hummus (chickpea-based paste); hommus; humus; humous; houmous
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
delicious flavor; superb taste
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
nuptial coloration (colouration)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
common morel (Morchella esculenta); yellow morel
flush mount (fan, etc.); embedded style
magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) (sulphate)
capsule (moss sporangium); capsule (type of dehiscent fruit)
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
branch office; local office
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut
peas; garden peas; field peas
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
flying dragon (any gliding lizard of genus Draco)
salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge; color of daybreak
bark; husk; untanned pelt