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dioxin

n.
1.any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

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diphenylbutyl piperidine

diphenylhydantoin

diphtheria

diphthong

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on (someone's) shoulders

to be someone's responsibility

The responsibility for organizing the office is always on my shoulders.

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The name cranberry comes from German and Dutch settlers. The berry was intially called crane berry. The reason it was called this was because when the flowers bloom, the petals of the flowers twist backwards and look very much like the head of a crane. Eventually the name was shortened down to be cranberry. .. More >>