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contestant
contestant
/kənˈtɛstənt/
noun
(
)
A person who participates in competitions
(
contestant
)
a person who participates in competitions
Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
A person who dissents from some established policy
(
contestant
,
dissident
,
objector
,
dissenter
,
protester
,
protestor
)
a person who dissents from some established policy
marsh gentian
marsh gentian
/mɑːrʃ ˈdʒɛnʃən/
noun
Perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
(
calathian violet
,
Gentiana pneumonanthe
,
marsh gentian
)
perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
treasury
treasury
/ˈtrɛʒɝi/
noun
(
)
The funds of a government, institution or individual
(
exchequer
,
treasury
)
the funds of a government, institution or individual
The government's treasury held billions of dollars in reserve.
The government's treasury held billions of dollars in reserve.
(
)
The government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
(
treasury
)
the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
A depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
(
treasury
)
a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
Treasury
The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
(
Department of the Treasury
,
Treasury
,
Treasury Department
,
United States Treasury
)
the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
(
First Lord of the Treasury
,
Treasury
)
the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
Negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
(
Treasury
,
Treasury obligations
)
negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
Retama raetam
Retama raetam
/rɛˈtɑːmə ˈreɪtəm/
noun
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
(
Genista raetam
,
juniper
,
juniper bush
,
raetam
,
Retama raetam
,
retem
)
desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
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