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 vat vat /ˈvæt/

noun

  1. A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids  ( vat , tub )
    a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

 VAT

  1. A tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production  ( ad valorem tax , value-added tax , VAT )
    a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production


 seabag seabag /ˈsiːbæg/

noun

  1. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear  ( seabag )
    a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear
     The sailor quickly packed his seabag before departing for the voyage.
    The sailor quickly packed his seabag before departing for the voyage.


 cautery cautery /ˈkɔːtəri/

noun

  1. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing  ( cauterisation [British] , cauterization , cautery )
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  2. An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it  ( cauterant , cautery )
    an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it


 lady's-finger lady's-finger /ˈleɪdizˌfɪŋgər/

noun

  1. Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus  ( Abelmoschus esculentus , gumbo [ N. American] , Hibiscus esculentus , lady's-finger , okra , okra plant , bhindi [Asia] )
    tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus