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 nonpareil nonpareil /ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl/

adjective

  1. Eminent beyond or above comparison  ( matchless , nonpareil , one , one and only , peerless , unmatchable , unmatched , unrivaled [American] , unrivalled [Canadian, British] )
    eminent beyond or above comparison
     Matchless beauty
    matchless beauty
     The team's nonpareil center fielder
    the team's nonpareil center fielder
     She's one girl in a million
    she's one girl in a million
     The one and only Muhammad Ali
    the one and only Muhammad Ali
     A peerless scholar
    a peerless scholar
     Infamy unmatched in the Western world
    infamy unmatched in the Western world
     Wrote with unmatchable clarity
    wrote with unmatchable clarity
     Unrivaled mastery of her art
    unrivaled mastery of her art

noun

  1. [American] A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar  ( nonpareil [American] )
    a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar
  2. [American] Colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies  ( nonpareil [American] )
    colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
     She sprinkled nonpareil on her cupcakes for added color and crunch.
    She sprinkled nonpareil on her cupcakes for added color and crunch.
  3. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal  ( apotheosis , nonesuch [Archaic] , nonpareil , ideal , nonsuch [Archaic] , paragon , saint )
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


 dobbin dobbin /ˈdɑːbɪn/

noun

  1. A quiet plodding workhorse  ( dobbin , farm horse )
    a quiet plodding workhorse


 Harper's Ferry Harper's Ferry /ˈhɑːrpərz fɛri/

noun

  1. A small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there  ( Harper's Ferry , Harpers Ferry )
    a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there


 Atlantic puffin Atlantic puffin /ætˈlæntɪk ˈpʌfɪn/

noun

  1. Common puffin of the northern Atlantic  ( Atlantic puffin , Fratercula arctica )
    common puffin of the northern Atlantic