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 Alaskan brown bear Alaskan brown bear /əˈlæskən braʊn bɛr/

noun

  1. Brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia  ( Alaskan brown bear , Kodiak , Kodiak bear , Ursus arctos middendorffi , Ursus middendorffi )
    brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia


 columbarium columbarium /ˌkɒləmˈbɛəriəm/

noun

  1. A sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns  ( columbarium )
    a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
     Families visited the columbarium to pay respects to their ancestors.
    Families visited the columbarium to pay respects to their ancestors.
  2. A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead  ( cinerarium , columbarium )
    a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
  3. A birdhouse for pigeons  ( columbarium , columbary , dovecote , dovecot )
    a birdhouse for pigeons


 snips snips /ˈsnɪps/

noun

  1. (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal  ( snips , tinsnips )
    (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal


 infectious disease infectious disease /ɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziːz/

noun

  1. () A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact  ( infectious disease )
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
      The outbreak of an infectious disease required immediate quarantine.
    The outbreak of an infectious disease required immediate quarantine.