
3237,Carolina_spring_beauty Claytonia_caroliniana,similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
3238,Carolina_wren Thryothorus_ludovicianus,large United States wren with a musical call
3239,Caroline_Islands,a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
3240,Carolingian Carlovingian,a member of the Carolingian dynasty
3241,Carolingian_dynasty Carlovingian_dynasty,a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987
3242,Carolinian,a native or resident of the Carolinas
3243,Carothers Wallace_Carothers Wallace_Hume_Carothers,United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
3244,Carpathians Carpathian_Mountains,a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area
3245,Carphophis genus_Carphophis,thunder snake
3246,Carpinaceae subfamily_Carpinaceae family_Carpinaceae,used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis
3247,Carpinus genus_Carpinus,mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
3248,Carpobrotus genus_Carpobrotus,a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus
3249,Carpocapsa genus_Carpocapsa,codling moths
3250,Carpodacus genus_Carpodacus,house finches and purple finches
3251,Carrel Alexis_Carrel,French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
3252,Carrere John_Merven_Carrere,United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911)
3253,Carrie-Anne_Moss,actor born on 1967-08-21 that starred in The Matrix
3254,Carrie_Fisher,actor born on 1956-10-21 that starred in Star Wars
3255,Carroll Lewis_Carroll Dodgson Reverend_Dodgson Charles_Dodgson Charles_Lutwidge_Dodgson,English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
3256,Carson Kit_Carson Christopher_Carson,United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
3257,Carson Rachel_Carson Rachel_Louise_Carson,United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
3258,Carson_City capital_of_Nevada,capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
3259,Cartagena,a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
3260,Cartagena,a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
3261,Cartagena_bark Cinchona_cordifolia Cinchona_lancifolia,Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
3262,Carter Howard_Carter,Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
3263,Carter Jimmy_Carter James_Earl_Carter James_Earl_Carter_Jr. President_Carter,39th President of the United States (1924-)
3264,Carter_administration,the executive under President Carter
3265,Cartesian,a follower of Cartesian thought
3266,Cartesian_coordinate,one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
3267,Cartesian_coordinate_system,a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system
3268,Cartesian_plane,a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates
3269,Carthage,an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
3270,Carthaginian,a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage
3271,Carthamus genus_Carthamus,safflower
3272,Carthusian,a member of the Carthusian order
3273,Carthusian_order,an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
3274,Cartier Jacques_Cartier,French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
3275,Cartwright Edmund_Cartwright,English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
3276,Carum genus_Carum,caraway
3277,Caruso Enrico_Caruso,outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
3278,Carver George_Washington_Carver,United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
3279,Cary_Elwes,actor born on 1962-10-26 that starred in Saw
3280,Carya genus_Carya,genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
3281,Caryocar genus_Caryocar,type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts
3282,Caryocaraceae family_Caryocaraceae,small genus of tropical South American trees
3283,Caryophyllaceae family_Caryophyllaceae carnation_family pink_family,large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
3284,Caryophyllales order_Caryophyllales Chenopodiales order-Chenopodiales,corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
3285,Caryophyllidae subclass_Caryophyllidae,a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
3286,Caryota genus_Caryota,fishtail palms
3287,Casablanca,a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
3288,Casals Pablo_Casals,an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)
3289,Casanova,any man noted for his amorous adventures
3290,Casanova Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova Casanova_de_Seingalt Giovanni_Jacopo_Casanova_de_Seingalt,an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
3291,Cascades Cascade_Range Cascade_Mountains,a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
3292,Casey_Affleck,actor born on 1975-08-12 that starred in Gone Baby Gone
3293,Cash Johnny_Cash John_Cash,United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
3294,Cashmere_goat Kashmir_goat,Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool
3295,Casmerodius genus_Casmerodius,a white egrets
3296,Caspar Gaspar,(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
3297,Casper,a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
3298,Caspian Caspian_Sea,a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
3299,Cassandra,(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
3300,Cassegrainian_telescope Gregorian_telescope,a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror
3301,Cassin's_kingbird Tyrannus_vociferans,a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen
3302,Cassiope genus_Cassiope,low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers
3303,Cassiopeia,(Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
3304,Cassiopeia,a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
3305,Cassirer Ernst_Cassirer,German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
3306,Cassius Cassius_Longinus Gaius_Cassius_Longinus,prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
3307,Castanea genus_Castanea,chestnuts; chinkapins
3308,Castanopsis genus_Castanopsis,evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand
3309,Castanospermum genus_Castanospermum,a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
3310,Castile Castilla,a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
3311,Castilian,the Spanish language as spoken in Castile
3312,Castilleja genus_Castilleja Castilleia genus_Castilleia,genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
3313,Castillian,a native or inhabitant of Castile
3314,Castor Alpha_Geminorum,a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
3315,Castor genus_Castor,type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
3316,Castoridae family_Castoridae,beavers
3317,Castoroides genus_Castoroides,extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
3318,Castries,a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
3319,Castro Fidel_Castro Fidel_Castro_Ruz,Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
3320,Castroism,a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
3321,Casualty_Care_Research_Center CCRC,an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
3322,Casuaridae family_Casuaridae,a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
3323,Casuariiformes order_Casuariiformes,a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
3324,Casuarinaceae family_Casuarinaceae,one genus: genus Casuarina
3325,Casuarinales order_Casuarinales,order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae
3326,Casuarius genus_Casuarius,type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries
3327,Catacala genus_Catacala,moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
3328,Catalan,a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
3329,Catalan,the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)
3330,Catalina_Sandino_Moreno,actor born on 1981-04-19 that starred in Maria Full of Grace
3331,Catalina_cherry Prunus_lyonii,evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)
3332,Catalonia,a region of northeastern Spain
3333,Catalpa_bignioides,catalpa tree of southern United States
3334,Catalpa_speciosa,catalpa tree of central United States
3335,Cataract_Canyon,a tributary of the Grand Canyon
3336,Catasetum genus_Catasetum,genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
3337,Catawba,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
3338,Catawba,slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
3339,Catawba,the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
3340,Cate_Blanchett,actor born on 1969-05-14 that starred in Carol
3341,Caterpillar cat,a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
3342,Catha genus_Catha,a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers
3343,Catha_edulis,a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea
3344,Catharacta genus_Catharacta,skuas
3345,Catharanthus genus_Catharanthus,small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
3346,Cathartes genus_Cathartes,type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
3347,Cathartidae family_Cathartidae,condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
3348,Cathaya,Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere
3349,Cather Willa_Cather Willa_Sibert_Cather,United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
3350,Catherine_Deneuve,actor born on 1943-10-22 that starred in 8 femmes
3351,Catherine_I,empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)
3352,Catherine_II Catherine Catherine_the_Great,empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
3353,Catherine_Keener,actor born on 1959-03-23 that starred in Capote
3354,Catherine_Zeta-Jones,actor born on 1969-09-25 that starred in Chicago
3355,Catherine_de_Medicis,queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
3356,Catherine_of_Aragon Catherine,first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
3357,Catholic,a member of a Catholic church
3358,Catholic_Church,any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
3359,Catholic_school,a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
3360,Catholicism Catholicity,the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
3361,Catholicos,the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches
3362,Catoptrophorus genus_Catoptrophorus,willet
3363,Catostomidae family_Catostomidae,suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
3364,Catostomus genus_Catostomus,type genus of the family Catostomidae
3365,Catskills Catskill_Mountains,a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
3366,Cattell James_McKeen_Cattell,American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)
3367,Cattell Ray_Cattell R._B._Cattell Raymond_B._Cattell Raymond_Bernard_Cattell,American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)
3368,Catullus Gaius_Valerius_Catullus,Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
3369,Caucasia Caucasus,a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
3370,Caucasian Caucasian_language,a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
3371,Caucasian_walnut Pterocarya_fraxinifolia,medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit
3372,Caucasus Caucasus_Mountains,the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
3373,Caudine_Forks,a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
3374,Caulophyllum genus_Caulophyllum,blue cohosh
3375,Cavalier Royalist,a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
3376,Cavell Edith_Cavell Edith_Louisa_Cavell,English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)
3377,Cavendish Henry_Cavendish,British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
3378,Cavia genus_Cavia,type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
3379,Caviidae family_Caviidae,a family of Hystricomorpha
3380,Caxton William_Caxton,English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)
3381,Cayman_Islands,a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
3382,Cayman_Islands_dollar,the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
3383,Cayuga,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State
3384,Cayuga,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga
3385,Cayuga_Lake Lake_Cayuga,a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
3386,Cebidae family_Cebidae,all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
3387,Cebu,one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
3388,Cebu Cebu_City,an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
3389,Cebuan,inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines
3390,Cebuan Cebuano,language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
3391,Cebuella genus_Cebuella,pygmy marmosets
3392,Cebus genus_Cebus,type genus of the Cebidae
3393,Cecidomyidae family_Cecidomyidae,gall midges
3394,Cecropia genus_Cecropia,large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
3395,Cecropiaceae family_Cecropiaceae,in some classifications included in family Moraceae
3396,Cedar_Rapids,a city in eastern Iowa
3397,Cedrela genus_Cedrela,tropical American trees
3398,Cedrus genus_Cedrus,true cedars
3399,Ceiba genus_Ceiba,tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
3400,Celastraceae family_Celastraceae spindle-tree_family staff-tree_family,trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
3401,Celastrus genus_Celastrus,genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
3402,Celebes Sulawesi,a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
3403,Celeste_Holm,actor born on 1917-04-29 that starred in All About Eve
3404,Celestial_City City_of_God Heavenly_City Holy_City,phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'"
3405,Cellini Benvenuto_Cellini,Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
3406,Celosia genus_Celosia,annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
3407,Celsius Anders_Celsius,Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
3408,Celsius_scale international_scale centigrade_scale,a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
3409,Celt Kelt,a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
3410,Celtic Celtic_language,a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
3411,Celtic_cross,a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection
3412,Celtic_deity,a deity worshipped by the Celts
3413,Celtis genus_Celtis,large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit
3414,Cenchrus genus_Cenchrus,a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
3415,Cenozoic Cenozoic_era Age_of_Mammals,approximately the last 63 million years
3416,Centaurea genus_Centaurea,knapweed; star thistle
3417,Centaurium genus_Centaurium,genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
3418,Centaurus Centaur,a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
3419,Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention CDC,a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
3420,Centigrade_thermometer,a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
3421,Central_African_Republic Central_Africa,a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
3422,Central_African_Republic_franc,the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
3423,Central_America,the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
3424,Central_America,the nations of Central America collectively
3425,Central_American,a native or inhabitant of Central America
3426,Central_American_country Central_American_nation,any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
3427,Central_American_strap_fern narrow-leaved_strap_fern Campyloneurum_augustifolium,fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
3428,Central_Dravidian,a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
3429,Central_Intelligence_Agency CIA,an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
3430,Central_Intelligence_Machinery CIM,the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies
3431,Central_Park,a large park in Manhattan
3432,Central_Powers,in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
3433,Central_Time Central_Standard_Time CST,standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
3434,Centranthus genus_Centranthus,genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs
3435,Centrarchidae family_Centrarchidae,sunfish family
3436,Centre,a low-lying region in central France
3437,Centriscidae family_Centriscidae,shrimpfishes
3438,Centrocercus genus_Centrocercus,sage grouse
3439,Centrolobium genus_Centrolobium,a genus of Centrolobium
3440,Centropomidae family_Centropomidae,a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
3441,Centropomus genus_Centropomus,type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks
3442,Centropristis genus_Centropristis,sea basses
3443,Centropus genus_Centropus,a genus of Cuculidae
3444,Centrosema genus_Centrosema,a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
3445,Centrospermae group_Centrospermae,used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales
3446,Centunculus genus_Centunculus,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae
3447,Cephalanthera genus_Cephalanthera,small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
3448,Cephalobidae family_Cephalobidae,a family of Nematoda
3449,Cephalochordata subphylum_Cephalochordata,lancelets
3450,Cephalopoda class_Cephalopoda,octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus
3451,Cephalopterus genus_Cephalopterus,a genus of Cotingidae
3452,Cephalotaceae family_Cephalotaceae,a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
3453,Cephalotaxaceae family_Cephalotaxaceae plum-yew_family,a family of Cephalotaxaceae
3454,Cephalotaxus genus_Cephalotaxus,the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)
3455,Cephalotus genus_Cephalotus,one species: Australian pitcher plant
3456,Cepheus,(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
3457,Cepheus,a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
3458,Cepphus genus_Cepphus,a genus of birds including: guillemots
3459,Cerambycidae family_Cerambycidae,long-horned beetles
3460,Cerapteryx genus_Cerapteryx,antler moths
3461,Cerastium genus_Cerastium,mouse-eared chickweed
3462,Ceratitis genus_Ceratitis,Mediterranean fruit flies
3463,Ceratodontidae family_Ceratodontidae,lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
3464,Ceratonia genus_Ceratonia,carobs
3465,Ceratopetalum genus_Ceratopetalum,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae
3466,Ceratophyllaceae family_Ceratophyllaceae,coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts
3467,Ceratophyllum genus_Ceratophyllum,constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts
3468,Ceratopogon genus_Ceratopogon,type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
3469,Ceratopogonidae family_Ceratopogonidae,biting midges; sand flies
3470,Ceratopsia suborder_Ceratopsia,horned dinosaurs
3471,Ceratopsidae family_Ceratopsidae,American ceratopsian dinosaurs
3472,Ceratopteris genus_Ceratopteris,water ferns
3473,Ceratostomataceae family_Ceratostomataceae,fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
3474,Ceratostomella genus_Ceratostomella,genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
3475,Ceratotherium genus_Ceratotherium,African genus
3476,Cerberus hellhound,(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
3477,Cercidiphyllaceae family_Cercidiphyllaceae,one genus
3478,Cercidiphyllum genus_Cercidiphyllum,one species: katsura tree
3479,Cercidium genus_Cercidium,spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
3480,Cercis genus_Cercis,deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
3481,Cercocebus genus_Cercocebus,mangabeys
3482,Cercopidae family_Cercopidae,froghoppers or spittlebugs
3483,Cercopithecidae family_Cercopithecidae,Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
3484,Cercopithecus genus_Cercopithecus,type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
3485,Cercospora genus_Cercospora,form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
3486,Cercosporella genus_Cercosporella,form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores
3487,Ceres,(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
3488,Ceres,the largest asteroid and the first discovered
3489,Cereus genus_Cereus,genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
3490,Ceroxylon genus_Ceroxylon,wax palms
3491,Certhia genus_Certhia,type genus of the Certhiidae
3492,Certhiidae family_Certhiidae,creepers
3493,Cervantes Miguel_de_Cervantes Cervantes_Saavedra Miguel_de_Cervantes_Saavedra,Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
3494,Cervidae family_Cervidae,deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
3495,Cervus genus_Cervus,the type genus of the Cervidae
3496,Ceryle genus_Ceryle,a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
3497,Cestida order_Cestida,ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
3498,Cestidae family_Cestidae,coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
3499,Cestoda class_Cestoda,tapeworms
3500,Cestrum genus_Cestrum,genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
3501,Cestum genus_Cestum,Venus's girdle
3502,Cetacea order_Cetacea,an order of Eutheria
3503,Ceterach genus_Ceterach,small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus
3504,Cetonia genus_Cetonia,a genus of Cetoniidae
3505,Cetoniidae subfamily_Cetoniidae,considered a separate family in some classification systems
3506,Cetorhinidae family_Cetorhinidae,in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
3507,Cetorhinus genus_Cetorhinus,comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
3508,Cetraria genus_Cetraria,foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
3509,Cetus,a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
3510,Ceylon,an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
3511,Ceylon_bowstring_hemp Sansevieria_zeylanica,plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green
3512,Ceylonite pleonaste,a dark-colored spinel containing iron
3513,Cezanne Paul_Cezanne,French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
3514,Chabad Chabad_Hasidism,a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement
3515,Chablis,a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
3516,Chablis white_Burgundy,dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it
3517,Chad Chadic Chadic_language,a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
3518,Chad Republic_of_Chad Tchad,a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
3519,Chadian,a native or inhabitant of Chad
3520,Chadian_franc,the basic unit of money in Chad
3521,Chadwick_Boseman,actor born on 1976-11-29 that starred in Black Panther
3522,Chaenomeles genus_Chaenomeles,flowering quince
3523,Chaenopsis genus_Chaenopsis,a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies
3524,Chaeronea,a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
3525,Chaetodipterus genus_Chaetodipterus,a genus of Ephippidae
3526,Chaetodontidae family_Chaetodontidae,butterfly fishes
3527,Chaetognatha phylum_Chaetognatha,arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
3528,Chagall Marc_Chagall,French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985)
3529,Chagatai Jagatai Jaghatai Eastern_Turki,a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
3530,Chain Ernst_Boris_Chain Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain,British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
3531,Chait Caitra,the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)
3532,Chalcedon Council_of_Chalcedon,the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
3533,Chalcedon Kadikoy,a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
3534,Chalcididae family_Chalcididae Chalcidae family_Chalcidae,an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
3535,Chalcis genus_Chalcis,type genus of the Chalcididae
3536,Chalcostigma genus_Chalcostigma,thornbills
3537,Chaldea Chaldaea,an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
3538,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,a wise man skilled in occult learning
3539,Chaldean Chaldaean Chaldee,an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
3540,Chalons Chalons-sur-Marne,the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
3541,Chamaea genus_Chamaea,a genus of Paridae
3542,Chamaecrista genus_Chamaecrista,genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
3543,Chamaecyparis genus_Chamaecyparis,a genus of Chamaecyparis
3544,Chamaecytisus genus_Chamaecytisus,small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
3545,Chamaedaphne genus_Chamaedaphne,one species: leatherleaf
3546,Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleo genus_Chamaeleon,type genus of the Chamaeleontidae
3547,Chamaeleon Chameleon,a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
3548,Chamaeleontidae family_Chamaeleontidae Chamaeleonidae family_Chamaeleonidae Rhiptoglossa family_Rhiptoglossa,Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
3549,Chamaemelum genus_Chamaemelum,small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile
3550,Chamberlain Neville_Chamberlain Arthur_Neville_Chamberlain,British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
3551,Chambers William_Chambers Sir_William_Chambers,English architect (1723-1796)
3552,Champagne Champagne-Ardenne,a region of northeastern France
3553,Champaign,a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
3554,Champlain Samuel_de_Champlain,French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
3555,Champollion Jean_Francois_Champollion,Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)
3556,Champs_Elysees,a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
3557,Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer Chancellor,the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
3558,Chancellorsville,a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
3559,Chancellorsville,a village in northeastern Virginia
3560,Chandi,malevolent aspect of Devi; "the fierce"
3561,Chandler Raymond_Chandler Raymond_Thornton_Chandler,United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
3562,Chang_Jiang Changjiang Chang Yangtze Yangtze_River Yangtze_Kiang,the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
3563,Chang_Kuo Chang_Kuo-lao,one of the 8 immortals of Taoism
3564,Changtzu,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
3565,Channel_Island,any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
3566,Channel_Islands_National_Park,a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
3567,Channidae class_Channidae,snakeheads
3568,Channing_Tatum,actor born on 1980-04-26 that starred in White House Down
3569,Chao_Phraya,a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
3570,Chaos,(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
3571,Chapel_Hill,a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
3572,Chaplin Charlie_Chaplin Sir_Charles_Spencer_Chaplin,English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
3573,Chapman John_Chapman Johnny_Appleseed,United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
3574,Chapultepec,a pitched battle in the Mexican War that resulted in a major victory for American forces over Mexican forces at a locality south of Mexico City (1847)
3575,Chara genus_Chara,green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts
3576,Characeae family_Characeae,green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts
3577,Characidae family_Characidae,tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
3578,Characinidae family_Characinidae,former name of the Characidae
3579,Charadrii suborder_Charadrii,shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
3580,Charadriidae family_Charadriidae,plover family
3581,Charadriiformes order_Charadriiformes,large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
3582,Charadrius genus_Charadrius,type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
3583,Charales order_Charales,small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts
3584,Charcot Jean_Martin_Charcot,French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893)
3585,Charcot-Marie-Tooth_disease hereditary_motor_and_sensory_neuropathy,a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
3586,Chardonnay Pinot_Chardonnay,dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
3587,Chardonnay chardonnay_grape,white wine grape
3588,Chari-Nile,a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
3589,Charina genus_Charina,boas of western North America
3590,Charlemagne Carolus Charles Charles_I Charles_the_Great,king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
3591,Charleroi,city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
3592,Charles Charles_I Charles_Stuart,son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
3593,Charles Charles_II,King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)
3594,Charles Charles_II Charles_I Charles_the_Bald,as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
3595,Charles Charles_IX,King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
3596,Charles Charles_River,a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
3597,Charles Charles_VII,King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
3598,Charles Jacques_Charles Jacques_Alexandre_Cesar_Charles,French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
3599,Charles Prince_Charles,the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
3600,Charles_Bronson,actor born on 1921-11-03 that starred in C'era una volta il West
3601,Charles_Chaplin,actor born on 1889-04-16 that starred in The Great Dictator
3602,Charles_Coburn,actor born on 1877-06-19 that starred in The More the Merrier
3603,Charleston,a port city in southeastern South Carolina
3604,Charleston,an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
3605,Charleston capital_of_West_Virginia,state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
3606,Charlestown,a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
3607,Charlestown_Navy_Yard,the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
3608,Charlie_Day,actor born on 1976-02-09 that starred in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
3609,Charlie_Hunnam,actor born on 1980-04-10 that starred in Sons of Anarchy
3610,Charlie_Sheen,actor born on 1965-09-03 that starred in Two and a Half Men
3611,Charlize_Theron,actor born on 1975-08-07 that starred in Monster
3612,Charlotte Queen_City,the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
3613,Charlotte_Rampling,actor born on 1946-02-05 that starred in 45 Years
3614,Charlottetown,the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
3615,Charlton_Heston,actor born on 1923-10-04 that starred in Ben-Hur
3616,Charolais,large white or cream-colored breed from France
3617,Charon,(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
3618,Charophyceae class_Charophyceae,in some classifications: contains only the order Charales
3619,Charronia genus_Charronia,a genus of Mustelidae
3620,Chartism,the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
3621,Chartist,a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
3622,Chartres,a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral
3623,Chartres_Cathedral,a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century
3624,Chartreuse,aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
3625,Charybdis,(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
3626,Chase Salmon_P._Chase Salmon_Portland_Chase,United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
3627,Chateaubriand,a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
3628,Chateaubriand Francois_Rene_Chateaubriand Vicomte_de_Chateaubriand,French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
3629,Chateura genus_Chateura,a genus of Apodidae
3630,Chattahoochee Chattahoochee_River,a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
3631,Chattanooga,a city in eastern Tennessee
3632,Chattanooga battle_of_Chattanooga,in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
3633,Chaucer Geoffrey_Chaucer,English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
3634,Chauna genus_Chauna,crested screamers
3635,Chavez Carlos_Chavez,Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)
3636,Chavez Cesar_Chavez Cesar_Estrada_Chavez,United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)
3637,Chazz_Palminteri,actor born on 1952-05-15 that starred in The Usual Suspects
3638,Chechen,a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
3639,Chechen,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen
3640,Chechnya Chechenia Chechen_Republic,an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
3641,Cheddar,a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
3642,Cheever John_Cheever,United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982)
3643,Cheilanthes genus_Cheilanthes,small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
3644,Cheiranthus genus_Cheiranthus,Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
3645,Chekhov Chekov Anton_Chekhov Anton_Chekov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekhov Anton_Pavlovich_Chekov,Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
3646,Chelicerata superclass_Chelicerata,spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
3647,Chelidonium genus_Chelidonium,one species: greater celandine
3648,Chelifer genus_Chelifer,a genus of Chelonethida
3649,Chelone genus_Chelone,herbaceous perennials: shellflower
3650,Chelonethida order_Chelonethida Pseudoscorpionida order_Pseudoscorpionida Pseudoscorpiones order_Pseudoscorpiones,false scorpions
3651,Chelonia genus_Chelonia,green turtles
3652,Chelonia order_Chelonia Testudinata order_Testudinata Testudines order_Testudines,tortoises and turtles
3653,Cheloniidae family_Cheloniidae Chelonidae family_Chelonidae,green turtles; hawksbills
3654,Chelyabinsk,a city in the Asian part of Russia
3655,Chelydra genus_Chelydra,snapping turtles
3656,Chelydridae family_Chelydridae,snapping turtles
3657,Chemakuan,a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington
3658,Chemakum,a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum
3659,Chemical_Weapons_Convention,a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons
3660,Chemnitz Karl-Marx-Stadt,a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
3661,Chemnitzer_concertina,a hand-held and bellows-driven accordion
3662,Chen subgenus_Chen,wild goose having white adult plumage
3663,Chenin_blanc,made in California and the Loire valley in France
3664,Chenin_blanc,white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
3665,Chennai Madras,a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
3666,Chenopodiaceae family_Chenopodiaceae goosefoot_family,includes spinach and beets
3667,Chenopodium genus_Chenopodium,goosefoot; pigweed
3668,Cheops Khufu,Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
3669,Cher,actor born on 1946-05-20 that starred in Moonstruck
3670,Cherbourg,a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
3671,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
3672,Cheremis Cheremiss Mari,the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis
3673,Cherepovets,a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow
3674,Chernobyl,a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
3675,Cherokee,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma
3676,Cherokee,the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
3677,Cherokee_rose Rosa_laevigata,Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms
3678,Cherubini Luigi_Cherubini Maria_Luigi_Carlo_Zenobio_Cherubini,Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
3679,Chesapeake_Bay,a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
3680,Chesapeake_Bay_retriever,American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan
3681,Cheshire_cat,a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll
3682,Cheshire_cheese,a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture
3683,Chester,a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
3684,Chesterfield Fourth_Earl_of_Chesterfield Philip_Dormer_Stanhope,suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
3685,Chesterton G._K._Chesterton Gilbert_Keith_Chesterton,conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
3686,Chevalier Maurice_Chevalier,French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
3687,Cheviot,hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
3688,Cheviots Cheviot_Hills,a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland
3689,Chewa Cewa Chichewa,a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
3690,Cheyenne,a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
3691,Cheyenne,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3692,Cheyenne capital_of_Wyoming,the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
3693,ChiMwini,a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia
3694,Chiacoan_peccary,a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay
3695,Chian_turpentine,a turpentine exuded by the terebinth
3696,Chiang_Kai-shek Chiang_Chung-cheng,Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)
3697,Chianti,dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
3698,Chicago Windy_City,largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
3699,Chicano,a person of Mexican descent
3700,Chichewa,the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa
3701,Chickamauga battle_of_Chickamauga,a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
3702,Chickasaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
3703,Chickasaw,the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw
3704,Chicken_Little,a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling
3705,Chief_Constable,the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
3706,Chief_Secretary,a member of the British Cabinet
3707,Chihuahua,a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
3708,Chihuahua,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
3709,Chihuahua,an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization
3710,Chihuahuan_Desert,a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
3711,Chihuahuan_spotted_whiptail Cnemidophorus_exsanguis,having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico
3712,Chile Republic_of_Chile,a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
3713,Chile_bonito Chilean_bonito Pacific_bonito Sarda_chiliensis,common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
3714,Chilean,a native or inhabitant of Chile
3715,Chilean_cedar Austrocedrus_chilensis,a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
3716,Chilean_firebush Chilean_flameflower Embothrium_coccineum,grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes
3717,Chilean_jasmine Mandevilla_laxa,woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
3718,Chilean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Chile
3719,Chilean_nut Chile_nut Chile_hazel Chilean_hazelnut Guevina_heterophylla Guevina_avellana,Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
3720,Chilean_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
3721,Chilean_rimu Lepidothamnus_fonkii,about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile
3722,Chiloe,the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile
3723,Chilomastix genus_Chilomastix,flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans
3724,Chilomeniscus genus_Chilomeniscus,sand snakes
3725,Chilomycterus genus_Chilomycterus,burrfishes
3726,Chilopoda class_Chilopoda,arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
3727,Chilopsis genus_Chilopsis,one species: desert willow
3728,Chimaeridae family_Chimaeridae,a family of Holocephali
3729,Chimakum,a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington
3730,Chimaphila genus_Chimaphila,small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia
3731,Chimariko,a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
3732,Chimariko,the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko
3733,Chimborazo,a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)
3734,Chimera Chimaera,(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
3735,Chimonanthus genus_Chimonanthus,small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
3736,China People's_Republic_of_China mainland_China Communist_China Red_China PRC Cathay,a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
3737,China_aster Callistephus_chinensis,valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
3738,China_rose Bengal_rose Rosa_chinensis,shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
3739,China_rose Chinese_hibiscus Rose_of_China shoeblack_plant shoe_black Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis,large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
3740,China_tree false_dogwood jaboncillo chinaberry Sapindus_saponaria,evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
3741,Chinaman,a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
3742,Chinchillidae family_Chinchillidae,small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
3743,Chinese,a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
3744,Chinese,any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
3745,Chinese_Revolution,the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
3746,Chinese_Wall Great_Wall Great_Wall_of_China,a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
3747,Chinese_alligator Alligator_sinensis,small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
3748,Chinese_angelica Chinese_angelica_tree Aralia_stipulata,similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
3749,Chinese_anise star_anise star_aniseed,anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
3750,Chinese_brown_sauce brown_sauce,a sauce based on soy sauce
3751,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage Chinese_celery,elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
3752,Chinese_cabbage celery_cabbage napa pe-tsai Brassica_rapa_pekinensis,plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
3753,Chinese_checkers Chinese_chequers,a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
3754,Chinese_chestnut Castanea_mollissima,a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
3755,Chinese_cork_oak Quercus_variabilis,medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
3756,Chinese_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
3757,Chinese_elm Ulmus_parvifolia,small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
3758,Chinese_evergreen Japanese_leaf Aglaonema_modestum,erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
3759,Chinese_forget-me-not Cynoglossum_amabile,biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
3760,Chinese_goose Anser_cygnoides,very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag
3761,Chinese_gooseberry kiwi kiwi_vine Actinidia_chinensis Actinidia_deliciosa,climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
3762,Chinese_holly Ilex_cornuta,dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
3763,Chinese_lantern,a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
3764,Chinese_lantern_plant winter_cherry bladder_cherry Physalis_alkekengi,Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
3765,Chinese_monetary_unit,the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
3766,Chinese_mustard,very hot prepared mustard
3767,Chinese_paddlefish Psephurus_gladis,fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
3768,Chinese_parasol_tree Chinese_parasol Japanese_varnish_tree phoenix_tree Firmiana_simplex,deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
3769,Chinese_pea_tree Caragana_sinica,shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
3770,Chinese_primrose Primula_sinensis,cultivated Asiatic primrose
3771,Chinese_privet white_wax_tree Ligustrum_lucidum,erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
3772,Chinese_puzzle,intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes
3773,Chinese_restaurant_syndrome,headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
3774,Chinese_rhubarb Rheum_palmatum,long used for laxative properties
3775,Chinese_wistaria Wisteria_chinensis,having deep purple flowers
3776,Chino-Japanese_War Sino-Japanese_War,a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
3777,Chinook,a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
3778,Chinook_Jargon Oregon_Jargon,a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
3779,Chinookan Chinook,a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
3780,Chiococca genus_Chiococca,shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World
3781,Chionanthus genus_Chionanthus,deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree
3782,Chios Khios,an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
3783,Chipewyan,a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
3784,Chipewyan Chippewyan Chippewaian,the language spoken by the Chipewyan
3785,Chippendale Thomas_Chippendale,a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)
3786,Chiricahua_Apache,an Apache language
3787,Chirico Giorgio_de_Chirico,Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978)
3788,Chiron,(Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
3789,Chiron,an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
3790,Chironomidae family_Chironomidae,midges
3791,Chironomus genus_Chironomus,type genus of the Chironomidae
3792,Chiroptera order_Chiroptera,an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
3793,Chisholm_Trail,a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
3794,Chishona,a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe
3795,Chittagong,a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
3796,Chiwere,the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri
3797,Chiwetel_Ejiofor,actor born on 1977-07-10 that starred in 12 Years a Slave
3798,Chlamydera genus_Chlamydera,a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae
3799,Chlamydia_psittaci C._psittaci,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
3800,Chlamydia_trachomatis C._trachomatis,bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
3801,Chlamydiaceae family_Chlamydiaceae,Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates
3802,Chlamydomonadaceae family_Chlamydomonadaceae,green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome
3803,Chlamydomonas genus_Chlamydomonas,type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants
3804,Chlamydosaurus genus_Chlamydosaurus,frilled lizards
3805,Chlamyphorus genus_Chlamyphorus,pichiciago
3806,Chloranthaceae family_Chloranthaceae,small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees
3807,Chloranthus genus_Chloranthus,type genus of the Chloranthaceae
3808,Chloris genus_Chloris,tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
3809,Chlorococcales order_Chlorococcales,unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores
3810,Chlorococcum genus_Chlorococcum,type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock
3811,Chlorophis genus_Chlorophis,African green snakes
3812,Chlorophoneus genus_Chlorophoneus,a genus of Malaconotinae
3813,Chlorophthalmidae family_Chlorophthalmidae,small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
3814,Chlorophyceae class_Chlorophyceae,algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
3815,Chlorophyllum_molybdites,a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
3816,Chlorophyta division_Chlorophyta,large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants
3817,Chloroxylon genus_Chloroxylon,deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka
3818,Chlorura genus_Chlorura,towhees
3819,ChloÎ_Grace_Moretz,actor born on 1997-02-10 that starred in Let Me In
3820,ChloÎ_Sevigny,actor born on 1974-11-18 that starred in Boys Don't Cry
3821,Choctaw,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
3822,Choctaw Chahta,the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
3823,Choeronycteris genus_Choeronycteris,a genus of Phyllostomatidae
3824,Choloepus genus_Choloepus,a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth
3825,Chomsky Noam_Chomsky A._Noam_Chomsky,United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
3826,Chondrichthyes class_Chondrichthyes,cartilaginous fishes
3827,Chondrus genus_Chondrus,a genus of protoctist
3828,Chongqing Chungking,a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
3829,Chopin,the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
3830,Chopin Frederic_Francois_Chopin,French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
3831,Chopin Kate_Chopin Kate_O'Flaherty_Chopin,United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)
3832,Chordata phylum_Chordata,comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
3833,Chordeiles genus_Chordeiles,a genus of Caprimulgidae
3834,Chordospartium genus_Chordospartium,2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered
3835,Choriotis genus_Choriotis,Australian bustard
3836,Chorizagrotis genus_Chorizagrotis,moths whose larvae are army cutworms
3837,Chorizema genus_Chorizema,genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas
3838,Chosen,the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
3839,Chris_Cooper,actor born on 1951-07-09 that starred in Adaptation.
3840,Chris_Evans,actor born on 1981-06-13 that starred in The Avengers
3841,Chris_Hemsworth,actor born on 1983-08-11 that starred in The Avengers
3842,Chris_O'Donnell,actor born on 1970-06-26 that starred in Batman & Robin
3843,Chris_Pine,actor born on 1980-08-26 that starred in Star Trek
3844,Chris_Pratt,actor born on 1979-06-21 that starred in Guardians of the Galaxy
3845,Chris_Rock,actor born on 1965-02-07 that starred in Top Five
3846,Chris_Rock,comedian born in 1965 that is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live
3847,Chris_Tucker,actor born on 1971-08-31 that starred in Rush Hour 2
3848,Christ's-thorn Jerusalem_thorn Paliurus_spina-christi,thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
3849,Christchurch,industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
3850,Christendom Christianity,the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"
3851,Christian,a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
3852,Christian_Bale,actor born on 1974-01-30 that starred in The Dark Knight
3853,Christian_Church Disciples_of_Christ,a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
3854,Christian_Science,religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
3855,Christian_Science Church_of_Christ_Scientist,Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
3856,Christian_Scientist,a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy
3857,Christian_era Common_era,the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth
3858,Christian_holy_day,a religious holiday for Christians
3859,Christian_liturgy,the Christian worship services
3860,Christian_name baptismal_name,the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
3861,Christian_theology,the teachings of Christian churches
3862,Christianity Christian_religion,a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
3863,Christianization Christianisation,conversion to Christianity
3864,Christie Agatha_Christie Dame_Agatha_Mary_Clarissa_Christie,prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
3865,Christina_Applegate,actor born on 1971-11-25 that starred in The Sweetest Thing
3866,Christina_Ricci,actor born on 1980-02-12 that starred in Casper
3867,Christine_Taylor,actor born on 1971-07-30 that starred in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
3868,Christmas Christmas_Day Xmas Dec_25,a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
3869,Christmas Christmastide Christmastime Yule Yuletide Noel,period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
3870,Christmas_Eve Dec_24,the day before Christmas
3871,Christmas_begonia blooming-fool_begonia Begonia_cheimantha,hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
3872,Christmas_bells,any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
3873,Christmas_box,a present given at Christmas for services during the year
3874,Christmas_bush Christmas_tree Ceratopetalum_gummiferum,Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
3875,Christmas_cactus Schlumbergera_buckleyi Schlumbergera_baridgesii,epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
3876,Christmas_cake,a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas
3877,Christmas_card,a card expressing a Christmas greeting
3878,Christmas_factor factor_IX,coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B
3879,Christmas_fern canker_brake dagger_fern evergreen_wood_fern Polystichum_acrostichoides,North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
3880,Christmas_present Christmas_gift,a present given at Christmas time
3881,Christmas_rose winter_rose black_hellebore Helleborus_niger,European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers
3882,Christmas_stocking,a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
3883,Christmas_tree,an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
3884,Christmasberry Christmas_berry Lycium_carolinianum,spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
3885,Christology,a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
3886,Christology,the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ
3887,Christoph_Waltz,actor born on 1956-10-04 that starred in Django Unchained
3888,Christopher Saint_Christopher St._Christopher,Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
3889,Christopher_Guest,actor born on 1948-02-05 that starred in This Is Spinal Tap
3890,Christopher_Lee,actor born on 1922-05-27 that starred in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
3891,Christopher_Lloyd,actor born on 1938-10-22 that starred in Back to the Future
3892,Christopher_Plummer,actor born on 1929-12-13 that starred in Beginners
3893,Christopher_Reeve,actor born on 1952-09-25 that starred in Superman
3894,Christopher_Walken,actor born on 1943-03-31 that starred in Hairspray
3895,Chronoperates genus_Chronoperates,a reptile genus of Therapsida
3896,Chronoperates_paradoxus,shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)
3897,Chrysaora genus_Chrysaora,a genus of Scyphozoa
3898,Chrysaora_quinquecirrha,a type of jellyfish
3899,Chrysemys genus_Chrysemys,painted turtles
3900,Chrysobalanus genus_Chrysobalanus,coco plums
3901,Chrysochloridae family_Chrysochloridae,golden moles
3902,Chrysochloris genus_Chrysochloris,type genus of the Chrysochloridae
3903,Chrysolepis genus_Chrysolepis,two species: golden chinkapins
3904,Chrysolophus genus_Chrysolophus,golden pheasants
3905,Chrysomelidae family_Chrysomelidae,leaf beetles
3906,Chrysophrys genus_Chrysophrys,Australian snapper
3907,Chrysophyceae class_Chrysophyceae Heterokontae class_Heterokontae,all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
3908,Chrysophyllum genus_Chrysophyllum,tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs
3909,Chrysophyta division_Chrysophyta,mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta
3910,Chrysopidae family_Chrysopidae,green lacewings
3911,Chrysopsis genus_Chrysopsis,golden aster
3912,Chrysosplenium genus_Chrysosplenium,genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers
3913,Chrysothamnus genus_Chrysothamnus,genus of low branching shrubs of western North America
3914,Chuang-tzu,4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism
3915,Chuck_Norris,actor born on 1940-03-10 that starred in Walker, Texas Ranger
3916,Chukaku-Ha,an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing; "Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property damage rather than casualties"
3917,Chukchi,a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula
3918,Chukchi Chukchi_language,an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women
3919,Chukchi_Peninsula,peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska
3920,Chukchi_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean just to the north of the Bering Strait
3921,Chula_Vista,an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
3922,Church_Father Father_of_the_Church Father,(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
3923,Church_of_Ireland,autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
3924,Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints Mormon_Church Mormons,church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
3925,Church_of_the_Brethren Dunkers Dippers,a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
3926,Churchill,a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
3927,Churchill John_Churchill Duke_of_Marlborough First_Duke_of_Marlborough,English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
3928,Churchill Winston_Churchill Winston_S._Churchill Sir_Winston_Leonard_Spenser_Churchill,British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)
3929,Churchill_Downs,a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
3930,Chuvash,a member of a people of Turkic speech living in the Volga region in eastern Russia
3931,Chuvash,the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash
3932,Chytridiaceae family_Chytridiaceae,a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales
3933,Chytridiales order_Chytridiales,simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
3934,Chytridiomycetes class_Chytridiomycetes,a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants
3935,Ciardi John_Ciardi John_Anthony_Ciardi,United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
3936,Cibotium genus_Cibotium,in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds
3937,Cicadellidae family_Cicadellidae,leafhoppers
3938,Cicadidae family_Cicadidae,cicadas
3939,Cicer genus_Cicer,chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
3940,Cicero Marcus_Tullius_Cicero Tully,a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
3941,Cichlidae family_Cichlidae,cichlids
3942,Cichorium genus_Cichorium,chicory
3943,Cicindelidae family_Cicindelidae,tiger beetles
3944,Ciconia genus_Ciconia,type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
3945,Ciconiidae family_Ciconiidae,storks
3946,Ciconiiformes order_Ciconiiformes,order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
3947,Cicuta genus_Cicuta,small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
3948,Ciliata class_Ciliata Ciliophora class_Ciliophora,class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
3949,Cillian_Murphy,actor born on 1976-05-25 that starred in 28 Days Later...
3950,Cimabue Giovanni_Cimabue,painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302)
3951,Cimarron Cimarron_River,a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
3952,Cimex genus_Cimex,type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
3953,Cimicidae family_Cimicidae,wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
3954,Cimicifuga genus_Cimicifuga,small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
3955,Cincinnati,a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
3956,Cincinnatus Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus,Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)
3957,Cinclidae family_Cinclidae,water ouzels
3958,Cinclus genus_Cinclus,type genus of the family Cinclidae
3959,Cinco_de_Mayo,the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
3960,Cinderella,a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
3961,Cinderella,a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
3962,Cinnamomum genus_Cinnamomum,Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs
3963,Circaea genus_Circaea,enchanter's nightshade
3964,Circaea_lutetiana,tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers
3965,Circaetus genus_Circaetus,harrier eagles
3966,Circassian,a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
3967,Circassian,a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia
3968,Circassian,a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian
3969,Circe,(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
3970,Circinus,a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe
3971,Circumcision Feast_of_the_Circumcision January_1,(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
3972,Circus genus_Circus,a genus of haws comprising the harriers
3973,Cirripedia subclass_Cirripedia,barnacles
3974,Cirsium genus_Cirsium,plume thistles
3975,Cistaceae family_Cistaceae rockrose_family,shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
3976,Cistothorus genus_Cistothorus,marsh wrens
3977,Cistus genus_Cistus,small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa
3978,Citation,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
3979,Citellus genus_Citellus Spermophilus genus_Spermophilus,typical ground squirrels
3980,Citharichthys genus_Citharichthys,a genus of Bothidae
3981,Citizenship_Day September_17,celebrated in the United States
3982,Citlaltepetl Mount_Orizaba Mt_Orizaba Pico_de_Orizaba,an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet)
3983,Citroncirus genus_Citroncirus,a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
3984,Citrullus genus_Citrullus,a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
3985,City_of_London the_City,the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
3986,Ciudad_Bolivar,a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
3987,Ciudad_Juarez Juarez,a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
3988,Ciudad_Victoria,a city in east central Mexico
3989,Civil_List,a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
3990,Civil_Rights_movement,movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
3991,Cladonia genus_Cladonia,type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia
3992,Cladoniaceae family_Cladoniaceae,a family of lichens
3993,Cladorhyncus genus_Cladorhyncus,one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
3994,Cladrastis genus_Cladrastis,yellowwoods
3995,Claire_Danes,actor born on 1979-04-12 that starred in My So-Called Life
3996,Claire_Foy,actor born on 1984-04-16 that starred in First Man
3997,Claire_Trevor,actor born on 1910-03-08 that starred in Key Largo
3998,Clamatores suborder_Clamatores,used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds
3999,Clangula genus_Clangula,a genus of ducks
4000,Clark Joe_Clark Charles_Joseph_Clark,Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
4001,Clark Kenneth_Clark Kenneth_Bancroft_Clark,United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005)
4002,Clark Mark_Clark Mark_Wayne_Clark,United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
4003,Clark William_Clark,United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
4004,Clark's_nutcracker Nucifraga_columbiana,nutcracker of the western United States
4005,Clark_cell Clark_standard_cell,a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
4006,Clarksburg,a city in northern West Virginia
4007,Clathraceae family_Clathraceae,family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns
4008,Clathrus genus_Clathrus,type genus of the Clathraceae
4009,Claude_Rains,actor born on 1889-11-10 that starred in Casablanca
4010,Claudette_Colbert,actor born on 1903-09-13 that starred in It Happened One Night
4011,Claudia_Cardinale,actor born on 1938-04-15 that starred in C'era una volta il West
4012,Claudius Claudius_I Tiberius_Claudius_Drusus_Nero_Germanicus,Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
4013,Clausewitz Karl_von_Clausewitz,Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
4014,Clavariaceae family_Clavariaceae,fleshy fungi: coral fungi
4015,Claviceps genus_Claviceps,fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
4016,Clavicipitaceae grainy_club_mushrooms,any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes
4017,Clay Henry_Clay the_Great_Compromiser,United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
4018,Clay Lucius_Clay Lucius_DuBignon_Clay,United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
4019,Claytonia genus_Claytonia,genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes
4020,Cleanthes,ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
4021,Cleistes genus_Cleistes,terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
4022,Clemenceau Georges_Clemenceau Georges_Eugene_Benjamin_Clemenceau,French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)
4023,Clemens Samuel_Langhorne_Clemens Mark_Twain,United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
4024,Clement_III Guibert_of_Ravenna,Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
4025,Clement_VII Giulio_de'_Medici,Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)
4026,Clement_XI Giovanni_Francesco_Albani,Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility
4027,Clement_XIV Lorenzo_Ganganelli,Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
4028,Cleopatra,beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
4029,Cleridae family_Cleridae,beetles that prey on other insects
4030,Clethra genus_Clethra,type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet
4031,Clethraceae family_Clethraceae white-alder_family,coextensive with the genus Clethra
4032,Clethrionomys genus_Clethrionomys,a genus of Cricetidae
4033,Cleveland,the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
4034,Cleveland Grover_Cleveland Stephen_Grover_Cleveland President_Cleveland,22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
4035,Clichy Clichy-la-Garenne,a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
4036,Cliff_Robertson,actor born on 1923-09-09 that starred in Spider-Man
4037,Clifford_trust grantor_trust,a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
4038,Cliftonia genus_Cliftonia,one species: titi
4039,Clinch_River,a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River
4040,Cline Martin_Cline,American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
4041,Clinidae family_Clinidae,viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
4042,Clinopodium genus_Clinopodium,wild basil
4043,Clint_Eastwood,actor born on 1930-05-31 that starred in Million Dollar Baby
4044,Clinton,a town in east central Iowa
4045,Clinton Bill_Clinton William_Jefferson_Clinton President_Clinton,42nd President of the United States (1946-)
4046,Clinton DeWitt_Clinton,United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
4047,Clinton Hilary_Clinton Hilary_Rodham_Clinton,wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
4048,Clinton_administration,the executive under President Clinton
4049,Clio,(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
4050,Clitocybe genus_Clitocybe,a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills
4051,Clitocybe_clavipes,an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
4052,Clitocybe_dealbata,a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
4053,Clitocybe_inornata,a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
4054,Clitocybe_irina Tricholoma_irinum Lepista_irina,an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
4055,Clitocybe_robusta Clytocybe_alba,a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
4056,Clitocybe_subconnexa,an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk is fleshy and unpolished
4057,Clitoria genus_Clitoria,genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers
4058,Clive Robert_Clive Baron_Clive Baron_Clive_of_Plassey,British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
4059,Clive_Owen,actor born on 1964-10-03 that starred in Closer
4060,Cloris_Leachman,actor born on 1926-04-30 that starred in The Last Picture Show
4061,Clorox,a commercial bleaching agent
4062,Clotho Klotho,the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
4063,Clovis Clovis_I,king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)
4064,Clovis_culture,the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony
4065,Clupea genus_Clupea,type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings
4066,Clupeidae family_Clupeidae,herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
4067,Clyde,a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
4068,Clydesdale,heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland
4069,Clydesdale_terrier,selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat
4070,Clytemnestra,(Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
4071,Cnemidophorus genus_Cnemidophorus,whiptails
4072,Cnicus genus_Cnicus,one species: blessed thistle
4073,Cnidaria phylum_Cnidaria Coelenterata phylum_Coelenterata,hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
4074,Cnidoscolus genus_Cnidoscolus,a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
4075,Cnidosporidia subclass_Cnidosporidia,single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates
4076,Coahuila,a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
4077,Coast_Range Coast_Mountains,a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
4078,Coats_Land,a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
4079,Cobie_Smulders,actor born on 1982-04-03 that starred in The Avengers
4080,Cobitidae family_Cobitidae,loaches
4081,Coca Imogene_Coca,United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
4082,Coca_Cola Coke,Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
4083,Coccidae family_Coccidae,scale insects
4084,Coccidia order_Coccidia,an order in the subclass Telosporidia
4085,Coccinellidae family_Coccinellidae,the ladybugs
4086,Coccoidea superfamily_Coccoidea,scale insects and mealybugs
4087,Coccothraustes genus_Coccothraustes,large finches
4088,Cocculus genus_Cocculus,climbing plants or shrubs
4089,Coccyzus genus_Coccyzus,a genus of Cuculidae
4090,Cochimi,a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California
4091,Cochimi,the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi
4092,Cochise,Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)
4093,Cochlearia genus_Cochlearia,a genus of the family Cruciferae
4094,Cochlearius genus_Cochlearius,boatbills
4095,Cochran Jacqueline_Cochran,United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
4096,Cockaigne,(Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
4097,Cockcroft Sir_John_Cockcroft Sir_John_Douglas_Cockcroft,British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)
4098,Cockcroft_and_Walton_accelerator Cockcroft-Walton_accelerator Cockcroft_and_Walton_voltage_multiplier Cockcroft-Walton_voltage_multiplier,a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
4099,Cockney,a native of the east end of London
4100,Cocopa Cocopah,a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado River
4101,Cocopa Cocopah,the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa
4102,Cocos genus_Cocos,coconut palms
4103,Cocteau Jean_Cocteau,French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)
4104,Cocus,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans
4105,Cocytus River_Cocytus,(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
4106,Codariocalyx genus_Codariocalyx,used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium
4107,Codiaeum genus_Codiaeum,evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands
4108,Cody William_F._Cody William_Frederick_Cody Buffalo_Bill Buffalo_Bill_Cody,United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
4109,Coeloglossum genus_Coeloglossum,terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
4110,Coereba genus_Coereba,type genus of the Coerebidae
4111,Coerebidae family_Coerebidae Dacninae family_Dacninae,the honeycreepers
4112,Coeur_d'Alene,a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake
4113,Coeur_d'Alene,a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
4114,Coeur_d'Alene_Lake,a lake in northern Idaho
4115,Coffea genus_Coffea,coffee trees
4116,Coffey_still,a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale
4117,Cognac,high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
4118,Cohan George_M._Cohan George_Michael_Cohan,United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942)
4119,Cohn Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn,German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
4120,Coigue Nothofagus_dombeyi,Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching
4121,Cola genus_Cola,large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
4122,Colaptes genus_Colaptes,a genus of Picidae
4123,Colbert Colbert_butter,butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
4124,Colchicaceae family_Colchicaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
4125,Colchicum genus_Colchicum,chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
4126,Colchis,(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
4127,Cold_War,a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
4128,Coleonyx genus_Coleonyx,banded geckos
4129,Coleoptera order_Coleoptera,beetles
4130,Coleridge Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge,English romantic poet (1772-1834)
4131,Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle_Claudine_Colette,French writer of novels about women (1873-1954)
4132,Colima Nevado_de_Colima Volcan_de_Colima,an active volcano in southwestern Mexico
4133,Colin_Farrell,actor born on 1976-05-31 that starred in The Lobster
4134,Colin_Firth,actor born on 1960-09-10 that starred in A Single Man
4135,Colinus genus_Colinus,New World quail: the bobwhites
4136,Collembola order_Collembola,minute wingless arthropods: springtails
4137,Collins Wilkie_Collins William_Wilkie_Collins,English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
4138,Collinsia genus_Collinsia,genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
4139,Collinsonia genus_Collinsonia,small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
4140,Collocalia genus_Collocalia,a genus of Apodidae
4141,Colocasia genus_Colocasia,small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
4142,Cologne Koln,a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
4143,Colombia Republic_of_Colombia,a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
4144,Colombian,a native or inhabitant of Colombia
4145,Colombian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Colombia
4146,Colombian_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
4147,Colombo capital_of_Sri_Lanka,the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
4148,Colon Aspinwall,a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
4149,Colonel_Blimp,a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low
4150,Colonel_Blimp Blimp,any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
4151,Colony,one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
4152,Coloradan,a native or resident of Colorado
4153,Colorado Centennial_State CO Colo.,a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
4154,Colorado Colorado_River,a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
4155,Colorado Colorado_River,an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
4156,Colorado_Desert,an arid region of southeastern California
4157,Colorado_Plateau,a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
4158,Colorado_River_hemp Sesbania_exaltata,tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
4159,Colorado_Springs,a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
4160,Colorado_potato_beetle Colorado_beetle potato_bug potato_beetle Leptinotarsa_decemlineata,black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
4161,Colorado_spruce Colorado_blue_spruce silver_spruce Picea_pungens,tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward
4162,Colossae,an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church
4163,Colosseum Amphitheatrum_Flavium,a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
4164,Colossian,a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia
4165,Colossus_of_Rhodes,a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
4166,Colt,a kind of revolver
4167,Coluber genus_Coluber,racers
4168,Colubridae family_Colubridae,nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
4169,Colubrina genus_Colubrina,mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits
4170,Columba Dove,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
4171,Columba genus_Columba,type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons
4172,Columbia,a town in west central Tennessee
4173,Columbia,a university town in central Missouri
4174,Columbia Columbia_River,a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
4175,Columbia capital_of_South_Carolina,capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
4176,Columbia_University Columbia,a university in New York City
4177,Columbia_tiger_lily Oregon_lily Lilium_columbianum,lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
4178,Columbidae family_Columbidae,doves and pigeons
4179,Columbiformes order_Columbiformes,sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
4180,Columbus,a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
4181,Columbus,a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
4182,Columbus Christopher_Columbus Cristoforo_Colombo Cristobal_Colon,Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
4183,Columbus capital_of_Ohio,the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
4184,Columbus_Day Discovery_Day October_12,a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
4185,Colutea genus_Colutea,small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods
4186,Coma_Berenices,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies
4187,Comanche,a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
4188,Comanche,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
4189,Comandra genus_Comandra,small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants
4190,Comatula genus_Comatula,former usage synonymous with Antedon
4191,Comatulidae family_Comatulidae,former usage synonymous with Antedonidae
4192,Combined_DNA_Index_System,the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
4193,Combretaceae family_Combretaceae combretum_family,a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
4194,Comenius John_Amos_Comenius Jan_Amos_Komensky,Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)
4195,Commelinaceae family_Commelinaceae spiderwort_family,large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
4196,Commelinidae subclass_Commelinidae,one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae
4197,Commiphora genus_Commiphora,genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
4198,Commission_on_Human_Rights,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights
4199,Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic
4200,Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies
4201,Committee_for_State_Security KGB Soviet_KGB,formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
4202,Commodore_John_Barry_Bridge,a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
4203,Common,actor born on 1972-03-13 that starred in Wanted
4204,Commonwealth_Day Empire_day May_24,British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
4205,Commonwealth_of_Independent_States CIS,an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
4206,Communications_Security_Establishment CSE,Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies
4207,Communion Holy_Communion sacramental_manduction manduction,the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
4208,Communism_Peak Mount_Communism Stalin_Peak Mount_Garmo,the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high)
4209,Communist,a member of the communist party
4210,Communist_Manifesto,a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views
4211,Communist_Party,a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state
4212,Comoro_Islands Iles_Comores,three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
4213,Comoros Federal_Islamic_Republic_of_the_Comoros,a country on the Comoro Islands
4214,Compositae family_Compositae Asteraceae family_Asteraceae aster_family,plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
4215,Composite_order,a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
4216,Compton Arthur_Compton Arthur_Holly_Compton,United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
4217,Comptonia genus_Comptonia,one species: sweet fern
4218,Comptroller_General,a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
4219,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
4220,Comptroller_of_the_Currency,the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
4221,Comrade,a fellow member of the Communist Party
4222,Comstock Anthony_Comstock,United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
4223,Comstock_mealybug Comstock's_mealybug Pseudococcus_comstocki,Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
4224,Comstockery,censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
4225,Comte Auguste_Comte Isidore_Auguste_Marie_Francois_Comte,French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
4226,Comtism,Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top
4227,Conakry Konakri capital_of_Guinea,a port and the capital of Guinea
4228,Conan_Doyle A._Conan_Doyle Arthur_Conan_Doyle Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle,British author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)
4229,Concepcion,an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
4230,Concord,town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
4231,Concord capital_of_New_Hampshire,capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
4232,Concord_grape,slipskin grape; a purple table grape of the northeastern United States
4233,Condorcet Marquis_de_Condorcet Marie_Jean_Antoine_Nicolas_Caritat,French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
4234,Condylura genus_Condylura,star-nosed moles
4235,Conepatus genus_Conepatus,a genus of Mustelidae
4236,Coney_Island,a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
4237,Confederacy Confederate_States Confederate_States_of_America South Dixie Dixieland,the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
4238,Confederate,a supporter of the Confederate States of America
4239,Confederate_Army Army_of_the_Confederacy,the southern army during the American Civil War
4240,Confederate_soldier,a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
4241,Confucian Confucianist,a believer in the teachings of Confucius
4242,Confucianism,the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
4243,Confucius Kongfuze K'ung_Futzu Kong_the_Master,Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
4244,Congo Congo_River Zaire_River,a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
4245,Congo Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire Belgian_Congo,a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
4246,Congo Republic_of_the_Congo French_Congo,a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
4247,Congo_franc,the basic unit of money in the Congo
4248,Congolese,a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo
4249,Congregational_Christian_Church,merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church
4250,Congregational_Church,a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
4251,Congregationalism,system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
4252,Congregationalist,a member of the Congregational Church
4253,Congress United_States_Congress U.S._Congress US_Congress,the legislature of the United States government
4254,Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations CIO,a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
4255,Congress_of_Racial_Equality CORE,an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
4256,Congressional_Record,a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress
4257,Congreve William_Congreve,English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
4258,Congridae family_Congridae,marine eels
4259,Coniferales order_Coniferales,profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
4260,Coniferopsida class_Coniferopsida Coniferophytina subdivision_Coniferophytina Coniferophyta,cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian)
4261,Conilurus genus_Conilurus,jerboa rats
4262,Coniogramme genus_Coniogramme,terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia
4263,Conium genus_Conium,small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock
4264,Conn's_syndrome,disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone
4265,Connaraceae family_Connaraceae zebrawood_family,mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
4266,Connarus genus_Connarus,large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae
4267,Connarus_guianensis,tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork
4268,Connecticut,one of the British colonies that formed the United States
4269,Connecticut Connecticut_River,a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound
4270,Connecticut Nutmeg_State Constitution_State CT Ct.,a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
4271,Connecticuter,a native or resident of Connecticut
4272,Connemara_heath St._Dabeoc's_heath Daboecia_cantabrica,low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
4273,Connochaetes genus_Connochaetes,African antelopes: gnus
4274,Connolly Maureen_Catherine_Connolly Little_Mo_Connolly,United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
4275,Connors Jimmy_Conors James_Scott_Connors,outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
4276,Conocarpus genus_Conocarpus,monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree
4277,Conoclinium genus_Conoclinium,mistflower
4278,Conodonta order_Conodonta Conodontophorida order_Conodontophorida,extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
4279,Conopodium genus_Conopodium,a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae
4280,Conospermum genus_Conospermum,Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush
4281,Conoy,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people
4282,Conrad Joseph_Conrad Teodor_Josef_Konrad_Korzeniowski,English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
4283,Conradina genus_Conradina,small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States
4284,Conservative,a member of a Conservative Party
4285,Conservative_Jew,Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances
4286,Conservative_Judaism,Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
4287,Conservative_Judaism,beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
4288,Conservative_Party,a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control
4289,Consolida genus_Consolida,plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium
4290,Constable John_Constable,English landscape painter (1776-1837)
4291,Constance Council_of_Constance,the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
4292,Constance Lake_Constance Bodensee,a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
4293,Constantina,a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
4294,Constantine,a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
4295,Constantine Constantine_I Constantine_the_Great Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus,Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
4296,Constantinople First_Council_of_Constantinople,the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed
4297,Constantinople Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople,the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
4298,Constantinople Second_Council_of_Constantinople,the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic
4299,Constantinople Third_Council_of_Constantinople,the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human
4300,Constitution Old_Ironsides,a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
4301,Constitutional_Convention,the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
4302,Constitutional_Union_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
4303,Continent,the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
4304,Continental_Army,the American army during the American Revolution
4305,Continental_Congress,the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
4306,Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army CIRA Continuity_Army_Council,a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
4307,Contopus genus_Contopus,pewees
4308,Contra,a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
4309,Contras,a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
4310,Conuropsis genus_Conuropsis,a genus of Psittacidae
4311,Convallaria genus_Convallaria,sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
4312,Convallariaceae family_Convallariaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
4313,Converso,(medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion
4314,Convolvulaceae family_Convolvulaceae morning-glory_family,morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
4315,Conyza genus_Conyza,common American weed or wildflower
4316,Cook James_Cook Captain_Cook Captain_James_Cook,English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
4317,Cook_Strait,a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
4318,Cooke Alistair_Cooke Alfred_Alistair_Cooke,United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
4319,Cooke Jay_Cooke,United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
4320,Cooley's_anemia Cooley's_anaemia thalassemia_major thalassaemia_major,a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
4321,Coolidge Calvin_Coolidge President_Coolidge,elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
4322,Cooper Gary_Cooper Frank_Cooper,United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
4323,Cooper James_Fenimore_Cooper,United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)
4324,Cooper Peter_Cooper,United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
4325,Cooper's_hawk blue_darter Accipiter_cooperii,bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
4326,Cooper_Union Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art,university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
4327,Cooperstown,a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
4328,Coosa Coosa_River,river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River
4329,Copehan,a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river
4330,Copenhagen Kobenhavn Danish_capital,the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"
4331,Copepoda subclass_Copepoda,minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
4332,Copernican_system,(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
4333,Copernicia genus_Copernicia,slow-growing tropical fan palms
4334,Copernicus,a conspicuous crater on the Moon
4335,Copernicus Nicolaus_Copernicus Mikolaj_Kopernik,Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
4336,Copland Aaron_Copland,United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
4337,Copley John_Copley John_Singleton_Copley,American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
4338,Coppola Francis_Ford_Coppola,United States filmmaker (born in 1939)
4339,Coprinaceae family_Coprinaceae,used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus
4340,Coprinus genus_Coprinus,genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae
4341,Copt,a member of the Coptic Church
4342,Copt,an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
4343,Coptic,the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
4344,Coptic_Church,the ancient Christian church of Egypt
4345,Coptis genus_Coptis,small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
4346,Coracias genus_Coracias,type genus of the Coraciidae
4347,Coraciidae family_Coraciidae,rollers
4348,Coraciiformes order_Coraciiformes,rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
4349,Coragyps genus_Coragyps,a genus of Cathartidae
4350,Coral_Sea,an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia
4351,Coral_Sea battle_of_the_Coral_Sea,a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
4352,Corallorhiza genus_Corallorhiza,genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
4353,Corbett Jim_Corbett James_John_Corbett Gentleman_Jim,United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
4354,Corchorus genus_Corchorus,widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia
4355,Cordaitaceae family_Cordaitaceae,chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus
4356,Cordaitales order_Cordaitales,extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era
4357,Cordaites genus_Cordaites,tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers
4358,Corday Charlotte_Corday Marie_Anne_Charlotte_Corday_d'Armont,French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
4359,Cordia genus_Cordia,tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
4360,Cordoba Cordova,a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
4361,Cordoba Cordova,a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
4362,Cordoba Francisco_Fernandez_Cordoba Cordova Francisco_Fernandez_de_Cordova,Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
4363,Cordylidae family_Cordylidae,small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
4364,Cordyline genus_Cordyline,Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
4365,Cordylus genus_Cordylus,type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles
4366,Coregonidae family_Coregonidae,soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
4367,Coregonus genus_Coregonus,type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
4368,Coreidae family_Coreidae,squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
4369,Corelli Arcangelo_Corelli,Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)
4370,Coriandrum genus_Coriandrum,small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs
4371,Corinth Korinthos,the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
4372,Corinthian,a resident of Corinth
4373,Corinthian_order,the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
4374,Coriolis_effect,(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
4375,Coriolis_force,(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced
4376,Corixa genus_Corixa,type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
4377,Corixidae family_Corixidae,water bugs
4378,Cork,a port city in southern Ireland
4379,Corn_Belt,the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock
4380,Cornaceae family_Cornaceae dogwood_family,a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
4381,Corneille Pierre_Corneille,French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
4382,Cornell Ezra_Cornell,United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
4383,Cornell Katherine_Cornell,United States actor noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
4384,Cornell_University,a university in Ithaca, New York
4385,Cornish,a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
4386,Cornish Cornish_fowl,English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
4387,Cornish_heath Erica_vagans,bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere
4388,Cornish_pasty,meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
4389,Cornishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
4390,Cornishwoman,a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall
4391,Cornus genus_Cornus,a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
4392,Cornwall,a hilly county in southwestern England
4393,Cornwallis Charles_Cornwallis First_Marquess_Cornwallis,commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
4394,Corokia genus_Corokia,evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand
4395,Corona_Borealis,a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules
4396,Coropuna,a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)
4397,Corot Jean_Baptiste_Camille_Corot,French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)
4398,Corpus_Christi,Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
4399,Corpus_Christi,a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
4400,Correggio Antonio_Allegri_da_Correggio,Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)
4401,Corse Corsica,a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
4402,Corse Corsica,an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
4403,Cortaderia genus_Cortaderia,tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass
4404,Cortes Cortez Hernando_Cortes Hernando_Cortez Hernan_Cortes Hernan_Cortez,Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
4405,Corticium genus_Corticium,genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia
4406,Cortinariaceae family_Cortinariaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
4407,Cortinarius genus_Cortinarius,the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
4408,Cortinarius_armillatus,a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
4409,Cortinarius_atkinsonianus,an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
4410,Cortinarius_corrugatus,a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
4411,Cortinarius_gentilis,a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
4412,Cortinarius_mutabilis purple-staining_Cortinarius,a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
4413,Cortinarius_semisanguineus,a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
4414,Cortinarius_subfoetidus,a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
4415,Cortinarius_violaceus,a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
4416,Cortland,large apple with a red skin
4417,Corvidae family_Corvidae,crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
4418,Corvus Crow,a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
4419,Corvus genus_Corvus,type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
4420,Coryanthes genus_Coryanthes,small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
4421,Corydalidae family_Corydalidae,dobsons
4422,Corydalis genus_Corydalis,annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa
4423,Corydalus genus_Corydalus Corydalis genus_Corydalis,type genus of the Corydalidae
4424,Corylaceae subfamily_Corylaceae family_Corylaceae,used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
4425,Corylopsis genus_Corylopsis,small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia
4426,Corylus genus_Corylus,deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae
4427,Corynebacteriaceae family_Corynebacteriaceae,a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
4428,Corynebacterium_diphtheriae C._diphtheriae Klebs-Loeffler_bacillus,a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
4429,Corypha genus_Corypha,large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
4430,Coryphaena_equisetis,a kind of dolphinfish
4431,Coryphaena_hippurus,the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long
4432,Coryphaenidae family_Coryphaenidae,large active pelagic percoid fish
4433,Cosimo_de_Medici Cosimo_the_Elder,Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)
4434,Cosmocampus genus_Cosmocampus,a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae
4435,Cossack,a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
4436,Costa_Rica Republic_of_Costa_Rica,a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
4437,Costa_Rican,a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica
4438,Costa_Rican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Costa Rica
4439,Costanoan,a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan
4440,Costanoan,a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay
4441,Cotacachi,an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
4442,Cotes_de_Provence,a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
4443,Cotingidae family_Cotingidae,cotingas; umbrella birds
4444,Cotinus genus_Cotinus,smoke trees
4445,Cotoneaster_dammeri,climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover
4446,Cotoneaster_horizontalis,deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover
4447,Cotonou,chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
4448,Cotopaxi,the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
4449,Cotswold,sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills
4450,Cotswolds Cotswold_Hills,a range of low hills in southwestern England
4451,Cottidae family_Cottidae,sculpins
4452,Cottus genus_Cottus,type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins
4453,Cotula genus_Cotula,cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers
4454,Coturnix genus_Coturnix,Old World quail
4455,Coue Emile_Coue,French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)
4456,Coulomb Charles_Augustin_de_Coulomb,French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
4457,Coulomb's_Law,a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles
4458,Coumarouna genus_Coumarouna Dipteryx genus_Dipteryx,tropical American trees: tonka beans
4459,Council_Bluffs,a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
4460,Council_of_Basel-Ferrara-Florence,the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
4461,Council_of_Economic_Advisors,an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
4462,Council_of_Trent,a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
4463,Council_on_Environmental_Policy,the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
4464,Counsel_to_the_Crown,a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
4465,Count_Fleet,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943
4466,Counter_Reformation,the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits
4467,Counterterrorist_Center CTC,an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
4468,Couperin Francois_Couperin,French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)
4469,Courbet Gustave_Courbet,French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877)
4470,Court Margaret_Court,Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
4471,Court_of_Saint_James's,the British royal court
4472,Courtelle,an acrylic fabric resembling wool
4473,Courteney_Cox,actor born on 1964-06-15 that starred in Friends
4474,Cousteau Jacques_Costeau Jacques_Yves_Costeau,French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
4475,Coventry,an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
4476,Coward Noel_Coward Sir_Noel_Pierce_Coward,English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
4477,Cowpens battle_of_Cowpens,battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
4478,Cowper William_Cowper,English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
4479,Cowper William_Cowper,English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
4480,Cowper's_gland bulbourethral_gland,either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
4481,Cox's_Orange_Pippin,a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor
4482,Cox-2_inhibitor,an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"
4483,Crab_Nebula,a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
4484,Cracidae family_Cracidae,curassows; guans; chachalacas
4485,Cracow Krakow Krakau,an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
4486,Cracticidae family_Cracticidae,Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
4487,Cracticus genus_Cracticus,type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds
4488,Craig_Robinson,actor born on 1971-10-25 that starred in This Is the End
4489,Craig_T._Nelson,actor born on 1944-04-04 that starred in Coach
4490,Craigie William_A._Craigie Sir_William_Alexander_Craigie,English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)
4491,Crambe genus_Crambe,annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages
4492,Crane Hart_Crane Harold_Hart_Crane,United States poet (1899-1932)
4493,Crane Stephen_Crane,United States writer (1871-1900)
4494,Crangon genus_Crangon,type genus of the family Crangonidae
4495,Crangonidae family_Crangonidae,shrimps
4496,Craspedia genus_Craspedia,herbs of Australia and New Zealand
4497,Crassostrea genus_Crassostrea,Virginia oysters
4498,Crassula genus_Crassula,type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts
4499,Crassulaceae family_Crassulaceae stonecrop_family,succulent shrubs and herbs
4500,Crataegus genus_Crataegus,thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
4501,Crater,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
4502,Crater_Lake_National_Park,a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
4503,Crateva genus_Crateva,tropical genus of small trees or shrubs
4504,Crawford Joan_Crawford,United States film actor (1908-1977)
4505,Crawford Thomas_Crawford,United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
4506,Crax genus_Crax,type genus of the Cracidae: curassows
4507,Crazy_Glue,a commercial brand of epoxy glue
4508,Crazy_Horse Tashunca-Uitco,a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877)
4509,Creation,(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
4510,Crecy battle_of_Crecy,the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
4511,Cree,a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
4512,Cree,the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
4513,Creek,any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
4514,Creek_Confederacy,a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma
4515,Cremona,a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
4516,Creole,a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
4517,Creole,a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
4518,Creon,(Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
4519,Crepis genus_Crepis,hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere
4520,Crescentia genus_Crescentia,a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
4521,Cretaceous Cretaceous_period,from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
4522,Cretan,a native or inhabitant of Crete
4523,Crete Kriti,the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
4524,Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease CJD Jakob-Creutzfeldt_disease,rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control
4525,Crex genus_Crex,corncrakes
4526,Cricetidae family_Cricetidae,mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
4527,Cricetus genus_Cricetus,type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
4528,Crichton James_Crichton The_Admirable_Crichton,Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
4529,Crick Francis_Crick Francis_Henry_Compton_Crick,English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
4530,Crimea,a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
4531,Crimea-Congo_hemorrhagic_fever,an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
4532,Crimean_War,a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
4533,Criminal_Intelligence_Services_of_Canada CISC,an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
4534,Criminal_Investigation_Command CID,the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
4535,Crinoidea class_Crinoidea,sea lilies
4536,Crispin Saint_Crispin St._Crispin,patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
4537,Crius,(Greek mythology) one of the Titans
4538,Cro-magnon,extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
4539,Croatia Republic_of_Croatia Hrvatska,a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
4540,Croatian Croat,a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia
4541,Crocethia genus_Crocethia,a genus of Scolopacidae
4542,Crock_Pot,an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature
4543,Crockett Davy_Crockett David_Crockett,United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
4544,Crocodylia order_Crocodylia Crocodilia order_Crocodilia,crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
4545,Crocodylidae family_Crocodylidae,true crocodiles
4546,Crocodylus genus_Crocodylus Crocodilus genus_Crocodilus,type genus of the Crocodylidae
4547,Crocuta genus_Crocuta,a genus of Hyaenidae
4548,Croesus,a very wealthy man
4549,Croesus,last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
4550,Crohn Burrill_Bernard_Crohn,United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)
4551,Croix_de_Guerre,a French military decoration for gallantry
4552,Cromwell Oliver_Cromwell Ironsides,English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
4553,Cronartium genus_Cronartium,rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns
4554,Cronus,(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
4555,Cronyn Hume_Cronyn Hume_Blake_Cronyn,Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
4556,Crookes William_Crookes Sir_William_Crookes,English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)
4557,Crookes_radiometer,electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
4558,Crookes_tube,the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
4559,Crosby Bing_Crosby Harry_Lillis_Crosby,United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
4560,Cross,a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4561,Cross-Florida_Waterway Okeechobee_Waterway,a waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee Canal and the Caloosahatchee River
4562,Crossopterygii subclass_Crossopterygii,fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
4563,Crotalidae family_Crotalidae,New World vipers: pit vipers
4564,Crotalus genus_Crotalus,large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
4565,Crotaphytus genus_Crotaphytus,collared lizards
4566,Crotophaga genus_Crotophaga,ani
4567,Crouse Russel_Crouse,United States playwright (1893-1966)
4568,Crow,a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
4569,Crow,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
4570,Crown,the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
4571,Crown_Colony,a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
4572,Crown_land,land that belongs to the Crown
4573,Cruciferae family_Cruciferae Brassicaceae family_Brassicaceae mustard_family,a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
4574,Crucifixion,the death of Jesus by crucifixion
4575,Crusade,any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
4576,Crusader,a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
4577,Crustacea class_Crustacea,class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
4578,Cryptacanthodes genus_Cryptacanthodes,a genus of Stichaeidae
4579,Cryptobranchidae family_Cryptobranchidae,large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
4580,Cryptobranchus genus_Cryptobranchus,type genus of the Cryptobranchidae
4581,Cryptocercidae family_Cryptocercidae,a family of Blattodea
4582,Cryptocercus genus_Cryptocercus,cockroaches
4583,Cryptogamia,in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
4584,Cryptogramma genus_Cryptogramma,sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae
4585,Cryptogrammataceae family_Cryptogrammataceae,one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
4586,Cryptomeria genus_Cryptomeria,Japanese cedar; sugi
4587,Cryptophyceae class_Cryptophyceae,motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae
4588,Cryptophyta phylum_Cryptophyta,a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista
4589,Cryptoprocta genus_Cryptoprocta,large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
4590,Cryptotermes genus_Cryptotermes,genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
4591,Cryptotis genus_Cryptotis,least shrews
4592,Ctenizidae family_Ctenizidae,large burrowing spiders
4593,Ctenocephalides genus_Ctenocephalides,an arthropod genus of fleas
4594,Ctenocephalus genus_Ctenocephalus,a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides
4595,Ctenophora phylum_Ctenophora,comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
4596,Cub_Scout,a junior Boy Scout
4597,Cuba,the largest island in the West Indies
4598,Cuba Republic_of_Cuba,a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
4599,Cuba_Gooding_Jr.,actor born on 1968-01-02 that starred in Jerry Maguire
4600,Cuban,a native or inhabitant of Cuba
4601,Cuban_Revolution,the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
4602,Cuban_bast blue_mahoe mahoe majagua mahagua Hibiscus_elatus,erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
4603,Cuban_heel,a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
4604,Cuban_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cuba
4605,Cuban_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
4606,Cuculidae family_Cuculidae,includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
4607,Cuculiformes order_Cuculiformes,cuckoos; touracos; etc.
4608,Cuculus genus_Cuculus,type genus of the Cuculidae
4609,Cucumis genus_Cucumis,cucumbers; muskmelons
4610,Cucurbita genus_Cucurbita,type genus of the Cucurbitaceae
4611,Cucurbitaceae family_Cucurbitaceae gourd_family,a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
4612,Culbertson Ely_Culbertson,United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955)
4613,Culcita genus_Culcita,includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands
4614,Culebra,a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches
4615,Culex genus_Culex,type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
4616,Culex_quinquefasciatus Culex_fatigans,widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
4617,Culiacan,a city in northwestern Mexico
4618,Culicidae family_Culicidae,mosquitoes
4619,Cultural_Revolution Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution,a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
4620,Culver's_root Culvers_root Culver's_physic Culvers_physic whorlywort Veronicastrum_virginicum,a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America
4621,Cumana,a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America
4622,Cumberland Cumberland_River,a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
4623,Cumberland William_Augustus Duke_of_Cumberland Butcher_Cumberland,English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
4624,Cumberland_Gap,a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
4625,Cumberland_Mountains Cumberland_Plateau,the southwestern part of the Appalachians
4626,Cumbria,a county of northwestern England
4627,Cumbria,a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
4628,Cuminum genus_Cuminum,cumin
4629,Cunaxa battle_of_Cunaxa,battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
4630,Cuniculus genus_Cuniculus,pacas
4631,Cunningham Merce_Cunningham,United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
4632,Cunoniaceae family_Cunoniaceae cunonia_family,trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
4633,Cuon Cyon genus_Cuon genus_Cyon,Asiatic wild dog
4634,Cupid Amor,(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
4635,Cupid's_bow,a curved bow with reversed curve ends
4636,Cupid's_bow,the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
4637,Cupressaceae family_Cupressaceae cypress_family,cypresses and junipers and many cedars
4638,Cupressus genus_Cupressus,type genus of Cupressaceae
4639,Cuquenan Cuquenan_Falls Kukenaam Kukenaam_Falls,a famous waterfall in Venezuela
4640,Curacao,a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
4641,Curculionidae family_Curculionidae,true weevils: snout beetles
4642,Curcuma genus_Curcuma,tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
4643,Curia,(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
4644,Curie Marie_Curie Madame_Curie Marya_Sklodowska,French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
4645,Curie Pierre_Curie,French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)
4646,Curie_temperature Curie_point,the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
4647,Curitiba,a city in southeastern Brazil
4648,Curl Robert_Curl Robert_F._Curl Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr.,American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
4649,Currier Nathaniel_Currier,United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)
4650,Cursorius genus_Cursorius,coursers
4651,Curtis William_Curtis,English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
4652,Curtisia genus_Curtisia,a large evergreen tree of South Africa
4653,Curtiss Glenn_Curtiss Glenn_Hammond_Curtiss,United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
4654,Cuscuta genus_Cuscuta,genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder
4655,Cushing Harvey_Cushing Harvery_Williams_Cushing,United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
4656,Cushing's_disease hyperadrenalism,a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
4657,Cushing's_syndrome hyperadrenocorticism,a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
4658,Cushitic,a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions
4659,Custer George_Armstrong_Custer General_Custer,United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
4660,Cuterebra genus_Cuterebra,type genus of the Cuterebridae
4661,Cuterebridae family_Cuterebridae,New World botflies
4662,Cuvier Georges_Cuvier Baron_Georges_Cuvier Georges_Leopold_Chretien_Frederic_Dagobert_Cuvier,French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)
4663,Cuzco Cusco,a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
4664,Cyamopsis genus_Cyamopsis,small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia
4665,Cyamus genus_Cyamus,whale lice
4666,Cyanocitta genus_Cyanocitta,New World jays
4667,Cyanophyta division_Cyanophyta,prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
4668,Cyathea genus_Cyathea,type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
4669,Cyatheaceae family_Cyatheaceae,tropical tree ferns
4670,Cybele Dindymene Great_Mother Magna_Mater Mater_Turrita,great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
4671,Cycadaceae family_Cycadaceae cycad_family,ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids
4672,Cycadales order_Cycadales,primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms
4673,Cycadofilicales order_Cycadofilicales Lyginopteridales order_Lyginopteridales,fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns
4674,Cycadopsida class_Cycadopsida Cycadophytina subdivision_Cycadophytina Cycadophyta subdivision_Cycadophyta,palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta)
4675,Cycas genus_Cycas,type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves
4676,Cyclades Kikladhes,a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
4677,Cycladic_civilization Cycladic_civilisation Cycladic_culture Cyclades,the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
4678,Cycliophora phylum_Cycliophora,tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
4679,Cycloloma genus_Cycloloma,a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae
4680,Cyclopes genus_Cyclopes,only the silky anteater
4681,Cyclophorus genus_Cyclophorus,tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia
4682,Cyclops,(Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
4683,Cyclopteridae family_Cyclopteridae,lumpfishes
4684,Cyclopterus genus_Cyclopterus,type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes
4685,Cyclosorus genus_Cyclosorus,small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere
4686,Cyclosporeae class_Cyclosporeae,in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales
4687,Cyclostomata order_Cyclostomata,primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes
4688,Cycnoches genus_Cycnoches,genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
4689,Cydippida order_Cydippida Cydippidea order_Cydippidea Cydippea order_Cydippea,ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
4690,Cydonia genus_Cydonia,quince
4691,Cygnus,a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
4692,Cygnus genus_Cygnus,a genus of Anatidae
4693,Cymatiidae family_Cymatiidae,tritons
4694,Cynara genus_Cynara,artichoke; cardoon
4695,Cynewulf Cynwulf,Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century)
4696,Cynic,a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
4697,Cynipidae family_Cynipidae,a family of Hymenoptera
4698,Cynips genus_Cynips,type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps
4699,Cynocephalidae family_Cynocephalidae,a family of Dermoptera
4700,Cynocephalus genus_Cynocephalus,type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
4701,Cynocephalus_variegatus,a variety of flying lemur
4702,Cynodon genus_Cynodon,creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa
4703,Cynodontia division_Cynodontia,a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
4704,Cynoglossidae family_Cynoglossidae,tonguefishes
4705,Cynoglossum genus_Cynoglossum,a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae
4706,Cynomys genus_Cynomys,prairie dogs
4707,Cynopterus genus_Cynopterus,a genus of Megachiroptera
4708,Cynopterus_sphinx,a variety of fruit eating bat
4709,Cynoscephalae,the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
4710,Cynoscephalae battle_of_Cynoscephalae,the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
4711,Cynoscion genus_Cynoscion,sea trout
4712,Cynthia_Erivo,actor born on 1987-01-08 that starred in Bad Times at the El Royale
4713,Cyperaceae family_Cyperaceae sedge_family,bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
4714,Cyperus genus_Cyperus,type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
4715,Cyphomandra genus_Cyphomandra,tree tomato
4716,Cypraea genus_Cypraea,type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
4717,Cypraeidae family_Cypraeidae,family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
4718,Cyprinidae family_Cyprinidae,a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
4719,Cypriniformes order_Cypriniformes,an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
4720,Cyprinodontidae family_Cyprinodontidae,large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
4721,Cyprinus genus_Cyprinus,type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
4722,Cypriot Cypriote Cyprian,a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
4723,Cypriot_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Cyprus
4724,Cypriot_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
4725,Cypripedium genus_Cypripedium,genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum
4726,Cyprus,an island in the eastern Mediterranean
4727,Cyprus Republic_of_Cyprus,a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
4728,Cyrano_de_Bergerac Savinien_Cyrano_de_Bergerac,a French soldier and dramatist remembered chiefly for fighting many duels (often over the size of his nose); was immortalized in 1897 in a play by Edmond Rostand (1619-1655)
4729,Cyril Saint_Cyril St._Cyril,Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
4730,Cyrilliaceae family_Cyrilliaceae cyrilla_family titi_family,shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
4731,Cyrillic_alphabet Cyrillic,an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)
4732,Cyrtomium genus_Cyrtomium,small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
4733,Cyrus Cyrus_the_Younger,Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
4734,Cyrus_II Cyrus_the_Elder Cyrus_the_Great,king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa 600-529 BC)
4735,Cystophora genus_Cystophora,hooded seals
4736,Cystopteris genus_Cystopteris,chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
4737,Cytisus genus_Cytisus,large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom
4738,Czech,a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
4739,Czech,the Slavic language of Czechs
4740,Czech_Republic,a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
4741,Czech_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Czech Republic
4742,Czechoslovakia,a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
4743,Czechoslovakian Czechoslovak Czech,a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
4744,Czerny Karl_Czerny,Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)
4745,Czestochowa,a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
4746,D d,the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
4747,D'Oyly_Carte Richard_D'Oyly_Carte,English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)
4748,D-day 6_June_1944,date of the Allied landing in France, World War II
4749,D-layer D_region,the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
4750,DINK,a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
4751,DIP_switch dual_inline_package_switch,(computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
4752,DNA_fingerprint genetic_fingerprint,biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
4753,DNA_polymerase,the enzyme responsible for DNA replication
4754,DOS disk_operating_system,an operating system that is on a disk
4755,DPT_vaccine,abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
4756,DPhil,a British doctorate
4757,Daba Kola Musgoi,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
4758,Daboecia genus_Daboecia,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae
4759,Dacelo genus_Dacelo,Australasian kingfishers
4760,Dachau,a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
4761,Dacron Terylene,a kind of polyester fabric
4762,Dacrycarpus genus_Dacrycarpus,evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines
4763,Dacrydium genus_Dacrydium,Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs
4764,Dacrymyces genus_Dacrymyces,type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
4765,Dacrymycetaceae family_Dacrymycetaceae,a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
4766,Dactylis genus_Dactylis,a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
4767,Dactyloctenium genus_Dactyloctenium,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae
4768,Dactylopiidae family_Dactylopiidae,cochineal insects
4769,Dactylopius genus_Dactylopius,type genus of the Dactylopiidae
4770,Dactylopteridae family_Dactylopteridae,flying gurnards
4771,Dactylopterus genus_Dactylopterus,a genus of Dactylopteridae
4772,Dactylorhiza genus_Dactylorhiza,genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
4773,Dactyloscopidae family_Dactyloscopidae,sand stargazers
4774,Daedalus Daedal,(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus
4775,Dagan,god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
4776,Dagda,chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
4777,Dagestani,an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan
4778,Dagon,god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
4779,Daguerre Louis_Jacques_Mande_Daguerre,French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)
4780,Dail_Eireann Dail,the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
4781,Daimler Gottlieb_Daimler,German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
4782,Dakar capital_of_Senegal,the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
4783,Dakota,a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
4784,Dakota,the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota
4785,Dakota,the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
4786,Dakota_Fanning,actor born on 1994-02-23 that starred in War of the Worlds
4787,Dakota_Johnson,actor born on 1989-10-04 that starred in Fifty Shades of Grey
4788,Dalai_Lama Grand_Lama,chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
4789,Dalbergia genus_Dalbergia,large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
4790,Dalea genus_Dalea,indigo bush
4791,Dali Salvador_Dali,surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)
4792,Dalian Talien Dairen,a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
4793,Dall_sheep Dall's_sheep white_sheep Ovis_montana_dalli,large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
4794,Dallas,a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
4795,Dalmatia,a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
4796,Dalmatian,a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
4797,Dalmatian_iris Iris_pallida,European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
4798,Dalmatian_laburnum Petteria_ramentacea Cytisus_ramentaceus,erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
4799,Dalton John_Dalton,English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
4800,Dalton's_law Dalton's_law_of_partial_pressures law_of_partial_pressures,(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
4801,Dama genus_Dama,fallow deer
4802,Damaliscus genus_Damaliscus,African antelopes: sassabies
4803,Damaraland_mole_rat,colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat
4804,Damascene,a native or inhabitant of Damascus
4805,Damascus_steel Damask_steel,a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
4806,Damkina Damgalnunna,(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
4807,Damocles,the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
4808,Damon,the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
4809,Damon_and_Pythias,(Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live
4810,Dan_Aykroyd,actor born on 1952-07-01 that starred in Blues Brothers 2000
4811,Danaea genus_Danaea,fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America
4812,Danaidae family_Danaidae,small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
4813,Danaus genus_Danaus,type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
4814,Dandie_Dinmont Dandie_Dinmont_terrier,a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
4815,Dane,a native or inhabitant of Denmark
4816,Dangla Dangaleat,a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
4817,Daniel,(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
4818,Daniel,a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare
4819,Daniel Book_of_Daniel Book_of_the_Prophet_Daniel,an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
4820,Daniel_Br¸hl,actor born on 1978-06-16 that starred in Rush
4821,Daniel_Craig,actor born on 1968-03-02 that starred in Casino Royale
4822,Daniel_Day-Lewis,actor born on 1957-04-29 that starred in There Will Be Blood
4823,Daniel_Radcliffe,actor born on 1989-07-23 that starred in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
4824,Danish,a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
4825,Danish_blue,blue cheese of Denmark
4826,Danish_krone krone,the basic unit of money in Denmark
4827,Danish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Denmark
4828,Danny_Aiello,actor born on 1933-06-20 that starred in Do the Right Thing
4829,Danny_DeVito,actor born on 1944-11-17 that starred in Matilda
4830,Danny_Glover,actor born on 1946-07-22 that starred in Lethal Weapon
4831,Danny_McBride,actor born on 1976-12-29 that starred in Pineapple Express
4832,Dante Dante_Alighieri,an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
4833,Danton Georges_Jacques_Danton,French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
4834,Danu Dana,Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
4835,Danube Danube_River Danau,the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea; "Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube"
4836,Daphne,(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
4837,Dar_al-Islam House_of_Islam,areas where Muslims are in the majority
4838,Dar_al-harb House_of_War,areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
4839,Dar_es_Salaam capital_of_Tanzania,the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
4840,Dard Dardic Dardic_language,any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
4841,Dardanelles Canakkale_Bogazi Hellespont,the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
4842,Dardanelles Dardanelles_campaign,the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
4843,Dardanus,(Greek mythology) founder of Troy
4844,Darfur,an impoverished region of western Sudan; "Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan"
4845,Dari Dari_Persian,an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
4846,Darius_I Darius_the_Great,king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
4847,Darius_III,king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)
4848,Darjeeling,a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India
4849,Darling Darling_River,an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
4850,Darlingtonia genus_Darlingtonia,one species: California pitcher plant
4851,Darmera genus_Darmera Peltiphyllum genus_Peltiphyllum,one species
4852,Darrow Clarence_Darrow Clarence_Seward_Darrow,United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
4853,Darsana,(from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
4854,Dartmouth_College Dartmouth,a college in New Hampshire
4855,Darwin,provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
4856,Darwin Charles_Darwin Charles_Robert_Darwin,English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
4857,Darwin_tulip,any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems
4858,Darwinian,an advocate of Darwinism
4859,Darwinism,a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection
4860,Daryl_Hannah,actor born on 1960-12-03 that starred in Kill Bill: Vol. 2
4861,Das_Kapital Capital,a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
4862,Dasht-e-Kavir Kavir_Desert Great_Salt_Desert,a salt desert in north central Iran
4863,Dasht-e-Lut Lut_Desert,a desert in eastern Iran
4864,Dasyatidae family_Dasyatidae,sting rays
4865,Dasyatis genus_Dasyatis,type genus of the Dasyatidae
4866,Dasypodidae family_Dasypodidae,armadillos
4867,Dasyprocta genus_Dasyprocta,type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
4868,Dasyproctidae family_Dasyproctidae,agoutis and pacas
4869,Dasypus genus_Dasypus,type genus of the Dasypodidae
4870,Dasyuridae family_Dasyuridae family_Dasyurinae,dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
4871,Dasyurus genus_Dasyurus,type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats
4872,Datura genus_Datura,thorn apple
4873,Daubentonia genus_Daubentonia,type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae
4874,Daubentoniidae family_Daubentoniidae,comprising solely the aye-aye
4875,Daucus genus_Daucus,carrot
4876,Daugavpils,a city of southeastern Latvia
4877,Daumier Honore_Daumier,French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)
4878,Davalliaceae family_Davalliaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
4879,Dave_Chappelle,comedian born in 1973 that is best known for Chappelle's Show
4880,Dave_Franco,actor born on 1985-06-12 that starred in Neighbors
4881,Davenport,a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
4882,David,(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
4883,David Jacques_Louis_David,French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
4884,David Saint_David St._David,patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
4885,David_Niven,actor born on 1910-03-01 that starred in Murder by Death
4886,David_Oyelowo,actor born on 1976-04-01 that starred in Selma
4887,David_Spade,actor born on 1964-07-22 that starred in Joe Dirt
4888,David_Strathairn,actor born on 1949-01-26 that starred in Good Night, and Good Luck.
4889,David_Thewlis,actor born on 1963-03-20 that starred in Naked
4890,Davidson's_penstemon Penstemon_davidsonii,mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
4891,Daviesia genus_Daviesia,genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
4892,Davis Bette_Davis,United States film actor (1908-1989)
4893,Davis Dwight_Davis Dwight_Filley_Davis,United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
4894,Davis Jefferson_Davis,American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)
4895,Davis Miles_Davis Miles_Dewey_Davis_Jr.,United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
4896,Davis Stuart_Davis,United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
4897,Davis_Cup,cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition
4898,Davy Humphrey_Davy Sir_Humphrey_Davy,English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
4899,Davys John_Davys Davis John_Davis,English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
4900,Dawes William_Dawes,American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
4901,Dawson,a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
4902,Day Clarence_Day Clarence_Shepard_Day_Jr.,United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
4903,Dayan Moshe_Dayan,Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
4904,Dayton,a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
4905,Daytona_Beach,a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
4906,DeMille Cecil_B._DeMille Cecil_Blount_DeMille,United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)
4907,De_Bakey Michael_Ellis_De_Bakey,United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)
4908,De_Forest Lee_De_Forest Father_of_Radio,United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)
4909,De_Niro Robert_De_Niro,United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
4910,De_Quincey Thomas_De_Quincey,English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
4911,De_Sica Vittorio_De_Sica,Italian film maker (1901-1974)
4912,Dead_Sea,a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
4913,Dead_Sea_scrolls,(Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus"
4914,Dean James_Dean James_Byron_Dean,United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
4915,Dean_Jagger,actor born on 1903-11-07 that starred in White Christmas
4916,Dean_Stockwell,actor born on 1936-03-05 that starred in Quantum Leap
4917,Death,the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
4918,Death_Valley,a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
4919,Debbie_Reynolds,actor born on 1932-04-01 that starred in Singin' in the Rain
4920,Deborah_Kerr,actor born on 1921-09-30 that starred in The King and I
4921,Debra_Winger,actor born on 1955-05-16 that starred in Terms of Endearment
4922,Debs Eugene_V._Debs Eugene_Victor_Debs,United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
4923,Debussy Claude_Debussy Claude_Achille_Debussy,French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)
4924,Decalogue Ten_Commandments,the biblical commandments of Moses
4925,Decapoda order_Decapoda,lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
4926,Decapoda order_Decapoda,squids and cuttlefishes
4927,Decapterus genus_Decapterus,scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution
4928,Decatur,a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
4929,Decatur,a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
4930,Decatur Stephen_Decatur,United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
4931,December Dec,the last (12th) month of the year
4932,Decius,Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
4933,Declaration_of_Independence,the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
4934,Decumaria genus_Decumaria,small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
4935,Deep_South,the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
4936,Deere John_Deere,United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
4937,Defender_of_the_Faith,a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
4938,Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency DARPA,the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
4939,Defense_Information_Systems_Agency DISA,a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
4940,Defense_Intelligence_Agency DIA,an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
4941,Defense_Logistics_Agency,a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions
4942,Defense_Reutilization_and_Marketing_Service DRMS,the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
4943,Defense_Technical_Information_Center DTIC,the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
4944,Defoe Daniel_Defoe,English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
4945,Degas Edgar_Degas Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas,French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
4946,Deimos,the outer of two small satellites of Mars
4947,Dekker Decker Thomas_Dekker Thomas_Decker,English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
4948,Del_Rio,a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio
4949,Delacroix Eugene_Delacroix Ferdinand_Victor_Eugene_Delacroix,French romantic painter (1798-1863)
4950,Delairea genus_Delairea,one species: German ivy
4951,Delaware,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
4952,Delaware,one of the British colonies that formed the United States
4953,Delaware,the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
4954,Delaware Delaware_River,a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
4955,Delaware Diamond_State First_State DE Del.,a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
4956,Delaware_Bay,an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
4957,Delaware_Memorial_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
4958,Delawarean Delawarian,a native or resident of Delaware
4959,Delbruck Max_Delbruck,United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)
4960,Delhi New_Delhi,a city in north central India
4961,Delibes Leo_Delibes Clement_Philibert_Leo_Delibes,French composer of operas (1836-1891)
4962,Delichon genus_Delichon,a genus of Hirundinidae
4963,Delicious,variety of sweet eating apples
4964,Delilah,(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
4965,Delius Frederick_Delius,English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)
4966,Delmonico_steak club_steak,small steak from the front of the short loin of beef
4967,Delonix genus_Delonix,evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
4968,Delorme Philibert_Delorme de_l'Orme Philibert_de_l'Orme,French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
4969,Delphi,an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
4970,Delphinapterus genus_Delphinapterus,white whale
4971,Delphinidae family_Delphinidae,dolphins
4972,Delphinus,a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
4973,Delphinus genus_Delphinus,type genus of the Delphinidae
4974,Dematiaceae family_Dematiaceae,family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia
4975,Demavend,an active volcano in northern Iran
4976,Demerara,a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
4977,Demerara,a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
4978,Demeter,(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
4979,Demetrius Demetrius_I Demetrius_Poliorcetes,son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
4980,Demi_Moore,actor born on 1962-11-11 that starred in G.I. Jane
4981,Democrat,a member of the Democratic Party
4982,Democratic-Republican_Party,a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
4983,Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine DFLP Popular_Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PDFLP,a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
4984,Democratic_Party,the older of two major political parties in the United States
4985,Democritus,Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)
4986,Demogorgon,(Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld
4987,Demosthenes,Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)
4988,Demotic Demotic_script,a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"
4989,Dempsey Jack_Dempsey William_Harrison_Dempsey Manassa_Mauler,United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
4990,Demulen,trade name for an oral contraceptive
4991,Denali_Fault,a major open geological fault in Alaska
4992,Denali_National_Park,a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
4993,Dendranthema genus_Dendranthema,comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
4994,Dendroaspis genus_Dendroaspis Dendraspis genus_Dendraspis,mambas
4995,Dendrocalamus genus_Dendrocalamus,giant clump-forming bamboos
4996,Dendrocolaptes genus_Dendrocolaptes,type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae
4997,Dendrocolaptidae family_Dendrocolaptidae,woodhewers or woodcreepers
4998,Dendroctonus genus_Dendroctonus,genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
4999,Dendroica genus_Dendroica,a genus of Parulidae
5000,Dendrolagus genus_Dendrolagus,tree wallabies
5001,Dendromecon genus_Dendromecon,one species: bush poppy
5002,Deneb,the brightest star in Cygnus
5003,Denebola,a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
5004,Deng_Xiaoping Teng_Hsiao-ping Teng_Hsiaoping,Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)
5005,Denisonia genus_Denisonia,copperheads
5006,Denmark Kingdom_of_Denmark Danmark,a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
5007,Dennis_Hopper,actor born on 1936-05-17 that starred in Easy Rider
5008,Dennis_Quaid,actor born on 1954-04-09 that starred in Far from Heaven
5009,Dennstaedtia genus_Dennstaedtia,chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
5010,Dennstaedtiaceae family_Dennstaedtiaceae,one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
5011,Dentaria genus_Dentaria,usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus
5012,Denver Mile-High_City capital_of_Colorado,the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
5013,Denzel_Washington,actor born on 1954-12-28 that starred in Fences
5014,Depardieu Gerard_Depardieu,French film actor (born in 1948)
5015,Deparia genus_Deparia,classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera
5016,Department_of_Agriculture Agriculture_Department Agriculture USDA,the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
5017,Department_of_Commerce Commerce_Department Commerce DoC,the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
5018,Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
5019,Department_of_Defense Defense_Department United_States_Department_of_Defense Defense DoD,the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
5020,Department_of_Defense_Laboratory_System LABLINK,a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
5021,Department_of_Education Education_Department Education,the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
5022,Department_of_Energy Energy_Department Energy DOE,the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
5023,Department_of_Energy_Intelligence DOEI,an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community
5024,Department_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare,a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
5025,Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services Health_and_Human_Services HHS,the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
5026,Department_of_Homeland_Security Homeland_Security,the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
5027,Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development Housing_and_Urban_Development HUD,the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
5028,Department_of_Justice Justice_Department Justice DoJ,the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
5029,Department_of_Justice_Canada DoJC,an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government
5030,Department_of_Labor Labor_Department Labor DoL,the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
5031,Department_of_State United_States_Department_of_State State_Department State DoS,the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
5032,Department_of_Transportation Transportation DoT,the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
5033,Department_of_Veterans_Affairs VA,the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
5034,Department_of_the_Interior Interior_Department Interior DoI,the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
5035,Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury_Department Treasury United_States_Treasury,the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
5036,Depression Great_Depression,a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
5037,Derain Andre_Derain,French painter and exponent of fauvism (1880-1954)
5038,Dermacentor genus_Dermacentor,vectors of important diseases of man and animals
5039,Dermaptera order_Dermaptera,earwigs and a few related forms
5040,Dermatobia genus_Dermatobia,larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
5041,Dermestidae family_Dermestidae,carpet beetles
5042,Dermochelyidae family_Dermochelyidae,sea turtles
5043,Dermochelys genus_Dermochelys,type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles
5044,Dermoptera order_Dermoptera,flying lemurs
5045,Derrida Jacques_Derrida,French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)
5046,Des_Moines capital_of_Iowa,the capital and largest city in Iowa
5047,Descartes Rene_Descartes,French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
5048,Descurainia genus_Descurainia,includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
5049,Desmanthus genus_Desmanthus,genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
5050,Desmidiaceae family_Desmidiaceae,unicellular algae
5051,Desmidium genus_Desmidium,a genus of protoctist
5052,Desmodium genus_Desmodium,beggarweed; tick trefoil
5053,Desmodontidae family_Desmodontidae,true vampire bats
5054,Desmodus genus_Desmodus,type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
5055,Desmodus_rotundus,mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
5056,Desmograthus genus_Desmograthus,an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae
5057,Detroit Motor_City Motown,the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
5058,Detroit_River,a short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world
5059,Deuteromycetes class_Deuteromycetes,form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota
5060,Deuteromycota subdivision_Deuteromycota Deuteromycotina Fungi_imperfecti subdivision_Deuteromycotina,large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
5061,Deuteronomy Book_of_Deuteronomy,the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
5062,Devanagari Devanagari_script Nagari Nagari_script,a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
5063,Devi,Hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects
5064,Devon,red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
5065,Devon Devonshire,a county in southwestern England
5066,Devonian Devonian_period Age_of_Fishes,from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
5067,Dewar Sir_James_Dewar,Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
5068,Dewar_flask Dewar,vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
5069,Dewey George_Dewey Admiral_Dewey,a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
5070,Dewey John_Dewey,United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
5071,Dewey Melvil_Dewey Melville_Louis_Kossuth_Dewey,United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
5072,Dewey_decimal_classification Dewey_decimal_system decimal_system_of_classification,a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
5073,Dhahran,an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people
5074,Dhaka Dacca capital_of_Bangladesh,the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
5075,Dharma,basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes
5076,Dhaulagiri,a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
5077,Dhegiha,a branch of the Siouan languages
5078,Dhegiha,any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
5079,Dhu'l-Hijja Dhu'l-Hijjah Dhu_al-Hijja Dhu_al-Hijjah,the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years
5080,Dhu'l-Qa'dah Dhu_al-Qadah,the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar
5081,DiMaggio Joe_DiMaggio Joseph_Paul_DiMaggio,United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
5082,Diacalpa genus_Diacalpa,one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas
5083,Diadophis genus_Diadophis,a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes
5084,Diaghilev Sergei_Diaghilev Sergei_Pavlovich_Diaghilev,Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
5085,Dialeurodes genus_Dialeurodes,a genus of Aleyrodidae
5086,Diana,(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
5087,Diana Princess_Diana Princess_of_Wales Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer,English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
5088,Diane_Keaton,actor born on 1946-01-05 that starred in Annie Hall
5089,Diane_Lane,actor born on 1965-01-22 that starred in Unfaithful
5090,Diane_de_Poitiers Duchesse_de_Valentinois,French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
5091,Dianne_Wiest,actor born on 1948-03-28 that starred in Hannah and Her Sisters
5092,Dianthus genus_Dianthus,carnations and pinks
5093,Diapensiaceae family_Diapensiaceae diapensia_family,north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
5094,Diapensiales order_Diapensiales,used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
5095,Diapsida subclass_Diapsida,used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria
5096,Dias Diaz Bartholomeu_Dias Bartholomeu_Diaz,Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
5097,Diaspididae family_Diaspididae,armored scales
5098,Diaspora,the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
5099,Dibranchiata subclass_Dibranchiata Dibranchia subclass_Dibranchia,comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
5100,Dicamptodontidae family_Dicamptodontidae,large and small highly aquatic salamanders
5101,Dicentra genus_Dicentra,North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers
5102,Diceros genus_Diceros,most common species in Africa
5103,Dick_Van_Dyke,actor born on 1925-12-13 that starred in Mary Poppins
5104,Dick_test,a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever
5105,Dickens Charles_Dickens Charles_John_Huffam_Dickens,English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
5106,Dickinson Emily_Dickinson,United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
5107,Dicksonia genus_Dicksonia,tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
5108,Dicksoniaceae family_Dicksoniaceae,tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans
5109,Dicotyledones class_Dicotyledones Dicotyledonae class_Dicotyledonae Magnoliopsida class_Magnoliopsida,comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae
5110,Dicranaceae family_Dicranaceae,mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
5111,Dicranales order_Dicranales,widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems
5112,Dicranopteris genus_Dicranopteris,terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical
5113,Dicranum genus_Dicranum,type genus of Dicranaceae
5114,Dicrostonyx genus_Dicrostonyx,pied lemmings
5115,Dictamnus genus_Dictamnus,a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae
5116,Dictaphone,a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation
5117,Dictyophera genus_Dictyophera,closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus
5118,Dictyoptera order_Dictyoptera,in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
5119,Dicynodontia division_Dicynodontia,a division of Therapsida
5120,Didelphidae family_Didelphidae,opossums
5121,Didelphis genus_Didelphis,type genus of the family Didelphidae
5122,Diderot Denis_Diderot,French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)
5123,Didion Joan_Didion,United States writer (born in 1934)
5124,Dido,(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
5125,Dieffenbachia genus_Dieffenbachia,evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
5126,Diegueno,a member of a North American Indian people of southern California
5127,Diegueno,the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno
5128,Dien_Bien_Phu,the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
5129,Diervilla genus_Diervilla,small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles
5130,Dies_Irae,the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')
5131,Diesel Rudolf_Diesel Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel,German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
5132,Dietrich Marlene_Dietrich Maria_Magdalene_von_Losch,United States film actor (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
5133,Dietrich Paul_Heinrich_Dietrich Thiry Paul-Henri_Thiry d'Holbach baron_d'Holbach,French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe
5134,Digitaria genus_Digitaria,crab grass; finger grass
5135,Dijon,an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons
5136,Dilleniaceae family_Dilleniaceae,chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia
5137,Dilleniidae subclass_Dilleniidae,a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
5138,Dimash Damascus capital_of_Syria,an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
5139,Dimetapp,trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis
5140,Dimocarpus genus_Dimocarpus,longan
5141,Dimorphotheca genus_Dimorphotheca,South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers
5142,Dinesen Isak_Dinesen Blixen Karen_Blixen Baroness_Karen_Blixen,Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
5143,Dinka,a Nilotic language
5144,Dinocerata order_Dinocerata,small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene
5145,Dinoflagellata order_Dinoflagellata Cilioflagellata order_Cilioflagellata,in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
5146,Dinornis genus_Dinornis,type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
5147,Dinornithidae family_Dinornithidae,moas
5148,Dinornithiformes order_Dinornithiformes,a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
5149,Diocletian Gaius_Aurelius_Valerius_Diocletian,Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)
5150,Diodon genus_Diodon,type genus of the Diodontidae
5151,Diodontidae family_Diodontidae,spiny puffers
5152,Diogenes,an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)
5153,Diomedeidae family_Diomedeidae,albatrosses
5154,Dionaea genus_Dionaea,a genus of the family Droseraceae
5155,Dionysia Bacchanalia,an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
5156,Dionysius Dionysius_the_Elder,the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
5157,Dionysus,(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
5158,Diophantus,Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)
5159,Dior Christian_Dior,French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957)
5160,Dioscorea genus_Dioscorea,yams
5161,Dioscoreaceae family_Dioscoreaceae yam_family,yams
5162,Diospyros genus_Diospyros,a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood
5163,Diphylla genus_Diphylla,vampire bats
5164,Diplopoda class_Diplopoda Myriapoda class_Myriapoda,arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
5165,Diplopterygium genus_Diplopterygium,scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
5166,Diplotaxis genus_Diplotaxis,wall rocket
5167,Dipnoi subclass_Dipnoi,bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii
5168,Dipodidae family_Dipodidae,Old World jerboas
5169,Dipodomys genus_Dipodomys,kangaroo rats
5170,Dipogon genus_Dipogon,one species: Australian pea
5171,Dipsacaceae family_Dipsacaceae,chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
5172,Dipsacus genus_Dipsacus,type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
5173,Dipsosaurus genus_Dipsosaurus,desert iguanas
5174,Diptera order_Diptera,a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
5175,Dipterocarpaceae family_Dipterocarpaceae,chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
5176,Dipteronia genus_Dipteronia,small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
5177,Dipus genus_Dipus,type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot
5178,Dipylon_gate Dipylon,a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
5179,Dirac Paul_Adrien_Maurice_Dirac,English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
5180,Dirca genus_Dirca,deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
5181,Director_of_Central_Intelligence DCI,the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
5182,Directorate_for_Inter-Services_Intelligence Inter-Services_Intelligence ISI,the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
5183,Discina_macrospora,a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating
5184,Disciotis_venosa cup_morel,an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
5185,Discocephali order_Discocephali,small order of fishes comprising the remoras
5186,Discoglossidae family_Discoglossidae,family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
5187,Discomycetes subclass_Discomycetes,a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
5188,Disney Walt_Disney Walter_Elias_Disney,United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
5189,Disneyland,an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
5190,Disraeli Benjamin_Disraeli First_Earl_of_Beaconsfield,British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
5191,Distinguished_Conduct_Medal,a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field
5192,Distinguished_Flying_Cross,a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
5193,Distinguished_Service_Cross,a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
5194,Distinguished_Service_Medal,a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility
5195,Distinguished_Service_Order,a British military decoration for special service in action
5196,District_of_Columbia D.C. DC,the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
5197,Divine_Comedy Divina_Commedia,a narrative epic poem written by Dante
5198,Divine_Office,canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
5199,Dix Dorothea_Dix Dorothea_Lynde_Dix,United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
5200,Dixie_cup paper_cup,a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks
5201,Djanet,a desert town in southeastern Algeria
5202,Djibouti Republic_of_Djibouti Afars_and_Issas,a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
5203,Djibouti capital_of_Djibouti,port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti
5204,Djibouti_franc,the basic unit of money in Djibouti
5205,Djiboutian,a native or inhabitant of Djibouti
5206,Djimon_Hounsou,actor born on 1964-04-24 that starred in Blood Diamond
5207,Dneprodzerzhinsk,port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
5208,Dnieper Dnieper_River,a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
5209,Dnipropetrovsk Yekaterinoslav,city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
5210,Doberman Doberman_pinscher,medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog
5211,Dobrich Tolbukhin,a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
5212,Docetism,the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
5213,Doctor_of_Arts ArtsD,an honorary arts degree
5214,Doctor_of_Arts D.A.,a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus
5215,Doctor_of_Dental_Medicine DMD,a doctor's degree in dental medicine
5216,Doctor_of_Dental_Surgery DDS,a doctor's degree in dental surgery
5217,Doctor_of_Divinity DD,a doctor's degree in religion
5218,Doctor_of_Education EdD DEd,a doctor's degree in education
5219,Doctor_of_Fine_Arts,an honorary degree in fine arts
5220,Doctor_of_Humane_Letters,an honorary degree in letters
5221,Doctor_of_Humanities,an honorary degree in the humanities
5222,Doctor_of_Laws LLD,an honorary law degree
5223,Doctor_of_Medicine MD,a doctor's degree in medicine
5224,Doctor_of_Music DMus MusD,a doctor's degree in music
5225,Doctor_of_Musical_Arts AMusD,a doctor's degree in musical arts
5226,Doctor_of_Optometry OD,a doctor's degree in optometry
5227,Doctor_of_Osteopathy DO,doctor's degree in osteopathy
5228,Doctor_of_Philosophy,a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
5229,Doctor_of_Public_Health DPH,a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
5230,Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology STD,a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor"
5231,Doctor_of_Science DS ScD,an honorary degree in science
5232,Doctor_of_Theology ThD,a doctor's degree in theology
5233,Doctor_of_the_Church Doctor,(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
5234,Doctorow E._L._Doctorow Edgard_Lawrence_Doctorow,United States novelist (born in 1931)
5235,Dodecanese Dhodhekanisos,a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
5236,Dodge_City,a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
5237,Dodoma,a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital
5238,Dodonaea genus_Dodonaea,a genus of tropical shrub or tree
5239,Doha Bida El_Beda capital_of_Qatar,the capital and chief port of Qatar
5240,Dolby Ray_M._Dolby,United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording
5241,Dolichonyx genus_Dolichonyx,bobolinks
5242,Dolichos genus_Dolichos,genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
5243,Dolichotis genus_Dolichotis,maras
5244,Doliolidae family_Doliolidae,oceanic tunicates
5245,Dolomite_Alps,an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone
5246,Dom_Pedro,South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky
5247,Domesday_Book Doomsday_Book,record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
5248,Domingo Placido_Domingo,Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
5249,Dominic Saint_Dominic St._Dominic Domingo_de_Guzman,(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
5250,Dominica,a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
5251,Dominica Commonwealth_of_Dominica,a country on the island of Dominica
5252,Dominican,a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
5253,Dominican Black_Friar Blackfriar friar_preacher,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
5254,Dominican_Republic,a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
5255,Dominican_dollar,the basic unit of money in Dominica
5256,Dominican_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
5257,Dominican_order,a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
5258,Dominican_peso peso,the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
5259,Dominion,one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
5260,Dominion_Day July_1,a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867
5261,Dominique Dominick,American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
5262,Domino Fats_Domino Antoine_Domino,United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
5263,Domitian Titus_Flavius_Domitianus,Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)
5264,Don,Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5265,Don,a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto"
5266,Don,a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
5267,Don Don_River,a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
5268,Don_Ameche,actor born on 1908-05-31 that starred in Cocoon
5269,Don_Cheadle,actor born on 1964-11-29 that starred in Crash
5270,Don_Juan,a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
5271,Don_Juan,any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
5272,Don_Quixote,any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
5273,Don_Quixote,the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
5274,Dona,a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"
5275,Donald_Crisp,actor born on 1882-07-27 that starred in How Green Was My Valley
5276,Donald_Duck,a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney
5277,Donald_Sutherland,actor born on 1935-07-17 that starred in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
5278,Donar,the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
5279,Donatello Donato_di_Betto_Bardi,Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
5280,Donatism,a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
5281,Donatist,an adherent of Donatism
5282,Donatus Aelius_Donatus,Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)
5283,Donets_Basin Donbass Donbas,an industrial region in the Ukraine
5284,Donetsk Donetske Stalino,an industrial city in the Donets Basin
5285,Donizetti Gaetano_Donizetti,Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)
5286,Donkin Bryan_Donkin,English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
5287,Donna_Reed,actor born on 1921-01-27 that starred in It's a Wonderful Life
5288,Donne John_Donne,English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
5289,Donner_Pass,a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died
5290,Doolittle Jimmy_Doolittle James_Harold_Doolittle,United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
5291,Doppler Christian_Johann_Doppler,Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)
5292,Doppler_effect Doppler_shift,change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
5293,Doppler_radar,radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity
5294,Dorado,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
5295,Dorian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
5296,Dorian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
5297,Doric Doric_dialect,the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris
5298,Doric_order Dorian_order,the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
5299,Doris,(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
5300,Doris,a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken
5301,Doris_Day,actor born on 1922-04-03 that starred in Pillow Talk
5302,Dorking,an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
5303,Dormition Feast_of_Dormition,celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
5304,Doronicum genus_Doronicum,genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane
5305,Dorotheanthus genus_Dorotheanthus,a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus
5306,Dorothy_Malone,actor born on 1924-01-29 that starred in Written on the Wind
5307,Dortmund,an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
5308,Dorylinae subfamily_Dorylinae,army ants
5309,Doryopteris genus_Doryopteris,small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae
5310,Dos_Passos John_Dos_Passos John_Roderigo_Dos_Passos,United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)
5311,Dostoyevsky Dostoevski Dostoevsky Feodor_Dostoyevsky Fyodor_Dostoyevsky Feodor_Dostoevski Fyodor_Dostoevski Feodor_Dostoevsky Fyodor_Dostoevsky Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevski Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevski Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevsky Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevsky,Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
5312,Douala,the largest city of Cameroon
5313,Douay_Bible Douay_Version Douay-Rheims_Bible Douay-Rheims_Version Rheims-Douay_Bible Rheims-Douay_Version,an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
5314,Douglas Stephen_A._Douglas Stephen_Arnold_Douglas Little_Giant,United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
5315,Douglass Frederick_Douglass,United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
5316,Dover capital_of_Delaware,the capital of the state of Delaware
5317,Dover's_powder,a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
5318,Dovyalis genus_Dovyalis,small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka
5319,Dow_Jones Dow-Jones_Industrial_Average,an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing"
5320,Dowding Hugh_Dowding Baron_Hugh_Caswall_Tremenheere_Dowding Dowdy,British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
5321,Dowland John_Dowland,English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
5322,Down John_L._H._Down,English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
5323,Downing Andrew_Jackson_Downing,United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
5324,Downing_Street,a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
5325,Downing_Street,the British government
5326,Dracenaceae subfamily_Dracenaceae Dracaenaceae subfamily_Dracaenaceae,one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
5327,Draco,Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
5328,Draco Dragon,a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
5329,Draco genus_Draco,a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
5330,Dracocephalum genus_Dracocephalum,genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mint family: dragonheads
5331,Dracula,fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker
5332,Dracula genus_Dracula,comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
5333,Dracunculidae family_Dracunculidae,greatly elongated roundworm
5334,Dracunculus genus_Dracunculus,tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
5335,Dracunculus genus_Dracunculus,type genus of the family Dracunculidae
5336,Dragunov,a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight
5337,Drake Francis_Drake Sir_Francis_Drake,English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
5338,Drambuie,a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur
5339,Dravidian,a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India
5340,Dravidian Dravidic Dravidian_language,a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
5341,Dreiser Theodore_Dreiser Theodore_Herman_Albert_Dreiser,United States novelist (1871-1945)
5342,Dreissena genus_Dreissena,zebra mussels
5343,Drepanididae family_Drepanididae,Hawaiian honeycreepers
5344,Drepanis genus_Drepanis,a genus of Drepanididae
5345,Dresden,a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
5346,Drew John_Drew,United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
5347,Drew_Barrymore,actor born on 1975-02-22 that starred in Never Been Kissed
5348,Dreyfus Alfred_Dreyfus,French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
5349,Drimys genus_Drimys,shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage
5350,Drixoral,the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor
5351,Drogheda,in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
5352,Dromaeosauridae family_Dromaeosauridae,swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
5353,Dromaius genus_Dromaius,a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
5354,Drosera genus_Drosera,the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants
5355,Droseraceae family_Droseraceae sundew_family,a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
5356,Drosophilidae family_Drosophilidae,fruit flies
5357,Drosophyllum genus_Drosophyllum,one species
5358,Drosophyllum_lusitanicum,perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
5359,Drug_Enforcement_Administration Drug_Enforcement_Agency DEA,federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
5360,Druid,a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
5361,Druze Druse,an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"
5362,Dryadella genus_Dryadella,comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
5363,Dryas genus_Dryas,mountain avens
5364,Dryden John_Dryden,the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
5365,Drymarchon genus_Drymarchon,a genus of Colubridae
5366,Drymoglossum genus_Drymoglossum,epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea
5367,Drynaria genus_Drynaria,large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia
5368,Dryopithecus genus_Dryopithecus,genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
5369,Dryopteridaceae family_Dryopteridaceae Athyriaceae family_Athyriaceae,alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
5370,Dryopteris genus_Dryopteris,large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
5371,Du_Barry Comtesse_Du_Barry Marie_Jeanne_Becu,courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
5372,Du_Bois W._E._B._Du_Bois William_Edward_Burghardt_Du_Bois,United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
5373,Dubai,port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
5374,Dublin Irish_capital capital_of_Ireland,capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
5375,Dubliner,a resident of Dublin
5376,Dubonnet,(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif
5377,Dubrovnik Ragusa,a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
5378,Dubuque,a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
5379,Duchamp Marcel_Duchamp,French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)
5380,Duchenne's_muscular_dystrophy pseudohypertrophic_dystrophy,the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
5381,Dufy Raoul_Dufy,French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)
5382,Dugongidae family_Dugongidae,a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
5383,Dukas Paul_Dukas,French composer (1865-1935)
5384,Duke_University,a university in Durham, North Carolina
5385,Dulles John_Foster_Dulles,United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
5386,Duluth,a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
5387,Duma,a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR
5388,Dumas Alexandre_Dumas,French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
5389,Dumetella genus_Dumetella,catbirds
5390,Dumpster,a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
5391,Dumpy_level,a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level
5392,Dumuzi Tammuz,Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna
5393,Duncan Isadora_Duncan,United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
5394,Dungeness_crab,flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
5395,Dungeness_crab Cancer_magister,small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
5396,Dunker Dunkard Tunker,an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
5397,Dunkirk,a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
5398,Dunkirk Dunkerque,a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
5399,Dunkirk Dunkerque,an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
5400,Duns_Scotus John_Duns_Scotus,Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)
5401,Duplicidentata,in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
5402,Duralumin,an aluminum-based alloy
5403,Durango Victoria_de_Durango,a city in north central Mexico; mining center
5404,Durant Will_Durant William_James_Durant,United States historian (1885-1981)
5405,Durante Jimmy_Durante,United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
5406,Durban,a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
5407,Durer Albrecht_Durer,a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)
5408,Durga,Hindu goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible Durga"
5409,Durham,a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
5410,Durham shorthorn,English breed of short-horned cattle
5411,Durio genus_Durio,a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
5412,Durkheim Emile_Durkheim,French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)
5413,Durrell Lawrence_Durrell Lawrence_George_Durrell,English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)
5414,Durres Durazzo,port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
5415,Duse Eleonora_Duse,Italian actor best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
5416,Dushanbe Dusanbe Dyushambe Stalinabad capital_of_Tajikistan,the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
5417,Dusicyon genus_Dusicyon,crab-eating dog
5418,Dusseldorf,an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
5419,Dutch,the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
5420,Dutch Dutch_people,the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
5421,Dutch-elm_beetle Scolytus_multistriatus,a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
5422,Dutch-processed_cocoa,cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)
5423,Dutch_courage,courage resulting from intoxication
5424,Dutch_door half_door,an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
5425,Dutch_elm Ulmus_hollandica,any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
5426,Dutch_elm_disease,disease of elms caused by a fungus
5427,Dutch_elm_fungus Ceratostomella_ulmi,fungus causing Dutch elm disease
5428,Dutch_iris Iris_filifolia,bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
5429,Dutch_iris Iris_tingitana,bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
5430,Dutch_monetary_unit,monetary unit in the Netherlands
5431,Dutch_oven,an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
5432,Dutch_oven,iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
5433,Dutch_treat,a dinner where each person pays for his own
5434,Dutch_uncle,a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
5435,Dutchman's-pipe pipe_vine Aristolochia_macrophylla Aristolochia_durior,hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
5436,Dutchman's_breeches Dicentra_cucullaria,delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having white flowers with double spurs
5437,Duvalier Francois_Duvalier Papa_Doc,oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)
5438,Duvalier Jean-Claude_Duvalier Baby_Doc,son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
5439,Dvorak Antonin_Dvorak,Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904)
5440,Dwayne_Johnson,actor born on 1972-05-02 that starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
5441,Dyaus Dyaus-pitar,Hindu god of the sky
5442,Dyirbal Jirrbal,a language of Australian aborigines
5443,Dylan,Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
5444,Dylan Bob_Dylan,United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
5445,Dysdercus genus_Dysdercus,a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
5446,Dytiscidae family_Dytiscidae,water beetles
5447,E e,the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
5448,EBITDA Earnings_Before_Interest_Taxes_Depreciation_and_Amortization,income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
5449,ENT_man ear-nose-and-throat_doctor otolaryngologist otorhinolaryngologist rhinolaryngologist,a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
5450,Ea,the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
5451,Eacles genus_Eacles,imperial moths
5452,Eagle_Scout,a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges
5453,Eames Charles_Eames,United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
5454,Eames_chair,a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body
5455,Earhart Amelia_Earhart,first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937)
5456,Earl_Marshal,an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies
5457,Earth earth,the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"
5458,Earth earth world globe,the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
5459,Earth-received_time ERT,the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
5460,East Orient,the countries of Asia
5461,East eastern_United_States,the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
5462,East-sider,a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City
5463,East_Africa,a geographical area in eastern Africa
5464,East_Anglia,a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
5465,East_Chadic,a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad
5466,East_China_Sea,part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia
5467,East_Coast,the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
5468,East_German,a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
5469,East_Germanic East_Germanic_language,an extinct branch of the Germanic languages
5470,East_Germany German_Democratic_Republic,a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
5471,East_India_Company,an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny
5472,East_India_kino Malabar_kino kino_gum,reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
5473,East_Indian,a native or inhabitant of the East Indies
5474,East_Malaysia,the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
5475,East_Midland,the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English
5476,East_River,a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
5477,East_Saint_Louis,a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis
5478,East_Sussex,a county in southern England on the English Channel
5479,East_Timor,a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation
5480,East_Turkistan_Islamic_Movement East_Turkestan_Islamic_Movement,a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression
5481,Easter,a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
5482,Easter_Sunday Easter_Day,the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
5483,Easter_bunny,a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs
5484,Easter_cactus Hatiora_gaertneri Schlumbergera_gaertneri,spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
5485,Easter_card,a card expressing an Easter greeting
5486,Easter_daisy stemless_daisy Townsendia_Exscapa,dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
5487,Easter_egg,a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter
5488,Easter_egg,an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
5489,Easter_lily Bermuda_lily white_trumpet_lily Lilium_longiflorum,tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring
5490,Eastern_Catholicism,the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem
5491,Eastern_Church Byzantine_Church,the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
5492,Eastern_Time Eastern_Standard_Time EST,standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
5493,Eastern_cottonwood necklace_poplar Populus_deltoides,a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber
5494,Eastern_hop_hornbeam ironwood ironwood_tree Ostrya_virginiana,medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
5495,Eastern_silvery_aster,a variety of aster
5496,Eastertide,the Easter season
5497,Eastman George_Eastman,United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
5498,Eau_Claire,a town in west central Wisconsin
5499,Ebenaceae family_Ebenaceae ebony_family,fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
5500,Ebenales order_Ebenales,trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae
5501,Ebola_hemorrhagic_fever Ebola_fever Ebola,a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
5502,Ebola_virus,a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
5503,Ebro Ebro_River,a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean
5504,Eburophyton genus_Eburophyton,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
5505,Ecballium genus_Ecballium,exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber
5506,Eccles John_Eccles Sir_John_Carew_Eccles,Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
5507,Eccles_cake,a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit
5508,Ecclesiastes Book_of_Ecclesiastes,an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC
5509,Echeneididae family_Echeneididae family_Echeneidae,fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
5510,Echeneis genus_Echeneis,type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
5511,Echidnophaga genus_Echidnophaga,a genus of Siphonaptera
5512,Echinacea genus_Echinacea,small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
5513,Echinocereus genus_Echinocereus,large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
5514,Echinochloa genus_Echinochloa,annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
5515,Echinodermata phylum_Echinodermata,radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
5516,Echinoidea class_Echinoidea,sea urchins and sand dollars
5517,Echinops genus_Echinops,genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
5518,Echium genus_Echium,a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
5519,Echo,(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
5520,Eck Johann_Eck Johann_Maier_Eck Johann_Maier,a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543)
5521,Eckhart Johannes_Eckhart Meister_Eckhart,German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
5522,Economic_Commission_for_Africa,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations
5523,Economic_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Far_East,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East
5524,Economic_Commission_for_Europe,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe
5525,Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America,the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America
5526,Economic_and_Social_Council ECOSOC,a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
5527,Economic_and_Social_Council_commission ECOSOC_commission,a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
5528,Ectopistes genus_Ectopistes,a genus of Columbidae
5529,Ectoprocta phylum_Ectoprocta,coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
5530,Ecuador Republic_of_Ecuador,a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
5531,Ecuadoran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Ecuador
5532,Ecuadorian Ecuadoran,a native or inhabitant of Ecuador
5533,Ed_Begley,actor born on 1901-03-25 that starred in 12 Angry Men
5534,Ed_Harris,actor born on 1950-11-28 that starred in The Truman Show
5535,Ed_Helms,actor born on 1974-01-24 that starred in The Hangover
5536,Edam,mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
5537,Edaphosauridae family_Edaphosauridae,a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria
5538,Edda,either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology
5539,Eddie_Murphy,actor born on 1961-04-03 that starred in The Nutty Professor
5540,Eddie_Redmayne,actor born on 1982-01-06 that starred in Les MisÈrables
5541,Eddington Sir_Arthur_Stanley_Eddington,English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)
5542,Eddy Mary_Baker_Eddy Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy,founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
5543,Eden Garden_of_Eden,a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
5544,Eden paradise nirvana heaven promised_land Shangri-la,any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
5545,Edentata order_Edentata,order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos
5546,Ederle Gertrude_Ederle Gertrude_Caroline_Ederle,United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1906-2003)
5547,Edgar,the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
5548,Edinburgh,the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
5549,Edirne Adrianople Adrianopolis,a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
5550,Edison Thomas_Edison Thomas_Alva_Edison,United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
5551,Edmond_O'Brien,actor born on 1915-09-10 that starred in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
5552,Edmonton,the capital of the province of Alberta
5553,Edmontonia,heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture
5554,Edmund_Gwenn,actor born on 1877-09-26 that starred in Miracle on 34th Street
5555,Edmund_I,king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946)
5556,Edmund_II Edmund_Ironside,king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)
5557,Edo,a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria
5558,Edward Black_Prince,son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
5559,Edward Edward_I,King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)
5560,Edward Edward_II,King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)
5561,Edward Edward_III,son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)
5562,Edward Edward_IV,King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)
5563,Edward Edward_V,King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)
5564,Edward Edward_VI,King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)
5565,Edward Edward_VII Albert_Edward,King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)
5566,Edward Edward_VIII Duke_of_Windsor,King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
5567,Edward Prince_Edward Edward_Antony_Richard_Louis,third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)
5568,Edward_James_Olmos,actor born on 1947-02-24 that starred in Battlestar Galactica
5569,Edward_Norton,actor born on 1969-08-18 that starred in Motherless Brooklyn
5570,Edward_the_Confessor Saint_Edward_the_Confessor St._Edward_the_Confessor,son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
5571,Edward_the_Elder,king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924)
5572,Edward_the_Martyr Saint_Edward_the_Martyr St._Edward_the_Martyr,King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)
5573,Edwardian,someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
5574,Edwards Jonathan_Edwards,American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
5575,Edwin,king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
5576,Edwy Eadwig,King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)
5577,Eelam Tamil_Eelam,the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
5578,Egadi_Islands Aegadean_Isles Aegadean_Islands Isole_Egadi Aegates,a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
5579,Egbert,king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
5580,Egeria genus_Egeria,small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants
5581,Eglevsky Andre_Eglevsky,United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)
5582,Egretta genus_Egretta,small Old and New World herons
5583,Egypt Arab_Republic_of_Egypt United_Arab_Republic,a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
5584,Egyptian,a native or inhabitant of Egypt
5585,Egyptian,the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
5586,Egyptian_Empire Egypt,an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
5587,Egyptian_cat,a domestic cat of Egypt
5588,Egyptian_cotton,fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
5589,Egyptian_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
5590,Egyptian_grass crowfoot_grass Dactyloctenium_aegypticum,a creeping grass with spikes like fingers
5591,Egyptian_henbane Hyoscyamus_muticus,poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
5592,Egyptian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Egypt
5593,Egyptian_pound pound,the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
5594,Egyptian_vulture Pharaoh's_chicken Neophron_percnopterus,small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
5595,Egyptologist,an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology
5596,Egyptology,archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts
5597,Ehadhamen,city in Tunisia
5598,Ehrenberg Ilya_Ehrenberg Ilya_Grigorievich_Ehrenberg,Russian novelist (1891-1967)
5599,Ehrlich Paul_Ehrlich,German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)
5600,Eichhornia genus_Eichhornia,water hyacinth; water orchid
5601,Eichmann Adolf_Eichmann Karl_Adolf_Eichmann,Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)
5602,Eiffel Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel,French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)
5603,Eiffel_Tower,a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
5604,Eigen Manfred_Eigen,German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)
5605,Eighteenth_Amendment,an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
5606,Eijkman Christiaan_Eijkman,Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)
5607,Eileen_Heckart,actor born on 1919-03-29 that starred in The Bad Seed
5608,Eimeriidae family_Eimeriidae,a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia
5609,Eindhoven,city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
5610,Einstein Albert_Einstein,physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
5611,Einthoven Willem_Einthoven,Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927)
5612,Eira genus_Eira,a genus of Mustelidae
5613,Eisenhower Dwight_Eisenhower Dwight_D._Eisenhower Dwight_David_Eisenhower Ike President_Eisenhower,United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
5614,Eisenstaedt Alfred_Eisenstaedt,United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898)
5615,Eisenstein Sergei_Eisenstein Sergei_Mikhailovich_Eisenstein,Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948)
5616,Ekman Vagn_Walfrid_Ekman,Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
5617,El_Aaium,a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast
5618,El_Alamein,a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
5619,El_Alamein Al_Alamayn Battle_of_El_Alamein,a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
5620,El_Cid,the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century
5621,El_Dorado eldorado,an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
5622,El_Greco Greco Domenikos_Theotocopoulos,Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
5623,El_Libertador,a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
5624,El_Misti,the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru
5625,El_Muerto,a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
5626,El_Nino,(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
5627,El_Nino,the Christ child
5628,El_Nino_southern_oscillation,a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns
5629,El_Paso,a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
5630,El_Salvador Republic_of_El_Salvador Salvador,a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
5631,El_Salvadoran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in El Salvador
5632,Elaeagnaceae family_Elaeagnaceae oleaster_family,shrubs or small trees often armed
5633,Elaeagnus genus_Elaeagnus,oleaster
5634,Elaeis genus_Elaeis,oil palms
5635,Elaeocarpaceae family_Elaeocarpaceae elaeocarpus_family,genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
5636,Elaeocarpus genus_Elaeocarpus,type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae
5637,Elagatis genus_Elagatis,a genus of Carangidae
5638,Elam Susiana,an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
5639,Elamite,a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC
5640,Elamitic Elamite Susian,an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites
5641,Elanoides genus_Elanoides,a genus of kites
5642,Elanus genus_Elanus,a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds
5643,Elaphe genus_Elaphe,North American rat snakes
5644,Elaphurus genus_Elaphurus,a genus of Cervidae
5645,Elapidae family_Elapidae,cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
5646,Elasmobranchii subclass_Elasmobranchii Selachii subclass_Selachii,sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
5647,Elastoplast,an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds
5648,Elateridae family_Elateridae,click beetles and certain fireflies
5649,Elbe Elbe_River,a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
5650,Eleanor_of_Aquitaine,queen of France as the wife of Louis VII; that marriage was annulled in 1152 and she then married Henry II and became Queen of England (1122-1204)
5651,Elector,any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
5652,Electra,(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)
5653,Electra_complex,a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
5654,Electrophoridae family_Electrophoridae,small family comprising the electric eels
5655,Electrophorus genus_Electrophorus,type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
5656,Eleocharis genus_Eleocharis,sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths
5657,Eleotridae family_Eleotridae,sleepers
5658,Elephantidae family_Elephantidae,elephants
5659,Elephantopus genus_Elephantopus,perennial American herb
5660,Elephas genus_Elephas,type genus of the family Elephantidae
5661,Elettaria genus_Elettaria,cardamom
5662,Eleusine genus_Eleusine,annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands
5663,Eleutherodactylus genus_Eleutherodactylus,completely terrestrial robber frogs
5664,Elgar Sir_Edward_Elgar Sir_Edward_William_Elgar,British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)
5665,Elgin_Marbles,a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
5666,Elijah,a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
5667,Elijah_Wood,actor born on 1981-01-28 that starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5668,Eliomys genus_Eliomys,lerots
5669,Eliot George_Eliot Mary_Ann_Evans,British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
5670,Eliot T._S._Eliot Thomas_Stearns_Eliot,British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
5671,Elisabeth_Moss,actor born on 1982-07-24 that starred in The One I Love
5672,Elisabeth_Shue,actor born on 1963-10-06 that starred in Leaving Las Vegas
5673,Eliza_Dushku,actor born on 1980-12-30 that starred in Bring It On
5674,Elizabeth Elizabeth_I,Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
5675,Elizabeth Elizabeth_II,daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
5676,Elizabeth_Banks,actor born on 1974-02-10 that starred in The Hunger Games
5677,Elizabeth_Olsen,actor born on 1989-02-16 that starred in Martha Marcy May Marlene
5678,Elizabeth_River,a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
5679,Elizabethan,a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; "William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan"
5680,Elizabethan_age,a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity
5681,Ellen_Burstyn,actor born on 1932-12-07 that starred in Requiem for a Dream
5682,Ellen_Page,actor born on 1987-02-21 that starred in Juno
5683,Elli,(Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
5684,Ellington Duke_Ellington Edward_Kennedy_Ellington,United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
5685,Elliott's_goldenrod,a variety of goldenrod
5686,Ellis_Island,an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"
5687,Ellison Ralph_Ellison Ralph_Waldo_Ellison,United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)
5688,Ellsworth Oliver_Ellsworth,United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
5689,Elmont,a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park
5690,Elodea genus_Elodea pondweed ditchmoss,submerged freshwater perennials
5691,Elopidae family_Elopidae,tarpons and ladyfishes
5692,Elops genus_Elops,type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
5693,Elul Ellul,the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
5694,Elymus genus_Elymus,tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)
5695,Elysium,a place or condition of ideal happiness
5696,Elysium Elysian_Fields,(Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
5697,Ember_Day,a day set aside for fasting and prayer
5698,Emberiza genus_Emberiza,Old World buntings
5699,Emberizidae subfamily_Emberizidae subfamily_Emberizinae,buntings and some New World sparrows
5700,Embioptera order_Embioptera Embiodea order_Embiodea,web spinners
5701,Embiotocidae family_Embiotocidae,viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
5702,Embothrium genus_Embothrium,small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters
5703,Emergency_Alert_System EAS,a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events
5704,Emerson Ralph_Waldo_Emerson,United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
5705,Emetrol,trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor
5706,Emil_Jannings,actor born on 1884-07-23 that starred in The Last Command
5707,Emile,the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5708,Emilia genus_Emilia,tropical African herbs
5709,Emilia-Romagna,a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
5710,Emilia_Clarke,actor born on 1986-10-23 that starred in Game of Thrones
5711,Emilio_Estevez,actor born on 1962-05-12 that starred in The Way
5712,Emily_Blunt,actor born on 1983-02-23 that starred in Edge of Tomorrow
5713,Emily_Browning,actor born on 1988-12-07 that starred in A Series of Unfortunate Events
5714,Emily_Watson,actor born on 1967-01-14 that starred in Gosford Park
5715,Emma_Roberts,actor born on 1991-02-10 that starred in We're the Millers
5716,Emma_Stone,actor born on 1988-11-06 that starred in La La Land
5717,Emma_Thompson,actor born on 1959-04-15 that starred in Sense and Sensibility
5718,Emma_Watson,actor born on 1990-04-15 that starred in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5719,Emmanthe genus_Emmanthe,one species: yellow bells
5720,Emmanuelle_Riva,actor born on 1927-02-24 that starred in Amour
5721,Emmenthal Emmental Emmenthaler Emmentaler,Swiss cheese with large holes
5722,Emmy,an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
5723,Emmy_Rossum,actor born on 1986-09-12 that starred in The Phantom of the Opera
5724,Empedocles,Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)
5725,Empetraceae family_Empetraceae crowberry_family,heathlike shrubs
5726,Empetrum genus_Empetrum,crowberries
5727,Empire,an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
5728,Empire_State_Building,a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall
5729,Emydidae family_Emydidae,box and water turtles
5730,Encelia genus_Encelia,genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush
5731,Enceliopsis genus_Enceliopsis,small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States
5732,Encyclia genus_Encyclia,large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
5733,Endamoeba genus_Endamoeba,the type genus of the family Endamoebidae
5734,Endamoeba_histolytica,the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings
5735,Endamoebidae family_Endamoebidae,a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract
5736,Endecott Endicott John_Endecott John_Endicott,born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
5737,Enderby_Land,a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia
5738,Endomycetales order_Endomycetales,fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
5739,Enesco Georges_Enesco George_Enescu,Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
5740,Enets Entsi Entsy Yenisei Yenisei-Samoyed Yeniseian,the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
5741,Engelmann_spruce Engelmann's_spruce Picea_engelmannii,tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes
5742,Engels Friedrich_Engels,socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)
5743,England,a division of the United Kingdom
5744,English,the discipline that studies the English language and literature
5745,English English_language,an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
5746,English English_people,the people of England
5747,English side,(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
5748,English_Channel,an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain
5749,English_Civil_War,civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
5750,English_Revolution Glorious_Revolution Bloodless_Revolution,the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
5751,English_concertina,a concertina developed in England
5752,English_department department_of_English,the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature
5753,English_elm European_elm Ulmus_procera,broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere
5754,English_foxhound,an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
5755,English_hawthorn Crataegus_monogyna,European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America
5756,English_horn cor_anglais,a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
5757,English_iris Iris_xiphioides,bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
5758,English_lady_crab Portunus_puber,crab of the English coasts
5759,English_lavender Lavandula_angustifolia Lavandula_officinalis,aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets
5760,English_muffin,round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten
5761,English_person,a native or inhabitant of England
5762,English_plantain narrow-leaved_plantain ribgrass ribwort ripple-grass buckthorn Plantago_lanceolata,an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
5763,English_primrose Primula_vulgaris,plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
5764,English_saddle English_cavalry_saddle,a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn
5765,English_setter,an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white
5766,English_sole lemon_sole Parophrys_vitulus,popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
5767,English_sparrow house_sparrow Passer_domesticus,small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe
5768,English_springer English_springer_spaniel,a breed having typically a black-and-white coat
5769,English_teacher English_professor,someone who teaches English
5770,English_toy_spaniel,British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
5771,English_walnut,nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking
5772,English_walnut English_walnut_tree Circassian_walnut Persian_walnut Juglans_regia,Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
5773,Englishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
5774,Englishwoman,a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
5775,Engraulidae family_Engraulidae,anchovies
5776,Engraulis genus_Engraulis,type genus of the family Engraulidae
5777,Enhydra genus_Enhydra,sea otters
5778,Enid,a town in north central Oklahoma
5779,Eniwetok,World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold
5780,Eniwetok,an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
5781,Enki,water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea
5782,Enkidu,legendary friend of Gilgamish
5783,Enlightenment Age_of_Reason,a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"
5784,Enlil En-lil,god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods
5785,Enovid,trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel
5786,Ensete genus_Ensete,Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas
5787,Ensis genus_Ensis,razor clams
5788,Entandrophragma genus_Entandrophragma,cedar mahogany trees
5789,Entebbe,a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
5790,Entelea genus_Entelea,a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand
5791,Enterobacteriaceae family_Enterobacteriaceae,a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
5792,Enterobius genus_Enterobius,pinworms
5793,Enterolobium genus_Enterolobium,small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia
5794,EntleBucher,the smallest of the Sennenhunde
5795,Entoloma genus_Entoloma,agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)
5796,Entoloma_aprile,an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
5797,Entoloma_lividum Entoloma_sinuatum,a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
5798,Entolomataceae family_Entolomataceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
5799,Entomophthora genus_Entomophthora,type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects
5800,Entomophthoraceae family_Entomophthoraceae,mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects
5801,Entomophthorales order_Entomophthorales,coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
5802,Entomostraca subclass_Entomostraca,in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use
5803,Entoprocta phylum_Entoprocta Endoprocta,sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
5804,Environmental_Protection_Agency EPA E.P.A.,an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
5805,Eocene Eocene_epoch,from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
5806,Eolithic_Age Eolithic,the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture
5807,Eos,(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
5808,Epacridaceae family_Epacridaceae epacris_family,Australasian shrubs or small trees
5809,Ephedraceae family_Ephedraceae,ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
5810,Ephemeridae family_Ephemeridae,mayflies
5811,Ephemeroptera order_Ephemeroptera Ephemerida order_Ephemerida,mayflies
5812,Ephesian,a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
5813,Ephestia genus_Ephestia,small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
5814,Ephesus,an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
5815,Ephesus Council_of_Ephesus,the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
5816,Ephippidae family_Ephippidae,small family comprising the spadefishes
5817,Ephippiorhynchus genus_Ephippiorhynchus,saddlebills
5818,Epictetus,Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
5819,Epicurus,Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)
5820,Epidendrum genus_Epidendrum,large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
5821,Epigaea genus_Epigaea,small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus
5822,Epilachna genus_Epilachna,genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
5823,Epilobium genus_Epilobium,large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
5824,Epimedium genus_Epimedium,herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
5825,Epimetheus,(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
5826,Epinephelus genus_Epinephelus,genus of groupers or sea bass
5827,Epipactis genus_Epipactis,genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
5828,Epipactis_helleborine,European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
5829,Epiphany Epiphany_of_Our_Lord Twelfth_day Three_Kings'_Day January_6,twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
5830,Epipremnum genus_Epipremnum,small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas
5831,Epirus,an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
5832,Episcopal_Church Episcopal_Church_of_Scotland,an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
5833,Episcopal_Church Protestant_Episcopal_Church,United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
5834,Episcopalian,a member of the Episcopal church
5835,Episcopalianism,the theological doctrine of church government by bishops
5836,Epistle,a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
5837,Epistle_of_James James,a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
5838,Epistle_of_Jude Jude,a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
5839,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Philemon Epistle_to_Philemon Philemon,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
5840,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Titus Epistle_to_Titus Titus,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
5841,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Colossians Epistle_to_the_Colossians Colossians,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
5842,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Ephesians Epistle_to_the_Ephesians Ephesians,a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
5843,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Galatians Epistle_to_the_Galatians Galatians,a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
5844,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Philippians Epistle_to_the_Philippians Philippians,a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia
5845,Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Romans Epistle_to_the_Romans Romans,a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
5846,Epistle_to_the_Hebrews Hebrews,a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
5847,Epona,(possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses
5848,Epsilon_Aurigae,the largest known star
5849,Epsom_salts,(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
5850,Epsom_salts bitter_salts,hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
5851,Epstein Jacob_Epstein Sir_Jacob_Epstein,British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
5852,Epstein-Barr_virus EBV,the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
5853,Eptesicus genus_Eptesicus,a genus of Vespertilionidae
5854,Equatorial_Guinea Republic_of_Equatorial_Guinea Spanish_Guinea,a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
5855,Equetus genus_Equetus,drumfish
5856,Equidae family_Equidae,horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
5857,Equisetaceae family_Equisetaceae horsetail_family,sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
5858,Equisetales order_Equisetales,lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian
5859,Equisetum genus_Equisetum,horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae
5860,Equus genus_Equus,type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
5861,Eragrostis genus_Eragrostis,annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics
5862,Eranthis genus_Eranthis,winter aconite
5863,Erasmus Desiderius_Erasmus Gerhard_Gerhards Geert_Geerts,Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
5864,Erastianism Byzantinism Caesaropapism,the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
5865,Erato,(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
5866,Eratosthenes,Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)
5867,Erb's_palsy Erb-Duchenne_paralysis,paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
5868,Ercilla genus_Ercilla,a genus of evergreen climbers
5869,Erebus,(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
5870,Ereshkigal Eresh-kigal Ereshkigel,goddess of death and consort of Nergal
5871,Erethizon genus_Erethizon,a genus of Erethizontidae
5872,Erethizontidae family_Erethizontidae,New World arboreal porcupines
5873,Eretmochelys genus_Eretmochelys,hawksbills
5874,Erewhon,a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land
5875,Erianthus genus_Erianthus,genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
5876,Eric_Andre,comedian born in 1983 that is best known for hosting his own comedy talk-show, The Eric Andre Show
5877,Eric_Bana,actor born on 1968-08-09 that starred in Munich
5878,Ericaceae family_Ericaceae heath_family,heathers
5879,Ericales order_Ericales,Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae
5880,Eridanus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus
5881,Erie,a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
5882,Erie,a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
5883,Erie_Canal,an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
5884,Erigeron genus_Erigeron,cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally
5885,Erignathus genus_Erignathus,bearded seals
5886,Erin,an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
5887,Erinaceidae family_Erinaceidae,true hedgehogs
5888,Erinaceus genus_Erinaceus,type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
5889,Eriobotrya genus_Eriobotrya,Asiatic evergreen fruit trees
5890,Eriocaulaceae family_Eriocaulaceae pipewort_family,chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
5891,Eriocaulon genus_Eriocaulon,type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs
5892,Eriodictyon genus_Eriodictyon,small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico
5893,Eriophorum genus_Eriophorum,cotton grass
5894,Eriophyllum genus_Eriophyllum,genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America
5895,Eriosoma genus_Eriosoma,woolly aphids
5896,Eris,(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
5897,Erithacus genus_Erithacus,Old World thrushes
5898,Eritrea State_of_Eritrea,an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
5899,Eritrean,a native or inhabitant of Eritrea
5900,Erlang,a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system
5901,Erlenmeyer Richard_August_Carl_Emil_Erlenmeyer,German chemist (1825-1909)
5902,Erlenmeyer_flask,a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck
5903,Ernest_Borgnine,actor born on 1917-01-24 that starred in Marty
5904,Ernst Max_Ernst,painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
5905,Erodium genus_Erodium,geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions
5906,Erolia genus_Erolia,a genus of Scolopacidae
5907,Eros,(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
5908,Errol_Flynn,actor born on 1909-06-20 that starred in The Adventures of Robin Hood
5909,Eruca genus_Eruca,annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
5910,Erving Julius_Erving Julius_Winfield_Erving Dr._J,United States basketball forward (born in 1950)
5911,Eryngium genus_Eryngium,large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
5912,Erysimum genus_Erysimum,large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America
5913,Erysiphaceae family_Erysiphaceae,family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews
5914,Erysiphales order_Erysiphales,saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
5915,Erysiphe genus_Erysiphe,genus of powdery mildews
5916,Erythrocebus genus_Erythrocebus,patas
5917,Erythronium genus_Erythronium,perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
5918,Erythroxylaceae family_Erythroxylaceae,a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
5919,Erythroxylon genus_Erythroxylon Erythroxylum genus_Erythroxylum,a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae
5920,Erythroxylon_coca coca coca_plant,a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
5921,Erythroxylon_truxiuense,a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine
5922,Esaki Leo_Esaki,physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)
5923,Esau,(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
5924,Escherichia_coli E._coli,a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety
5925,Eschrichtiidae family_Eschrichtiidae,comprising only the grey whales
5926,Eschrichtius genus_Eschrichtius,type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
5927,Eschscholtzia genus_Eschscholtzia,showy herbs of western North America
5928,Eskimo Esquimau,the language spoken by the Eskimo
5929,Eskimo Esquimau Inuit,a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
5930,Eskimo-Aleut Eskimo-Aleut_language,the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut
5931,Eskimo_curlew Numenius_borealis,New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
5932,Eskimo_dog husky,breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
5933,Esocidae family_Esocidae,pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
5934,Esox genus_Esox,type and only genus of the family Esocidae
5935,Espagnole sauce_Espagnole,brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with Madeira
5936,Esperantido,an artificial language based on Esperanto and Ido
5937,Esperanto,an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages
5938,Espoo,a city in southern Finland
5939,Esquire Esq,a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
5940,Esselen,a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
5941,Esselen,the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen
5942,Essen,a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
5943,Essene,a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
5944,Essex,a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
5945,Estates_General,assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789
5946,Estelle_Parsons,actor born on 1927-11-20 that starred in Bonnie and Clyde
5947,Esther,(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
5948,Esther Book_of_Esther,an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
5949,Estonia Esthonia Republic_of_Estonia,a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
5950,Estonian Esthonian,the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
5951,Estonian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Estonia
5952,Estrilda genus_Estrilda,avadavats
5953,Ethan_Hawke,actor born on 1970-11-06 that starred in Training Day
5954,Ethelbert,Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)
5955,Ethelred Ethelred_I,king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
5956,Ethelred Ethelred_II Ethelred_the_Unready,king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
5957,Ethiopia Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia Yaltopya Abyssinia,Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
5958,Ethiopian,a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
5959,Ethiopian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Ethiopia
5960,Etna Mount_Etna Mt_Etna,an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
5961,Eton_College,a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire
5962,Eton_collar,broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
5963,Eton_jacket,a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
5964,Etonian,a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College
5965,Etropus genus_Etropus,a genus of Bothidae
5966,Etruria,an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC
5967,Etruscan,a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)
5968,Euarctos genus_Euarctos,American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
5969,Euascomycetes subclass_Euascomycetes,category not used in many classification systems
5970,Eubacteriales order_Eubacteriales,one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
5971,Eubryales order_Eubryales,mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules
5972,Eucarya genus_Eucarya Fusanus genus_Fusanus,quandong trees
5973,Eucinostomus genus_Eucinostomus,a genus of Gerreidae
5974,Euclid,Greek geometer (3rd century BC)
5975,Euclid's_axiom Euclid's_postulate Euclidean_axiom,(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry
5976,Euclid's_fifth_axiom parallel_axiom,only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line
5977,Euclid's_first_axiom,a straight line can be drawn between any two points
5978,Euclid's_fourth_axiom,all right angles are equal
5979,Euclid's_second_axiom,any terminated straight line can be projected indefinitely
5980,Euclid's_third_axiom,a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point
5981,Euclidean_space,a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional
5982,Euderma genus_Euderma,a genus of Vespertilionidae
5983,Eudyptes genus_Eudyptes,rock hoppers
5984,Eugene,a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
5985,Eugene Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy,Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
5986,Eugenia genus_Eugenia,tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
5987,Euglenaceae family_Euglenaceae,considered green algae
5988,Euglenophyceae class_Euglenophyceae,coextensive with the division Euglenophyta
5989,Euglenophyta division_Euglenophyta,free-swimming flagellate algae
5990,Euler Leonhard_Euler,Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
5991,Eumeces genus_Eumeces,New World skinks
5992,Eumenes genus_Eumenes,mason wasps
5993,Eumetopias genus_Eumetopias,sea lions
5994,Eumops genus_Eumops,mastiff bats
5995,Eumycetes class_Eumycetes,category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota
5996,Eumycota division_Eumycota,true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi)
5997,Eunectes genus_Eunectes,anacondas
5998,Euonymus genus_Euonymus,widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines
5999,Euopean_hoopoe Upupa_epops,pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
6000,Eupatorium genus_Eupatorium,large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers
6001,Euphagus genus_Euphagus,a genus of Icteridae
6002,Euphausia_pacifica,food for jellyfish
6003,Euphausiacea order_Euphausiacea,small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
6004,Euphorbia genus_Euphorbia,type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
6005,Euphorbiaceae family_Euphorbiaceae spurge_family,a family of plants of order Geraniales
6006,Euphractus genus_Euphractus,a genus of Dasypodidae
6007,Euphrates Euphrates_River,a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
6008,Euphrosyne,(Greek mythology) one of the three Graces
6009,Euplectella genus_Euplectella,a genus of Hyalospongiae
6010,Euproctis genus_Euproctis,a genus of Lymantriidae
6011,Eurafrican,a person of mixed European and African descent
6012,Eurasia,the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
6013,Eurasian,a person of mixed European and Asian descent
6014,Eurasian_badger Meles_meles,a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
6015,Eurasian_green_toad Bufo_viridis,Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring
6016,Eurasian_hamster Cricetus_cricetus,a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia
6017,Eurasian_kingfisher Alcedo_atthis,small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
6018,Eurasian_otter Lutra_lutra,otter found in Europe and Asia
6019,Eurasian_woodcock Scolopax_rusticola,short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
6020,Eureka,a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
6021,Euripides,one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)
6022,Eurobabble,the jargon of European community documents and regulations
6023,Eurocentrism,belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
6024,Eurocurrency,currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
6025,Eurodollar,a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade
6026,Euronithopoda suborder_Euronithopoda euronithopod Ornithopoda suborder_Ornithopoda,widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
6027,Europa,the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water
6028,Europan,an artificial language proposed as an auxiliary European language
6029,Europe,the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
6030,Europe,the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
6031,European,a native or inhabitant of Europe
6032,European_Central_Bank,the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"
6033,European_Russia,the part of Russia that is part of Europe
6034,European_Union EU European_Community EC European_Economic_Community EEC Common_Market Europe,an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
6035,European_ash common_European_ash Fraxinus_excelsior,tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath
6036,European_beggar-ticks trifid_beggar-ticks trifid_bur_marigold Bidens_tripartita,bur marigold of temperate Eurasia
6037,European_bittern Botaurus_stellaris,a kind of bittern
6038,European_black_grouse heathfowl Lyrurus_tetrix,large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail
6039,European_bog_asphodel Narthecium_ossifragum,of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal
6040,European_bream Abramis_brama,European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
6041,European_catfish sheatfish Silurus_glanis,large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
6042,European_chestnut sweet_chestnut Spanish_chestnut Castanea_sativa,wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
6043,European_country European_nation,any one of the countries occupying the European continent
6044,European_cranberry small_cranberry Vaccinium_oxycoccus,small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere
6045,European_creeper Certhia_familiaris,common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
6046,European_cuckoo Cuculus_canorus,common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
6047,European_curlew Numenius_arquata,common Eurasian curlew
6048,European_dewberry Rubus_caesius,creeping European bramble bearing dewberries
6049,European_dogtooth Erythronium_dens-canis,sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties
6050,European_fire_salamander Salamandra_salamandra,a kind of European salamander
6051,European_flatfish Platichthys_flesus,important food fish of Europe
6052,European_fly_honeysuckle European_honeysuckle Lonicera_xylosteum,cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit
6053,European_gallinule Porphyrio_porphyrio,purple gallinule of southern Europe
6054,European_goatsucker European_nightjar Caprimulgus_europaeus,Old World goatsucker
6055,European_hackberry Mediterranean_hackberry Celtis_australis,bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
6056,European_hare Lepus_europaeus,large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter
6057,European_hornbeam Carpinus_betulus,medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
6058,European_house_cricket Acheta_domestica,lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
6059,European_ladies'_tresses Spiranthes_spiralis,European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
6060,European_larch Larix_decidua,tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales
6061,European_lemming Lemmus_lemmus,notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
6062,European_lobster,similar to but smaller than American lobsters
6063,European_lobster Homarus_vulgaris,lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe
6064,European_magpie Pica_pica,a common magpie of Eurasia
6065,European_nuthatch Sitta_europaea,a kind of nuthatch
6066,European_parsley_fern mountain_parsley_fern Cryptogramma_crispa,fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
6067,European_pasqueflower Pulsatilla_vulgaris Anemone_pulsatilla,European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers
6068,European_perch Perca_fluviatilis,a perch native to Europe
6069,European_plan continental_plan,a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
6070,European_rabbit Old_World_rabbit Oryctolagus_cuniculus,common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
6071,European_red_elder red-berried_elder Sambucus_racemosa,Eurasian shrub
6072,European_roller Coracias_garrulus,common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back
6073,European_sandpiper Actitis_hypoleucos,a variety of sandpiper
6074,European_sanicle Sanicula_Europaea,sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers
6075,European_sea_bream Pagellus_centrodontus,food fish of European coastal waters
6076,European_shrike Lanius_excubitor,a common European butcherbird
6077,European_silver_fir Christmas_tree Abies_alba,tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark
6078,European_smelt sparling,common smelt of Europe
6079,European_sole Solea_solea,highly valued as food
6080,European_spider_crab king_crab Maja_squinado,a large spider crab of Europe
6081,European_swift Apus_apus,common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
6082,European_toad Bufo_bufo,common toad of Europe
6083,European_tortoise Testudo_graeca,small land tortoise of southern Europe
6084,European_turkey_oak turkey_oak Quercus_cerris,large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
6085,European_water_ouzel Cinclus_aquaticus,a water ouzel of Europe
6086,European_water_shrew Neomys_fodiens,widely distributed Old World water shrew
6087,European_white_lily Nymphaea_alba,a water lily with white flowers
6088,European_wildcat catamountain Felis_silvestris,bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
6089,European_wolf_spider tarantula Lycosa_tarentula,large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
6090,European_wood_mouse Apodemus_sylvaticus,nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
6091,European_woolly_thistle Cirsium_eriophorum,woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula
6092,Europeanization Europeanisation,assimilation into European culture
6093,Europol European_Law_Enforcement_Organisation,police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces
6094,Eurotiales order_Eurotiales Aspergillales order_Aspergillales,order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
6095,Eurotium genus_Eurotium,a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales
6096,Euryale,(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
6097,Euryale genus_Euryale,basket stars
6098,Euryalida subclass_Euryalida,basket stars
6099,Eurydice,(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
6100,Eurylaimi suborder_Eurylaimi,broadbills
6101,Eurylaimidae family_Eurylaimidae,coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi
6102,Eurypterida order_Eurypterida,extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
6103,Eusebius Eusebius_of_Caesarea,Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)
6104,Eustachian_tube auditory_tube,either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
6105,Eustachio Bartolommeo_Eustachio,Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)
6106,Eustoma genus_Eustoma,small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America
6107,Eutamias genus_Eutamias,chipmunks of western America and Asia
6108,Euterpe,(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
6109,Euterpe genus_Euterpe,a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
6110,Eutheria subclass_Eutheria,all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
6111,Euthynnus genus_Euthynnus,a genus of Scombridae
6112,Eva_Green,actor born on 1980-07-06 that starred in Casino Royale
6113,Eva_Marie_Saint,actor born on 1924-07-04 that starred in On the Waterfront
6114,Eva_Mendes,actor born on 1974-03-05 that starred in Hitch
6115,Evan_Rachel_Wood,actor born on 1987-09-07 that starred in Thirteen
6116,Evangelical_United_Brethren_Church,a Methodist denomination
6117,Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church,a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith
6118,Evangeline_Lilly,actor born on 1979-08-03 that starred in Ant-Man
6119,Evangelist,(when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
6120,Evans Arthur_Evans Sir_Arthur_John_Evans,British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
6121,Evans Herbert_McLean_Evans,United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
6122,Evansville,a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
6123,Eve,(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
6124,Evening_Prayer evensong,(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
6125,Evenki Ewenki,a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
6126,Everest Mount_Everest Mt._Everest,a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
6127,Everglades,a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
6128,Everglades_National_Park,a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals
6129,Evernia genus_Evernia,lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
6130,Evers Medgar_Evers Medgar_Wiley_Evers,United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)
6131,Evert Chris_Evert Chrissie_Evert Christine_Marie_Evert,United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)
6132,Ewan_McGregor,actor born on 1971-03-31 that starred in Moulin Rouge!
6133,Ewe,a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
6134,Ewe,a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
6135,Ewing's_sarcoma Ewing's_tumor Ewing's_tumour endothelial_myeloma,malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
6136,Exacum genus_Exacum,genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets
6137,Exaeretodon genus_Exaeretodon,a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia
6138,Excalibur,the legendary sword of King Arthur
6139,Excellency,a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'; "Your Excellency"
6140,Exmoor,horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
6141,Exmoor,stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
6142,Exocet,a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
6143,Exocoetidae family_Exocoetidae,flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
6144,Exocycloida order_Exocycloida,flat sea urchins
6145,Exodus Book_of_Exodus,the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
6146,Exopterygota subclass_Exopterygota Hemimetabola,subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
6147,Eyck van_Eyck Jan_van_Eyck,Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
6148,Eyeish,a member of the Caddo people of northeastern Texas
6149,Eyre Lake_Eyre,a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
6150,Eyre_Peninsula,a peninsula of southern Australia
6151,Eysenck Hans_Eysenck H._J._Eysenck Hans_Jurgen_Eysenck,a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis
6152,Eysenck_Personality_Inventory EPI,a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
6153,Ezekiel Ezechiel,a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
6154,Ezekiel Ezechiel Book_of_Ezekiel,an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
6155,Ezra,a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
6156,Ezra Book_of_Ezra,an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
6157,Ezra_Miller,actor born on 1992-09-30 that starred in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6158,F f,the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
6159,F._Murray_Abraham,actor born on 1939-10-24 that starred in The Grand Budapest Hotel
6160,FAQ,a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
6161,FICA,a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system
6162,FORTRAN,a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation
6163,FORTRAN_program,a program written in FORTRAN
6164,Faberge Peter_Carl_Faberge,Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)
6165,Fabian,a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
6166,Fabian_Society,an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism
6167,Fabiana genus_Fabiana,genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs
6168,Fabianism,socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law
6169,Fafnir,(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
6170,Fagaceae family_Fagaceae beech_family,chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
6171,Fagales order_Fagales,an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
6172,Fagin,a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets"
6173,Fagopyrum genus_Fagopyrum,buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum
6174,Fagus genus_Fagus,beeches
6175,Fahd Fahd_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud,king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005)
6176,Fahrenheit Gabriel_Daniel_Fahrenheit,German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
6177,Fahrenheit_scale,a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees
6178,Fahrenheit_thermometer,a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
6179,Fairbanks Douglas_Fairbanks Douglas_Elton_Fairbanks Julius_Ullman,United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
6180,Fairbanks Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr.,United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
6181,Fairuza_Balk,actor born on 1974-05-21 that starred in The Craft
6182,Faisal Faisal_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud,king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975)
6183,Faisalabad Lyallpur,city in northeast Pakistan
6184,Falange,the Spanish Nazi party under Franco
6185,Falcatifolium genus_Falcatifolium,sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia
6186,Falco genus_Falco,a genus of Falconidae
6187,Falconidae family_Falconidae,a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
6188,Falconiformes order_Falconiformes,chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
6189,Falkland_Islands,a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
6190,Fall,the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
6191,Fall_of_Man,(Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death
6192,Falla Manuel_de_Falla,Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)
6193,Fallopian_tube uterine_tube oviduct,either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
6194,Fallopius Gabriele_Fallopius Fallopio Gabriello_Fallopio,Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)
6195,Fallot Etienne-Louis_Arthur_Fallot,French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)
6196,Falstaff Sir_John_Falstaff,a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
6197,Famke_Janssen,actor born on 1964-11-05 that starred in X-Men: The Last Stand
6198,Fanconi's_anemia Fanconi's_anaemia congenital_pancytopenia,a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
6199,Fang,a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
6200,Fanny_Adams,nautical term for tinned meat
6201,Far_East,a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
6202,Faraday Michael_Faraday,the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)
6203,Fargo,largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
6204,Farley_maidenhair Farley_maidenhair_fern Barbados_maidenhair glory_fern Adiantum_tenerum_farleyense,named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
6205,Farm_Credit_System FCS,a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
6206,Farmer Fannie_Farmer Fannie_Merritt_Farmer,an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)
6207,Farmer James_Leonard_Farmer,United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
6208,Farmer-Labor_Party,a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century
6209,Farmington,a residential town in central Connecticut
6210,Farmington,a town in northwestern New Mexico
6211,Faroe_Islands Faeroe_Islands Faroes Faeroes,a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
6212,Faroe_Islands Faeroe_Islands Faroes Faeroes,a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
6213,Faroese Faeroese,a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
6214,Farouk_I Faruk_I,king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965)
6215,Farragut David_Glasgow_Farragut,United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)
6216,Farrell Eileen_Farrell,United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)
6217,Farrell James_Thomas_Farrell,United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
6218,Farsi,a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
6219,Fasciola genus_Fasciola,a genus of Fasciolidae
6220,Fasciolidae family_Fasciolidae,a family of Trematoda
6221,Fasciolopsis genus_Fasciolopsis,a genus of Fasciolidae
6222,Fasciolopsis_buski,fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia
6223,Fast_of_Esther,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
6224,Fast_of_Gedaliah,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
6225,Fast_of_Tammuz,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached
6226,Fast_of_Tevet,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust
6227,Fast_of_the_Firstborn,(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover
6228,Fatah_Revolutionary_Council Fatah-RC Abu_Nidal_Organization ANO Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades Black_September Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims,a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
6229,Fatah_Tanzim Tanzim,a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
6230,Father Father-God Fatherhood,God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
6231,Father Padre,`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
6232,Father's_Day,US: third Sunday in June
6233,Father_Brown,a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton
6234,Fatiha Fatihah,the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers
6235,Fatima Fatimah,youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
6236,Faulkner William_Faulkner William_Cuthbert_Faulkner Falkner William_Falkner,United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
6237,Fauntleroy Little_Lord_Fauntleroy,an excessively polite and well-dressed boy
6238,Faunus,(Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
6239,Faust Faustus,an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
6240,Fauve fauvist,a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism
6241,Fawkes Guy_Fawkes,English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
6242,Faye_Dunaway,actor born on 1941-01-14 that starred in Network
6243,Fayetteville,a town in central West Virginia on the New River
6244,Fayetteville,a town in south central North Carolina
6245,Fayetteville,a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
6246,February Feb,the month following January and preceding March
6247,Fechner Gustav_Theodor_Fechner,German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887)
6248,Fechner's_law Weber-Fechner_law,(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
6249,Fedayeen_Saddam Saddam's_Martyrs,a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
6250,Federal Fed federal_official,any federal law-enforcement officer
6251,Federal Federal_soldier Union_soldier,a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
6252,Federal_Aviation_Administration FAA,an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
6253,Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation FBI,a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
6254,Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons BoP,the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
6255,Federal_Communications_Commission FCC,an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
6256,Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation FDIC,a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
6257,Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency FEMA,an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities
6258,Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System,the central credit system for thrift institutions
6259,Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation Freddie_Mac FHLMC,a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
6260,Federal_Housing_Administration FHA,the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages
6261,Federal_Judiciary,the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws
6262,Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Center FLETC,a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies
6263,Federal_National_Mortgage_Association Fannie_Mae FNMA,a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages
6264,Federal_Protective_Service FPS,an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
6265,Federal_Reserve_Bank reserve_bank,one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region
6266,Federal_Reserve_Board,the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System
6267,Federal_Reserve_System Federal_Reserve Fed FRS,the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
6268,Federal_Security_Bureau FSB Federal_Security_Service,the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin
6269,Federal_Trade_Commission FTC,an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
6270,Federalist,a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
6271,Federalist_Party American_Federalist_Party Federal_Party,a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government
6272,Fehling's_solution,a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present
6273,Feifer Jules_Feifer,United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929)
6274,Felicia genus_Felicia,genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
6275,Felicity_Huffman,actor born on 1962-12-09 that starred in Transamerica
6276,Felicity_Jones,actor born on 1983-10-17 that starred in Rogue One
6277,Felidae family_Felidae,cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
6278,Felis genus_Felis,type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
6279,Fellini Federico_Fellini,Italian filmmaker (1920-1993)
6280,Fennic Finnic Non-Ugric,one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian)
6281,Fenrir,(Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin
6282,Fentanyl Sublimaze,trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug
6283,Fenusa genus-Fenusa,birch leaf miner
6284,Feosol,trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia
6285,Ferber Edna_Ferber,United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968)
6286,Ferdinand King_Ferdinand Ferdinand_of_Aragon Ferdinand_V Ferdinand_the_Catholic,the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
6287,Ferdinand_I,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564)
6288,Ferdinand_I Ferdinand_the_Great,king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)
6289,Ferdinand_II,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)
6290,Ferdinand_III,Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657)
6291,Ferdinand_and_Isabella,joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I
6292,Fergon,trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia
6293,Fermat Pierre_de_Fermat,French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)
6294,Fermi Enrico_Fermi,Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954)
6295,Fermi-Dirac_statistics,(physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies)
6296,Fernanda_Montenegro,actor born on 1929-10-16 that starred in Central do Brasil
6297,Ferocactus genus_Ferocactus,genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti
6298,Ferrara,a city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts"
6299,Ferris_wheel,a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park
6300,Fertile_Crescent,a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
6301,Festuca genus_Festuca,a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
6302,Feynman Richard_Feynman Richard_Phillips_Feynman,United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988)
6303,Fez Fes,a city in north central Morocco; religious center
6304,Fibonacci_number,a number in the Fibonacci sequence
6305,Fibonacci_sequence,a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers
6306,Ficus genus_Ficus,large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
6307,Fiedler Arthur_Fiedler,popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
6308,Fielding Henry_Fielding,English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
6309,Fields W._C._Fields William_Claude_Dukenfield,United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
6310,Fifth_Amendment,an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
6311,Fifth_Avenue,an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side
6312,Fifth_Crusade,a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
6313,Fifth_Lateran_Council,the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey
6314,Fiji Republic_of_Fiji,an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
6315,Fiji_Islands Fijis,a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral
6316,Fiji_dollar,the basic unit of money in Fiji
6317,Fijian,a native or inhabitant of Fiji
6318,Fijian,the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji
6319,Filariidae family_Filariidae,threadlike roundworms
6320,Filicales order_Filicales Polypodiales order_Polypodiales,true (leptosporangiate) ferns
6321,Filicopsida class_Filicopsida Filicinae class_Filicinae,ferns
6322,Filipino,a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
6323,Fillmore Millard_Fillmore President_Fillmore,elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
6324,Filoviridae,a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)
6325,Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network FinCEN,a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
6326,Financial_Management_Service,the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting
6327,Fingal's_Cave,a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland
6328,Finger_Lakes,a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction
6329,Finland Republic_of_Finland Suomi,republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
6330,Finn,a native or inhabitant of Finland
6331,Finnbogadottir Vigdis_Finnbogadottir,former president of Iceland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930)
6332,Finnish Suomi,the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
6333,Finnish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Finland
6334,Finno-Ugric Finno-Ugrian,a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)
6335,Firenze Florence,a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
6336,Firmiana genus_Firmiana,small genus of Asian trees or shrubs
6337,First_Amendment,an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
6338,First_Crusade,a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there
6339,First_Epistle_of_John I_John,the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
6340,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Timothy First_Epistle_to_Timothy I_Timothy,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
6341,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Corinthians First_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians I_Corinthians,a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
6342,First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Thessalonians First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians I_Thessalonians,a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians
6343,First_Epistle_of_Peter I_Peter,the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
6344,First_Lateran_Council,the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels'
6345,First_Vatican_Council Vatican_I,the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra
6346,First_of_October_Antifascist_Resistance_Group GRAPO,an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States"
6347,Firth J._R._Firth John_Rupert_Firth,English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
6348,Firth_of_Clyde,a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel
6349,Firth_of_Forth,a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh
6350,Fischer Bobby_Fischer Robert_James_Fischer,United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
6351,Fischer Emil_Hermann_Fischer,German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
6352,Fischer Hans_Fischer,German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
6353,Fischer's_slime_mushroom,a type of slime mushroom
6354,Fissipedia,in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora
6355,Fissurella genus_Fissurella,type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
6356,Fissurellidae family_Fissurellidae,marine limpets
6357,Fistularia genus_Fistularia,type genus of the family Fistulariidae
6358,Fistulariidae family_Fistulariidae,cornetfishes
6359,Fistulina genus_Fistulina,fungi having each pore separate though crowded
6360,Fistulinaceae family_Fistulinaceae,a family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other
6361,Fitzgerald Edward_Fitzgerald,English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
6362,Fitzgerald Ella_Fitzgerald,United States scat singer (1917-1996)
6363,Fitzgerald F._Scott_Fitzgerald Francis_Scott_Key_Fitzgerald,United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States (1896-1940)
6364,Flacourtia genus_Flacourtia,often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
6365,Flacourtiaceae family_Flacourtiaceae flacourtia_family,chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
6366,Flag_Day June_14,commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
6367,Flagstaff,a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
6368,Flaminian_Way,an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul
6369,Flaminius Gaius_Flaminius,Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC)
6370,Flammulina genus_Flammulina,a genus of agarics
6371,Flanders,a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
6372,Flaubert Gustave_Flaubert,French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880)
6373,Flavian_dynasty,a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian
6374,Flaviviridae,a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
6375,Fleet_Street,British journalism
6376,Fleet_Street,a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
6377,Fleming,a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian
6378,Fleming Alexander_Fleming Sir_Alexander_Fleming,Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
6379,Fleming Ian_Fleming Ian_Lancaster_Fleming,British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
6380,Flemish,an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
6381,Flemish Flemish_dialect,one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch
6382,Fletcher John_Fletcher,prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
6383,Flinders Matthew_Flinders Sir_Matthew_Flinders,British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
6384,Flindersia genus_Flindersia,small genus of Australian timber trees
6385,Flint,a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
6386,Flint Flint_River,a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
6387,Flodden,a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513
6388,Flodden Battle_of_Flodden_Field,a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed
6389,Floreal,eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers
6390,Florence,a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
6391,Florence_Pugh,actor born on 1996-01-03 that starred in The Falling
6392,Florence_fennel Foeniculum_dulce Foeniculum_vulgare_dulce,grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
6393,Florentine,a native or resident of Florence, Italy
6394,Florentine_iris orris Iris_germanica_florentina Iris_florentina,German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
6395,Florey Howard_Florey Sir_Howard_Walter_Florey,British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)
6396,Florida Sunshine_State Everglade_State FL Fla.,a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
6397,Florida_gallinule Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans,North American dark bluish-grey gallinule
6398,Florida_pompano Trachinotus_carolinus,found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies
6399,Florida_smoothhound Mustelus_norrisi,found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
6400,Florida_strap_fern cow-tongue_fern hart's-tongue_fern,common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay
6401,Florida_yew Taxus_floridana,small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves
6402,Floridian,a native or resident of Florida
6403,Florio John_Florio,English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)
6404,Flory Paul_John_Flory,United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985)
6405,Flying_Dutchman,a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
6406,Flying_Dutchman,the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
6407,Foeniculum genus_Foeniculum,very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
6408,Foggy_Bottom,United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
6409,Folsom_culture,the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf
6410,Fomes genus_Fomes,genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
6411,Fomor Fomorian,one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
6412,Fonda Henry_Fonda,United States film actor (1905-1982)
6413,Fonda Jane_Fonda,United States film actor and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
6414,Fontanne Lynn_Fontanne,United States actor (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)
6415,Fontenoy Battle_of_Fontenoy,a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
6416,Fonteyn Dame_Margot_Fonteyn,English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
6417,Food_and_Agriculture_Organization Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations FAO,the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
6418,Food_and_Drug_Administration FDA,a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
6419,Foraminifera order_Foraminifera,foraminifers
6420,Forbidden_City,a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
6421,Force_17,formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets
6422,Forces_of_Umar_Al-Mukhtar Umar_al-Mukhtar_Forces,a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
6423,Ford Edsel_Bryant_Ford,son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
6424,Ford Ford_Madox_Ford Ford_Hermann_Hueffer,English writer and editor (1873-1939)
6425,Ford Gerald_Ford Gerald_R._Ford Gerald_Rudolph_Ford President_Ford,38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-2006)
6426,Ford Henry_Ford,United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
6427,Ford Henry_Ford_II,grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
6428,Ford John_Ford,United States film maker (1896-1973)
6429,Fordhooks,relatively large lima beans
6430,Foreign_Intelligence_Service Sluzhba_Vneshney_Razvedki SVR,Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime
6431,Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act FISA,an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
6432,Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court F.I.S.C.,a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies
6433,Foreign_Office,the government department in charge of foreign relations
6434,Foreign_Service,the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
6435,Forest_Whitaker,actor born on 1961-07-15 that starred in The Last King of Scotland
6436,Forester C._S._Forester Cecil_Scott_Forester,English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
6437,Forficula genus_Forficula,type genus of Forficulidae
6438,Forficulidae family_Forficulidae,typical earwigs
6439,Formica,any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
6440,Formica genus_Formica,type genus of the Formicidae
6441,Formica_fusca,an ant frequently enslaved
6442,Formicariidae family_Formicariidae,antbirds
6443,Formicarius genus_Formicarius,type genus of the Formicariidae
6444,Formicidae family_Formicidae,ants
6445,Formosan,the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
6446,Fornax,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
6447,Forseti,(Norse mythology) god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna
6448,Fort_Lauderdale,a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
6449,Fort_Meade Fort_George_Gordon_Meade Fort_George_G._Meade,a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency
6450,Fort_Myers,a town in southwest Florida
6451,Fort_Smith,a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border
6452,Fort_Ticonderoga Ticonderoga,a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
6453,Fort_Wayne,a city in northeastern Indiana
6454,Fort_Worth,a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center
6455,Forth Forth_River,a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
6456,Fortran_compiler,a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN
6457,Fortuna,(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
6458,Fortunella genus_Fortunella,small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats
6459,Fosbury Dick_Fosbury Richard_D._Fosbury,United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
6460,Fosbury_flop,jumping over the bar backwards and head first
6461,Fossa genus_Fossa,monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
6462,Foster Stephen_Foster Stephen_Collins_Foster,United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
6463,Foucault Jean_Bernard_Leon_Foucault,French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
6464,Foucault_pendulum,pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation
6465,Founding_Father,a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
6466,Fountain_of_Youth,a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth"
6467,Fouquieria genus_Fouquieria,resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
6468,Fouquieriaceae family_Fouquieriaceae,small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
6469,Four_Horsemen,(New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse
6470,Four_Hundred,the exclusive social set of a city
6471,Fourier Charles_Fourier Francois_Marie_Charles_Fourier,French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
6472,Fourier Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier Baron_Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier,French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
6473,Fourier_analysis harmonic_analysis,analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
6474,Fourier_series,the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions
6475,Fourteenth_Amendment,an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
6476,Fourth_Crusade,a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem
6477,Fourth_Lateran_Council,the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation
6478,Fowler Henry_Watson_Fowler,English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
6479,Fox,a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
6480,Fox,the Algonquian language of the Fox
6481,Fox Charles_James_Fox,English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
6482,Fox George_Fox,English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
6483,Fox_River,a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan
6484,Fragaria genus_Fragaria,strawberries
6485,Fragonard Jean_Honore_Fragonard,French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806)
6486,France Anatole_France Jacques_Anatole_Francois_Thibault,French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
6487,France French_Republic,a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
6488,Frances_McDormand,actor born on 1957-06-23 that starred in Fargo
6489,Franche-Comte,a former province of eastern France
6490,Francis_Ferdinand Franz_Ferdinand,archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
6491,Francis_II Emperor_Francis_II,the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835)
6492,Francis_Joseph Franz_Joseph Francis_Joseph_I Franz_Josef_I,emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916)
6493,Francis_of_Assisi Saint_Francis_of_Assisi St._Francis_of_Assisi Saint_Francis St._Francis Giovanni_di_Bernardone,(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
6494,Francis_turbine,a type of hydroelectric turbine
6495,Franciscan Grey_Friar,a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
6496,Franciscan_order,a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
6497,Francisella genus_Francisella,a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
6498,Francisella_tularensis,the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
6499,Franck Cesar_Franck,French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890)
6500,Franck James_Franck,United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964)
6501,Franco Francisco_Franco El_Caudillo General_Franco,Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
6502,Franco-American,an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French
6503,Franco-Prussian_War,a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871
6504,Francoa genus_Francoa,perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile
6505,Francophile Francophil,an admirer of France and everything French
6506,Francophobe,a person who hates France and everything French
6507,Frank,a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
6508,Frank_Langella,actor born on 1938-01-01 that starred in Frost/Nixon
6509,Franka_Potente,actor born on 1974-07-22 that starred in Lola rennt
6510,Frankenstein,an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
6511,Frankenstein,the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses
6512,Frankenstein Frankenstein's_monster,the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation)
6513,Frankfort capital_of_Kentucky,the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
6514,Frankfurt_on_the_Main Frankfurt Frankfort,a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
6515,Franklin Benjamin_Franklin,printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
6516,Franklin John_Hope_Franklin,United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
6517,Frankliniella genus_Frankliniella,tobacco thrips
6518,Fraser_fir Abies_fraseri,small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves
6519,Frasera genus_Frasera,genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia
6520,Fratercula genus_Fratercula,puffins
6521,Frau,a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
6522,Fraulein,a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
6523,Fraxinus genus_Fraxinus,ash
6524,Frazer James_George_Frazer Sir_James_George_Frazer,English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)
6525,Freddie_Highmore,actor born on 1992-02-14 that starred in Finding Neverland
6526,Frederick,a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
6527,Frederick_I,son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713)
6528,Frederick_I Frederick_Barbarossa Barbarossa,Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
6529,Frederick_II Frederick_the_Great,king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786)
6530,Frederick_II Holy_Roman_Emperor_Frederick_II,the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250)
6531,Frederick_William Great_Elector,the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)
6532,Frederick_William_I,son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740)
6533,Frederick_William_II,king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797)
6534,Frederick_William_III,king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840)
6535,Frederick_William_IV,king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865)
6536,Fredericksburg,a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
6537,Fredericksburg Battle_of_Fredericksburg,an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
6538,Fredericton,the provincial capital of New Brunswick
6539,Fredric_March,actor born on 1897-08-31 that starred in The Best Years of Our Lives
6540,Free_French Fighting_French,a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
6541,Free_Soil_Party,a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
6542,Free_State Orange_Free_State,a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
6543,Free_World,anti-communist countries collectively
6544,Freemason Mason,a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
6545,Freemasonry Masonry,Freemasons collectively
6546,Freetown capital_of_Sierra_Leone,port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
6547,Fregata genus_Fregata,type genus of the Fregatidae
6548,Fregatidae family_Fregatidae,frigate birds
6549,Freida_Pinto,actor born on 1984-10-18 that starred in Slumdog Millionaire
6550,Fremont John_C._Fremont John_Charles_Fremont,United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
6551,Fremontodendron genus_Fremontodendron Fremontia genus_Fremontia,flannelbush
6552,French,the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
6553,French Daniel_Chester_French,United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
6554,French French_people,the people of France
6555,French_Academy,an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language"
6556,French_Canadian,a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French
6557,French_Foreign_Legion,a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France
6558,French_Foreign_Office Quai_d'Orsay,the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris
6559,French_Indochina,the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
6560,French_Polynesia French_Oceania,a French overseas possession in the South Pacific
6561,French_Revolution,the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
6562,French_Riviera Cote_d'Azur,the French part of the Riviera
6563,French_West_Indies,the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
6564,French_and_Indian_War,a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760
6565,French_blue French_ultramarine French_ultramarine_blue,ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
6566,French_bread,a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes
6567,French_bulldog,small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head
6568,French_chalk,a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains
6569,French_door,a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length
6570,French_dressing vinaigrette sauce_vinaigrette,oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
6571,French_franc,formerly the basic unit of money in France
6572,French_fritter beignet,a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar
6573,French_heel,a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
6574,French_honeysuckle sulla Hedysarum_coronarium,perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
6575,French_horn horn,a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
6576,French_knot,a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
6577,French_lavender Lavandula_stoechas,shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
6578,French_leave,an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)
6579,French_lesson,instruction in the French language
6580,French_loaf,a loaf of French bread
6581,French_marigold Tagetes_patula,strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala
6582,French_omelet,omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate
6583,French_pastry,sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste
6584,French_polish,the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac
6585,French_polish French_polish_shellac,a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol
6586,French_region,a geographical subdivision of France
6587,French_roof,a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
6588,French_sorrel,greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads
6589,French_sorrel garden_sorrel Rumex_scutatus,low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
6590,French_teacher,someone who teaches French
6591,French_toast,bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup
6592,French_window,a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building
6593,Frenchman Frenchwoman French_person,a person of French nationality
6594,Freon,any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
6595,Fresnel Augustin_Jean_Fresnel,French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
6596,Fresnel_lens,lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
6597,Fresno,a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
6598,Freud Sigmund_Freud,Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
6599,Freudian,a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
6600,Freudian_psychology,the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud
6601,Freudian_slip,a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
6602,Frey Freyr,(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
6603,Freya Freyja,(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
6604,Frick Henry_Clay_Frick,United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
6605,Friday Fri,the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
6606,Friedan Betty_Friedan Betty_Naomi_Friedan Betty_Naomi_Goldstein_Friedan,United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921)
6607,Friedman Milton_Friedman,United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)
6608,Friedman_test rabbit_test,pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant
6609,Friedreich's_ataxia herediatry_spinal_ataxia,sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children
6610,Friend Quaker,a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
6611,Friesian Holstein Holstein-Friesian,a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
6612,Friesland,one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
6613,Friesland,the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands
6614,Frigg Frigga,(Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
6615,Frigid_Zone polar_zone polar_region,the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
6616,Frimaire,third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month
6617,Fringilla genus_Fringilla,type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling
6618,Fringillidae family_Fringillidae,finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
6619,Frisbee,a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
6620,Frisch Karl_von_Frisch,Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982)
6621,Frisch Otto_Frisch Otto_Robert_Frisch,British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
6622,Frisch Ragnar_Frisch Ragnar_Anton_Kittil_Frisch,Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)
6623,Frisia,an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
6624,Frisian,a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
6625,Frisian,a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
6626,Frisian_Islands,a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
6627,Fritillaria genus_Fritillaria,fritillary
6628,Friuli-Venezia_Giulia,a region in northeastern Italy
6629,Friulian Friuli,a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy
6630,Frobisher Sir_Martin_Frobisher,English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
6631,Froebel Friedrich_Froebel Friedrich_Wilhelm_August_Froebel,German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852)
6632,Froelichia genus_Froelichia,genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed
6633,Frost Robert_Frost Robert_Lee_Frost,United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)
6634,Frost's_bolete Boletus_frostii,a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
6635,Fructidor,twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
6636,Fry Christopher_Fry,English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
6637,Fry Roger_Fry Roger_Eliot_Fry,English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
6638,Frye Northrop_Frye Herman_Northrop_Frye,Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
6639,Fucaceae family_Fucaceae,small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds
6640,Fucales order_Fucales,coextensive with the family Fucaceae
6641,Fuchs Klaus_Fuchs Emil_Klaus_Julius_Fuchs,British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988)
6642,Fuego,a volcano in south central Guatemala
6643,Fuentes Carlos_Fuentes,Mexican novelist (born in 1928)
6644,Fugard Athol_Fugard,South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932)
6645,Fuji Mount_Fuji Fujiyama Fujinoyama Fuji-san,an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
6646,Fukuoka,a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
6647,Fula Ful Fulani Peul,a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
6648,Fulani Fula Fulah Fellata Fulbe,a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
6649,Fulbright William_Fulbright James_William_Fulbright,United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
6650,Fulgoridae family_Fulgoridae,plant hoppers: lantern flies
6651,Fulica genus_Fulica,coots
6652,Fuller Buckminster_Fuller R._Buckminster_Fuller Richard_Buckminster_Fuller,United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
6653,Fuller Melville_W._Fuller Melville_Weston_Fuller,United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
6654,Fulmarus genus_Fulmarus,fulmars
6655,Fulton Robert_Fulton,American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
6656,Fumaria genus_Fumaria,annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base
6657,Fumariaceae family_Fumariaceae fumitory_family,erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
6658,Funafuti,capital of Tuvalu
6659,Fundulus genus_Fundulus,killifish
6660,Fungi kingdom_Fungi fungus_kingdom,the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
6661,Fungia genus_Fungia,a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals
6662,Funk Casimir_Funk,United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
6663,Furnariidae family_Furnariidae,e.g. ovenbirds
6664,Furnarius genus_Furnarius,type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds
6665,Furnivall Frederick_James_Furnivall,English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910)
6666,Fury Eumenides Erinyes,(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
6667,Fuscoboletinus genus_Fuscoboletinus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae
6668,Fuscoboletinus_paluster,an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity
6669,Fuscoboletinus_serotinus,an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk
6670,G g,the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
6671,G-man FBI_agent government_man,a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
6672,G-string thong,minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
6673,GIGO,(computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out
6674,GI_series,diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray
6675,Gable Clark_Gable William_Clark_Gable,United States film actor (1901-1960)
6676,Gabon Gabonese_Republic Gabun,a republic on the west coast of Africa
6677,Gabon_franc,the basic unit of money in Gabon
6678,Gabonese,a native or inhabitant of Gabon
6679,Gabor Dennis_Gabor,British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)
6680,Gaboriau Emile_Gaboriau,French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873)
6681,Gaborone capital_of_Botswana,capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
6682,Gabourey_Sidibe,actor born on 1983-05-06 that starred in Precious
6683,Gabriel,(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
6684,Gadaba,a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India
6685,Gadaba,the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba
6686,Gadidae family_Gadidae,large family of important mostly marine food fishes
6687,Gadiformes order_Gadiformes,cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
6688,Gadsden,an industrial town in north central Alabama
6689,Gadus genus_Gadus,type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes
6690,Gaea Gaia Ge,(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
6691,Gael,a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man
6692,Gael_GarcÌa_Bernal,actor born on 1978-11-30 that starred in Mozart in the Jungle
6693,Gaelic Goidelic Erse,any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
6694,Gafsa,a city in west central Tunisia
6695,Gagarin Yuri_Gagarin Yuri_Alekseyevich_Gagarin,Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968)
6696,Gainesville,a university town in north central Florida
6697,Gainsborough Thomas_Gainsborough,English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
6698,Gal_Gadot,actor born on 1985-04-30 that starred in Wonder Woman
6699,Galahad Sir_Galahad,(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
6700,Galan,a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
6701,Galapagos_Islands Galapagos,a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
6702,Galatea,(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
6703,Galatia,an ancient country in central Asia Minor
6704,Galatian,a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)
6705,Galbraith John_Galbraith John_Kenneth_Galbraith,United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
6706,Galbulidae family_Galbulidae,jacamars
6707,Gale_Sondergaard,actor born on 1899-02-15 that starred in The Mark of Zorro
6708,Galega genus_Galega,small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
6709,Galen,Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
6710,Galeocerdo genus_Galeocerdo,tiger sharks
6711,Galeopsis genus_Galeopsis,erect annual European herbs
6712,Galeorhinus genus_Galeorhinus,a genus of Carcharhinidae
6713,Galeras Pasto,an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes
6714,Galicia,a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
6715,Galician,a language spoken in Galicia, an Autonomus Community of Spain
6716,Galiella_rufa,the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk
6717,Galilean Galilaean,an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
6718,Galilean_satellite Galilean,one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
6719,Galilean_telescope,a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy
6720,Galilee,an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
6721,Galileo Galileo_Galilei,Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
6722,Galium genus_Galium,annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers
6723,Gallant_Fox,thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930
6724,Gallaudet Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet,United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)
6725,Galleria genus_Galleria,a genus of Pyralidae
6726,Galliano,golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs
6727,Gallicanism,a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church
6728,Gallicism,a word or phrase borrowed from French
6729,Galliformes order_Galliformes,pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
6730,Gallinago genus_Gallinago Capella genus_Capella,snipes
6731,Gallinula genus_Gallinula,gallinules
6732,Gallirallus genus_Gallirallus,rails of New Zealand
6733,Galloway,a district in southwestern Scotland
6734,Galloway,breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland
6735,Gallup,a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
6736,Gallus genus_Gallus,common domestic birds and related forms
6737,Galois Evariste_Galois,French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)
6738,Galois_theory,group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations
6739,Galsworthy John_Galsworthy,English novelist (1867-1933)
6740,Galton Francis_Galton Sir_Francis_Galton,English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
6741,Galvani Luigi_Galvani,Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798)
6742,Galveston,a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
6743,Galveston_Bay,an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston
6744,Galveston_Island,an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
6745,Galway,a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
6746,Galway_Bay,a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland
6747,Gambelia genus_Gambelia,leopard lizards
6748,Gambia The_Gambia Republic_of_The_Gambia,a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
6749,Gambian,a native or inhabitant of Gambia
6750,Gambian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Gambia
6751,Gambier_Islands,a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
6752,Gambusia genus_Gambusia,mosquitofish
6753,Gamow George_Gamow,United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968)
6754,Gan_Jiang Kan_River,a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang
6755,Gandhi Indira_Gandhi Indira_Nehru_Gandhi Mrs._Gandhi,daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)
6756,Gandhi Mahatma_Gandhi Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi,political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
6757,Ganesh Ganesa Ganesha Ganapati,Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles
6758,Ganges Ganges_River,an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
6759,Ganoidei order_Ganoidei,a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
6760,Gansu Kansu Gansu_province,a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
6761,Ganymede,(Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
6762,Ganymede,the largest of Jupiter's satellites
6763,Garand_rifle Garand M-1 M-1_rifle,a semiautomatic rifle
6764,Garbo Greta_Garbo Greta_Louisa_Gustafsson,United States film actor (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
6765,Garcia_Lorca Frederico_Garcia_Lorca Lorca,Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
6766,Garcinia genus_Garcinia,evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens
6767,Gardiner Samuel_Rawson_Gardiner,British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
6768,Gardner Erle_Stanley_Gardner,writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970)
6769,Gardner Isabella_Stewart_Gardner,United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
6770,Garfield James_Garfield James_A._Garfield James_Abraham_Garfield President_Garfield,20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
6771,Gargantua,a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
6772,Garibaldi Giuseppe_Garibaldi,Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
6773,Garland,a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
6774,Garland Judy_Garland,United States singer and film actor (1922-1969)
6775,Garnier Jean_Louis_Charles_Garnier,French architect (1825-1898)
6776,Garonne Garonne_River,a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
6777,Garrett_Hedlund,actor born on 1984-09-03 that starred in Tron
6778,Garrick David_Garrick,English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
6779,Garrison William_Lloyd_Garrison,United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
6780,Garrulinae subfamily_Garrulinae,subfamily of the crow family: jays
6781,Garrulus genus_Garrulus,type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays
6782,Garuda,a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount
6783,Gary,a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
6784,Gary_Busey,actor born on 1944-06-29 that starred in The Buddy Holly Story
6785,Gary_Oldman,actor born on 1958-03-21 that starred in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6786,Gary_Sinise,actor born on 1955-03-17 that starred in Forrest Gump
6787,Gascogne Gascony,a region of southwestern France
6788,Gasherbrum,a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
6789,Gaskell Elizabeth_Gaskell Elizabeth_Cleghorn_Stevenson_Gaskell,English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865)
6790,Gasteromycetes class_Gasteromycetes Gastromycetes class_Gastromycetes,fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi
6791,Gasterophilidae family_Gasterophilidae,horse botflies
6792,Gasterophilus genus_Gasterophilus,type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies
6793,Gasterosteidae family_Gasterosteidae,sticklebacks
6794,Gasterosteus genus_gasterosteus,type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
6795,Gastroboletus genus_Gastroboletus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium
6796,Gastroboletus_scabrosus,a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete
6797,Gastroboletus_turbinatus,a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete
6798,Gastrocybe genus_Gastrocybe,a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae
6799,Gastrocybe_lateritia,a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
6800,Gastrophryne genus_Gastrophryne,primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads
6801,Gastropoda class_Gastropoda Gasteropoda class_Gasteropoda,snails and slugs and their relatives
6802,Gates Bill_Gates William_Henry_Gates,United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
6803,Gates_of_the_Arctic_National_Park,a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier
6804,Gathic,an ancient Iranian language
6805,Gatling Richard_Jordan_Gatling,United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
6806,Gatling_gun,an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
6807,Gaucher's_disease,a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin
6808,Gaudi Antonio_Gaudi Gaudi_i_Cornet Antonio_Gaudi_i_Cornet,Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926)
6809,Gauguin Paul_Gauguin,French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903)
6810,Gaul,a Celt of ancient Gaul
6811,Gaul Gallia,an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
6812,Gaultheria genus_Gaultheria,widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
6813,Gauri,in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant'
6814,Gauss Karl_Gauss Karl_Friedrich_Gauss,German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)
6815,Gavia genus_Gavia,type genus of the Gavidae: loons
6816,Gavialidae family_Gavialidae,gavials
6817,Gavialis genus_Gavialis,type genus of the Gavialidae
6818,Gavidae family_Gavidae,loon family
6819,Gaviiformes order_Gaviiformes,large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
6820,Gawain Sir_Gawain,(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
6821,Gay-Lussac Joseph_Louis_Gay-Lussac,French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
6822,Gay-Lussac's_law Charles's_law law_of_volumes,(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
6823,Gaylussacia genus_Gaylussacia,deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries
6824,Gaza_Strip Gaza,a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza"
6825,Gazella genus_Gazella,typical gazelles
6826,Gazella_subgutturosa,a kind of gazelle
6827,Gdansk Danzig,a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
6828,Geastraceae family_Geastraceae,a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
6829,Geastrum genus_Geastrum,type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments
6830,Geastrum_coronatum,an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac
6831,Geb Keb,Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
6832,Geena_Davis,actor born on 1956-01-21 that starred in Thelma & Louise
6833,Geglossaceae,a type of ascomycetous fungus
6834,Gehenna Tartarus,a place where the wicked are punished after death
6835,Gehrig Lou_Gehrig Henry_Louis_Gehrig,baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
6836,Geiger Hans_Geiger,German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)
6837,Geiger_counter Geiger-Muller_counter,counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
6838,Geiger_tube Geiger-Muller_tube,an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter
6839,Geisel Theodor_Seuss_Geisel Dr._Seuss,United States writer of children's books (1904-1991)
6840,Gekkonidae family_Gekkonidae,geckos
6841,Gelechia genus_Gelechia,type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
6842,Gelechia_gossypiella,small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
6843,Gelechiidae family_Gelechiidae,important economic pests
6844,Gell-Mann Murray_Gell-Mann,United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929)
6845,Gelsemium genus_Gelsemium,evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
6846,Gemara,the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
6847,Gemini,a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
6848,Gemini Gemini_the_Twins Twins,the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
6849,Gemini Twin,(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
6850,Gemini_program,a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966; "under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts"
6851,Gemma_Arterton,actor born on 1986-02-02 that starred in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6852,Gempylidae family_Gempylidae,snake mackerels
6853,Gempylus genus_Gempylus,type genus of the Gempylidae
6854,Gena_Rowlands,actor born on 1930-06-19 that starred in The Notebook
6855,Gene_Hackman,actor born on 1930-01-30 that starred in The French Connection
6856,Gene_Wilder,actor born on 1933-06-11 that starred in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
6857,General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade GATT,a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
6858,General_Assembly,the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
6859,General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education GCSE O_level,the basic level of a subject taken in school
6860,General_Services_Administration GSA,a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management
6861,Genesis Book_of_Genesis,the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
6862,Genet Edmund_Charles_Edouard_Genet Citizen_Genet,French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
6863,Genet Jean_Genet,French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
6864,Genetta genus_Genetta,genets
6865,Geneva Geneve Genf,a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
6866,Geneva_Convention,an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
6867,Geneva_gown,black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen
6868,Genevan,a native or resident of Geneva
6869,Genghis_Khan Jinghis_Khan Jenghiz_Khan Temujin,Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227)
6870,Genista genus_Genista,chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
6871,Genoa Genova,a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
6872,Genoese,a native or resident of Genoa
6873,Genseric Gaiseric,king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477)
6874,Gent Gand Ghent,port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
6875,Gentiana genus_Gentiana,type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella
6876,Gentianaceae family_Gentianaceae gentian_family,chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
6877,Gentianales order_Gentianales,an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae
6878,Gentianella genus_Gentianella,genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
6879,Gentianopsid_procera Gentiana_procera,small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America
6880,Gentianopsis genus_Gentianopsis,genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana
6881,Gentianopsis_crinita Gentiana_crinita,tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers
6882,Gentianopsis_detonsa Gentiana_detonsa,medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution
6883,Gentianopsis_thermalis Gentiana_thermalis,small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
6884,Genyonemus genus_Genyonemus,a genus of Sciaenidae
6885,Geochelone genus_Geochelone,giant tortoises
6886,Geococcyx genus_Geococcyx,roadrunners
6887,Geoffrey_Rush,actor born on 1951-07-06 that starred in The King's Speech
6888,Geoffrey_of_Monmouth,Welsh chronicler who wrote an account of the kings of Britain which is now believed to contain little historical fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa 1100-1154)
6889,Geoffroea genus_Geoffroea,small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America
6890,Geogia_holly,a holly shrub
6891,Geoglossaceae family_Geoglossaceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
6892,Geoglossum genus_Geoglossum,type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
6893,Geometridae family_Geometridae,measuring worms
6894,Geomyidae family_Geomyidae,North American pocket gophers
6895,Geomys genus_Geomys,type genus of the Geomyidae
6896,Geophilidae family_Geophilidae,small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth
6897,Geophilomorpha order_Geophilomorpha,small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
6898,Geophilus genus_Geophilus,type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
6899,Geordie,a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
6900,George George_I,Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)
6901,George George_II,King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)
6902,George George_III,King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)
6903,George George_IV,King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
6904,George George_V,King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
6905,George George_VI,King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)
6906,George Saint_George St._George,Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
6907,George_Carlin,comedian born in 1937 that is best known for his televised stand-up comedy specials
6908,George_Chakiris,actor born on 1934-09-16 that starred in West Side Story
6909,George_Clooney,actor born on 1961-05-06 that starred in Michael Clayton
6910,George_Kennedy,actor born on 1925-02-18 that starred in Cool Hand Luke
6911,George_Sanders,actor born on 1906-07-03 that starred in All About Eve
6912,George_Town,the capital of the Cayman Islands
6913,George_Washington_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
6914,Georgetown,a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
6915,Georgetown Stabroek,port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812"
6916,Georgia,one of the British colonies that formed the United States
6917,Georgia Empire_State_of_the_South Peach_State GA Ga.,a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
6918,Georgia Sakartvelo,a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
6919,Georgian,a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia
6920,Georgian,a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
6921,Georgian,a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition
6922,Georgian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Georgia
6923,Geothlypis genus_Geothlypis,yellowthroats
6924,Geraint Sir_Geraint,(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
6925,Geraldine_Page,actor born on 1924-11-22 that starred in Sweet Bird of Youth
6926,Geraniaceae family_Geraniaceae geranium_family,chiefly herbaceous plants
6927,Geraniales order_Geraniales,an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
6928,Gerard_Butler,actor born on 1969-11-13 that starred in Law Abiding Citizen
6929,Gerbera genus_Gerbera,genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies
6930,Gerbillinae subfamily_Gerbillinae,gerbils
6931,Gerbillus genus_Gerbillus,type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
6932,Gerea genus_Gerea,small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers
6933,German,a person of German nationality
6934,German High_German German_language,the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
6935,German_American,an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German
6936,German_cockroach Croton_bug crotonbug water_bug Blattella_germanica,small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
6937,German_iris Iris_germanica,a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
6938,German_iris Iris_kochii,iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica
6939,German_ivy Delairea_odorata Senecio_milkanioides,South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
6940,German_lesson,instruction in the German language
6941,German_measles rubella three-day_measles epidemic_roseola,a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
6942,German_millet golden_wonder_millet Setaria_italica_stramineofructa,millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes
6943,German_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Germany
6944,German_shepherd German_shepherd_dog German_police_dog alsatian,breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
6945,German_short-haired_pointer,liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
6946,Germanic Germanic_language,a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
6947,Germanism,a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens
6948,Germanist,a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature
6949,Germany Federal_Republic_of_Germany Deutschland FRG,a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
6950,Germinal,seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds
6951,Geronimo,Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)
6952,Gerreidae family_Gerreidae Gerridae family_Gerridae,mojarras
6953,Gerres genus_Gerres,type genus of the Gerreidae
6954,Gerrhonotus genus_Gerrhonotus,alligator lizards
6955,Gerrididae family_Gerrididae Gerridae family_Gerridae,an arthropod family that includes water striders
6956,Gerris genus_Gerris,type genus of the Gerrididae
6957,Gershwin George_Gershwin,United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)
6958,Gershwin Ira_Gershwin,United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
6959,Geryon,(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules
6960,Gesell Arnold_Gesell Arnold_Lucius_Gesell,United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)
6961,Gesner Konrad_von_Gesner,Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
6962,Gesneriaceae family_Gesneriaceae gesneria_family,large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
6963,Gestalt_law_of_organization Gestalt_principle_of_organization,a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
6964,Gestalt_psychology configurationism,(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
6965,Gestapo,the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
6966,Gettysburg,a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
6967,Gettysburg Battle_of_Gettysburg,a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union
6968,Gettysburg_Address,a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
6969,Geum genus_Geum,avens
6970,Ghana Republic_of_Ghana Gold_Coast,a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
6971,Ghanian,a native or inhabitant of Ghana
6972,Ghanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit of Ghana
6973,Ghedda_wax,wax from Indian and African bees
6974,Gheg Gheg_dialect,the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia
6975,Giacometti Alberto_Giacometti,Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)
6976,Gibbon Edward_Gibbon,English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
6977,Gibbs Josiah_Willard_Gibbs,United States chemist (1839-1903)
6978,Gibraltar Rock_of_Gibraltar Calpe,location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
6979,Gibraltarian,a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar
6980,Gibran Kahlil_Gibran,United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931)
6981,Gibson Althea_Gibson,United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003)
6982,Gibson C._D._Gibson Charles_Dana_Gibson,United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944)
6983,Gibson Mel_Gibson Mel_Columcille_Gerard_Gibson,Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
6984,Gibson_Desert,a desert area in western Australia
6985,Gibson_girl,the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson
6986,Gidar,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
6987,Gide Andre_Gide Andre_Paul_Guillaume_Gide,French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951)
6988,Gielgud Sir_John_Gielgud Arthur_John_Gielgud,English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
6989,Gig_Young,actor born on 1913-11-04 that starred in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
6990,Gigartinaceae family_Gigartinaceae,a family of protoctist
6991,Gikuyu,a Bantu language spoken in western Kenya
6992,Gila Gila_River,a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
6993,Gila_Desert,a desert area in southern Arizona
6994,Gila_monster Heloderma_suspectum,large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
6995,Gilbert Cass_Gilbert,United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
6996,Gilbert Humphrey_Gilbert Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert,English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
6997,Gilbert William_Gilbert,English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
6998,Gilbert William_Gilbert William_S._Gilbert William_Schwenk_Gilbert Sir_William_Gilbert,a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
6999,Gilbert_Islands,a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
7000,Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands,a former British possession in Micronesia
7001,Gilbert_and_Sullivan,the music of Gilbert and Sullivan; "he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan"
7002,Gilgamesh,a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
7003,Gilgamish,legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics
7004,Gillespie Dizzy_Gillespie John_Birks_Gillespie,United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
7005,Gillette King_Camp_Gilette,United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
7006,Gillian_Anderson,actor born on 1968-08-09 that starred in The X Files
7007,Gilman Charlotte_Anna_Perkins_Gilman,United States feminist (1860-1935)
7008,Gilmer Elizabeth_Merriwether_Gilmer Dorothy_Dix,United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)
7009,Ginglymostoma genus_Ginglymostoma,nurse sharks
7010,Ginkgoaceae family_Ginkgoaceae ginkgo_family,constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
7011,Ginkgoales order_Ginkgoales,coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales
7012,Ginkgopsida class_Ginkgopsida Ginkgophytina class_Ginkgophytina subdivision_Ginkgophytina subdivision_Ginkgophyta,ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta
7013,Ginnifer_Goodwin,actor born on 1978-05-22 that starred in Big Love
7014,Ginsberg Allen_Ginsberg,United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997)
7015,Giotto Giotto_di_Bondone,Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
7016,Giovanni_Ribisi,actor born on 1974-12-17 that starred in Boiler Room
7017,Giraffa genus_Giraffa,type genus of the Giraffidae
7018,Giraffidae family_Giraffidae,giraffes
7019,Girard Stephen_Girard,United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
7020,Giraudoux Jean_Giraudoux Hippolyte_Jean_Giraudoux,French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
7021,Giriama,a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya
7022,Girl_Scout,a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
7023,Girl_Scouts,an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training
7024,Gironde,the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution
7025,Girondism,the doctrine of the Girondists
7026,Girondist Girondin,a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
7027,Girru,the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery
7028,Gish Lillian_Gish,United States film actor who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
7029,Giza El_Giza Gizeh,an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
7030,Gjellerup Karl_Gjellerup,Danish novelist (1857-1919)
7031,Gladstone William_Gladstone William_Ewart_Gladstone,liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
7032,Glareola genus_Glareola,type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
7033,Glareolidae family_Glareolidae,Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
7034,Glaser Donald_Glaser Donald_Arthur_Glaser,United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
7035,Glasgow,largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
7036,Glaswegian,an inhabitant of Glasgow
7037,Glauber's_salt Glauber's_salts,(Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
7038,Glaucium genus_Glaucium,herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy
7039,Glaucomys genus_Glaucomys,New World flying squirrels
7040,Glaux genus_Glaux,sea milkwort
7041,Glechoma genus_Glechoma,ground ivy
7042,Gleditsia genus_Gleditsia,deciduous trees: honey locusts
7043,Gleichenia genus_Gleichenia,type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand
7044,Gleicheniaceae family_Gleicheniaceae,a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales
7045,Glen_Canyon_Dam,a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
7046,Glendower Owen_Glendower,Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
7047,Glengarry,a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
7048,Glenn John_Glenn John_Herschel_Glenn_Jr.,made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
7049,Glenn_Close,actor born on 1947-03-19 that starred in Fatal Attraction
7050,Glinka Mikhail_Glinka Mikhail_Ivanovich_Glinka,Russian composer (1804-1857)
7051,Gliridae family_Gliridae,dormice and other Old World forms
7052,Glis genus_Glis,type genus of the Gliridae
7053,Global_Positioning_System GPS,a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
7054,Globicephala genus_Globicephala,pilot whales
7055,Globigerinidae family_Globigerinidae,a family of protoctists
7056,Gloria_Grahame,actor born on 1923-11-28 that starred in In a Lonely Place
7057,Gloria_Stuart,actor born on 1910-07-04 that starred in Titanic
7058,Glossinidae family_Glossinidae,flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
7059,Glossodia genus_Glossodia,small genus of Australian orchids
7060,Glossopsitta genus_Glossopsitta,a genus of Loriinae
7061,Gloucester,a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
7062,Gloucester,a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
7063,Gloucestershire,a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
7064,Gluck Christoph_Willibald_von_Gluck,German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
7065,Glyceria genus_Glyceria,manna grass
7066,Glycine genus_Glycine,genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
7067,Glycyrrhiza genus_Glycyrrhiza,sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
7068,Gnaphalium genus_Gnaphalium,large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres
7069,Gnathostomata superclass_Gnathostomata,comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
7070,Gnetaceae family_Gnetaceae,plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum
7071,Gnetales order_Gnetales,chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms
7072,Gnetopsida class_Gnetopsida Gnetophytina subdivision_Gnetophytina Gnetophyta,gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)
7073,Gnostic,an advocate of Gnosticism
7074,Gnosticism,a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
7075,Go_Fish,a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
7076,Goa,a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
7077,Gobi Gobi_Desert,a desert in central China
7078,Gobiesocidae family_Gobiesocidae,clingfishes
7079,Gobiesox genus_Gobiesox,type genus of the Gobiesocidae
7080,Gobiidae family_Gobiidae,gobies
7081,Gobio genus_Gobio,true gudgeons
7082,God Supreme_Being,the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
7083,God's_Will,the omnipotence of a divine being
7084,God's_Wisdom,the omniscience of a divine being
7085,Godard Jean_Luc_Godard,French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930)
7086,Goddard Robert_Hutchings_Goddard,United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945)
7087,Godel Kurt_Godel,United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978)
7088,Godhead Lord Creator Maker Divine God_Almighty Almighty Jehovah,terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
7089,Godiva Lady_Godiva,according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
7090,Godspeed,a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"
7091,Godunov Boris_Godunov Boris_Fyodorovich_Godunov,czar of Russia (1551-1605)
7092,Goebbels Joseph_Goebbels Paul_Joseph_Goebbels,German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945)
7093,Goethals George_Washington_Goethals,United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928)
7094,Goethe Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe,German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
7095,Gog_and_Magog,biblical names of the enemies of God's people who wage war against God at the end of the world; "in the Book of Ezekiel Gog is a ruler from the land of Magog but in the Book of Revelation Gog and Magog are nations under the rule of Satan"
7096,Gogol Nikolai_Vasilievich_Gogol,Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)
7097,Golan_Heights Golan,a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel"
7098,Golconda,a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
7099,Goldberg Rube_Goldberg Reuben_Lucius_Goldberg,United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
7100,Golden_Age,(classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
7101,Golden_Delicious Yellow_Delicious,a sweet eating apple with yellow skin
7102,Golden_Fleece,in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
7103,Golden_Gate,a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
7104,Golden_Gate_Bridge,a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
7105,Golden_Horde,a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
7106,Golden_Rule,a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12)
7107,Goldie's_fern Goldie's_shield_fern goldie's_wood_fern Dryopteris_goldiana,North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe
7108,Goldie_Hawn,actor born on 1945-11-21 that starred in Overboard
7109,Golding William_Golding Sir_William_Gerald_Golding,English novelist (1911-1993)
7110,Goldman Emma_Goldman,United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940)
7111,Goldmark Peter_Goldmark Peter_Carl_Goldmark,United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
7112,Goldoni Carlo_Goldoni,prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793)
7113,Goldsboro,a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina
7114,Goldsmith Oliver_Goldsmith,Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)
7115,Goldwyn Sam_Goldwyn Samuel_Goldwyn,United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)
7116,Golgi Camillo_Golgi,Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926)
7117,Golgi's_cell Golgi_cell,a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
7118,Golgi_body Golgi_apparatus Golgi_complex dictyosome,a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
7119,Goliath,(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
7120,Goma,a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda
7121,Gombrowicz Witold_Gombrowicz,Polish author (1904-1969)
7122,Gomorrah Gomorrha,(Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
7123,Gompers Samuel_Gompers,United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924)
7124,Gomphotheriidae family_Gomphotheriidae,elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
7125,Gomphotherium genus_Gomphotherium,type genus of the Gomphotheriidae
7126,Gomphrena genus_Gomphrena,genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia
7127,Goncourt Edmond_de_Goncourt Edmond_Louis_Antoine_Huot_de_Goncourt,French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)
7128,Goncourt Jules_de_Goncourt Jules_Alfred_Huot_de_Goncourt,French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
7129,Gond,a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India
7130,Gondi,a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond in south central India
7131,Gondwanaland,a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica
7132,Gongora Luis_de_Gongora_y_Argote,a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)
7133,Gongorism,an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora
7134,Gongorist,a practitioner of the affected elegant style of the Spanish poet Gongora
7135,Goniopteris genus_Goniopteris,terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America
7136,Gonne Maud_Gonne,Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)
7137,Gonorhynchidae family_Gonorhynchidae,coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
7138,Gonorhynchus genus_Gonorhynchus,slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth
7139,Good_Friday,Friday before Easter
7140,Goodall Jane_Goodall,English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
7141,Goodenia,a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia
7142,Goodeniaceae family_Goodeniaceae Goodenia_family,a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
7143,Goodman Benny_Goodman Benjamin_David_Goodman King_of_Swing,United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
7144,Goodyear Charles_Goodyear,United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)
7145,Goodyera genus_Goodyera,genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers
7146,Goofy,a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
7147,Google,a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
7148,Gopherus genus_Gopherus,gopher tortoises
7149,Gorbachev Mikhail_Gorbachev Mikhail_Sergeyevich_Gorbachev,Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)
7150,Gordian_knot,an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
7151,Gordian_knot,any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
7152,Gordimer Nadine_Gordimer,South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
7153,Gordius,legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
7154,Gordon_setter,a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
7155,Gore Al_Gore Albert_Gore_Jr.,Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
7156,Gorgas William_Crawford_Gorgas,United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)
7157,Gorgon,(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
7158,Gorgonacea suborder_Gorgonacea Gorgoniacea suborder_Gorgoniacea,red corals and sea fans
7159,Gorgonocephalus genus_Gorgonocephalus,basket stars
7160,Goring Goering Hermann_Goring Hermann_Goering Hermann_Wilhelm_Goring,German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
7161,Gorky Maksim_Gorky Gorki Maxim_Gorki Aleksey_Maksimovich_Peshkov Aleksey_Maximovich_Peshkov,Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts
7162,Gosainthan,a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
7163,Gospel Gospels evangel,the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
7164,Gossypium genus_Gossypium,herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton
7165,Gota_Canal,a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden
7166,Goteborg Goeteborg Gothenburg,a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
7167,Goth,one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
7168,Gothic,extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
7169,Gothic Gothic_architecture,a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
7170,Gothic black_letter,a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
7171,Gothic_arch,a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex
7172,Gothic_romance,a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events
7173,Gothic_romancer,a writer of Gothic romances
7174,Gotterdammerung Ragnarok Twilight_of_the_Gods,myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
7175,Gouda Gouda_cheese,mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls
7176,Goudy Frederic_Goudy Frederic_William_Goudy,United States printer noted for designing typefaces (1865-1947)
7177,Gould Jay_Gould,United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
7178,Gould Stephen_Jay_Gould,United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
7179,Gounod Charles_Francois_Gounod,French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893)
7180,Governador_Valadares,a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
7181,Government_Accounting_Office GAO United_States_Government_Accounting_Office,an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States
7182,Goya Goya_y_Lucientes Francisco_Goya Francisco_de_Goya Francisco_Jose_de_Goya Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes,Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
7183,Graafian_follicle,a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
7184,Grace,(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
7185,Gracilariidae Gracillariidae family_Gracilariidae,leaf miners
7186,Gracula genus_Gracula,mynas
7187,Graf Steffi_Graf Stephanie_Graf,German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
7188,Graham Billy_Graham William_Franklin_Graham,United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
7189,Graham Martha_Graham,United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
7190,Grahame Kenneth_Grahame,English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932)
7191,Grainger Percy_Grainger Percy_Aldridge_Grainger George_Percy_Aldridge_Grainger,United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
7192,Gram Hans_C._J._Gram,Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
7193,Gram's_method Gram_method Gram's_procedure Gram's_stain Gram_stain,a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
7194,Gram's_solution,a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water
7195,Graminales order_Graminales,grasses; sedges; rushes
7196,Gramineae family_Gramineae Graminaceae family_Graminaceae Poaceae family_Poaceae grass_family,the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
7197,Grammatophyllum genus_Grammatophyllum,small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
7198,Gran_Santiago Santiago Santiago_de_Chile capital_of_Chile,the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
7199,Granada,a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
7200,Grand_Canal,an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
7201,Grand_Canal,the major waterway in Venice, Italy
7202,Grand_Canyon,the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
7203,Grand_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
7204,Grand_Guignol,a play of a macabre or horrific nature
7205,Grand_Inquisitor,director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)
7206,Grand_Island,a town in south central Nebraska
7207,Grand_Marnier,an orange-flavored French liqueur
7208,Grand_National,an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England
7209,Grand_Prix,one of several international races
7210,Grand_Rapids,a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
7211,Grand_River,a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan
7212,Grand_Teton,a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
7213,Grand_Teton_National_Park,a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
7214,Granicus Battle_of_Granicus_River,the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
7215,Granny_Smith,apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh
7216,Grant Cary_Grant,United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
7217,Grant Duncan_Grant Duncan_James_Corrow_Grant,Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
7218,Grant Ulysses_Grant Ulysses_S._Grant Ulysses_Simpson_Grant Hiram_Ulysses_Grant President_Grant,18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
7219,Granville-Barker Harley_Granville-Barker,English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
7220,Grappelli Stephane_Grappelli,French jazz violinist (1908-1997)
7221,Graptophyllum genus_Graptophyllum,caricature plant
7222,Grass Gunter_Grass Gunter_Wilhelm_Grass,German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
7223,Graves Robert_Graves Robert_Ranke_Graves,English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
7224,Graves'_disease exophthalmic_goiter,exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs
7225,Gray Asa_Gray,United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
7226,Gray Louis_Harold_Gray,English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
7227,Gray Robert_Gray,American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
7228,Gray Thomas_Gray,English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
7229,Graz,an industrial city is southeastern Austria
7230,Great_Attractor,a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
7231,Great_Australian_Bight,a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms
7232,Great_Barrier_Reef,the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia
7233,Great_Bear Ursa_Major,a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
7234,Great_Britain GB,an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
7235,Great_Dane,very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog
7236,Great_Depression,the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
7237,Great_Divide,that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
7238,Great_Dividing_Range Eastern_Highlands,a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
7239,Great_Falls,a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
7240,Great_Lakes,a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
7241,Great_Plains Great_Plains_of_North_America,a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
7242,Great_Pyrenees,bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
7243,Great_Rift_Valley,( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults
7244,Great_Russian,a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia
7245,Great_Salt_Lake,a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
7246,Great_Sandy_Desert,a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert
7247,Great_Schism,the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
7248,Great_Seal_of_the_United_States,the seal of the United States government
7249,Great_Slave_Lake,a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River
7250,Great_Smoky_Mountains,part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
7251,Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park,a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
7252,Great_Victoria_Desert,a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain
7253,Greater_Antilles,a group of islands in the western West Indies
7254,Greater_New_Orleans_Bridge,twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans
7255,Greater_Sunda_Islands,a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra
7256,Greater_Swiss_Mountain_dog,the largest of the four Swiss breeds
7257,Grecian,a native or resident of Greece
7258,Greco-Roman_deity Graeco-Roman_deity,a deity of classical mythology
7259,Greco-Roman_wrestling,a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
7260,Greece,ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
7261,Greece Hellenic_Republic Ellas,a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
7262,Greek Hellene,a native or inhabitant of Greece
7263,Greek Hellenic Hellenic_language,the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
7264,Greek_Catholic,a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
7265,Greek_Orthodox_Church Greek_Church,state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
7266,Greek_alphabet,the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
7267,Greek_architecture,the architecture of ancient Greece
7268,Greek_cross,a cross with each of the four arms the same length
7269,Greek_deity,a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
7270,Greek_fire,a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
7271,Greek_mode,any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece
7272,Greek_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Greece
7273,Greek_mythology,the mythology of the ancient Greeks
7274,Greek_partridge rock_partridge Alectoris_graeca,of mountainous areas of southern Europe
7275,Greek_valerian Polemonium_reptans,erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
7276,Greeley Horace_Greeley,United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)
7277,Green,an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
7278,Green Green_River,a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
7279,Green William_Green,United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)
7280,Green_Bay,a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
7281,Green_Beret,a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces
7282,Green_Line,the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence
7283,Green_Mountains,a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont
7284,Green_Party,an environmentalist political party
7285,Greenback_Party,a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation
7286,Greenberg Joseph_Greenberg,United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001)
7287,Greene Graham_Greene Henry_Graham_Greene,English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
7288,Greenland Gronland Kalaallit_Nunaat,the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
7289,Greenland_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Iceland
7290,Greenpeace,an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
7291,Greensboro,a city of north central North Carolina
7292,Greenville,a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
7293,Greenville,a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
7294,Greenville,a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg
7295,Greenwich,a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
7296,Greenwich_Mean_Time Greenwich_Time GMT universal_time UT UT1,the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
7297,Greenwich_Meridian,the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884
7298,Greenwich_Village Village,a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
7299,Greer_Garson,actor born on 1904-09-29 that starred in Mrs. Miniver
7300,Greg_Kinnear,actor born on 1963-06-17 that starred in As Good as It Gets
7301,Gregarinida order_Gregarinida,an order in the subclass Telosporidia
7302,Gregorian_calendar New_Style_calendar,the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
7303,Gregorian_calendar_month,a month in the Gregorian calendar
7304,Gregorian_chant,a variety of plainsong named after Pope Gregory I
7305,Gregory Gregory_I Saint_Gregory_I St._Gregory_I Gregory_the_Great,(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
7306,Gregory Gregory_Nazianzen Gregory_of_Nazianzen St._Gregory_of_Nazianzen,(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
7307,Gregory Gregory_VII Hildebrand,the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
7308,Gregory Gregory_XII Angelo_Correr,the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
7309,Gregory Gregory_XIII Ugo_Buoncompagni,the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
7310,Gregory Gregory_XVI Bartolomeo_Alberto_Capillari,Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
7311,Gregory_Peck,actor born on 1916-04-05 that starred in To Kill a Mockingbird
7312,Grenada,an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
7313,Grenada_dollar,the basic unit of money in Grenada
7314,Grenadian,a native or inhabitant of Grenada
7315,Grenoble,a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
7316,Gresham Sir_Thomas_Gresham,English financier (1519-1579)
7317,Gresham's_Law,(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham
7318,Greta_Gerwig,actor born on 1983-08-04 that starred in Lady Bird
7319,Gretzky Wayne_Gretzky,high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)
7320,Grewia genus_Grewia,a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
7321,Grey Charles_Grey Second_Earl_Grey,Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
7322,Grey Lady_Jane_Grey,Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
7323,Grey Zane_Grey,United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
7324,Grias genus_Grias,anchovy pear tree
7325,Grieg Edvard_Grieg Edvard_Hagerup_Grieg,Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)
7326,Griffith D._W._Griffith David_Lewelyn_Wark_Griffith,United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
7327,Grim_Reaper Reaper,Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
7328,Grimes'_golden,yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw
7329,Grimm Jakob_Grimm Jakob_Ludwig_Karl_Grimm,the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
7330,Grimm Wilhelm_Grimm Wilhelm_Karl_Grimm,the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
7331,Grimm's_law,a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages
7332,Grindelia genus_Grindelia,large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America
7333,Grindelia_robusta,perennial gumweed of California and Baja California
7334,Gris Jaun_Gris,Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927)
7335,Griselinia genus_Griselinia,evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America
7336,Groenlandia genus_Groenlandia,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae
7337,Gromyko Andrei_Gromyko Andrei_Andreyevich_Gromyko,Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989)
7338,Gropius Walter_Gropius,United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)
7339,Grossulariaceae family_Grossulariaceae gooseberry_family,in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
7340,Grotius Hugo_Grotius Huig_de_Groot,Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)
7341,Groucho_Marx,actor born on 1890-10-02 that starred in A Night at the Opera
7342,Groundhog_Day February_2,if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
7343,Groves Leslie_Richard_Groves,United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
7344,Grozny Groznyy,the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
7345,Grub_Street,the world of literary hacks
7346,Gruidae family_Gruidae,cranes
7347,Gruiformes order_Gruiformes,inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
7348,Grus Crane,a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
7349,Grus genus_Grus,type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
7350,Gruyere,Swiss cheese with small holes
7351,Gryllidae family_Gryllidae,crickets
7352,Guadalajara,a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
7353,Guadalcanal,a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
7354,Guadalcanal Battle_of_Guadalcanal,a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
7355,Guadalupe_Island,a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California
7356,Guadalupe_Mountains,a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
7357,Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park,a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
7358,Guadalupe_cypress Cupressus_guadalupensis,relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage
7359,Guadeloupe,an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry
7360,Guaiacum genus_Guaiacum,small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
7361,Guallatiri,the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959
7362,Guam GU,the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
7363,Guangdong Kwangtung Guangdong_province,a province in southern China
7364,Guangzhou Kuangchou Kwangchow Canton,a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
7365,Guantanamo,a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
7366,Guantanamo_Bay,an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903
7367,Guarani,a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and Bolivia
7368,Guarani,the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia
7369,Guarneri Guarnieri Guarnerius Andrea_Guarneri,founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
7370,Guarneri Guarnieri Guarnerius Guiseppe_Guarneri,Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
7371,Guarnerius,a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
7372,Guatemala Republic_of_Guatemala,a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
7373,Guatemala_City capital_of_Guatemala,the capital and largest city of Guatemala
7374,Guatemalan,a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
7375,Guatemalan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guatemala
7376,Guayaquil,the largest city of Ecuador
7377,Guernsey,breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
7378,Guernsey island_of_Guernsey,a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
7379,Guest Edgar_Guest Edgar_Albert_Guest,United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
7380,Guevara Ernesto_Guevara Che_Guevara,an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the Bolivian army (1928-1967)
7381,Guevina genus_Guevina,one species: Chilean nut
7382,Guggenheim Meyer_Guggenheim,United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905)
7383,Guggenheim Solomon_Guggenheim,United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949)
7384,Guiana,a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
7385,Guiana_Highlands,a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
7386,Guillain-Barre_syndrome infectious_polyneuritis Landry's_paralysis,a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
7387,Guinea Republic_of_Guinea French_Guinea,a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
7388,Guinea-Bissau Republic_of_Guinea-Bissau Guine-Bissau Portuguese_Guinea,a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
7389,Guinea-Bissau_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau
7390,Guinea-Bissau_peso peso,the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos
7391,Guinea_pepper negro_pepper Xylopia_aethiopica,tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
7392,Guinea_worm Dracunculus_medinensis,parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
7393,Guinea_worm_disease Guinea_worm dracunculiasis,a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
7394,Guinean,a native or inhabitant of Guinea
7395,Guinean_franc,the basic unit of money in Guinea
7396,Guinean_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Guinea
7397,Guinevere Guenevere,(Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
7398,Guinness,a kind of bitter stout
7399,Guinness Alec_Guinness Sir_Alec_Guinness,English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
7400,Gujarat Gujerat,an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
7401,Gujarati Gujerati,a member of the people of Gujarat
7402,Gujarati Gujerati,the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India
7403,Gula,the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
7404,Gulf_Coast,a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
7405,Gulf_States,a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
7406,Gulf_States,the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
7407,Gulf_War_syndrome Persian_Gulf_illness,a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
7408,Gulf_of_Aden,arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea
7409,Gulf_of_Alaska,a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
7410,Gulf_of_Antalya,a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey
7411,Gulf_of_Aqaba Gulf_of_Akaba,a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia
7412,Gulf_of_Bothnia,a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland
7413,Gulf_of_California Sea_of_Cortes,a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico
7414,Gulf_of_Campeche Golfo_de_Campeche Bay_of_Campeche,a part of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of Yucatan
7415,Gulf_of_Carpentaria Carpentaria,a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia
7416,Gulf_of_Corinth Gulf_of_Lepanto,inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus
7417,Gulf_of_Finland,an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia
7418,Gulf_of_Guinea,a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa
7419,Gulf_of_Martaban,an arm of the Andaman Sea off southern Myanmar
7420,Gulf_of_Mexico Golfo_de_Mexico,an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
7421,Gulf_of_Ob Bay_of_Ob,an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia
7422,Gulf_of_Oman,an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf
7423,Gulf_of_Riga,an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia
7424,Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence Gulf_of_St._Lawrence,an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada
7425,Gulf_of_Sidra,wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya
7426,Gulf_of_Suez,a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal
7427,Gulf_of_Tehuantepec,an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico
7428,Gulf_of_Thailand Gulf_of_Siam,an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula
7429,Gulf_of_Venice,an arm of the Adriatic Sea
7430,Gulf_stream,a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
7431,Gulliver,a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift
7432,Gulo genus_Gulo,a genus of Mustelidae
7433,Gulu,a city in northern Uganda
7434,Gunpowder_Plot,a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
7435,Gunter's_chain,a unit of length (22 yards)
7436,Gur Voltaic,a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
7437,Gurkha,a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
7438,Gurkha,a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
7439,Guru,each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
7440,Gustavus Gustavus_I,king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
7441,Gustavus Gustavus_II Gustavus_Adolphus,king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
7442,Gustavus Gustavus_III,king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
7443,Gustavus Gustavus_IV,king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
7444,Gustavus Gustavus_V,king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
7445,Gustavus Gustavus_VI,the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
7446,Gutenberg Johann_Gutenberg Johannes_Gutenberg,German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
7447,Guthrie Woody_Guthrie Woodrow_Wilson_Guthrie,United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
7448,Gutierrezia genus_Gutierrezia,sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America
7449,Guttiferae family_Guttiferae Clusiaceae family_Clusiaceae St_John's_wort_family,widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
7450,Guttiferales order_Guttiferales,used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
7451,Guy,an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
7452,Guy_Fawkes_Day,day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
7453,Guy_Pearce,actor born on 1967-10-05 that starred in Memento
7454,Guyana Co-operative_Republic_of_Guyana British_Guiana,a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
7455,Guyana_dollar,the basic unit of money in Guyana
7456,Guyanese,a native or inhabitant of Guyana
7457,Gwydion,Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
7458,Gwyn,Celtic underworld god
7459,Gwyneth_Paltrow,actor born on 1972-09-27 that starred in Shakespeare in Love
7460,Gwynn Gywn Gynne Nell_Gwynn Nell_Gywn Nell_Gwynne Eleanor_Gwynn Eleanor_Gwyn Eleanor_Gwynne,English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
7461,Gymnadenia genus_Gymnadenia,small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
7462,Gymnadeniopsis genus_Gymnadeniopsis,genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria
7463,Gymnelis genus_Gymnelis,a genus of Zoarcidae
7464,Gymnocalycium genus_Gymnocalycium,large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles
7465,Gymnocarpium genus_Gymnocarpium,oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris
7466,Gymnocladus genus_Gymnocladus,small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
7467,Gymnogyps genus_Gymnogyps,containing solely the California condor
7468,Gymnophiona order_Gymnophiona,an order of amphibians including caecilians
7469,Gymnopilus genus_Gymnopilus,a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit
7470,Gymnopilus_spectabilis,a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
7471,Gymnopilus_validipes,a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
7472,Gymnopilus_ventricosus,a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
7473,Gymnorhina genus_Gymnorhina,in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows
7474,Gymnospermae class_Gymnospermae Gymnospermophyta division_Gymnospermophyta,plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)
7475,Gymnosporangium genus_Gymnosporangium,genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
7476,Gymnura genus_Gymnura,butterfly rays
7477,Gynura genus_Gynura,genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants
7478,Gypaetus genus_Gypaetus,in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae
7479,Gyps genus_Gyps,a genus of Accipitridae
7480,Gypsophila genus_Gypsophila,Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers
7481,Gypsy Gipsy Romany Rommany Romani Roma Bohemian,a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
7482,Gyrinidae family_Gyrinidae,whirligig beetles
7483,Gyromitra_californica California_false_morel,a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California
7484,Gyromitra_esculenta brain_mushroom beefsteak_morel,a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
7485,Gyromitra_fastigiata Gyromitra_brunnea,a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk
7486,Gyromitra_gigas,a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time
7487,Gyromitra_infula saddled-shaped_false_morel,a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
7488,Gyromitra_sphaerospora round-spored_gyromitra,a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains
7489,GÈrard_Depardieu,actor born on 1948-12-27 that starred in Cyrano de Bergerac
7490,H h,the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
7491,HAZMAT,an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"
7492,HDL_cholesterol,the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease
7493,HIV,infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
7494,HMG-CoA_reductase 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme_A_reductase,a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
7495,Haastia genus_Haastia,genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep
7496,Habakkuk,a Hebrew minor prophet
7497,Habakkuk Habacuc Book_of_Habakkuk,an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
7498,Habenaria genus_Habenaria,chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
7499,Haber Fritz_Haber,German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934)
7500,Haber_process Haber-Bosch_process,an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst
7501,Habsburg Hapsburg,a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
7502,Hachiman,a Shinto god of war
7503,Hackelia genus_Hackelia Lappula genus_Lappula,stickweed; beggar's lice
7504,Had_crime,(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery"
7505,Hadean Hadean_time Hadean_eon Hadean_aeon Priscoan Priscoan_eon Priscoan_aeon,the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
7506,Hades Aides Aidoneus,(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
7507,Hadith,(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
7508,Hadrian Publius_Aelius_Hadrianus Adrian,Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
7509,Hadrian's_Wall,an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
7510,Hadrosauridae family_Hadrosauridae,duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous
7511,Haeckel Ernst_Heinrich_Haeckel,German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)
7512,Haemanthus genus_Haemanthus,genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies
7513,Haematobia genus_Haematobia,European genus of bloodsucking flies
7514,Haematopodidae family_Haematopodidae,oystercatchers
7515,Haematopus genus_Haematopus,oystercatchers
7516,Haematoxylum genus_Haematoxylum Haematoxylon genus_Haematoxylon,small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
7517,Haemodoraceae family_Haemodoraceae bloodwort_family,some genera placed in family Liliaceae
7518,Haemodorum genus_Haemodorum,type genus of family Haemodoraceae
7519,Haemopis genus_Haemopis,leeches
7520,Haemoproteidae family_Haemoproteidae,bird parasites
7521,Haemoproteus genus_Haemoproteus,type genus of the family Haemoproteidae
7522,Haemosporidia order_Haemosporidia,an order in the subclass Telosporidia
7523,Haemulidae family_Haemulidae,grunts
7524,Haemulon genus_Haemulon,type genus of the Haemulidae
7525,Haftorah Haftarah Haphtorah Haphtarah,a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
7526,Haganah,the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
7527,Hageman_factor factor_XII,coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood
7528,Hagerstown,a town in northern Maryland
7529,Haggadah Haggada Hagada,Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
7530,Haggai Aggeus,a Hebrew minor prophet
7531,Haggai Aggeus Book_of_Haggai,an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
7532,Haggard Rider_Haggard Sir_Henry_Rider_Haggard,British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
7533,Hagia_Sophia Hagia_Sofia Santa_Sophia Santa_Sofia,a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century
7534,Hagiographa Ketubim Writings,the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
7535,Hahn Otto_Hahn,German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
7536,Haida,a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
7537,Haida,the Na-Dene language of the Haida
7538,Haile_Selassie Ras_Tafari_Makonnen Ras_Tafari,emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
7539,Hailee_Steinfeld,actor born on 1996-12-11 that starred in True Grit
7540,Haing_S._Ngor,actor born on 1940-03-22 that starred in The Killing Fields
7541,Haiphong,a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
7542,Haiti Republic_of_Haiti,a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
7543,Haitian,a native or inhabitant of Haiti
7544,Haitian_Creole,a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages
7545,Haitian_centime,100 centimes equal 1 gourde in Haiti
7546,Haitian_monetary_unit,the monetary unit in Haiti
7547,Hakea genus_Hakea,Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers
7548,Hakham,a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
7549,Hakka,a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century
7550,Hakka Hakka_dialect,a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka
7551,Hal_Holbrook,actor born on 1925-02-17 that starred in Into the Wild
7552,Halab Aleppo Alep,a city in northwestern Syria
7553,Halakah Halaka Halacha,Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
7554,Halchidhoma,a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa
7555,Halcyon genus_Halcyon,a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
7556,Haldane Elizabeth_Haldane Elizabeth_Sanderson_Haldane,Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)
7557,Haldane J._B._S._Haldane John_Burdon_Sanderson_Haldane,Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
7558,Haldane John_Haldane John_Scott_Haldane,Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
7559,Haldane Richard_Haldane Richard_Burdon_Haldane First_Viscount_Haldane_of_Cloan,Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
7560,Haldea genus_Haldea,ground snakes
7561,Hale Edward_Everett_Hale,prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
7562,Hale George_Ellery_Hale,United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
7563,Hale Nathan_Hale,a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
7564,Haleakala_National_Park,a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
7565,Halenia genus_Halenia,genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians
7566,Halesia genus_Halesia,deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
7567,Halevy Fromental_Halevy Jacques_Francois_Fromental_Elie_Halevy,French operatic composer (1799-1862)
7568,Haley Alex_Haley,United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
7569,Haley Bill_Haley William_John_Clifton_Haley_Jr.,United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
7570,Haley_Joel_Osment,actor born on 1988-04-10 that starred in The Sixth Sense
7571,Haliaeetus genus_Haliaeetus,a genus of Accipitridae
7572,Halicarnassus,an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
7573,Halicoeres genus_Halicoeres,a genus of Labridae
7574,Halictidae family_Halictidae,a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
7575,Halifax,provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
7576,Halimodendron genus_Halimodendron,one species: salt tree
7577,Haliotidae family_Haliotidae,abalones
7578,Haliotis genus_Haliotis,type genus of the family Haliotidae
7579,Hall Asaph_Hall,United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
7580,Hall Charles_Francis_Hall,United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
7581,Hall Charles_Martin_Hall,United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
7582,Hall G._Stanley_Hall Granville_Stanley_Hall,United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
7583,Hall Radclyffe_Hall Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall,English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
7584,Hall's_honeysuckle Lonicera_japonica_halliana,a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
7585,Hall_of_Fame,a building containing trophies honoring famous people
7586,Halle Halle-an-der-Saale,a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
7587,Halle_Berry,actor born on 1966-08-14 that starred in Catwoman
7588,Hallel,(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
7589,Halley Edmond_Halley Edmund_Halley,English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742)
7590,Halloween Hallowe'en Allhallows_Eve,the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
7591,Halocarpus genus_Halocarpus,dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium
7592,Haloragidaceae family_Haloragidaceae Haloragaceae family_Haloragaceae water-milfoil_family,a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
7593,Hals Frans_Hals,Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
7594,Ham,(Old Testament) son of Noah
7595,Hamamelidaceae family_Hamamelidaceae witch-hazel_family,comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
7596,Hamamelidae subclass_Hamamelidae,a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
7597,Hamamelidanthum genus_Hamamelidanthum,genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
7598,Hamamelidoxylon genus_Hamamelidoxylon,genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
7599,Hamamelis genus_Hamamelis,deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
7600,Hamamelites genus_Hamamelites,genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
7601,Haman,(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
7602,Hamas Islamic_Resistance_Movement,a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
7603,Hamburg,a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
7604,Hamburg_parsley turnip-rooted_parsley Petroselinum_crispum_tuberosum,parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
7605,Hameln Hamelin,a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
7606,Hamilton,a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
7607,Hamilton,the capital of Bermuda
7608,Hamilton Alexander_Hamilton,United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
7609,Hamilton Alice_Hamilton,United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
7610,Hamilton Lady_Emma_Hamilton Amy_Lyon,English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
7611,Hamilton William_Rowan_Hamilton Sir_William_Rowan_Hamilton,Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
7612,Haminoea genus_Haminoea,common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
7613,Hamitic Hamitic_language,a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
7614,Hamlet,the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
7615,Hammarskjold Dag_Hammarskjold Dag_Hjalmar_Agne_Carl_Hammarskjold,Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)
7616,Hammerstein Oscar_Hammerstein Oscar_Hammerstein_II,United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
7617,Hammett Dashiell_Hammett Samuel_Dashiell_Hammett,United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
7618,Hammurabi Hammurapi,Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
7619,Hampshire,a county of southern England on the English Channel
7620,Hampshire Hampshire_down,British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
7621,Hampton Lionel_Hampton,United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
7622,Hampton_Roads,a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
7623,Hampton_Roads,a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
7624,Hamsun Knut_Hamsun Knut_Pedersen,Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
7625,Han Han_dynasty,imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
7626,Hancock John_Hancock,American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
7627,Hand-Schuller-Christian_disease Schuller-Christian_disease,inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
7628,Handel,the music of Handel
7629,Handel George_Frideric_Handel George_Frederick_Handel Georg_Friedrich_Handel,a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
7630,Handies_Peak,a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high)
7631,Handy W._C._Handy William_Christopher_Handy,United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
7632,Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon,a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC
7633,Hangzhou Hangchow,a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
7634,Hangzhou_Bay,a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea
7635,Hani Akha,a Loloish language
7636,Hanks Tom_Hanks Thomas_J._Hanks,United States film actor (born in 1956)
7637,Hannibal,a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
7638,Hannibal,general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
7639,Hannibal_Buress,comedian born in 1983 that is best known for hosting The Eric Andre Show
7640,Hannover Hanover,a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
7641,Hanoi capital_of_Vietnam,the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
7642,Hanover House_of_Hanover Hanoverian_line,the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
7643,Hanoverian,a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover
7644,Hanoverian,any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover
7645,Hansard,the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"
7646,Hanseatic_League,a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669
7647,Hanukkah Hanukah Hannukah Chanukah Chanukkah Channukah Channukkah Festival_of_Lights Feast_of_Lights Feast_of_Dedication Feast_of_the_Dedication,(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
7648,Hanuman,in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
7649,Haplopappus genus_Haplopappus,genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia
7650,Haplosporidia order_Haplosporidia,an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia
7651,Harare Salisbury capital_of_Zimbabwe,the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
7652,Hardenbergia genus_Hardenbergia,small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
7653,Harding Warren_Harding Warren_Gamaliel_Harding President_Harding,29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
7654,Hardy Oliver_Hardy,United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
7655,Hardy Thomas_Hardy,English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
7656,Hare_Krishna,a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
7657,Hare_Krishna,worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
7658,Hare_Krishna International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness ISKCON,a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
7659,Haredi,any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
7660,Hargeisa,a city in northwestern Somalia
7661,Hargreaves James_Hargreaves,English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
7662,Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami Harakat_ul-Jihad-I-Islami HUJI,an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan
7663,Harkat-ul-Mujahidin HUM Harkat_ul-Ansar HUA Harkat_ul-Mujahedeen Al_Faran Movement_of_Holy_Warriors,an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
7664,Harlem,a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
7665,Harlem_Renaissance,a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
7666,Harlem_River,a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
7667,Harley_Street,a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
7668,Harlow Jean_Harlow Harlean_Carpenter,United States film actor who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
7669,Harmsworth Alfred_Charles_William_Harmsworth Viscount_Northcliffe,British newspaper publisher (1865-1922)
7670,Harold_I King_Harold_I Harold_Harefoot Harefoot,illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
7671,Harold_II King_Harold_II,King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
7672,Harold_Russell,actor born on 1914-01-14 that starred in The Best Years of Our Lives
7673,Harpers_Ferry Harper's_Ferry,a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
7674,Harpia genus_Harpia,a genus of Accipitridae
7675,Harpy,(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
7676,Harriman Averell_Harriman William_Averell_Harriman,United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
7677,Harriman E._H._Harriman Edward_Henry_Harriman,United States railway tycoon (1848-1909)
7678,Harris Benjamin_Harris,publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
7679,Harris Bomber_Harris Sir_Arthur_Travers_Harris,British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
7680,Harris Frank_Harris James_Thomas_Harris,Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
7681,Harris Joel_Harris Joel_Chandler_Harris,United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
7682,Harris Townsend_Harris,United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
7683,Harris Zellig_Harris Zellig_Sabbatai_Harris,United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
7684,Harris_Tweed,a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
7685,Harrisburg capital_of_Pennsylvania,capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
7686,Harrisia genus_Harrisia,genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America
7687,Harrison Benjamin_Harrison President_Harrison President_Benjamin_Harrison,23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
7688,Harrison George_Harrison,English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
7689,Harrison Rex_Harrison Sir_Rex_Harrison Reginald_Carey_Harrison,English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
7690,Harrison William_Henry_Harrison President_Harrison President_William_Henry_Harrison,9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
7691,Harrison_Ford,actor born on 1942-07-13 that starred in The Fugitive
7692,Harrod Charles_Digby_Harrod,English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905)
7693,Harrod Charles_Henry_Harrod,English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885)
7694,Hart Lorenz_Hart Lorenz_Milton_Hart,United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)
7695,Hart Moss_Hart,United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
7696,Harte Bret_Harte,United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
7697,Hartford capital_of_Connecticut,the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
7698,Hartley David_Hartley,English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
7699,Harvard John_Harvard,American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
7700,Harvard_University Harvard,a university in Massachusetts
7701,Harvey William_Harvey,English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
7702,Harvey_Keitel,actor born on 1939-05-13 that starred in Reservoir Dogs
7703,Harvey_Wallbanger,a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano
7704,Hasdrubal,general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)
7705,Hasek Jaroslav_Hasek,Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923)
7706,Hashimoto's_disease,autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women
7707,Hasid Hassid Chasid Chassid,a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
7708,Hasidim Hassidim Hasidism Chasidim Chassidim,a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
7709,Hasidism Hassidism Chasidism Chassidism,beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
7710,Hassam Childe_Hassam Frederick_Childe_Hassam,United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935)
7711,Hassel Odd_Hassel,Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
7712,Hastinapura,one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)
7713,Hastings,a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
7714,Hastings Thomas_Hastings,United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
7715,Hastings battle_of_Hastings,the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
7716,Hathaway Anne_Hathaway,wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
7717,Hatiora genus_Hatiora,small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti
7718,Hatteras_Island,a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
7719,Hattie_McDaniel,actor born on 1893-06-10 that starred in Gone with the Wind
7720,Hattiesburg,a town in southeast Mississippi
7721,Hausa Haussa,a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
7722,Hausa Haussa,the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language
7723,Haute-Normandie Upper-Normandy,a division of Normandy
7724,Havana capital_of_Cuba Cuban_capital,the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
7725,Havasupai,a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
7726,Havasupai,the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai
7727,Havel Vaclav_Havel,Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
7728,Haverhill_fever,the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
7729,Haversian_canal,any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
7730,Hawaii Hawai'i Aloha_State HI Haw.,a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
7731,Hawaii Hawaii_Island,the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
7732,Hawaii_Time Hawaii_Standard_Time,standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
7733,Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park,a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
7734,Hawaiian,a native or resident of Hawaii
7735,Hawaiian,the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
7736,Hawaiian_Islands H.I. Sandwich_Islands,a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
7737,Hawaiian_guitar steel_guitar,guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
7738,Hawking Stephen_Hawking Stephen_William_Hawking,English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
7739,Hawkins Coleman_Hawkins,United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)
7740,Hawkins Hawkyns Sir_John_Hawkins Sir_John_Hawkyns,English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
7741,Haworth Sir_Walter_Norman_Haworth,English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
7742,Hawthorne Nathaniel_Hawthorne,United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
7743,Hayden_Christensen,actor born on 1981-04-19 that starred in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
7744,Haydn,the music of Haydn
7745,Haydn Joseph_Haydn Franz_Joseph_Haydn,prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
7746,Hayek Friedrich_August_von_Hayek,English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992)
7747,Hayes Helen_Hayes,acclaimed actor of stage and screen (1900-1993)
7748,Hayes Rutherford_B._Hayes Rutherford_Birchard_Hayes President_Hayes,19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
7749,Hays,a town in central Kansas
7750,Hays Arthur_Garfield_Hays,United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
7751,Hays Will_Hays William_Harrison_Hays,United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
7752,Haywood Big_Bill_Haywood William_Dudley_Haywood,United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)
7753,Hazardia genus_Hazardia,small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature
7754,Hazlitt William_Hazlitt,English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
7755,Hearst William_Randolph_Hearst,United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
7756,Heath_Ledger,actor born on 1979-04-04 that starred in Brokeback Mountain
7757,Heaven,the abode of God and the angels
7758,Heaviside Oliver_Heaviside,English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925)
7759,Heaviside_layer Kennelly-Heaviside_layer E_layer E_region,a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
7760,Hebbel Friedrich_Hebbel Christian_Friedrich_Hebbel,German dramatist (1813-1863)
7761,Hebe,(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
7762,Hebei Hopei Hopeh Hebei_province,a populous province in northeastern China
7763,Hebraist,linguist specializing in the Hebrew language
7764,Hebrew,the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
7765,Hebrew_alphabet Hebraic_alphabet Hebrew_script,a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
7766,Hebrew_lesson,instruction in the Hebrew language
7767,Hebrews Israelites,the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
7768,Hebrides Hebridean_Islands Hebridean_Isles Western_Islands Western_Isles,a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
7769,Hecate,(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
7770,Hecht Ben_Hecht,United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
7771,Hector,(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
7772,Hedeoma genus_Hedeoma,small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
7773,Hedera genus_Hedera,Old World woody vines
7774,Hedysarum genus_Hedysarum,genus of herbs of north temperate regions
7775,Hefa Haifa,a major port in northwestern Israel
7776,Hegel Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel,German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
7777,Hegelian,a follower of the thought of Hegel
7778,Hegira Hejira,the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
7779,Heidegger Martin_Heidegger,German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976)
7780,Heidelberg_man Homo_heidelbergensis,a type of primitive man who lived in Europe
7781,Heimdall Heimdal Heimdallr,(Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
7782,Heimlich_maneuver Heimlich_manoeuvere,an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
7783,Heinlein Robert_A._Heinlein Robert_Anson_Heinlein,United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988)
7784,Heinz Henry_John_Heinz,United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)
7785,Heisenberg Werner_Karl_Heisenberg,German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)
7786,Hejaz Hedjaz Hijaz,a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
7787,Hel Hela,(Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
7788,Helen Helen_of_Troy,(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
7789,Helen_Mirren,actor born on 1945-07-26 that starred in RED
7790,Helena capital_of_Montana,capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
7791,Helena_Bonham_Carter,actor born on 1966-05-26 that starred in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
7792,Helenium genus_Helenium,genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds
7793,Heliamphora genus_Heliamphora,genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America
7794,Helichrysum genus_Helichrysum,large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
7795,Helicidae family_Helicidae,land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
7796,Helicteres genus_Helicteres,genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another
7797,Heliobacter genus_Heliobacter,a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)
7798,Heliobacter_pylori H._pylori,the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)
7799,Helios,(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
7800,Heliothis genus_Heliothis,a genus of Noctuidae
7801,Heliozoa order_Heliozoa,mostly freshwater protozoa
7802,Helipterum genus_Helipterum,genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma
7803,Helix genus_Helix,type genus of the family Helicidae
7804,Helix_hortensis,a kind of garden snail
7805,Hell Hades infernal_region netherworld Scheol underworld,(religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
7806,Hell perdition Inferno infernal_region nether_region pit,(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson
7807,Hell's_Kitchen Hell's_Half_Acre,a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
7808,Helladic_civilization Helladic_civilisation Helladic_culture,the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
7809,Helleborus genus_Helleborus,a genus of Helleborus
7810,Hellenism,the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
7811,Heller Joseph_Heller,United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)
7812,Hellman Lillian_Hellman,United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)
7813,Helmholtz Hermann_von_Helmholtz Hermann_Ludwig_Ferdinand_von_Helmholtz Baron_Hermann_Ludwig_Ferdinand_von_Helmholtz,German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
7814,Helminthostachys genus_Helminthostachys,one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia
7815,Heloderma genus_Heloderma,type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
7816,Helodermatidae family_Helodermatidae,only known venomous lizards
7817,Heloise,student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)
7818,Helotiaceae family_Helotiaceae,a fungus family of order Helotiales
7819,Helotiales order_Helotiales,order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium
7820,Helotium genus_Helotium,type genus of the Helotiaceae
7821,Helsinki Helsingfors capital_of_Finland Finnish_capital,the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
7822,Helvella_acetabulum,a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
7823,Helvella_crispa miter_mushroom,a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted
7824,Helvella_sulcata,a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull grey with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale grey; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted
7825,Helvellaceae family_Helvellaceae,family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
7826,Helvetia,the Latin name for Switzerland
7827,Helvetian,a native of Switzerland
7828,Helwingia genus_Helwingia,deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan
7829,Helxine genus_Helxine Soleirolia genus_Soleirolia,one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb
7830,Hemachatus genus_Hemachatus,ringhals
7831,Hemerobiidae family_Hemerobiidae,brown lacewings
7832,Hemerocallidaceae family_Hemerocallidaceae,one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
7833,Hemerocallis genus_Hemerocallis,east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
7834,Hemiascomycetes class_Hemiascomycetes,class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites
7835,Hemigalus genus_Hemigalus,banded palm civets
7836,Hemigrammus genus_Hemigrammus,tetras
7837,Heming Hemminge John_Heming John_Hemminge,English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
7838,Hemingway Ernest_Hemingway,an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
7839,Hemiprocnidae family_Hemiprocnidae,tree swifts
7840,Hemiptera order_Hemiptera,plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
7841,Hemipteronatus genus_Hemipteronatus,razor fish
7842,Hemiramphidae family_Hemiramphidae,halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
7843,Hemitripterus genus_Hemitripterus,sea ravens
7844,Hendrix Jimi_Hendrix James_Marshall_Hendrix,United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
7845,Henry Joseph_Henry,United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
7846,Henry Patrick_Henry,a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
7847,Henry William_Henry,English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
7848,Henry's_law,(chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases
7849,Henry_Cavill,actor born on 1983-05-05 that starred in Man of Steel
7850,Henry_I Henry_Beauclerc,King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135)
7851,Henry_II,first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)
7852,Henry_II,king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
7853,Henry_III,son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)
7854,Henry_III,son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272)
7855,Henry_IV,King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1050-1106)
7856,Henry_IV Bolingbroke Henry_Bolingbroke,the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
7857,Henry_IV Henry_of_Navarre Henry_the_Great,king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established religious freedom in France
7858,Henry_V,son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422; reopened the Hundred Years' War and defeated the French at Agincourt (1387-1422)
7859,Henry_VI,son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471)
7860,Henry_VII,King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)
7861,Henry_VII Henry_Tudor,first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509)
7862,Henry_VIII,son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)
7863,Henson Jim_Henson,United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)
7864,Hepaticopsida class_Hepaticopsida Hepaticae class_Hepaticae,liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
7865,Hepburn Katharine_Hepburn Katharine_Houghton_Hepburn,United States film actor who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
7866,Hephaestus Hephaistos,(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
7867,Hepworth Barbara_Hepworth Dame_Barbara_Hepworth,British sculptor (1902-1975)
7868,Hera Here,queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
7869,Heracleum genus_Heracleum,widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
7870,Heraclitus,a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)
7871,Herat,a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
7872,Herbart Johann_Friedrich_Herbart,German philosopher (1776-1841)
7873,Herbert Victor_Herbert,United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
7874,Herculaneum,ancient city; now destroyed
7875,Hercules,a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
7876,Hercules Heracles Herakles Alcides,(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
7877,Hercules'-club Hercules'-clubs Hercules-club Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis,densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
7878,Herder Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder,German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
7879,Hereford whiteface,hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States
7880,Herero,a Banto language spoken by the Herero in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola
7881,Herero,a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola
7882,Heritiera genus_Heritiera Terrietia genus_Terrietia,small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
7883,Herman Woody_Herman Woodrow_Charles_Herman,United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
7884,Hermannia genus_Hermannia,genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers
7885,Hermaphroditus,(Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
7886,Hermes,(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
7887,Hermissenda genus_Hermissenda,genus of marine sea slugs
7888,Hermissenda_crassicornis,a kind of sea slug
7889,Hermosillo,a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
7890,Hernaria genus_Hernaria,low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves
7891,Hero,(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7892,Hero Heron Hero_of_Alexandria,Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
7893,Herod Herod_the_Great,king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
7894,Herodotus,the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
7895,Herpestes genus_Herpestes,mongooses
7896,Herr,a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
7897,Herr,a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
7898,Herrick Robert_Herrick,English lyric poet (1591-1674)
7899,Herschel John_Herschel Sir_John_Herschel Sir_John_Frederick_William_Herschel,English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
7900,Herschel William_Herschel Sir_William_Herschel Sir_Frederick_William_Herschel,English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
7901,Herschelian_telescope off-axis_reflector,a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed
7902,Hershey,an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg
7903,Hershey Milton_Snavely_Hershey,United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)
7904,Hershey_bar,a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company
7905,Hertfordshire,a county in southern England
7906,Hertz Gustav_Hertz Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz,German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
7907,Hertz Heinrich_Hertz Heinrich_Rudolph_Hertz,German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
7908,Hertzian_wave,a former name for a radio wave; an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency generated by oscillations in an electric circuit
7909,Herzberg Gerhard_Herzberg,Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904)
7910,Heshvan,the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
7911,Hesiod,Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)
7912,Hesperides Atlantides,(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
7913,Hesperiphona genus_Hesperiphona,evening grosbeak
7914,Hesperis genus_Hesperis,biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
7915,Hess Dame_Myra_Hess,English pianist (1890-1965)
7916,Hess Rudolf_Hess Walther_Richard_Rudolf_Hess,Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)
7917,Hess Victor_Hess Victor_Franz_Hess,United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)
7918,Hess Walter_Hess Walter_Rudolf_Hess,Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
7919,Hesse Hermann_Hesse,Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
7920,Hessian_boot hessian jackboot Wellington Wellington_boot,(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
7921,Hessian_fly Mayetiola_destructor,small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
7922,Hestia,(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
7923,Heteranthera genus_Heteranthera,mud plantains
7924,Heterobasidiomycetes subclass_Heterobasidiomycetes,category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts
7925,Heterocephalus genus_Heterocephalus,sand rats
7926,Heterodon genus_Heterodon,a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
7927,Heterokontophyta division_Heterokontophyta,algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
7928,Heteromeles genus_Heteromeles,one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
7929,Heteromyidae family_Heteromyidae,small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
7930,Heteroptera suborder_Heteroptera,true bugs
7931,Heteroscelus genus_Heteroscelus,tattlers
7932,Heterosomata order_Heterosomata order_Pleuronectiformes,flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
7933,Heterostraci suborder_Heterostraci,extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
7934,Heterotheca genus_Heterotheca,genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs
7935,Heterotrichales order_Heterotrichales,yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae
7936,Heuchera genus_Heuchera,genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
7937,Hevea rubber_tree genus_Hevea,small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"
7938,Hevesy George_Charles_Hevesy_de_Hevesy,Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)
7939,Hexagrammidae family_Hexagrammidae,greenlings
7940,Hexagrammos genus_Hexagrammos,type genus of the Hexagrammidae
7941,Hexalectris genus_Hexalectris,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
7942,Hexamita genus_Hexamita,flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds
7943,Hexanchidae family_Hexanchidae,primitive sharks
7944,Hexanchus genus_Hexanchus,a genus of Hexanchidae
7945,Heyerdahl Thor_Hyerdahl,Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002)
7946,Heyrovsky Joroslav_Heyrovsky,Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967)
7947,Heyse Paul_Heyse Paul_Johann_Ludwig_von_Heyse,German writer (1830-1914)
7948,Heyward DuBois_Heyward Edwin_DuBois_Hayward,United States writer (1885-1940)
7949,Hezekiah Ezekias,(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)
7950,Hiawatha,a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
7951,Hibbertia genus_Hibbertia,evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia
7952,Hibbing,a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
7953,Hickock Wild_Bill_Hickock James_Butler_Hickock,frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
7954,Hidatsa Gros_Ventre,a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa
7955,Hidatsa Gros_Ventre,a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
7956,Hieracium genus_Hieracium,large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
7957,Higginson Thomas_Higginson Thomas_Wentworth_Storrow_Higginson,United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)
7958,High_Church High_Anglican_Church,a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
7959,High_Commission,an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another
7960,High_Holy_Day High_Holiday,Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
7961,High_Mass,a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
7962,High_Renaissance,the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
7963,Higher_National_Diploma HND,a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree
7964,Highlander,a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
7965,Highlander Scottish_Highlander Highland_Scot,a native of the Highlands of Scotland
7966,Highlands Highlands_of_Scotland,a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
7967,Highness,(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
7968,Highway_Code,the code of rules governing the use of public roads
7969,Higi Kapsiki,a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
7970,Hilary_Duff,actor born on 1987-09-28 that starred in A Cinderella Story
7971,Hilary_Swank,actor born on 1974-07-30 that starred in Million Dollar Baby
7972,Hilbert David_Hilbert,German mathematician (1862-1943)
7973,Hilbert_space,a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional
7974,Hill Benny_Hill Alfred_Hawthorne,risque English comedian (1925-1992)
7975,Hill J._J._Hill James_Jerome_Hill,United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
7976,Hillary Edmund_Hillary Sir_Edmund_Hillary Sir_Edmund_Percival_Hillary,New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
7977,Hillel,Palestinian rabbi and interpreter of Judaic law
7978,Hilo,a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
7979,Himalaya_honeysuckle Leycesteria_formosa,shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
7980,Himalayan_lilac Syringa_emodi,robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers
7981,Himalayan_rhubarb Indian_rhubarb red-veined_pie_plant Rheum_australe Rheum_emodi,Asian herb (Himalayas)
7982,Himalayas Himalaya_Mountains Himalaya,a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
7983,Himalayish,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim
7984,Himantoglossum genus_Himantoglossum,small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
7985,Himantopus genus_Himantopus,major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
7986,Himmler Heinrich_Himmler,German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)
7987,Hinault Bernard_Hinault,French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
7988,Hinayana,a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
7989,Hinayana Hinayana_Buddhism,an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia
7990,Hinayanism,the religious doctrine of Hinayana Buddhism
7991,Hinayanist,an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
7992,Hindemith Paul_Hindemith,German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)
7993,Hindenburg Paul_von_Hindenburg Paul_Ludwig_von_Beneckendorff_und_von_Hindenburg,German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)
7994,Hindi,the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
7995,Hindu Hindoo,a person who adheres to Hinduism
7996,Hindu Hindoo Hindustani,a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
7997,Hindu_Kush Hindu_Kush_Mountains,a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
7998,Hindu_calendar,the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
7999,Hindu_calendar_month,any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
8000,Hindu_deity,a deity worshipped by the Hindus
8001,Hinduism Hindooism,a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
8002,Hinduism Hindooism,the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
8003,Hindustan,northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
8004,Hindustani Hindoostani Hindostani,a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
8005,Hipparchus,Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
8006,Hippo Hippo_Regius,an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
8007,Hippobosca genus_Hippobosca,type genus of the Hippoboscidae
8008,Hippoboscidae family_Hippoboscidae,winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
8009,Hippocampus genus_Hippocampus,seahorses
8010,Hippocastanaceae family_Hippocastanaceae horse-chestnut_family,trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
8011,Hippocrates,medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
8012,Hippocratic_oath,an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
8013,Hippocrepis genus_Hippocrepis,species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch
8014,Hippodamia genus_Hippodamia,genus of ladybugs
8015,Hippodamia_convergens,a variety of ladybug
8016,Hippoglossoides genus_Hippoglossoides,a genus of Pleuronectidae
8017,Hippoglossus genus_Hippoglossus,halibuts
8018,Hippopotamidae family_Hippopotamidae,hippopotami
8019,Hipposideridae family_Hipposideridae,Old World leafnose bats
8020,Hipposideros genus_Hipposideros,horseshoe bats
8021,Hippotragus genus_Hippotragus,sable antelopes
8022,Hipsurus genus_Hipsurus,a genus of Embiotocidae
8023,Hirohito Michinomiya_Hirohito,emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
8024,Hiroshima,a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
8025,Hirschfeld Al_Hirschfeld,United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures (1904-2003)
8026,Hirschsprung Harold_Hirschsprung,Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
8027,Hirschsprung's_disease congenital_megacolon,congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
8028,Hirudinea class_Hirudinea,hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
8029,Hirudinidae family_Hirudinidae,a family of Hirudinea
8030,Hirudo genus_Hirudo,type genus of the family Hirudinidae
8031,Hirundinidae family_Hirundinidae,swallows and martins
8032,Hirundo genus_Hirundo,type genus of the Hirundinidae
8033,Hispaniola Haiti Hayti,an island in the West Indies
8034,Hitchcock Alfred_Hitchcock Sir_Alfred_Hitchcock Alfred_Joseph_Hitchcock,English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
8035,Hitchings George_Herbert_Hitchings,United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998)
8036,Hitchiti,a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
8037,Hitchiti,the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti
8038,Hitler Adolf_Hitler Der_Fuhrer,German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
8039,Hittite,a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
8040,Hittite,the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
8041,Hizb_ut-Tahrir Freedom_Party,the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state
8042,Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese_Hizballah Party_of_God Islamic_Jihad Islamic_Jihad_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine Revolutionary_Justice_Organization Organization_of_the_Oppressed_on_Earth,a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
8043,Hmong Hmong_language Miao,a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
8044,Hmong Miao,a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
8045,Ho_Chi_Minh Nguyen_Tat_Thanh,Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South Vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969)
8046,Ho_Chi_Minh_City Saigon,a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
8047,Hoagland Hudson_Hoagland,United States physiologist (1899-1982)
8048,Hobart,a port and state capital of Tasmania
8049,Hobbes Thomas_Hobbes,English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
8050,Hobbs Sir_Jack_Hobbs John_Berry_Hobbs,notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
8051,Hobson's_choice,the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
8052,Hodeida Al-Hudaydah,an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
8053,Hodgkin Alan_Hodgkin Sir_Alan_Hodgkin Alan_Lloyd_Hodgkin,English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
8054,Hodgkin Dorothy_Hodgkin Dorothy_Mary_Crowfoot_Hodgkin,English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
8055,Hodgkin Thomas_Hodgkin,English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
8056,Hodgkin's_disease,a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
8057,Hoenir,(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind
8058,Hoffa Jimmy_Hoffa James_Riddle_Hoffa,United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
8059,Hoffman Dustin_Hoffman,versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
8060,Hoffman Malvina_Hoffman,United States sculptor (1887-1966)
8061,Hoffmann August_Wilhelm_von_Hoffmann,German chemist (1818-1892)
8062,Hoffmann E._T._A._Hoffmann Ernst_Theodor_Amadeus_Hoffmann Ernst_Theodor_Wilhelm_Hoffmann,German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
8063,Hoffmann Josef_Hoffmann,Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
8064,Hoffmann Roald_Hoffmann,United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
8065,Hoffmannsthal Hugo_von_Hoffmannsthal,German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)
8066,Hogan Ben_Hogan William_Benjamin_Hogan,United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
8067,Hogarth William_Hogarth,English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)
8068,Hogg James_Hogg,Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
8069,Hogmanay,New Year's Eve in Scotland
8070,Hohenlinden,a town in Bavaria (near Munich)
8071,Hohenlinden battle_of_Hohenlinden,a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
8072,Hohenzollern,a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
8073,Hohenzollern_empire Second_Reich,the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)
8074,Hoheria genus_Hoheria,small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks
8075,Hohhot,a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing
8076,Hokan Hoka,a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
8077,Hokan Hoka,a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
8078,Hokkaido Ezo Yezo,the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu
8079,Hokusai Katsushika_Hokusai,Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849)
8080,Holarrhena genus_Holarrhena,genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia
8081,Holbein Hans_Holbein Holbein_the_Elder,German painter of religious works (1465-1524)
8082,Holbein Hans_Holbein Holbein_the_Younger,German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)
8083,Holbrookia genus_Holbrookia,earless lizards
8084,Holcus genus_Holcus,a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
8085,Hollerith Herman_Hollerith,United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929)
8086,Holly Buddy_Holly Charles_Hardin_Holley,United States rock star (1936-1959)
8087,Holly_Hunter,actor born on 1958-03-20 that starred in The Piano
8088,Hollywood,a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
8089,Hollywood,a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood"
8090,Hollywood,the film industry of the United States
8091,Holmes Arthur_Holmes,English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
8092,Holmes Oliver_Wendell_Holmes,United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
8093,Holmes Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.,United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
8094,Holocaust final_solution,the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945
8095,Holocene Holocene_epoch Recent Recent_epoch,approximately the last 10,000 years
8096,Holocentridae family_Holocentridae,squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
8097,Holocentrus genus_Holocentrus,type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
8098,Holocentrus_ascensionis,bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
8099,Holocephali subclass_Holocephali,chimaeras and extinct forms
8100,Holofernes,(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
8101,Holothuria genus_Holothuria,type genus of the Holothuridae
8102,Holothuridae family_Holothuridae,a family of Holothuroidea
8103,Holothuroidea class_Holothuroidea,class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers
8104,Holy_Eucharist Eucharist sacrament_of_the_Eucharist Holy_Sacrament Liturgy Eucharistic_liturgy Lord's_Supper,a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
8105,Holy_Ghost Holy_Spirit Paraclete,the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
8106,Holy_Innocents'_Day Innocents'_Day,December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
8107,Holy_Order Order,(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
8108,Holy_Roller,a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor
8109,Holy_Roman_Emperor,sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
8110,Holy_Roman_Empire,a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon
8111,Holy_Saturday,the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
8112,Holy_See The_Holy_See State_of_the_Vatican_City,the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
8113,Holy_Sepulcher Holy_Sepulchre,the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
8114,Holy_Week Passion_Week,the week before Easter
8115,Holy_Year,(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
8116,Homaridae family_Homaridae,large-clawed lobsters
8117,Homarus genus_Homarus,type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
8118,Home_Counties,the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
8119,Home_Loan_Bank,one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
8120,Home_Office,the government department in charge of domestic affairs
8121,Home_Secretary Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department,the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
8122,Homer,ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
8123,Homer Winslow_Homer,United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
8124,Hominidae family_Hominidae,modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
8125,Hominoidea superfamily_Hominoidea,anthropoid apes and human beings
8126,Homo_erectus,extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
8127,Homo_habilis,extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
8128,Homo_sapiens,the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc
8129,Homo_sapiens_sapiens modern_man,subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
8130,Homo_soloensis,extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
8131,Homobasidiomycetes subclass_Homobasidiomycetes,category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes
8132,Homogyne genus_Homogyne,small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago
8133,Homona genus_Homona,tea tortrix
8134,Homoptera suborder_Homoptera,plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
8135,Homyel Homel Gomel,industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
8136,Honduran,a native or inhabitant of Honduras
8137,Honduran_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Honduras
8138,Honduras Republic_of_Honduras,a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
8139,Honduras_mahogany Swietinia_macrophylla,an important Central American mahogany tree
8140,Honduras_rosewood Dalbergia_stevensonii,Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
8141,Honegger Arthur_Honegger,Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
8142,Hong_Kong,formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
8143,Hong_Kong_dollar,the basic unit of money in Hong Kong
8144,Honiara,national capital of Solomon Islands
8145,Honolulu capital_of_Hawaii Hawaiian_capital,the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
8146,Honshu Hondo,the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
8147,Hook_of_Holland Hoek_van_Holland,a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
8148,Hooke Robert_Hooke,English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
8149,Hooke's_law,(physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
8150,Hooker Joseph_Hooker Fighting_Joe_Hooker,United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
8151,Hooker Richard_Hooker,English theologian (1554-1600)
8152,Hooker's_green,green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
8153,Hooker's_onion Allium_acuminatum,a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
8154,Hooker's_orchid Habenaria_hookeri,a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
8155,Hooray_Henry,a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man
8156,Hoover,a kind of vacuum cleaner
8157,Hoover Herbert_Hoover Herbert_Clark_Hoover President_Hoover,31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
8158,Hoover J._Edgar_Hoover John_Edgar_Hoover,United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
8159,Hoover William_Hoover William_Henry_Hoover,United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
8160,Hoover_Dam,a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada
8161,Hope Bob_Hope Leslie_Townes_Hope,United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
8162,Hopi,a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
8163,Hopi,the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi
8164,Hopkins Anthony_Hopkins Sir_Anthony_Hopkins Sir_Anthony_Philip_Hopkins,Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
8165,Hopkins Gerard_Manley_Hopkins,English poet (1844-1889)
8166,Hopkins Johns_Hopkins,United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
8167,Hopkins Mark_Hopkins,United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
8168,Hopkins Sir_Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins,English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947)
8169,Hopkinson Francis_Hopkinson,American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
8170,Horace,Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
8171,Horatian_ode Sapphic_ode,an ode with several stanzas
8172,Horatio_Hornblower Captain_Horatio_Hornblower,a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester
8173,Hordeum genus_Hordeum,annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
8174,Horne Lena_Horne Lena_Calhoun_Horne,United States singer and actor (born in 1917)
8175,Horne Marilyn_Horne,United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
8176,Horneophyton genus_Horneophyton,Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller
8177,Horner's_syndrome,a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)
8178,Horney Karen_Horney Karen_Danielsen_Horney,United States psychiatrist (1885-1952)
8179,Horowitz Vladimir_Horowitz,Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
8180,Horta Victor_Horta,Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)
8181,Horus,Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
8182,Hosea,a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
8183,Hosea Book_of_Hosea,an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
8184,Host,a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
8185,Hosta genus_Hosta Funka genus_Funka,robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
8186,Hostaceae family_Hostaceae Funkaceae family_Funkaceae,one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
8187,Hot_Springs,a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
8188,Hot_Springs_National_Park,a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
8189,Hotei,one of the 7 gods of happiness
8190,Hoth Hothr Hoder Hodr Hodur,(Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
8191,Hottentot_bread Hottentot's_bread,thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
8192,Hottentot_fig Hottentot's_fig sour_fig Carpobrotus_edulis Mesembryanthemum_edule,low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
8193,Hottonia genus_Hottonia,aquatic herbs
8194,Houdini Harry_Houdini Erik_Weisz,United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
8195,Houghton,a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
8196,Houghton Henry_Oscar_Houghton,United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
8197,Housatonic Housatonic_River,a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
8198,House_of_Burgesses,the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
8199,House_of_Commons British_House_of_Commons,the lower house of the British parliament
8200,House_of_Lords British_House_of_Lords,the upper house of the British parliament
8201,Houses_of_Parliament,the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
8202,Housman A._E._Housman Alfred_Edward_Housman,English poet (1859-1936)
8203,Houston,the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8204,Houston Sam_Houston Samuel_Houston,United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
8205,Houttuynia genus_Houttuynia,one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
8206,Houyhnhnm,one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift
8207,Houyhnhnms,a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos
8208,Howard Catherine_Howard,Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
8209,Howard Leslie_Howard Leslie_Howard_Stainer,English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
8210,Howe Elias_Howe,United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
8211,Howe Gordie_Howe Gordon_Howe,Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
8212,Howe Irving_Howe,United States editor (1920-1993)
8213,Howe Julia_Ward_Howe,United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
8214,Howells William_Dean_Howells,United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
8215,Hoyle Edmond_Hoyle,English writer on card games (1672-1769)
8216,Hoyle Fred_Hoyle Sir_Fred_Hoyle,an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
8217,Huainaputina,an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783
8218,Huambo Nova_Lisboa,a city in the mountains in western Angola
8219,Huang_He Hwang_Ho Yellow_River,a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
8220,Huascaran,a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
8221,Huayna_Capac,the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525)
8222,Hubbard L._Ron_Hubbard,a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
8223,Hubbard Mount_Hubbard,a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high)
8224,Hubble Edwin_Hubble Edwin_Powell_Hubble,United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
8225,Hubble's_constant Hubble_constant Hubble's_parameter Hubble_parameter,(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
8226,Hubble's_law Hubble_law,(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
8227,Hubel David_Hubel,United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)
8228,Huckleberry_Finn Huck_Finn,a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain
8229,Hudson Henry_Hudson,English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)
8230,Hudson Hudson_River,a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
8231,Hudson W._H._Hudson William_Henry_Hudson,English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)
8232,Hudson_Bay,an inland sea in northern Canada
8233,Hudson_River_school romantic_realism,the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
8234,Hudson_bay_collared_lemming Dicrostonyx_hudsonius,of northern Canada
8235,Hudsonia genus_Hudsonia,small evergreen subshrubs of North America
8236,Hudsonian_godwit Limosa_haemastica,New World godwit
8237,Huggins Sir_William_Huggins,English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
8238,Hugh_Grant,actor born on 1960-09-09 that starred in Love Actually
8239,Hugh_Griffith,actor born on 1912-05-30 that starred in Ben-Hur
8240,Hugh_Jackman,actor born on 1968-10-12 that starred in Les MisÈrables
8241,Hugh_Laurie,actor born on 1959-06-11 that starred in House M.D.
8242,Hughes Charles_Evans_Hughes,United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
8243,Hughes Howard_Hughes Howard_Robard_Hughes,United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
8244,Hughes Langston_Hughes James_Langston_Hughes,United States writer (1902-1967)
8245,Hughes Ted_Hughes Edward_James_Hughes,English poet (born in 1930)
8246,Hugo Victor_Hugo Victor-Marie_Hugo,French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
8247,Hugo_Weaving,actor born on 1960-04-04 that starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8248,Hugueninia genus_Hugueninia,one species: tansy-leaved rocket
8249,Huguenot,a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
8250,Hull Cordell_Hull,United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
8251,Hull Isaac_Hull,United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
8252,Hull Kingston-upon_Hull,a large fishing port in northeastern England
8253,Hulsea genus_Hulsea,small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States
8254,Human_Genome_Project,an international study of the entire human genetic material
8255,Humber,an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
8256,Humber_Bridge,a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long
8257,Humboldt Baron_Alexander_von_Humboldt Baron_Friedrich_Heinrich_Alexander_von_Humboldt,German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
8258,Humboldt Baron_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt Baron_Karl_Wilhelm_von_Humboldt,German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
8259,Hume David_Hume,Scottish philosopher  skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
8260,Humperdinck Engelbert_Humperdinck,German composer of six operas and other incidental music (1854-1921)
8261,Humpty_Dumpty,an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)
8262,Humulus genus_Humulus,hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
8263,Humvee Hum-Vee,a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
8264,Hun,a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
8265,Hunan Hunan_province,a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
8266,Hundred_Years'_War,the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453
8267,Hungarian Magyar,a native or inhabitant of Hungary
8268,Hungarian Magyar,the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
8269,Hungarian_lilac Syringa_josikaea Syringa_josikea,central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers
8270,Hungarian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Hungary
8271,Hungarian_partridge grey_partridge gray_partridge Perdix_perdix,common European partridge
8272,Hungarian_sauce paprika_sauce,veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream
8273,Hungary Republic_of_Hungary Magyarorszag,a republic in central Europe
8274,Hunkpapa,a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa
8275,Hunkpapa,a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains
8276,Hunnemannia genus_Hunnemania,one species: golden cup
8277,Hunt Holman_Hunt William_Holman_Hunt,Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
8278,Hunt Leigh_Hunt James_Henry_Leigh_Hunt,British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
8279,Hunt Richard_Morris_Hunt,United States architect (1827-1895)
8280,Huntingdon_elm Ulmus_hollandica_vegetata,erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree
8281,Huntington,a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
8282,Huntington Collis_Potter_Huntington,United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
8283,Huntington George_Huntington,United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
8284,Huntington Samuel_Huntington,American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
8285,Huntington's_chorea Huntington's_disease,hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
8286,Huntsville,a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
8287,Hupa,a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California
8288,Hupa,the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa
8289,Hurler's_syndrome Hurler's_disease gargoylism dysostosis_multiplex lipochondrodystrophy,hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
8290,Hurok Sol_Hurok Solomon_Hurok,United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)
8291,Huss John_Huss Hus Jan_Hus,Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
8292,Hussein Husain Husayn Saddam_Hussein Saddam Saddam_bin_Hussein_at-Takriti,Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
8293,Hussein Husain Husayn ibn_Talal_Hussein King_Hussein,king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
8294,Husserl Edmund_Husserl,German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)
8295,Hussite,an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
8296,Huston John_Huston,United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
8297,Hutchins Robert_Maynard_Hutchins,United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
8298,Hutchinson Anne_Hutchinson,American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
8299,Hutton James_Hutton,Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
8300,Hutton Sir_Leonard_Hutton,English cricketer (1916-1990)
8301,Hutu,a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi
8302,Huxley Aldous_Huxley Aldous_Leonard_Huxley,English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
8303,Huxley Andrew_Huxley Andrew_Fielding_Huxley,English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
8304,Huxley Thomas_Huxley Thomas_Henry_Huxley,English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
8305,Huygens Christiaan_Huygens Christian_Huygens,Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
8306,Hyacinthaceae family_Hyacinthaceae,one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
8307,Hyacinthoides genus_Hyacinthoides,small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
8308,Hyades,(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
8309,Hyaenidae family_Hyaenidae,hyenas
8310,Hyalophora genus_Hyalophora,American silkworm moth
8311,Hyalosperma genus_Hyalosperma,genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum
8312,Hyalospongiae class_Hyalospongiae,sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
8313,Hybanthus genus_Hybanthus,a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions
8314,Hyderabad,a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
8315,Hyderabad,a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
8316,Hydnaceae family_Hydnaceae,tooth fungi
8317,Hydnocarpus genus_Hydnocarpus Taraktagenos genus_Taraktagenos Taraktogenos genus_Taraktogenos,medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees
8318,Hydnocarpus_laurifolia Hydnocarpus_wightiana,leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
8319,Hydnoraceae family_Hydnoraceae,a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
8320,Hydnum genus_Hydnum,type genus of Hydnaceae
8321,Hydra,(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
8322,Hydra Snake,a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
8323,Hydrangeaceae family_Hydrangeaceae hydrangea_family,sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
8324,Hydrastis genus_Hydrastis,small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
8325,Hydrobates genus_Hydrobates,type genus of the Hydrobatidae
8326,Hydrobatidae family_Hydrobatidae,storm petrels
8327,Hydrocharis genus_Hydrocharis,frogbit
8328,Hydrocharitaceae family_Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharidaceae family_Hydrocharidaceae frogbit_family frog's-bit_family,simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
8329,Hydrochoeridae family_Hydrochoeridae,capybara
8330,Hydrochoerus genus_Hydrochoerus,a genus of Hydrochoeridae
8331,Hydrodamalis genus_Hydrodamalis,a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
8332,Hydromantes genus_Hydromantes,web-toed salamanders
8333,Hydromyinae subfamily_Hydromyinae,water rats of Australia and New Guinea
8334,Hydromys genus_Hydromys,water rats
8335,Hydrophidae family_Hydrophidae,sea snakes
8336,Hydrophyllaceae family_Hydrophyllaceae waterleaf_family,perennial woodland herbs
8337,Hydrophyllum genus_Hydrophyllum,waterleaf
8338,Hydrozoa class_Hydrozoa,coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
8339,Hydrus,a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
8340,Hyemoschus genus_Hyemoschus,water chevrotains
8341,Hygeia,(Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
8342,Hygrocybe genus_Hygrocybe,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
8343,Hygrocybe_acutoconica conic_waxycap,a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
8344,Hygrophoraceae family_Hygrophoraceae,a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance
8345,Hygrophorus genus_Hygrophorus,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
8346,Hygrophorus_borealis,a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
8347,Hygrophorus_caeruleus,a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-grey; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
8348,Hygrophorus_inocybiformis,a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and grey-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy grey-white gills
8349,Hygrophorus_kauffmanii,a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown and the stalk is grey
8350,Hygrophorus_marzuolus,a grey fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
8351,Hygrophorus_purpurascens,a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
8352,Hygrophorus_russula,an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
8353,Hygrophorus_sordidus,an edible fungus with a large white cap and a dry stalk and white gills
8354,Hygrophorus_tennesseensis,a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
8355,Hygrophorus_turundus,a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
8356,Hygrotrama genus_Hygrotrama,a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
8357,Hygrotrama_foetens,a small grey-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs
8358,Hyla genus_Hyla,the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads
8359,Hylactophryne genus_Hylactophryne,barking frogs
8360,Hylidae family_Hylidae,the amphibian family of tree frogs
8361,Hylobates genus_Hylobates,gibbons
8362,Hylobatidae family_Hylobatidae,used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
8363,Hylocereus genus_Hylocereus,genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers
8364,Hylocichla genus_Hylocichla,American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery
8365,Hylophylax genus_Hylophylax,a genus of Formicariidae
8366,Hymen,(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
8367,Hymenaea genus_Hymenaea,genus of tropical American timber trees
8368,Hymenanthera genus_Hymenanthera,a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand
8369,Hymenogastrales order_Hymenogastrales,an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
8370,Hymenomycetes class_Hymenomycetes,used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi
8371,Hymenophyllaceae family_Hymenophyllaceae,terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
8372,Hymenophyllum genus_Hymenophyllum,type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
8373,Hymenoptera order_Hymenoptera,an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
8374,Hynerpeton genus_Hynerpeton,earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania
8375,Hynerpeton_bassetti,fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania
8376,Hyoscyamus genus_Hyoscyamus,genus of poisonous herbs: henbane
8377,Hypatia,Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
8378,Hypentelium genus_Hypentelium,a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
8379,Hyperborean,(Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
8380,Hypericaceae family_Hypericaceae,used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae
8381,Hypericum genus_Hypericum,large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions
8382,Hyperion,(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
8383,Hypermastigina order_Hypermastigina,cellulose-producing flagellates
8384,Hyperoglyphe genus_Hyperoglyphe,a genus of Stromateidae
8385,Hyperoodon genus_Hyperoodon,bottle-nosed whales
8386,Hyphantria genus_Hyphantria,fall webworms
8387,Hyphantria_cunea,moth whose larvae are fall webworms
8388,Hypnos,(Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
8389,Hypochaeris genus_Hypochaeris Hypochoeris genus_Hypochoeris,widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
8390,Hypocreaceae family_Hypocreaceae,family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
8391,Hypocreales order_Hypocreales,used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
8392,Hypoderma genus_Hypoderma,in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
8393,Hypopachus genus_Hypopachus,sheep frogs
8394,Hypopitys genus_Hypopitys,term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa
8395,Hypoxidaceae family_Hypoxidaceae,in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
8396,Hypoxis genus_Hypoxis,small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
8397,Hypsiglena genus_Hypsiglena,night snakes
8398,Hypsiprymnodon genus_Hypsiprymnodon,musk kangaroos
8399,Hyracoidea order_Hyracoidea,hyraxes and some extinct animals
8400,Hyracotherium genus_Hyracotherium,extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
8401,Hyssopus genus_Hyssopus,Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
8402,Hystricidae family_Hystricidae,Old World porcupines
8403,Hystricomorpha suborder_Hystricomorpha,an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
8404,I i,the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
8405,I-beam,girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
8406,ID I.D.,a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in"
8407,II_Chronicles 2_Chronicles,the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
8408,II_Esdras 2_Esdras,an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations
8409,II_Kings 2_Kings,the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
8410,II_Maccabees 2_Maccabees,an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
8411,II_Samuel 2_Samuel,the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
8412,IJssel IJssel_river,a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
8413,IJsselmeer,a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
8414,IOU,an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'
8415,I_Chronicles 1_Chronicles,the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
8416,I_Esdra 1_Esdras,an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
8417,I_Kings 1_Kings,the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
8418,I_Maccabees 1_Maccabees,an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
8419,I_Samuel 1_Samuel,the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
8420,Iago,the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
8421,Ian_Holm,actor born on 1931-09-12 that starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8422,Ian_McKellen,actor born on 1939-05-25 that starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8423,Iapetus,(Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
8424,Ibadan,a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
8425,Iberia,an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
8426,Iberian,a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus
8427,Iberian,a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula (especially in ancient times)
8428,Iberian_Peninsula Iberia,a peninsula in southwestern Europe
8429,Iberis genus_Iberis,Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
8430,Ibero-mesornis,sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
8431,Ibert Jacques_Francois_Antoine_Ibert,French composer (1890-1962)
8432,Ibizan_hound Ibizan_Podenco,breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
8433,Ibsen Henrik_Ibsen Henrik_Johan_Ibsen,realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
8434,Icarus,(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
8435,Ice_Cube,actor born on 1969-06-15 that starred in Friday
8436,Iceland,a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
8437,Iceland Republic_of_Iceland,an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
8438,Iceland_moss Iceland_lichen Cetraria_islandica,lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
8439,Iceland_poppy Papaver_alpinum,Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
8440,Iceland_poppy arctic_poppy Papaver_nudicaule,subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
8441,Iceland_spar,a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
8442,Icelander,a native or inhabitant of Iceland
8443,Icelandic,a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
8444,Icelandic_krona krona,the basic unit of money in Iceland
8445,Icelandic_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iceland
8446,Ichneumonidae family_Ichneumonidae,ichneumon flies
8447,Ichthyosauria order_Ichthyosauria,extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
8448,Ichthyosauridae family_Ichthyosauridae,later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres
8449,Ichyostega,early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland
8450,Ictalurus genus_Ictalurus,channel catfishes
8451,Icteria genus_Icteria,New World chats
8452,Icteridae family_Icteridae,American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
8453,Icterus genus_Icterus,type genus of the Icteridae
8454,Ictiobus genus_Ictiobus,buffalo fishes
8455,Ictodosauria order_Ictodosauria,extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period
8456,Ictonyx genus_Ictonyx,a genus of Mustelidae
8457,Id_al-Adha Feast_of_Sacrifice,the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity
8458,Id_al-Fitr,a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan
8459,Ida_Lupino,actor born on 1918-02-04 that starred in High Sierra
8460,Idaho Gem_State ID Id.,a state in the Rocky Mountains
8461,Idaho_Falls,a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
8462,Idahoan,a native or resident of Idaho
8463,Identikit Identikit_picture,a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought
8464,Idiom_Neutral,an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on Volapuk but with a vocabulary selected on the basis of the maximum internationality of the roots
8465,Iditarod Iditarod_Trail_Dog_Sled_Race,an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail
8466,Iditarod_Trail,a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
8467,Ido,an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto
8468,Idris_Elba,actor born on 1972-09-06 that starred in Beasts of No Nation
8469,Idun Ithunn,(Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young
8470,Igbo,a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"
8471,Igigi,any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu
8472,Iglesias Julio_Iglesias,Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)
8473,Ignatius Saint_Ignatius St._Ignatius,bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
8474,Ignatius_of_Loyola Saint_Ignatius_of_Loyola St._Ignatius_of_Loyola Loyola,Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
8475,Iguanidae family_Iguanidae Iguania family_Iguania,New World lizards
8476,Iguanodontidae family_Iguanodontidae,iguanodons
8477,Iguazu Iguazu_Falls Iguassu Iguassu_Falls Victoria_Falls,a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
8478,Ile-St-Louis,island in Paris on the Seine
8479,Ile-de-France,a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
8480,Ilex genus_Ilex,a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
8481,Iliad,a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
8482,Iliamna genus_Iliamna,small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera
8483,Illampu,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)
8484,Illecebrum genus_Illecebrum,one species: coral necklace
8485,Illicium genus_Illicium,anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
8486,Illimani,a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)
8487,Illinois,a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
8488,Illinois,the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
8489,Illinois Prairie_State Land_of_Lincoln IL Ill.,a midwestern state in north-central United States
8490,Illinois_River,a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River
8491,Illinoisan,a native or resident of Illinois
8492,Illyria,an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived
8493,Illyrian,a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
8494,Imelda_Staunton,actor born on 1956-01-09 that starred in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8495,Immaculate_Conception December_8,Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
8496,Immaculate_Conception Immaculate_Conception_of_the_Virgin_Mary,(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
8497,Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service INS,an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
8498,Impressionism,a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
8499,Inachis genus_Inachis,a genus of Nymphalidae
8500,Inanna,consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)
8501,Inauguration_Day January_20,the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
8502,Inca,a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)
8503,Inca Inka,the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s
8504,Inca Inka Incan,a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
8505,Incarnation,(Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
8506,Inchon,a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon
8507,Inchon Incheon Chemulpo,a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
8508,Inconel,a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades
8509,Independence,a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
8510,Independence_Day Fourth_of_July July_4,a legal holiday in the United States
8511,Independence_Hall,the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
8512,India Republic_of_India Bharat,a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
8513,India-rubber_tree India-rubber_plant India-rubber_fig rubber_plant Assam_rubber Ficus_elastica,large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
8514,India_ink drawing_ink,a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
8515,Indiaman,a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
8516,Indian,a native or inhabitant of India
8517,Indian_Mutiny Sepoy_Mutiny,discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
8518,Indian_Ocean,the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
8519,Indian_agent,a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)
8520,Indian_beech Pongamia_glabra,evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
8521,Indian_blackwood East_Indian_rosewood East_India_rosewood Indian_rosewood Dalbergia_latifolia,East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
8522,Indian_buffalo,upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk
8523,Indian_button_fern Tectaria_macrodonta,fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils
8524,Indian_chief Indian_chieftain,the leader of a group of Native Americans
8525,Indian_club,a bottle-shaped club used in exercises
8526,Indian_cobra Naja_naja,a cobra of tropical Africa and Asia
8527,Indian_coral_tree Erythrina_variegata Erythrina_Indica,small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds
8528,Indian_crocus,any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
8529,Indian_elephant Elephas_maximus,Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
8530,Indian_giver,an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you
8531,Indian_hemp Cannabis_indica,source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
8532,Indian_hemp rheumatism_weed Apocynum_cannabinum,Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
8533,Indian_lettuce,a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves
8534,Indian_madder munjeet Rubia_cordifolia,perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient
8535,Indian_mallow Sida_spinosa,tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
8536,Indian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in India
8537,Indian_mongoose Herpestes_nyula,keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
8538,Indian_paintbrush painted_cup,any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
8539,Indian_pipe waxflower Monotropa_uniflora,small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
8540,Indian_plantain,any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain
8541,Indian_poke Phytolacca_acinosa,pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China
8542,Indian_python Python_molurus,very large python of southeast Asia
8543,Indian_rat_snake Ptyas_mucosus,enter buildings in pursuit of prey
8544,Indian_rattlebox Crotalaria_spectabilis,erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India
8545,Indian_red,a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
8546,Indian_red,a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
8547,Indian_red,a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
8548,Indian_reservation,a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
8549,Indian_rhinoceros Rhinoceros_unicornis,having one horn
8550,Indian_rhododendron Melastoma_malabathricum,evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
8551,Indian_rupee rupee,the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
8552,Indian_summer Saint_Martin's_summer,a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
8553,Indian_tobacco bladderpod Lobelia_inflata,North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
8554,Indian_trail,a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians
8555,Indiana Hoosier_State IN Ind.,a state in midwestern United States
8556,Indiana Robert_Indiana,United States pop artist (born 1928)
8557,Indianan Hoosier,a native or resident of Indiana
8558,Indianapolis capital_of_Indiana,the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
8559,Indic Indo-Aryan,a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
8560,Indicatoridae family_Indicatoridae,honey guides
8561,Indigirka Indigirka_River,a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean
8562,Indigofera genus_Indigofera,genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
8563,Indo-European Indo-European_language Indo-Hittite,the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
8564,Indo-Iranian Indo-Iranian_language,the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups
8565,Indochina Indochinese_peninsula,a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
8566,Indonesia Republic_of_Indonesia Dutch_East_Indies,a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
8567,Indonesian,a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
8568,Indonesian Bahasa_Indonesia Bahasa,the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia
8569,Indonesian_Borneo Kalimantan,the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
8570,Indonesian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Indonesia
8571,Indra,chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder
8572,Indriidae family_Indriidae,a family of Lemuroidea
8573,Indus,a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana
8574,Indus Indus_River,an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; "the valley of the Indus was the site of an early civilization"
8575,Indus_civilization,the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC
8576,Industrial_Revolution technological_revolution,the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation
8577,Industrial_Workers_of_the_World IWW I.W.W.,a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I
8578,Infusoria subclass_Infusoria,in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
8579,Inge William_Inge,United States playwright (1913-1973)
8580,Inge William_Ralph_Inge Gloomy_Dean,English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
8581,Ingres Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres,French classical painter (1780-1867)
8582,Ingrian,a Finnic language spoken by the Ingrian
8583,Ingrian Inger Ingerman,a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built
8584,Inland_Passage Inside_Passage,a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska
8585,Inland_Revenue IR,a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
8586,Inland_Sea,an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima
8587,Inner_Hebrides,islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland
8588,Inner_Light Light Light_Within Christ_Within,a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
8589,Inner_Mongolia Nei_Monggol,an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911
8590,Innocent_III Lotario_di_Segni,Italian pope from 1198 to 1216 who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216)
8591,Innocent_VIII Giovanni_Battista_Cibo,Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness (1432-1492)
8592,Innocent_XI Benedetto_Odescalchi,Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689)
8593,Innocent_XII Antonio_Pignatelli,Italian pope from 1691 to 1700 who abolished nepotism within the church hierarchy and was universally loved for his charity and piety
8594,Innsbruck,city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
8595,Inquisition,a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
8596,Inquisitor,an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
8597,Insecta class_Insecta Hexapoda class_Hexapoda,insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
8598,Insectivora order_Insectivora,shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
8599,Insessores order_Insessores perching_bird percher,a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
8600,Inspector_Maigret Commissaire_Maigret,a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon
8601,Intelligence_Community National_Intelligence_Community United_States_Intelligence_Community IC,a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
8602,Intelnet,a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence Community
8603,Interlaken,a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
8604,Interlingua,an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
8605,Internal_Revenue_Service IRS,the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
8606,International,any of several international socialist organizations
8607,International_Atomic_Energy_Agency IAEA,the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
8608,International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development World_Bank IBRD,a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
8609,International_Civil_Aviation_Organization ICAO,the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
8610,International_Court_of_Justice World_Court,a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
8611,International_Development_Association IDA,an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
8612,International_Finance_Corporation IFC,a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank
8613,International_Grandmaster,a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization
8614,International_Islamic_Front_for_Jihad_against_Jews_and_Crusaders,a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh
8615,International_Labor_Organization International_Labour_Organization ILO,the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
8616,International_Maritime_Organization IMO,the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
8617,International_Monetary_Fund IMF,a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
8618,International_Olympic_Committee IOC I.O.C.,organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games
8619,International_Relations_and_Security_Network ISN,Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
8620,International_Wanted_Notice Red_Notice,an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries; "an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today"
8621,Internationale,a revolutionary socialist anthem
8622,Internet_Explorer Explorer IE,a commercial browser
8623,Interpol,an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world
8624,Interstate_Commerce_Commission ICC,a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"
8625,Invar,an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
8626,Io,(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
8627,Io,the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes
8628,Ioan_Gruffudd,actor born on 1973-10-06 that starred in Fantastic Four
8629,Ionesco Eugene_Ionesco,French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
8630,Ionia,region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
8631,Ionian,a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
8632,Ionian,the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia
8633,Ionian_Sea,an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy
8634,Ionic_order Ionian_order,the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
8635,Iowa Hawkeye_State IA Ia.,a state in midwestern United States
8636,Iowa Ioway,a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
8637,Iowa Ioway,a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
8638,Iowa_crab Iowa_crab_apple prairie_crab western_crab_apple Malus_ioensis,wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers
8639,Iowan,a native or resident of Iowa
8640,Iphigenia,(Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess
8641,Ipomoea genus_Ipomoea,morning glory
8642,Ipsus battle_of_Ipsus,a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius
8643,Iran Islamic_Republic_of_Iran Persia,a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
8644,Iran-Iraq_War Gulf_War,a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
8645,Irani Iranian Persian,a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"
8646,Iranian Iranian_language,the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
8647,Iranian_dinar dinar,100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran
8648,Iranian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iran
8649,Iranian_rial rial,the basic unit of money in Iran
8650,Iraq Republic_of_Iraq Al-Iraq Irak,a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
8651,Iraqi Iraki,a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government"
8652,Iraqi_Intelligence_Service IIS Iraqi_Mukhabarat,the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities"
8653,Iraqi_Kurdistan,the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq
8654,Iraqi_National_Congress INC,a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
8655,Iraqi_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils
8656,Iraqi_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Iraq
8657,Ireland Hibernia Emerald_Isle,an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
8658,Ireland Republic_of_Ireland Irish_Republic Eire,a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
8659,Irena genus_Irena,type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
8660,Irenaeus Saint_Irenaeus St._Irenaeus,Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200)
8661,Irenidae family_Irenidae,a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
8662,Iresine genus_Iresine,genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs
8663,Iridaceae family_Iridaceae iris_family,large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
8664,Iridoprocne genus_Iridoprocne,a genus of Hirundinidae
8665,Irish Irish_Gaelic,the Celtic language of Ireland
8666,Irish Irish_people,people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
8667,Irish Irish_whiskey Irish_whisky,whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
8668,Irish_National_Liberation_Army INLA People's_Liberation_Army People's_Republican_Army Catholic_Reaction_Force,a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
8669,Irish_Republican_Army IRA Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army Provisional_IRA Provos,a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
8670,Irish_Sea,an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland
8671,Irish_coffee,sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream
8672,Irish_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Eire
8673,Irish_moss carrageen carageen carragheen Chondrus_crispus,dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
8674,Irish_person Irelander,a native or inhabitant of Ireland
8675,Irish_pound Irish_punt punt pound,formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
8676,Irish_setter red_setter,an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
8677,Irish_soda_bread,round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins
8678,Irish_stew,meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions
8679,Irish_terrier,medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland
8680,Irish_water_spaniel,breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail
8681,Irish_wolfhound,large breed of hound with a rough thick coat
8682,Irishman,a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
8683,Irishwoman,a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
8684,Iron_Age,(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons
8685,Iroquoian Iroquois Iroquoian_language,a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
8686,Iroquois,any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
8687,Iroquois_League League_of_Iroquois Five_Nations Six_Nations,a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
8688,Irrawaddy Irrawaddy_River,the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea
8689,Irrfan_Khan,actor born on 1967-01-07 that starred in The Lunchbox
8690,Irtish Irtish_River Irtysh Irtysh_River,an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
8691,Irula,a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India
8692,Irving John_Irving,United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)
8693,Irving Washington_Irving,United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
8694,Irvingia genus_Irvingia,wild mango
8695,Isaac,(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
8696,Isabella Queen_Isabella Isabella_I Isabella_the_Catholic,the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
8697,Isabelle_Adjani,actor born on 1955-06-27 that starred in Possession
8698,Isabelle_Huppert,actor born on 1953-03-16 that starred in Elle
8699,Isaiah,(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
8700,Isaiah Book_of_Isaiah,an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
8701,Isatis genus_Isatis,Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
8702,Ischia,a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples
8703,Ischigualastia genus_Ischigualastia,early reptile found in Argentina
8704,Isere Isere_River,a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
8705,Iseult Isolde,(Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
8706,Isfahan Esfahan Aspadana,city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
8707,Isherwood Christopher_Isherwood Christopher_William_Bradshaw_Isherwood,United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
8708,Ishmael,(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
8709,Ishtar Mylitta,Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
8710,Isis,Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
8711,Isla_Fisher,actor born on 1976-02-03 that starred in Wedding Crashers
8712,Islam Islamism Mohammedanism Muhammadanism Muslimism,the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
8713,Islam Muslimism,the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
8714,Islamabad capital_of_Pakistan,the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
8715,Islamic_Army_of_Aden IAA Islamic_Army_of_Aden-Abyan Aden-Abyan_Islamic_Army,Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
8716,Islamic_Great_Eastern_Raiders-Front IBDA-C,a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO
8717,Islamic_Group_of_Uzbekistan IMU Islamic_Party_of_Turkestan,a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
8718,Islamic_calendar Muhammadan_calendar Mohammedan_calendar Moslem_calendar Muslim_calendar,the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
8719,Islamic_calendar_month,any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
8720,Islamism,a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
8721,Islamist,a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
8722,Islamist,an orthodox Muslim
8723,Islamophobia,prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"
8724,Islay,an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides
8725,Isle_Royal_National_Park,a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
8726,Isle_of_Skye,an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery
8727,Ismaili Ismailian,an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
8728,Ismailism,the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy
8729,Isocrates,Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
8730,Isoetaceae family_Isoetaceae quillwort_family,quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
8731,Isoetales order_Isoetales,aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales
8732,Isoetes genus_Isoetes,type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales
8733,Isopoda order_Isopoda,woodlice
8734,Isoptera order_Isoptera,order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
8735,Isopyrum genus_Isopyrum,tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere
8736,Isospondyli order_Isospondyli,most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
8737,Israel,an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC
8738,Israel State_of_Israel Yisrael Zion Sion,Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
8739,Israeli,a native or inhabitant of Israel
8740,Israeli_Defense_Force IDF,the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
8741,Israeli_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Israel
8742,Israelite,a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
8743,Issachar,(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel
8744,Issus battle_of_Issus,a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
8745,Istanbul Stambul Stamboul Constantinople,the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
8746,Isthmian_Games,the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad
8747,Isthmus_of_Corinth,a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs
8748,Isthmus_of_Kra,a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland
8749,Isthmus_of_Panama Isthmus_of_Darien,the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien"
8750,Isthmus_of_Suez,the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia
8751,Isthmus_of_Tehuantepec,the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast
8752,Istiophoridae family_Istiophoridae,sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
8753,Istiophorus genus_Istiophorus,type genus of the Istiophoridae
8754,Isuridae family_Isuridae,in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae
8755,Isurus genus_Isurus,mako sharks
8756,Italian,a native or inhabitant of Italy
8757,Italian,the Romance language spoken in Italy
8758,Italian_Peninsula,a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
8759,Italian_Renaissance,the early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance
8760,Italian_bee,yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits
8761,Italian_bread,unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends
8762,Italian_cypress Mediterranean_cypress Cupressus_sempervirens,tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches
8763,Italian_dressing,a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
8764,Italian_greyhound,a toy dog developed from the greyhound
8765,Italian_honeysuckle Italian_woodbine Lonicera_caprifolium,deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls
8766,Italian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Italy
8767,Italian_parsley flat-leaf_parsley Petroselinum_crispum_neapolitanum,a variety of parsley having flat leaves
8768,Italian_region,Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes
8769,Italian_ryegrass Italian_rye Lolium_multiflorum,European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure
8770,Italic Italic_language,a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
8771,Italy Italian_Republic Italia,a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
8772,Ithaca,a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
8773,Ithaca Ithaki,a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king
8774,Ivan_III Ivan_III_Vasilievich Ivan_the_Great,grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)
8775,Ivan_IV Ivan_Iv_Vasilievich Ivan_the_Terrible,the first czar of Russia (1530-1584)
8776,Ivanov Lev_Ivanov,Russian choreographer (1834-1905)
8777,Ives Charles_Edward_Ives,United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
8778,Ives James_Ives James_Merritt_Ives,United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895)
8779,Ivory_Coast Cote_d'Ivoire Republic_of_Cote_d'Ivoire,a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
8780,Ivory_Coast_franc Cote_d'Ivoire_franc,the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast
8781,Ivry battle_of_Ivry Ivry_la_Bataille,a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
8782,Ivy_League,a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
8783,Ivy_Leaguer,a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
8784,Iwo Iwo_Jima invasion_of_Iwo,a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
8785,Iwo_Jima,the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
8786,Ixia genus_Ixia,a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
8787,Ixobrychus genus_Ixobrychus,bitterns
8788,Ixodes genus_Ixodes,type genus of the family Ixodidae
8789,Ixodes_dammini deer_tick,a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
8790,Ixodes_dentatus,usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
8791,Ixodes_neotomae,a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats
8792,Ixodes_pacificus western_black-legged_tick,a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
8793,Ixodes_persulcatus,bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
8794,Ixodes_scapularis black-legged_tick,parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
8795,Ixodes_spinipalpis,usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
8796,Ixodidae family_Ixodidae,hard ticks
8797,Iyar Iyyar,the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
8798,Izanagi,the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami
8799,Izanami,sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan
8800,Izmir Smyrna,a port city in western Turkey
8801,J j,the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
8802,J.K._Simmons,actor born on 1955-01-09 that starred in Whiplash
8803,J_particle psi_particle,a neutral meson with a large mass
8804,Jabalpur Jubbulpore,an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi
8805,Jack_Albertson,actor born on 1907-06-16 that starred in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
8806,Jack_Black,actor born on 1969-08-28 that starred in The School of Rock
8807,Jack_Davenport,actor born on 1973-03-01 that starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
8808,Jack_Frost,a personification of frost or winter weather
8809,Jack_Nicholson,actor born on 1937-04-22 that starred in Chinatown
8810,Jack_Palance,actor born on 1920-02-18 that starred in City Slickers
8811,Jack_of_all_trades,a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well
8812,Jack_the_Ripper,an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
8813,Jacki_Weaver,actor born on 1947-05-25 that starred in Silver Linings Playbook
8814,Jackie_Chan,actor born on 1954-04-07 that starred in Ngo si seoi
8815,Jackie_Earle_Haley,actor born on 1961-07-14 that starred in Watchmen
8816,Jackson,a town in south central Michigan
8817,Jackson,a town in western Tennessee
8818,Jackson,a town in western Wyoming
8819,Jackson Andrew_Jackson Old_Hickory,7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
8820,Jackson Glenda_Jackson,English film actor who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
8821,Jackson Helen_Hunt_Jackson Helen_Maria_Fiske_Hunt_Jackson,United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
8822,Jackson Jesse_Jackson Jesse_Louis_Jackson,United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
8823,Jackson Mahalia_Jackson,United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
8824,Jackson Michael_Jackson Michael_Joe_Jackson,United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
8825,Jackson Thomas_Jackson Thomas_J._Jackson Thomas_Jonathan_Jackson Stonewall_Jackson,general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
8826,Jackson capital_of_Mississippi,capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
8827,Jacksonia genus_Jacksonia,genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches
8828,Jacksonian,a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
8829,Jacksonian_epilepsy,focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body
8830,Jacksonville,Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
8831,Jacob,(Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
8832,Jacob Francois_Jacob,French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
8833,Jacob's_ladder Greek_valerian charity Polemonium_caeruleum Polemonium_van-bruntiae Polymonium_caeruleum_van-bruntiae,pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
8834,Jacob's_ladder jack_ladder pilot_ladder,(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
8835,Jacob's_rod,asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
8836,Jacobean,any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
8837,Jacobean_lily Aztec_lily Strekelia_formosissima,Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
8838,Jacobi Karl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi,German mathematician (1804-1851)
8839,Jacobin,a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution
8840,Jacobinism,the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
8841,Jacobite,a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
8842,Jacobs Aletta_Jacobs,Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
8843,Jacobs Jane_Jacobs,United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
8844,Jacobs W._W._Jacobs William_Wymark_Jacobs,English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
8845,Jacquard Joseph_M._Jacquard Joseph_Marie_Jacquard,French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
8846,Jacquard_loom Jacquard,a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
8847,Jacquemier's_sign,a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
8848,Jacquinia genus_Jacquinia,sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae
8849,Jaculus genus_Jaculus,jerboas
8850,Jaculus_jaculus,a variety of jerboa
8851,Jada_Pinkett_Smith,actor born on 1971-09-18 that starred in The Matrix Revolutions
8852,Jaffa Joppa Yafo,a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
8853,Jaffa_orange,sweet almost seedless orange of Israel
8854,Jaffar Jafar Jaffar_Umar_Thalib Jafar_Umar_Thalib,Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
8855,Jafnea_semitosta,the fruiting bodies of this discomycete have a firm texture and long retain their cup shape; the pale brown interior blends with the color of dead leaves
8856,Jagannath Jagannatha Jagganath Juggernaut,an avatar of Vishnu
8857,Jagger Mick_Jagger Michael_Philip_Jagger,English rock star (born in 1943)
8858,Jainism,religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
8859,Jainism,sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
8860,Jainist,a believer in Jainism
8861,Jaish-i-Mohammed Jaish-e-Muhammad JEM Army_of_Muhammad,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
8862,Jakarta Djakarta capital_of_Indonesia,capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
8863,Jake_Gyllenhaal,actor born on 1980-12-19 that starred in Nightcrawler
8864,Jakobson Roman_Jakobson Roman_Osipovich_Jakobson,United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
8865,Jalalabad,a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)
8866,Jamaat_ul-Fuqra Fuqra Tanzimul_Fuqra,an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics
8867,Jamaica,a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
8868,Jamaica,an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
8869,Jamaica_dogwood fish_fuddle Piscidia_piscipula Piscidia_erythrina,small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
8870,Jamaica_honeysuckle yellow_granadilla Passiflora_laurifolia,West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
8871,Jamaica_quassia,similar to the extract from Quassia amara
8872,Jamaica_quassia bitterwood Picrasma_excelsa Picrasma_excelsum,West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
8873,Jamaica_rum,heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
8874,Jamaican,a native or inhabitant of Jamaica
8875,Jamaican_cherry calabur_tree calabura silk_wood silkwood Muntingia_calabura,a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
8876,Jamaican_dollar,the basic unit of money in Jamaica
8877,Jambos genus_Jambos,used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)
8878,James Henry_James,writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
8879,James James_I King_James King_James_I,the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
8880,James James_II,the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
8881,James James_IV,a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
8882,James James_River,a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
8883,James James_River,a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
8884,James Jesse_James,United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
8885,James Saint_James St._James Saint_James_the_Apostle St._James_the_Apostle,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
8886,James William_James,United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
8887,James_Bay,the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
8888,James_Caan,actor born on 1940-03-26 that starred in The Godfather
8889,James_Coburn,actor born on 1928-08-31 that starred in The Great Escape
8890,James_Cromwell,actor born on 1940-01-27 that starred in The Green Mile
8891,James_Franco,actor born on 1978-04-19 that starred in The Disaster Artist
8892,James_Gandolfini,actor born on 1961-09-18 that starred in The Sopranos
8893,James_Garner,actor born on 1928-04-07 that starred in The Notebook
8894,James_Marsden,actor born on 1973-09-18 that starred in Hairspray
8895,James_McAvoy,actor born on 1979-04-21 that starred in Filth
8896,James_Spader,actor born on 1960-02-07 that starred in The Blacklist
8897,James_Stewart,actor born on 1908-05-20 that starred in Anatomy of a Murder
8898,James_Woods,actor born on 1947-04-18 that starred in Vampires
8899,Jamesonia genus_Jamesonia,xerophytic ferns of South America
8900,Jamestown,a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
8901,Jamie_Bell,actor born on 1986-03-14 that starred in Billy Elliot
8902,Jamie_Chung,actor born on 1983-04-10 that starred in Big Hero 6
8903,Jamie_Foxx,actor born on 1967-12-13 that starred in Ray
8904,Jamie_Lee_Curtis,actor born on 1958-11-22 that starred in True Lies
8905,Jamison Judith_Jamison,United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
8906,Jane_Alexander,actor born on 1939-10-28 that starred in Kramer vs. Kramer
8907,Jane_Darwell,actor born on 1879-10-15 that starred in The Grapes of Wrath
8908,Jane_Doe,an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings
8909,Jane_Wyman,actor born on 1917-01-05 that starred in Falcon Crest
8910,Janet_Gaynor,actor born on 1906-10-06 that starred in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
8911,Janet_Leigh,actor born on 1927-07-06 that starred in Psycho
8912,Janet_McTeer,actor born on 1961-08-05 that starred in Albert Nobbs
8913,Janissary,a Turkish soldier
8914,Jansen Cornelis_Jansen Cornelius_Jansenius,a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)
8915,Jansenism,the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
8916,Jansenist,an advocate of Jansenism
8917,January Jan,the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
8918,January_Jones,actor born on 1978-01-05 that starred in X: First Class
8919,Janus,(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
8920,Jap Nip,(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
8921,Japan Japanese_Islands Japanese_Archipelago,a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
8922,Japan Nippon Nihon,a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
8923,Japan_Trench,a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet
8924,Japan_allspice Japanese_allspice winter_sweet Chimonanthus_praecox,deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
8925,Japan_current Kuroshio_current Kuroshio,a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean
8926,Japan_wax Japan_tallow,a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
8927,Japanese,the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
8928,Japanese Nipponese,a native or inhabitant of Japan
8929,Japanese_Red_Army JRA Anti-Imperialist_International_Brigade,a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel"
8930,Japanese_angelica_tree Aralia_elata,deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
8931,Japanese_apricot mei Prunus_mume,Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
8932,Japanese_banana Musa_basjoo,Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
8933,Japanese_barberry Berberis_thunbergii,compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
8934,Japanese_beech,a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
8935,Japanese_beetle Popillia_japonica,small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
8936,Japanese_bittersweet Japan_bittersweet oriental_bittersweet Celastrus_orbiculatus Celastric_articulatus,ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
8937,Japanese_black_pine black_pine Pinus_thunbergii,large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
8938,Japanese_brome Japanese_chess Bromus_japonicus,grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
8939,Japanese_cedar Japan_cedar sugi Cryptomeria_japonica,tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
8940,Japanese_chestnut Castanea_crenata,a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
8941,Japanese_crab,crabmeat usually canned; from Japan
8942,Japanese_deer sika Cervus_nipon Cervus_sika,small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
8943,Japanese_deity,a deity worshipped by the Japanese
8944,Japanese_flowering_cherry Prunus_sieboldii,ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
8945,Japanese_honeysuckle Lonicera_japonica,an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
8946,Japanese_hop Humulus_japonicus,ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
8947,Japanese_iris Iris_kaempferi,iris native to Japan having large showy flowers
8948,Japanese_lilac Syringa_villosa,lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers
8949,Japanese_linden Japanese_lime Tilia_japonica,medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
8950,Japanese_maple Acer_palmatum,ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
8951,Japanese_maple full_moon_maple Acer_japonicum,leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
8952,Japanese_millet billion-dollar_grass Japanese_barnyard_millet sanwa_millet Echinochloa_frumentacea,coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
8953,Japanese_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Japan
8954,Japanese_morning_glory Ipomoea_nil,annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers
8955,Japanese_oak Lithocarpus_glabra Lithocarpus_glaber,small evergreen tree of China and Japan
8956,Japanese_oak Quercus_mongolica Quercus_grosseserrata,oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan
8957,Japanese_oyster Ostrea_gigas,a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
8958,Japanese_pagoda_tree Chinese_scholartree Chinese_scholar_tree Sophora_japonica Sophora_sinensis,handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
8959,Japanese_persimmon kaki Diospyros_kaki,small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
8960,Japanese_pink Dianthus_chinensis_heddewigii,a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-edged petals
8961,Japanese_plum Prunus_salicina,small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
8962,Japanese_poinsettia mole_plant paint_leaf Euphorbia_heterophylla,showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
8963,Japanese_privet Ligustrum_japonicum,evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
8964,Japanese_quince Chaenomeles_speciosa,deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
8965,Japanese_red_pine Japanese_table_pine Pinus_densiflora,pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
8966,Japanese_snowbell Styrax_japonicum,shrubby tree of China and Japan
8967,Japanese_spaniel,breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
8968,Japanese_spurge Pachysandra_terminalis,slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
8969,Japanese_stranglehold,a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
8970,Japanese_tree_lilac Syringa_reticulata Syringa_amurensis_japonica,small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
8971,Japanese_umbrella_pine Sciadopitys_verticillata,tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs
8972,Japanese_wistaria Wisteria_floribunda,having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue
8973,Japanese_yew Taxus_cuspidata,shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
8974,Japheth,(Old Testament) son of Noah
8975,Jared_Leto,actor born on 1971-12-26 that starred in Dallas Buyers Club
8976,Jarrell Randall_Jarrell,United States poet (1914-1965)
8977,Jarvik_heart Jarvik_artificial_heart,a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success
8978,Jasminum genus_Jasminum,shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine
8979,Jason,(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
8980,Jason_Bateman,actor born on 1969-01-14 that starred in Arrested Development
8981,Jason_Robards,actor born on 1922-07-26 that starred in All the President's Men
8982,Jason_Schwartzman,actor born on 1980-06-26 that starred in Rushmore
8983,Jason_Segel,actor born on 1980-01-18 that starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
8984,Jason_Statham,actor born on 1967-07-26 that starred in Crank
8985,Jason_Sudeikis,actor born on 1975-09-18 that starred in Colossal
8986,Jaspers Karl_Jaspers Karl_Theodor_Jaspers,German psychiatrist (1883-1969)
8987,Jassidae family_Jassidae,family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
8988,Jat,a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs
8989,Jatropha genus_Jatropha,a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
8990,Java,a platform-independent object-oriented programming language
8991,Java,an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
8992,Java_man Trinil_man,fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus
8993,Java_sparrow Java_finch ricebird Padda_oryzivora,small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
8994,Javanese,the Indonesian language spoken on Java
8995,Javanese Javan,a native or inhabitant of Java
8996,Javanthropus genus_Javanthropus,former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man
8997,Javelle_water Javel_water eau_de_Javelle,an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite
8998,Javier_Bardem,actor born on 1969-03-01 that starred in Skyfall
8999,Jaws_of_Life,hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
9000,Jay John_Jay,United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
9001,Jay_Baruchel,actor born on 1982-04-09 that starred in Goon
9002,Jayshullah,an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999
9003,Jazz_Age,the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism
9004,Jean-Claude_Van_Damme,actor born on 1960-10-18 that starred in Double Impact
9005,Jean-Louis_Trintignant,actor born on 1930-12-11 that starred in Amour
9006,Jean-Paul_Belmondo,actor born on 1933-04-09 that starred in Pierrot le Fou
9007,Jean_Arthur,actor born on 1900-10-17 that starred in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
9008,Jean_Dujardin,actor born on 1972-06-19 that starred in The Artist
9009,Jean_Reno,actor born on 1948-07-30 that starred in LÈon
9010,Jean_Seberg,actor born on 1938-11-13 that starred in ¿ bout de souffle
9011,Jeanne_Moreau,actor born on 1928-01-23 that starred in Jules et Jim
9012,Jeanne_d'Arc Joan_of_Arc Saint_Joan,French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
9013,Jebel_Musa Abila Abyla,a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
9014,Jeddah Jed'dah Jiddah Jidda,port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
9015,Jeff_Bridges,actor born on 1949-12-04 that starred in The Big Lebowski
9016,Jeff_Daniels,actor born on 1955-02-19 that starred in The Squid and the Whale
9017,Jeff_Goldblum,actor born on 1952-10-22 that starred in The Fly
9018,Jeffers Robinson_Jeffers John_Robinson_Jeffers,United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962)
9019,Jefferson Thomas_Jefferson President_Jefferson,3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
9020,Jefferson_City capital_of_Missouri,capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
9021,Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday Davis'_Birthday June_3,celebrated in southern United States
9022,Jeffersonian,a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles
9023,Jeffrey_Wright,actor born on 1965-12-07 that starred in Shaft
9024,Jeffrey_pine Jeffrey's_pine black_pine Pinus_jeffreyi,tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
9025,Jehovah's_Witness,believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism
9026,Jehovah's_Witnesses,Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884
9027,Jekyll_and_Hyde,someone with two personalities - one good and one evil
9028,Jemaah_Islamiyah JI Islamic_Group Islamic_Community Malaysian_Mujahidin_Group Malaysia_Militant_Group,a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
9029,Jena Battle_of_Jena,the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
9030,Jena_Malone,actor born on 1984-11-21 that starred in Contact
9031,Jenner Edward_Jenner,English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)
9032,Jennifer_Aniston,actor born on 1969-02-11 that starred in Friends
9033,Jennifer_Connelly,actor born on 1970-12-12 that starred in A Beautiful Mind
9034,Jennifer_Coolidge,actor born on 1961-08-28 that starred in A Cinderella Story
9035,Jennifer_Garner,actor born on 1972-04-17 that starred in Alias
9036,Jennifer_Hudson,actor born on 1981-09-12 that starred in Dreamgirls
9037,Jennifer_Jason_Leigh,actor born on 1962-02-05 that starred in The Hateful Eight
9038,Jennifer_Jones,actor born on 1919-03-02 that starred in The Towering Inferno
9039,Jennifer_Lawrence,actor born on 1990-08-15 that starred in The Hunger Games
9040,Jennifer_Lopez,actor born on 1969-07-24 that starred in Gigli
9041,Jennifer_Love_Hewitt,actor born on 1979-02-21 that starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer
9042,Jenny William_Le_Baron_Jenny,United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
9043,Jensen Johannes_Vilhelm_Jensen,modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
9044,Jeremiah,(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
9045,Jeremiah Book_of_Jeremiah,a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
9046,Jeremy_Irons,actor born on 1948-09-19 that starred in Dead Ringers
9047,Jeremy_Renner,actor born on 1971-01-07 that starred in The Hurt Locker
9048,Jerez Jerez_de_la_Frontera,a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
9049,Jericho,a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
9050,Jeroboam Jeroboam_I,(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)
9051,Jerome Saint_Jerome St._Jerome Hieronymus Eusebius_Hieronymus Eusebius_Sophronius_Hieronymus,(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
9052,Jerry_Lewis,actor born on 1926-03-16 that starred in The Nutty Professor
9053,Jerry_Seinfeld,comedian born in 1954 that is best known for starring in his television program Seinfeld
9054,Jersey,a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey
9055,Jersey island_of_Jersey,the largest of the Channel Islands
9056,Jersey_City,a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
9057,Jersey_elm guernsey_elm wheately_elm Ulmus_sarniensis Ulmus_campestris_sarniensis Ulmus_campestris_wheatleyi,a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
9058,Jersey_knapweed,a variety of knapweed
9059,Jerusalem capital_of_Israel,capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
9060,Jerusalem_Warriors,ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991
9061,Jerusalem_artichoke,edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
9062,Jerusalem_artichoke girasol Jerusalem_artichoke_sunflower Helianthus_tuberosus,tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
9063,Jerusalem_artichoke sunchoke,sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
9064,Jerusalem_cherry winter_cherry Madeira_winter_cherry Solanum_pseudocapsicum,small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
9065,Jerusalem_cross,a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
9066,Jerusalem_oak feather_geranium Mexican_tea Chenopodium_botrys Atriplex_mexicana,Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
9067,Jerusalem_sage Phlomis_fruticosa,a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
9068,Jerusalem_thorn horsebean Parkinsonia_aculeata,large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
9069,Jespersen Otto_Jespersen Jens_Otto_Harry_Jespersen,Danish linguist (1860-1943)
9070,Jesse_Eisenberg,actor born on 1983-10-05 that starred in The Social Network
9071,Jessica_Alba,actor born on 1981-04-28 that starred in Fantastic Four
9072,Jessica_Biel,actor born on 1982-03-03 that starred in The Illusionist
9073,Jessica_Chastain,actor born on 1977-03-24 that starred in Zero Dark Thirty
9074,Jessica_Lange,actor born on 1949-04-20 that starred in Tootsie
9075,Jessica_Lucas,actor born on 1985-09-24 that starred in Cloverfield
9076,Jesuit,a member of the Jesuit order
9077,Jesuitism Jesuitry,the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
9078,Jesus Jesus_of_Nazareth the_Nazarene Jesus_Christ Christ Savior Saviour Good_Shepherd Redeemer Deliverer,a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
9079,Jet_Li,actor born on 1963-04-26 that starred in The One
9080,Jeth Jyaistha,the third month of the Hindu calendar
9081,Jevons William_Stanley_Jevons,English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)
9082,Jew Hebrew Israelite,a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
9083,Jew's-ear Jew's-ears ear_fungus Auricularia_auricula,widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
9084,Jewbush Jew-bush Jew_bush redbird_cactus redbird_flower Pedilanthus_tithymaloides,low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
9085,Jewess,a woman who is a Jew
9086,Jewish_calendar Hebrew_calendar,(Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
9087,Jewish_calendar_month,a month in the Jewish calendar
9088,Jewish_holy_day,a religious holiday for Jews
9089,Jewish_rye_bread Jewish_rye,(Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds
9090,Jewison Norman_Jewison,Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)
9091,Jewry,Jews collectively
9092,Jezebel,wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
9093,Jihadist,a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
9094,Jill_Clayburgh,actor born on 1944-04-30 that starred in Bridesmaids
9095,Jim_Broadbent,actor born on 1949-05-24 that starred in Moulin Rouge!
9096,Jim_Carrey,actor born on 1962-01-17 that starred in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
9097,Jim_Caviezel,actor born on 1968-09-26 that starred in The Passion of the Christ
9098,Jimenez Juan_Ramon_Jimenez,Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958)
9099,Jimenez_de_Cisneros Francisco_Jimenez_de_Cisneros,prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)
9100,Jinghpo Jinghpaw Chingpo,a Kachinic language
9101,Jinja,a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
9102,Jinnah Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah,Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948)
9103,Jirga,a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
9104,Jo_Van_Fleet,actor born on 1915-12-29 that starred in East of Eden
9105,Joachim Joseph_Joachim,Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
9106,Joan_Allen,actor born on 1956-08-20 that starred in Room
9107,Joan_Fontaine,actor born on 1917-10-22 that starred in Rebecca
9108,Joanne_Woodward,actor born on 1930-02-27 that starred in Rachel, Rachel
9109,Joao_Pessoa,a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife
9110,Joaquin_Phoenix,actor born on 1974-10-28 that starred in Her
9111,Job,a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
9112,Job,any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
9113,Job Book_of_Job,a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
9114,Job's_comforter,someone whose comfort is actually discouraging
9115,Job's_tears,hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads
9116,Jocasta,(Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus
9117,Jodie_Foster,actor born on 1962-11-19 that starred in The Silence of the Lambs
9118,Joe-Pye_weed purple_boneset trumpet_weed marsh_milkweed Eupatorium_purpureum,North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
9119,Joe-Pye_weed spotted_Joe-Pye_weed Eupatorium_maculatum,North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
9120,Joe_Pesci,actor born on 1943-02-09 that starred in Goodfellas
9121,Joel,a Hebrew minor prophet
9122,Joel Book_of_Joel,an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
9123,Joel_McCrea,actor born on 1905-11-05 that starred in Foreign Correspondent
9124,Joey_King,actor born on 1999-07-30 that starred in The Act
9125,Joffre Joseph_Jacques_Cesaire_Joffre,French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)
9126,Joffrey Robert_Joffrey,United States choreographer (1930-1988)
9127,Johannesburg,city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries
9128,John Gospel_According_to_John,the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
9129,John King_John John_Lackland,youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
9130,John Saint_John St._John Saint_John_the_Apostle St._John_the_Apostle John_the_Evangelist John_the_Divine,(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
9131,John_C._Reilly,actor born on 1965-05-24 that starred in Chicago
9132,John_Candy,actor born on 1950-10-31 that starred in Planes, Trains & Automobiles
9133,John_Cazale,actor born on 1935-08-12 that starred in Dog Day Afternoon
9134,John_Chrysostom St._John_Chrysostom,(Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407)
9135,John_Cleese,actor born on 1939-10-27 that starred in A Fish Called Wanda
9136,John_Cusack,actor born on 1966-06-28 that starred in Grosse Pointe Blank
9137,John_Doe,an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
9138,John_Doe Joe_Blow Joe_Bloggs man_in_the_street,a hypothetical average man
9139,John_Dory Zeus_faber,European dory
9140,John_Goodman,actor born on 1952-06-20 that starred in 10 Cloverfield Lane
9141,John_Hawkes,actor born on 1959-09-11 that starred in The Sessions
9142,John_Henry,hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
9143,John_Houseman,actor born on 1902-09-22 that starred in Three Days of the Condor
9144,John_Hurt,actor born on 1940-01-22 that starred in Nineteen Eighty-Four
9145,John_Krasinski,actor born on 1979-10-20 that starred in A Quiet Place
9146,John_Leguizamo,actor born on 1964-07-22 that starred in Moulin Rouge!
9147,John_Malkovich,actor born on 1953-12-09 that starred in Being John Malkovich
9148,John_Mills,actor born on 1908-02-22 that starred in The Family Way
9149,John_Paul_I Albino_Luciano,the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978)
9150,John_Paul_II Karol_Wojtyla,the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)
9151,John_Rhys-Davies,actor born on 1944-05-05 that starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9152,John_Travolta,actor born on 1954-02-18 that starred in Pulp Fiction
9153,John_Turturro,actor born on 1957-02-28 that starred in Barton Fink
9154,John_XXIII Angelo_Guiseppe_Roncalli,Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 who convoked the Second Vatican Council (1881-1963)
9155,John_of_Gaunt Duke_of_Lancaster,the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)
9156,John_the_Baptist St._John_the_Baptist,(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
9157,Johnny_Depp,actor born on 1963-06-09 that starred in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9158,Johns Jasper_Johns,United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
9159,Johns_Hopkins,a university in Baltimore
9160,Johnson Andrew_Johnson President_Johnson President_Andrew_Johnson,17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
9161,Johnson Lyndon_Johnson Lyndon_Baines_Johnson LBJ President_Johnson President_Lyndon_Johnson,36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
9162,Johnson Samuel_Johnson Dr._Johnson,English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
9163,Johnson_City,a town in northeastern Tennessee
9164,Johnson_grass Aleppo_grass means_grass evergreen_millet Sorghum_halepense,tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
9165,Johnston J._E._Johnston Joseph_Eggleston_Johnston,Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
9166,Johor Johore,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
9167,Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff Joint_Chiefs,the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
9168,Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition JDAM,a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs
9169,Joliot Jean-Frederic_Joliot Joliot-Curie Jean-Frederic_Joliot-Curie,French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958)
9170,Joliot-Curie Irene_Joliot-Curie,French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956)
9171,Jolliet Louis_Jolliet Joliet Louis_Joliet,French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
9172,Jolson Al_Jolson Asa_Yoelson,United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
9173,Jon_Favreau,actor born on 1966-10-19 that starred in Chef
9174,Jon_Hamm,actor born on 1971-03-10 that starred in Mad Men
9175,Jon_Heder,actor born on 1977-10-26 that starred in Napoleon Dynamite
9176,Jon_Voight,actor born on 1938-12-29 that starred in Midnight Cowboy
9177,Jonah,(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
9178,Jonah Book_of_Jonah,a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
9179,Jonah_Hill,actor born on 1983-12-20 that starred in 21 Jump Street
9180,Jonah_crab Cancer_borealis,large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
9181,Jonathan,red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
9182,Jonathan_Pryce,actor born on 1947-06-01 that starred in The Two Popes
9183,Jonathan_Rhys_Meyers,actor born on 1977-07-27 that starred in Den 12. mann
9184,Jones Bobby_Jones Robert_Tyre_Jones,United States golfer (1902-1971)
9185,Jones Casey_Jones John_Luther_Jones,United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
9186,Jones Daniel_Jones,English phonetician (1881-1967)
9187,Jones Inigo_Jones,one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
9188,Jones John_Paul_Jones,American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
9189,Jones Mother_Jones Mary_Harris_Jones,United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
9190,Jones'_penstemon Penstemon_dolius,low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
9191,Jonesboro,a town in northeast Arkansas
9192,Jong Erica_Jong,United States writer (born in 1942)
9193,Jonson Ben_Jonson Benjamin_Jonson,English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
9194,Joplin Janis_Joplin,United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
9195,Joplin Scott_Joplin,United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)
9196,Jordan Hashemite_Kingdom_of_Jordan,an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
9197,Jordan Jordan_River,a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
9198,Jordan_Peele,comedian born in 1979 that is best known for his series of comedy sketches, Key and Peele, and his later ventures in directing horror films
9199,Jordan_almond,an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored
9200,Jordanella genus_Jordanella,flagfishes
9201,Jordanian,a native or inhabitant of Jordan
9202,Jordanian_dinar dinar,the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
9203,Jordanian_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Jordan
9204,Joseph,(New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
9205,Joseph,(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
9206,Joseph Chief_Joseph,leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
9207,Joseph_Cotten,actor born on 1905-05-15 that starred in The Third Man
9208,Joseph_Gordon-Levitt,actor born on 1981-02-17 that starred in Inception
9209,Joseph_Schildkraut,actor born on 1896-03-22 that starred in The Diary of Anne Frank
9210,Josephus Flavius_Josephus Joseph_ben_Matthias,Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
9211,Josh_Brolin,actor born on 1968-02-12 that starred in Avengers: Endgame
9212,Josh_Duhamel,actor born on 1972-11-14 that starred in Transformers
9213,Josh_Gad,actor born on 1981-02-23 that starred in Frozen
9214,Josh_Hartnett,actor born on 1978-07-21 that starred in Lucky Number Slevin
9215,Joshua,(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
9216,Joshua Josue Book_of_Joshua,a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
9217,Joshua_tree Yucca_brevifolia,a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
9218,JosÈ_Ferrer,actor born on 1912-01-08 that starred in Dune
9219,Jotun Jotunn,(Norse mythology) one of a group of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
9220,Joule James_Prescott_Joule,English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
9221,Jovian_planet gas_giant,any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
9222,Jowett Benjamin_Jowett,English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
9223,Joyce James_Joyce James_Augustine_Aloysius_Joyce,influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
9224,Juan_Carlos Juan_Carlos_Victor_Maria_de_Borbon_y_Borbon,king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938)
9225,Judah,(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
9226,Judah Juda,an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
9227,Judaica,materials relating to Judaism
9228,Judaism,the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
9229,Judaism Hebraism Jewish_religion,Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
9230,Judas,someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
9231,Judas Judas_Iscariot,(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
9232,Judas_Maccabaeus,Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
9233,Judas_tree love_tree Circis_siliquastrum,small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
9234,Jude Saint_Jude St._Jude Judas Thaddaeus,(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
9235,Jude_Law,actor born on 1972-12-29 that starred in Closer
9236,Judea Judaea,the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
9237,Judeo-Spanish Ladino,the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script
9238,Judges Book_of_Judges,a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
9239,Judgment_Day Judgement_Day Day_of_Judgment Day_of_Judgement Doomsday Last_Judgment Last_Judgement Last_Day eschaton day_of_reckoning doomsday crack_of_doom end_of_the_world,(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
9240,Judi_Dench,actor born on 1934-12-09 that starred in Skyfall
9241,Judith,Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
9242,Judith Book_of_Judith,an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
9243,Judy_Davis,actor born on 1955-04-23 that starred in Husbands and Wives
9244,Judy_Holliday,actor born on 1921-06-21 that starred in Born Yesterday
9245,Juggernaut,a crude idol of Krishna
9246,Juglandaceae family_Juglandaceae walnut_family,trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
9247,Juglandales order_Juglandales,coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
9248,Juglans genus_Juglans,type genus of the Juglandaceae
9249,Julia_Louis-Dreyfus,actor born on 1961-01-13 that starred in Seinfeld
9250,Julia_Roberts,actor born on 1967-10-28 that starred in Pretty Woman
9251,Julia_Stiles,actor born on 1981-03-28 that starred in 10 Things I Hate About You
9252,Julian Julian_the_Apostate Flavius_Claudius_Julianus,Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
9253,Julian_calendar Old_Style_calendar,the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
9254,Julianne_Hough,actor born on 1988-07-20 that starred in Rock of Ages
9255,Julianne_Moore,actor born on 1960-12-03 that starred in The Kids Are All Right
9256,Julie_Andrews,actor born on 1935-10-01 that starred in The Sound of Music
9257,Julie_Christie,actor born on 1940-04-14 that starred in Doctor Zhivago
9258,Julie_Delpy,actor born on 1969-12-21 that starred in Trois couleurs: Blanc
9259,Julie_Walters,actor born on 1950-02-22 that starred in Billy Elliot
9260,Juliette_Binoche,actor born on 1964-03-09 that starred in The English Patient
9261,Juliette_Lewis,actor born on 1973-06-21 that starred in Natural Born Killers
9262,July,the month following June and preceding August
9263,Jumada_I Jomada_I,the fifth month of the Islamic calendar
9264,Jumada_II Jomada_II,the sixth month of the Islamic calendar
9265,Juncaceae family_Juncaceae rush_family,tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
9266,Juncus genus_Juncus,type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
9267,Jund-ul-Islam Soldiers_of_God,an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda
9268,June,the month following May and preceding July
9269,June_Squibb,actor born on 1929-11-06 that starred in Nebraska
9270,June_beetle June_bug May_bug May_beetle,any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
9271,Juneau capital_of_Alaska,the state capital of Alaska
9272,Juneberry serviceberry service_tree shadbush shadblow,any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
9273,Jung Carl_Jung Carl_Gustav_Jung,Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
9274,Jungermanniaceae family_Jungermanniaceae,comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
9275,Jungermanniales order_Jungermanniales,large order of chiefly tropical liverworts
9276,Jungian,a follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories
9277,Jungian_psychology,the psychological theories of Carl Jung
9278,Junin_virus,the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
9279,Junior Jr Jnr,a son who has the same first name as his father
9280,Juniperus genus_Juniperus,junipers
9281,Junker,member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
9282,Junkers Hugo_Junkers,German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935)
9283,Juno,(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
9284,Jupiter,the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
9285,Jupiter Jove,(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
9286,Jupiter's_beard silverbush silver-bush Anthyllis_barba-jovis,silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
9287,Jupiter_Fidius Protector_of_Boundaries,an epithet for Jupiter
9288,Jupiter_Fulgur Jupiter_Fulminator Lightning_Hurler,an epithet for Jupiter
9289,Jupiter_Optimus_Maximus Best_and_Greatest,an epithet for Jupiter
9290,Jupiter_Pluvius Rain-giver,an epithet for Jupiter
9291,Jupiter_Tonans Thunderer,an epithet for Jupiter
9292,Jurassic Jurassic_period,from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
9293,Jussieu Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu,French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
9294,Justin_Long,actor born on 1978-06-02 that starred in Live Free or Die Hard
9295,Justinian Justinian_I Justinian_the_Great,Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
9296,Jute,a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons
9297,Jutland Jylland,peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany
9298,Jutland battle_of_Jutland,an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
9299,Juvenal Decimus_Junius_Juvenalis,Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
9300,Jynx genus_Jynx,wrynecks
9301,K jet super_acid special_K honey_oil green cat_valium super_C,street names for ketamine
9302,K k,the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
9303,K2 Godwin_Austen Mount_Godwin_Austen Dapsang,a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
9304,K_ration,a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
9305,Ka,unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
9306,Kaaba Caaba,(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
9307,Kabbalah Kabbala Kabala Cabbalah Cabbala Cabala Qabbalah Qabbala,an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
9308,Kabbalism Cabalism,the doctrines of the Kabbalah
9309,Kabul capital_of_Afghanistan,the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
9310,Kachaturian Aram_Kachaturian,Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978)
9311,Kachin Kachinic,Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
9312,Kadai Kam-Tai Kadai_language,a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia
9313,Kafir,a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
9314,Kafiri,a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir in northeastern Afghanistan
9315,Kafka Franz_Kafka,Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)
9316,Kahane_Chai Kach,a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel
9317,Kahlua,coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico
9318,Kahn Louis_Isadore_Kahn,United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)
9319,Kahoolawe Kahoolawe_Island,an island of south-central Hawaii
9320,Kaiser,the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
9321,Kakatoe genus_Kakatoe Cacatua genus_Cacatua,a genus of Psittacidae
9322,Kakemono,a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom
9323,Kalahari Kalahari_Desert,a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
9324,Kalamazoo,a town in southwest Michigan
9325,Kalapooia Kalapuya Calapooya Calapuya,a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
9326,Kalapooian Kalapuyan,a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya
9327,Kalashnikov,a type of submachine gun made in Russia
9328,Kalashnikov_culture,the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan"
9329,Kaley_Cuoco,actor born on 1985-11-30 that starred in The Big Bang Theory
9330,Kali,wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black"
9331,Kalinin Mikhail_Kalinin Mikhail_Ivanovich_Kalinin,soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946)
9332,Kalki,the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
9333,Kallman's_syndrome,hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty
9334,Kalon_Tripa,the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile
9335,Kalotermes genus_Kalotermes,type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees
9336,Kalotermitidae family_Kalotermitidae,primitive termites of warm regions
9337,Kaluga,a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow
9338,Kam-Sui,a group of Kadai languages
9339,Kama,Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
9340,Kamarupan,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma
9341,Kamasutra,(Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law
9342,Kamba,a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya
9343,Kamchatka_Peninsula,a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
9344,Kamchatkan_sea_eagle Stellar's_sea_eagle Haliaeetus_pelagicus,found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific
9345,Kamehameha_I Kamehameha_the_Great,Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819)
9346,Kamet,a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
9347,Kami,one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
9348,Kamia,a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico
9349,Kamia,the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia
9350,Kammon_Strait_Bridge,a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
9351,Kampala capital_of_Uganda,the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
9352,Kananga Luluabourg,a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
9353,Kanara Canara,a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
9354,Kanarese Canarese,a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India
9355,Kanawha Kanawha_River,a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
9356,Kanchenjunga Mount_Kanchenjunga Kanchanjanga Kinchinjunga,a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)
9357,Kandahar Qandahar,a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
9358,Kandinsky Wassily_Kandinsky Kandinski Wassily_Kandinski,Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944)
9359,Kandy,a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
9360,Kannada Kanarese,a Dravidian language spoken in southern India
9361,Kansa Kansas,a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
9362,Kansa Kansas,the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa
9363,Kansan,a native or resident of Kansas
9364,Kansas Kansas_River Kaw_River,a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
9365,Kansas Sunflower_State KS Kan.,a state in midwestern United States
9366,Kansas_City,a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
9367,Kansas_City,a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
9368,Kant Immanuel_Kant,influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)
9369,Kaopectate,trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
9370,Kaplan_Group Association_of_Islamic_Groups_and_Communities Caliphate_State,a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
9371,Kaposi's_sarcoma,a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men"
9372,Kara_Kum Qara_Qum Turkestan_Desert,a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea
9373,Kara_Sea,part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year
9374,Karachi,the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
9375,Karaites,a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century
9376,Karakalpak,a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia
9377,Karakalpak,the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak
9378,Karakoram Karakoram_Range Karakorum_Range Mustagh Mustagh_Range,a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
9379,Karelia,a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
9380,Karelian Carelian,a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia
9381,Karelian Carelian,a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia
9382,Karelian_Isthmus,the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
9383,Karen Karenic,the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
9384,Karl_Urban,actor born on 1972-06-07 that starred in Star Trek
9385,Karlfeldt Erik_Axel_Karlfeldt,Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931)
9386,Karloff Boris_Karloff William_Henry_Pratt,United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
9387,Karnataka Mysore,state in southern India; formerly Mysore
9388,Karok,a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California
9389,Karok,the Quoratean language of the Karok
9390,Karpov Anatoli_Karpov Anatoli_Yevgenevich_Karpov,Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
9391,Karsavina Tamara_Karsavina,Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)
9392,Kartik Karttika,the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
9393,Kartikeya Karttikeya,Hindu god of bravery
9394,Kasai Kasai_River River_Kasai,a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo
9395,Kashag,the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile
9396,Kashmir Cashmere Jammu_and_Kashmir,an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
9397,Kashmiri,a member of the people of Kashmir
9398,Kashmiri,the official state language of Kashmir
9399,Kasparov Gary_Kasparov Gary_Weinstein,Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963)
9400,Kassite Cassite,a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC
9401,Kassite Cassite,an ancient language spoken by the Kassites
9402,Kastler Alfred_Kastler,French physicist (1902-1984)
9403,Kat_Dennings,actor born on 1986-06-13 that starred in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
9404,Kate_Beckinsale,actor born on 1973-07-26 that starred in Underworld: Evolution
9405,Kate_Bosworth,actor born on 1983-01-02 that starred in Superman Returns
9406,Kate_Hudson,actor born on 1979-04-19 that starred in Almost Famous
9407,Kate_Mara,actor born on 1983-02-27 that starred in Fantastic Four
9408,Kate_Winslet,actor born on 1975-10-05 that starred in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9409,Katharevusa,literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine
9410,Katherine_Heigl,actor born on 1978-11-24 that starred in One for the Money
9411,Kathleen_Quinlan,actor born on 1954-11-19 that starred in Apollo 13
9412,Kathleen_Turner,actor born on 1954-06-19 that starred in Romancing the Stone
9413,Kathmandu Katmandu capital_of_Nepal,the capital and largest city of Nepal
9414,Kathy_Bates,actor born on 1948-06-28 that starred in Misery
9415,Katie_Holmes,actor born on 1978-12-18 that starred in Batman Begins
9416,Katmai_National_Park,a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
9417,Katowice,an industrial city of southern Poland
9418,Katsina,a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
9419,Katsuwonidae family_Kasuwonidae,in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
9420,Katsuwonus genus_Katsuwonus,oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae
9421,Kattegatt,a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak
9422,Kauai Kauai_Island,an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
9423,Kaufman George_S._Kaufman George_Simon_Kaufman,United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)
9424,Kaunas Kovna Kovno,a city in central Lithuania
9425,Kaunda Kenneth_Kaunda Kenneth_David_Kaunda,statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (1924-1999)
9426,Kawasaki_disease mucocutaneous_lymph_node_syndrome,an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause
9427,Kayser-Fleischer_ring,a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease
9428,Kazak Kazakh,a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
9429,Kazak Kazakh,the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak
9430,Kazakhstan Republic_of_Kazakhstan Kazakstan Kazakh Kazak,a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
9431,Kazakhstani,a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan
9432,Kazakhstani_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kazakhstan
9433,Kazan,an industrial city in the European part of Russia
9434,Kazan Elia_Kazan Elia_Kazanjoglous,United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
9435,Kean Edmund_Kean,English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
9436,Keanu_Reeves,actor born on 1964-09-02 that starred in The Matrix
9437,Keaton Buster_Keaton Joseph_Francis_Keaton,United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
9438,Keats John_Keats,Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
9439,Keble John_Keble,English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
9440,Kedah,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
9441,Keegan-Michael_Key,comedian born in 1971 that is best known for his series of comedy sketches, Key and Peele
9442,Kegel_exercises pubococcygeus_exercises,exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine
9443,Keira_Knightley,actor born on 1985-03-26 that starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
9444,Keisha_Castle-Hughes,actor born on 1990-03-24 that starred in Whale Rider
9445,Kekchi,a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi
9446,Kekchi,a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
9447,Kekule Friedrich_August_Kekule Friedrich_August_Kekule_von_Stradonitz,German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)
9448,Kelantan,sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
9449,Keller Helen_Keller Helen_Adams_Keller,United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
9450,Kellogg W._K._Kellogg Will_Keith_Kellog,United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951)
9451,Kelly Emmett_Kelly Weary_Willie,United States circus clown (1898-1979)
9452,Kelly Gene_Kelly Eugene_Curran_Kelly,United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
9453,Kelly Grace_Kelly Grace_Patricia_Kelly Princess_Grace_of_Monaco,United States film actor who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
9454,Kelvin First_Baron_Kelvin William_Thompson,British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
9455,Kelvin_scale absolute_scale,a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
9456,Ken_Watanabe,actor born on 1959-10-21 that starred in The Last Samurai
9457,Kenai_Fjords_National_Park,a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines
9458,Kendal_green Kendal,a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
9459,Kendall Edward_Kendall Edward_Calvin_Kendall,United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
9460,Kendall_partial_rank_correlation,a nonparametric measure of partial correlation
9461,Kendall_test,any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are not met)
9462,Kendrew Sir_John_Cowdery_Kendrew,English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)
9463,Kennan George_F._Kennan George_Frost_Kennan,United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
9464,Kennedia genus_Kennedia Kennedya genus_Kennedya,genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
9465,Kennedy Jack_Kennedy John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy JFK President_Kennedy President_John_F._Kennedy,35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
9466,Kennedy Kennedy_International Kennedy_International_Airport,a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
9467,Kennelly A._E._Kennelly Arthur_Edwin_Kennelly,United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
9468,Kennesaw_Mountain,battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
9469,Kenneth_Branagh,actor born on 1960-12-10 that starred in Henry V
9470,Kennewick,a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
9471,Kent,a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
9472,Kent Rockwell_Kent,United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
9473,Kentish,a dialect of Middle English
9474,Kentish Jutish,one of the major dialects of Old English
9475,Kentuckian Bluegrass_Stater,a native or resident of Kentucky
9476,Kentucky Bluegrass_State KY Ken.,a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
9477,Kentucky_Derby,an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
9478,Kentucky_black_bass spotted_black_bass Micropterus_pseudoplites,a variety of black bass
9479,Kentucky_bluegrass Kentucky_blue Kentucy_blue_grass June_grass Poa_pratensis,valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
9480,Kentucky_coffee_tree bonduc chicot Gymnocladus_dioica,handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
9481,Kentucky_wonder Kentucky_wonder_bean,flat-podded green bean
9482,Kentucky_yellowwood gopherwood Cladrastis_lutea Cladrastis_kentukea,small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
9483,Kenya Republic_of_Kenya,a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
9484,Kenyan,a native or inhabitant of Kenya
9485,Kenyan_monetary_unit,monetary unit in Kenya
9486,Kenyan_shilling shilling,the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
9487,Kenyapithecus genus_Kenyapithecus,extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
9488,Kenyata Jomo_Kenyata,Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)
9489,Keogh_plan,a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons
9490,Keokuk,Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
9491,Kepler Johannes_Kepler Johan_Kepler,German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)
9492,Kepler's_first_law,a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
9493,Kepler's_law Kepler's_law_of_planetary_motion,(astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
9494,Kepler's_second_law law_of_areas law_of_equal_areas,a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"
9495,Kepler's_third_law harmonic_law,a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
9496,Kera,a Chadic language spoken in Chad
9497,Kerbala Karbala Kerbela,a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
9498,Kerensky Aleksandr_Feodorovich_Kerensky,Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970)
9499,Keri_Russell,actor born on 1976-03-23 that starred in Waitress
9500,Kern Jerome_Kern Jerome_David_Kern,United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
9501,Kernig's_sign,symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
9502,Kerouac Jack_Kerouac Jean-Louis_Lebris_de_Kerouac,United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969)
9503,Kerr_cell,optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
9504,Kerry_Washington,actor born on 1977-01-31 that starred in Django Unchained
9505,Kerry_blue_terrier,an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat
9506,Kesey Ken_Kesey Ken_Elton_Kesey,United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)
9507,Kettering Charles_Kettering Charles_Franklin_Kettering,United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
9508,Keuka_Lake Lake_Keuka,a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
9509,Kevin_Bacon,actor born on 1958-07-08 that starred in Footloose
9510,Kevin_Costner,actor born on 1955-01-18 that starred in The Postman
9511,Kevin_Hart,actor born on 1979-07-06 that starred in Ride Along
9512,Kevin_James,actor born on 1965-04-26 that starred in Paul Blart: Mall Cop
9513,Kevin_Kline,actor born on 1947-10-24 that starred in Wild Wild West
9514,Kevin_Spacey,actor born on 1959-07-26 that starred in The Usual Suspects
9515,Key Francis_Scott_Key,United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
9516,Key_West,a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
9517,Keynes John_Maynard_Keynes,English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
9518,Keynesian,a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
9519,Keynesianism,the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment
9520,Khabarovsk,a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk
9521,Khabarovsk,an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
9522,Khachaturian Aram_Khachaturian Aram_Ilich_Khachaturian,Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978)
9523,Khalkha Khalka Kalka,the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
9524,Khalkha Khalka Kalka,the language of the Khalkha that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic
9525,Khalsa,the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699
9526,Khama Sir_Seretse_Khama,Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980)
9527,Khamti,a branch of the Tai languages
9528,Khanty Ostyak,a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
9529,Kharkov Kharkiv,a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine
9530,Khartoum capital_of_Sudan,the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
9531,Khaya genus_Khaya,African mahogany trees
9532,Khedive,one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
9533,Khepera,Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator
9534,Khmer,a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
9535,Khmer,the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
9536,Khmer_Rouge KR Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea Communist_Party_of_Kampuchea,a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
9537,Khoikhoin Khoikhoi Hottentot,any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
9538,Khoisan Khoisan_language,a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
9539,Khomeini Ruholla_Khomeini Ayatollah_Khomeini Ayatollah_Ruholla_Khomeini,Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
9540,Khowar,a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan
9541,Khrushchev Nikita_Khrushchev Nikita_Sergeyevich_Khrushchev,Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin (1894-1971)
9542,Khuen,a branch of the Tai languages
9543,Khyber_Pass,a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
9544,Ki,goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
9545,Kichaga Chaga Chagga,a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga in northern Tanzania
9546,Kichai,a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas
9547,Kickapoo,a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
9548,Kickapoo,the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo
9549,Kidd William_Kidd Captain_Kidd,Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
9550,Kiefer_Sutherland,actor born on 1966-12-21 that starred in 24
9551,Kierkegaard Soren_Kierkegaard Soren_Aabye_Kierkegaard,Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
9552,Kieslowski Krzysztof_Kieslowski,Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten Commandments (1941-1996)
9553,Kigali capital_of_Rwanda,the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda
9554,Kiggelaria genus_Kiggelaria,small genus of South African shrubs or small trees
9555,Kilimanjaro Mount_Kilimanjaro,the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high
9556,Kiliwa Kiliwi,a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California
9557,Kiliwa Kiliwi,the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa
9558,Killarney_fern Trichomanes_speciosum,large stout fern of extreme western Europe
9559,Kilroy,a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II; "Kilroy was here"
9560,Kim_Basinger,actor born on 1953-12-08 that starred in L.A. Confidential
9561,Kim_Hunter,actor born on 1922-11-12 that starred in A Streetcar Named Desire
9562,Kim_Novak,actor born on 1933-02-13 that starred in Vertigo
9563,Kimberley,city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing
9564,Kinetoscope,a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
9565,King B._B._King Riley_B_King,United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
9566,King Billie_Jean_King Billie_Jean_Moffitt_King,United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
9567,King Martin_Luther_King Martin_Luther_King_Jr.,United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
9568,King's_Counsel,Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
9569,King's_English Queen's_English,English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
9570,King_Charles_spaniel,a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
9571,King_William_pine Athrotaxis_selaginoides,evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward
9572,King_of_England King_of_Great_Britain,the sovereign ruler of England
9573,King_of_France,the sovereign ruler of France
9574,King_of_the_Germans,the sovereign ruler of the Germans
9575,Kingdom_of_God,the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign
9576,Kings_Canyon_National_Park,a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
9577,Kingston,a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
9578,Kingston,a town on the Hudson River in New York
9579,Kingston capital_of_Jamaica Jamaican_capital,capital and largest city of Jamaica
9580,Kingstown,the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
9581,Kinosternidae family_Kinosternidae,mud turtles; musk turtles
9582,Kinosternon genus_Kinosternon,type genus of the Kinosternidae
9583,Kinsey Alfred_Charles_Kinsey,United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956)
9584,Kinshasa Leopoldville,the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
9585,Kinyarwanda,a Bantu language
9586,Kiowa,a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States
9587,Kiowa,the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa
9588,Kipling Rudyard_Kipling Joseph_Rudyard_Kipling,English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
9589,Kipp's_apparatus,a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
9590,Kirchhoff G._R._Kirchhoff Gustav_Robert_Kirchhoff,German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
9591,Kirchhoff's_laws,(physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero
9592,Kirchner Ernst_Ludwig_Kirchner,German expressionist painter (1880-1938)
9593,Kirghiz Kirgiz Khirghiz,a member of a people vast regions of central Siberia
9594,Kirghiz Kirgiz Khirghiz,the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
9595,Kiribati Republic_of_Kiribati,an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
9596,Kiribati_dollar,the basic unit of money in Kiribati
9597,Kirk_Douglas,actor born on 1916-12-09 that starred in Spartacus
9598,Kirkia genus_Kirkia,small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
9599,Kirkuk,a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
9600,Kirsten_Dunst,actor born on 1982-04-30 that starred in Spider-Man
9601,Kishar,Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'
9602,Kishinev Chisinau capital_of_Moldova,the capital of Moldova
9603,Kislev Chislev,the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
9604,Kissimmee Kissimmee_River,a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee
9605,Kissinger Henry_Kissinger Henry_Alfred_Kissinger,United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)
9606,Kisumu,a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
9607,Kiswahili,a Bantu language
9608,Kitakyushu,a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
9609,Kitchener Herbert_Kitchener Horatio_Herbert_Kitchener First_Earl_Kitchener_of_Khartoum,British field marshal (1850-1916)
9610,Kitty_Litter,granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog
9611,Kivu Lake_Kivu,a lake in the mountain