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 air-raid shelter air-raid shelter /ˈɛrˌreɪd ˈʃɛltər/

noun

  1. A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids  ( air-raid shelter , bomb shelter , bombproof )
    a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
      During the war, civilians sought shelter in the bombproof.
    During the war, civilians sought shelter in the bombproof.


 genus Passer genus Passer /ˈdʒiːnəs ˈpæsər/

noun

  1. Type genus of the Passeridae  ( genus Passer , Passer )
    type genus of the Passeridae


 crossover crossover /ˈkrɔˌsoʊvɝ/

noun

  1. A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other  ( crossing , crossover , crosswalk [ N. American] )
    a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
  2. (music genre) the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience  ( crossover )
    (music genre) the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
      A jazz-classical crossover album
    a jazz-classical crossover album
  3. A voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party  ( crossover , crossover voter )
    a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
  4. The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis  ( crossing over , crossover )
    the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis


 middle finger middle finger /ˈmɪdəl fiŋɡə/

noun

  1. The second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger  ( middle finger )
    the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
      He held up his middle finger in frustration as he drove past the slow-moving car
    He held up his middle finger in frustration as he drove past the slow-moving car


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