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 dungeon dungeon /ˈdʌndʒən/

noun

  1. () The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress  ( donjon , keep , dungeon )
    the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
      The castle's dungeon was cold and damp, with thick stone walls.
    The castle's dungeon was cold and damp, with thick stone walls.
  2. A dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined  ( dungeon )
    a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
      The castle had a dark, foreboding dungeon where prisoners were kept.
    The castle had a dark, foreboding dungeon where prisoners were kept.


 touch-me-not touch-me-not /ˈtʌtʃ miː ˈnɑːt/

noun

  1. Prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled  ( action plant , humble plant , live-and-die , Mimosa pudica , sensitive plant , shame plant , touch-me-not )
    prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
  2. Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched  ( Ecballium elaterium , exploding cucumber , squirting cucumber , touch-me-not )
    Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
  3. North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil  ( celandine , Impatiens capensis , jewelweed , lady's earrings , orange balsam , touch-me-not )
    North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil


 baldrick baldrick /ˈbɔːldrɪk/

noun

  1. A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip  ( baldric , baldrick )
    a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip


 Protestant Reformation Protestant Reformation /ˌprɒtɪstənt riːˈfɔːrməʃən/

noun

  1. A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches  ( Protestant Reformation , Reformation )
    a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches


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