English words for 'sphincter.'
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noun
- (euphemistic, rare) A sphincter.
- (figurative) A person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.
- A sphinx moth.
- (mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
- one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
- an inscrutable person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret
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noun
- (medicine) Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.
- (phonology) The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping.
- a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
- falling out of hair
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- Alternative form of spirea.
- any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
- a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
noun
- Spondias spp., especially Spondias mombin.
- Certain species of Prunus, particularly Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum), Prunus rivularis (wild-goose plum), and Prunus umbellata (Allegheny plum).
- Ximenia americana (false sandalwood, yellow plum).
- Metopium toxiferum (poisonwood).
- Colubrina spp.
- fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
- small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
- yellow oval tropical fruit
- tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
noun
- (euphemistic, rare) A sphincter.
- (figurative) A person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.
- A sphinx moth.
- (mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
- one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
- an inscrutable person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret
verb
noun
- (medicine) Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.
- (phonology) The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping.
- a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
- falling out of hair
noun
- Alternative form of spirea.
- any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
- a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
noun
- Spondias spp., especially Spondias mombin.
- Certain species of Prunus, particularly Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum), Prunus rivularis (wild-goose plum), and Prunus umbellata (Allegheny plum).
- Ximenia americana (false sandalwood, yellow plum).
- Metopium toxiferum (poisonwood).
- Colubrina spp.
- fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
- small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
- yellow oval tropical fruit
- tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
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