santa maria de belem (noun)
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta. Main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin.
stopes (noun)
Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958).
superannuation (noun)
A monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work.
dirty-minded (adjective)
Having lewd thoughts.
blue jet (noun)
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward.
by small degrees (adverb)
By a short distance.
psilotatae (noun)
Whisk ferns. Comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs.
parity (noun)
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered.
marie stopes (noun)
Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958).
marie charlotte carmichael stopes (noun)
Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958).
