Phrase guide
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noun
A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Synonyms: cross of Malta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cross, charge
noun
A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planche, stance, position
noun
Synonym of Geneva wheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: Geneva wheel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Cross
noun
Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lychnis, catchfly
History
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Across languages
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