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Phrases 16
- deadly nightshadeThe plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
- deadly sinAny of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).
- fail-deadlyOf a nuclear weapons strategy: encouraging deterrence by guaranteeing an automatic, immediate, and overwhelming response to an attack, even if the command-and-control infrastructure has been damaged by the enemy's first strike.
- seven deadly sinsThe cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).
- Deadly Never-GreenSynonym of Tyburn tree: A gallows, situated at Tyburn, Middlesex, (present-day Greater London), that was used for public hangings from medieval times until 1783 (when executions were moved to Newgate Prison).
- deadly embracedeadlock
- deadly sinsplural of deadly sin: Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).
- deadly carrotAny of the genus Thapsia of poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae.
- deadly carrotsplural of deadly carrot: Any of the genus Thapsia of poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae.
- silent but deadlyA fart that has little to no audio but has a very potent smell.
- deadly diamond of deathThe diamond problem.
- deadly embracesplural of deadly embrace: deadlock
- deadly diamonds of deathplural of deadly diamond of death: The diamond problem.
- deadly amanitaThe fly agaric mushroom.
- deadly amanitasplural of deadly amanita: The fly agaric mushroom.
- deadly nightshadesplural of deadly nightshade: The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
Compound words 5
- undeadlyNot subject to death; immortal.
- deadlilyIn a deadly manner.
- nondeadlyNot deadly.
- deadlinessSynonym of lethality: The fact of something being lethal; the ability of something to kill.
- deadlihoodThe state of being dead; death.