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Plural of gypsy; members of the Roma ethnic group. Note: The preferred term is Roma or Romani.

(noun) A member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in South Asia and now live mainly in Europe and North America. Note: The preferred term is Roma or Romani.

Used to express laughter.

A very hot chili pepper, typically orange or red when ripe, originally from the Caribbean and used in Mexican and Caribbean cuisine.

(British) Small items used in sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, zips, and threads.

The highest academic qualification in many European countries, awarded after a doctoral degree and required for full professorship.

A regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

The state or quality of being suitable for living in or on.

Suitable or fit to live in.

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

The act of inhabiting or living in a place.

Plural of habit; regular tendencies or practices.

Done or doing constantly or as a habit.

By way of habit; as a regular practice.

Made accustomed or adapted to something through repeated exposure or experience.

(Psychology) A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations.

A large estate or plantation, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.

To cut with rough or heavy blows.

An event, typically lasting several days, in which programmers and developers collaborate intensively on software projects.

Past tense and past participle of hack; cut with rough blows.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

The act of gaining unauthorized access to computer systems.

The erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal, which rise when the animal is angry or alarmed.

(Of a phrase, idea, or expression) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

A saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for cutting metal.

Past tense and past participle of "have"; possessed.

A silvery-gray fish of the cod family, found in the North Atlantic and important as a food fish.

A collection of traditions containing sayings of the Prophet Muhammad which, with accounts of his daily practice, constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Quran.

Contraction of "had not."

(Physics) A subatomic particle composed of quarks and/or antiquarks, held together by the strong nuclear force.

(Scots dialect) Have.

The branch of medicine involving study and treatment of the blood and blood-forming organs.

A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues, resulting from internal bleeding.

The red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates, contained within red blood cells.

A hereditary condition in which the blood does not clot properly, causing excessive bleeding from even minor injuries.

An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially severe or uncontrolled bleeding.

A witch or sorceress, especially an ugly or malicious one.

Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

A Scottish dish consisting of a sheep's or calf's offal mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasoning, traditionally boiled in a bag made from the animal's stomach.

To dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

The writing of the lives of saints.

An exclamation expressing triumph, surprise, or derision.

A representation of laughter.

(from Japanese) Yes; an affirmative response.

A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

(noun) Pellets of frozen rain falling in showers.

A storm of heavy hail, often accompanied by rain and strong winds.

The fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans and animals.

A brush used for smoothing and styling the hair.

The act of cutting someone's hair.