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1. virus
noun. ['ˈvaɪrəs'] (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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- virus (Latin)
Rhymes with West Nile Virus
- cytomegalovirus
- retrovirus
- desirous
- cyrus
- iris
3. virus
noun. ['ˈvaɪrəs'] a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.
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- virus (Latin)
4. West
noun. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America.
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5. west
noun. ['ˈwɛst'] the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees.
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- west (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. west
adjective. ['ˈwɛst'] situated in or facing or moving toward the west.
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- west (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. West
noun. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River.
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8. Nile
noun. the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization.
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- Νεῖλος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
