any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)

extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts

(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

a disagreement or argument about something important

the trait of seeming ill at ease

a structure used to defend against attack

a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance

conjoining contradictory terms (as in ‘deafening silence’)

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

the purpose that justifies a thing's existence

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact

apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

transmitting speech at a distance

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands

any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

external parts of the female genitalia