keel
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of bloodsynonyms: roodtypes:karmozijna deep and vivid red colorcinnaber, scharlaken, vermiljoena variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tingebordeauxa dark purplish-red colorwijntjea red as dark as red wine
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a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist partysynonyms: bolsjewiek, bolsjewist, duizendje, krant, marxist, rode, rood, rooie, rugtype of:communista socialist who advocates communism
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an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
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the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
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International Talk Like A Pirate Day is celebrated on September 19. In the swashbuckling spirit, this list covers words every self-respecting pirate should know: parts of a ship, sailing jargon, terms for pirates, etc. With these words at your command, you can take the whole pirate thing way beyond "arrgh," eyepatches, and annoying birds that perch on your shoulder. For more, check out the full article: Buccaneer, Bilge and Booty: Words Every Self-respecting Pirate Should Know
Walt Whitman's famous "O Captain! My Captain!" is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln at the end of the Civil War and a mournful remembrance after the President's assassination. Read the full poem here.