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 contestant contestant /kənˈtɛstənt/

noun

  1. () 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.
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. () 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.
  2. () 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
  3. 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

  1. 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
  2. The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy  ( First Lord of the Treasury , Treasury )
    the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
  3. 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

  1. 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