that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

a jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

a polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.

the result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

to keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

offensive to standards of decency or morality.

a road or path that branches off from a main one.

a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

a person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.