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throttler
throttler
/ˈθrɑːtlər/
noun
Someone who kills by strangling
(
choker
,
garroter
[ N. American]
,
garrotter
[Canadian, British]
,
strangler
,
throttler
)
someone who kills by strangling
atrophedema
atrophedema
/ˌætrəˈfiːdɪmə/
noun
Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
(
angioedema
,
atrophedema
,
giant hives
,
periodic edema
,
Quincke's edema
)
recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
freckle
freckle
/ˈfrɛkəl/
noun
(
)
A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
(
lentigo
,
freckle
)
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
The little girl had a scattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks
The little girl had a scattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks
verb
Mark with freckles
(
freckle
)
mark with freckles
Become freckled
(
freckle
)
become freckled
I freckle easily
I freckle easily
lamplighter
lamplighter
/ˈlæmˌplaɪtɝ/
noun
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
(
lamplighter
)
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
Before electric streetlights, the lamplighter's job was to illuminate the streets at dusk.
Before electric streetlights, the lamplighter's job was to illuminate the streets at dusk.
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