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121merchant marine — noun 1. the crew of a merchant vessel • Hypernyms: ↑crew 2. conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry • Syn: ↑shipping, ↑cargo ships, ↑merchant vessels • Hypernyms: ↑ …
122secret police — noun a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) • Hypernyms: ↑police, ↑police force, ↑constabulary, ↑law • Hyponyms: ↑Gestapo * * * noun the secret police : a p …
123surface area — noun the extent of a 2 dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary (Freq. 2) the area of a rectangle it was about 500 square feet in area • Syn: ↑area, ↑expanse • Derivationally related forms: ↑areal ( …
124United Nations — noun an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑UN • Hypernyms: ↑world organization, ↑world organisation, ↑international organization, ↑international organisation, ↑ …
125upper crust — noun the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy • Syn: ↑upper class • Hypernyms: ↑class, ↑stratum, ↑social class, ↑socio economic class • Hyponyms: ↑elite, ↑ …
126hula-hoop — noun plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips • Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy * * * trademark used for a hoop made usually of plastic or rubber for twirling about the body by movements like those of the hula * * * …
127Conservative Party — noun a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party * * * the Conˈservative Party… …
128general staff — noun military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑staff * * * ˌgeneral ˈstaff …
