English words containing ghostlier:

noun

(in the mythology of some australian aboriginal peoples) the ‘golden age’ when the first ancestors were created.

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'alcheringa' is an aboriginal word meaning "of the past", and the aim of this series was to show ho…

noun

A hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.

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Houses built of brick and flint

noun

A very hard gray or black stone

noun

A small, short-tailed, thickset rodent related to the voles, found in the arctic tundra.

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If there are no seals to hunt, they will eat small whales, lemmings, and even geese.

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An animal that looks like a large mouse and lives in cold northern areas. lemmings migrate (= move from one place to another) in large groups and are often, but wrongly, thought to jump off cliffs together.

adjective

(of an animal) retaining juvenile features as an adult.

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Paedomorphic salamanders

noun

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

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The unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed

verb

Engage in a skirmish.

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The two powers have fought three major wars and have skirmished continually