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noun • an elderly unmarried woman • any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • the loser in a game of old maid • a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid') | ||||||||
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noun • the waging of armed conflict against an enemy • a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply • an active struggle between competing entities • a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious verb • make or wage war | ||||||||
| 24% | 13 | Served in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, and Civil War | ||||||
noun • United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) | ||||||||
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