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arbor

Definition: A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown.
Synonyms:bower, pergola


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Today's topic: slave

amanuensis - Literally "slave at hand"—for a literary assistant, especially one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts. More...
ciao - Also ciau; from Italian, it is an alteration of schiavo, "(I am your) slave." More...
serve - From Latin servire, "serve," from servus, "slave." More...
addict - To addict originally meant "to award as a slave"; an addict now is a slave to his/her habit, from Latin addictus, which, in Roman law, meant "a debtor awarded as a slave to his creditor." More...