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Prada makes a lug-sole canvas version of these boots that sound fit for the army |
combat boots
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In an 1872 work, Alexandre Dumas used the French version of this word meaning an advocate for women's rights |
feminist
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A protein called draculin in the saliva of these animals prevents blood from clotting as they feed |
(Kathryn: What are mosquitoes?)
vampire bats
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This word after "cat" means a short sleep; after "dog" it means a canine abduction |
nap
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In "Through the Looking-Glass" this nursery rhyme character is depicted as an egg in human form |
Humpty Dumpty
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An original draft of the Declaration of Independence is thought to hold clues to riches in this Nicolas Cage movie |
(Kathryn: What is American Treasure?)
National Treasure
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Despite their name, these pull-on boots with adjustable buckles won't help you become a train or a mechanical one |
engineer boots
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This word for someone with a need to toil all the time was popularized in the title of a 1971 book about addiction |
workaholic
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The sea wasp, a box type of this sea creature, can have tentacles 10 feet long |
jellyfish
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This Spanish word for sleep in the afternoon is from Latin for "6th hour", meaning the 6th hour after dawn |
siesta
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In one of Aesop's fables, the greedy farmer killed it, hoping to have all of its eggs at once |
the goose that laid the golden egg
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In a 1941 movie Humphrey Bogart called this title MacGuffin "the stuff that dreams are made of" |
the Maltese Falcon
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Lands' End says these "avian" boots were "a mashup, with a waterproof, rubber-shoe sole" & "a lace-up boot shaft" |
duck boots
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In a 1933 collection by this New Yorker & New Yorker contributor, she seems to have coined "scaredy-cat" |
Dorothy Parker
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An example of this imitative process is when nontoxic butterflies evade predators by resembling toxic varieties |
(David: What is camouflage?)
mimicry
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Westclox' Drowse alarm clock was one of the first to have this feature, with 5- or 10-minute options |
snooze
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For your nest egg, you may want a Roth one of these, IRA for short |
individual retirement account
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A soldier played by Matt Damon in a 1998 movie, this title character is a walking, talking MacGuffin |
Private Ryan
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These rhymingly named boots are seen here |
thigh highs
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This playwright translated the German term "übermensch" & used it in the title of his play "Man and Superman" |
(Nick: Who is Nietzsche?) (David: Who is Brecht?)
George Bernard Shaw
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If you see a cotton-ball-colored flash moving at 40 miles per hour, you may have scared this deer named for an appendage |
(David: What is cottontail?)
white tail
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An old song says, this personification of sleep, "bring me a dream" |
Sandman
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This brand, a chocolate malt mix that's added to milk, got its name from the Latin for "eggs" |
Ovaltine
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In a "Pirates of the Caribbean" flick, Davy Jones put his heart in this title MacGuffin & everyone wants to know where it's buried |
Dead Man's Chest
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The name of this footwear company sounds like a groan of disgust, but its Biltmore Workboot is delightful |
an UGG
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We use this word to describe a boy or girl of 11 or 12; Tolkien used it to mean a Hobbit not yet an adult |
(Kathryn: What is adolescent?)
tween
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A digging carnivore, the ratel is also known by this sweet name |
a honey badger
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A joke about how dull the Anglican 39 Articles are is an early reference to this phrase for a short doze |
(Nick: What is a nap?)
40 winks
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The name of this egg-shaped gadget, a virtual pet, comes from Japanese elements for egg & watch |
a Tamagotchi
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After this title object is stolen from Antonio in a classic 1948 Italian film, the hunt to recover it begins |
a bicycle
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