A person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory.
a laboratory technician

An animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one.
a wild beast

(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.
his deformed hands

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
a guide to good nutrition

A hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.
houses built of brick and flint

Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless

An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
Some of these officers are now lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army Reserve.

With little or no delay; immediately.
he paid the fine promptly

The official residence or offices of an ambassador.
the Chilean embassy in Moscow

Barley is a grain that is used to make food, beer, and whisky.
...fields of ripening wheat and barley.

Combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole.
transportation planning should be integrated with energy policy

A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
the current economic crisis

Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
he was cured of the disease

one of the two imaginary lines around the world, either the Tropic of Cancer which is 23½º north of the equator, or the Tropic of Capricorn which is 23½º south of the equator

(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
a contagious infection

Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

A dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal.
the corpse of a man lay there

A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
they made certain assumptions about the market

(especially of a replica of something) of a much smaller size than normal; very small.
children dressed as miniature adults

Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability.
existing employment policies discriminate against women