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 screw bean screw bean /ˈskruː biːn/

noun

  1. Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods  ( Prosopis pubescens , screw bean , screwbean , screwbean mesquite , tornillo [ N. American] )
    shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
  2. Spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed  ( screw bean )
    spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
      Ranchers often use the screw bean pods as a source of feed for livestock.
    Ranchers often use the screw bean pods as a source of feed for livestock.


 babysitter babysitter /ˈbeɪbiːˌsɪtɝ/

noun

  1. A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home  ( baby-sitter , babysitter , sitter , childminder [British] )
    a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home


 defibrillation defibrillation /diːˌfɪbrɪˈleɪʃən/

noun

  1. Treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)  ( defibrillation )
    treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
      Quick defibrillation saved the patient's life during the cardiac arrest.
    Quick defibrillation saved the patient's life during the cardiac arrest.


 switchblade switchblade /ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button  ( flick knife [Canadian, British] , flick-knife [British] , switchblade [ N. American] , switchblade knife [ N. American] )
    a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button


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