ce: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ce
- surface«Word Popularity Bar5/5
surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
- the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
- noun the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- they skimmed over the surface of the water
- a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
- the sun has no distinct surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- substance5/5
substance
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- place5/5
place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- essence5/5
essence
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- face5/5
face
- noun the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
human face.
- he washed his face
- I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; expression; look; aspect.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- space5/5
space
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
infinite.
- they tested his ability to locate objects in space
- the boundless regions of the infinite
- noun an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the architect left space in front of the building
- they stopped at an open space in the jungle
- the space between his teeth
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- balance5/5
balance
- noun a state of equilibrium
- noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- noun a state of equilibrium
- reduce5/5
reduce
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
trim; cut; cut back; bring down; cut down; trim down; trim back.
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- verb make less complex
- reduce a problem to a single question
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
- ice5/5
ice
- noun water frozen in the solid state
water ice.
- Americans like ice in their drinks
- noun the frozen part of a body of water
- noun water frozen in the solid state
- grace5/5
grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- replace5/5
replace
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- abundance5/5
abundance
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
copiousness; teemingness.
- an age of abundance
- noun (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
- sauce5/5
sauce
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- verb behave saucily or impudently towards
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- service5/5
service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
- budget separately for goods and services
- noun an act of help or assistance
- he did them a service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
- experience5/5
experience
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- a man of experience
- experience is the best teacher
- noun the content of direct observation or participation in an event
- he had a religious experience
- he recalled the experience vividly
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- force5/5
force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- science5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- source5/5
source
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; root; beginning; rootage.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- noun a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- influence5/5
influence
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- used her parents' influence to get the job
- noun causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- difference5/5
difference
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- there are many differences between jazz and rock
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; divergence; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- produce5/5
produce
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
green goods; garden truck; green groceries.
- verb bring forth or yield
bring forth.
- The tree would not produce fruit
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
- race5/5
race
- noun any competition
- the race for the presidency
- noun a contest of speed
- the race is to the swift
- noun any competition
- resistance5/5
resistance
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
opposition.
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- appearance5/5
appearance
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
visual aspect.
- noun the event of coming into sight
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
- device5/5
device
- noun an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
- a device intended to conserve water
- noun something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- noun an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- advance5/5
advance
- noun a movement forward
progress; progression.
- he listened for the progress of the troops
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
betterment; improvement.
- noun a movement forward
- interface5/5
interface
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- noun (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
user interface.
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- consequence5/5
consequence
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; upshot; outcome; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
aftermath.
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- commerce5/5
commerce
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
mercantilism; commercialism.
- noun the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
Commerce Department; Department of Commerce; DoC.
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
- rice5/5
rice
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- noun annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- defence5/5
defence
- noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defence reaction.
- noun (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
defense; defending team.
- his teams are always good on defense
- noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- trace5/5
trace
- noun a just detectable amount
suggestion; hint.
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- noun an indication that something has been present
vestige; shadow; tincture.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
- noun a just detectable amount
- dependence5/5
dependence
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependance; dependency.
- noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
dependance; addiction; habituation; dependency.
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- enhance5/5
enhance
- verb increase
heighten; raise.
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
- verb make better or more attractive
- This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat
- verb increase
- correspondence5/5
correspondence
- noun communication by the exchange of letters
- noun compatibility of observations
agreement.
- there was no agreement between theory and measurement
- the results of two tests were in correspondence
- noun communication by the exchange of letters
- emergence5/5
emergence
- noun the gradual beginning or coming forth
outgrowth; growth.
- figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
- noun the becoming visible
egress; issue.
- not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
- noun the gradual beginning or coming forth
- occurrence5/5
occurrence
- noun an event that happens
occurrent; natural event; happening.
- noun an instance of something occurring
- a disease of frequent occurrence
- the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
- noun an event that happens
- juice5/5
juice
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- noun energetic vitality
- her creative juices were flowing
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- fence5/5
fence
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fencing.
- noun a dealer in stolen property
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- induce5/5
induce
- verb cause to arise
bring on.
- induce a crisis
- verb cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
get; make; have; cause; stimulate.
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
- verb cause to arise
- offence5/5
offence
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offensive.
- noun the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
offense.
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
- disturbance5/5
disturbance
- noun activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
perturbation.
- the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
- he looked around for the source of the disturbance
- there was a disturbance of neural function
- noun an unhappy and worried mental state
perturbation; upset.
- there was too much anger and disturbance
- she didn't realize the upset she caused me
- noun activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
- reinforce5/5
reinforce
- verb make stronger
reenforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb strengthen and support with rewards
reward.
- Let's reinforce good behavior
- verb make stronger
- innocence5/5
innocence
- noun the quality of innocent naivete
naturalness; artlessness; ingenuousness.
- noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
whiteness; sinlessness; purity; pureness.
- noun the quality of innocent naivete
- marketplace5/5
marketplace
- noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
market place; market.
- without competition there would be no market
- they were driven from the marketplace
- noun an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
market place; mart; market.
- noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
- evidence5/5
evidence
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
grounds.
- the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
- noun an indication that makes something evident
- his trembling was evidence of his fear
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- practice5/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- office5/5
office
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
business office.
- he rented an office in the new building
- noun an administrative unit of government
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency.
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- performance5/5
performance
- noun a dramatic or musical entertainment
public presentation.
- they listened to ten different performances
- the play ran for 100 performances
- the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
- noun the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal
- an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
- noun a dramatic or musical entertainment
- voice5/5
voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- choice5/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- justice5/5
justice
- noun the quality of being just or fair
justness.
- noun judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
- noun the quality of being just or fair
- importance5/5
importance
- noun the quality of being important and worthy of note
- the importance of a well-balanced diet
- noun a prominent status
grandness.
- a person of importance
- noun the quality of being important and worthy of note
- reference5/5
reference
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
mention.
- she made frequent mention of her promotion
- there was no mention of it
- the speaker made several references to his wife
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; mention; citation; credit; cite; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- police5/5
police
- noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
- verb maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
- instance5/5
instance
- noun an occurrence of something
case; example.
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
- but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
example; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun an occurrence of something
- existence5/5
existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
- piece5/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
- audience5/5
audience
- noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the audience applauded
- someone in the audience began to cough
- noun the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- every artist needs an audience
- the broadcast reached an audience of millions
- noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- intelligence5/5
intelligence
- noun the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- noun a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
intelligence service; intelligence agency.
- noun the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- sequence5/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- assistance5/5
assistance
- noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
aid; assist; help.
- he gave me an assist with the housework
- could not walk without assistance
- rescue party went to their aid
- offered his help in unloading
- noun a resource
aid; help.
- visual aids in teaching
- noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- significance5/5
significance
- noun the quality of being significant
- do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
- noun a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
import; implication.
- the significance of his remark became clear only later
- the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
- noun the quality of being significant
- silence5/5
silence
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- there was a shocked silence
- he gestured for silence
- noun the absence of sound
quiet.
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- independence5/5
independence
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
independency.
- noun the successful ending of the American Revolution
- they maintained close relations with England even after independence
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
- dance5/5
dance
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- noun a party of people assembled for dancing
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- entrance5/5
entrance
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entryway; entree; entranceway; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun a movement into or inward
entering.
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- guidance5/5
guidance
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
counseling; direction; counsel; counselling.
- noun the act of guiding or showing the way
steering.
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- sacrifice5/5
sacrifice
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
forfeit; forfeiture.
- noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- governance5/5
governance
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
governing body; organisation; administration; organization; brass; establishment.
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governing; government.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- alliance5/5
alliance
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
confederation.
- noun a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
bond.
- the shifting alliances within a large family
- their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
- introduce5/5
introduce
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb bring something new to an environment
innovate.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb cause to come to know personally
- compliance5/5
compliance
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
conformity; conformation; abidance.
- their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
- noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
deference; obligingness; complaisance; compliancy.
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
- pace5/5
pace
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
gait.
- noun the distance covered by a step
footstep; step; stride.
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- variance5/5
variance
- noun an event that departs from expectations
variant; discrepancy.
- noun discord that splits a group
division.
- noun an event that departs from expectations
- interference5/5
interference
- noun a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
intervention.
- noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
hinderance; hindrance.
- noun a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
- relevance5/5
relevance
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
relevancy.
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
- mice5/5
mouse
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- noun a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
black eye; shiner.
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- romance5/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- inheritance5/5
inheritance
- noun hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
heritage.
- noun that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
heritage.
- noun hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
- prejudice5/5
prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
preconception; bias.
- verb disadvantage by prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- prevalence5/5
prevalence
- noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
- he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
- noun (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
- noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
- dominance5/5
dominance
- noun superior development of one side of the body
laterality.
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendancy; ascendence.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun superior development of one side of the body
- stance5/5
stance
- noun standing posture
- noun a rationalized mental attitude
position; posture.
- noun standing posture
- resonance5/5
resonance
- noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- noun a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- convergence5/5
convergence
- noun the occurrence of two or more things coming together
- noun the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
convergency.
- noun the occurrence of two or more things coming together
- convenience5/5
convenience
- noun the state of being suitable or opportune
- chairs arranged for his own convenience
- noun the quality of being useful and convenient
- they offered the convenience of an installment plan
- noun the state of being suitable or opportune
- workforce5/5
workforce
- noun the force of workers available
hands; manpower; work force; men.
- noun the force of workers available
- acquaintance5/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- allowance5/5
allowance
- noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- travel allowance
- my weekly allowance of two eggs
- a child's allowance should not be too generous
- noun a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- price5/5
price
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
cost; monetary value.
- the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
- he puts a high price on his services
- he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- noun the amount of money needed to purchase something
terms; damage.
- the price of gasoline
- he got his new car on excellent terms
- how much is the damage?
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- presence5/5
presence
- noun the state of being present; current existence
- he tested for the presence of radon
- noun the immediate proximity of someone or something
front.
- she blushed in his presence
- he sensed the presence of danger
- he was well behaved in front of company
- noun the state of being present; current existence
- distance5/5
distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun a distant region
- I could see it in the distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- peace5/5
peace
- noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
- noun harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
- the roommates lived in peace together
- noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
- notice5/5
notice
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- you didn't give me enough notice
- an obituary notice
- a notice of sale
- noun the act of noticing or paying attention
observance; observation.
- he escaped the notice of the police
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- violence5/5
violence
- noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
force.
- he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; vehemence; ferocity.
- the storm's violence
- noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
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chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- absence5/5
absence
- noun the state of being absent
- he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
- noun failure to be present
- noun the state of being absent
- resource5/5
resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- noun a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- the local library is a valuable resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- sentence5/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- nice5/5
nice
- adjective pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith
- nice manners
- a nice dress
- a nice face
- a nice day
- had a nice time at the party
- the corn and tomatoes are nice today
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- adjective pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- prince5/5
prince
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- maintenance5/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- finance5/5
finance
- noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- noun the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
- noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- vice5/5
vice
- noun moral weakness
frailty.
- noun a specific form of evildoing
- vice offends the moral standards of the community
- noun moral weakness
- acceptance5/5
acceptance
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
credence.
- he gave credence to the gossip
- acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
- noun the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
espousal; acceptation; adoption.
- its adoption by society
- the proposal found wide acceptance
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- province5/5
province
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
state.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities
responsibility.
- it was his province to take care of himself
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- accordance5/5
accordance
- noun concurrence of opinion
accord; conformity.
- we are in accord with your proposal
- noun the act of granting rights
accordance of rights.
- the accordance to Canada of rights of access
- noun concurrence of opinion
- residence5/5
residence
- noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
abode.
- a person can have several residences
- noun the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
- he refused to live in the governor's residence
- noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- lawrence5/5
lawrence
- noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
St. Lawrence; Saint Lawrence; Laurentius.
- noun Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence; T. E. Lawrence; Lawrence of Arabia.
- noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
- divorce5/5
divorce
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
divorcement.
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
- incidence5/5
incidence
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
relative incidence.
- noun the striking of a light beam on a surface
- he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- glance5/5
glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a quick look
- tolerance5/5
tolerance
- noun the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- noun a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
permissiveness.
- noun the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- renaissance5/5
renaissance
A new birth, or revival. Specifically:(a) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries .(b) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediæval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit. ).
- workplace5/5
workplace
- noun a place where work is done
work.
- he arrived at work early today
- noun a place where work is done
- embrace5/5
embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- bruce5/5
bruce
- noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
David Bruce; Sir David Bruce.
- noun king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
Robert I; Robert the Bruce.
- noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
- florence5/5
florence
An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. Camden.
- obedience5/5
obedience
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
obeisance.
- noun the trait of being willing to obey
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
- attendance5/5
attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- reliance5/5
reliance
- noun certainty based on past experience
trust.
- he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
- he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
- noun the state of relying on something
- noun certainty based on past experience
- excellence5/5
excellence
- noun the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
excellency.
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- noun the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
- wallace5/5
wallace
- noun Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
Sir William Wallace.
- noun English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace; Edgar Wallace.
- noun Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
- circumstance5/5
circumstance
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; context.
- the historical context
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- venice5/5
venice
- noun the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
Venezia.
- noun the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
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providence
- noun the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
- divine providence
- noun the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
capital of Rhode Island.
- noun the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
- indifference5/5
indifference
- noun unbiased impartial unconcern
- noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
stolidity; impassiveness; unemotionality; impassivity; emotionlessness; phlegm.
- noun unbiased impartial unconcern
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persistence
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
continuity.
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity.
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- france5/5
france
- noun a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
French Republic.
- noun French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault; Anatole France.
- noun a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- conference5/5
conference
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
league.
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- insurance5/5
insurance
- noun promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
- noun written contract or certificate of insurance
policy; insurance policy.
- you should have read the small print on your policy
- noun promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
- confidence5/5
confidence
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness; assurance.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- I have confidence in our team
- confidence is always borrowed, never owned
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- palace5/5
palace
- noun a large and stately mansion
castle.
- noun the governing group of a kingdom
- the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
- noun a large and stately mansion
- preference5/5
preference
- noun a strong liking
predilection; taste; penchant.
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
- noun a predisposition in favor of something
predilection; orientation.
- a predilection for expensive cars
- his sexual preferences
- showed a Marxist orientation
- noun a strong liking
- conscience5/5
conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- ignorance5/5
ignorance
- noun the lack of knowledge or education
- noun the lack of knowledge or education
- competence5/5
competence
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competency.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- patience5/5
patience
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
longanimity; forbearance.
- noun a card game played by one person
solitaire.
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
- preface5/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- convince5/5
convince
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
convert; win over.
- He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- assurance5/5
assurance
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
confidence; self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
pledge.
- an assurance of help when needed
- signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- enforce5/5
enforce
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
- fierce5/5
fierce
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
furious; ferocious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
vehement; tearing; trigger-happy; violent.
- fierce loyalty
- in a tearing rage
- vehement dislike
- violent passions
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
- inference5/5
inference
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
illation.
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
- injustice5/5
injustice
- noun an unjust act
unfairness; iniquity; shabbiness.
- noun the practice of being unjust or unfair
unjustness.
- noun an unjust act
- scarce5/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- avoidance5/5
avoidance
- noun deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
turning away; shunning; dodging.
- noun deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
- joyce5/5
joyce
- noun influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
James Joyce; James Augustine Aloysius Joyce.
- noun influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
- advice5/5
advice
- noun a proposal for an appropriate course of action
- noun a proposal for an appropriate course of action
- twice5/5
twice
- adverb two times
- I called her twice
- adverb to double the degree
double; doubly.
- she was doubly rewarded
- his eyes were double bright
- adverb two times
- surveillance5/5
surveillance
- noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- greece5/5
greece
See Obs.Gree a step.
- once5/5
once
- adverb on one occasion
one time; in one case.
- once I ran into her
- adverb as soon as
- once we are home, we can rest
- adverb on one occasion
- hence5/5
hence
- adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
so; thus; therefore; thence.
- therefore X must be true
- the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
- we were young and thence optimistic
- it is late and thus we must go
- the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
- adverb from this place
- get thee hence!
- adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- since5/5
since
From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him .since We since become the slaves to one man's lust. B. Jonson.
- alice5/5
alice
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- lace4/5
lace
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lacing.
- noun a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- spice4/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- valence4/5
valence
- noun (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
valency.
- noun (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
valency.
- noun (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
- conveyance4/5
conveyance
- noun document effecting a property transfer
- noun the transmission of information
impartation; imparting.
- noun document effecting a property transfer
- reproduce4/5
reproduce
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- reproduce the painting
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
procreate; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- reluctance4/5
reluctance
- noun (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; hesitancy; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- terrace4/5
terrace
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
patio.
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
bench.
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- brace4/5
brace
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- he wore a brace on his knee
- noun two items of the same kind
twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; dyad; duad.
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- ambulance4/5
ambulance
- noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- equivalence4/5
equivalence
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun essential equality and interchangeability
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- disgrace4/5
disgrace
- noun a state of dishonor
shame; ignominy.
- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- noun a state of dishonor
- inconvenience4/5
inconvenience
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
incommodiousness.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
worriment; troublesomeness.
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
- workspace4/5
workspace
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- coherence4/5
coherence
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesion; cohesiveness; coherency.
- noun logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
coherency.
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- lattice4/5
lattice
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
grille; wicket.
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- coincidence4/5
coincidence
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
happenstance.
- noun the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
- he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- countenance4/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- adherence4/5
adherence
- noun faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
adhesion; attachment.
- attachment to a formal agenda
- adherence to a fat-free diet
- the adhesion of Seville was decisive
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesiveness; adhesion; bond.
- the mutual adhesiveness of cells
- a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
- noun faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- ace4/5
ace
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
I; unity; one; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- reverence4/5
reverence
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
fear; veneration; awe.
- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
- noun a reverent mental attitude
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- disappearance4/5
disappearance
- noun the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
disappearing.
- noun the event of passing out of sight
- noun the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
- fluorescence4/5
fluorescence
- noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
- noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
- licence4/5
licence
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
license.
- when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant
- the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
license.
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- lance4/5
lance
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
shaft; spear.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; spear.
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- interdependence4/5
interdependence
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
mutuality; interdependency.
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
- imbalance4/5
imbalance
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
instability; unbalance.
- a hormonal imbalance
- noun (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
dissymmetry; asymmetry.
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
- divergence4/5
divergence
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergency.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; difference; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- turbulence4/5
turbulence
- noun unstable flow of a liquid or gas
turbulency.
- noun instability in the atmosphere
- noun unstable flow of a liquid or gas
- jurisprudence4/5
jurisprudence
- noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
legal philosophy; law.
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
law.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- observance4/5
observance
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observation; watching.
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremony; ceremonial occasion; ceremonial.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- temperance4/5
temperance
- noun the trait of avoiding excesses
moderation.
- noun abstaining from excess
sobriety.
- noun the trait of avoiding excesses
- deliverance4/5
deliverance
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; rescue.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- populace4/5
populace
- noun people in general considered as a whole
world; public.
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- noun people in general considered as a whole
- transference4/5
transference
- noun (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
- noun transferring ownership
transfer.
- noun (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
- fragrance4/5
fragrance
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; scent; aroma.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
bouquet; redolence; fragrancy; sweetness.
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- neuroscience4/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- annoyance4/5
annoyance
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration; vexation; irritation.
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
chafe; vexation.
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- deterrence4/5
deterrence
- noun a negative motivational influence
disincentive.
- noun a communication that makes you afraid to try something
determent; intimidation.
- noun a negative motivational influence
- spruce4/5
spruce
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- noun any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- bounce4/5
bounce
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
bounciness.
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
spring; leaping; bound; leap; saltation.
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- brilliance4/5
brilliance
- noun a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
glare; blaze.
- a glare of sunlight
- noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grandness; splendour; magnificence; grandeur; splendor.
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
- noun a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
- edifice4/5
edifice
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
building.
- there was a three-story building on the corner
- it was an imposing edifice
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- radiance4/5
radiance
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
glowing; glow.
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shine; effulgence; refulgency; refulgence; radiancy.
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- sustenance4/5
sustenance
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; nourishment; victuals.
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; livelihood; bread and butter; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- semblance4/5
semblance
- noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
color; gloss; colour.
- he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
- he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
- the situation soon took on a different color
- noun an erroneous mental representation
illusion.
- noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- appliance4/5
appliance
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; widget; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun durable goods for home or office use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- predominance4/5
predominance
- noun the state of being predominant over others
prepotency; predomination.
- noun the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
predomination.
- the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone
- noun the state of being predominant over others
- freelance4/5
freelance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelancer; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- verb work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- resurgence4/5
resurgence
- noun bringing again into activity and prominence
revivification; revitalisation; revival; revitalization.
- the revival of trade
- a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
- the Gothic revival in architecture
- noun bringing again into activity and prominence
- confluence4/5
confluence
- noun a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
meeting.
- Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
- noun a flowing together
merging; conflux.
- noun a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- displace4/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- adolescence4/5
adolescence
- noun the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- noun in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
- noun the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- slice4/5
slice
- noun a share of something
piece.
- a slice of the company's revenue
- noun a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
piece.
- a piece of pie
- a slice of bread
- noun a share of something
- clearance4/5
clearance
- noun the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
- noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
headroom; headway.
- noun the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
- insistence4/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- ordinance4/5
ordinance
- noun an authoritative rule
regulation.
- noun a statute enacted by a city government
- noun an authoritative rule
- subsistence4/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- suffice4/5
suffice
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
answer; do; serve.
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- utterance4/5
utterance
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
vocalization.
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- pierce4/5
pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- prominence4/5
prominence
- noun the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
- noun relative importance
- noun the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
- endurance4/5
endurance
- noun the power to withstand hardship or stress
- the marathon tests a runner's endurance
- noun a state of surviving; remaining alive
survival.
- noun the power to withstand hardship or stress
- furnace4/5
furnace
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- commonplace4/5
commonplace
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; cliche; bromide.
- adjective satellite completely ordinary and unremarkable
- air travel has now become commonplace
- commonplace everyday activities
- noun a trite or obvious remark
- announce4/5
announce
- verb make known; make an announcement
denote.
- She denoted her feelings clearly
- verb announce publicly or officially
declare.
- The President declared war
- verb make known; make an announcement
- fireplace4/5
fireplace
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
hearth; open fireplace.
- the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
- he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
- the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
- impedance4/5
impedance
- noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
resistivity; ohmic resistance; electric resistance; resistance; electrical resistance.
- noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- defiance4/5
defiance
- noun intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
rebelliousness.
- noun a hostile challenge
- noun intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
- remembrance4/5
remembrance
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
recollection; anamnesis.
- noun a recognition of meritorious service
memorial; commemoration.
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
- precedence4/5
precedence
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
priority; precedency.
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
- national independence takes priority over class struggle
- noun preceding in time
antecedency; anteriority; priority; antecedence; precedency.
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
- ambivalence4/5
ambivalence
- noun mixed feelings or emotions
ambivalency.
- noun mixed feelings or emotions
- rejoice4/5
rejoice
- verb feel happiness or joy
joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; exult; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel happiness or joy
- diligence4/5
diligence
- noun conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- noun persevering determination to perform a task
industry; industriousness.
- his diligence won him quick promotions
- frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
- noun conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- nuisance4/5
nuisance
- noun (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- noun a bothersome annoying person
pain in the neck; pain.
- that kid is a terrible pain
- noun (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- deference4/5
deference
- noun a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
respect.
- his deference to her wishes was very flattering
- be sure to give my respects to the dean
- noun courteous regard for people's feelings
respect; respectfulness.
- in deference to your wishes
- out of respect for his privacy
- noun a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
- impatience4/5
impatience
- noun a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
restlessness.
- noun a restless desire for change and excitement
- noun a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
- transcendence4/5
transcendence
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendency.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
superiority; transcendency.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- indulgence4/5
indulgence
- noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
self-indulgence.
- noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
lenience; leniency.
- too much indulgence spoils a child
- noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
- issuance4/5
issuance
- noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
issuing; issue.
- a new issue of stamps
- the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
- noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- eloquence4/5
eloquence
- noun powerful and effective language
fluency; smoothness.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
- noun powerful and effective language
- malice4/5
malice
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
spitefulness; maliciousness; spite; venom.
- noun the quality of threatening evil
malevolence; malevolency.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- commence4/5
commence
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- verb set in motion, cause to start
lead off; start; begin.
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- trance4/5
trance
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchantment; spell.
- noun a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- menace4/5
menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
threat.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a threat or the act of threatening
- he spoke with desperate menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
- novice4/5
novice
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
novitiate.
- noun someone new to a field or activity
tyro; initiate; beginner; tiro.
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
- dice4/5
dice
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
die.
- verb cut into cubes
cube.
- cube the cheese
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- elegance4/5
elegance
- noun a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
- she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility
- noun a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
- the simplicity and elegance of his invention
- noun a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
- incontinence4/5
incontinence
- noun involuntary urination or defecation
incontinency.
- noun indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
dissoluteness; self-gratification.
- noun involuntary urination or defecation
- benevolence4/5
benevolence
- noun disposition to do good
- noun an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
- noun disposition to do good
- necklace4/5
necklace
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- apprentice4/5
apprentice
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
prentice; learner.
- verb be or work as an apprentice
- She apprenticed with the great master
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
- pronounce4/5
pronounce
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb pronounce judgment on
judge; label.
- They labeled him unfit to work here
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- capacitance4/5
capacitance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
electrical capacity; capacity.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
condenser; capacitor; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- masterpiece4/5
masterpiece
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
chef-d'oeuvre.
- noun an outstanding achievement
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- permanence4/5
permanence
- noun the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
permanency.
- noun the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
- continuance4/5
continuance
- noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption
continuation.
- noun the period of time during which something continues
duration.
- noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- coexistence4/5
coexistence
- noun existing peacefully together
- noun existing peacefully together
- hospice4/5
hospice
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- noun a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- penance4/5
penance
- noun remorse for your past conduct
repentance; penitence.
- noun a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- deviance4/5
deviance
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrance; aberrancy; aberration.
- noun deviate behavior
deviation.
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- renounce4/5
renounce
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abdicate.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
vacate; give up; resign.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- incompetence4/5
incompetence
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetency.
- noun inability of a part or organ to function properly
- noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- solace4/5
solace
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solacement; consolation.
- second place was no consolation to him
- noun comfort in disappointment or misery
solacement.
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- impotence4/5
impotence
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
powerlessness; impotency.
- noun an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
impotency.
- noun the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
- birthplace4/5
birthplace
- noun the place where someone was born
place of birth.
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; cradle; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun the place where someone was born
- peirce4/5
pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- negligence4/5
negligence
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
carelessness; nonperformance; neglect.
- noun the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
neglectfulness; neglect.
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- resemblance4/5
resemblance
- noun similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
- noun similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
- prentice4/5
prentice
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
learner; apprentice.
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
- allegiance4/5
allegiance
- noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dedication; loyalty; commitment.
- his long commitment to public service
- they felt no loyalty to a losing team
- noun the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
fealty.
- noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- vengeance4/5
vengeance
- noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
retribution; payback.
- Vengeance is mine
- For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield
- he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
- the swiftness of divine retribution
- noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
- recurrence4/5
recurrence
- noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)
return.
- the return of spring
- noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- repentance4/5
repentance
- noun remorse for your past conduct
penance; penitence.
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- prudence4/5
prudence
- noun discretion in practical affairs
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
circumspection; discretion; discreetness.
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
- noun discretion in practical affairs
- niece4/5
niece
- noun a daughter of your brother or sister
- noun a daughter of your brother or sister
- clarence4/5
clarence
- noun a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
- noun a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
- beatrice4/5
beatrice
- noun the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
- noun the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
- intolerance4/5
intolerance
- noun impatience with annoyances
- his intolerance of interruptions
- noun unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
- noun impatience with annoyances
- resilience4/5
resilience
- noun the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
resiliency.
- noun an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
resiliency.
- noun the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
- circumference4/5
circumference
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
perimeter.
- noun the boundary line encompassing an area or object
circuit.
- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
- disobedience4/5
disobedience
- noun the failure to obey
noncompliance.
- noun the trait of being unwilling to obey
- noun the failure to obey
- reconnaissance4/5
reconnaissance
- noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
reconnaissance mission.
- an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission
- noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
- constance4/5
constance
- noun a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
Lake Constance; Bodensee.
- noun the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
Council of Constance.
- noun a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
- covariance4/5
covariance
- noun (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
- noun (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
- vigilance4/5
vigilance
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
watchfulness; alertness; wakefulness.
- wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
- vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
- noun vigilant attentiveness
watchfulness; weather eye.
- he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
- eminence4/5
eminence
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
note; distinction; preeminence.
- a scholar of great eminence
- noun a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
tubercle; tuberosity.
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
- perseverance4/5
perseverance
- noun persistent determination
persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
perseveration; persistence.
- his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
- noun persistent determination
- abstinence4/5
abstinence
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstention.
- noun act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- cyberspace4/5
cyberspace
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
net; internet.
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- reassurance4/5
reassurance
- noun the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
- noun the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
- lettuce4/5
lettuce
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
- noun informal terms for money
- truce4/5
truce
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
cease-fire; armistice.
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
- grievance4/5
grievance
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
grudge; score.
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
- noun an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- malpractice4/5
malpractice
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice
- noun a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
- he charged them with electoral malpractices
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- aerospace4/5
aerospace
- noun the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
- noun the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
- provenance4/5
provenance
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
birthplace; cradle; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- deduce4/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- horace4/5
horace
- noun Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
- noun Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
- ounce4/5
ounce
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
apothecaries' ounce; troy ounce.
- noun a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
oz..
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- invoice4/5
invoice
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
account; bill.
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
- verb send an bill to
- She invoiced the company for her expenses
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- arrogance4/5
arrogance
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
high-handedness; haughtiness; hauteur; lordliness.
- noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
- whence4/5
whence
- adverb from what place, source, or cause
- adverb from what place, source, or cause
- thence4/5
thence
- adverb from that place or from there
therefrom.
- proceeded thence directly to college
- flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow
- roads that lead therefrom
- adverb from that circumstance or source
therefrom; thereof.
- atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine
- a natural conclusion follows thence
- public interest and a policy deriving therefrom
- typhus fever results therefrom
- adverb from that place or from there
- bce4/5
bce
- adverb of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
B.C.E..
- in 200 BCE
- adverb of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
- maurice4/5
maurice
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- laurence4/5
laurence
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- janice4/5
janice
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- vince4/5
vince
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- vance4/5
vance
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- pearce4/5
pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
- coalesce3/5
coalesce
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb fuse or cause to grow together
- verb mix together different elements
- mince3/5
mince
- noun food chopped into small bits
- a mince of mushrooms
- verb make less severe or harsh
moderate; soften.
- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
- noun food chopped into small bits
- quintessence3/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- dissonance3/5
dissonance
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
disagreement; dissension.
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
racket; noise.
- modern music is just noise to me
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
- jaundice3/5
jaundice
- noun yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
icterus.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; bitterness; acerbity; thorniness.
- noun yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- farce3/5
farce
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
travesty; farce comedy.
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
forcemeat.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- absorbance3/5
absorbance
- noun (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
transmission density; optical density; photographic density.
- noun (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
- luminance3/5
luminance
- noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
brightness; luminosity; luminousness; light; brightness level.
- its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
- noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- nuance3/5
nuance
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
nicety; refinement; subtlety; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- airspace3/5
airspace
- noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
air space.
- noun the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction
- the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace
- noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
- counterbalance3/5
counterbalance
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; equalizer; counterweight; equaliser; balance.
- noun equality of distribution
balance; equipoise; equilibrium.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
- coalescence3/5
coalescence
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
conglutination; concretion; coalition; coalescency.
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- preponderance3/5
preponderance
- noun superiority in power or influence
- the preponderance of good over evil
- the preponderance of wealth and power
- noun a superiority in numbers or amount
prevalence.
- a preponderance of evidence against the defendant
- noun superiority in power or influence
- ordnance3/5
ordnance
- noun military supplies
ordnance store; munition.
- noun large but transportable armament
heavy weapon; artillery; gun.
- noun military supplies
- hindrance3/5
hindrance
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; baulk; check; impediment; deterrent; hinderance.
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; preventive; hinderance.
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- severance3/5
severance
- noun a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
rift; falling out; break; breach; rupture.
- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
- noun the act of severing
severing.
- noun a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- mace3/5
mace
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
macer; macebearer.
- noun (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Chemical Mace.
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
- decadence3/5
decadence
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
degeneration; decadency; degeneracy.
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
- inductance3/5
inductance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
induction.
- noun an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
inductor.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- concordance3/5
concordance
- noun a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
harmony; concord.
- noun agreement of opinions
harmony; concord.
- noun a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
- omnipotence3/5
omnipotence
- noun the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
- noun the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
- fleece3/5
fleece
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
sheepskin.
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- entice3/5
entice
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
lure; tempt.
- He lured me into temptation
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- admittance3/5
admittance
- noun the right to enter
access; admission; entree; accession.
- noun the act of admitting someone to enter
admission.
- the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
- noun the right to enter
- forbearance3/5
forbearance
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
longanimity; patience.
- noun a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
- his forbearance to reply was alarming
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
- invariance3/5
invariance
- noun the quality of being resistant to variation
invariableness; invariability.
- noun the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it
- the invariance of the configuration under translation
- noun the quality of being resistant to variation
- subsidence3/5
subsidence
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
remittal; remission.
- his cancer is in remission
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling; subsiding.
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
- splice3/5
splice
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
splicing.
- the break was due to an imperfect splice
- noun joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
lap joint.
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- frontispiece3/5
frontispiece
- noun an ornamental facade
- noun front illustration facing the title page of a book
- noun an ornamental facade
- grimace3/5
grimace
- noun a contorted facial expression
face.
- she made a grimace at the prospect
- verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
make a face; pull a face.
- He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
- noun a contorted facial expression
- obsolescence3/5
obsolescence
- noun the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
- a policy of planned obsolescence
- noun the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
- luminescence3/5
luminescence
- noun light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
- noun light from nonthermal sources
glow.
- noun light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
- contrivance3/5
contrivance
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; widget; convenience; gizmo.
- noun the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- crevice3/5
crevice
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
chap; cranny; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow opening
cleft; scissure; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
- irrelevance3/5
irrelevance
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
irrelevancy.
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
- cognizance3/5
cognizance
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; consciousness; awareness.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun range of what one can know or understand
ken.
- beyond my ken
- noun having knowledge of
- remonstrance3/5
remonstrance
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
expostulation; objection; remonstration.
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- cornice3/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- omniscience3/5
omniscience
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- deuce3/5
deuce
- noun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
II; 2; two.
- noun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
- duce3/5
duce
- noun leader
- Mussolini was called Il Duce
- noun leader
- evince3/5
evince
- verb give expression to
express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- verb give expression to
- abeyance3/5
abeyance
- noun temporary cessation or suspension
suspension.
- noun temporary cessation or suspension
- convalescence3/5
convalescence
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recuperation; recovery.
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- circe3/5
circe
- noun (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- noun (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
- pretence3/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- conductance3/5
conductance
- noun a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
- noun a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
- luce3/5
luce
(Zoöl.) A pike when full grown. Halliwell.
- orifice3/5
orifice
- noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
porta; opening.
- the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
- noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- magnificence3/5
magnificence
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
impressiveness; grandness; richness.
- the grandness of the architecture
- impressed by the richness of the flora
- noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grandness; brilliance; splendour; grandeur; splendor.
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
- denounce3/5
denounce
- verb speak out against
- He denounced the Nazis
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatise; brand; stigmatize; mark.
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
- verb speak out against
- virulence3/5
virulence
- noun extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
virulency.
- the virulence of the plague
- noun extreme hostility
virulency.
- the virulence of the malicious old man
- noun extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
- reflectance3/5
reflectance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
coefficient of reflection; reflection factor; reflectivity.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
- lice3/5
louse
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
sucking louse.
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; worm.
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- laplace3/5
laplace
- noun French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
Marquis de Laplace; Pierre Simon de Laplace.
- noun French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
- seduce3/5
seduce
- verb induce to have sex
make; score.
- Harry finally seduced Sally
- Did you score last night?
- Harry made Sally
- verb lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
- She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
- verb induce to have sex
- accomplice3/5
accomplice
- noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
confederate.
- noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
- mouthpiece3/5
mouthpiece
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- the mouthpiece of a respirator
- noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- exuberance3/5
exuberance
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
enthusiasm; ebullience.
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- ambience3/5
ambience
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
atmosphere; ambiance.
- there was an atmosphere of excitement
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
ambiance.
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
- pestilence3/5
pestilence
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
plague; pestis; pest.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
plague; pest.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- parlance3/5
parlance
- noun a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
idiom.
- noun a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
- vehemence3/5
vehemence
- noun intensity or forcefulness of expression
emphasis.
- the vehemence of his denial
- his emphasis on civil rights
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; violence; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity.
- the storm's violence
- noun intensity or forcefulness of expression
- coerce3/5
coerce
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- furtherance3/5
furtherance
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
promotion; advancement.
- noun the advancement of some enterprise
promotion; forwarding.
- his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- retrace3/5
retrace
- verb to go back over again
trace.
- we retraced the route we took last summer
- trace your path
- verb reassemble mentally
reconstruct; construct.
- reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
- verb to go back over again
- senescence3/5
senescence
- noun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
aging; ageing.
- noun the property characteristic of old age
agedness.
- noun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
- boniface3/5
boniface
- noun the owner or manager of an inn
host; innkeeper.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Winfred; St. Boniface; Apostle of Germany; Wynfrith; Saint Boniface.
- noun the owner or manager of an inn
- reactance3/5
reactance
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- ponce3/5
ponce
- noun a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; pimp; fancy man; pandar; panderer.
- noun a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- subspace3/5
subspace
- noun a space that is contained within another space
- noun a space that is contained within another space
- continence3/5
continence
- noun the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
continency.
- noun voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
- noun the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
- abhorrence3/5
abhorrence
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; execration; abomination; detestation; loathing.
- noun hate coupled with disgust
- pounce3/5
pounce
- noun the act of pouncing
- verb move down on as if in an attack
swoop.
- The raptor swooped down on its prey
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students
- noun the act of pouncing
- reappearance3/5
reappearance
- noun the event of something appearing again
- the reappearance of Halley's comet
- noun the act of someone appearing again
return.
- his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
- noun the event of something appearing again
- repugnance3/5
repugnance
- noun intense aversion
horror; repulsion; revulsion.
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; inconsistency.
- noun intense aversion
- apace3/5
apace
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; rapidly; quickly.
- he works quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
- subservience3/5
subservience
- noun the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
- all his actions were in subservience to the general plan
- noun in a subservient state
subservientness.
- noun the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
- wince3/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- obeisance3/5
obeisance
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
bowing; bow.
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
obedience.
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- ambiance3/5
ambiance
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
ambience; atmosphere.
- there was an atmosphere of excitement
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
ambience.
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
- transmittance3/5
transmittance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
transmission.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- counterintelligence3/5
counterintelligence
- noun intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
- noun intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
- nonexistence3/5
nonexistence
- noun the state of not existing
nonentity.
- noun the state of not existing
- armistice3/5
armistice
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
cease-fire; truce.
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
- terence3/5
terence
- noun dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
Publius Terentius Afer.
- noun dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
- subsurface3/5
subsurface
- adjective beneath the surface
- subsurface materials of the moon
- adjective beneath the surface
- cowardice3/5
cowardice
- noun the trait of lacking courage
cowardliness.
- noun the trait of lacking courage
- acquiescence3/5
acquiescence
- noun acceptance without protest
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
assent.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- noun acceptance without protest
- credence3/5
credence
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
acceptance.
- he gave credence to the gossip
- acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
- noun a kind of sideboard or buffet
credenza.
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- cadence3/5
cadence
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat; metre; meter; measure.
- noun the close of a musical section
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- extravagance3/5
extravagance
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagancy.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
prodigality; profligacy.
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- concurrence3/5
concurrence
- noun agreement of results or opinions
concurrency.
- noun acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
concurrency.
- noun agreement of results or opinions
- congruence3/5
congruence
- noun the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
congruity; congruousness.
- noun the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
- pence3/5
penny
- noun a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
- noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
centime; cent.
- noun a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
- noncompliance3/5
noncompliance
- noun the failure to obey
disobedience.
- noun the failure to obey
- avarice3/5
avarice
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
covetousness; avaritia; greed; rapacity.
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
covetousness; cupidity; avariciousness.
- noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- precipice3/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- typeface3/5
typeface
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
case; fount; face; font.
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
- caprice3/5
caprice
- noun a sudden desire
whim; impulse.
- he bought it on an impulse
- noun a sudden desire
- fiance3/5
fiance
- noun a man who is engaged to be married
groom-to-be.
- noun a man who is engaged to be married
- reminiscence3/5
reminiscence
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; recollection.
- he has total recall of the episode
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- pursuance3/5
pursuance
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
quest; pursuit.
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
- noun the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
prosecution.
- noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- chalice3/5
chalice
- noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
goblet.
- noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
- beneficence3/5
beneficence
- noun doing good; feeling beneficent
- noun the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
- noun doing good; feeling beneficent
- workpiece3/5
workpiece
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- greenpeace3/5
greenpeace
- noun an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
- noun an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
- immanence3/5
immanence
- noun the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
immanency.
- noun the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
- conformance3/5
conformance
- noun correspondence in form or appearance
conformity.
- noun correspondence in form or appearance
- sixpence3/5
sixpence
- noun a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
tanner.
- noun a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
- bodice3/5
bodice
- noun part of a dress above the waist
- noun part of a dress above the waist
- penitence3/5
penitence
- noun remorse for your past conduct
repentance; penance.
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- incoherence3/5
incoherence
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
incoherency.
- noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
incoherency; unintelligibility.
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- outsource3/5
outsource
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- remittance3/5
remittance
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remitment; remission; remittal.
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
- preeminence3/5
preeminence
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
note; distinction; eminence.
- a scholar of great eminence
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
- nance3/5
nance
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; queer; pouf; faggot; fag.
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- thrace3/5
thrace
- noun an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
- noun an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
- impudence3/5
impudence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impertinence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
- noun an impudent statement
- consonance3/5
consonance
- noun the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
consonant rhyme.
- noun the property of sounding harmonious
harmoniousness.
- noun the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
- licorice3/5
licorice
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
liquorice; Glycyrrhiza glabra.
- noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
liquorice.
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- mantelpiece3/5
mantelpiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
chimneypiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- boldface3/5
boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; bold.
- verb print in boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
- altarpiece3/5
altarpiece
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
reredos.
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- intemperance3/5
intemperance
- noun the quality of being intemperate
- noun consumption of alcoholic drinks
intemperateness.
- noun the quality of being intemperate
- impertinence3/5
impertinence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impudence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
- noun an impudent statement
- seance3/5
seance
- noun a meeting of spiritualists
session; sitting.
- the seance was held in the medium's parlor
- noun a meeting of spiritualists
- eyepiece3/5
eyepiece
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
ocular.
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
- askance3/5
askance
- adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
askant; sidelong; asquint; squinty; squint; squint-eyed.
- her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen
- sidelong glances
- adverb with suspicion or disapproval
- he looked askance at the offer
- adjective satellite (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- quince3/5
quince
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
quince bush; Cydonia oblonga.
- noun aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
- impermanence3/5
impermanence
- noun the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
impermanency.
- noun the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
- salience3/5
salience
- noun the state of being salient
saliency; strikingness.
- noun the state of being salient
- affluence3/5
affluence
- noun abundant wealth
richness.
- they studied forerunners of richness or poverty
- the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty
- noun abundant wealth
- artifice3/5
artifice
- noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
ruse.
- noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- provence3/5
provence
- noun a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
- noun a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
- nonviolence3/5
nonviolence
- noun peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
nonviolent resistance; passive resistance.
- noun peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
- insolence3/5
insolence
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall.
- noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- reticence3/5
reticence
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
taciturnity; reserve.
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- solstice3/5
solstice
- noun either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- noun either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- alsace3/5
alsace
- noun a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
Alsatia; Elsass.
- noun a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
- inexperience3/5
inexperience
- noun lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
rawness.
- procedural inexperience created difficulties
- their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops
- noun lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
- insignificance3/5
insignificance
- noun the quality of having little or no significance
- noun the quality of having little or no significance
- acquiesce3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- indolence3/5
indolence
- noun inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
laziness.
- noun inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
- reinsurance3/5
reinsurance
- noun sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured
- reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume
- noun sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured
- countertransference3/5
countertransference
- noun the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
- noun the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
- opulence3/5
opulence
- noun wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
sumptuousness; luxury; luxuriousness.
- noun wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- lovelace3/5
lovelace
- noun English poet (1618-1857)
Richard Lovelace.
- noun English poet (1618-1857)
- clairvoyance3/5
clairvoyance
- noun apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
second sight; ESP; extrasensory perception; E.S.P..
- noun apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
- intransigence3/5
intransigence
- noun the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
intransigency.
- noun the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
- someplace3/5
someplace
- adverb in or at or to some place; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere')
somewhere.
- she must be somewhere
- adverb in or at or to some place; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere')
- thrice3/5
thrice
- adverb three times
- I called you thrice last night
- adverb three times
- apiece3/5
apiece
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
from each one; for each one; to each one; each.
- they received $10 each
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
- perchance3/5
perchance
- adverb through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.."
by chance.
- adverb by chance
perhaps; maybe; possibly; peradventure; mayhap.
- perhaps she will call tomorrow
- we may possibly run into them at the concert
- it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time
- adverb through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.."
- perforce3/5
perforce
- adverb by necessity; by force of circumstance
- adverb by necessity; by force of circumstance
- spence3/5
spence
A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry. Chiefly Brit. dial. [MW10] In . . . his spence, or "pantry" were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered. Sir W. Scott.
Bluff Harry broke into the spence, And turned the cowls adrift. Tennyson.
- royce3/5
royce
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- bryce3/5
bryce
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- wilberforce3/5
wilberforce
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- bernice3/5
bernice
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- croce3/5
croce
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- eunice3/5
eunice
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- irradiance3/5
irradiance
The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
- torrance3/5
torrance
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- felice3/5
felice
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- brice3/5
brice
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- candace3/5
candace
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- patrice3/5
patrice
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- preservice3/5
- perce3/5
pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- voce3/5
voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- grice3/5
grice
A little pig. Written also Scot.grise .
- terrence3/5
terrence
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- ance3/5
once
- adverb on one occasion
one time; in one case.
- once I ran into her
- adverb as soon as
- once we are home, we can rest
- adverb on one occasion
- fluence3/5
fluence
Fluency. Obs. Milton.
- clarice3/5
clarice
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- jouissance3/5
jouissance
Jollity; merriment. Obs. Spenser.
- resurface2/5
resurface
- verb reappear on the surface
- verb cover with a new surface
- verb reappear on the surface
- tce2/5
tce
- noun a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
trichloroethylene; trichloroethane.
- noun a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
- pumice2/5
pumice
- noun a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
pumice stone.
- verb rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
- noun a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
- bioscience2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- efface2/5
efface
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
obliterate.
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
- verb make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
- poultice2/5
poultice
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
plaster; cataplasm.
- verb dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
plaster.
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
- dehiscence2/5
dehiscence
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- sentience2/5
sentience
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
awareness.
- the crash intruded on his awareness
- noun the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
sentiency; sensory faculty; sensation; sense.
- in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
- effervescence2/5
effervescence
- noun the process of bubbling as gas escapes
- noun the property of giving off bubbles
bubbliness; frothiness.
- noun the process of bubbling as gas escapes
- pinnace2/5
pinnace
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
tender; ship's boat; cutter.
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
- timepiece2/5
timepiece
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
horologe; timekeeper.
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- incandescence2/5
incandescence
- noun the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
glow.
- noun light from heat
- noun the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- airforce2/5
airforce
- noun the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
air force.
- noun the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
- transduce2/5
transduce
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- dependance2/5
dependance
- noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
addiction; habituation; dependence; dependency.
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependence; dependency.
- noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- immunofluorescence2/5
immunofluorescence
- noun (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
- noun (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
- inflorescence2/5
inflorescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; anthesis; flowering.
- noun the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- prance2/5
prance
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; strut.
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- dolce2/5
dolce
- adverb gently and sweetly
- adverb gently and sweetly
- quiescence2/5
quiescence
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
dormancy; quiescency.
- the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
- noun quiet and inactive restfulness
sleeping; quiescency; dormancy.
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- encumbrance2/5
encumbrance
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; incumbrance; onus; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
incumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
- sluice2/5
sluice
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluiceway; penstock.
- verb pour as if from a sluice
sluice down.
- An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- imminence2/5
imminence
- noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
imminentness; forthcomingness; impendence; imminency; impendency.
- noun the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
- discontinuance2/5
discontinuance
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuation.
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
- eurydice2/5
eurydice
- noun (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
- noun (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
- trice2/5
trice
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- verb raise with a line
trice up.
- trice a window shade
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- puissance2/5
puissance
- noun power to influence or coerce
- the puissance of the labor vote
- noun power to influence or coerce
- dalliance2/5
dalliance
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dawdling; trifling.
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquetry; flirting; flirt; flirtation; toying.
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- discordance2/5
discordance
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
discord.
- noun strife resulting from a lack of agreement
discord.
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
- riddance2/5
riddance
- noun the act of removing or getting rid of something
elimination.
- noun the act of forcing out someone or something
expulsion; ejection; exclusion.
- the ejection of troublemakers by the police
- the child's expulsion from school
- noun the act of removing or getting rid of something
- efflorescence2/5
efflorescence
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; peak; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; rash.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- illuminance2/5
illuminance
- noun the luminous flux incident on a unit area
illumination.
- noun the luminous flux incident on a unit area
- bunce2/5
bunce
- noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
gravy; windfall; bonanza; boom; manna from heaven; gold rush; godsend.
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
- noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- scarface2/5
scarface
- noun United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
Alphonse Capone; Capone; Al Capone.
- noun United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
- cognisance2/5
cognisance
- noun having knowledge of
knowingness; consciousness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun having knowledge of
- recalcitrance2/5
recalcitrance
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
recalcitrancy; refractoriness; unmanageableness.
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
- pseudoscience2/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- consistence2/5
consistence
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistency.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; eubstance; consistency.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
- effulgence2/5
effulgence
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shine; radiance; refulgency; refulgence; radiancy.
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- renascence2/5
renascence
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; rebirth.
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Renaissance.
- noun a second or new birth
- deface2/5
deface
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
blemish; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
- iridescence2/5
iridescence
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalescence.
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- incumbrance2/5
incumbrance
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
encumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; onus; encumbrance; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- tierce2/5
tierce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
terce.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- misplace2/5
misplace
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
mislay; lose.
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
- verb place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
- misplaced modifiers
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
- nurturance2/5
nurturance
- noun physical and emotional care and nourishment
- noun physical and emotional care and nourishment
- superintendence2/5
superintendence
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight; supervising; supervision.
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- birefringence2/5
birefringence
- noun splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
double refraction.
- noun splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
- connivance2/5
connivance
- noun agreement on a secret plot
collusion.
- noun (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
secret approval; tacit consent.
- noun agreement on a secret plot
- malevolence2/5
malevolence
- noun wishing evil to others
malignity.
- noun the quality of threatening evil
malevolency; malice.
- noun wishing evil to others
- flatulence2/5
flatulence
- noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulency; gas.
- noun pompously embellished language
turgidness; turgidity.
- noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- transience2/5
transience
- noun an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
transitoriness; transiency.
- noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting
briefness; brevity.
- noun an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
- headspace2/5
headspace
- noun the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
- noun the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
- happenstance2/5
happenstance
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
coincidence.
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- applesauce2/5
applesauce
- noun puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
apple sauce.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; folderol; rubbish; trash.
- noun puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
- somnolence2/5
somnolence
- noun a very sleepy state
drowsiness; sleepiness.
- sleepiness causes many driving accidents
- noun a very sleepy state
- pertinence2/5
pertinence
- noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
pertinency; applicability.
- noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
- conduce2/5
conduce
- verb be conducive to
contribute; lead.
- The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
- verb be conducive to
- submergence2/5
submergence
- noun sinking until covered completely with water
immersion; submersion; submerging.
- noun sinking until covered completely with water
- phosphorescence2/5
phosphorescence
- noun a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
- noun a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
- belligerence2/5
belligerence
- noun hostile or warlike attitude or nature
belligerency.
- noun a natural disposition to be hostile
pugnacity; aggressiveness.
- noun hostile or warlike attitude or nature
- ascendance2/5
ascendance
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendency; ascendancy; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- allspice2/5
allspice
- noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
Pimenta dioica; pimento tree; allspice tree.
- noun deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
- noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
- luxuriance2/5
luxuriance
- noun the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
lushness; voluptuousness.
- noun the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
- chemiluminescence2/5
chemiluminescence
- noun luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
- noun luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
- interlace2/5
interlace
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb hold in a locking position
lock; interlock.
- He locked his hands around her neck
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- overabundance2/5
overabundance
- noun the state of being more than full
surfeit; excess.
- noun a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
overmuchness; overmuch; superabundance.
- four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
- we received an inundation of email
- noun the state of being more than full
- protuberance2/5
protuberance
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; jut; gibbosity.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
- the protuberance of his belly
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- coppice2/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- bioluminescence2/5
bioluminescence
- noun luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
- noun luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
- valance2/5
valance
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; cornice.
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- petulance2/5
petulance
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
irritability; choler; crossness; fretfulness; peevishness; fussiness.
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
- superabundance2/5
superabundance
- noun a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
overmuchness; overmuch; overabundance.
- four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
- we received an inundation of email
- noun a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
- surplice2/5
surplice
- noun a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
- noun a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
- recognizance2/5
recognizance
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
recognisance.
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
- headpiece2/5
headpiece
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
headstall.
- noun a protective helmet for the head
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
- showpiece2/5
showpiece
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
collector's item; piece de resistance.
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
- undersurface2/5
undersurface
- noun the lower side of anything
underside; bottom.
- noun the lower side of anything
- autofluorescence2/5
autofluorescence
- noun self-induced fluorescence
- noun self-induced fluorescence
- flamboyance2/5
flamboyance
- noun extravagant elaborateness
showiness; floridness; floridity.
- he wrote with great flamboyance
- noun extravagant elaborateness
- recrudescence2/5
recrudescence
- noun a return of something after a period of abatement
- a recrudescence of racism
- a recrudescence of the symptoms
- noun a return of something after a period of abatement
- coreference2/5
coreference
- noun the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent
- noun the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent
- puce2/5
puce
- noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
- noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
- katowice2/5
katowice
- noun an industrial city of southern Poland
- noun an industrial city of southern Poland
- preexistence2/5
preexistence
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- evanescence2/5
evanescence
- noun the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
- the evanescence of the morning mist
- noun the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
- exceedance2/5
exceedance
- noun (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
- the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling
- noun (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
- sconce2/5
sconce
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- noun a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- fluoresce2/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- showplace2/5
showplace
- noun a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
- noun a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
- excrescence2/5
excrescence
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- nonresistance2/5
nonresistance
- noun group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
- noun group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
- concomitance2/5
concomitance
- noun occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
- noun occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
- disinheritance2/5
disinheritance
- noun the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
- noun the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
- pubescence2/5
pubescence
- noun the time of life when sex glands become functional
puberty.
- noun the time of life when sex glands become functional
- vivace2/5
vivace
- adjective satellite (of tempo) very fast and lively
- adverb lively, in music
- play this section vivace!
- adjective satellite (of tempo) very fast and lively
- ebullience2/5
ebullience
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
enthusiasm; exuberance.
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
- flounce2/5
flounce
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
ruffle; frill; furbelow.
- noun the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- corpulence2/5
corpulence
- noun the property of excessive fatness
stoutness; overweight; adiposis.
- noun the property of excessive fatness
- tailpiece2/5
tailpiece
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- inconsequence2/5
inconsequence
- noun having no important effects or influence
- noun invalid or incorrect reasoning
illogicalness; illogic; illogicality.
- noun having no important effects or influence
- monstrance2/5
monstrance
- noun proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
demonstration.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
ostensorium.
- noun proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
- disservice2/5
disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
ill turn; ill service.
- he did them a disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
- blackface2/5
blackface
- noun the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
- noun the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
- omnipresence2/5
omnipresence
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
ubiquity; ubiquitousness.
- noun the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
- pittance2/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- adduce2/5
adduce
- verb advance evidence for
abduce; cite.
- verb advance evidence for
- condolence2/5
condolence
- noun an expression of sympathy with another's grief
commiseration.
- they sent their condolences
- noun an expression of sympathy with another's grief
- reintroduce2/5
reintroduce
- verb introduce anew
re-introduce.
- We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself
- verb introduce anew
- bierce2/5
bierce
- noun United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
Ambrose Bierce; Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.
- noun United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
- irreverence2/5
irreverence
- noun an irreverent mental attitude
- noun a disrespectful act
violation.
- noun an irreverent mental attitude
- malfeasance2/5
malfeasance
- noun wrongful conduct by a public official
- noun wrongful conduct by a public official
- overconfidence2/5
overconfidence
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
certitude; cocksureness.
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
- reminisce2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- unbalance2/5
unbalance
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
instability; imbalance.
- a hormonal imbalance
- noun a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
mental unsoundness; derangement.
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
- sufferance2/5
sufferance
- noun patient endurance especially of pain or distress
- noun a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
toleration; acceptance.
- all people should practice toleration and live together in peace
- noun patient endurance especially of pain or distress
- dissidence2/5
dissidence
- noun disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
- noun disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
- backspace2/5
backspace
- noun the typewriter key used for back spacing
backspace key; backspacer.
- verb hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
- To erase, you must backspace
- noun the typewriter key used for back spacing
- benefice2/5
benefice
- noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder
ecclesiastical benefice.
- verb endow with a benefice
- noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder
- concupiscence2/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- dunce2/5
dunce
- noun a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
bonehead; shithead; hammerhead; knucklehead; dunderhead; blockhead; fuckhead; dumbass; loggerhead; lunkhead; numskull; muttonhead.
- noun a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- earpiece2/5
earpiece
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
phone; earphone; headphone.
- it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
- indigence2/5
indigence
- noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
need; pauperization; penury; pauperism.
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
- noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- subsequence2/5
subsequence
- noun something that follows something else
sequel.
- noun following in time
posteriority; subsequentness.
- noun something that follows something else
- prepuce2/5
prepuce
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
foreskin.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
foreskin.
- noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
- complaisance2/5
complaisance
- noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
deference; obligingness; compliance; compliancy.
- noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
- versace2/5
versace
- noun Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)
Gianni Versace.
- noun Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)
- mischance2/5
mischance
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mishap; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- inadvertence2/5
inadvertence
- noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
oversight.
- noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
unmindfulness; heedlessness; inadvertency.
- noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- twopence2/5
twopence
- noun a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
tuppence.
- noun a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
- nonperformance2/5
nonperformance
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
carelessness; negligence; neglect.
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- overindulgence2/5
overindulgence
- noun excessive indulgence
excess.
- the child was spoiled by overindulgence
- noun excessive indulgence
- recommence2/5
recommence
- verb cause to start anew
- The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet
- verb begin again
- we recommenced his reading after a short nap
- verb cause to start anew
- unimportance2/5
unimportance
- noun the state of being humble and unimportant
obscureness; humbleness; lowliness.
- noun the quality of not being important or worthy of note
- noun the state of being humble and unimportant
- outpace2/5
outpace
- verb surpass in speed
- Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
- verb surpass in speed
- liquorice2/5
liquorice
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
licorice; Glycyrrhiza glabra.
- noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
licorice.
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- durance2/5
durance
- noun imprisonment (especially for a long time)
- noun imprisonment (especially for a long time)
- inherence2/5
inherence
- noun the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
inherency.
- the inherence of polysemy in human language
- noun the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
- provenience2/5
provenience
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; cradle; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- tuppence2/5
tuppence
- noun a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
twopence.
- noun a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
- shoelace2/5
shoelace
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
shoestring; shoe string; shoe lace.
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
- threepence2/5
threepence
- noun former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies
- noun former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies
- fourpence2/5
fourpence
- noun a former English silver coin worth four pennies
groat.
- noun a former English silver coin worth four pennies
- tumescence2/5
tumescence
- noun tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
- noun tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
- halfpence2/5
halfpenny
- noun an English coin worth half a penny
ha'penny.
- noun an English coin worth half a penny
- misfeasance2/5
misfeasance
- noun doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
- noun doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
- translucence2/5
translucence
- noun the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
translucency; semitransparency.
- noun the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
- carapace2/5
carapace
- noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shell; cuticle; shield.
- noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- refinance2/5
refinance
- verb renew the financing of
- verb renew the financing of
- imprudence2/5
imprudence
- noun a lack of caution in practical affairs
- noun a lack of caution in practical affairs
- prescience2/5
prescience
- noun the power to foresee the future
prevision.
- noun the power to foresee the future
- nonce2/5
nonce
- noun the present occasion
time being.
- for the nonce
- noun the present occasion
- munificence2/5
munificence
- noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
largess; largesse; magnanimity; openhandedness.
- noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
- coinsurance2/5
coinsurance
- noun insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters
- noun insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters
- assonance2/5
assonance
- noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
vowel rhyme.
- noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
- insouciance2/5
insouciance
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
lightsomeness; lightheartedness; carefreeness.
- noun the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
- expedience2/5
expedience
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
expediency.
- noun taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
opportunism; self-interest; self-seeking.
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
- recce2/5
recce
- noun reconnaissance (by shortening)
reccy; recco.
- noun reconnaissance (by shortening)
- teleconference2/5
teleconference
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
teleconferencing.
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
- comeuppance2/5
comeuppance
- noun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
comeupance; deserts.
- noun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
- nescience2/5
nescience
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness; unknowingness; unknowing.
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
- fice2/5
fice
- noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
feist.
- noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
- diffidence2/5
diffidence
- noun lack of self-confidence
self-distrust; self-doubt.
- noun lack of self-confidence
- nonchalance2/5
nonchalance
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
indifference; unconcern.
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
- faience2/5
faience
- noun glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
- noun glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
- noninterference2/5
noninterference
- noun a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
nonintervention.
- noun a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
- dace2/5
dace
- noun small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Leuciscus leuciscus.
- noun small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
- plaice2/5
plaice
- noun flesh of large European flatfish
- noun large European food fish
Pleuronectes platessa.
- noun flesh of large European flatfish
- biface2/5
biface
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
bifacial.
- the Roman Janus is bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
- improvidence2/5
improvidence
- noun a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
shortsightedness.
- noun a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
- anyplace2/5
anyplace
- adverb at or in or to any place; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere')
anywhere.
- you can find this food anywhere
- adverb at or in or to any place; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere')
- glace2/5
glace
- adjective satellite (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
crystalized; crystalised; candied.
- adjective satellite (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
- espace2/5
espace
Space. Obs. Chaucer.
- interscience2/5
interscience
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- tice2/5
tice
To entice. Obs. The Coronation.
- ecce2/5
ecce
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- whitespace2/5
- berenice2/5
berenice
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- myspace2/5
myspace
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- candice2/5
candice
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- dulce2/5
dulce
To make sweet; to soothe. Obs.
- supervenience2/5
- naissance2/5
naissance
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- reemergence2/5
reemergence
Act of remerging.
- photoluminescence2/5
photoluminescence
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- terrance2/5
terrance
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- ince2/5
ince
(Zoöl.) The ounce.
- penetrance2/5
penetrance
The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the .penetrancy of subtile effluvia
- nace2/5
nace
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- geoscience2/5
geoscience
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- douce2/5
douce
Sweet; pleasant. Obs.
- disallowance2/5
disallowance
The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection. Syn. -- Disapprobation; prohibition; condemnation; censure; rejection.
- chace2/5
chase
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
following; pursual; pursuit.
- the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
- noun United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
Salmon Portland Chase; Salmon P. Chase.
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- decoherence2/5
- incongruence2/5
incongruence
Want of congruence; incongruity. Boyle.
- wace2/5
wace
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- vergence2/5
vergence
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- penzance2/5
- transconductance2/5
transconductance
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- postindependence2/5
- hyperspace2/5
hyperspace
(Geom.) An imagined space having more than three dimensions.
- rance2/5
rance
A prop or shore. Scot.
- makepeace2/5
makepeace
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- taskforce2/5
taskforce
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- merce2/5
merce
To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce. Obs.
- ignace2/5
ignace
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- rebalance2/5
rebalance
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- emittance2/5
emittance
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- sence2/5
sence
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- clemence2/5
clemence
Clemency. Obs. Spenser.
- esperance2/5
esperance
Hope. Obs. Shak.
- magnetoresistance2/5
magnetoresistance
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- underperformance2/5
- bioequivalence2/5
- counterforce2/5
counterforce
An opposing force.
- noyce2/5
noise
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- he enjoyed the street noises
- they heard indistinct noises of people talking
- during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
racket; dissonance.
- modern music is just noise to me
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- interspace2/5
interspace
Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.
- videoconference2/5
videoconference
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- presentence2/5
presentence
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- alyce2/5
alyce
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- chrominance2/5
- dyce2/5
dyce
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- overreliance2/5
- grece2/5
greece
- noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Hellenic Republic; Ellas.
- noun ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
- noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
- liberace2/5
liberace
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- desistance2/5
desistance
The act or state of desisting; cessation. R. Boyle.If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. H. Spencer.
- ordonnance2/5
ordonnance
(Fine Arts) The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole. Their dramatic ordonnance of the parts. Coleridge.
- nonadherence2/5
- handpiece2/5
handpiece
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- ellice2/5
ellice
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- telepresence2/5
- consilience2/5
consilience
Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence. The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class. Whewell.
- equidistance2/5
equidistance
Equal distance.
- midsentence2/5
- mayence2/5
- interoffice2/5
interoffice
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- occurence2/5
occurrence
- noun an event that happens
occurrent; natural event; happening.
- noun an instance of something occurring
- a disease of frequent occurrence
- the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
- noun an event that happens
- indice2/5
indice
Index; indication. Obs. B. Jonson.
- hypervigilance2/5
- postoffice2/5
postoffice
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- transhumance2/5
- morice2/5
- gryce2/5
- lettice2/5
- bice2/5
bice
(Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice .
- séance2/5
séance
A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.
- avance2/5
avance
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- affirmance2/5
affirmance
Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act. This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. Bacon.
- tendance2/5
tendance
The act of attending or waiting; attendance. Archaic Spenser.The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.
- reoccurrence2/5
reoccurrence
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- exigence2/5
exigence
Exigency. Hooker.
- samothrace2/5
- electroluminescence2/5
electroluminescence
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- thermoluminescence2/5
thermoluminescence
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- multiservice2/5
- remanence2/5
remanence
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- hance2/5
hance
To raise; to elevate. Obs. Lydgate.
- hypersurface2/5
hypersurface
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- lecce2/5
lecce
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- plaisance2/5
plaisance
See Pleasance .
- kielce2/5
- morrice2/5
- tace2/5
tace
The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Mollett.Cross , n.
- pnce2/5
pnce
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- ballance2/5
balance
- noun a state of equilibrium
- noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- noun a state of equilibrium
- homeplace2/5
homeplace
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- clubface2/5
- unice2/5
unice
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- multisource2/5
- shoreface2/5
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- interservice2/5
- polyvalence1/5
polyvalence
- noun (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
polyvalency; multivalency; multivalence.
- noun (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
polyvalency.
- noun (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
- multivalence1/5
multivalence
- noun (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
polyvalency; multivalency; polyvalence.
- noun (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
- crawlspace1/5
crawlspace
- noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
crawl space.
- noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
- convalesce1/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- reenforce1/5
reenforce
- verb make stronger
reinforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb make stronger
- resplendence1/5
resplendence
- noun brilliant radiant beauty
resplendency; glory.
- the glory of the sunrise
- noun brilliant radiant beauty
- purulence1/5
purulence
- noun symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)
purulency.
- noun a fluid product of inflammation
festering; sanies; suppuration; ichor; pus.
- noun symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)
- senesce1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- intumescence1/5
intumescence
- noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescency.
- noun the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
intumescency; swelling.
- noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
- nascence1/5
nascence
- noun the event of being born
nativity; nascency; birth.
- they celebrated the birth of their first child
- noun the event of being born
- quiesce1/5
quiesce
- verb become quiet or quieter
pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush; quieten.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb become quiet or quieter
- voidance1/5
voidance
- noun the act of removing the contents of something
evacuation; emptying.
- noun the act of removing the contents of something
- reface1/5
reface
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- verb provide with a new facing
- The building was refaced with beautiful stones
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- covalence1/5
covalence
- noun valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
covalency.
- noun valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
- transparence1/5
transparence
- noun permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparency.
- noun the quality of being clear and transparent
transparentness; transparency.
- noun permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
- hairpiece1/5
hairpiece
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
false hair; postiche.
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
- florescence1/5
florescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; anthesis; flowering; inflorescence.
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- interstice1/5
interstice
- noun a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
- the interstices of a network
- noun small opening between things
- noun a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
- effluence1/5
effluence
- noun the process of flowing out
efflux; outflow.
- noun the process of flowing out
- dentifrice1/5
dentifrice
- noun a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- noun a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- hinderance1/5
hinderance
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; baulk; check; impediment; hindrance; deterrent.
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; preventive.
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- codpiece1/5
codpiece
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- trounce1/5
trounce
- verb beat severely with a whip or rod
strap; welt; whip; slash; lash; flog; lather.
- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb beat severely with a whip or rod
- mortice1/5
mortice
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortise.
- verb cut a hole for a tenon in
mortise.
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
- unlace1/5
unlace
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace.
- They untied the prisoner
- verb undo the ties of
- opalescence1/5
opalescence
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridescence.
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- educe1/5
educe
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
elicit; draw out; extract; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
derive.
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- contingence1/5
contingence
- noun a possible event or occurrence or result
contingency; eventuality.
- noun a possible event or occurrence or result
- coalface1/5
coalface
- noun the part of a coal seam that is being cut
- noun the part of a coal seam that is being cut
- ensconce1/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- usance1/5
usance
- noun the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
- noun (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
use of goods and services; use; economic consumption; consumption.
- the consumption of energy has increased steadily
- noun the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
- redolence1/5
redolence
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
bouquet; fragrancy; sweetness; fragrance.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
- refulgence1/5
refulgence
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shine; effulgence; radiance; refulgency; radiancy.
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- jounce1/5
jounce
- noun a sudden jarring impact
shock; jar; jolt.
- the door closed with a jolt
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
- verb move up and down repeatedly
bounce.
- noun a sudden jarring impact
- effervesce1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- emplace1/5
emplace
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- verb put into place or position
- the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- dehisce1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- defervescence1/5
defervescence
- noun abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- noun abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- neckpiece1/5
neckpiece
- noun an article of apparel worn about the neck
- noun an article of apparel worn about the neck
- cicatrice1/5
cicatrice
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; scar.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- brattice1/5
brattice
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- verb supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
- noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- forbiddance1/5
forbiddance
- noun an official prohibition or edict against something
ban; forbidding; banning.
- noun the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
inhibition; prohibition.
- they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
- a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
- he ignored his parents' forbiddance
- noun an official prohibition or edict against something
- evanesce1/5
evanesce
- verb disappear gradually
blow over; fade; pass; fleet; pass off.
- The pain eventually passed off
- verb disappear gradually
- paleface1/5
paleface
- noun (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- noun (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- nonconformance1/5
nonconformance
- noun a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
nonconformity; nonconformism.
- noun failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
nonconformity.
- noun a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
- microbalance1/5
microbalance
- noun balance for weighing very small objects
- noun balance for weighing very small objects
- overbalance1/5
overbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb cause to be off balance
- It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
- verb weigh more heavily
- prurience1/5
prurience
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lasciviousness; lubricity; carnality.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- scapegrace1/5
scapegrace
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
black sheep.
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
- incurrence1/5
incurrence
- noun the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
- noun the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
- pleasance1/5
pleasance
- noun a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
- noun a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
pleasure.
- he was tingling with pleasure
- noun a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
- crosspiece1/5
crosspiece
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
traverse; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a transverse brace
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
- outdistance1/5
outdistance
- verb go far ahead of
distance; outstrip.
- He outdistanced the other runners
- verb go far ahead of
- appurtenance1/5
appurtenance
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
gear; paraphernalia.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; accessory.
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- insurgence1/5
insurgence
- noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
insurgency.
- noun an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
- militance1/5
militance
- noun a militant aggressiveness
combativeness; militancy.
- noun a militant aggressiveness
- footrace1/5
footrace
- noun a race run on foot
run; foot race.
- she broke the record for the half-mile run
- noun a race run on foot
- grandiloquence1/5
grandiloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; rhetoric; ornateness; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- overproduce1/5
overproduce
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- verb produce in excess
- The country overproduces cars
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- elastance1/5
elastance
- noun the reciprocal of capacitance
electrical elastance.
- noun the reciprocal of capacitance
- absorptance1/5
absorptance
- noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
absorption coefficient; coefficient of absorption.
- absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
- noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
- lenience1/5
lenience
- noun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
mildness; lenity; leniency.
- noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
indulgence; leniency.
- too much indulgence spoils a child
- noun mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
- purveyance1/5
purveyance
- noun the act of supplying something
- noun the act of supplying something
- nonattendance1/5
nonattendance
- noun the failure to attend
- noun the failure to attend
- detumescence1/5
detumescence
- noun diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
- noun diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
- afterpiece1/5
afterpiece
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- intermittence1/5
intermittence
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
intermittency.
- noun the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping
- frequence1/5
frequence
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequency.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
- satisfice1/5
satisfice
- verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
satisfise.
- optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice
- verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
- enlace1/5
enlace
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- acquittance1/5
acquittance
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
release.
- noun a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- underprice1/5
underprice
- verb sell at artificially low prices
dump.
- verb sell at artificially low prices
- inelegance1/5
inelegance
- noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
- noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
- potence1/5
potence
- noun the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
potency.
- noun the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
- tailrace1/5
tailrace
- noun a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
- noun a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
- recognisance1/5
recognisance
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
recognizance.
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
- abidance1/5
abidance
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
compliance; conformity; conformation.
- their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
- noun the act of dwelling in a place
residence; residency.
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
- incipience1/5
incipience
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
incipiency.
- he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850
- it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
- aberrance1/5
aberrance
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
deviance; aberrancy; aberration.
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- magniloquence1/5
magniloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; ornateness.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- ascendence1/5
ascendence
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendancy; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- malignance1/5
malignance
- noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
malignancy.
- noun quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
malignity; malignancy.
- noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- prionace1/5
prionace
- noun blue sharks
genus Prionace.
- noun blue sharks
- outbalance1/5
outbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- luminesce1/5
luminesce
- verb be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
- verb be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
- precipitance1/5
precipitance
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitateness; abruptness; suddenness; precipitancy; precipitousness.
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- immunocompetence1/5
immunocompetence
- noun the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- noun the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen
- discountenance1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- chimneypiece1/5
chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- truculence1/5
truculence
- noun obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
truculency.
- noun obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
- ninepence1/5
ninepence
- noun a coin worth nine pennies
- noun a coin worth nine pennies
- maleficence1/5
maleficence
- noun doing or causing evil
- noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
mischief; balefulness.
- noun doing or causing evil
- fraudulence1/5
fraudulence
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
duplicity.
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
deceit.
- noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
- nonacceptance1/5
nonacceptance
- noun the act of refusing an offer
turndown.
- the turndown was polite but very firm
- noun the act of refusing an offer
- eightpence1/5
eightpence
- noun a coin worth eight pennies
- noun a coin worth eight pennies
- succulence1/5
succulence
- noun a juicy appetizingness
juiciness; succulency.
- noun a juicy appetizingness
- misalliance1/5
misalliance
- noun an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
- noun an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
- antecedence1/5
antecedence
- noun preceding in time
antecedency; precedence; anteriority; priority; precedency.
- noun preceding in time
- cockatrice1/5
cockatrice
- noun monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
- noun monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
- accidence1/5
accidence
- noun the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
inflectional morphology.
- noun the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
- mispronounce1/5
mispronounce
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
misspeak.
- She mispronounces many Latinate words
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
- redundance1/5
redundance
- noun the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundancy.
- the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
- noun the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
- nonappearance1/5
nonappearance
- noun failure to appear (especially as at court)
- noun failure to appear (especially as at court)
- quittance1/5
quittance
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- noun payment of a debt or obligation
repayment.
- noun a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
- millrace1/5
millrace
- noun a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel
millrun.
- noun a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel
- auspice1/5
auspice
- noun a favorable omen
- noun a favorable omen
- putrescence1/5
putrescence
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
rottenness; corruption; putridness.
- noun the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
rottenness.
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
- tenpence1/5
tenpence
- noun a decimal coin worth ten pennies
- noun a decimal coin worth ten pennies
- nosepiece1/5
nosepiece
- noun armor plate that protects the nose
- noun a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose
noseband.
- noun armor plate that protects the nose
- mantlepiece1/5
mantlepiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; chimneypiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- fivepence1/5
fivepence
- noun a coin worth five cents
- noun a coin worth five cents
- nonobservance1/5
nonobservance
- noun a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
- noun a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
- bootlace1/5
bootlace
- noun a long lace for fastening boots
- noun a long lace for fastening boots
- jubilance1/5
jubilance
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
jubilancy; jubilation; exultation.
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
- impuissance1/5
impuissance
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
weakness; helplessness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
- outface1/5
outface
- verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
outstare; stare down.
- He simply stared down his opponent
- verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
- altace1/5
altace
- noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack
ramipril.
- noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack
- exorbitance1/5
exorbitance
- noun excessive excess
outrageousness.
- noun excessive excess
- advertence1/5
advertence
- noun the process of being heedful
advertency.
- noun the process of being heedful
- overprice1/5
overprice
- verb price excessively high
- verb price excessively high
- obstinance1/5
obstinance
- noun the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
stubbornness; obstinacy; mulishness.
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness; obstinacy; bullheadedness.
- noun the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
- conversance1/5
conversance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversancy; acquaintance; familiarity.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- stoneface1/5
stoneface
- noun any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
stone-face; living stone; lithops; stone plant; flowering stone; stone life face.
- noun any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
- phyllodoce1/5
phyllodoce
- noun small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs
genus Phyllodoce.
- noun small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs
- hesitance1/5
hesitance
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
hesitancy.
- noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- complacence1/5
complacence
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
self-complacency; complacency; self-satisfaction.
- his complacency was absolutely disgusting
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- whiteface1/5
whiteface
- noun hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
Hereford.
- noun a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
- noun hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
- bocce1/5
bocce
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
boccie; bocci.
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
- traduce1/5
traduce
- verb speak unfavorably about
malign; badmouth; drag through the mud.
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
- verb speak unfavorably about
- grandniece1/5
grandniece
- noun a daughter of your niece or nephew
great-niece.
- noun a daughter of your niece or nephew
- sapience1/5
sapience
- noun ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
wisdom.
- noun ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
- nonfeasance1/5
nonfeasance
- noun a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do
- noun a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do
- despondence1/5
despondence
- noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondency; disconsolateness; heartsickness.
- noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
- terce1/5
terce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
tierce.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- dormice1/5
dormouse
- noun small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
- noun small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
- mesalliance1/5
mesalliance
- noun a marriage with a person of inferior social status
- noun a marriage with a person of inferior social status
- divulgence1/5
divulgence
- noun the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
divulgement.
- noun the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
- nonequivalence1/5
nonequivalence
- noun not interchangeable
- noun not interchangeable
- poignance1/5
poignance
- noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
poignancy.
- a moment of extraordinary poignancy
- noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
- ploce1/5
ploce
- noun (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
- noun (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
- valiance1/5
valiance
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
valiancy; gallantry; valorousness; valour; heroism; valor.
- he showed great heroism in battle
- he received a medal for valor
- noun the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
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bonce
- noun informal terms for a human head
noodle; attic; dome; bean; noggin.
- noun informal terms for a human head
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nonoccurrence
- noun absence by virtue of not occurring
- noun absence by virtue of not occurring
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launce
- noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
sand lance; sand eel; sand launce.
- noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
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titmouse
- noun small insectivorous birds
tit.
- noun small insectivorous birds
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impenitence
- noun the trait of refusing to repent
impenitency.
- noun the trait of refusing to repent
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statice
- noun any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers
sea lavender; marsh rosemary.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers
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affiance
- verb give to in marriage
plight; betroth; engage.
- verb give to in marriage
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woodlouse
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
slater.
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
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bullace
- noun small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
Prunus insititia.
- noun small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
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everyplace
- adverb to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
all over; everywhere.
- You find fast food stores everywhere
- people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem
- he carried a gun everywhere he went
- looked all over for a suitable gift
- adverb to or in any or all places; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere')
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resistance
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
opposition.
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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judice
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cruce
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recompense
- noun payment or reward (as for service rendered)
- noun the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
compensation.
- noun payment or reward (as for service rendered)
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bivalence
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espece
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reconnoissance
The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically:(a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character .(b) (Engin.) An examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work .(c) (Mil.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition.
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pomace
The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding.
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overdependence
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reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
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openoffice
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pice
A small copper coin of the East Indies, worth less than a cent. Malcom.
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efficace
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semplice
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dereference
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defeasance
A defeat; an overthrow. Obs.After his foes' defeasance. Spenser.
- milice1/5
milice
Militia. Obs.
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landrace
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cathodoluminescence
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preadolescence
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piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
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concrescence
Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles. R. Sir W. Raleigh.
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survivance
Survivorship. R.His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership. Bp. Burnet.
- apparence1/5
appearance
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
visual aspect.
- noun the event of coming into sight
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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deforce
(Law) (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. Burrill.
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eigenspace
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publice
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appendice
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idence
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pendence
Slope; inclination. Obs. Sir H. Wotton.
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portance
See Obs. Spenser. Shak.Port , carriage, demeanor.
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amice
A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.
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annonce
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urgence
Urgency. Obs.
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monospace
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inexistence
Inherence; subsistence . Bp. Hall.
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reconveyance
Act of reconveying.
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base
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
base of operations.
- the attack wiped out our forward bases
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
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quaintance
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vraisemblance
The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.
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sibilance
The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation. Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath. Lowell.
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acce
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persistence
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
continuity.
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity.
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
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maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
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enforce
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
- sice1/5
sice
The number six at dice.
- dissemblance1/5
dissemblance
Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. R. Osborne.
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- syce1/5
syce
A groom. India
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verjuice
The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice.
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gorce
A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. Obs."wear" here is in the sense of "weir". But why the less-common word?
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- prononce1/5
pronounce
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb pronounce judgment on
judge; label.
- They labeled him unfit to work here
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- anglice1/5
anglice
In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, .Anglice Leghorn
- misguidance1/5
misguidance
Wrong guidance.
- speece1/5
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pouce
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- inertance1/5
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perdurance
Long continuance. Archaic
- sistence1/5
sistence
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- perseverence1/5
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surance
Assurance. Obs. Shak.
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outrance
The utmost or last extremity.
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tenace
(Whist) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.
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exerce
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convenance
That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient. And they missed Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss. Emerson.
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cace
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mergence
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vibrance
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deliquescence
The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
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directrice
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dogface
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vendace
(Zoöl.) A European lake whitefish ( Coregonus Willughbii , orC. Vandesius ) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called alsovendis .
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suspense
- noun apprehension about what is going to happen
- noun an uncertain cognitive state
- the matter remained in suspense for several years
- noun apprehension about what is going to happen
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disaffirmance
The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.
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outrace
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- joyance1/5
joyance
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vice
- noun moral weakness
frailty.
- noun a specific form of evildoing
- vice offends the moral standards of the community
- noun moral weakness
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pontifice
Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. R. Milton.
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- cantatrice1/5
cantatrice
(Mus.) A female professional singer.
- chaunce1/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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calice
See Chalice .
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descendance
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connoissance
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subprovince
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percipience
The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning.
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expectance
The act of expecting ; expectation. Milton.
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glauce
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supplice
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photoreconnaissance
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inappetence
Want of appetency; want of desire.
- souce1/5
souse
- noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
alcoholic; lush; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; soaker.
- noun pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
- noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
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inconsistence
Inconsistency.
- nonpresence1/5
- occupance1/5
occupance
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- precoce1/5
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readvance
To advance again.
- backtrace1/5
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feroce
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countersurveillance
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arborescence
The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the .arborescence produced by precipitating silver
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rejuvenescence
A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again.
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reprice
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reentrance
The act entereing again; rentry. Hooker.
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lowance
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reperformance
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nonacquiescence
Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
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coproduce
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fulgence
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respondence
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misgovernance
Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. Obs. Chaucer. Spenser.
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noncoincidence
Lack of coincidence.
- complice1/5
complice
An accomplice. Obs.To quell the rebels and their complices. Shak.
- inhabitance1/5
inhabitant
- noun a person who inhabits a particular place
indweller; habitant; dweller; denizen.
- noun a person who inhabits a particular place
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moonface
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presidence
See Obs.Presidency .
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repellence
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semence
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uniface
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intendance
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sithence
Since. See Obs. Piers Plowman.Sith , andSithen .
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fortalice
(Mil.) A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called also fortelace .
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aplace
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readmittance
Allowance to enter again; a second admission.
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equipollence
Equality of power, force, signification, or application. Boyle.
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reacquaintance
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suppliance
That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. R.The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak.
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elance
To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. R.While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. Prior.
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unce
A claw. Obs.
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creance
Faith; belief; creed. Obs. Chaucer.
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propice
Fit; propitious. Obs. E. Hall.
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doughface
A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. Political cant, U. S.
- renforce1/5
reinforce
- verb make stronger
reenforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb strengthen and support with rewards
reward.
- Let's reinforce good behavior
- verb make stronger
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nonresidence
The state or condition of being nonresident, Swift.
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misce
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unintelligence
Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. Bp. Hall.
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improvisatrice
See Improvvisatrice .
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desinence
Termination; ending. Bp. Hall.
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omnicompetence
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crance
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malefice
An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. Obs.
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pentice
A penthouse. Obs. Sir H. Wotton.
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heritance
Heritage; inheritance. R.Robbing their children of the heritance Their fathers handed down Southey.
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delice
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soce
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acquiesence
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spece
Species; kind. Obs. Chaucer.
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outproduce
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feasance
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turgescence
The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne.
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subordinance
Subordinacy; subordination. Obs. Dr. H. More. Sir W. Temple.
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garce
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efficience
The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. Hooker.
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resentence
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alce
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cilice
A kind of haircloth undergarment. Southey.
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noncorrespondence
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indignance
Indignation. Obs. Spenser.
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inconstance
Inconstancy. Chaucer.
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pance
(Bot.) The pansy. Also paunce .
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sonance
A sound; a tune; Obs. Shak.as, to sound the tucket .sonance
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superinduce
To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something. Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires. South.
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Suffixes of ce
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cement
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- they stood on the grey cement beside the pool
- noun a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
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center
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; centre.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
centerfield; center field.
- he hit the ball to deep center
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
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cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
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center
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; centre.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
centerfield; center field.
- he hit the ball to deep center
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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cellular
- adjective relating to cells
- cellular walls
- cellular physiology
- adjective characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
- the cellular construction of a beehive
- any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
- adjective relating to cells
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cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
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cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
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centre
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremonial occasion; observance; ceremonial.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- noun any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
- the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
- he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
- he disposed of it without ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
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certificate
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credential; credentials; certification.
- noun a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
security.
- he held several valuable securities
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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ceiling
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- he hated painting the ceiling
- noun (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
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centered
- adjective satellite being or placed in the center
- verb center upon
center on; revolve about; revolve around; focus on; concentrate on; center.
- Her entire attention centered on her children
- Our day revolved around our work
- adjective satellite being or placed in the center
- centres5/5
centre
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- certification5/5
certification
- noun the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
enfranchisement.
- noun confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
documentation; corroboration.
- noun the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
- ceremonies5/5
ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremonial occasion; observance; ceremonial.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- noun any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
- the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
- he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
- he disposed of it without ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
- central5/5
central
- noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
telephone exchange; exchange.
- adjective satellite serving as an essential component
cardinal; key; fundamental; primal.
- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
- noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- celebrated5/5
celebrated
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
renowned; illustrious; famed; notable; noted; famous; far-famed.
- a famous actor
- a celebrated musician
- a famed scientist
- an illustrious judge
- a notable historian
- a renowned painter
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; celebrate; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
- certainty5/5
certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- his certainty reassured the others
- noun something that is certain
sure thing; foregone conclusion.
- his victory is a certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- celebrate5/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- certified5/5
certified
- adjective endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
- a certified public accountant
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- adjective endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
- century5/5
century
- noun a period of 100 years
- noun ten 10s
one C; 100; hundred; C.
- noun a period of 100 years
- certain5/5
certain
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
- set aside a certain sum each week
- to a certain degree
- certain breeds do not make good pets
- certain members have not paid their dues
- a certain popular teacher
- a certain Mrs. Jones
- adjective having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
sure.
- felt certain of success
- was sure (or certain) she had seen it
- was very sure in his beliefs
- sure of her friends
- adjective satellite definite but not specified or identified
- cent5/5
cent
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
centime; penny.
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- centuries5/5
century
- noun a period of 100 years
- noun ten 10s
one C; 100; hundred; C.
- noun a period of 100 years
- census5/5
census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- celebration5/5
celebration
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
jubilation.
- noun any joyous diversion
festivity.
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- cemetery5/5
cemetery
- noun a tract of land used for burials
graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; burying ground; burial site; necropolis.
- noun a tract of land used for burials
- cents5/5
cent
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
centime; penny.
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries
- certainly5/5
certainly
- adverb definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
sure; sure enough; sure as shooting; surely; for certain; for sure.
- the results are surely encouraging
- she certainly is a hard worker
- it's going to be a good day for sure
- they are coming, for certain
- they thought he had been killed sure enough
- he'll win sure as shooting
- they sure smell good
- sure he'll come
- adverb definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
- cervical5/5
cervical
- adjective of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
- cervical cancer
- adjective relating to or associated with the neck
- adjective of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
- cerebral5/5
cerebral
- adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
intellectual.
- a cerebral approach to the problem
- cerebral drama
- adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral activity
- adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
- ceo5/5
ceo
- noun the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
chief executive officer; chief operating officer.
- noun the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
- centralized4/5
centralized
- adjective drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
centralised.
- centralized control of emergency relief efforts
- centralized government
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- adjective drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
- celestial4/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- ceases4/5
cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- centralization4/5
centralization
- noun the act of consolidating power under a central control
centralisation.
- noun gathering to a center
centralisation.
- noun the act of consolidating power under a central control
- certificates4/5
certificate
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credential; credentials; certification.
- noun a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
security.
- he held several valuable securities
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- ceramic4/5
ceramic
- noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
- adjective of or relating to or made from a ceramic
- a ceramic dish
- noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
- ceremonial4/5
ceremonial
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremony; ceremonial occasion; observance.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- adjective satellite marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
- a ceremonial occasion
- ceremonial garb
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
- censorship4/5
censorship
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
security review; censoring.
- noun deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
censoring.
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
- cedar4/5
cedar
- noun any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
cedar tree.
- noun durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
cedarwood.
- noun any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
- cellar4/5
cellar
- noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
basement.
- noun an excavation where root vegetables are stored
root cellar.
- noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
- cereal4/5
cereal
- noun grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
cereal grass.
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; grain.
- noun grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
- ceramics4/5
ceramics
- noun the art of making and decorating pottery
- noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
ceramic.
- noun the art of making and decorating pottery
- centrality4/5
centrality
- noun the property of being central
- noun the property of being central
- ceilings4/5
ceiling
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- he hated painting the ceiling
- noun (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- noun the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- cereals4/5
cereal
- noun grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
cereal grass.
- noun foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
food grain; grain.
- noun grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
- centred4/5
centre
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- celebrity4/5
celebrity
- noun a widely known person
famous person.
- he was a baseball celebrity
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
renown; fame.
- noun a widely known person
- celebrating4/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- censure4/5
censure
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
animadversion.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
exclusion; excommunication.
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
- celebrities4/5
celebrity
- noun a widely known person
famous person.
- he was a baseball celebrity
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
renown; fame.
- noun a widely known person
- centrifugal4/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- celebrates4/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- celebrations4/5
celebration
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
jubilation.
- noun any joyous diversion
festivity.
- noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- cessation4/5
cessation
- noun a stopping
surcease.
- a cessation of the thunder
- noun a stopping
- centrally4/5
centrally
- adverb in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
- The theater is centrally located
- adverb in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
- cellulose4/5
cellulose
- noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
- noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
- cert4/5
cert
- noun an absolute certainty
- it's a dead cert
- noun an absolute certainty
- cervix4/5
cervix
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
neck.
- he admired her long graceful neck
- the horse won by a neck
- noun necklike opening to the uterus
uterine cervix; cervix uteri.
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- ceylon4/5
ceylon
- noun an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
- noun a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
Sri Lanka; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
- noun an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
- celery4/5
celery
- noun widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
Apium graveolens dulce; cultivated celery.
- noun stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
- noun widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
- celtic4/5
celtic
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, .Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongueWritten also Keltic .
- centimeters4/5
centimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
cm; centimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- cerebellar4/5
cerebellar
- adjective relating to or associated with the cerebellum
- cerebellar artery
- adjective relating to or associated with the cerebellum
- cecil4/5
cecil
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- celia4/5
celia
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- cecilia4/5
cecilia
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- cemented3/5
cement
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- they stood on the grey cement beside the pool
- noun a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- cements3/5
cement
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- they stood on the grey cement beside the pool
- noun a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- cementing3/5
cement
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- they stood on the grey cement beside the pool
- noun a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
- noun concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
- centralised3/5
centralised
- adjective drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
centralized.
- centralized control of emergency relief efforts
- centralized government
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- adjective drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
- centralizing3/5
centralizing
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
centralising.
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
- ceasing3/5
cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- centrifugation3/5
centrifugation
- noun the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
- noun the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
- ceres3/5
cere
- noun the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
- verb wrap up in a cerecloth
- cere a corpse
- noun the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
- centralisation3/5
centralisation
- noun the act of consolidating power under a central control
centralization.
- noun gathering to a center
centralization.
- noun the act of consolidating power under a central control
- censor3/5
censor
- noun someone who censures or condemns
- noun a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
- noun someone who censures or condemns
- centering3/5
centering
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; focussing; focus; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
snap.
- the quarterback fumbled the snap
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
- centrifuge3/5
centrifuge
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
extractor; separator.
- verb rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
centrifugate.
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- censored3/5
censored
- adjective suppressed or subject to censorship
- the censored press in some countries
- verb forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
ban; censor.
- adjective suppressed or subject to censorship
- centerpiece3/5
centerpiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centrepiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centrepiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- cello3/5
cello
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
violoncello.
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- cellars3/5
cellar
- noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
basement.
- noun an excavation where root vegetables are stored
root cellar.
- noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
- censors3/5
censor
- noun someone who censures or condemns
- noun a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
- noun someone who censures or condemns
- centurion3/5
centurion
- noun (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
- noun (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
- cedars3/5
cedar
- noun any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
cedar tree.
- noun durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
cedarwood.
- noun any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
- certifications3/5
certification
- noun the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
enfranchisement.
- noun confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
documentation; corroboration.
- noun the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
- censoring3/5
censoring
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
security review; censorship.
- noun deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
censorship.
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
- celluloid3/5
celluloid
- noun highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
film; cinema.
- theater pieces transferred to celluloid
- this story would be good cinema
- film coverage of sporting events
- noun highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
- centric3/5
centric
- adjective satellite having or situated at or near a center
centrical.
- adjective satellite having or situated at or near a center
- certify3/5
certify
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- celibacy3/5
celibacy
- noun an unmarried status
- noun abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
sexual abstention; chastity.
- noun an unmarried status
- ceded3/5
cede
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
yield; concede; grant.
- verb relinquish possession or control over
give up; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- cesarean3/5
cesarean
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
C-section; cesarian section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
- adjective relating to abdominal delivery
caesarian; caesarean; cesarian.
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
- certiorari3/5
certiorari
- noun a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
writ of certiorari.
- noun a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
- celsius3/5
celsius
The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.
- cezanne3/5
cezanne
- noun French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
Paul Cezanne.
- noun French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
- certifying3/5
certify
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- certainties3/5
certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- his certainty reassured the others
- noun something that is certain
sure thing; foregone conclusion.
- his victory is a certainty
- noun the state of being certain
- cession3/5
cession
- noun the act of ceding
ceding.
- noun the act of ceding
- centroid3/5
centroid
- noun the center of mass of an object of uniform density
- noun the center of mass of an object of uniform density
- cede3/5
cede
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
yield; concede; grant.
- verb relinquish possession or control over
give up; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- centripetal3/5
centripetal
- adjective tending to move toward a center
- centripetal force
- adjective satellite tending to unify
unifying.
- adjective tending to move toward a center
- celibate3/5
celibate
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- adjective satellite abstaining from sexual intercourse
continent.
- celibate priests
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- centrist3/5
centrist
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
moderationist; middle of the roader; moderate.
- adjective satellite supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
middle-of-the-road.
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- centaur3/5
centaur
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaurus.
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- cellulitis3/5
cellulitis
- noun an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
- noun an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
- cebu3/5
cebu
- noun an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
Cebu City.
- noun one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
- noun an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
- cellophane3/5
cellophane
- noun a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
- noun a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
- cemeteries3/5
cemetery
- noun a tract of land used for burials
graveyard; burial ground; memorial park; burying ground; burial site; necropolis.
- noun a tract of land used for burials
- centennial3/5
centennial
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centenary.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- cervantes3/5
cervantes
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
Miguel de Cervantes; Cervantes Saavedra; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
- noun Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
- cerebrospinal3/5
cerebrospinal
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- cerebrospinal fluid
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- cerebrovascular3/5
cerebrovascular
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- a cerebrovascular accident
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- celts3/5
celt
- noun a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
Kelt.
- noun a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
- centenary3/5
centenary
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centennial.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- censuses3/5
census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- celebratory3/5
celebratory
- adjective used for celebrating
- adjective used for celebrating
- centerline3/5
centerline
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
center line.
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
- cer3/5
c
- noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
speed of light; light speed.
- noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree centigrade; degree Celsius.
- noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
- censured3/5
censure
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
animadversion.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
exclusion; excommunication.
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
- certitude3/5
certitude
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
overconfidence; cocksureness.
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
- centra3/5
centrum
- noun the main body of a vertebra
- noun the main body of a vertebra
- cerebellum3/5
cerebellum
- noun a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
- noun a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
- ceaseless3/5
ceaseless
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
constant; unceasing; perpetual; never-ending; incessant; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- centimeter3/5
centimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
cm; centimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- centimetres3/5
centimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimeter; cm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- celiac3/5
celiac
- adjective belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
- a celiac diet
- adjective of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
coeliac.
- adjective belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
- ceaselessly3/5
ceaselessly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; unceasingly; continuously; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- cerebrum3/5
cerebrum
- noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- cephalic3/5
cephalic
- adjective of or relating to the head
- adjective of or relating to the head
- cenozoic3/5
cenozoic
(Geol.) Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. Written also Seecænozoic ,cainozoic ,kainozoic .Geology .✍ This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.
- centro3/5
centro
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- cesar3/5
caesar
A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser ,Kesar .Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other. Macaulay.
- celeste3/5
celeste
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- cesare3/5
cesare
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- cerevisiae3/5
cerevisiae
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- ceasefire3/5
ceasefire
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- cen3/5
- cee3/5
- cedric3/5
cedric
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- cetera3/5
cetera
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- cecile3/5
cecile
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- cecily3/5
cecily
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- ceteris3/5
ceteris
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- celled3/5
cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
- centrale3/5
centrale
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center<-- original had "or of.." -->; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
- cess2/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- cerium2/5
cerium
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; Ce.
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- cesses2/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- cesium2/5
cesium
- noun a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
Cs; atomic number 55; caesium.
- noun a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
- centralize2/5
centralize
- verb make central
concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- verb make central
- centralising2/5
centralising
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
centralizing.
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
- cementum2/5
cementum
- noun a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
cement.
- noun a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
- centrosome2/5
centrosome
- noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
central body.
- noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
- cementitious2/5
cementitious
- adjective like or relevant to or having the properties of cement
- the adhesion of cementitious materials
- adjective like or relevant to or having the properties of cement
- cementite2/5
cementite
- noun a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle
iron carbide.
- noun a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle
- cere2/5
cere
- noun the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
- verb wrap up in a cerecloth
- cere a corpse
- noun the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
- centrosomes2/5
centrosome
- noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
central body.
- noun small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
- centrifuged2/5
centrifuge
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
extractor; separator.
- verb rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
centrifugate.
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- centrepiece2/5
centrepiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centerpiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centerpiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- celebrant2/5
celebrant
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrater; celebrator.
- noun an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
- noun a person who is celebrating
- cerberus2/5
cerberus
(Class. Myth.) A monster, in the shape, of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.
- ceremonials2/5
ceremonial
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremony; ceremonial occasion; observance.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- adjective satellite marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
- a ceremonial occasion
- ceremonial garb
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
- celebrants2/5
celebrant
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrater; celebrator.
- noun an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
- noun a person who is celebrating
- cellulite2/5
cellulite
- noun lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
- noun lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
- centralist2/5
centralist
- adjective advocating centralization
centralistic.
- adjective advocating centralization
- centrifuges2/5
centrifuge
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
extractor; separator.
- verb rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
centrifugate.
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- cellulosic2/5
cellulosic
- noun a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
- noun a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
- centurions2/5
centurion
- noun (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
- noun (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
- cerulean2/5
cerulean
- noun a light shade of blue
azure; sky-blue; lazuline; sapphire.
- adjective satellite of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
azure; bright blue; sky-blue.
- October's bright blue weather
- noun a light shade of blue
- cellos2/5
cello
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
violoncello.
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- cerumen2/5
cerumen
- noun a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
earwax.
- noun a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
- centerpieces2/5
centerpiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centrepiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centrepiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- centrifuging2/5
centrifuge
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
extractor; separator.
- verb rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
centrifugate.
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- certifies2/5
certify
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- ceding2/5
ceding
- noun the act of ceding
cession.
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
cede; yield; concede; grant.
- noun the act of ceding
- centring2/5
centre
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- noun an area that is approximately central within some larger region
heart; middle; eye; center.
- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
- noun a low-lying region in central France
- censures2/5
censure
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
animadversion.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
exclusion; excommunication.
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
- centaurs2/5
centaur
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaurus.
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- celerity2/5
celerity
- noun a rate that is rapid
quickness; rapidness; speediness; rapidity.
- noun a rate that is rapid
- ceremonious2/5
ceremonious
- adjective characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
pompous.
- adjective satellite rigidly formal or bound by convention
conventional.
- their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt
- adjective characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
- cellist2/5
cellist
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
violoncellist.
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
- censer2/5
censer
- noun a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
thurible.
- noun a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
- certificated2/5
certificated
- adjective satellite furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
- verb present someone with a certificate
certificate.
- adjective satellite furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
- censorious2/5
censorious
- adjective satellite harshly critical or expressing censure
- was censorious of petty failings
- adjective satellite harshly critical or expressing censure
- centroids2/5
centroid
- noun the center of mass of an object of uniform density
- noun the center of mass of an object of uniform density
- cenotaph2/5
cenotaph
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
empty tomb.
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
- centrism2/5
centrism
- noun a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
moderatism.
- noun a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
- cellularity2/5
cellularity
- noun the state of having cells
- noun the state of having cells
- cerise2/5
cerise
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
cherry; cherry red.
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
reddish; scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
- cedes2/5
cede
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
yield; concede; grant.
- verb relinquish possession or control over
give up; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- cervicitis2/5
cervicitis
- noun inflammation of the uterine cervix
- noun inflammation of the uterine cervix
- cessions2/5
cession
- noun the act of ceding
ceding.
- noun the act of ceding
- censers2/5
censer
- noun a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
thurible.
- noun a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
- cervus2/5
cervus
(Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied species. ✍ Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus .
- centrists2/5
centrist
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
moderationist; middle of the roader; moderate.
- adjective satellite supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
middle-of-the-road.
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- cebus2/5
cebu
- noun an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
Cebu City.
- noun one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
- noun an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
- cercariae2/5
cercaria
- noun tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
- noun tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
- cephalopod2/5
cephalopod
- noun marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
cephalopod mollusk.
- adjective relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
cephalopodan.
- noun marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
- cephalosporins2/5
cephalosporin
- noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Mefoxin.
- noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
- cellini2/5
cellini
- noun Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
Benvenuto Cellini.
- noun Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
- celt2/5
celt
One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France. Written also Kelt . The letter C was pronounced hard in Celtic languages.
- centromere2/5
centromere
- noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
kinetochore.
- the centromere is difficult to sequence
- noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
- cetaceans2/5
cetacean
- noun large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
cetacean mammal; blower.
- adjective of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
cetaceous.
- noun large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
- centrum2/5
centrum
- noun the main body of a vertebra
- noun the main body of a vertebra
- cecum2/5
cecum
- noun the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
caecum; blind gut.
- the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum
- noun the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
- cephalosporin2/5
cephalosporin
- noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Mefoxin.
- noun one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
- ceremoniously2/5
ceremoniously
- adverb in a ceremonious manner
ceremonially.
- my mother advised her children ceremoniously
- adverb in a ceremonious manner
- cereus2/5
cereus
(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili. ✍ Although several species flower in the night, the name Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus, whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height, is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico, Texas, etc.<--saguaro?= Carnegiea gigantea-->
- centipede2/5
centipede
- noun chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
- noun chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
- cesspool2/5
cesspool
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
sink; cesspit; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- ceremonially2/5
ceremonially
- adverb in a ceremonious manner
ceremoniously.
- my mother advised her children ceremoniously
- adverb in a ceremonial manner
ritually.
- he was ceremonially sworn in as President
- adverb in a ceremonious manner
- celebes2/5
celebes
- noun a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
Sulawesi.
- noun a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia
- centipedes2/5
centipede
- noun chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
- noun chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
- cetacean2/5
cetacean
- noun large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
cetacean mammal; blower.
- adjective of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
cetaceous.
- noun large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
- celecoxib2/5
celecoxib
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
Celebrex.
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
- cephalopods2/5
cephalopod
- noun marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
cephalopod mollusk.
- adjective relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
cephalopodan.
- noun marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
- censuring2/5
censure
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
animadversion.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
exclusion; excommunication.
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
- centimes2/5
centime
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
- noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
penny; cent.
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
- centenarians2/5
centenarian
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- adjective satellite being at least 100 years old
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- ceiba2/5
ceiba
- noun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
genus Ceiba.
- noun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
- centromeres2/5
centromere
- noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
kinetochore.
- the centromere is difficult to sequence
- noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
- cephalalgia2/5
cephalalgia
- noun pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
head ache; headache.
- noun pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
- centrioles2/5
centriole
- noun one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
- noun one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
- celebrex2/5
celebrex
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
celecoxib.
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
- cesspools2/5
cesspool
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
sink; cesspit; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- certifiable2/5
certifiable
- adjective satellite fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
certified.
- adjective satellite capable of being guaranteed or certified
- a certifiable fact
- adjective satellite fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
- centile2/5
centile
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
percentile.
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
- centenarian2/5
centenarian
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- adjective satellite being at least 100 years old
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
- centaurus2/5
centaurus
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaur.
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
- centerlines2/5
centerline
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
center line.
- noun a line that bisects a plane figure
- cellblock2/5
cellblock
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
ward.
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- certitudes2/5
certitude
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
overconfidence; cocksureness.
- noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
- celtics2/5
celtic
- noun a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Celtic language.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Gaelic.
- noun a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
- centimetre2/5
centimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimeter; cm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- cellphone2/5
cellphone
- noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
cell; cellular phone; mobile phone; cellular telephone.
- noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- centralism2/5
centralism
- noun the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
- noun the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
- ceftriaxone2/5
ceftriaxone
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
Rocephin.
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
- cefotaxime2/5
cefotaxime
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
Claforan.
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
- ceftazidime2/5
ceftazidime
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
Fortaz; Tazicef.
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
- cellphones2/5
cellphone
- noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
cell; cellular phone; mobile phone; cellular telephone.
- noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- cefuroxime2/5
cefuroxime
- noun a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
Zinacef; Ceftin.
- noun a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
- cecal2/5
cecal
- adjective of or like a cecum
caecal.
- adjective of or like a cecum
- centromeric2/5
centromeric
- adjective pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
- adjective pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
- ceylonese2/5
ceylonese
Of or pertaining to Ceylon. --n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Ceylon.
- centavos2/5
centavo
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
- cephalexin2/5
cephalexin
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
Keftab; Keflin; Keflex.
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
- cest2/5
c
- noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree centigrade; degree Celsius.
- noun the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
speed of light; light speed.
- noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
- centerfold2/5
centerfold
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
centrefold.
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
- centrex2/5
centrex
- noun (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- noun (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- centigrade2/5
centigrade
- adjective of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees
- adjective of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees
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ceilinged
- adjective provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
- the large beam-ceilinged living room
- adjective provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
- cern2/5
cern
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- cerf2/5
cerf
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- cessna2/5
cessna
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- centeredness2/5
centeredness
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- cep2/5
- cel2/5
- ceausescu2/5
ceausescu
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- centum2/5
centum
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- ceram2/5
ceram
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- celestine2/5
celestine
(Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
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cesaire
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- cecelia2/5
cecelia
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- cella2/5
cella
(Arch.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes.
- cercle2/5
circle
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
- noun an unofficial association of people or groups
band; set; lot.
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
- noun ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- cementation2/5
cementation
The act or process of cementing.
- cento2/5
cento
A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
- cephalad2/5
cephalad
(Zoöl.) Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.
- celestina2/5
- cerebri2/5
cerebri
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- centauri2/5
centauri
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- cepa2/5
cepa
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- celebre2/5
celebre
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- ceil2/5
ceil
To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room .The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
- ceuta2/5
- cellulase2/5
cellulase
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- certes2/5
certes
Certainly; in truth; verily. ArchaicCertes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so foul deface. Spenser.
- cerca2/5
cerca
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- cephalometric2/5
cephalometric
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- celina2/5
celina
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- cele2/5
cele
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- celadon2/5
celadon
A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint.
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- cera2/5
cera
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- celestials2/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- cees2/5
cees
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- cephalus2/5
cephalus
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- cepheid2/5
cepheid
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- ceps2/5
ceps
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- centinel2/5
centinel
Sentinel. Obs. Sackville.
- cels2/5
cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
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- cellmate2/5
cellmate
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- cesse2/5
cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- centration2/5
centration
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- ceste2/5
ceste
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- centage2/5
centage
Rate by the hundred; percentage.
- ceremonialism2/5
ceremonialism
Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony.
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- ceria2/5
ceria
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- cerenkov2/5
cerenkov
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- centrales2/5
centrale
Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center<-- original had "or of.." -->; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points.
- celli2/5
celli
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- ceric1/5
ceric
- adjective of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4
- adjective of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4
- centralise1/5
centralise
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- verb make central
- centralizes1/5
centralize
- verb make central
concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- verb make central
- centralises1/5
centralise
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- verb make central
- cerements1/5
cerement
- noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
shroud; winding-sheet; pall; winding-clothes.
- noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- celestite1/5
celestite
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- cerussite1/5
cerussite
- noun a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead
white lead ore.
- noun a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead
- cedarwood1/5
cedarwood
- noun durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
cedar.
- noun durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
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cephalopoda
(Zoöl.) The highest class of Mollusca. ✍ They have, around the front of the head, a group of elongated muscular arms, which are usually furnished with prehensile suckers or hooks, The head is highly developed, with large, well organized eyes and ears, and usually with a cartilaginous brain case. The higher forms, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopi, swim rapidly by ejecting a jet of water from the tubular siphon beneath the head. They have a pair of powerful horny jaws shaped like a parrot's beak, and a bag of inklike fluid which they can eject from the siphon, thus clouding the water in order to escape from their enemies. They are divided into two orders, the Dibranchiata, having two gills and eight or ten sucker-bearing arms, and the Tetrabranchiata, with four gills and numerous arms without suckers. The latter are all extinct except the Nautilus. See Octopus ,Squid ,Nautilus .
- cepheus1/5
cepheus
(Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia .
- cense1/5
cense
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense.
- verb perfume especially with a censer
- centerboard1/5
centerboard
- noun a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
centreboard; drop keel; sliding keel.
- noun a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- cestoda1/5
cestoda
- noun tapeworms
class Cestoda.
- noun tapeworms
- censing1/5
cense
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense.
- verb perfume especially with a censer
- cellulosics1/5
cellulosic
- noun a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
- noun a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
- censed1/5
cense
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense.
- verb perfume especially with a censer
- centrepieces1/5
centrepiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centerpiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centerpiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
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centralistic
- adjective advocating centralization
centralist.
- adjective advocating centralization
- celebrators1/5
celebrator
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrant; celebrater.
- noun a person who is celebrating
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centrality
- noun the property of being central
- noun the property of being central
- cetrimide1/5
cetrimide
- noun a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
- noun a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
- centreboard1/5
centreboard
- noun a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
drop keel; sliding keel; centerboard.
- noun a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- censes1/5
cense
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense.
- verb perfume especially with a censer
- ceruse1/5
ceruse
- noun a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
lead carbonate; white lead.
- noun a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
- censorships1/5
censorship
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
security review; censoring.
- noun deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
censoring.
- noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
- ceresin1/5
ceresin
- noun a white wax extracted from ozokerite
- noun a white wax extracted from ozokerite
- celebrator1/5
celebrator
- noun a person who is celebrating
celebrant; celebrater.
- noun a person who is celebrating
- ceratin1/5
ceratin
- noun a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
keratin.
- noun a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
- cephalochordata1/5
cephalochordata
- noun lancelets
subphylum Cephalochordata.
- noun lancelets
- celibates1/5
celibate
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- adjective satellite abstaining from sexual intercourse
continent.
- celibate priests
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- celtis1/5
celtis
- noun large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit
genus Celtis.
- noun large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit
- cecropia1/5
cecropia
- noun North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
Hyalophora cecropia; cecropia moth.
- noun large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
genus Cecropia.
- noun North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
- cercopithecus1/5
cercopithecus
- noun type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
genus Cercopithecus.
- noun type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
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cetacea
(Zoöl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [see Baleen .] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed.(b) The Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale, which have teeth. Another suborder ( Zeuglodontia ) is extinct. TheSirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.
- censorial1/5
censorial
- adjective belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions
- adjective belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions
- cedrus1/5
cedrus
- noun true cedars
genus Cedrus.
- noun true cedars
- cerebration1/5
cerebration
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
thinking; mentation; thought; intellection; thought process.
- thinking always made him frown
- she paused for thought
- noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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centrosymmetric
- adjective satellite having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point
radially symmetrical.
- adjective satellite having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point
- cercospora1/5
cercospora
- noun form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
genus Cercospora.
- noun form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
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centerfield
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
center; center field.
- he hit the ball to deep center
- noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
center field.
- noun the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- cenotaphs1/5
cenotaph
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
empty tomb.
- noun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
- cellists1/5
cellist
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
violoncellist.
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
- cercaria1/5
cercaria
- noun tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
- noun tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
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cerivastatin
- noun an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
Baycol.
- noun an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
- cerambycidae1/5
cerambycidae
- noun long-horned beetles
family Cerambycidae.
- noun long-horned beetles
- ceramist1/5
ceramist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
thrower; potter; ceramicist.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
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ceramist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
thrower; potter; ceramicist.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- ceratitis1/5
ceratitis
- noun Mediterranean fruit flies
genus Ceratitis.
- noun Mediterranean fruit flies
- cesareans1/5
cesarean
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
C-section; cesarian section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
- adjective relating to abdominal delivery
caesarian; caesarean; cesarian.
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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cenchrus
- noun a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
genus Cenchrus.
- noun a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
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ceruminous
- adjective relating to or secreting cerumen
- adjective relating to or secreting cerumen
- cervidae1/5
cervidae
- noun deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
family Cervidae.
- noun deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
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ceramicist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; potter.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- cercopithecidae1/5
cercopithecidae
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
family Cercopithecidae.
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
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cercocebus
- noun mangabeys
genus Cercocebus.
- noun mangabeys
- ceratopogonidae1/5
ceratopogonidae
- noun biting midges; sand flies
family Ceratopogonidae.
- noun biting midges; sand flies
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cesarian
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
C-section; cesarian section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
- adjective relating to abdominal delivery
caesarian; cesarean; caesarean.
- noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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celastrus
- noun genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
genus Celastrus.
- noun genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
- cebidae1/5
cebidae
- noun all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
family Cebidae.
- noun all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
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cephalometry
- noun measurement of human heads
- noun measurement of human heads
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ceramicist
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
ceramist; thrower; potter.
- noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
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celastraceae
- noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
staff-tree family; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
- noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
- cephalochordates1/5
cephalochordate
- noun fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
- noun fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
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centrarchidae
- noun sunfish family
family Centrarchidae.
- noun sunfish family
- certhia1/5
certhia
- noun type genus of the Certhiidae
genus Certhia.
- noun type genus of the Certhiidae
- cetraria1/5
cetraria
- noun foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
genus Cetraria.
- noun foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
- cetonia1/5
cetonia
- noun a genus of Cetoniidae
genus Cetonia.
- noun a genus of Cetoniidae
- centaurium1/5
centaurium
- noun genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
genus Centaurium.
- noun genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
- ceryle1/5
ceryle
- noun a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
genus Ceryle.
- noun a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
- cewa1/5
cewa
- noun a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
Chichewa; Chewa.
- noun a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
- celandine1/5
celandine
- noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
touch-me-not; lady's earrings; orange balsam; jewelweed; Impatiens capensis.
- noun perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
greater celandine; swallowwort; swallow wort; Chelidonium majus.
- noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
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centaurea
(Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ( Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa ).
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centriole
- noun one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
- noun one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
- celeriac1/5
celeriac
- noun grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
Apium graveolens rapaceum; root celery; celery root; knob celery; turnip-rooted celery.
- noun thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
celery root.
- noun grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
- cetus1/5
cetus
- noun a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
- noun a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius
- centroidal1/5
centroidal
- adjective of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid
- adjective of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid
- ceca1/5
cecum
- noun the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
caecum; blind gut.
- the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum
- noun the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
- celesta1/5
celesta
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- certs1/5
cert
- noun an absolute certainty
- it's a dead cert
- noun an absolute certainty
- cesspit1/5
cesspit
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
cesspool; sink; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- centrals1/5
central
- noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
telephone exchange; exchange.
- adjective satellite serving as an essential component
cardinal; key; fundamental; primal.
- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
- noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- centime1/5
centime
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
- noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
penny; cent.
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
- centaury1/5
centaury
- noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- noun any plant of the genus Centaurea
- noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- celluloses1/5
cellulose
- noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
- noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
- cembalo1/5
cembalo
- noun a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
harpsichord.
- noun a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
- centiles1/5
centile
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
percentile.
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
- celosia1/5
celosia
- noun annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
genus Celosia.
- noun annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
- cercis1/5
cercis
- noun deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
genus Cercis.
- noun deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
- cesspits1/5
cesspit
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
cesspool; sink; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- cervids1/5
cervid
- noun distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
deer.
- noun distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
- centerfielder1/5
centerfielder
- noun the person who plays center field
center fielder.
- noun the person who plays center field
- cessations1/5
cessation
- noun a stopping
surcease.
- a cessation of the thunder
- noun a stopping
- ceratophyllum1/5
ceratophyllum
- noun constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts
genus Ceratophyllum.
- noun constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts
- cerastium1/5
cerastium
- noun mouse-eared chickweed
genus Cerastium.
- noun mouse-eared chickweed
- cedrela1/5
cedrela
- noun tropical American trees
genus Cedrela.
- noun tropical American trees
- cerate1/5
cerate
- noun a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- noun a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- cellblocks1/5
cellblock
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
ward.
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- cervid1/5
cervid
- noun distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
deer.
- noun distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
- censused1/5
census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- cercarial1/5
cercarial
- adjective of or relating to cercaria
- adjective of or relating to cercaria
- cenobites1/5
cenobite
- noun a member of a religious order living in common
coenobite.
- noun a member of a religious order living in common
- cervices1/5
cervix
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
neck.
- he admired her long graceful neck
- the horse won by a neck
- noun necklike opening to the uterus
uterine cervix; cervix uteri.
- noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- cephalhematoma1/5
cephalhematoma
- noun a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
cephalohematoma.
- noun a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
- ceratonia1/5
ceratonia
- noun carobs
genus Ceratonia.
- noun carobs
- cestrum1/5
cestrum
- noun genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
genus Cestrum.
- noun genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
- cellarage1/5
cellarage
- noun a charge for storing goods in a cellar
- noun a storage area in a cellar
- noun a charge for storing goods in a cellar
- censusing1/5
census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- centennials1/5
centennial
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centenary.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- cephaloridine1/5
cephaloridine
- noun a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin
- noun a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin
- centenaries1/5
centenary
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
centennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
centennial.
- centennial celebration
- noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- cerises1/5
cerise
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
cherry; cherry red.
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
reddish; scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
- ceremoniousness1/5
ceremoniousness
- noun a ceremonial manner
- noun a ceremonial manner
- ceibas1/5
ceiba
- noun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
genus Ceiba.
- noun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers
- cephalohematoma1/5
cephalohematoma
- noun a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
cephalhematoma.
- noun a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
- cercidium1/5
cercidium
- noun spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
genus Cercidium.
- noun spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
- centesis1/5
centesis
- noun (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
- noun (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
- cenobite1/5
cenobite
- noun a member of a religious order living in common
coenobite.
- noun a member of a religious order living in common
- centranthus1/5
centranthus
- noun genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs
genus Centranthus.
- noun genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs
- centrosema1/5
centrosema
- noun a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
genus Centrosema.
- noun a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
- celandines1/5
celandine
- noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
touch-me-not; lady's earrings; orange balsam; jewelweed; Impatiens capensis.
- noun perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
greater celandine; swallowwort; swallow wort; Chelidonium majus.
- noun North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
- cestodes1/5
cestode
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
tapeworm.
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- cedis1/5
- cedi1/5
cedi
- noun the basic unit of money in Ghana
- noun the basic unit of money in Ghana
- censurable1/5
censurable
- adjective satellite deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blameable; blameworthy; blamable; culpable; blameful.
- blameworthy if not criminal behavior
- censurable misconduct
- culpable negligence
- adjective satellite deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
- ceilidh1/5
ceilidh
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- cenobitic1/5
cenobitic
- adjective of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living
coenobitical; coenobitic; cenobitical.
- adjective of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living
- cestode1/5
cestode
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
tapeworm.
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- cephalothin1/5
cephalothin
- noun a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin
- noun a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin
- cefadroxil1/5
cefadroxil
- noun a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)
Ultracef.
- noun a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)
- centavo1/5
centavo
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
- cefoperazone1/5
cefoperazone
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections
Cefobid.
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections
- centerfolds1/5
centerfold
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
centrefold.
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
- centner1/5
centner
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
hundredweight; metric hundredweight; doppelzentner.
- noun in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- cental1/5
cental
- noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
hundredweight; short hundredweight; quintal; centner; cwt.
- noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
- centesimal1/5
centesimal
- adjective relating to or divided into hundredths
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
100th; hundredth.
- adjective relating to or divided into hundredths
- cedilla1/5
cedilla
- noun a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
- noun a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
- cerastes1/5
cerastes
- noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
horned viper; Cerastes cornutus; sand viper; horned asp.
- noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
- ceftin1/5
ceftin
- noun a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
Zinacef; cefuroxime.
- noun a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
- centesimi1/5
centesimo
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
- noun a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
- cerebella1/5
cerebellum
- noun a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
- noun a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
- centrefold1/5
centrefold
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
centerfold.
- noun a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
- centners1/5
centner
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
hundredweight; metric hundredweight; doppelzentner.
- noun in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
- noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- ceilidhs1/5
ceilidh
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- noun an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
- centimos1/5
centimo
- noun a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
- noun a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
- cebuano1/5
cebuano
- noun language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Cebuan.
- noun language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
- ceratopsians1/5
ceratopsian
- noun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
horned dinosaur.
- noun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
- cerebrally1/5
cerebrally
- adverb in an intellectual manner
- cerebrally active
- adverb in the brain
- bleeding cerebrally
- adverb in an intellectual manner
- ceratopsian1/5
ceratopsian
- noun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
horned dinosaur.
- noun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
- ceras1/5
ceras
- noun one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills
- noun one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills
- cero1/5
cero
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
Scomberomorus regalis; pintado; kingfish.
- noun large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
cavalla; Scomberomorus cavalla; king mackerel.
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
- ceratosaurus1/5
ceratosaurus
- noun primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
ceratosaur.
- noun primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
- centricity1/5
centricity
The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.
- cellules1/5
- cerned1/5
cerned
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- cellulases1/5
cellulases
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- cenote1/5
cenote
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- ceti1/5
ceti
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- cenis1/5
- cesena1/5
- ceviche1/5
- ceasefires1/5
ceasefires
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- cedula1/5
cedula
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- cementless1/5
- centralis1/5
centralis
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- centi1/5
centi
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- celebs1/5
celebs
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- certifier1/5
certify
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- cellule1/5
cellule
A small cell.
- cerebelli1/5
cerebelli
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- celotex1/5
- cellobiose1/5
- cens1/5
cens
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- cetane1/5
- cervicis1/5
cervicis
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- cesta1/5
cesta
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- cellmates1/5
cellmates
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- cephalothorax1/5
cephalothorax
(Zoöl.) The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.
- cellarer1/5
cellarer
(Eccl.) A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.
- cerne1/5
cerne
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- cestui1/5
- celeb1/5
celeb
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- cetyl1/5
cetyl
(Chem.) A radical, C16H33 , not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.
- cermet1/5
cermet
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- certifiably1/5
certifiable
- adjective satellite fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
certified.
- adjective satellite capable of being guaranteed or certified
- a certifiable fact
- adjective satellite fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
- celebres1/5
celebres
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- cerning1/5
cerning
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- centrifugally1/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- cephalonia1/5
- cerci1/5
- certifiers1/5
certifier
One who certifies or assures.
- ceiled1/5
ceil
To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room .The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
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- ceas1/5
ceas
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- cene1/5
cene
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- centralists1/5
centralist
- adjective advocating centralization
centralistic.
- adjective advocating centralization
- ceils1/5
ceil
To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room .The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. 2 Chron. iii. 5
- cereale1/5
cereale
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- cenotes1/5
- cermets1/5
cermets
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- celite1/5
celite
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- cesser1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- ceder1/5
cede
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
yield; concede; grant.
- verb relinquish possession or control over
give up; surrender; deliver.
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
- verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- celticism1/5
celticism
A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language. Warton.
- centerless1/5
centerless
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- cenacle1/5
cenacle
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- censoriousness1/5
censoriousness
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- centos1/5
cento
A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
- cerebritis1/5
cerebritis
(Med.) Inflammation of the cerebrum.
- cemetary1/5
cemetary
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- ceinture1/5
ceinture
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- celling1/5
cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
- centuria1/5
centuria
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- cervicalis1/5
cervicalis
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- ceja1/5
ceja
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- cetin1/5
cetin
(Chem.) A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti.
- cephalon1/5
cephalon
(Zoöl.) The head.
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- cervin1/5
cervin
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- cestus1/5
cestus
(Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
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cervicofacial
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- centripetally1/5
centripetal
- adjective tending to move toward a center
- centripetal force
- adjective satellite tending to unify
unifying.
- adjective tending to move toward a center
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- cedent1/5
cedent
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- cessing1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
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- certis1/5
- celtiberian1/5
celtiberian
Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its inhabitants the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus). --n. An inhabitant of Celtiberia.
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cedulas
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- cerasus1/5
cerasus
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- centu1/5
centu
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- ceto1/5
ceto
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certif
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- ceili1/5
ceili
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- cepes1/5
- cemental1/5
cemental
Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; R. Owen.as, .cemental tubes
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ceorl
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- celtiberians1/5
celtiberian
Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia (a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus) or its inhabitants the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus). --n. An inhabitant of Celtiberia.
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- centuriate1/5
centuriate
Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. R. Holland.
- cephalization1/5
cephalization
Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development. Dana.
- cephalogram1/5
cephalogram
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- cedron1/5
- celestes1/5
celestes
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- celestially1/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- centerfire1/5
centerfire
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- cessed1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- cephalo1/5
cephalo
A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, .cephalo some,cephalo pod
- cesti1/5
cesti
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- cernua1/5
cernua
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centimorgan
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- cembra1/5
cembra
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- cerifera1/5
cerifera
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- cerealia1/5
cerealia
(Antiq.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres.
- cerata1/5
cerata
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- cepe1/5
cepe
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- cete1/5
cete
(Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.
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cellaring
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- cessor1/5
cessor
(Law) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cowell.Cessavit .
- cerebroside1/5
cerebroside
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- centralizer1/5
centralize
- verb make central
concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- verb make central
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centralizers
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- cerris1/5
cerris
(Bot.) A species of oak ( Quercus cerris ) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called alsobitter oak andTurkey oak .
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censorious
- adjective satellite harshly critical or expressing censure
- was censorious of petty failings
- adjective satellite harshly critical or expressing censure
- centigram1/5
centigram
The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram .
- cessionary1/5
cessionary
Having surrendered the effects; Martin.as, a .cessionary bankrupt
- cerebrale1/5
cerebrale
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- ceriops1/5
- cetes1/5
cete
(Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.
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- celadons1/5
celadon
A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint.
- cephaloceles1/5
cephaloceles
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- cerin1/5
cerin
(Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. Watts.
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cephalocele
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centigram
The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram .
- cellae1/5
cella
(Arch.) The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticoes.
- censurers1/5
censurer
One who censures. Sha.
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cessio
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- celiacs1/5
celiac
- adjective belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
- a celiac diet
- adjective of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
coeliac.
- adjective belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
- cetology1/5
cetology
The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.
- ceorls1/5
- cerebriform1/5
cerebriform
Like the brain in form or substance.
- cercus1/5
cercus
(Zoöl.) See Cercopod .
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cerasifera
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- ceptor1/5
ceptor
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- centrifugals1/5
centrifugal
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- centrifugal force
- adjective satellite tending away from centralization, as of authority
- the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
- adjective tending to move away from a center
- cellared1/5
cellared
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cernuus
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- cellularly1/5
cellular
- adjective relating to cells
- cellular walls
- cellular physiology
- adjective characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
- the cellular construction of a beehive
- any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular
- adjective relating to cells
- censurer1/5
censure
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
animadversion.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
exclusion; excommunication.
- noun harsh criticism or disapproval
- cerealella1/5
cerealella
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cercopithecoid
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- cedre1/5
cedre
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- cessant1/5
cessant
Inactive; dormant Obs. W. Montagu.
- ceratobranchial1/5
ceratobranchial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch. --n. A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage.
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ceratohyal
(Anat.) Pertaining to the bone, or carts, large, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. --n. A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
Derived words of ce
- surfaces«Word Popularity Bar5/5
surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
- the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
- noun the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- they skimmed over the surface of the water
- a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
- the sun has no distinct surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- substances5/5
substance
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- places5/5
place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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process
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
procedure.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
operation; cognitive process; mental process; cognitive operation.
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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process
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
procedure.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
operation; cognitive process; mental process; cognitive operation.
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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reduced
- adjective made less in size or amount or degree
decreased.
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
trim; cut; cut back; bring down; reduce; cut down; trim down; trim back.
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- adjective made less in size or amount or degree
- processing5/5
processing
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
- the processing of newly arrived immigrants
- the processing of ore to obtain minerals
- verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
- faced5/5
faced
- adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
- a neatly faced terrace
- verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
confront; face up; face.
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
- adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
- replaced5/5
replace
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- faces5/5
face
- noun the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
human face.
- he washed his face
- I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; expression; look; aspect.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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space
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
infinite.
- they tested his ability to locate objects in space
- the boundless regions of the infinite
- noun an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the architect left space in front of the building
- they stopped at an open space in the jungle
- the space between his teeth
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- concentrated5/5
concentrated
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate.
- concentrate juice
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- reduces5/5
reduce
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
trim; cut; cut back; bring down; cut down; trim down; trim back.
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
- verb make less complex
- reduce a problem to a single question
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
- conceived5/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- concentrate5/5
concentrate
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
dressed ore.
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- displacement5/5
displacement
- noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
supplanting.
- noun an event in which something is displaced without rotation
shift.
- noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- processed5/5
processed
- adjective satellite subjected to a special process or treatment
- prepared ergot
- processed cheeses are easy to spread
- verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
- adjective satellite subjected to a special process or treatment
- deceased5/5
deceased
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; dead soul.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun someone who is no longer alive
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accelerated
- adjective satellite speeded up, as of an academic course
- in an accelerated program in school
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- adjective satellite speeded up, as of an academic course
- conceive5/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- services5/5
services
- noun performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- the mayor tried to maintain city services
- the medical services are excellent
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
service.
- budget separately for goods and services
- noun performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
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received
- adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
standard.
- standard English" (American)
- received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
- verb get something; come into possession of
receive; have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
- noun a powerful effect or influence
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difference
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- there are many differences between jazz and rock
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; divergence; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- produced5/5
produce
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
green goods; garden truck; green groceries.
- verb bring forth or yield
bring forth.
- The tree would not produce fruit
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
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placed
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
located; set; situated.
- valuable centrally located urban land
- strategically placed artillery
- a house set on a hilltop
- nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
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source
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; root; beginning; rootage.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- noun a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- receive5/5
receive
- verb get something; come into possession of
have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
incur; obtain; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb get something; come into possession of
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experience
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- a man of experience
- experience is the best teacher
- noun the content of direct observation or participation in an event
- he had a religious experience
- he recalled the experience vividly
- noun the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
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officer
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
military officer.
- an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
officeholder.
- he is an officer of the court
- the club elected its officers for the coming year
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
- officers5/5
officer
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
military officer.
- an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
officeholder.
- he is an officer of the court
- the club elected its officers for the coming year
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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advanced
- adjective satellite farther along in physical or mental development
- the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'
- children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
- verb move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
advance; move on; march on; progress; pass on; go on.
- Time marches on
- adjective satellite farther along in physical or mental development
- consequences5/5
consequence
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect; result; upshot; outcome; issue; event.
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
- noun the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
aftermath.
- noun a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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concentration
- noun the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together
compactness; tightness; denseness; density.
- noun the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
- experienced5/5
experienced
- adjective having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
experient.
- verb go or live through
see; go through; experience.
- We had many trials to go through
- he saw action in Viet Nam
- adjective having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
- proceedings5/5
proceedings
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding; proceeding.
- noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
minutes; transactions.
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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devices
- noun an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
- eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force
- the children were left to their own devices
- noun an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
device.
- the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
- a device intended to conserve water
- noun an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
- sciences5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- induced5/5
induced
- adjective brought about or caused; not spontaneous
- a case of steroid-induced weakness
- verb cause to arise
bring on; induce.
- induce a crisis
- adjective brought about or caused; not spontaneous
- receiving5/5
receive
- verb get something; come into possession of
have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
incur; obtain; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb get something; come into possession of
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influence
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- used her parents' influence to get the job
- noun causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- conception5/5
conception
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept; construct.
- noun the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- produces5/5
produce
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
green goods; garden truck; green groceries.
- verb bring forth or yield
bring forth.
- The tree would not produce fruit
- noun fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
- influences5/5
influence
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
- used her parents' influence to get the job
- noun causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- noun a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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concentration
- noun the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together
compactness; tightness; denseness; density.
- noun the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
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enhanced
- adjective satellite increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
- her enhanced beauty was the result of a good night's sleep rather than makeup
- careful cleaning was responsible for the enhanced value of the painting
- verb increase
enhance; heighten; raise.
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
- adjective satellite increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
- replacement5/5
replacement
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
replacing.
- replacing the star will not be easy
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
alternate; surrogate.
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- advances5/5
advance
- noun a movement forward
progress; progression.
- he listened for the progress of the troops
- noun a change for the better; progress in development
betterment; improvement.
- noun a movement forward
- receives5/5
receive
- verb get something; come into possession of
have.
- receive payment
- receive a gift
- receive letters from the front
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
incur; obtain; find; get.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
- verb get something; come into possession of
- reproduced5/5
reproduce
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- reproduce the painting
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
procreate; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- succession5/5
succession
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; chronological sequence; successiveness; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
- races5/5
race
- noun any competition
- the race for the presidency
- noun a contest of speed
- the race is to the swift
- noun any competition
- reinforced5/5
reinforced
- adjective satellite given added strength or support
strengthened.
- reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting
- verb make stronger
reinforce; reenforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- adjective satellite given added strength or support
- traces5/5
trace
- noun a just detectable amount
suggestion; hint.
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- noun an indication that something has been present
vestige; shadow; tincture.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
- noun a just detectable amount
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trace
- noun a just detectable amount
suggestion; hint.
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- noun an indication that something has been present
vestige; shadow; tincture.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
- noun a just detectable amount
- interfaces5/5
interface
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- noun (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
user interface.
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- processor5/5
processor
- noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- noun someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
- noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- conceptions5/5
conception
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept; construct.
- noun the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- enhancement5/5
enhancement
- noun an improvement that makes something more agreeable
sweetening.
- noun an improvement that makes something more agreeable
- acceleration5/5
acceleration
- noun an increase in rate of change
- modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change
- noun the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
quickening; speedup.
- noun an increase in rate of change
- concealed5/5
concealed
- adjective satellite not accessible to view
out of sight; hidden.
- concealed (or hidden) damage
- in stormy weather the stars are out of sight
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
conceal; hide.
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
- adjective satellite not accessible to view
- reinforcement5/5
reinforcement
- noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
support; reenforcement.
- they called for artillery support
- noun information that makes more forcible or convincing
reenforcement.
- his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
- noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- appearances5/5
appearance
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
visual aspect.
- noun the event of coming into sight
- noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
- necessary5/5
necessary
- noun anything indispensable
requirement; requisite; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective absolutely essential
- noun anything indispensable
- access5/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- success5/5
success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- let's call heads a success and tails a failure
- the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
- noun an attainment that is successful
- his success in the marathon was unexpected
- his new play was a great success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- concept5/5
concept
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
conception; construct.
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- practices5/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- circumstances5/5
circumstances
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; luck.
- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
- noun a person's financial situation (good or bad)
- he found himself in straitened circumstances
- noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- procedure5/5
procedure
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
process.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
operation.
- the operations in building a house
- certain machine tool operations
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- cancer5/5
cancer
- noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
malignant neoplastic disease.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Crab.
- noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- concern5/5
concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- scene5/5
scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- accepted5/5
accepted
- adjective satellite generally approved or compelling recognition
recognised; recognized.
- several accepted techniques for treating the condition
- his recognized superiority in this kind of work
- verb consider or hold as true
accept.
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
- adjective satellite generally approved or compelling recognition
- introduced5/5
introduce
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb bring something new to an environment
innovate.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb cause to come to know personally
- accept5/5
accept
- verb consider or hold as true
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
- verb receive willingly something given or offered
have; take.
- The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
- I won't have this dog in my house!
- Please accept my present
- verb consider or hold as true
- procedures5/5
procedure
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
process.
- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
- noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
operation.
- the operations in building a house
- certain machine tool operations
- noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- references5/5
reference
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
mention.
- she made frequent mention of her promotion
- there was no mention of it
- the speaker made several references to his wife
- noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
acknowledgment; mention; citation; credit; cite; quotation.
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
- noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
- forced5/5
forced
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- forced-air heating
- furnaces of the forced-convection type
- forced convection in plasma generators
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
coerce; force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- concerns5/5
concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- concepts5/5
concept
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
conception; construct.
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- pieces5/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
- choices5/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- necessity5/5
necessity
- noun the condition of being essential or indispensable
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; requisite; essential.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- noun the condition of being essential or indispensable
- instances5/5
instance
- noun an occurrence of something
case; example.
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
- but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
example; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun an occurrence of something
- voices5/5
voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- offices5/5
office
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
business office.
- he rented an office in the new building
- noun an administrative unit of government
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency.
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- succeeded5/5
succeed
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
win; come through; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- verb be the successor (of)
come after; follow.
- Carter followed Ford
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
- proceed5/5
proceed
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
- verb move ahead; travel onward in time or space
go forward; continue.
- We proceeded towards Washington
- She continued in the direction of the hills
- We are moving ahead in time now
- verb continue talking
- preceding5/5
preceding
- adjective existing or coming before
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- adjective existing or coming before
- scenes5/5
scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- innocent5/5
innocent
- noun a person who lacks knowledge of evil
inexperienced person.
- adjective free from evil or guilt
clean-handed; guiltless.
- an innocent child
- the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty
- noun a person who lacks knowledge of evil
- succeed5/5
succeed
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
win; come through; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- verb be the successor (of)
come after; follow.
- Carter followed Ford
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
- sequences5/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- license5/5
license
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; permit.
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
licence.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
- balanced5/5
balanced
- adjective being in a state of proper equilibrium
- the carefully balanced seesaw
- a properly balanced symphony orchestra
- a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history
- a balanced blend of whiskeys
- the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- adjective being in a state of proper equilibrium
- producers5/5
producer
- noun someone who manufactures something
manufacturer.
- noun someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
- noun someone who manufactures something
- placement5/5
placement
- noun the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
arrangement.
- the arrangement of the furniture
- the placement of the chairs
- noun contact established between applicants and prospective employees
- the agency provided placement services
- noun the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- proceeds5/5
proceeds
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; take; issue; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; proceed; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- proceeded5/5
proceed
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
- verb move ahead; travel onward in time or space
go forward; continue.
- We proceeded towards Washington
- She continued in the direction of the hills
- We are moving ahead in time now
- verb continue talking
- accepting5/5
accepting
- adjective satellite tolerating without protest
- always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates
- the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting
- verb consider or hold as true
accept.
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
- adjective satellite tolerating without protest
- producer5/5
producer
- noun someone who manufactures something
manufacturer.
- noun someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
- noun someone who manufactures something
- receiver5/5
receiver
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving system.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
liquidator.
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
- exceed5/5
exceed
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- audiences5/5
audience
- noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the audience applauded
- someone in the audience began to cough
- noun the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- every artist needs an audience
- the broadcast reached an audience of millions
- noun a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- proceeding5/5
proceeding
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding; proceedings.
- verb continue talking
carry on; continue; proceed; go on.
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
- noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
- performances5/5
performance
- noun a dramatic or musical entertainment
public presentation.
- they listened to ten different performances
- the play ran for 100 performances
- the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
- noun the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal
- an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto
- noun a dramatic or musical entertainment
- descent5/5
descent
- noun a movement downward
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; extraction.
- he comes from good origins
- noun a movement downward
- successive5/5
successive
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
consecutive; serial; sequential; sequent.
- serial concerts
- adjective satellite in regular succession without gaps
- magnificent5/5
magnificent
- adjective satellite characterized by grandeur
brilliant; splendid; glorious.
- the brilliant court life at Versailles
- a glorious work of art
- magnificent cathedrals
- the splendid coronation ceremony
- adjective satellite characterized by grandeur
- successor5/5
successor
- noun a person who follows next in order
replacement.
- he was President Lincoln's successor
- noun a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
- noun a person who follows next in order
- advancement5/5
advancement
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
promotion; furtherance.
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; procession; onward motion; progress.
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- descended5/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- descendants5/5
descendants
- noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor
posterity.
- we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendent; descendant.
- noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor
- exceeds5/5
exceed
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- introduces5/5
introduce
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb bring something new to an environment
innovate.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb cause to come to know personally
- displaced5/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- preceded5/5
precede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
predate.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- accepts5/5
accept
- verb consider or hold as true
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
- verb receive willingly something given or offered
have; take.
- The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
- I won't have this dog in my house!
- Please accept my present
- verb consider or hold as true
- percent5/5
percent
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
percentage; pct; per centum.
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
- resources5/5
resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- noun a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- the local library is a valuable resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- except5/5
except
- verb take exception to
demur.
- he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb take exception to
- concerned5/5
concerned
- adjective feeling or showing worry or solicitude
- concerned parents of youthful offenders
- was concerned about the future
- we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand
- greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child
- verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- adjective feeling or showing worry or solicitude
- concerning5/5
concern
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
- noun an anxious feeling
fear; care.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
- noun something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- prices5/5
price
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
cost; monetary value.
- the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
- he puts a high price on his services
- he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- noun the amount of money needed to purchase something
terms; damage.
- the price of gasoline
- he got his new car on excellent terms
- how much is the damage?
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- percentage5/5
percentage
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
percent; pct; per centum.
- noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
portion; part; share.
- he wanted his share in cash
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
- perceived5/5
perceived
- adjective satellite detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
sensed.
- the felt presence of an intruder
- a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms
- a perceived threat
- verb to become aware of through the senses
perceive; comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- adjective satellite detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
- perception5/5
perception
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
percept; perceptual experience.
- noun a way of conceiving something
- Luther had a new perception of the Bible
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- noticed5/5
noticed
- adjective being perceived or observed
- an easily noticed effect on the rate of growth
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find; discover.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- adjective being perceived or observed
- ocean5/5
ocean
- noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- noun anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
sea.
- noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- excess5/5
excess
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
nimiety; surplusage; surplus.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excessiveness.
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
- announced5/5
announced
- adjective satellite declared publicly; made widely known
proclaimed.
- their announced intentions
- the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy
- verb make known; make an announcement
announce; denote.
- She denoted her feelings clearly
- adjective satellite declared publicly; made widely known
- acceptable5/5
acceptable
- adjective worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
- acceptable levels of radiation
- performances varied from acceptable to excellent
- adjective satellite judged to be in conformity with approved usage
- acceptable English usage
- adjective worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
- enforcement5/5
enforcement
- noun the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- noun the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- uncertainty5/5
uncertainty
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
precariousness; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
- noun the state of being unsure of something
dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety; incertitude.
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- sentences5/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- conceptual5/5
conceptual
- adjective satellite being or characterized by concepts or their formation
- conceptual discussions
- the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking
- sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category
- adjective satellite being or characterized by concepts or their formation
- excessive5/5
excessive
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
undue; inordinate; unreasonable.
- excessive charges
- a book of inordinate length
- his dress stops just short of undue elegance
- unreasonable demands
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
- perceptions5/5
perception
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
percept; perceptual experience.
- noun a way of conceiving something
- Luther had a new perception of the Bible
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- glanced5/5
glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a quick look
- adjacent5/5
adjacent
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
side by side; next.
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
- adjective satellite having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
neighboring; conterminous; contiguous.
- Rhode Island has two bordering states
- the side of Germany conterminous with France
- Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
- neighboring cities
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- reception5/5
reception
- noun the manner in which something is greeted
response.
- she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
- noun a formal party of people; as after a wedding
- noun the manner in which something is greeted
- uncertain5/5
uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
incertain; unsure.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- chances5/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- perceive5/5
perceive
- verb to become aware of through the senses
comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb become conscious of
- She finally perceived the futility of her protest
- verb to become aware of through the senses
- princess5/5
princess
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- provinces5/5
province
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
state.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities
responsibility.
- it was his province to take care of himself
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- accessed5/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- pronounced5/5
pronounced
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
marked.
- walked with a marked limp
- a pronounced flavor of cinnamon
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
- adolescents5/5
adolescent
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; stripling.
- adjective relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
- adolescent problems
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- incentives5/5
incentive
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; inducement.
- noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
bonus.
- noun a positive motivational influence
- adolescent5/5
adolescent
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; stripling.
- adjective relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
- adolescent problems
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- ancestors5/5
ancestor
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ascendant; root.
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- unnecessary5/5
unnecessary
- adjective not necessary
unneeded.
- adjective not necessary
- distances5/5
distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun a distant region
- I could see it in the distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- incentive5/5
incentive
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; inducement.
- noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
bonus.
- noun a positive motivational influence
- exceptional5/5
exceptional
- adjective satellite far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
surpassing; prodigious; olympian; exceeding.
- a night of exceeding darkness
- an exceptional memory
- olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
- the young Mozart's prodigious talents
- adjective satellite surpassing what is common or usual or expected
especial; particular; special.
- he paid especial attention to her
- exceptional kindness
- a matter of particular and unusual importance
- a special occasion
- a special reason to confide in her
- what's so special about the year 2000?
- adjective satellite far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- practiced5/5
practiced
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; expert; skillful; proficient; adept; skilful.
- adept in handicrafts
- an adept juggler
- an expert job
- a good mechanic
- a practiced marksman
- a proficient engineer
- a lesser-known but no less skillful composer
- the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practise; practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- excel5/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- embraced5/5
embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- receipt5/5
receipt
- noun the act of receiving
reception.
- noun an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
- noun the act of receiving
- susceptible5/5
susceptible
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- susceptible to colds
- susceptible of proof
- adjective satellite easily impressed emotionally
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- procedural5/5
procedural
- adjective of or relating to procedure
- a procedural violation
- adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
adjective.
- adjective law
- adjective of or relating to procedure
- licensing5/5
license
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; permit.
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
licence.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
- accent5/5
accent
- noun distinctive manner of oral expression
speech pattern.
- he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
- she had a very clear speech pattern
- noun special importance or significance
emphasis.
- the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
- the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
- noun distinctive manner of oral expression
- recent5/5
recent
- adjective satellite new
- recent graduates
- a recent addition to the house
- recent buds on the apple trees
- noun approximately the last 10,000 years
Holocene epoch; Recent epoch; Holocene.
- adjective satellite new
- successful5/5
successful
- adjective having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
- a successful architect
- a successful business venture
- adjective having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
- necessarily5/5
necessarily
- adverb in an essential manner
needfully.
- such expenses are necessarily incurred
- adverb in such a manner as could not be otherwise
inevitably; needs; of necessity.
- it is necessarily so
- we must needs by objective
- adverb in an essential manner
- excellent5/5
excellent
- adjective satellite very good; of the highest quality
fantabulous; first-class; splendid.
- made an excellent speech
- the school has excellent teachers
- a first-class mind
- adjective satellite very good; of the highest quality
- exception5/5
exception
- noun a deliberate act of omission
elision; exclusion.
- with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
- noun an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; the only exception was her last child"
- all her children were brilliant
- an exception tests the rule
- noun a deliberate act of omission
- convinced5/5
convinced
- adjective satellite persuaded of; very sure
positive; confident.
- were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
- I am positive he is lying
- was confident he would win
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
convert; win over; convince.
- He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
- adjective satellite persuaded of; very sure
- princeton5/5
princeton
- noun a university town in central New Jersey
- noun a university in New Jersey
Princeton University.
- noun a university town in central New Jersey
- receptor5/5
receptor
- noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
sensory receptor; sense organ.
- noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- preferences5/5
preference
- noun a strong liking
predilection; taste; penchant.
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
- noun a predisposition in favor of something
predilection; orientation.
- a predilection for expensive cars
- his sexual preferences
- showed a Marxist orientation
- noun a strong liking
- accessible5/5
accessible
- adjective capable of being reached
- a town accessible by rail
- adjective satellite capable of being read with comprehension
approachable.
- readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
- the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
- adjective capable of being reached
- exceptions5/5
exception
- noun a deliberate act of omission
elision; exclusion.
- with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
- noun an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; the only exception was her last child"
- all her children were brilliant
- an exception tests the rule
- noun a deliberate act of omission
- peaceful5/5
peaceful
- adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
peaceable.
- a peaceful nation
- peaceful times
- a far from peaceful Christmas
- peaceful sleep
- adjective satellite peacefully resistant in response to injustice
passive.
- passive resistance
- adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
- receptors5/5
receptor
- noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
sensory receptor; sense organ.
- noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- concert5/5
concert
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- conferences5/5
conference
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
league.
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- decent5/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- enforced5/5
enforced
- adjective forced or compelled or put in force
implemented.
- a life of enforced inactivity
- enforced obedience
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement; enforce.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- adjective forced or compelled or put in force
- spencer5/5
spencer
One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. Obs. Promptorium Parvulorum.
- sincere5/5
sincere
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- he was a good man, decent and sincere
- felt sincere regret that they were leaving
- sincere friendship
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; earnest.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- announcement5/5
announcement
- noun a formal public statement
declaration; annunciation; proclamation.
- the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
- a declaration of independence
- noun a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
promulgation.
- the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
- the promulgation was written in English
- noun a formal public statement
- successfully5/5
successfully
- adverb with success; in a successful manner
- she performed the surgery successfully
- adverb with success; in a successful manner
- scenario5/5
scenario
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- noun a setting for a work of art or literature
- the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- scarcely5/5
scarcely
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb almost not
hardly.
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
- adverb only a very short time before
- scenarios5/5
scenario
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- noun a setting for a work of art or literature
- the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- december5/5
december
The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.
- recently5/5
recently
- adverb in the recent past
late; latterly; of late; lately.
- he was in Paris recently
- lately the rules have been enforced
- as late as yesterday she was fine
- feeling better of late
- the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
- adverb in the recent past
- vincent5/5
vincent
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- surfaced4/5
surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
- the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
- noun the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- they skimmed over the surface of the water
- a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
- the sun has no distinct surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- balances4/5
balance
- noun a state of equilibrium
- noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- noun a state of equilibrium
- matrices4/5
matrix
- noun (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
- noun (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
- noun (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
- parcel4/5
parcel
- noun a wrapped container
package.
- noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
portion; share.
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
- noun a wrapped container
- concentrating4/5
concentrate
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
dressed ore.
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- accelerate4/5
accelerate
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- verb cause to move faster
speed up; speed.
- He accelerated the car
- verb move faster
- replaces4/5
replace
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- spices4/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- exacerbated4/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- decentralized4/5
decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
decentralised.
- a decentralized school administration
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
- concentrates4/5
concentrate
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
dressed ore.
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- accelerating4/5
accelerate
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- verb cause to move faster
speed up; speed.
- He accelerated the car
- verb move faster
- concealment4/5
concealment
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
secrecy; privateness; privacy.
- noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
covert; screen; cover.
- a screen of trees afforded privacy
- under cover of darkness
- the brush provided a covert for game
- the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
- graces4/5
grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- displacements4/5
displacement
- noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
supplanting.
- noun an event in which something is displaced without rotation
shift.
- noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- parcels4/5
parcel
- noun a wrapped container
package.
- noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
portion; share.
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
- noun a wrapped container
- laced4/5
laced
- adjective closed with a lace
tied.
- snugly laced shoes
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- adjective closed with a lace
- pharmaceutical4/5
pharmaceutical
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
pharmaceutic.
- adjective of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
pharmaceutic.
- the pharmaceutical industry
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- disturbances4/5
disturbance
- noun activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
perturbation.
- the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset
- he looked around for the source of the disturbance
- there was a disturbance of neural function
- noun an unhappy and worried mental state
perturbation; upset.
- there was too much anger and disturbance
- she didn't realize the upset she caused me
- noun activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
- scent4/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- cancel4/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- conceal4/5
conceal
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
hide.
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
- verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others
hold in; hold back.
- She conceals her anger well
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
- offences4/5
offence
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
offense; offensive.
- noun the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
offense.
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
- ascending4/5
ascending
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; rise; ascent.
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
ascend; go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
- occurrences4/5
occurrence
- noun an event that happens
occurrent; natural event; happening.
- noun an instance of something occurring
- a disease of frequent occurrence
- the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
- noun an event that happens
- processors4/5
processor
- noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- noun someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
- noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- intracellular4/5
intracellular
- adjective located or occurring within a cell or cells
- intracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring within a cell or cells
- enhances4/5
enhance
- verb increase
heighten; raise.
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
- verb make better or more attractive
- This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat
- verb increase
- induces4/5
induce
- verb cause to arise
bring on.
- induce a crisis
- verb cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
get; make; have; cause; stimulate.
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
- verb cause to arise
- extracellular4/5
extracellular
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- extracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- intercept4/5
intercept
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- verb seize on its way
stop.
- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- accessories4/5
accessory
- noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
accouterment; accoutrement.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; appurtenance.
- noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
- decentralization4/5
decentralization
- noun the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
decentalisation.
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
decentralisation.
- noun the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
- acetate4/5
acetate
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
ethanoate.
- noun a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
acetate rayon.
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
- fences4/5
fence
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fencing.
- noun a dealer in stolen property
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- reinforces4/5
reinforce
- verb make stronger
reenforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb strengthen and support with rewards
reward.
- Let's reinforce good behavior
- verb make stronger
- incense4/5
incense
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- noun the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- incense filled the room
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- accessory4/5
accessory
- noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
accouterment; accoutrement.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; appurtenance.
- noun clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
- ascended4/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- decedent4/5
decedent
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- noun someone who is no longer alive
- reinforcements4/5
reinforcement
- noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
support; reenforcement.
- they called for artillery support
- noun information that makes more forcible or convincing
reenforcement.
- his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
- noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- cancelled4/5
cancelled
- adjective (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
off.
- the wedding is definitely off
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
cancel; scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- adjective (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
- peacekeeping4/5
peacekeeping
- noun the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
peacekeeping mission; peacekeeping operation.
- adjective of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces
- a peacekeeping force
- noun the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
- defences4/5
defence
- noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defence reaction.
- noun (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
defense; defending team.
- his teams are always good on defense
- noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- ascend4/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- juices4/5
juice
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- noun energetic vitality
- her creative juices were flowing
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- canceled4/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- terraces4/5
terrace
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
patio.
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
bench.
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- nuances4/5
nuance
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
nicety; refinement; subtlety; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- alliances4/5
alliance
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
confederation.
- noun a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
bond.
- the shifting alliances within a large family
- their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them
- noun the state of being allied or confederated
- successes4/5
success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- let's call heads a success and tails a failure
- the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
- noun an attainment that is successful
- his success in the marathon was unexpected
- his new play was a great success
- noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- sacrifices4/5
sacrifice
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
forfeit; forfeiture.
- noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- procession4/5
procession
- noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
rise; emanation.
- the emanation of the Holy Spirit
- the rising of the Holy Ghost
- the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
- noun the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
- processions were forbidden
- noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- exceeded4/5
exceed
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- descending4/5
descending
- adjective coming down or downward
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; descend; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- adjective coming down or downward
- unsuccessful4/5
unsuccessful
- adjective not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
- adjective satellite failing to accomplish an intended result
abortive; stillborn.
- an abortive revolt
- a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
- adjective not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
- exceeding4/5
exceeding
- adjective satellite far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
surpassing; prodigious; olympian; exceptional.
- a night of exceeding darkness
- an exceptional memory
- olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
- the young Mozart's prodigious talents
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend; exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- adjective satellite far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- dances4/5
dance
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- noun a party of people assembled for dancing
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- placebo4/5
placebo
- noun an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
- noun an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- accession4/5
accession
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- the art collection grew through accession
- noun (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- dancers4/5
dancer
- noun a performer who dances professionally
terpsichorean; professional dancer.
- noun a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
social dancer.
- noun a performer who dances professionally
- noticeable4/5
noticeable
- adjective capable or worthy of being perceived
- noticeable shadows under her eyes
- noticeable for its vivid historical background
- a noticeable lack of friendliness
- adjective satellite capable of being detected
detectable.
- after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued
- adjective capable or worthy of being perceived
- miscellaneous4/5
miscellaneous
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
mixed; motley; sundry; assorted.
- an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
- assorted sizes
- miscellaneous accessories
- a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
- a motley crew
- sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
- adjective satellite having many aspects
many-sided; multifarious; multifaceted.
- a many-sided subject
- a multifaceted undertaking
- multifarious interests
- the multifarious noise of a great city
- a miscellaneous crowd
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- susceptibility4/5
susceptibility
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
susceptibleness.
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
- succeeding4/5
succeeding
- adjective coming after or following
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
win; come through; succeed; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- adjective coming after or following
- justices4/5
justice
- noun the quality of being just or fair
justness.
- noun judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
- noun the quality of being just or fair
- prejudices4/5
prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
preconception; bias.
- verb disadvantage by prejudice
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- sacrificed4/5
sacrifice
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
forfeit; forfeiture.
- noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- commencement4/5
commencement
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
outset; get-go; showtime; starting time; kickoff; start; offset; beginning; first.
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
- noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
graduation exercise; commencement ceremony; graduation; commencement exercise.
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
- raced4/5
race
- noun any competition
- the race for the presidency
- noun a contest of speed
- the race is to the swift
- noun any competition
- successors4/5
successor
- noun a person who follows next in order
replacement.
- he was President Lincoln's successor
- noun a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
- noun a person who follows next in order
- cancers4/5
cancer
- noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
malignant neoplastic disease.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Crab.
- noun any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- descend4/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- recession4/5
recession
- noun the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- noun a small concavity
corner; niche; recess.
- noun the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- licenses4/5
license
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; permit.
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
licence.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
- voiced4/5
voiced
- adjective produced with vibration of the vocal cords;
sonant; soft.
- a frequently voiced opinion
- voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'
- verb give voice to
voice.
- He voiced his concern
- adjective produced with vibration of the vocal cords;
- dancer4/5
dancer
- noun a performer who dances professionally
terpsichorean; professional dancer.
- noun a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
social dancer.
- noun a performer who dances professionally
- receptive4/5
receptive
- adjective satellite open to arguments, ideas, or change
- receptive to reason and the logic of facts
- adjective ready or willing to receive favorably
open.
- receptive to the proposals
- adjective satellite open to arguments, ideas, or change
- allowances4/5
allowance
- noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- travel allowance
- my weekly allowance of two eggs
- a child's allowance should not be too generous
- noun a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
- noun an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
- appliances4/5
appliance
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; widget; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun durable goods for home or office use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- ascent4/5
ascent
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; raise; rise; climb.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun a movement upward
ascension; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- ancestry4/5
ancestry
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineage; filiation; derivation.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- necessities4/5
necessity
- noun the condition of being essential or indispensable
- noun anything indispensable
necessary; requirement; requisite; essential.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- noun the condition of being essential or indispensable
- spaced4/5
spaced
- adjective satellite spaced apart
separated.
- verb place at intervals
space.
- Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates
- adjective satellite spaced apart
- acquaintances4/5
acquaintance
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
conversance; conversancy; familiarity.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintanceship.
- noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- ulcers4/5
ulcer
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulceration.
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- paced4/5
pace
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
gait.
- noun the distance covered by a step
footstep; step; stride.
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- transcend4/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- ulcer4/5
ulcer
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulceration.
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- antecedent4/5
antecedent
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; ancestor; ascendant; root.
- noun a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- spacecraft4/5
spacecraft
- noun a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
ballistic capsule; space vehicle.
- noun a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
- succeeds4/5
succeed
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
win; come through; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
- The enterprise succeeded
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- verb be the successor (of)
come after; follow.
- Carter followed Ford
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
- verb attain success or reach a desired goal
- precedes4/5
precede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
predate.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- receivers4/5
receiver
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving system.
- noun (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
liquidator.
- noun set that receives radio or tv signals
- precede4/5
precede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
predate.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- recess4/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
- silenced4/5
silenced
- adjective reduced to silence
- the silenced crowd waited expectantly
- verb cause to be quiet or not talk
shut up; hush up; hush; quieten; still; silence.
- Please silence the children in the church!
- adjective reduced to silence
- auspices4/5
auspices
- noun kindly endorsement and guidance
protection; aegis.
- the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
- noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
augur; auspex.
- noun kindly endorsement and guidance
- abscess4/5
abscess
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- variances4/5
variance
- noun an event that departs from expectations
variant; discrepancy.
- noun discord that splits a group
division.
- noun an event that departs from expectations
- bounced4/5
bounce
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
bounciness.
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
spring; leaping; bound; leap; saltation.
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- antecedents4/5
antecedent
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; ancestor; ascendant; root.
- noun a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- mercer4/5
mercer
- noun a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
- noun British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
John Mercer.
- noun a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
- paces4/5
pace
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
gait.
- noun the distance covered by a step
footstep; step; stride.
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- pharmaceuticals4/5
pharmaceutical
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
pharmaceutic.
- adjective of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
pharmaceutic.
- the pharmaceutical industry
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- obscene4/5
obscene
- adjective satellite designed to incite to indecency or lust
- the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repulsive; repugnant.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective satellite designed to incite to indecency or lust
- transcends4/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- romances4/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- evidences4/5
evidence
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
grounds.
- the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
- noun an indication that makes something evident
- his trembling was evidence of his fear
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- contraceptive4/5
contraceptive
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
prophylactic device; birth control device; preventive; contraceptive device; preventative.
- adjective satellite capable of preventing conception or impregnation
prophylactic; antifertility.
- contraceptive devices and medications
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- ascension4/5
ascension
- noun a movement upward
ascent; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Ascension of the Lord; Ascension Day.
- noun a movement upward
- misplaced4/5
misplaced
- adjective satellite put in the wrong place or position
- She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
mislay; misplace; lose.
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
- adjective satellite put in the wrong place or position
- transducer4/5
transducer
- noun an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
- noun an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
- recessive4/5
recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- descends4/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- scented4/5
scented
- adjective having the sense of smell
- keen-scented hounds
- verb cause to smell or be smelly
odourise; odorize; scent.
- adjective having the sense of smell
- nascent4/5
nascent
- adjective being born or beginning
- the nascent chicks
- a nascent insurgency
- adjective being born or beginning
- imbalances4/5
imbalance
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
instability; unbalance.
- a hormonal imbalance
- noun (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
dissymmetry; asymmetry.
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
- commenced4/5
commence
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- verb set in motion, cause to start
lead off; start; begin.
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- princes4/5
prince
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- licensed4/5
licensed
- adjective satellite given official approval to act
licenced; commissioned; accredited.
- an accredited college
- commissioned broker
- licensed pharmacist
- authorized representative
- verb authorize officially
certify; licence; license.
- I am licensed to practice law in this state
- adjective satellite given official approval to act
- indices4/5
index
- noun a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- noun a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
index number; indicator; indicant.
- noun a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- divorced4/5
divorced
- adjective satellite of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- adjective satellite of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
- deception4/5
deception
- noun a misleading falsehood
deceit; misrepresentation.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; dissembling.
- noun a misleading falsehood
- precedent4/5
precedent
- noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
case in point.
- noun (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
common law; case law.
- noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- unacceptable4/5
unacceptable
- adjective satellite not adequate to give satisfaction
- the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable
- adjective not acceptable; not welcome
- a word unacceptable in polite society
- an unacceptable violation of personal freedom
- adjective satellite not adequate to give satisfaction
- danced4/5
dance
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- noun a party of people assembled for dancing
- noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication
- ascertain4/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- receipts4/5
receipts
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
gross; revenue.
- noun the act of receiving
receipt; reception.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
- notices4/5
notice
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- you didn't give me enough notice
- an obituary notice
- a notice of sale
- noun the act of noticing or paying attention
observance; observation.
- he escaped the notice of the police
- noun an announcement containing information about an event
- finances4/5
finances
- noun assets in the form of money
funds; cash in hand; pecuniary resource; monetary resource.
- noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
finance.
- noun assets in the form of money
- grocery4/5
grocery
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
food market; market; grocery store.
- the grocery store included a meat market
- noun (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
foodstuff.
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
- slices4/5
slice
- noun a share of something
piece.
- a slice of the company's revenue
- noun a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
piece.
- a piece of pie
- a slice of bread
- noun a share of something
- sentenced4/5
sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- predecessors4/5
predecessor
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald; forerunner; harbinger; precursor.
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- percentages4/5
percentage
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
percent; pct; per centum.
- noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
portion; part; share.
- he wanted his share in cash
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
- discern4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- ancestral4/5
ancestral
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
patrimonial; transmissible; hereditary.
- ancestral home
- ancestral lore
- hereditary monarchy
- patrimonial estate
- transmissible tradition
- adjective of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- graceful4/5
graceful
- adjective characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
- adjective satellite suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
elegant; refined.
- adjective characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
- policeman4/5
policeman
- noun a member of a police force
police officer; officer.
- it was an accident, officer
- noun a member of a police force
- predecessor4/5
predecessor
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald; forerunner; harbinger; precursor.
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- evidenced4/5
evidenced
- adjective satellite supported by evidence
- their evidenced friendliness to the US
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest.
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
- adjective satellite supported by evidence
- ancestor4/5
ancestor
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ascendant; root.
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- reminiscent4/5
reminiscent
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
remindful; evocative; redolent; resonant.
- cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
- a campaign redolent of machine politics
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
- oceans4/5
ocean
- noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- noun anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
sea.
- noun a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- uncertainties4/5
uncertainty
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
precariousness; uncertainness.
- the uncertainty of the outcome
- the precariousness of his income
- noun the state of being unsure of something
dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety; incertitude.
- noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- sincerity4/5
sincerity
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
earnestness; seriousness.
- noun the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
- his sincerity inspired belief
- they demanded some proof of my sincerity
- noun an earnest and sincere feeling
- accessing4/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- barcelona4/5
barcelona
- noun a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
- noun a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
- sliced4/5
sliced
- adjective satellite prepared by cutting
chopped; shredded.
- sliced tomatoes
- sliced ham
- chopped clams
- chopped meat
- shredded cabbage
- verb make a clean cut through
slit; slice.
- slit her throat
- adjective satellite prepared by cutting
- deceived4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- fluorescent4/5
fluorescent
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
fluorescent fixture.
- adjective satellite emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
- denounced4/5
denounce
- verb speak out against
- He denounced the Nazis
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatise; brand; stigmatize; mark.
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
- verb speak out against
- conceded4/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- transcendent4/5
transcendent
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
surpassing.
- adjective satellite beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
- the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- referenced4/5
referenced
- adjective satellite supported with written references or citations
- a carefully referenced biography
- verb refer to
cite; reference.
- he referenced his colleagues' work
- adjective satellite supported with written references or citations
- priced4/5
price
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
cost; monetary value.
- the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
- he puts a high price on his services
- he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- noun the amount of money needed to purchase something
terms; damage.
- the price of gasoline
- he got his new car on excellent terms
- how much is the damage?
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
- utterances4/5
utterance
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
vocalization.
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- eccentric4/5
eccentric
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
eccentric person; geek; oddball; flake.
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; character; type.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
- lancet4/5
lancet
- noun an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
lancet arch.
- noun a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
lance.
- noun an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
- pierced4/5
pierced
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
perforated; perforate; punctured.
- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
- verb cut or make a way through
pierce.
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
- inception4/5
inception
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
origin; origination.
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- perceiving4/5
perceive
- verb to become aware of through the senses
comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb become conscious of
- She finally perceived the futility of her protest
- verb to become aware of through the senses
- deceive4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- glances4/5
glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
- noun a quick look
- ascertained4/5
ascertained
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
discovered; observed.
- variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
- the discovered behavior norms
- discovered differences in achievement
- no explanation for the observed phenomena
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine; ascertain.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
- excerpt4/5
excerpt
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; extract; selection.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
take out; extract.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
- precepts4/5
precept
- noun rule of personal conduct
principle.
- noun a doctrine that is taught
teaching; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun rule of personal conduct
- embraces4/5
embrace
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embracement; embracing.
- noun the state of taking in or encircling
- an island in the embrace of the sea
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- policemen4/5
policeman
- noun a member of a police force
police officer; officer.
- it was an accident, officer
- noun a member of a police force
- excerpts4/5
excerpt
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; extract; selection.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
take out; extract.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
- crescent4/5
crescent
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; lunate; semilunar.
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- vices4/5
vice
- noun moral weakness
frailty.
- noun a specific form of evildoing
- vice offends the moral standards of the community
- noun moral weakness
- scenic4/5
scenic
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- scenic drives
- adjective of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
- scenic design
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- cancellation4/5
cancellation
- noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- noun the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
- noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- secession4/5
secession
- noun an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
sezession.
- noun the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
- noun an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
- announces4/5
announce
- verb make known; make an announcement
denote.
- She denoted her feelings clearly
- verb announce publicly or officially
declare.
- The President declared war
- verb make known; make an announcement
- excesses4/5
excess
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
nimiety; surplusage; surplus.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excessiveness.
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
- forceful4/5
forceful
- adjective characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
- a forceful speaker
- a forceful personality
- forceful measures
- a forceful plan for peace
- adjective satellite forceful and definite in expression or action
emphatic.
- the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
- adjective characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
- ordinances4/5
ordinance
- noun an authoritative rule
regulation.
- noun a statute enacted by a city government
- noun an authoritative rule
- perceives4/5
perceive
- verb to become aware of through the senses
comprehend.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb become conscious of
- She finally perceived the futility of her protest
- verb to become aware of through the senses
- leicester4/5
leicester
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicestershire.
- noun an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- conceptualization4/5
conceptualization
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
conceptualisation; formulation.
- noun an elaborated concept
conceptualisation; conceptuality.
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
- precedents4/5
precedent
- noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
case in point.
- noun (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
common law; case law.
- noun an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- descendant4/5
descendant
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendent.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendent.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- concede4/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- worcester4/5
worcester
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Joseph Emerson Worcester.
- noun an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- accents4/5
accent
- noun distinctive manner of oral expression
speech pattern.
- he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
- she had a very clear speech pattern
- noun special importance or significance
emphasis.
- the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
- the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
- noun distinctive manner of oral expression
- deceit4/5
deceit
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
fraudulence.
- noun a misleading falsehood
misrepresentation; deception.
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
- discernible4/5
discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- ascetic4/5
ascetic
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
abstainer.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetical.
- ascetic practices
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- successively4/5
successively
- adverb in proper order or sequence
in turn.
- talked to each child in turn
- the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater
- adverb in proper order or sequence
- incarceration4/5
incarceration
- noun the state of being imprisoned
immurement; imprisonment; captivity.
- he was held in captivity until he died
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
- noun the state of being imprisoned
- gloucester4/5
gloucester
- noun a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- noun a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
- noun a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- discerned4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- residences4/5
residence
- noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
abode.
- a person can have several residences
- noun the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
- he refused to live in the governor's residence
- noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- gracefully4/5
gracefully
- adverb in a graceful manner
- she swooped gracefully
- adverb in a gracious or graceful manner
graciously.
- he did not have a chance to grow up graciously
- adverb in a graceful manner
- groceries4/5
grocery
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
food market; market; grocery store.
- the grocery store included a meat market
- noun (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
foodstuff.
- noun a marketplace where groceries are sold
- necessitated4/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- perceptible4/5
perceptible
- adjective capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
- a perceptible limp
- easily perceptible sounds
- perceptible changes in behavior
- adjective satellite easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
- a perceptible sense of expectation in the court
- adjective capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
- excepting4/5
except
- verb take exception to
demur.
- he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb take exception to
- noticeably4/5
noticeably
- adverb in a noticeable manner
observably; perceptibly.
- he changed noticeably over the years
- adverb in a noticeable manner
- unbalanced4/5
unbalanced
- adjective being or thrown out of equilibrium
imbalanced.
- verb throw out of balance or equilibrium
unbalance.
- The tax relief unbalanced the budget
- The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department
- adjective being or thrown out of equilibrium
- chancellor4/5
chancellor
- noun the person who is head of state (in several countries)
premier; prime minister.
- noun the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- noun the person who is head of state (in several countries)
- perceptual4/5
perceptual
- adjective of or relating to the act of perceiving
- perceptual stimulus
- adjective of or relating to the act of perceiving
- frances4/5
france
- noun a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
French Republic.
- noun French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault; Anatole France.
- noun a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- exceedingly4/5
exceedingly
- adverb to an extreme degree
super; extremely; passing.
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
- adverb to an extreme degree
- concessions4/5
concession
- noun a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
grant.
- he got the beer concession at the ball park
- noun the act of conceding or yielding
conceding; yielding.
- noun a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
- soccer4/5
soccer
- noun a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
association football.
- noun a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
- financed4/5
finance
- noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- noun the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
- noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- accessibility4/5
accessibility
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
handiness; availableness; availability.
- noun the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
approachability.
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
- scenery4/5
scenery
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
scene.
- they worked all night painting the scenery
- noun the appearance of a place
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- cicero4/5
cicero
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Tully; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- transcendental4/5
transcendental
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- inferences4/5
inference
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
illation.
- noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
- concession4/5
concession
- noun a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
grant.
- he got the beer concession at the ball park
- noun the act of conceding or yielding
conceding; yielding.
- noun a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
- concerts4/5
concert
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- marcel4/5
marcel
- noun a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
- verb make a marcel in a woman's hair
- noun a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
- grievances4/5
grievance
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
grudge; score.
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
- noun an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- facets4/5
facet
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
aspect.
- he studied every facet of the question
- noun a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
- excessively4/5
excessively
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
to a fault; overly; too.
- too big
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- palaces4/5
palace
- noun a large and stately mansion
castle.
- noun the governing group of a kingdom
- the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
- noun a large and stately mansion
- vertices4/5
vertex
- noun the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
- noun the highest point (of something)
apex; peak; acme.
- at the peak of the pyramid
- noun the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
- iceland4/5
iceland
- noun an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
Republic of Iceland.
- noun a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
- noun an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
- facet4/5
facet
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
aspect.
- he studied every facet of the question
- noun a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
- concerted4/5
concerted
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
conjunct; cooperative; conjunctive.
- concerted action
- the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind
- the conjunctive focus of political opposition
- a cooperative effort
- a united effort
- joint military activities
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
concert.
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
- deduced4/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- excellency4/5
excellency
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
excellence.
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
- Your Excellency
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
- inaccessible4/5
inaccessible
- adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
unaccessible.
- adjective satellite not capable of being obtained
untouchable; unprocurable; unobtainable.
- a rare work, today almost inaccessible
- timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
- untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
- adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
- conceptually4/5
conceptually
- adverb in a conceptual manner
- he can no longer think conceptually
- conceptually, the idea is quite simple
- adverb in a conceptual manner
- oceanic4/5
oceanic
- adjective relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
pelagic.
- oceanic islands like Bermuda
- oceanic currents
- oceanic birds
- pelagic organisms
- pelagic whaling
- noun an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian.
- adjective relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
- apprenticeship4/5
apprenticeship
- noun the position of apprentice
- noun the position of apprentice
- deceptive4/5
deceptive
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
delusory.
- deceptive calm
- a delusory pleasure
- adjective satellite designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
shoddy; misleading.
- the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
- deliberately deceptive packaging
- a misleading similarity
- statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
- shoddy business practices
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
- macedonia4/5
macedonia
- noun landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
- noun the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Macedon; Makedonija.
- noun landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
- inexperienced4/5
inexperienced
- adjective lacking practical experience or training
inexperient.
- adjective lacking practical experience or training
- placenta4/5
placenta
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- noun the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- forcefully4/5
forcefully
- adverb with full force
- we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully
- adverb with full force
- contraception4/5
contraception
- noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
contraceptive method.
- noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
- incest4/5
incest
- noun sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
- noun sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
- assurances4/5
assurance
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
confidence; self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
pledge.
- an assurance of help when needed
- signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- viceroy4/5
viceroy
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
vicereine.
- noun showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
Limenitis archippus.
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
- licensee4/5
licensee
- noun someone to whom a license is granted
- noun someone to whom a license is granted
- announcements4/5
announcement
- noun a formal public statement
declaration; annunciation; proclamation.
- the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
- a declaration of independence
- noun a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
promulgation.
- the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
- the promulgation was written in English
- noun a formal public statement
- reminiscences4/5
reminiscence
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; recollection.
- he has total recall of the episode
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- sceptical4/5
sceptical
- adjective satellite marked by or given to doubt
skeptical; doubting; questioning.
- a skeptical attitude
- a skeptical listener
- adjective satellite denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
skeptical; disbelieving; unbelieving.
- a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
- adjective satellite marked by or given to doubt
- unnecessarily4/5
unnecessarily
- adverb in an unnecessary manner
- they were unnecessarily rude
- adverb without any necessity
- this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily
- adverb in an unnecessary manner
- concentric4/5
concentric
- adjective having a common center
concentrical; homocentric.
- concentric rings
- adjective having a common center
- percentile4/5
percentile
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
centile.
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
- pronouncements4/5
pronouncement
- noun an authoritative declaration
dictum; say-so.
- noun an authoritative declaration
- acceptability4/5
acceptability
- noun satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
acceptableness.
- noun satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
- saucepan4/5
saucepan
- noun a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
- noun a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
- concerto4/5
concerto
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- sincerely4/5
sincerely
- adverb with sincerity; without pretense
unfeignedly; truly.
- she praised him sincerely for his victory
- was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher
- we are truly sorry for the inconvenience
- adverb written formula for ending a letter
sincerely yours.
- adverb with sincerity; without pretense
- ounces4/5
ounce
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
apothecaries' ounce; troy ounce.
- noun a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
oz..
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
- fiercely4/5
fiercely
- adverb in a physically fierce manner
ferociously.
- silence broken by dogs barking ferociously
- they fought fiercely
- adverb in an emotionally fierce manner
- she was fiercely proud of her children
- adverb in a physically fierce manner
- conceivable4/5
conceivable
- adjective satellite capable of being imagined
imaginable.
- that is one possible answer
- adjective satellite capable of being imagined
- chaucer4/5
chaucer
- noun English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
Geoffrey Chaucer.
- noun English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
- diocese4/5
diocese
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; episcopate.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- porcelain4/5
porcelain
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- visceral4/5
visceral
- adjective relating to or affecting the viscera
splanchnic.
- visceral bleeding
- a splanchnic nerve
- adjective satellite obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
nonrational; intuitive.
- adjective relating to or affecting the viscera
- scepticism4/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- decency4/5
decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- incessant4/5
incessant
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; unceasing; perpetual; never-ending; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- inconceivable4/5
inconceivable
- adjective satellite totally unlikely
impossible; unimaginable; out of the question.
- adjective satellite totally unlikely
- unsuccessfully4/5
unsuccessfully
- adverb without success
- she tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to buy a new car
- adverb without success
- nicely4/5
nicely
- adverb in a nice way
- a nicely painted house
- adverb in a nice way
- exceptionally4/5
exceptionally
- adverb to an exceptional degree
- it worked exceptionally well
- adverb to an exceptional degree
- receivable4/5
receivable
- adjective satellite awaiting payment
- accounts receivable
- adjective satellite awaiting payment
- peacefully4/5
peacefully
- adverb in a peaceful manner
- the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully
- adverb in a peaceful manner
- pleistocene4/5
pleistocene
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. --n. The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
- unprecedented4/5
unprecedented
- adjective having no precedent; novel
- an unprecedented expansion in population and industry
- adjective having no precedent; novel
- henceforth4/5
henceforth
- adverb from this time forth; from now on
henceforward.
- henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith
- adverb from this time forth; from now on
- unnoticed4/5
unnoticed
- adjective not noticed
- hoped his departure had passed unnoticed
- adjective not noticed
- enforceable4/5
enforceable
- adjective capable of being enforced
- adjective capable of being enforced
- francesco4/5
francesco
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- mercedes4/5
mercedes
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- essences3/5
essence
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- resurfaced3/5
resurface
- verb reappear on the surface
- verb cover with a new surface
- verb reappear on the surface
- accelerator3/5
accelerator
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; throttle; accelerator pedal; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; throttle.
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- minced3/5
mince
- noun food chopped into small bits
- a mince of mushrooms
- verb make less severe or harsh
moderate; soften.
- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
- noun food chopped into small bits
- exacerbate3/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- conceiving3/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- acceptor3/5
acceptor
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- noun the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- iced3/5
ice
- noun water frozen in the solid state
water ice.
- Americans like ice in their drinks
- noun the frozen part of a body of water
- noun water frozen in the solid state
- conceives3/5
conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- verb have the idea for
- sauces3/5
sauce
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- verb behave saucily or impudently towards
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- graced3/5
grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
state of grace; saving grace.
- the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin
- it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church
- the Virgin lived in a state of grace
- noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression
gracility.
- a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace
- noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
- accelerates3/5
accelerate
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- verb cause to move faster
speed up; speed.
- He accelerated the car
- verb move faster
- abundances3/5
abundance
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
copiousness; teemingness.
- an age of abundance
- noun (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
- spiced3/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- laces3/5
lace
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lacing.
- noun a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- ices3/5
ice
- noun water frozen in the solid state
water ice.
- Americans like ice in their drinks
- noun the frozen part of a body of water
- noun water frozen in the solid state
- decentralised3/5
decentralised
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
decentralized.
- a decentralized school administration
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
- coalesced3/5
coalesced
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamate; amalgamated; fused; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
- exacerbating3/5
exacerbating
- adjective satellite making worse
aggravating; exasperating.
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- adjective satellite making worse
- accelerators3/5
accelerator
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
gas pedal; throttle; accelerator pedal; gas; gun.
- he stepped on the gas
- noun a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
throttle valve; throttle.
- noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- concealing3/5
concealing
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
concealment; hiding.
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
conceal; hide.
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
- noun the activity of keeping something secret
- braced3/5
braced
- adjective satellite positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
- he stood to attention with his shoulders braced
- verb prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
brace; poise.
- adjective satellite positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
- intercepted3/5
intercept
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- verb seize on its way
stop.
- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- tracer3/5
tracer
- noun an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
- noun an instrument used to make tracings
- noun an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
- replacements3/5
replacement
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
replacing.
- replacing the star will not be easy
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
alternate; surrogate.
- noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- enhancements3/5
enhancement
- noun an improvement that makes something more agreeable
sweetening.
- noun an improvement that makes something more agreeable
- braces3/5
braces
- noun an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
orthodontic braces; brace.
- noun a support that steadies or strengthens something else
brace.
- he wore a brace on his knee
- noun an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- receding3/5
receding
- noun a slow or gradual disappearance
fadeout.
- noun the act of becoming more distant
recession.
- noun a slow or gradual disappearance
- reproduces3/5
reproduce
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- reproduce the painting
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
procreate; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb make a copy or equivalent of
- glycerol3/5
glycerol
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
glycerin; glycerine.
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- correspondences3/5
correspondence
- noun communication by the exchange of letters
- noun compatibility of observations
agreement.
- there was no agreement between theory and measurement
- the results of two tests were in correspondence
- noun communication by the exchange of letters
- resistances3/5
resistance
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
opposition.
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- fenced3/5
fence
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fencing.
- noun a dealer in stolen property
- noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- receded3/5
recede
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb retreat
drop off; fall back; fall behind; lose.
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- acetone3/5
acetone
- noun the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
dimethyl ketone; propanone.
- noun the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
- disconcerting3/5
disconcerting
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
upsetting.
- his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen
- an upsetting experience
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
- acetyl3/5
acetyl
- noun the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
acetyl group; acetyl radical; ethanoyl group; ethanoyl radical.
- noun the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
- scents3/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- servicemen3/5
serviceman
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; military personnel; man.
- two men stood sentry duty
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- decentralisation3/5
decentralisation
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
decentralization.
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
- conceals3/5
conceal
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
hide.
- Muslim women hide their faces
- hide the money
- verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others
hold in; hold back.
- She conceals her anger well
- verb prevent from being seen or discovered
- disgraced3/5
disgraced
- adjective satellite suffering shame
discredited; dishonored; shamed.
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- adjective satellite suffering shame
- recede3/5
recede
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb retreat
drop off; fall back; fall behind; lose.
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- ascends3/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- intercepts3/5
intercept
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- verb seize on its way
stop.
- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- deceleration3/5
deceleration
- noun a decrease in rate of change
retardation; slowing.
- the deceleration of the arms race
- noun (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
- noun a decrease in rate of change
- exacerbation3/5
exacerbation
- noun action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
aggravation.
- the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
- noun violent and bitter exasperation
- his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel
- noun action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- terraced3/5
terrace
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
patio.
- noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
bench.
- noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- incendiary3/5
incendiary
- noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
arsonist; firebug.
- noun a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
firebomb; incendiary bomb.
- noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
- intercellular3/5
intercellular
- adjective located between cells
- adjective located between cells
- inconveniences3/5
inconvenience
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
incommodiousness.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
worriment; troublesomeness.
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
- canceling3/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- disconcerted3/5
disconcerted
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
discombobulated.
- the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
- looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
- fluorescein3/5
fluorescein
- noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
resorcinolphthalein; fluoresceine; fluorescent dye.
- noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
- lucent3/5
lucent
- adjective satellite softly bright or radiant
luminous; lambent; aglow.
- a house aglow with lights
- glowing embers
- lambent tongues of flame
- the lucent moon
- a sky luminous with stars
- adjective satellite softly bright or radiant
- tracers3/5
tracer
- noun an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
- noun an instrument used to make tracings
- noun an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
- miscellany3/5
miscellany
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
garland; florilegium.
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- ambulances3/5
ambulance
- noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- noun a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- effaced3/5
efface
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
obliterate.
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
- verb make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
- racer3/5
racer
- noun someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
race driver; automobile driver.
- noun a fast car that competes in races
race car; racing car.
- noun someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
- iridescent3/5
iridescent
- adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
shot; changeable; chatoyant.
- changeable taffeta
- chatoyant (or shot) silk
- a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; opalescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
- cancels3/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- niceties3/5
nicety
- noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
rightness; justness.
- it was performed with justness and beauty
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
refinement; subtlety; nuance; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
- counterbalanced3/5
counterbalanced
- adjective satellite brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
counterpoised.
- verb adjust for
even off; make up; compensate; counterbalance; even out; even up; correct.
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- adjective satellite brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
- exacerbations3/5
exacerbation
- noun action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
aggravation.
- the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
- noun violent and bitter exasperation
- his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel
- noun action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
- accelerations3/5
acceleration
- noun an increase in rate of change
- modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change
- noun the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
quickening; speedup.
- noun an increase in rate of change
- peacekeepers3/5
peacekeeper
- noun a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
- noun someone who keeps peace
- she's the peacekeeper in that family
- noun a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
- marketplaces3/5
marketplace
- noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
market place; market.
- without competition there would be no market
- they were driven from the marketplace
- noun an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
market place; mart; market.
- noun the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
- nitroglycerin3/5
nitroglycerin
- noun a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
nitroglycerine; trinitroglycerin; Nitrospan; glyceryl trinitrate; Nitrostat.
- noun a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
- excelsior3/5
excelsior
- noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
wood shavings.
- noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
- recedes3/5
recede
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb retreat
drop off; fall back; fall behind; lose.
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- racers3/5
racer
- noun someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
race driver; automobile driver.
- noun a fast car that competes in races
race car; racing car.
- noun someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
- entrances3/5
entrance
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entryway; entree; entranceway; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun a movement into or inward
entering.
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- incarcerated3/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- prejudiced3/5
prejudiced
- adjective satellite emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
- verb disadvantage by prejudice
prejudice.
- adjective satellite emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
- contraceptives3/5
contraceptive
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
prophylactic device; birth control device; preventive; contraceptive device; preventative.
- adjective satellite capable of preventing conception or impregnation
prophylactic; antifertility.
- contraceptive devices and medications
- noun an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- multifaceted3/5
multifaceted
- adjective satellite having many aspects
many-sided; miscellaneous; multifarious.
- a many-sided subject
- a multifaceted undertaking
- multifarious interests
- the multifarious noise of a great city
- a miscellaneous crowd
- adjective satellite having many aspects
- licences3/5
licence
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
license.
- when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant
- the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
license.
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- hypoglycemia3/5
hypoglycemia
- noun abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
hypoglycaemia.
- noun abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
- recesses3/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
- processions3/5
procession
- noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
rise; emanation.
- the emanation of the Holy Spirit
- the rising of the Holy Ghost
- the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
- noun the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
- processions were forbidden
- noun (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- transcending3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- placements3/5
placement
- noun the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
arrangement.
- the arrangement of the furniture
- the placement of the chairs
- noun contact established between applicants and prospective employees
- the agency provided placement services
- noun the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- feces3/5
feces
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
ordure; dejection; BM; stool; faecal matter; faeces; fecal matter.
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
- sorcery3/5
sorcery
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
black art; black magic; necromancy.
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- silences3/5
silence
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- there was a shocked silence
- he gestured for silence
- noun the absence of sound
quiet.
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
- noun the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- transcended3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- saucer3/5
saucer
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc; disk.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
- accesses3/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- resonances3/5
resonance
- noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- noun a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- ulceration3/5
ulceration
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulcer.
- noun the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- ulcerative3/5
ulcerative
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
- ulcerative colitis
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
- eccentricity3/5
eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
- a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- grimaced3/5
grimace
- noun a contorted facial expression
face.
- she made a grimace at the prospect
- verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
make a face; pull a face.
- He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
- noun a contorted facial expression
- intelligences3/5
intelligence
- noun the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- noun a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
intelligence service; intelligence agency.
- noun the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- serviced3/5
service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
- budget separately for goods and services
- noun an act of help or assistance
- he did them a service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
- incensed3/5
incensed
- adjective satellite angered at something unjust or wrong
umbrageous; outraged; indignant.
- an indignant denial
- incensed at the judges' unfairness
- a look of outraged disbelief
- umbrageous at the loss of their territory
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense; cense.
- adjective satellite angered at something unjust or wrong
- interception3/5
interception
- noun the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
- he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters
- he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible
- noun (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
- noun the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
- stances3/5
stance
- noun standing posture
- noun a rationalized mental attitude
position; posture.
- noun standing posture
- abscesses3/5
abscess
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- evinced3/5
evince
- verb give expression to
express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- verb give expression to
- incandescent3/5
incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
- adjective satellite characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- an incandescent performance
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
- transducers3/5
transducer
- noun an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
- noun an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
- pisces3/5
pisces
(Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked &pisces; in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.
- observances3/5
observance
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
observation; watching.
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremony; ceremonial occasion; ceremonial.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- noun the act of observing; taking a patient look
- innocents3/5
innocent
- noun a person who lacks knowledge of evil
inexperienced person.
- adjective free from evil or guilt
clean-handed; guiltless.
- an innocent child
- the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty
- noun a person who lacks knowledge of evil
- quiescent3/5
quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- necessaries3/5
necessary
- noun anything indispensable
requirement; requisite; essential; necessity.
- food and shelter are necessities of life
- the essentials of the good life
- allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
- a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
- adjective absolutely essential
- noun anything indispensable
- coincidences3/5
coincidence
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
happenstance.
- noun the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
- he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- hyperglycemia3/5
hyperglycemia
- noun abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
hyperglycaemia.
- noun abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
- crevices3/5
crevice
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
chap; cranny; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow opening
cleft; scissure; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
- crescendo3/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- oceanography3/5
oceanography
- noun the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
oceanology.
- noun the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
- conveniences3/5
conveniences
- noun things that make you comfortable and at ease
creature comforts; amenities; comforts.
- all the comforts of home
- noun the state of being suitable or opportune
convenience.
- chairs arranged for his own convenience
- noun things that make you comfortable and at ease
- aces3/5
ace
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
I; unity; one; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- advancements3/5
advancement
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
promotion; furtherance.
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; procession; onward motion; progress.
- noun encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- herbaceous3/5
herbaceous
- adjective satellite characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
- adjective satellite characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
- recessed3/5
recessed
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
deep-set; sunken.
- hunger gave their faces a sunken look
- verb put into a recess
recess.
- recess lights
- adjective satellite having a sunken area
- enticed3/5
entice
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
lure; tempt.
- He lured me into temptation
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- lances3/5
lance
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
shaft; spear.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; spear.
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- ensconced3/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- interferences3/5
interference
- noun a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
intervention.
- noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
hinderance; hindrance.
- noun a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
- displaces3/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- divergences3/5
divergence
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergency.
- an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; difference; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- edifices3/5
edifice
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
building.
- there was a three-story building on the corner
- it was an imposing edifice
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- enhancer3/5
enhancer
- noun anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
foil.
- pretty girls like plain friends as foils
- noun anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- saucers3/5
saucer
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc; disk.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
- pieced3/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
- lattices3/5
lattice
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- noun small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
grille; wicket.
- noun an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- faeces3/5
faeces
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
ordure; dejection; BM; stool; faecal matter; feces; fecal matter.
- noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
- helices3/5
helix
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
spiral.
- noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
coil; volute; spiral; whorl.
- a coil of rope
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- hypercalcemia3/5
hypercalcemia
- noun the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
hypercalcaemia.
- noun the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
- recessions3/5
recession
- noun the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- noun a small concavity
corner; niche; recess.
- noun the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- bounces3/5
bounce
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
bounciness.
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
spring; leaping; bound; leap; saltation.
- noun the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
- existences3/5
existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
- eccentricities3/5
eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
- a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
- noun strange and unconventional behavior
- defenceless3/5
defenceless
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
defenseless.
- a defenseless child
- adjective satellite lacking weapons for self-defense
defenseless.
- adjective satellite lacking protection or support
- worcestershire3/5
worcestershire
- noun a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce.
- noun a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices
- spliced3/5
splice
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
splicing.
- the break was due to an imperfect splice
- noun joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
lap joint.
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- interstices3/5
interstice
- noun a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
- the interstices of a network
- noun small opening between things
- noun a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
- hindrances3/5
hindrance
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; baulk; check; impediment; deterrent; hinderance.
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; preventive; hinderance.
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- convalescent3/5
convalescent
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- adjective satellite returning to health after illness or debility
recovering.
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- peacemaker3/5
peacemaker
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
conciliator; reconciler; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
Browning machine gun.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- countenances3/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- perceiver3/5
perceiver
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; observer; beholder.
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- accessions3/5
accession
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- the art collection grew through accession
- noun (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- fragrances3/5
fragrance
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; scent; aroma.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
bouquet; redolence; fragrancy; sweetness.
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- disappearances3/5
disappearance
- noun the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
disappearing.
- noun the event of passing out of sight
- noun the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
- rejoiced3/5
rejoice
- verb feel happiness or joy
joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; exult; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel happiness or joy
- conceptualized3/5
conceptualize
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- discerning3/5
discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- seduced3/5
seduce
- verb induce to have sex
make; score.
- Harry finally seduced Sally
- Did you score last night?
- Harry made Sally
- verb lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
- She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
- verb induce to have sex
- receivables3/5
receivables
- noun money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
- noun money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
- ascendancy3/5
ascendancy
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- acetic3/5
acetic
- adjective relating to or containing acetic acid
- adjective relating to or containing acetic acid
- necessitates3/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- apprentices3/5
apprentice
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
prentice; learner.
- verb be or work as an apprentice
- She apprenticed with the great master
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
- workplaces3/5
workplace
- noun a place where work is done
work.
- he arrived at work early today
- noun a place where work is done
- macedonian3/5
macedonian
(Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. --n. A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
- priceless3/5
priceless
- adjective satellite having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
invaluable.
- adjective satellite having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
- mercenaries3/5
mercenary
- noun a person hired to fight for another country than their own
soldier of fortune.
- adjective satellite marked by materialism
worldly-minded; materialistic.
- noun a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- necessitate3/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- furnaces3/5
furnace
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- forceps3/5
forceps
- noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
- noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
- winced3/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- accentuated3/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- chancery3/5
chancery
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
court of chancery.
- noun an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
- bracelet3/5
bracelet
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; watchband; watch bracelet; wristband.
- noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
bangle.
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- renounced3/5
renounce
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abdicate.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
vacate; give up; resign.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- biceps3/5
biceps
- noun any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
- noun any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
- precept3/5
precept
- noun rule of personal conduct
principle.
- noun a doctrine that is taught
teaching; commandment.
- the teachings of religion
- he believed all the Christian precepts
- noun rule of personal conduct
- mercenary3/5
mercenary
- noun a person hired to fight for another country than their own
soldier of fortune.
- adjective satellite marked by materialism
worldly-minded; materialistic.
- noun a person hired to fight for another country than their own
- commences3/5
commence
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- verb set in motion, cause to start
lead off; start; begin.
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- excelled3/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- microprocessor3/5
microprocessor
- noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
- a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer
- a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive
- noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
- obscenity3/5
obscenity
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salaciousness; salacity; bawdiness; lewdness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
smut; filth; dirty word; vulgarism.
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- distanced3/5
distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- noun a distant region
- I could see it in the distance
- noun the property created by the space between two objects or points
- pacemaker3/5
pacemaker
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacesetter.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
cardiac pacemaker; SA node; sinoatrial node.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- encephalitis3/5
encephalitis
- noun inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
phrenitis; cephalitis.
- noun inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
- deceiving3/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- iceberg3/5
iceberg
- noun a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
berg.
- noun lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
iceberg lettuce; crisphead lettuce.
- iceberg is still the most popular lettuce
- noun a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
- coerced3/5
coerce
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- asceticism3/5
asceticism
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- noun the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
nonindulgence; austerity.
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- masterpieces3/5
masterpiece
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
chef-d'oeuvre.
- noun an outstanding achievement
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- ascertaining3/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- receptacle3/5
receptacle
- noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
- noun enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
- noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
- encephalopathy3/5
encephalopathy
- noun any disorder or disease of the brain
brain disorder; brain disease.
- noun any disorder or disease of the brain
- suffices3/5
suffice
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
answer; do; serve.
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- chanced3/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- absences3/5
absence
- noun the state of being absent
- he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
- noun failure to be present
- noun the state of being absent
- conceptualize3/5
conceptualize
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- inducement3/5
inducement
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; incentive.
- noun act of bringing about a desired result
inducing.
- inducement of sleep
- noun a positive motivational influence
- novices3/5
novice
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
novitiate.
- noun someone new to a field or activity
tyro; initiate; beginner; tiro.
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
- beneficent3/5
beneficent
- adjective doing or producing good
- the most beneficent regime in history
- adjective satellite generous in assistance to the poor
benevolent; eleemosynary; philanthropic.
- a benevolent contributor
- eleemosynary relief
- philanthropic contributions
- adjective doing or producing good
- sorcerer3/5
sorcerer
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
- diced3/5
dice
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
die.
- verb cut into cubes
cube.
- cube the cheese
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- bracelets3/5
bracelet
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; watchband; watch bracelet; wristband.
- noun jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
bangle.
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
- accented3/5
accented
- adjective used of syllables
tonic.
- a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- adjective used of syllables
- tolerances3/5
tolerance
- noun the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- noun a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
permissiveness.
- noun the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
- deceitful3/5
deceitful
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
fallacious; fraudulent.
- deceitful advertising
- fallacious testimony
- smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge
- a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
double-dealing; two-faced; duplicitous; double-faced; Janus-faced; ambidextrous; double-tongued.
- she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- a double-dealing double agent
- a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
- triglycerides3/5
triglyceride
- noun glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
- noun glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
- sequenced3/5
sequence
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; successiveness.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- announcer3/5
announcer
- noun someone who proclaims a message publicly
- noun reads news, commercials on radio or television
- noun someone who proclaims a message publicly
- concedes3/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- excepted3/5
except
- verb take exception to
demur.
- he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb take exception to
- acetaminophen3/5
acetaminophen
- noun an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
Anacin III; Datril; Tylenol; Tempra; Panadol; Phenaphen.
- noun an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
- conceptualizing3/5
conceptualize
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- condescending3/5
condescending
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
patronizing; patronising; arch.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend.
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- princesses3/5
princess
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- divorces3/5
divorce
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
divorcement.
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
- ascendant3/5
ascendant
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendent.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ancestor; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- panacea3/5
panacea
- noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
catholicon; cure-all; nostrum.
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- micelles3/5
micelle
- noun an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
- noun an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
- sufficed3/5
suffice
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
answer; do; serve.
- A few words would answer
- This car suits my purpose well
- Will $100 do?
- A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
- Nothing else will serve
- verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
- preconceptions3/5
preconception
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
preconceived notion; prepossession; preconceived opinion; preconceived idea; parti pris.
- he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
bias; prejudice.
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
- accentuate3/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- indulgences3/5
indulgence
- noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
self-indulgence.
- noun a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
lenience; leniency.
- too much indulgence spoils a child
- noun an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
- necessitating3/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- fireplaces3/5
fireplace
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
hearth; open fireplace.
- the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
- he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
- the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
- noun an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
- faucet3/5
faucet
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
spigot.
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- accomplices3/5
accomplice
- noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
confederate.
- noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
- necklaces3/5
necklace
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- excerpted3/5
excerpt
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; extract; selection.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
take out; extract.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
- chancel3/5
chancel
- noun area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
bema; sanctuary.
- noun area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
- receptions3/5
reception
- noun the manner in which something is greeted
response.
- she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
- noun a formal party of people; as after a wedding
- noun the manner in which something is greeted
- triceps3/5
triceps
- noun any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
- noun any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
- conceptualizations3/5
conceptualization
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
conceptualisation; formulation.
- noun an elaborated concept
conceptualisation; conceptuality.
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
- imperceptibly3/5
imperceptibly
- adverb in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
unnoticeably.
- the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly
- adverb in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
- spaceship3/5
spaceship
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
starship.
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
- inducements3/5
inducement
- noun a positive motivational influence
motivator; incentive.
- noun act of bringing about a desired result
inducing.
- inducement of sleep
- noun a positive motivational influence
- licensees3/5
licensee
- noun someone to whom a license is granted
- noun someone to whom a license is granted
- accede3/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- larceny3/5
larceny
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thieving; thievery; theft; stealing.
- the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- entranced3/5
entranced
- adjective satellite filled with wonder and delight
charmed; enthralled; captivated; delighted; beguiled.
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite filled with wonder and delight
- vortices3/5
vortex
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
swirl; whirl; convolution.
- noun a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
maelstrom; whirlpool.
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- magnificently3/5
magnificently
- adverb extremely well
excellently; splendidly; famously.
- he did splendidly in the exam
- we got along famously
- adverb in an impressively beautiful manner
gorgeously; splendidly; resplendently.
- the Princess was gorgeously dressed
- adverb extremely well
- conceding3/5
conceding
- noun the act of conceding or yielding
concession; yielding.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- noun the act of conceding or yielding
- clearances3/5
clearance
- noun the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
- noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
headroom; headway.
- noun the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
- triglyceride3/5
triglyceride
- noun glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
- noun glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
- acceded3/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- sorcerers3/5
sorcerer
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
- intercede3/5
intercede
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- miscegenation3/5
miscegenation
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
interbreeding; crossbreeding.
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
- saccharomyces3/5
saccharomyces
(Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisiæ is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also calledTorula .Brewers' yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- sourced3/5
source
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; root; beginning; rootage.
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
- noun a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
- noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- evanescent3/5
evanescent
- adjective satellite tending to vanish like vapor
- evanescent beauty
- adjective satellite tending to vanish like vapor
- microprocessors3/5
microprocessor
- noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
- a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer
- a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive
- noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
- saracens3/5
saracen
- noun (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
- noun (when used broadly) any Arab
- noun (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
- sceptic3/5
sceptic
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skeptic; doubter.
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
- ascetics3/5
ascetic
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
abstainer.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetical.
- ascetic practices
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- secessionist3/5
secessionist
- noun an advocate of secessionism
- noun an advocate of secessionism
- precession3/5
precession
- noun the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- noun the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedency; precedence.
- noun the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- interlaced3/5
interlaced
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
latticelike; fretted; latticed.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
- receptacles3/5
receptacle
- noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
- noun enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
- noun a container that is used to put or keep things in
- multicellular3/5
multicellular
- adjective satellite consisting of many cells
- multicellular organisms
- adjective satellite consisting of many cells
- insincere3/5
insincere
- adjective lacking sincerity
- a charming but thoroughly insincere woman
- their praise was extravagant and insincere
- adjective lacking sincerity
- retraced3/5
retrace
- verb to go back over again
trace.
- we retraced the route we took last summer
- trace your path
- verb reassemble mentally
reconstruct; construct.
- reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
- verb to go back over again
- pounced3/5
pounce
- noun the act of pouncing
- verb move down on as if in an attack
swoop.
- The raptor swooped down on its prey
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students
- noun the act of pouncing
- acetylene3/5
acetylene
- noun a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
ethyne; alkyne.
- noun a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
- reinforcers3/5
reinforcer
- noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
reinforcing stimulus; reinforcement.
- noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
- incidences3/5
incidence
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
relative incidence.
- noun the striking of a light beam on a surface
- he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light
- noun the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- deceptions3/5
deception
- noun a misleading falsehood
deceit; misrepresentation.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; dissembling.
- noun a misleading falsehood
- pronounces3/5
pronounce
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb pronounce judgment on
judge; label.
- They labeled him unfit to work here
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- macedonians3/5
macedonian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Macedon
- noun the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
- noun a native or inhabitant of Macedon
- preceptor3/5
preceptor
- noun teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
don.
- noun teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
- descendents3/5
descendent
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendant.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- choicest3/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- rejoices3/5
rejoice
- verb feel happiness or joy
joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; exult; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel happiness or joy
- sebaceous3/5
sebaceous
- adjective satellite containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
oleaginous; oily; greasy.
- greasy hamburgers
- oily fried potatoes
- oleaginous seeds
- adjective satellite containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
- racetrack3/5
racetrack
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; raceway.
- noun a course over which races are run
- conceptualisation3/5
conceptualisation
- noun an elaborated concept
conceptualization; conceptuality.
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
conceptualization; formulation.
- noun an elaborated concept
- apprenticed3/5
apprenticed
- adjective satellite bound by contract
indentured; bound; articled.
- verb be or work as an apprentice
apprentice.
- She apprenticed with the great master
- adjective satellite bound by contract
- presences3/5
presence
- noun the state of being present; current existence
- he tested for the presence of radon
- noun the immediate proximity of someone or something
front.
- she blushed in his presence
- he sensed the presence of danger
- he was well behaved in front of company
- noun the state of being present; current existence
- icebergs3/5
iceberg
- noun a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
berg.
- noun lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
iceberg lettuce; crisphead lettuce.
- iceberg is still the most popular lettuce
- noun a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
- remembrances3/5
remembrance
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
recollection; anamnesis.
- noun a recognition of meritorious service
memorial; commemoration.
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
- secede3/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- menaced3/5
menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
threat.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a threat or the act of threatening
- he spoke with desperate menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
- excellently3/5
excellently
- adverb extremely well
splendidly; famously; magnificently.
- he did splendidly in the exam
- we got along famously
- adverb extremely well
- condorcet3/5
condorcet
- noun French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
Marquis de Condorcet; Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat.
- noun French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
- sceptics3/5
sceptic
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skeptic; doubter.
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
- excels3/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- amniocentesis3/5
amniocentesis
- noun (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
amnio.
- noun (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- fierceness3/5
fierceness
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; violence; furiousness; wildness; vehemence; ferocity.
- the storm's violence
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
- denounces3/5
denounce
- verb speak out against
- He denounced the Nazis
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatise; brand; stigmatize; mark.
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
- verb speak out against
- orifices3/5
orifice
- noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
porta; opening.
- the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
- noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- reinforcer3/5
reinforcer
- noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
reinforcing stimulus; reinforcement.
- noun (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
- sadducees3/5
sadducee
- noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees
- noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees
- micelle3/5
micelle
- noun an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
- noun an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
- appendices3/5
appendix
- noun supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
- noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
cecal appendage; vermiform process; vermiform appendix.
- noun supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
- perceptive3/5
perceptive
- adjective of or relating to perception
- perceptive faculties
- adjective having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
- a perceptive eye
- a perceptive observation
- adjective of or relating to perception
- translucent3/5
translucent
- adjective satellite allowing light to pass through diffusely
semitransparent.
- translucent amber
- semitransparent curtains at the windows
- adjective satellite allowing light to pass through diffusely
- injustices3/5
injustice
- noun an unjust act
unfairness; iniquity; shabbiness.
- noun the practice of being unjust or unfair
unjustness.
- noun an unjust act
- cretaceous3/5
cretaceous
- adjective abounding in chalk
- noun from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
Cretaceous period.
- adjective abounding in chalk
- receptionist3/5
receptionist
- noun a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
- noun a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
- discernment3/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- misconceptions3/5
misconception
- noun an incorrect conception
- noun an incorrect conception
- conceit3/5
conceit
- noun feelings of excessive pride
self-love; amour propre; vanity.
- noun an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
- noun feelings of excessive pride
- princely3/5
princely
- adjective satellite rich and superior in quality
gilded; sumptuous; opulent; luxurious; grand; deluxe.
- a princely sum
- gilded dining rooms
- adjective satellite having the rank of or befitting a prince
- a princely bearing
- princely manner
- adjective satellite rich and superior in quality
- acetylcholine3/5
acetylcholine
- noun a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
- noun a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
- remittances3/5
remittance
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remitment; remission; remittal.
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
- placental3/5
placental
- noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental mammal.
- adjective pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
- all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals
- noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
- indecent3/5
indecent
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unbecoming; uncomely; indecorous; unseemly; untoward.
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- adjective offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
- an earthy but not indecent story
- an indecent gesture
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- misconception3/5
misconception
- noun an incorrect conception
- noun an incorrect conception
- peacetime3/5
peacetime
- noun a period of time during which there is no war
- noun a period of time during which there is no war
- intercession3/5
intercession
- noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- noun the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
intervention.
- it occurs without human intervention
- noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- piecemeal3/5
piecemeal
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
stepwise; in small stages; bit-by-bit; step-by-step.
- adverb a little bit at a time
little by little; in stages; bit by bit.
- the research structure has developed piecemeal
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
- resourceful3/5
resourceful
- adjective satellite having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
- someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations
- an able and resourceful politician
- the most resourceful cook in town
- adjective satellite having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
- lancelot3/5
lancelot
- noun (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
Sir Lancelot.
- noun (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
- serviceable3/5
serviceable
- adjective ready for service or able to give long service
- serviceable equipment
- heavy serviceable fabrics
- adjective satellite capable of being put to good use
- a serviceable kitchen gadget
- adjective ready for service or able to give long service
- pronouncement3/5
pronouncement
- noun an authoritative declaration
dictum; say-so.
- noun an authoritative declaration
- nicer3/5
nice
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- adjective pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith
- nice manners
- a nice dress
- a nice face
- a nice day
- had a nice time at the party
- the corn and tomatoes are nice today
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- disgraceful3/5
disgraceful
- adjective satellite giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
shocking; shameful; scandalous.
- scandalous behavior
- the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
- the most shocking book of its time
- adjective satellite (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
opprobrious; ignominious; shameful; inglorious; black.
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice
- adjective satellite giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- preconceived3/5
preconceived
- adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
- certain preconceived notions
- verb conceive beforehand
preconceive.
- a preconceived notion
- adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
- consciences3/5
conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- unconcerned3/5
unconcerned
- adjective lacking in interest or care or feeling
- the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control
- blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight
- adjective satellite easy in mind; not worried
- the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination
- adjective lacking in interest or care or feeling
- adduced3/5
adduce
- verb advance evidence for
abduce; cite.
- verb advance evidence for
- competences3/5
competence
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competency.
- noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- purcell3/5
purcell
- noun English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
Henry Purcell.
- noun English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
- imperceptible3/5
imperceptible
- adjective impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
unperceivable.
- an imperceptible drop in temperature
- an imperceptible nod
- color is unperceivable to the touch
- adjective impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
- peaceable3/5
peaceable
- adjective satellite inclined or disposed to peace
peace-loving.
- they met in a peaceable spirit
- peace-loving citizens
- adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
peaceful.
- a peaceful nation
- peaceful times
- a far from peaceful Christmas
- peaceful sleep
- adjective satellite inclined or disposed to peace
- receptivity3/5
receptivity
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
openness; receptiveness.
- he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform
- this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur
- their receptivity to the proposal
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
- grocer3/5
grocer
- noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
- noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
- hydrocephalus3/5
hydrocephalus
- noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
hydrocephaly.
- noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
- condescension3/5
condescension
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
disdainfulness; superciliousness.
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage; disdain.
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- fiancee3/5
fiancee
- noun a woman who is engaged to be married
bride-to-be.
- noun a woman who is engaged to be married
- oceania3/5
oceania
- noun a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
Oceanica.
- noun a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
- nieces3/5
niece
- noun a daughter of your brother or sister
- noun a daughter of your brother or sister
- allegiances3/5
allegiance
- noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dedication; loyalty; commitment.
- his long commitment to public service
- they felt no loyalty to a losing team
- noun the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
fealty.
- noun the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- nicest3/5
nice
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- adjective pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith
- nice manners
- a nice dress
- a nice face
- a nice day
- had a nice time at the party
- the corn and tomatoes are nice today
- noun a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- enforces3/5
enforce
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply; implement.
- Apply the rules to everyone
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- verb ensure observance of laws and rules;
- resemblances3/5
resemblance
- noun similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
- noun similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
- quadriceps3/5
quadriceps
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
quad; quadriceps femoris; musculus quadriceps femoris.
- noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- confidences3/5
confidence
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness; assurance.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- I have confidence in our team
- confidence is always borrowed, never owned
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- outsourced3/5
outsource
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- placeholder3/5
placeholder
- noun a person authorized to act for another
proxy; procurator.
- noun a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
- noun a person authorized to act for another
- unceasing3/5
unceasing
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unending; perpetual; eternal; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; perpetual; never-ending; incessant; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
- crustaceans3/5
crustacean
- noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
- adjective of or belonging to the class Crustacea
crustaceous.
- noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
- reintroduced3/5
reintroduce
- verb introduce anew
re-introduce.
- We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself
- verb introduce anew
- egocentric3/5
egocentric
- noun a self-centered person with little regard for others
egoist.
- adjective limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
self-centered; egoistical; egoistic; self-centred.
- noun a self-centered person with little regard for others
- anticancer3/5
anticancer
- adjective used in the treatment of cancer
antineoplastic; antitumor; antitumour.
- anticancer drug
- an antineoplastic effect
- adjective used in the treatment of cancer
- uncertainly3/5
uncertainly
- adverb in an unsteady manner
unsteadily; falteringly.
- he walked unsteadily toward the exit
- The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs
- adverb showing lack of certainty
- he paused uncertainly
- adverb in an unsteady manner
- conceited3/5
conceited
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
swollen-headed; egotistic; swollen; self-conceited; vain; egotistical.
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- adjective satellite characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- mycenaean3/5
mycenaean
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
- Mycenaean bronzes
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
- sceptre3/5
sceptre
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
scepter.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; scepter; verge.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- recurrences3/5
recurrence
- noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)
return.
- the return of spring
- noun happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- nicene3/5
nicene
Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.
- paracelsus3/5
paracelsus
- noun Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus; Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim.
- noun Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
- convinces3/5
convince
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
convert; win over.
- He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
- verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- resourcefulness3/5
resourcefulness
- noun the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation
- a man of great resourcefulness
- noun the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
imagination; resource.
- a man of resource
- noun the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation
- prefaces3/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- lacerations3/5
laceration
- noun a torn ragged wound
- noun the act of lacerating
- noun a torn ragged wound
- laceration3/5
laceration
- noun a torn ragged wound
- noun the act of lacerating
- noun a torn ragged wound
- adjacency3/5
adjacency
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguity; contiguousness.
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
- lyceum3/5
lyceum
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
middle school; secondary school; lycee; Gymnasium.
- noun a public hall for lectures and concerts
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- irreplaceable3/5
irreplaceable
- adjective impossible to replace
unreplaceable.
- irreplaceable antiques
- adjective impossible to replace
- avicenna3/5
avicenna
- noun Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina; ibn-Sina.
- noun Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
- licentious3/5
licentious
- adjective satellite lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
- coarse and licentious men
- adjective satellite lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
- spicer3/5
spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- fiercest3/5
fierce
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
furious; ferocious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
vehement; tearing; trigger-happy; violent.
- fierce loyalty
- in a tearing rage
- vehement dislike
- violent passions
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
- bicentennial3/5
bicentennial
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
bicentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
bicentenary.
- bicentennial celebration
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- reprocessing3/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- cadences3/5
cadence
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat; metre; meter; measure.
- noun the close of a musical section
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- indecency3/5
indecency
- noun the quality of being indecent
- noun an indecent or improper act
impropriety.
- noun the quality of being indecent
- prefaced3/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- condolences3/5
condolence
- noun an expression of sympathy with another's grief
commiseration.
- they sent their condolences
- noun an expression of sympathy with another's grief
- nociceptive3/5
nociceptive
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- a nociceptive spinal reflex
- adjective satellite caused by or in response to pain
- apperception3/5
apperception
- noun the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
- noun the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
- dicey3/5
dicey
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; chancy.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- scepter3/5
scepter
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sceptre.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; verge; sceptre.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- epicenter3/5
epicenter
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicentre.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- percentiles3/5
percentile
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
centile.
- noun (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
- incessantly3/5
incessantly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
ceaselessly; unceasingly; continuously; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb without interruption
always; forever; constantly; perpetually.
- the world is constantly changing
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- complacency3/5
complacency
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
complacence; self-complacency; self-satisfaction.
- his complacency was absolutely disgusting
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- invoices3/5
invoice
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
account; bill.
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
- verb send an bill to
- She invoiced the company for her expenses
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- unicef3/5
unicef
- noun an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
United Nations Children's Fund; United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
- noun an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
- innocently3/5
innocently
- adverb in a not unlawful manner
- he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently
- adverb in a naively innocent manner
- she smiled at him innocently
- adverb in a not unlawful manner
- complacent3/5
complacent
- adjective satellite contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
self-complacent; self-satisfied.
- he had become complacent after years of success
- his self-satisfied dignity
- adjective satellite contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
- traceable3/5
traceable
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') able to be traced to
- a failure traceable to lack of energy
- adjective capable of being traced or tracked
trackable.
- a traceable riverbed
- the traceable course of an ancient wall
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') able to be traced to
- diocesan3/5
diocesan
- noun a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
- adjective belonging to or governing a diocese
- noun a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
- acquiesced3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- voiceless3/5
voiceless
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
surd; unvoiced; hard.
- unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
- adjective deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
disenfranchised; disfranchised; voteless.
- labor was voiceless
- disenfrenchised masses took to the streets
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- cancerous3/5
cancerous
- adjective satellite relating to or affected with cancer
- a cancerous growth
- adjective satellite like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
- remorse was cancerous within him
- pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children
- adjective satellite relating to or affected with cancer
- deceptively3/5
deceptively
- adverb in a misleading way
misleadingly; deceivingly.
- the exam looked deceptively easy
- adverb in a misleading way
- incestuous3/5
incestuous
- adjective resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
- adjective relating to or involving incest
- adjective resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
- viscera3/5
viscera
- noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
innards; entrails.
- `viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'
- noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
- unlicensed3/5
unlicensed
- adjective satellite lacking official approval
unaccredited; unlicenced.
- adjective satellite lacking official approval
- dioceses3/5
diocese
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; episcopate.
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- ethnocentrism3/5
ethnocentrism
- noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
- noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
- gloucestershire3/5
gloucestershire
- noun a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
- noun a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
- unconvinced3/5
unconvinced
- adjective lacking conviction
- I remain unconvinced
- adjective lacking conviction
- peaceably3/5
peaceably
- adverb in a peaceable manner
pacifically.
- the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises
- adverb in a peaceable manner
- lucerne3/5
lucerne
- noun important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
alfalfa; Medicago sativa.
- noun important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
- proprioceptive3/5
proprioceptive
- adjective of or relating to proprioception
- adjective of or relating to proprioception
- conceivably3/5
conceivably
- adverb within the realm of possibility
- the weather may conceivably change
- adverb within the realm of possibility
- holocene3/5
holocene
- noun approximately the last 10,000 years
Holocene epoch; Recent epoch; Recent.
- noun approximately the last 10,000 years
- icelandic3/5
icelandic
Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders.
- miocene3/5
miocene
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. --n. The Miocene period. See Chart ofGeology .
- reticent3/5
reticent
- adjective satellite temperamentally disinclined to talk
untalkative.
- adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
unemotional; restrained.
- adjective satellite temperamentally disinclined to talk
- eurocentric3/5
eurocentric
- adjective focussed on Europe and the Europeans
Europocentric.
- adjective focussed on Europe and the Europeans
- unannounced3/5
unannounced
- adjective satellite without warning or announcement
unheralded; unpredicted.
- they arrived unannounced
- a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe
- adjective satellite without warning or announcement
- rhinoceros3/5
rhinoceros
- noun massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
rhino.
- noun massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
- eocene3/5
eocene
(Geol.) Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; --as, .Eocene depositsn. Lyell.The Eocene formation.
- varicella3/5
varicella
- noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
chickenpox.
- noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
- decently3/5
decently
- adverb in a decent manner
- they don't know how to dress decently
- adverb in the right manner
right; decent; in good order; properly; the right way.
- please do your job properly!
- can't you carry me decent?
- adverb in a decent manner
- ethnocentric3/5
ethnocentric
- adjective centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
- adjective centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
- archdiocese3/5
archdiocese
- noun the diocese of an archbishop
- noun the diocese of an archbishop
- pliocene3/5
pliocene
(Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.
- intracerebral3/5
intracerebral
- adjective within the brain
- adjective within the brain
- faceless3/5
faceless
- adjective without a face or identity
- a faceless apparition
- the faceless accusers of the police state
- adjective without a face or identity
- unceremoniously3/5
unceremoniously
- adverb in an unceremonious manner
- he was dismissed unceremoniously
- adverb in an unceremonious manner
- faceted3/5
faceted
- adjective having facets
- a faceted diamond
- adjective having facets
- unenforceable3/5
unenforceable
- adjective not enforceable; not capable of being brought about by compulsion
- an unenforceable law
- unenforceable reforms
- adjective not enforceable; not capable of being brought about by compulsion
- thenceforth3/5
thenceforth
- adverb from that time on
thereafter.
- thereafter he never called again
- adverb from that time on
- nuanced3/5
nuance
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
nicety; refinement; subtlety; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- francesca3/5
francesca
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- stacey3/5
stacey
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- vicente3/5
vicente
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- lacey3/5
lacy
- adjective satellite made of or resembling lace
lacelike.
- a lacy gown
- a lacy leaf
- adjective satellite having open interstices or resembling a web
weblike; netted; webby; webbed; netlike.
- adjective satellite made of or resembling lace
- sourcebook3/5
sourcebook
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- licensor3/5
licensor
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- multicenter3/5
multicenter
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- tracey3/5
tracey
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- spacer3/5
space
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
infinite.
- they tested his ability to locate objects in space
- the boundless regions of the infinite
- noun an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- the architect left space in front of the building
- they stopped at an open space in the jungle
- the space between his teeth
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- licensure3/5
licensure
A licensing. R.
- glycemic3/5
glycemic
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- spacetime3/5
spacetime
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- hepatocellular3/5
hepatocellular
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- jocelyn3/5
jocelyn
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- peacemaking3/5
peacemaking
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- monticello3/5
monticello
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- marcellus3/5
marcellus
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- quincey3/5
quincey
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- marcello3/5
marcello
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- millicent3/5
millicent
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- preprocessing3/5
preprocessing
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- chauncey3/5
chauncey
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- vincenzo3/5
vincenzo
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- piecewise3/5
- exceptionalism3/5
- oceanographic3/5
oceanographic
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- subcellular3/5
subcellular
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- transceiver3/5
transceiver
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- acetonitrile3/5
- marcella3/5
marcella
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- vincennes3/5
- intelligencer3/5
intelligencer
One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a messenger. All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke.
- perceval3/5
- traceability3/5
traceability
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- enforceability3/5
enforceability
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- carbonaceous2/5
carbonaceous
- adjective relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
carboniferous; carbonous; carbonic.
- adjective relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
- resurfaces2/5
resurface
- verb reappear on the surface
- verb cover with a new surface
- verb reappear on the surface
- decease2/5
decease
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
death; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
- exacerbates2/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- conveyances2/5
conveyance
- noun document effecting a property transfer
- noun the transmission of information
impartation; imparting.
- noun document effecting a property transfer
- acceptors2/5
acceptor
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- noun the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- interceptor2/5
interceptor
- noun a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- noun a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- decentralize2/5
decentralize
- verb make less central
decentralise; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralizing2/5
decentralizing
- adjective tending away from a central point
decentralising.
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective tending away from a central point
- interceptors2/5
interceptor
- noun a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- noun a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- valences2/5
valence
- noun (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
valency.
- noun (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
valency.
- noun (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
- decelerating2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- acetylated2/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- decelerated2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- decelerate2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- parceled2/5
parcel
- noun a wrapped container
package.
- noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
portion; share.
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
- noun a wrapped container
- parcelled2/5
parcel
- noun a wrapped container
package.
- noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
portion; share.
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
- noun a wrapped container
- coalesces2/5
coalesce
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb fuse or cause to grow together
- verb mix together different elements
- intercepting2/5
intercept
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- verb seize on its way
stop.
- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
- emplacement2/5
emplacement
- noun military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- noun the act of putting something in a certain place
placement; positioning; location; position; locating.
- noun military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- cancelling2/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- successions2/5
succession
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; chronological sequence; successiveness; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
- dependences2/5
dependence
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependance; dependency.
- noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
dependance; addiction; habituation; dependency.
- noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- glycerin2/5
glycerin
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
glycerol; glycerine.
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- acetylation2/5
acetylation
- noun the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
- the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin
- noun the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
- jaundiced2/5
jaundiced
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
icteric; yellow.
- verb distort adversely
jaundice.
- Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
- workspaces2/5
workspace
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- accelerometer2/5
accelerometer
- noun an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
- noun an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
- glycerine2/5
glycerine
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
glycerin; glycerol.
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- nitrocellulose2/5
nitrocellulose
- noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
cellulose nitrate; nitrocotton; guncotton.
- noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- pubescent2/5
pubescent
- adjective satellite (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
- the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy
- adjective satellite covered with fine soft hairs or down
downy; puberulent; sericeous.
- downy milkweed seeds
- adjective satellite (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
- biosciences2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- ulcerated2/5
ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
cankerous; ulcerous.
- verb undergo ulceration
ulcerate.
- Her stomach ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
- transduced2/5
transduce
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- miscellanies2/5
miscellany
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
garland; florilegium.
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- intussusception2/5
intussusception
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
invagination; infolding; introversion.
- the invagination of the blastula
- noun (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
- nicety2/5
nicety
- noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
rightness; justness.
- it was performed with justness and beauty
- noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
refinement; subtlety; nuance; shade.
- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
- noun conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
- equivalences2/5
equivalence
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
equation; equality; par.
- on a par with the best
- noun essential equality and interchangeability
- noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
- emplacements2/5
emplacement
- noun military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- noun the act of putting something in a certain place
placement; positioning; location; position; locating.
- noun military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- inconvenienced2/5
inconvenience
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
incommodiousness.
- noun a difficulty that causes anxiety
worriment; troublesomeness.
- noun an inconvenient discomfort
- accelerometers2/5
accelerometer
- noun an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
- noun an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
- miscellanea2/5
miscellanea
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; mixed bag; salmagundi; miscellany; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- decedents2/5
decedent
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- noun someone who is no longer alive
- serviceman2/5
serviceman
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; military personnel; man.
- two men stood sentry duty
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- farces2/5
farce
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
travesty; farce comedy.
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
forcemeat.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- maceration2/5
maceration
- noun softening due to soaking or steeping
- noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness; bonyness; emaciation; boniness.
- noun softening due to soaking or steeping
- icebreaker2/5
icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
iceboat.
- noun a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
- he told jokes as an icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- reducer2/5
reducer
- noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
reducing agent; reductant.
- noun pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter
- noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
- dissonances2/5
dissonance
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
disagreement; dissension.
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
racket; noise.
- modern music is just noise to me
- noun a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
- opalescent2/5
opalescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; iridescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- predeceased2/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- chalcedony2/5
chalcedony
- noun a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
calcedony.
- noun a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
- incendiaries2/5
incendiary
- noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
arsonist; firebug.
- noun a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
firebomb; incendiary bomb.
- noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
- oxaloacetate2/5
oxaloacetate
- noun a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
oxalacetate.
- noun a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
- poultices2/5
poultice
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
plaster; cataplasm.
- verb dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
plaster.
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
- eviscerated2/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- decelerations2/5
deceleration
- noun a decrease in rate of change
retardation; slowing.
- the deceleration of the arms race
- noun (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
- noun a decrease in rate of change
- nitroglycerine2/5
nitroglycerine
- noun a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
trinitroglycerin; Nitrospan; glyceryl trinitrate; Nitrostat; nitroglycerin.
- noun a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
- reducers2/5
reducer
- noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
reducing agent; reductant.
- noun pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter
- noun a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
- effaces2/5
efface
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
obliterate.
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
- verb make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
- glyceryl2/5
glyceryl
- noun a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
- noun a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
- acetates2/5
acetate
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
ethanoate.
- noun a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
acetate rayon.
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
- macerated2/5
macerate
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- verb become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- the tissue macerated in the water
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- peacekeeper2/5
peacekeeper
- noun a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
- noun someone who keeps peace
- she's the peacekeeper in that family
- noun a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
- disconcert2/5
disconcert
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; discomfit.
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
- disgraces2/5
disgrace
- noun a state of dishonor
shame; ignominy.
- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
- verb bring shame or dishonor upon
dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
- noun a state of dishonor
- counterbalances2/5
counterbalance
- noun a weight that balances another weight
counterpoise; equalizer; counterweight; equaliser; balance.
- noun equality of distribution
balance; equipoise; equilibrium.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
- icebreakers2/5
icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
iceboat.
- noun a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
- he told jokes as an icebreaker
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- pharmaceutics2/5
pharmaceutics
- noun the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
pharmacy.
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
pharmaceutical; pharmaceutic.
- noun the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
- spaceman2/5
spaceman
- noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
cosmonaut; astronaut.
- the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts
- noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- timepieces2/5
timepiece
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
horologe; timekeeper.
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- rices2/5
rice
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- noun annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
- noun grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- hypocalcemia2/5
hypocalcemia
- noun abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
hypocalcaemia.
- noun abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
- placer2/5
placer
- noun an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
- noun an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
- contrivances2/5
contrivance
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; widget; convenience; gizmo.
- noun the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- encumbrances2/5
encumbrance
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; incumbrance; onus; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
incumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
- effacement2/5
effacement
- noun shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
- noun withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
self-effacement.
- noun shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
- remonstrances2/5
remonstrance
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
expostulation; objection; remonstration.
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- tracery2/5
tracery
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- unicellular2/5
unicellular
- adjective having or consisting of a single cell
- adjective having or consisting of a single cell
- unprocessed2/5
unprocessed
- adjective not refined or processed
crude; unrefined.
- unrefined ore
- crude oil
- adjective not altered from an original or natural state
- unprocessed commodities
- adjective not refined or processed
- enhancers2/5
enhancer
- noun anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
foil.
- pretty girls like plain friends as foils
- noun anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- annoyances2/5
annoyance
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration; vexation; irritation.
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
chafe; vexation.
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- inheritances2/5
inheritance
- noun hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
heritage.
- noun that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
heritage.
- noun hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
- seducer2/5
seducer
- noun a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
- noun a man who takes advantage of women
ladies' man; lady killer.
- noun a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
- defaced2/5
deface
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
blemish; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
- acetaldehyde2/5
acetaldehyde
- noun a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
ethanal.
- noun a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
- neurosciences2/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- peacemakers2/5
peacemaker
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
conciliator; reconciler; make-peace; pacifier.
- noun a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
Browning machine gun.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
- sequencer2/5
sequencer
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
sequenator.
- noun computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
- freelancers2/5
freelancer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelance; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- adjective working for yourself
freelance; free-lance; self-employed.
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- accentuation2/5
accentuation
- noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
- noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something
emphasizing; accenting.
- noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
- inducer2/5
inducer
- noun an agent capable of activating specific genes
- noun someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
persuader.
- noun an agent capable of activating specific genes
- susceptibilities2/5
susceptibility
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
susceptibleness.
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
- evinces2/5
evince
- verb give expression to
express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- verb give expression to
- polices2/5
police
- noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
- verb maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
- receivership2/5
receivership
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- the business is in receivership
- noun a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- crustacea2/5
crustacea
(Zoöl.) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered. ✍ The body usually consists of an anterior part, made up of the head and thorax combined, called the cephalothorax, and of a posterior jointed part called the abdomen, postabdomen, and (improperly) tail. They breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of the limbs or to the sides the body, according to the group. They are divisible into two subclasses, Entomostraca and Malacostraca, each of which includes several orders.
- cornices2/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- ulcerations2/5
ulceration
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulcer.
- noun the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- splices2/5
splice
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
splicing.
- the break was due to an imperfect splice
- noun joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
lap joint.
- noun a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- grimaces2/5
grimace
- noun a contorted facial expression
face.
- she made a grimace at the prospect
- verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
make a face; pull a face.
- He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
- noun a contorted facial expression
- acerbic2/5
acerbic
- adjective satellite sour or bitter in taste
acerb; astringent.
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
- adjective satellite sour or bitter in taste
- descents2/5
descent
- noun a movement downward
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; extraction.
- he comes from good origins
- noun a movement downward
- ascents2/5
ascent
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; raise; rise; climb.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun a movement upward
ascension; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- effervescent2/5
effervescent
- adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
sparkling.
- sparkling wines
- sparkling water
- adjective (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
- adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- workforces2/5
workforce
- noun the force of workers available
hands; manpower; work force; men.
- noun the force of workers available
- enticement2/5
enticement
- noun something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
temptation.
- noun qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
come-on; lure.
- noun something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
- pranced2/5
prance
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; strut.
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- inducers2/5
inducer
- noun an agent capable of activating specific genes
- noun someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
persuader.
- noun an agent capable of activating specific genes
- intercessor2/5
intercessor
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
intermediator; go-between; intermediary; mediator.
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
- artificers2/5
artificer
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
discoverer; inventor.
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
journeyman; artisan; craftsman.
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
- perceivers2/5
perceiver
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
percipient; observer; beholder.
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- icebox2/5
icebox
- noun white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
refrigerator.
- noun white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
- artificer2/5
artificer
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
discoverer; inventor.
- noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
journeyman; artisan; craftsman.
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
- placebos2/5
placebo
- noun an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
- noun an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- duces2/5
duce
- noun leader
- Mussolini was called Il Duce
- noun leader
- divorcee2/5
divorcee
- noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
grass widow.
- noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
- convergences2/5
convergence
- noun the occurrence of two or more things coming together
- noun the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
convergency.
- noun the occurrence of two or more things coming together
- damascene2/5
damascene
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- senescent2/5
senescent
- adjective satellite growing old
aging; ageing.
- adjective satellite growing old
- inflorescences2/5
inflorescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; anthesis; flowering.
- noun the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- iceman2/5
iceman
- noun someone who cuts and delivers ice
- noun a professional killer
hatchet man.
- noun someone who cuts and delivers ice
- obsolescent2/5
obsolescent
- adjective satellite becoming obsolete
- adjective satellite becoming obsolete
- sluices2/5
sluice
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluiceway; penstock.
- verb pour as if from a sluice
sluice down.
- An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- emplaced2/5
emplace
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- verb put into place or position
- the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar
- verb provide a new emplacement for guns
- arced2/5
arced
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
bowed; arched; arching; arcuate; arciform.
- an arched ceiling
- verb form an arch or curve
curve; arc; arch.
- her back arches
- her hips curve nicely
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
- scenting2/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- torricelli2/5
torricelli
- noun Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
Evangelista Torricelli.
- noun Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
- enticements2/5
enticement
- noun something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
temptation.
- noun qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
come-on; lure.
- noun something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
- superceded2/5
supercede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- significances2/5
significance
- noun the quality of being significant
- do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
- noun a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
import; implication.
- the significance of his remark became clear only later
- the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
- noun the quality of being significant
- interceptions2/5
interception
- noun the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
- he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters
- he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible
- noun (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
- noun the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
- actinomycetes2/5
actinomycete
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- forcefulness2/5
forcefulness
- noun physical energy or intensity
force; strength.
- he hit with all the force he could muster
- it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
- a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
- noun physical energy or intensity
- gracefulness2/5
gracefulness
- noun beautiful carriage
- noun beautiful carriage
- glyceraldehyde2/5
glyceraldehyde
- noun a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
glyceric aldehyde.
- noun a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
- proteinaceous2/5
proteinaceous
- adjective relating to or of the nature of protein
- adjective relating to or of the nature of protein
- entices2/5
entice
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
lure; tempt.
- He lured me into temptation
- verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- freelancer2/5
freelancer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelance; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- adjective working for yourself
freelance; free-lance; self-employed.
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- faceplate2/5
faceplate
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- violoncello2/5
violoncello
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
cello.
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- concordances2/5
concordance
- noun a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
harmony; concord.
- noun agreement of opinions
harmony; concord.
- noun a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
- deliverances2/5
deliverance
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; rescue.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- conceptus2/5
conceptus
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
embryo; fertilized egg.
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- spruces2/5
spruce
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- noun any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- lanced2/5
lance
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
shaft; spear.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; spear.
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- oceanus2/5
oceanus
(Gr.Myth.) The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.
- accenting2/5
accenting
- noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something
accentuation; emphasizing.
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something
- intercessors2/5
intercessor
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
intermediator; go-between; intermediary; mediator.
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
- incarcerate2/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- mercers2/5
mercer
- noun a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
- noun British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
John Mercer.
- noun a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
- fleeces2/5
fleece
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
sheepskin.
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- evisceration2/5
evisceration
- noun surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
- noun the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
disembowelment.
- noun surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
- unnoticeable2/5
unnoticeable
- adjective not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
unobtrusive.
- a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial
- adjective not noticeable; not drawing attention
- her clothes were simple and unnoticeable"- J.G.Cozzens
- adjective not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
- trounced2/5
trounce
- verb beat severely with a whip or rod
strap; welt; whip; slash; lash; flog; lather.
- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- verb beat severely with a whip or rod
- mincemeat2/5
mincemeat
- noun spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat
- noun spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat
- transferences2/5
transference
- noun (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
- noun transferring ownership
transfer.
- noun (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
- juicer2/5
juicer
- noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drinker; toper; imbiber.
- noun a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
reamer; juice reamer.
- noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
- inductances2/5
inductance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
induction.
- noun an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
inductor.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- coalescent2/5
coalescent
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
coalescing.
- coalescent tradititions
- coalescent bones
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
- deceitfully2/5
deceitfully
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
dishonestly; venally.
- he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
- officered2/5
officer
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
military officer.
- an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
officeholder.
- he is an officer of the court
- the club elected its officers for the coming year
- noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
- fencer2/5
fencer
- noun someone skilled at fencing
swordsman.
- noun someone skilled at fencing
- micaceous2/5
micaceous
- adjective hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica
- adjective hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica
- acetal2/5
acetal
- noun any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
- noun any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
- oceanographers2/5
oceanographer
- noun a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
- noun a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
- calyces2/5
calyx
- noun (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
- noun (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
- bioluminescent2/5
bioluminescent
- adjective satellite (of living organisms) emitting light
- fireflies are bioluminescent
- adjective satellite (of living organisms) emitting light
- divorcees2/5
divorcee
- noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
grass widow.
- noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
- ultracentrifugation2/5
ultracentrifugation
- noun centrifugation at very high speeds
- noun centrifugation at very high speeds
- enceinte2/5
enceinte
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
heavy; great; with child; gravid; big; expectant; large.
- was big with child
- was great with child
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- prevalences2/5
prevalence
- noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
- he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
- noun (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
- noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
- seducers2/5
seducer
- noun a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
- noun a man who takes advantage of women
ladies' man; lady killer.
- noun a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
- sequencers2/5
sequencer
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
sequenator.
- noun computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
- noun (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
- maces2/5
mace
- noun (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Chemical Mace.
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
macer; macebearer.
- noun (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- fasces2/5
fasces
- noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
- noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
- placers2/5
placer
- noun an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
- noun an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
- spruced2/5
spruce
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- noun any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- noun light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
- misplacement2/5
misplacement
- noun faulty position
malposition.
- noun faulty position
- basidiomycetes2/5
basidiomycete
- noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
basidiomycetous fungi.
- noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
- ascomycetes2/5
ascomycete
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
ascomycetous fungus.
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
- incarcerating2/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- defacement2/5
defacement
- noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
disfiguration; disfigurement.
- the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
- he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
- noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
- deuces2/5
deuce
- noun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
II; 2; two.
- noun a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
- unlaced2/5
unlaced
- adjective with laces not tied
untied.
- teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace; unlace.
- They untied the prisoner
- adjective with laces not tied
- supercede2/5
supercede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- nacelle2/5
nacelle
- noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
- noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
- convalescents2/5
convalescent
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- adjective satellite returning to health after illness or debility
recovering.
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- coherences2/5
coherence
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesion; cohesiveness; coherency.
- noun logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
coherency.
- noun the state of cohering or sticking together
- confluences2/5
confluence
- noun a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
meeting.
- Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
- noun a flowing together
merging; conflux.
- noun a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- sluiced2/5
sluice
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluiceway; penstock.
- verb pour as if from a sluice
sluice down.
- An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- compliances2/5
compliance
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
conformity; conformation; abidance.
- their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
- noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
deference; obligingness; complaisance; compliancy.
- noun acting according to certain accepted standards
- spermaceti2/5
spermaceti
- noun a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
- noun a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
- sorceries2/5
sorcery
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
black art; black magic; necromancy.
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- licentiousness2/5
licentiousness
- noun the quality of being lewd and lascivious
wantonness.
- noun dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
dissipation; dissolution; looseness; profligacy.
- noun the quality of being lewd and lascivious
- acer2/5
acer
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
genus Acer.
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- sorceress2/5
sorceress
- noun a woman sorcerer
- noun a woman sorcerer
- obscenities2/5
obscenity
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salaciousness; salacity; bawdiness; lewdness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
smut; filth; dirty word; vulgarism.
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- pacemakers2/5
pacemaker
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacesetter.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
cardiac pacemaker; SA node; sinoatrial node.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- accentuates2/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- cancellous2/5
cancellous
- adjective satellite having an open or latticed or porous structure
cancellate; cancellated.
- adjective satellite having an open or latticed or porous structure
- seceded2/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- deceiver2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- perceptibly2/5
perceptibly
- adverb in a noticeable manner
noticeably; observably.
- he changed noticeably over the years
- adverb in a noticeable manner
- processional2/5
processional
- noun religious music used in a procession
prosodion.
- adjective intended for use in a procession
- processional music
- processional cross
- noun religious music used in a procession
- policed2/5
police
- noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
- verb maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
- pierces2/5
pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
- saracen2/5
saracen
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
- cortices2/5
cortex
- noun the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
pallium; cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle.
- noun the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
- noun the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- percept2/5
percept
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
perception; perceptual experience.
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- frankincense2/5
frankincense
- noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
gum olibanum; thus; olibanum.
- noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
- luminescent2/5
luminescent
- adjective satellite emitting light not caused by heat
- adjective satellite emitting light not caused by heat
- hypoglycemic2/5
hypoglycemic
- adjective of or relating to hypoglycemia
hypoglycaemic.
- hypoglycemic agents
- adjective of or relating to hypoglycemia
- insincerity2/5
insincerity
- noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
falseness; hollowness.
- noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
- conceptualised2/5
conceptualise
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualize.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- condescend2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- enforcer2/5
enforcer
- noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
hatchet man.
- noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- isosceles2/5
isosceles
- adjective satellite (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
- adjective satellite (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
- enforcers2/5
enforcer
- noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
hatchet man.
- noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- inaccessibility2/5
inaccessibility
- noun the quality of not being available when needed
unavailability.
- noun the quality of not being available when needed
- impedances2/5
impedance
- noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
resistivity; ohmic resistance; electric resistance; resistance; electrical resistance.
- noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
- discerns2/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- nuisances2/5
nuisance
- noun (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- noun a bothersome annoying person
pain in the neck; pain.
- that kid is a terrible pain
- noun (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- officeholders2/5
officeholder
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
officer.
- he is an officer of the court
- the club elected its officers for the coming year
- noun the official who holds an office
incumbent.
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
- condescended2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- accentuating2/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- chancellorsville2/5
chancellorsville
- noun a village in northeastern Virginia
- noun a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
- noun a village in northeastern Virginia
- mycenae2/5
mycenae
- noun an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
- noun an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
- deceives2/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- descendent2/5
descendent
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendant.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- ascendency2/5
ascendency
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendancy; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- concepcion2/5
conception
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept; construct.
- noun the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- menaces2/5
menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
threat.
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
- noun a threat or the act of threatening
- he spoke with desperate menace
- noun something that is a source of danger
- peacefulness2/5
peacefulness
- noun a state that is calm and tranquil
peaceableness.
- noun the absence of mental stress or anxiety
peace; ataraxis; repose; serenity; heartsease; peace of mind.
- noun a state that is calm and tranquil
- etcetera2/5
etcetera
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- his report was full of etceteras
- adverb continuing in the same way
etc.; and so forth; and so on.
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- secessionists2/5
secessionist
- noun an advocate of secessionism
- noun an advocate of secessionism
- renounces2/5
renounce
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abdicate.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
vacate; give up; resign.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- proscenium2/5
proscenium
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
apron; forestage.
- noun the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
proscenium wall.
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
- acceding2/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- faucets2/5
faucet
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
spigot.
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- lacerated2/5
lacerated
- adjective satellite irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate.
- lacerate leaves
- verb cut or tear irregularly
lacerate.
- adjective satellite irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
- cancellations2/5
cancellation
- noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- noun the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
- noun the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- siliceous2/5
siliceous
- adjective relating to or containing or resembling silica
silicious.
- gritrock is siliceous sandstone
- adjective relating to or containing or resembling silica
- pretences2/5
pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
- crustacean2/5
crustacean
- noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
- adjective of or belonging to the class Crustacea
crustaceous.
- noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
- percents2/5
percent
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
percentage; pct; per centum.
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
- appurtenances2/5
appurtenance
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
gear; paraphernalia.
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
add-on; supplement; accessory.
- noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- countenanced2/5
countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
- percepts2/5
percept
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
perception; perceptual experience.
- noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- acceptances2/5
acceptance
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
credence.
- he gave credence to the gossip
- acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
- noun the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
espousal; acceptation; adoption.
- its adoption by society
- the proposal found wide acceptance
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- excelling2/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- encephalomyelitis2/5
encephalomyelitis
- noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
- noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
- capacitances2/5
capacitance
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
electrical capacity; capacity.
- noun an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
condenser; capacitor; electrical condenser.
- noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- silencer2/5
silencer
- noun short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- noun a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
muffler.
- noun short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- pincers2/5
pincer
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pair of tweezers; tweezer; pair of pincers.
- noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
nipper; claw; chela.
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- raceway2/5
raceway
- noun a canal for a current of water
race.
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; racetrack.
- noun a canal for a current of water
- picea2/5
picea
(Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere, including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the firs.
- preconception2/5
preconception
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
preconceived notion; prepossession; preconceived opinion; preconceived idea; parti pris.
- he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
bias; prejudice.
- noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
- announcers2/5
announcer
- noun someone who proclaims a message publicly
- noun reads news, commercials on radio or television
- noun someone who proclaims a message publicly
- streptomyces2/5
streptomyces
- noun aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
- noun aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
- interceded2/5
intercede
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- acceptation2/5
acceptation
- noun acceptance as true or valid
- noun the accepted meaning of a word
word meaning; word sense.
- noun acceptance as true or valid
- seduces2/5
seduce
- verb induce to have sex
make; score.
- Harry finally seduced Sally
- Did you score last night?
- Harry made Sally
- verb lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
- She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
- verb induce to have sex
- hospices2/5
hospice
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- noun a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- spaceflight2/5
spaceflight
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
space travel; spacefaring.
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
- excellences2/5
excellence
- noun the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
excellency.
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- noun the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
- unconcern2/5
unconcern
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
nonchalance; indifference.
- noun a feeling of lack of concern
- noun the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
- prominences2/5
prominence
- noun the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
- noun relative importance
- noun the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
- trances2/5
trance
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchantment; spell.
- noun a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- lanceolate2/5
lanceolate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lancelike.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
- subspaces2/5
subspace
- noun a space that is contained within another space
- noun a space that is contained within another space
- penances2/5
penance
- noun remorse for your past conduct
repentance; penitence.
- noun a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- balancer2/5
balancer
- noun an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
- noun either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
haltere; halter.
- noun an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
- eccentrics2/5
eccentric
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
eccentric person; geek; oddball; flake.
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; character; type.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
- racecourse2/5
racecourse
- noun a course over which races are run
track; raceway; racetrack.
- noun a course over which races are run
- conceptualising2/5
conceptualise
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualize.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- conceptualise2/5
conceptualise
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualize.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- pincer2/5
pincer
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pair of tweezers; tweezer; pair of pincers.
- noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
nipper; claw; chela.
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- conceptualizes2/5
conceptualize
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- spaceships2/5
spaceship
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
starship.
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
- asteraceae2/5
asteraceae
- noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
Compositae; aster family; family Compositae; family Asteraceae.
- noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
- deceivers2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- entranceway2/5
entranceway
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entryway; entrance; entree; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- facelift2/5
facelift
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; face lifting; cosmetic surgery.
- some actresses have more than one face lift
- noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
face lift; face lifting.
- give your home a facelift
- more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- sconces2/5
sconce
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- noun a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- attendances2/5
attendance
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending.
- noun the frequency with which a person is present
- a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
- oceanfront2/5
oceanfront
- noun land bordering an ocean
- noun land bordering an ocean
- instanced2/5
instance
- noun an occurrence of something
case; example.
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
- but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
example; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun an occurrence of something
- bracero2/5
bracero
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- preceptors2/5
preceptor
- noun teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
don.
- noun teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
- pacer2/5
pacer
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacesetter; pacemaker.
- noun a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
- seceding2/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- emcee2/5
emcee
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
master of ceremonies; host.
- verb act as a master of ceremonies
compere.
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- unforced2/5
unforced
- adjective satellite not brought about by coercion or force
willing; uncoerced.
- the confession was uncoerced
- adjective satellite not resulting from undue effort; not forced
unstrained.
- a voice with a pleasingly unforced quality
- his playing is facile and unstrained
- adjective satellite not brought about by coercion or force
- poaceae2/5
poaceae
- noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
Graminaceae; Gramineae; family Poaceae; family Gramineae; family Graminaceae; grass family.
- noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
- necromancer2/5
necromancer
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
- noun one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
- ambivalences2/5
ambivalence
- noun mixed feelings or emotions
ambivalency.
- noun mixed feelings or emotions
- curvaceous2/5
curvaceous
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; voluptuous; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
- interceding2/5
intercede
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- protuberances2/5
protuberance
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; jut; gibbosity.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
- the protuberance of his belly
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- acquaintanceship2/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- deceits2/5
deceit
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
fraudulence.
- noun a misleading falsehood
misrepresentation; deception.
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
- conceptualisations2/5
conceptualisation
- noun an elaborated concept
conceptualization; conceptuality.
- noun inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
conceptualization; formulation.
- noun an elaborated concept
- intercedes2/5
intercede
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- enterobacteriaceae2/5
enterobacteriaceae
- noun a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
family Enterobacteriaceae.
- noun a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
- mouthpieces2/5
mouthpiece
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- the mouthpiece of a respirator
- noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- flounced2/5
flounce
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
ruffle; frill; furbelow.
- noun the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- sacrificer2/5
sacrificer
- noun a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
- noun a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
- radiopharmaceuticals2/5
radiopharmaceutical
- noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
- noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
- voces2/5
vox
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; voice.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- conductances2/5
conductance
- noun a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
- noun a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
- prepubescent2/5
prepubescent
- adjective satellite (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
prepubertal.
- adjective satellite (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
- docent2/5
docent
- noun a teacher at some universities
- noun a teacher at some universities
- cicerone2/5
cicerone
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- etanercept2/5
etanercept
- noun a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Enbrel.
- noun a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
- excrescences2/5
excrescence
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- violences2/5
violence
- noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
force.
- he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; furiousness; wildness; fierceness; vehemence; ferocity.
- the storm's violence
- noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- multiprocessing2/5
multiprocessing
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
parallel processing.
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
- radiopharmaceutical2/5
radiopharmaceutical
- noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
- noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
- argillaceous2/5
argillaceous
- adjective resembling or containing clay
clayey.
- argillaceous rocks
- adjective resembling or containing clay
- raceways2/5
raceway
- noun a canal for a current of water
race.
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; racetrack.
- noun a canal for a current of water
- slicer2/5
slicer
- noun a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
- noun a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- noun a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
- undeceived2/5
undeceived
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
disabused.
- some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth
- verb free from deception or illusion
undeceive.
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
- unserviceable2/5
unserviceable
- adjective not ready for service
- unserviceable equipment may be replaced
- adjective satellite not capable of being used
unuseable; unusable.
- adjective not ready for service
- vermicelli2/5
vermicelli
- noun pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
- noun pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
- mincer2/5
mincer
- noun a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces
mincing machine.
- noun a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces
- caduceus2/5
caduceus
- noun an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
- noun an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
- fleeced2/5
fleece
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
sheepskin.
- noun the wool of a sheep or similar animal
- encephalopathies2/5
encephalopathy
- noun any disorder or disease of the brain
brain disorder; brain disease.
- noun any disorder or disease of the brain
- issuances2/5
issuance
- noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
issuing; issue.
- a new issue of stamps
- the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
- noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- ascertains2/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- tumescent2/5
tumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- providences2/5
providence
- noun the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
capital of Rhode Island.
- noun the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
- divine providence
- noun the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
- racetracks2/5
racetrack
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; raceway.
- noun a course over which races are run
- conduces2/5
conduce
- verb be conducive to
contribute; lead.
- The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
- verb be conducive to
- lacerating2/5
lacerate
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- verb deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
- his lacerating remarks
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- flounces2/5
flounce
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
ruffle; frill; furbelow.
- noun the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- silencers2/5
silencer
- noun short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- noun a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
muffler.
- noun short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- braceros2/5
bracero
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
- pacers2/5
pacer
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacesetter; pacemaker.
- noun a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
- underpriced2/5
underprice
- verb sell at artificially low prices
dump.
- verb sell at artificially low prices
- dicer2/5
dicer
- noun a mechanical device used for dicing food
- noun a mechanical device used for dicing food
- winces2/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- recessional2/5
recessional
- noun the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
recession.
- noun a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
- noun the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- precentor2/5
precentor
- noun the musical director of a choir
cantor; choirmaster.
- noun the musical director of a choir
- conceptuality2/5
conceptuality
- noun an elaborated concept
conceptualisation; conceptualization.
- noun an elaborated concept
- accedes2/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- necessitous2/5
necessitous
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; needy; impoverished; destitute; indigent.
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
- placentation2/5
placentation
- noun the formation of the placenta in the uterus
- noun arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
- noun the formation of the placenta in the uterus
- retraces2/5
retrace
- verb to go back over again
trace.
- we retraced the route we took last summer
- trace your path
- verb reassemble mentally
reconstruct; construct.
- reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
- verb to go back over again
- officeholder2/5
officeholder
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
officer.
- he is an officer of the court
- the club elected its officers for the coming year
- noun the official who holds an office
incumbent.
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
- panaceas2/5
panacea
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
catholicon; cure-all; nostrum.
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- photocell2/5
photocell
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
photoelectric cell; electric eye; photoconductive cell; magic eye.
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
- birthplaces2/5
birthplace
- noun the place where someone was born
place of birth.
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; cradle; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun the place where someone was born
- condescends2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- outdistanced2/5
outdistance
- verb go far ahead of
distance; outstrip.
- He outdistanced the other runners
- verb go far ahead of
- lancets2/5
lancet
- noun an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
lancet arch.
- noun a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
lance.
- noun an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
- undeceive2/5
undeceive
- verb free from deception or illusion
- verb free from deception or illusion
- brassicaceae2/5
brassicaceae
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
mustard family; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; Cruciferae.
- noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
- conduced2/5
conduce
- verb be conducive to
contribute; lead.
- The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
- verb be conducive to
- aced2/5
ace
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
I; unity; one; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- mercenaria2/5
mercenaria
(Zoöl.) The quahog.
- orchidaceae2/5
orchidaceae
- noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
orchid family; family Orchidaceae.
- noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
- pounces2/5
pounce
- noun the act of pouncing
- verb move down on as if in an attack
swoop.
- The raptor swooped down on its prey
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students
- noun the act of pouncing
- deuced2/5
deuced
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
darned; goddamned; goddam; goddamn; blessed; blamed; blame; infernal; damn; damned; blasted.
- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
- adjective satellite expletives used informally as intensifiers
- enforcements2/5
enforcement
- noun the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- noun the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- varices2/5
varix
- noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
- noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
- concertos2/5
concerto
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- lancers2/5
lancers
- noun a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
- noun (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
lancer.
- noun a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
- pricey2/5
pricey
- adjective satellite having a high price
dear; high-priced; costly; pricy.
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- adjective satellite having a high price
- grocers2/5
grocer
- noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
- noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
- discernable2/5
discernable
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernible.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- botticelli2/5
botticelli
- noun Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
Sandro Botticelli; Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi.
- noun Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)
- codices2/5
codex
- noun an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
- noun an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
leaf-book.
- noun an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
- echinacea2/5
echinacea
- noun small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
genus Echinacea.
- noun small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
- mycelium2/5
mycelium
- noun the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- noun the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- clemenceau2/5
clemenceau
- noun French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)
Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau; Georges Clemenceau.
- noun French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929)
- typefaces2/5
typeface
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
case; fount; face; font.
- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
- overpriced2/5
overpriced
- adjective satellite too costly for the value
- overpriced items at resort shops
- verb price excessively high
overprice.
- adjective satellite too costly for the value
- commonplaces2/5
commonplace
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; cliche; bromide.
- adjective satellite completely ordinary and unremarkable
- air travel has now become commonplace
- commonplace everyday activities
- noun a trite or obvious remark
- ascertainable2/5
ascertainable
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
discoverable.
- ascertainable facts
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
- precipices2/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- apprenticeships2/5
apprenticeship
- noun the position of apprentice
- noun the position of apprentice
- disincentives2/5
disincentive
- noun a negative motivational influence
deterrence.
- noun a negative motivational influence
- macedon2/5
macedon
- noun the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
Macedonia; Makedonija.
- noun the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
- acetabular2/5
acetabular
- adjective satellite of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
cotyloidal; cotyloid.
- adjective satellite of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
- proprioception2/5
proprioception
- noun the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
- noun the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
- transcendentalism2/5
transcendentalism
- noun any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
transcendental philosophy.
- noun any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- fiercer2/5
fierce
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
furious; ferocious; savage.
- a ferocious beating
- fierce fighting
- a furious battle
- adjective satellite marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
vehement; tearing; trigger-happy; violent.
- fierce loyalty
- in a tearing rage
- vehement dislike
- violent passions
- adjective satellite marked by extreme and violent energy
- disincentive2/5
disincentive
- noun a negative motivational influence
deterrence.
- noun a negative motivational influence
- reminisced2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- replaceable2/5
replaceable
- adjective capable of being replaced
- adjective capable of being replaced
- conceits2/5
conceit
- noun feelings of excessive pride
self-love; amour propre; vanity.
- noun an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
- noun feelings of excessive pride
- chancellery2/5
chancellery
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- benefices2/5
benefice
- noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder
ecclesiastical benefice.
- verb endow with a benefice
- noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder
- covariances2/5
covariance
- noun (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
- noun (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
- seances2/5
seance
- noun a meeting of spiritualists
session; sitting.
- the seance was held in the medium's parlor
- noun a meeting of spiritualists
- septicemia2/5
septicemia
- noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
blood poisoning; septicaemia.
- noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
- unprejudiced2/5
unprejudiced
- adjective free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
impartial.
- an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons
- the impartial eye of a scientist
- adjective free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
- caprices2/5
caprice
- noun a sudden desire
whim; impulse.
- he bought it on an impulse
- noun a sudden desire
- placeholders2/5
placeholder
- noun a person authorized to act for another
proxy; procurator.
- noun a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
- noun a person authorized to act for another
- chancellors2/5
chancellor
- noun the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- noun the person who is head of state (in several countries)
premier; prime minister.
- noun the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
- phosphorescent2/5
phosphorescent
- adjective satellite emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
- the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood
- adjective satellite emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
- extravagances2/5
extravagance
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagancy.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the trait of spending extravagantly
prodigality; profligacy.
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- reassurances2/5
reassurance
- noun the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
- noun the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
- electroencephalogram2/5
electroencephalogram
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
EEG; encephalogram.
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
- serviceability2/5
serviceability
- noun the quality of being able to provide good service
useableness; usability; usableness; serviceableness.
- noun the quality of being able to provide good service
- perceivable2/5
perceivable
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
- perceivable through the mist
- adjective satellite capable of being apprehended or understood
graspable; understandable; intelligible; apprehensible.
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
- misconceived2/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- cruces2/5
crux
- noun a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
Southern Cross; Crux Australis.
- noun the most important point
crux of the matter.
- noun a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
- racehorse2/5
racehorse
- noun a horse bred for racing
bangtail; race horse.
- noun a horse bred for racing
- excellencies2/5
excellency
- noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
- Your Excellency
- noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
excellence.
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
- icelanders2/5
icelander
- noun a native or inhabitant of Iceland
- noun a native or inhabitant of Iceland
- piecework2/5
piecework
- noun work paid for according to the quantity produced
- noun work paid for according to the quantity produced
- recommenced2/5
recommence
- verb cause to start anew
- The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet
- verb begin again
- we recommenced his reading after a short nap
- verb cause to start anew
- apices2/5
apex
- noun the highest point (of something)
vertex; peak; acme.
- at the peak of the pyramid
- noun the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
solar apex; apex of the sun's way.
- noun the highest point (of something)
- shoelaces2/5
shoelace
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
shoestring; shoe string; shoe lace.
- noun a lace used for fastening shoes
- lancer2/5
lancer
- noun (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
- noun (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
- outpaced2/5
outpace
- verb surpass in speed
- Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
- verb surpass in speed
- sincerest2/5
sincere
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- he was a good man, decent and sincere
- felt sincere regret that they were leaving
- sincere friendship
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; earnest.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- scarcer2/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- chemoreceptors2/5
chemoreceptor
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
- crescents2/5
crescent
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; lunate; semilunar.
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- viceroys2/5
viceroy
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
vicereine.
- noun showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
Limenitis archippus.
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
- lycee2/5
lycee
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
middle school; secondary school; Gymnasium; lyceum.
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- microcephaly2/5
microcephaly
- noun an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
nanocephaly; microcephalus.
- noun an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
- reverenced2/5
reverence
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
fear; veneration; awe.
- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
- noun a reverent mental attitude
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- transcendentalist2/5
transcendentalist
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- egocentrism2/5
egocentrism
- noun concern for your own interests and welfare
self-centeredness; self-interest; egoism; self-concern.
- noun concern for your own interests and welfare
- receptionists2/5
receptionist
- noun a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
- noun a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
- concertina2/5
concertina
- noun coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
- noun free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
- noun coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
- deduces2/5
deduce
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
derive; deduct; infer.
- verb conclude by reasoning; in logic
infer.
- verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- preadolescent2/5
preadolescent
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preteen.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
- insurances2/5
insurance
- noun promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
- noun written contract or certificate of insurance
policy; insurance policy.
- you should have read the small print on your policy
- noun promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
- policewoman2/5
policewoman
- noun a woman policeman
police matron.
- noun a woman policeman
- translucency2/5
translucency
- noun the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
semitransparency; translucence.
- noun the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
- graceless2/5
graceless
- adjective satellite lacking graciousness
unpleasing.
- a totally graceless hostess
- adjective satellite lacking grace; clumsy
ungraceful.
- a graceless production of the play
- his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott
- adjective satellite lacking graciousness
- racehorses2/5
racehorse
- noun a horse bred for racing
bangtail; race horse.
- noun a horse bred for racing
- myelomeningocele2/5
myelomeningocele
- noun a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
- noun a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
- receptiveness2/5
receptiveness
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
receptivity; openness.
- he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform
- this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur
- their receptivity to the proposal
- noun willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
- transcendentalists2/5
transcendentalist
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- electroencephalographic2/5
electroencephalographic
- adjective of or relating to an electroencephalograph
- adjective of or relating to an electroencephalograph
- licentiate2/5
licentiate
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- epicentre2/5
epicentre
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicenter.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- adduces2/5
adduce
- verb advance evidence for
abduce; cite.
- verb advance evidence for
- latticed2/5
latticed
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
latticelike; fretted; interlaced.
- adjective satellite having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
- acquiescent2/5
acquiescent
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
biddable.
- too acquiescent to challenge authority
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
- eccentrically2/5
eccentrically
- adverb in an eccentric or bizarre manner
- adverb not symmetrically with respect to the center
- adverb in an eccentric or bizarre manner
- intercessions2/5
intercession
- noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- noun the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
intervention.
- it occurs without human intervention
- noun a prayer to God on behalf of another person
- unconcealed2/5
unconcealed
- adjective not concealed or hidden
- her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere
- watched with unconcealed curiosity
- adjective not concealed or hidden
- unaccented2/5
unaccented
- adjective used of syllables
atonic.
- an atonic syllable carries no stress
- adjective satellite (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
light; weak.
- a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
- a weak stress on the second syllable
- adjective used of syllables
- marceau2/5
marceau
- noun French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
Marcel Marceau.
- noun French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
- malpractices2/5
malpractice
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice
- noun a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
- he charged them with electoral malpractices
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- shamefaced2/5
shamefaced
- adjective satellite extremely modest or shy
- cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
- adjective satellite showing a sense of shame
sheepish.
- adjective satellite extremely modest or shy
- eminences2/5
eminence
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
note; distinction; preeminence.
- a scholar of great eminence
- noun a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
tubercle; tuberosity.
- noun high status importance owing to marked superiority
- fabaceae2/5
fabaceae
- noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
legume family; Leguminosae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; pea family.
- noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
- niceness2/5
niceness
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
politeness.
- noun the quality of nice
- noun a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- latticework2/5
latticework
- noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
lattice; fretwork.
- noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
- lettuces2/5
lettuce
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
- noun informal terms for money
- altarpieces2/5
altarpiece
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
reredos.
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- meningoencephalitis2/5
meningoencephalitis
- noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
cerebromeningitis; encephalomeningitis.
- noun inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
- anencephaly2/5
anencephaly
- noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
anencephalia.
- noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
- tercentenary2/5
tercentenary
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
tercentennial; triennial.
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- chalices2/5
chalice
- noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
goblet.
- noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
- deceitfulness2/5
deceitfulness
- noun the quality of being crafty
craftiness; guile.
- noun the quality of being crafty
- varicocele2/5
varicocele
- noun dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes
- noun dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes
- chancellorship2/5
chancellorship
- noun the office of chancellor
- noun the office of chancellor
- transoceanic2/5
transoceanic
- adjective on or from the other side of an ocean
- transoceanic crossing
- adjective on or from the other side of an ocean
- mycelia2/5
mycelium
- noun the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- noun the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae
- antecedently2/5
antecedently
- adverb at an earlier time or formerly
previously.
- she had previously lived in Chicago
- he was previously president of a bank
- better than anything previously proposed
- a previously unquestioned attitude
- antecedently arranged
- adverb at an earlier time or formerly
- boldfaced2/5
boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold face; bold.
- verb print in boldface
- noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
- concessionaires2/5
concessionaire
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
concessioner.
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
- hydrocele2/5
hydrocele
- noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
- noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
- workpieces2/5
workpiece
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- concessionaire2/5
concessionaire
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
concessioner.
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
- solanaceae2/5
solanaceae
- noun large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
family Solanaceae; potato family.
- noun large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
- saucepans2/5
saucepan
- noun a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
- noun a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
- reprocessed2/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- placentas2/5
placenta
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- noun the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- chemoreceptor2/5
chemoreceptor
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
- ascetical2/5
ascetical
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetic.
- ascetic practices
- adjective satellite practicing great self-denial
spartan; austere; ascetic.
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James
- a desert nomad's austere life
- a spartan diet
- a spartan existence
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
- perceptiveness2/5
perceptiveness
- noun a feeling of understanding
insight; perceptivity.
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; discernment.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun a feeling of understanding
- dulcet2/5
dulcet
- adjective satellite extremely pleasant in a gentle way
- the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches
- adjective satellite pleasing to the ear
sweet; mellifluous; mellisonant; honeyed.
- the dulcet tones of the cello
- adjective satellite extremely pleasant in a gentle way
- rosaceae2/5
rosaceae
- noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
rose family; family Rosaceae.
- noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
- placentae2/5
placenta
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- noun the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
- noun that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- conceptualism2/5
conceptualism
- noun the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
- noun the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
- circumferences2/5
circumference
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
perimeter.
- noun the boundary line encompassing an area or object
circuit.
- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
- noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
- actinomyces2/5
actinomyces
- noun soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
- noun soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
- eyepieces2/5
eyepiece
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
ocular.
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
- racemes2/5
raceme
- noun usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
- noun usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
- bicentenary2/5
bicentenary
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
bicentennial.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
bicentennial.
- bicentennial celebration
- noun the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- subsequences2/5
subsequence
- noun something that follows something else
sequel.
- noun following in time
posteriority; subsequentness.
- noun something that follows something else
- barefaced2/5
barefaced
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
bald.
- a barefaced lie
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or propriety
brassy; insolent; bodacious; audacious; brazen; bald-faced; brazen-faced.
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
- unacceptability2/5
unacceptability
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
unacceptableness.
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
- ancestress2/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- truces2/5
truce
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
cease-fire; armistice.
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
- reminisces2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- icehouse2/5
icehouse
- noun a house for storing ice
- noun a house for storing ice
- ungraceful2/5
ungraceful
- adjective satellite lacking grace; clumsy
graceless.
- a graceless production of the play
- his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott
- adjective satellite lacking grace; clumsy
- quinces2/5
quince
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
quince bush; Cydonia oblonga.
- noun aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
- noun small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
- euphorbiaceae2/5
euphorbiaceae
- noun a family of plants of order Geraniales
family Euphorbiaceae; spurge family.
- noun a family of plants of order Geraniales
- trancelike2/5
trancelike
- adjective satellite as if in a trance
- adjective satellite as if in a trance
- adjacencies2/5
adjacency
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
contiguity; contiguousness.
- noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching
- provenances2/5
provenance
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
birthplace; cradle; provenience; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- reintroduces2/5
reintroduce
- verb introduce anew
re-introduce.
- We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself
- verb introduce anew
- decerebrate2/5
decerebrate
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- chemiluminescent2/5
chemiluminescent
- adjective relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence
- fireflies are chemiluminescent
- adjective relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence
- intolerances2/5
intolerance
- noun impatience with annoyances
- his intolerance of interruptions
- noun unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
- noun impatience with annoyances
- lonicera2/5
lonicera
- noun woodbine
genus Lonicera.
- noun woodbine
- mispronounced2/5
mispronounce
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
misspeak.
- She mispronounces many Latinate words
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
- sesquicentennial2/5
sesquicentennial
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- spacesuit2/5
spacesuit
- noun a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
- noun a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
- surcease2/5
surcease
- noun a stopping
cessation.
- a cessation of the thunder
- noun a stopping
- excessiveness2/5
excessiveness
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excess.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- policewomen2/5
policewoman
- noun a woman policeman
police matron.
- noun a woman policeman
- conceivability2/5
conceivability
- noun the state of being conceivable
conceivableness.
- noun the state of being conceivable
- dunces2/5
dunce
- noun a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
bonehead; shithead; hammerhead; knucklehead; dunderhead; blockhead; fuckhead; dumbass; loggerhead; lunkhead; numskull; muttonhead.
- noun a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- ocelli2/5
ocellus
- noun an eye having a single lens
simple eye; stemma.
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
eyespot.
- noun an eye having a single lens
- bodices2/5
bodice
- noun part of a dress above the waist
- noun part of a dress above the waist
- rubiaceae2/5
rubiaceae
- noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
madder family; family Rubiaceae.
- noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
- spencers2/5
spencer
- noun English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
Herbert Spencer.
- noun English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
- liliaceae2/5
liliaceae
- noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
lily family; family Liliaceae.
- noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
- fauces2/5
fauces
- noun the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
- noun the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
- discountenanced2/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- misperceived2/5
- unceasingly2/5
unceasingly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; continuously; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- unacceptably2/5
unacceptably
- adverb to an unacceptable degree
intolerably.
- The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high
- adverb to an unacceptable degree
- perceptually2/5
perceptually
- adverb with regard to perception
- this task is perceptually very difficult
- adverb with regard to perception
- leicestershire2/5
leicestershire
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicester.
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- chalcedon2/5
chalcedon
- noun a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
Kadikoy.
- noun the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
Council of Chalcedon.
- noun a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
- bouncer2/5
bouncer
- noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
chucker-out.
- noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
- facetious2/5
facetious
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
bantering; tongue-in-cheek.
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
- adjective satellite cleverly amusing in tone
- multiprocessor2/5
multiprocessor
- noun a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
- noun a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
- sacerdotal2/5
sacerdotal
- adjective of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism
- sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests
- adjective associated with the priesthood or priests
priestly; hieratical; hieratic.
- priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments
- hieratic gestures
- adjective of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism
- acetabulum2/5
acetabulum
- noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
cotyloid cavity.
- noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
- voicemail2/5
voicemail
- noun a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
voice mail.
- noun a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
- recency2/5
recency
- noun a time immediately before the present
recentness.
- noun the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
recentness.
- noun a time immediately before the present
- acceptably2/5
acceptably
- adverb in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
so-so; tolerably.
- she plays tennis tolerably
- adverb in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
- eurocentrism2/5
eurocentrism
- noun belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
- noun belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
- artifices2/5
artifice
- noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
ruse.
- noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- perceptively2/5
perceptively
- adverb in a perceptive manner
- adverb in a perceptive manner
- brucellosis2/5
brucellosis
- noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
Malta fever; Rock fever; Gibraltar fever; Mediterranean fever; undulant fever.
- noun an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
contagious abortion; Bang's disease.
- noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
- advices2/5
advice
- noun a proposal for an appropriate course of action
- noun a proposal for an appropriate course of action
- diencephalon2/5
diencephalon
- noun the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
interbrain; thalmencephalon; betweenbrain.
- noun the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
- rosacea2/5
rosacea
- noun a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
acne rosacea.
- noun a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
- munificent2/5
munificent
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; lavish; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
- adjective satellite very generous
- quattrocento2/5
quattrocento
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- noun the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- viceroyalty2/5
viceroyalty
- noun a district or province governed by a viceroy
- noun a district or province governed by a viceroy
- facetiously2/5
facetiously
- adverb not seriously
jokingly; tongue-in-cheek.
- I meant it facetiously
- adverb not seriously
- anthropocentrism2/5
anthropocentrism
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
anthropocentricity.
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
- unvoiced2/5
unvoiced
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
voiceless; surd; hard.
- unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unexpressed; unstated; unverbalised; unuttered; unverbalized; unspoken; unsaid.
- the unexpressed terms of the agreement
- things left unsaid
- some kind of unspoken agreement
- his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- unexceptionable2/5
unexceptionable
- adjective satellite completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
unimpeachable.
- two unexceptionable witnesses
- a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable
- adjective satellite completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
- unexceptional2/5
unexceptional
- adjective satellite not special in any way
run-of-the-mine; mine run; run-of-the-mill.
- run-of-the-mill boxing
- your run-of-the-mine college graduate
- a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career
- adjective satellite not special in any way
- indiscernible2/5
indiscernible
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- an indiscernible increase in temperature
- adjective satellite barely able to be perceived
undetectable; insensible.
- the transition was almost indiscernible
- an almost insensible change
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- viceregal2/5
viceregal
- adjective of or relating to a viceroy
- the viceregal visit
- adjective of or relating to a viceroy
- recessionary2/5
recessionary
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessive.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
- brucella2/5
brucella
- noun an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
- noun an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
- bouncers2/5
bouncer
- noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
chucker-out.
- noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
- precancerous2/5
precancerous
- adjective of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated
- adjective of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated
- invoiced2/5
invoice
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
account; bill.
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
- verb send an bill to
- She invoiced the company for her expenses
- noun an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- paracentesis2/5
paracentesis
- noun centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
abdominocentesis.
- noun centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
- disconcertingly2/5
disconcertingly
- adverb in a disturbing or embarrassing manner
- he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her
- adverb in a disturbing or embarrassing manner
- telencephalon2/5
telencephalon
- noun the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
- noun the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
- obscenely2/5
obscenely
- adverb to an obscene degree
- this man is obscenely rich
- adverb in a lewd and obscene manner
lewdly.
- he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely
- adverb to an obscene degree
- baroreceptor2/5
baroreceptor
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
- solstices2/5
solstice
- noun either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- noun either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- porcelains2/5
porcelain
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
- baroreceptors2/5
baroreceptor
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
- greengrocer2/5
greengrocer
- noun a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
- noun a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
- precedential2/5
precedential
- adjective satellite having precedence (especially because of longer service)
- precedential treatment for senior members of the firm
- adjective satellite having precedence (especially because of longer service)
- accentual2/5
accentual
- adjective of or pertaining to accent or stress
- adjective (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
- accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line
- accentual rhythm
- adjective of or pertaining to accent or stress
- disgracefully2/5
disgracefully
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
shamefully; ignominiously; ingloriously; discreditably; dishonorably; dishonourably.
- his grades were disgracefully low
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
- refinanced2/5
refinance
- verb renew the financing of
- verb renew the financing of
- unceremonious2/5
unceremonious
- adjective satellite without ceremony or formality
unceremonial.
- an unceremonious speech
- adjective satellite without due formalities
- unceremonious dismissal from office
- adjective satellite without ceremony or formality
- thoracentesis2/5
thoracentesis
- noun removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
thoracocentesis.
- noun removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
- onchocerciasis2/5
onchocerciasis
- noun infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
river blindness.
- noun infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
- mesencephalon2/5
mesencephalon
- noun the middle portion of the brain
midbrain.
- noun the middle portion of the brain
- decencies2/5
decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- unconcernedly2/5
unconcernedly
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
- multiprocessors2/5
multiprocessor
- noun a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
- noun a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
- icecream2/5
icecream
- noun frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
ice cream.
- noun frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
- transcendentally2/5
transcendentally
- adverb in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent
- adverb in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent
- acquiesces2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- omphalocele2/5
omphalocele
- noun protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
umbilical hernia.
- noun protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
- vicegerent2/5
vicegerent
- noun someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
- noun someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
- unpronounceable2/5
unpronounceable
- adjective impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly
- adjective satellite very difficult to pronounce correctly
unutterable.
- an unpronounceable foreign word
- unutterable consonant clusters
- adjective impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly
- indecently2/5
indecently
- adverb in an indecent manner
- she was rather indecently dressed
- adverb in an indecent manner
- concessive2/5
concessive
- adjective of or pertaining to concession
- adjective of or pertaining to concession
- sceptically2/5
sceptically
- adverb with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
skeptically.
- he looked at her sceptically
- adverb with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
- innocency2/5
innocency
- noun an innocent quality or thing or act
- the innocencies of childhood
- noun an innocent quality or thing or act
- nonadjacent2/5
nonadjacent
- adjective satellite not adjacent; not next
- adjective satellite not adjacent; not next
- traduced2/5
traduce
- verb speak unfavorably about
malign; badmouth; drag through the mud.
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
- verb speak unfavorably about
- romancer2/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- anthropocentric2/5
anthropocentric
- adjective human-centered
- our anthropocentric view of the world
- adjective human-centered
- oligocene2/5
oligocene
(Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. --n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology .
- complacently2/5
complacently
- adverb in a self-satisfied manner
- he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher
- adverb in a self-satisfied manner
- paleocene2/5
paleocene
- noun from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals
Paleocene epoch.
- noun from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals
- condescendingly2/5
condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
patronisingly; patronizingly.
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
- inconceivably2/5
inconceivably
- adverb to an inconceivable degree
- inconceivably small
- adverb to an inconceivable degree
- abducens2/5
abducens
- noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
abducent; sixth cranial nerve; abducens nerve; abducent nerve; nervus abducens.
- noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
- viscerally2/5
viscerally
- adverb in an unreasoning visceral manner
unreasoningly.
- adverb in the viscera
- he is bleeding viscerally
- adverb in an unreasoning visceral manner
- oceangoing2/5
oceangoing
- adjective satellite used on the high seas
seagoing; seafaring.
- seafaring vessels
- adjective satellite used on the high seas
- affianced2/5
affiance
- verb give to in marriage
plight; betroth; engage.
- verb give to in marriage
- transplacental2/5
transplacental
- adjective satellite occurring through or by way of the placenta
- transplacental passage of nutrients
- adjective satellite occurring through or by way of the placenta
- rhinoceroses2/5
rhinoceros
- noun massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
rhino.
- noun massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
- unreduced2/5
unreduced
- adjective satellite not altered by reduction
- adjective satellite not altered by reduction
- rectocele2/5
rectocele
- noun protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
proctocele.
- noun protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
- ocelot2/5
ocelot
- noun nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
Felis pardalis; panther cat.
- noun nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
- cystocele2/5
cystocele
- noun hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
colpocystocele.
- noun hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
- shamefacedly2/5
shamefacedly
- adverb in a shamefaced manner
- quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies
- adverb in a shamefaced manner
- uninfluenced2/5
uninfluenced
- adjective satellite not influenced or affected
untouched; unswayed.
- stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world"- V.L.Parrington
- unswayed by personal considerations
- adjective satellite not influenced or affected
- undescended2/5
undescended
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- spacey2/5
spacey
- adjective satellite stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug
spaced-out; spacy.
- adjective satellite stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug
- pedicel2/5
pedicel
- noun a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
pedicle.
- noun a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
- unfenced2/5
unfenced
- adjective satellite not enclosed by a fence
- adjective satellite not enclosed by a fence
- triceratops2/5
triceratops
- noun huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
- noun huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
- henceforward2/5
henceforward
- adverb from this time forth; from now on
henceforth.
- henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith
- adverb from this time forth; from now on
- imbalanced2/5
imbalanced
- adjective being or thrown out of equilibrium
unbalanced.
- adjective being or thrown out of equilibrium
- heliocentric2/5
heliocentric
- adjective having the sun as the center
- adjective having the sun as the center
- geocentric2/5
geocentric
- adjective having the earth as the center
- adjective having the earth as the center
- unperceived2/5
unperceived
- adjective satellite not perceived or commented on
unremarked.
- adjective satellite not perceived or commented on
- uncensored2/5
uncensored
- adjective not subject to censorship
- uncensored news reports
- adjective not subject to censorship
- radiolucent2/5
radiolucent
- adjective almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
- radiolucent tissues
- adjective almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
- acellular2/5
acellular
- adjective not made up of or divided into cells
noncellular.
- adjective not made up of or divided into cells
- untraceable2/5
untraceable
- adjective incapable of being traced or tracked down
- an untraceable source
- adjective incapable of being traced or tracked down
- subjacent2/5
subjacent
- adjective lying nearby but lower
- hills and subjacent valleys
- adjective lying nearby but lower
- videlicet2/5
videlicet
- adverb as follows
to wit; namely; viz.; that is to say.
- adverb as follows
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unprecedentedly
- adverb in an unprecedented manner
- adverb in an unprecedented manner
- unreceptive2/5
unreceptive
- adjective not receptive
- adjective not receptive
- uncertified2/5
uncertified
- adjective lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement
- adjective lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement
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photoreceptor
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- cicely2/5
cicely
(Bot.) Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera Myrrhis, Osmorrhiza, etc.
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facedown
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spacers
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- micellar2/5
micellar
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- processual2/5
processual
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- misperception2/5
misperception
Erroneous perception.
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successional
Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order; consecutive. "Successional teeth." Flower. --Suc*ces"sion*al*ly , adv.
- paracetamol2/5
paracetamol
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- concentrator2/5
concentrator
(Mining) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. Knight.
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princeps
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afrocentric
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- processus2/5
processus
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- ascertainment2/5
ascertainment
The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
- marcelo2/5
marcelo
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- princesse2/5
prince
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
- resourced2/5
resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
- noun a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
- the local library is a valuable resource
- noun available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
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preprocessor
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acetylcholinesterase
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- accessor2/5
accessor
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- reconceptualization2/5
reconceptualization
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- proces2/5
proces
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- decennial2/5
decennial
Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; Hallam.as, a decennial period;decennial games.
- recension2/5
recension
The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.
- electroencephalography2/5
electroencephalography
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- racemic2/5
racemic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids. Gregory.
- scilicet2/5
scilicet
To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to sc., or ss.
- experiencer2/5
experiencer
One who experiences.
- thenceforward2/5
thenceforward
From that time onward; thenceforth.
- procedurally2/5
procedural
- adjective of or relating to procedure
- a procedural violation
- adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
adjective.
- adjective law
- adjective of or relating to procedure
- interfaced2/5
interface
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- noun (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
user interface.
- noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
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concessional
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osceola
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intercessory
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, .intercessory prayer
- variceal2/5
variceal
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- voiceover2/5
voiceover
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transceivers
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- decentered2/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
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polycentric
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- licet2/5
licet
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- accenture2/5
accenture
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- licensors2/5
licensors
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- anthracene2/5
anthracene
(Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4 , which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.Written also anthracin .tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
- laodicea2/5
laodicea
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oceanside
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- decentering2/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- maecenas2/5
- facebook2/5
facebook
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- reconceptualizing2/5
reconceptualizing
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ciceronian
Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.
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lacedaemonian
Of or pertaining to Lacedæmon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus. --n. A Spartan. Written also Lacedemonian .
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graceland
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postprocessing
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- introducer2/5
introduce
- verb cause to come to know personally
acquaint; present.
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
- introduce the new neighbors to the community
- verb bring something new to an environment
innovate.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb cause to come to know personally
- cinquecento2/5
cinquecento
The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento ;Cinquecento style.
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hercegovina
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- oleracea2/5
oleracea
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chalcedonian
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brachiocephalic
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spinocerebellar
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heteroscedasticity
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- servicer2/5
service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
- budget separately for goods and services
- noun an act of help or assistance
- he did them a service
- noun work done by one person or group that benefits another
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coprocessor
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- bicep2/5
bicep
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- doucet2/5
doucet
A custard. Obs.
- deconcentration2/5
deconcentration
Act of deconcentrating. R.
- circumstanced2/5
circumstance
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; context.
- the historical context
- noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
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mycelial
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- pacelli2/5
pacelli
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- acevedo2/5
acevedo
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- janacek2/5
janacek
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- concessionary2/5
concessionary
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- spaceport2/5
spaceport
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multicentric
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- intracellularly2/5
intracellular
- adjective located or occurring within a cell or cells
- intracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring within a cell or cells
- perces2/5
perce
To pierce. Obs. Chaucer.
- concentrators2/5
concentrator
(Mining) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. Knight.
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hemicellulose
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- mesencephalic2/5
mesencephalic
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.
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photoinduced
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- bifaces2/5
biface
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
bifacial.
- the Roman Janus is bifacial
- adjective satellite having two faces or fronts
- alceste2/5
alceste
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reconceptualize
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vercelli
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- exceptionality2/5
exceptionality
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- scena2/5
scena
(Mus.) (a) A scene in an opera. (b) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria. Rockstro.
- recensions2/5
recension
The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.
- racemosa2/5
racemosa
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alcestis
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concertation
Strife; contention. Obs. Bailey.
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ileocecal
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- sacer2/5
sacer
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- concentrically2/5
concentrical
- adjective having a common center
concentric; homocentric.
- concentric rings
- adjective having a common center
- recertification2/5
recertification
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- outplacement2/5
outplacement
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acetylsalicylic
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cognoscenti
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hyperglycemic
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- reconceived2/5
reconceived
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sesterce
(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents. ✍ The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to £8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about £7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.
- egocentricity2/5
egocentricity
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- fluences2/5
fluence
Fluency. Obs. Milton.
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- uccello2/5
uccello
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- boadicea2/5
boadicea
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diatomaceous
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marcelino
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precentral
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chaucerian
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accessors
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dubcek
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- mycenaeans2/5
mycenaean
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
- Mycenaean bronzes
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
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- differenced2/5
difference
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- there are many differences between jazz and rock
- noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
deviation; divergence; departure.
- the deviation from the mean
- noun the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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methylcellulose
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pubescens
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cysticercosis
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- crescentic2/5
crescentic
Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." R. Owen.
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subprocess
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interprocess
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precede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
predate.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
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christocentric
Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped, as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the central object of thought or emotion. J. W. Chadwick.
- juiced2/5
juice
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- noun energetic vitality
- her creative juices were flowing
- noun the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
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radiotracer
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- pucelle2/5
pucelle
A maid; a virgin. Written also Obs.pucel .Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. B. Jonson.
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immunofluorescent
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- marceline2/5
marceline
A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.
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afrocentrism
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- concealer2/5
concealer
One who conceals.
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phosphoglycerate
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trichloroacetic
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mcenroe
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- tercer2/5
terce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
tierce.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
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postcentral
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biocentric
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jaycees
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influencer
One who, or that which, influences.
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lanceolata
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- sublicense2/5
sublicense
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decem
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- placet2/5
placet
A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.
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radiolucency
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metallocene
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preadolescent
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preteen.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
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pacey
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mucocele
(Med.) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. Dunglison.
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placeless
Having no place or office.
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paracelsian
Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Ferrand.
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renouncer
One who renounces.
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pericardiocentesis
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joycean
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decentring
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- concetto2/5
concetto
Affected wit; a conceit. Chesterfield.
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diacetyl
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accel
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faceup
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medicean
Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the .Medicean Venus
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saracenic
Of or pertaining to the Saracens; "Saracenic music." Sir W. Scott.as, .Saracenic architecture
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lacedaemon
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facemask
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carceral
Belonging a prison. R. Foxe.
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concertmaster
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remembrancer
One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
- deicer1/5
deicer
- noun heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
defroster.
- noun heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
- decelerates1/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
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parceling
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
allocation; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; parcelling; assignation.
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
- verb divide into parts
parcel.
- The developers parceled the land
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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concealment
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
secrecy; privateness; privacy.
- noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
covert; screen; cover.
- a screen of trees afforded privacy
- under cover of darkness
- the brush provided a covert for game
- the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
- decentralise1/5
decentralise
- verb make less central
decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralising1/5
decentralising
- adjective tending away from a central point
decentralizing.
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective tending away from a central point
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oxyacetylene
- noun a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
- noun a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
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parcelling
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
allocation; parceling; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; assignation.
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
- verb divide into parts
parcel.
- The developers parceled the land
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
- minces1/5
mince
- noun food chopped into small bits
- a mince of mushrooms
- verb make less severe or harsh
moderate; soften.
- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
- noun food chopped into small bits
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sauce
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
- verb behave saucily or impudently towards
- noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
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deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralizes1/5
decentralize
- verb make less central
decentralise; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- acetylate1/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
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decease
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
death; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
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acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- acetylates1/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- deconcentrate1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- quintessences1/5
quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- deconcentrating1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- eviscerate1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- reenforced1/5
reenforce
- verb make stronger
reinforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb make stronger
- ulcerate1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- acerbity1/5
acerbity
- noun a sharp bitterness
- noun a sharp sour taste
tartness.
- noun a sharp bitterness
- unbraced1/5
unbraced
- adjective satellite without braces or props
- verb undo the ties of
untie; unbrace; unlace.
- They untied the prisoner
- adjective satellite without braces or props
- pinnaces1/5
pinnace
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
tender; ship's boat; cutter.
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
- spacemen1/5
spaceman
- noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
cosmonaut; astronaut.
- the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts
- noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- absorbances1/5
absorbance
- noun (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
transmission density; optical density; photographic density.
- noun (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
- farinaceous1/5
farinaceous
- adjective satellite resembling starch
amyloid; amyloidal; starchlike; amylaceous.
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
gritty; grainy; granular; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite resembling starch
- latices1/5
latex
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- noun a water-base paint that has a latex binder
rubber-base paint; latex paint.
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- emergences1/5
emergence
- noun the gradual beginning or coming forth
outgrowth; growth.
- figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
- noun the becoming visible
egress; issue.
- not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
- noun the gradual beginning or coming forth
- airspaces1/5
airspace
- noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
air space.
- noun the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction
- the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace
- noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
- acephalous1/5
acephalous
- adjective satellite lacking a head or a clearly defined head
- acephalous worms
- adjective satellite lacking a head or a clearly defined head
- pearlescent1/5
pearlescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; opalescent; iridescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- ulcerating1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- macerate1/5
macerate
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- verb become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- the tissue macerated in the water
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- incenses1/5
incense
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- noun the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- incense filled the room
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- accessary1/5
accessary
- noun someone who helps another person commit a crime
accessory.
- adjective satellite aiding and abetting in a crime
accessory.
- he was charged with being accessory to the crime
- noun someone who helps another person commit a crime
- eviscerating1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- synced1/5
sync
- verb make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
synchronize; synchronise.
- Let's synchronize our efforts
- verb make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
- predeceases1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- deliquescent1/5
deliquescent
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- predecease1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- transduces1/5
transduce
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- verb cause transduction (of energy forms)
- accelerative1/5
accelerative
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
acceleratory.
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
- luminances1/5
luminance
- noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
brightness; luminosity; luminousness; light; brightness level.
- its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
- noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- reenforcement1/5
reenforcement
- noun information that makes more forcible or convincing
reinforcement.
- his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
- noun a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
support; reinforcement.
- they called for artillery support
- noun information that makes more forcible or convincing
- convalesced1/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- macerating1/5
macerate
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- verb become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- the tissue macerated in the water
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- disconcerts1/5
disconcert
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; discomfit.
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
- conceptive1/5
conceptive
- adjective satellite capable of conceiving
impregnable.
- adjective satellite capable of conceiving
- predeceasing1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- ulcerates1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- spicery1/5
spicery
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spiciness; spice.
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- mercerized1/5
mercerized
- adjective of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye
mercerised.
- mercerized cotton
- verb treat to strengthen and improve the luster
mercerize; mercerise.
- mercerize cotton
- adjective of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye
- farced1/5
farce
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
travesty; farce comedy.
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
forcemeat.
- noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- eviscerates1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- refaced1/5
reface
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- verb provide with a new facing
- The building was refaced with beautiful stones
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- reluctances1/5
reluctance
- noun (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- noun a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitation; hesitancy; disinclination; indisposition.
- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
- noun (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- noctilucent1/5
noctilucent
- adjective satellite shining or glowing by night
- the noctilucent eyes of a cat
- adjective satellite shining or glowing by night
- pharmaceutic1/5
pharmaceutic
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
pharmaceutical.
- adjective of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
pharmaceutical.
- the pharmaceutical industry
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- dehiscences1/5
dehiscence
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- excelsiors1/5
excelsior
- noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
wood shavings.
- noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
- crustaceous1/5
crustaceous
- adjective of or belonging to the class Crustacea
crustacean.
- adjective being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell
- adjective of or belonging to the class Crustacea
- iceboat1/5
iceboat
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
icebreaker.
- noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
ice yacht; scooter.
- noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- accessaries1/5
accessary
- noun someone who helps another person commit a crime
accessory.
- adjective satellite aiding and abetting in a crime
accessory.
- he was charged with being accessory to the crime
- noun someone who helps another person commit a crime
- crawlspaces1/5
crawlspace
- noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
crawl space.
- noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
- commerces1/5
commerce
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
mercantilism; commercialism.
- noun the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
Commerce Department; Department of Commerce; DoC.
- noun transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
- reenforces1/5
reenforce
- verb make stronger
reinforce.
- he reinforced the concrete
- verb make stronger
- calces1/5
calx
- noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
quicklime; fluxing lime; unslaked lime; lime; burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide.
- noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- glycerols1/5
glycerol
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
glycerin; glycerine.
- noun a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
- intussusceptions1/5
intussusception
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
invagination; infolding; introversion.
- the invagination of the blastula
- noun (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
- coalescences1/5
coalescence
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
conglutination; concretion; coalition; coalescency.
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- poulticed1/5
poultice
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
plaster; cataplasm.
- verb dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
plaster.
- noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
- pumices1/5
pumice
- noun a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
pumice stone.
- verb rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
- noun a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
- chloroacetophenone1/5
chloroacetophenone
- noun a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
CN gas.
- noun a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
- macerations1/5
maceration
- noun softening due to soaking or steeping
- noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness; bonyness; emaciation; boniness.
- noun softening due to soaking or steeping
- senesced1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- acceleratory1/5
acceleratory
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
accelerative.
- adjective satellite tending to increase velocity
- incumbrances1/5
incumbrance
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
encumbrance.
- noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; onus; encumbrance; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
- noun a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- decrescendo1/5
decrescendo
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
diminuendo.
- verb grow quieter
- The music decrescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
- dalliances1/5
dalliance
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dawdling; trifling.
- noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquetry; flirting; flirt; flirtation; toying.
- noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- radiances1/5
radiance
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
glowing; glow.
- noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shine; effulgence; refulgency; refulgence; radiancy.
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- oceanographer1/5
oceanographer
- noun a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
- noun a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
- semblances1/5
semblance
- noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
color; gloss; colour.
- he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
- he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
- the situation soon took on a different color
- noun an erroneous mental representation
illusion.
- noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- crescendos1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- reverences1/5
reverence
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
fear; veneration; awe.
- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
- noun a reverent mental attitude
- noun a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- puissances1/5
puissance
- noun power to influence or coerce
- the puissance of the labor vote
- noun power to influence or coerce
- supercedes1/5
supercede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- ancestries1/5
ancestry
- noun the descendants of one individual
lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
- his entire lineage has been warriors
- noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineage; filiation; derivation.
- noun the descendants of one individual
- precess1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- ascenders1/5
ascender
- noun someone who ascends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- noun someone who ascends
- oceanology1/5
oceanology
- noun the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
oceanography.
- noun the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
- fencers1/5
fencer
- noun someone skilled at fencing
swordsman.
- noun someone skilled at fencing
- glycerides1/5
glyceride
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
acylglycerol.
- fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
- saceur1/5
saceur
- noun commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe
Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
- noun commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe
- interdependences1/5
interdependence
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
mutuality; interdependency.
- noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
- descenders1/5
descender
- noun someone who descends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- noun someone who descends
- frontispieces1/5
frontispiece
- noun an ornamental facade
- noun front illustration facing the title page of a book
- noun an ornamental facade
- incendiarism1/5
incendiarism
- noun malicious burning to destroy property
arson; fire-raising.
- the British term for arson is fire-raising
- noun malicious burning to destroy property
- demulcent1/5
demulcent
- noun a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
- adjective satellite having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
emollient; salving; softening.
- noun a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
- ascensions1/5
ascension
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Ascension of the Lord; Ascension Day.
- noun a movement upward
ascent; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
- ascender1/5
ascender
- noun someone who ascends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- noun someone who ascends
- zygomycetes1/5
zygomycetes
- noun class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota
class Zygomycetes.
- noun class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota
- commencements1/5
commencement
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
outset; get-go; showtime; starting time; kickoff; start; offset; beginning; first.
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
- noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
graduation exercise; commencement ceremony; graduation; commencement exercise.
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
- descender1/5
descender
- noun someone who descends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- noun someone who descends
- precessing1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- traceries1/5
tracery
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- prances1/5
prance
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
swagger; strut.
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
- noun a proud stiff pompous gait
- turbulences1/5
turbulence
- noun unstable flow of a liquid or gas
turbulency.
- noun instability in the atmosphere
- noun unstable flow of a liquid or gas
- educed1/5
educe
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
elicit; draw out; extract; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
derive.
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- epicene1/5
epicene
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
androgyne; intersex; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; epicene person.
- adjective satellite having an ambiguous sexual identity
bisexual.
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- invariances1/5
invariance
- noun the quality of being resistant to variation
invariableness; invariability.
- noun the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it
- the invariance of the configuration under translation
- noun the quality of being resistant to variation
- actinomycete1/5
actinomycete
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- spacecrafts1/5
spacecraft
- noun a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
ballistic capsule; space vehicle.
- noun a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
- dehiscent1/5
dehiscent
- adjective (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- adjective (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- dentifrices1/5
dentifrice
- noun a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- noun a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- hairpieces1/5
hairpiece
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
false hair; postiche.
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
- admittances1/5
admittance
- noun the right to enter
access; admission; entree; accession.
- noun the act of admitting someone to enter
admission.
- the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
- noun the right to enter
- nacelles1/5
nacelle
- noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
- noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
- guidances1/5
guidance
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
counseling; direction; counsel; counselling.
- noun the act of guiding or showing the way
steering.
- noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- pontifices1/5
pontifex
- noun a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
- noun a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
- assistances1/5
assistance
- noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
aid; assist; help.
- he gave me an assist with the housework
- could not walk without assistance
- rescue party went to their aid
- offered his help in unloading
- noun a resource
aid; help.
- visual aids in teaching
- noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- tercet1/5
tercet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- hemiacetal1/5
hemiacetal
- noun an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- noun an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- cicatrices1/5
cicatrix
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrice; scar.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- acetals1/5
acetal
- noun any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
- noun any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
- receiverships1/5
receivership
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- the business is in receivership
- noun a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
- noun the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
- chlorophyceae1/5
chlorophyceae
- noun algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
class Chlorophyceae.
- noun algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
- precesses1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- abducent1/5
abducent
- noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
sixth cranial nerve; abducens; abducens nerve; abducent nerve; nervus abducens.
- adjective especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
abducting.
- noun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
- oomycetes1/5
oomycetes
- noun nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
class Oomycetes.
- noun nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
- tercets1/5
tercet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- bacillariophyceae1/5
bacillariophyceae
- noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
class Bacillariophyceae; Diatomophyceae; class Diatomophyceae.
- noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
- forcemeat1/5
forcemeat
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
farce.
- noun mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
- descensus1/5
descensus
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
prolapse; prolapsus.
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
- freelances1/5
freelance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelancer; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- verb work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- jounced1/5
jounce
- noun a sudden jarring impact
shock; jar; jolt.
- the door closed with a jolt
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
- verb move up and down repeatedly
bounce.
- noun a sudden jarring impact
- barycenter1/5
barycenter
- noun (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
- noun (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
- faceplates1/5
faceplate
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- calyceal1/5
calyceal
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a calyx
calycinal; calycine.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a calyx
- accelerando1/5
accelerando
- noun a gradually increasing tempo of music
- my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos
- adjective satellite gradually increasing in tempo
- noun a gradually increasing tempo of music
- superceding1/5
supercede
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb take the place or move into the position of
- racemose1/5
racemose
- adjective satellite having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
- lilies of the valley are racemose
- adjective satellite having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
- juicers1/5
juicer
- noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drinker; toper; imbiber.
- noun a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
reamer; juice reamer.
- noun a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
- splicer1/5
splicer
- noun a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
- noun a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
- noun a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
- accessioned1/5
accession
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- the art collection grew through accession
- noun (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- succedaneum1/5
succedaneum
- noun (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
- noun (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
- discordances1/5
discordance
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
discord.
- noun strife resulting from a lack of agreement
discord.
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
- bracer1/5
bracer
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
armguard.
- noun a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
pick-me-up.
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- defaces1/5
deface
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
blemish; disfigure.
- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
- verb mar or spoil the appearance of
- conceptuses1/5
conceptus
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
embryo; fertilized egg.
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- recessing1/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
- indehiscent1/5
indehiscent
- adjective (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- adjective (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- iceboxes1/5
icebox
- noun white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
refrigerator.
- noun white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
- amerced1/5
amerce
- verb punish with an arbitrary penalty
- verb punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
- verb punish with an arbitrary penalty
- acanthocephala1/5
acanthocephala
(Zoöl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
- ricer1/5
ricer
- noun a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes
- noun a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes
- importances1/5
importance
- noun the quality of being important and worthy of note
- the importance of a well-balanced diet
- noun a prominent status
grandness.
- a person of importance
- noun the quality of being important and worthy of note
- relevances1/5
relevance
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
relevancy.
- noun the relation of something to the matter at hand
- parcellation1/5
parcellation
- noun the division into parcels
- the increasing parcellation of land with every generation
- noun the division into parcels
- glyceride1/5
glyceride
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
acylglycerol.
- fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
- damascenes1/5
damascene
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- cyanophyceae1/5
cyanophyceae
- noun photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
class Cyanophyceae; class Cyanobacteria.
- noun photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
- accessioning1/5
accession
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- the art collection grew through accession
- noun (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
- noun a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- misplaces1/5
misplace
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
mislay; lose.
- I misplaced my eyeglasses
- verb place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
- misplaced modifiers
- verb place (something) where one cannot find it again
- incensing1/5
incense
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- noun the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- incense filled the room
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- phaeophyceae1/5
phaeophyceae
- noun brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
class Phaeophyceae.
- noun brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
- damascened1/5
damascene
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- chrysophyceae1/5
chrysophyceae
- noun all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
class Chrysophyceae; class Heterokontae; Heterokontae.
- noun all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
- deuteromycetes1/5
deuteromycetes
- noun form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota
class Deuteromycetes.
- noun form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota
- subsidences1/5
subsidence
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
remittal; remission.
- his cancer is in remission
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling; subsiding.
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
- corniced1/5
cornice
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; valance.
- noun a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- defacements1/5
defacement
- noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
disfiguration; disfigurement.
- the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
- he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
- noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
- advancer1/5
advancer
- noun someone who advances
- adjective satellite being ahead of time or need
advance; beforehand.
- gave advance warning
- was beforehand with her report
- noun someone who advances
- incarcerates1/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- chelicerata1/5
chelicerata
- noun spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
superclass Chelicerata.
- noun spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
- violoncellos1/5
violoncello
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
cello.
- noun a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- splicers1/5
splicer
- noun a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
- noun a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
- noun a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
- hinderances1/5
hinderance
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk; handicap; baulk; check; impediment; hindrance; deterrent.
- noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
incumbrance; preventative; encumbrance; interference; hitch; hindrance; preventive.
- noun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- myxomycetes1/5
myxomycete
- noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
acellular slime mold; true slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
- noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
- resurgences1/5
resurgence
- noun bringing again into activity and prominence
revivification; revitalisation; revival; revitalization.
- the revival of trade
- a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
- the Gothic revival in architecture
- noun bringing again into activity and prominence
- pseudosciences1/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- illuminances1/5
illuminance
- noun the luminous flux incident on a unit area
illumination.
- noun the luminous flux incident on a unit area
- adherences1/5
adherence
- noun faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
adhesion; attachment.
- attachment to a formal agenda
- adherence to a fat-free diet
- the adhesion of Seville was decisive
- noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesiveness; adhesion; bond.
- the mutual adhesiveness of cells
- a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
- noun faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
- accentuations1/5
accentuation
- noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
- noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something
emphasizing; accenting.
- noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
- efflorescences1/5
efflorescence
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; peak; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; rash.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- forbearances1/5
forbearance
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
longanimity; patience.
- noun a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
- his forbearance to reply was alarming
- noun good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
- populaces1/5
populace
- noun people in general considered as a whole
world; public.
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- noun people in general considered as a whole
- triced1/5
trice
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- verb raise with a line
trice up.
- trice a window shade
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- rhodophyceae1/5
rhodophyceae
- noun coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
class Rhodophyceae.
- noun coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
- mortices1/5
mortice
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortise.
- verb cut a hole for a tenon in
mortise.
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
- bracers1/5
bracer
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
armguard.
- noun a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
pick-me-up.
- noun a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- independences1/5
independence
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
independency.
- noun the successful ending of the American Revolution
- they maintained close relations with England even after independence
- noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
- deaccessioning1/5
deaccession
- verb sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
- The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter
- verb sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
- demulcents1/5
demulcent
- noun a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
- adjective satellite having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
emollient; salving; softening.
- noun a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
- basidiomycetous1/5
basidiomycetous
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
- tierces1/5
tierce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
terce.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- codpieces1/5
codpiece
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- alhacen1/5
alhacen
- noun an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham; Ibn al-Haytham; al-Haytham; Alhazen.
- noun an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
- effervesces1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- dehisced1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- effervesced1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- severances1/5
severance
- noun a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
rift; falling out; break; breach; rupture.
- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
- noun the act of severing
severing.
- noun a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- lancewood1/5
lancewood
- noun durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
- noun source of most of the lancewood of commerce
lancewood tree; Oxandra lanceolata.
- noun durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
- icemen1/5
iceman
- noun someone who cuts and delivers ice
- noun a professional killer
hatchet man.
- noun someone who cuts and delivers ice
- dominances1/5
dominance
- noun superior development of one side of the body
laterality.
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendancy; ascendence.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun superior development of one side of the body
- hemiacetals1/5
hemiacetal
- noun an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- noun an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- educes1/5
educe
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
elicit; draw out; extract; evoke.
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
- verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
derive.
- verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- deaccessioned1/5
deaccession
- verb sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
- The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter
- verb sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
- irrelevances1/5
irrelevance
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
irrelevancy.
- noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
- effluences1/5
effluence
- noun the process of flowing out
efflux; outflow.
- noun the process of flowing out
- renascences1/5
renascence
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Renaissance.
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; rebirth.
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
- governances1/5
governance
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
governing body; organisation; administration; organization; brass; establishment.
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
- noun the act of governing; exercising authority
administration; government activity; governing; government.
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- advancers1/5
advancer
- noun someone who advances
- adjective satellite being ahead of time or need
advance; beforehand.
- gave advance warning
- was beforehand with her report
- noun someone who advances
- chytridiomycetes1/5
chytridiomycetes
- noun a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants
class Chytridiomycetes.
- noun a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants
- voicer1/5
voicer
- noun someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
- noun a speaker who voices an opinion
- noun someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
- cryptophyceae1/5
cryptophyceae
- noun motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae
class Cryptophyceae.
- noun motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae
- acylglycerol1/5
acylglycerol
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
glyceride.
- fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid
- noun an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
- hymenomycetes1/5
hymenomycetes
(Bot.) One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed. M. J. Berkley.
- oceanides1/5
oceanid
- noun (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
- noun (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
- morticed1/5
mortice
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortise.
- verb cut a hole for a tenon in
mortise.
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
- ultracentrifuge1/5
ultracentrifuge
- noun a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
- verb subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
- noun a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
- incertitude1/5
incertitude
- noun the state of being unsure of something
uncertainty; dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety.
- noun the state of being unsure of something
- overbalanced1/5
overbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb cause to be off balance
- It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
- verb weigh more heavily
- pestilences1/5
pestilence
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
plague; pestis; pest.
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate
plague; pest.
- noun a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- reactances1/5
reactance
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- predaceous1/5
predaceous
- adjective satellite hunting and killing other animals for food
predacious.
- adjective satellite living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
predacious; predatory.
- predatory capitalists
- a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott
- a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton
- adjective satellite hunting and killing other animals for food
- myrtaceae1/5
myrtaceae
- noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
myrtle family; family Myrtaceae.
- noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
- coerces1/5
coerce
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- cyperaceae1/5
cyperaceae
- noun bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
family Cyperaceae; sedge family.
- noun bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
- unaccepted1/5
unaccepted
- adjective satellite not conforming to standard usage; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"
unacceptable.
- the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists
- adjective satellite not conforming to standard usage; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"
- luces1/5
luce
- noun United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
Henry Robinson Luce; Henry Luce.
- noun United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)
Clare Booth Luce.
- noun United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
- balancers1/5
balancer
- noun an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
- noun either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
haltere; halter.
- noun an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
- discalced1/5
discalced
- adjective (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
unshod; discalceate.
- discalced friars
- adjective (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
- reflectances1/5
reflectance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
coefficient of reflection; reflection factor; reflectivity.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
- secessions1/5
secession
- noun an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
sezession.
- noun the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
- noun an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
- excepts1/5
except
- verb take exception to
demur.
- he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; leave off; leave out; exclude.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb take exception to
- uncoerced1/5
uncoerced
- adjective satellite not brought about by coercion or force
willing; unforced.
- the confession was uncoerced
- adjective satellite not brought about by coercion or force
- ascendants1/5
ascendant
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendent.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ancestor; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- docents1/5
docent
- noun a teacher at some universities
- noun a teacher at some universities
- necromancers1/5
necromancer
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
wizard; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
- noun one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
- schizosaccharomyces1/5
schizosaccharomyces
- noun type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
genus Schizosaccharomyces.
- noun type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
- sorceresses1/5
sorceress
- noun a woman sorcerer
- noun a woman sorcerer
- lacerate1/5
lacerate
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- verb deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
- his lacerating remarks
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- solaced1/5
solace
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solacement; consolation.
- second place was no consolation to him
- noun comfort in disappointment or misery
solacement.
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- claviceps1/5
claviceps
- noun fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
genus Claviceps.
- noun fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
- fluorescents1/5
fluorescent
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
fluorescent fixture.
- adjective satellite emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
- ureterocele1/5
ureterocele
- noun prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow
- noun prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow
- phenacetin1/5
phenacetin
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
acetphenetidin; acetophenetidin.
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
- surplices1/5
surplice
- noun a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
- noun a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
- secessionism1/5
secessionism
- noun a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
- noun a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
- alces1/5
alces
- noun elk or moose
genus Alces.
- noun elk or moose
- cucurbitaceae1/5
cucurbitaceae
- noun a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
family Cucurbitaceae; gourd family.
- noun a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
- macer1/5
macer
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
mace; macebearer.
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
- apiaceae1/5
apiaceae
- noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
carrot family; Umbelliferae; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae.
- noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
- icefall1/5
icefall
- noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
- noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
- licenser1/5
licenser
- noun an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
- noun an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
- dices1/5
dice
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
die.
- verb cut into cubes
cube.
- cube the cheese
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- licenced1/5
licenced
- adjective satellite given official approval to act
commissioned; accredited; licensed.
- an accredited college
- commissioned broker
- licensed pharmacist
- authorized representative
- verb authorize officially
certify; licence; license.
- I am licensed to practice law in this state
- adjective satellite given official approval to act
- overproduced1/5
overproduce
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- verb produce in excess
- The country overproduces cars
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- renascent1/5
renascent
- adjective satellite rising again as to new life and vigor
resurgent.
- resurgent nationalism
- adjective satellite rising again as to new life and vigor
- perceptibility1/5
perceptibility
- noun the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses
- noun the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses
- moraceae1/5
moraceae
- noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
mulberry family; family Moraceae.
- noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
- electroencephalograph1/5
electroencephalograph
- noun medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain
- noun medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain
- divorcement1/5
divorcement
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
divorce.
- noun the legal dissolution of a marriage
- receipted1/5
receipt
- noun the act of receiving
reception.
- noun an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
- noun the act of receiving
- conveyancer1/5
conveyancer
- noun a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
- noun a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
- brachycephalic1/5
brachycephalic
- noun an adult with a short broad head
- adjective having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycranic; brachycranial.
- noun an adult with a short broad head
- incarcerations1/5
incarceration
- noun the state of being imprisoned
immurement; imprisonment; captivity.
- he was held in captivity until he died
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
- noun the state of being imprisoned
- continuances1/5
continuance
- noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption
continuation.
- noun the period of time during which something continues
duration.
- noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- blastomyces1/5
blastomyces
- noun genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
genus Blastomyces.
- noun genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi
- exceedances1/5
exceedance
- noun (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
- the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling
- noun (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
- romanced1/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- morceaux1/5
- acetamide1/5
acetamide
- noun a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
ethanamide.
- noun a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds
- morceau1/5
morceau
- noun a short literary or musical composition
- noun a short literary or musical composition
- photocells1/5
photocell
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
photoelectric cell; electric eye; photoconductive cell; magic eye.
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
- scentless1/5
scentless
- adjective lacking the sense of smell
- adjective satellite emitting or holding no odor
- scentless wisps of straw
- a scentless stretch of rocky ground
- adjective lacking the sense of smell
- apocynaceae1/5
apocynaceae
- noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
family Apocynaceae; dogbane family.
- noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
- fluoresces1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- valances1/5
valance
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
valance board; pelmet; cornice.
- noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- sadducee1/5
sadducee
One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. --Sad`du*ce"an a.
- araceae1/5
araceae
- noun anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
family Araceae; arum family.
- noun anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
- intumescent1/5
intumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- sacrificers1/5
sacrificer
- noun a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
- noun a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
- basidiomycete1/5
basidiomycete
- noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
basidiomycetous fungi.
- noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
- lacerta1/5
lacerta
A fathom. Obs. Domesday Book.
- precedency1/5
precedency
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
priority; precedence.
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
- national independence takes priority over class struggle
- noun preceding in time
antecedency; precedence; anteriority; priority; antecedence.
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
- headpieces1/5
headpiece
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
headstall.
- noun a protective helmet for the head
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
- obeisances1/5
obeisance
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
bowing; bow.
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
obedience.
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- concentricity1/5
concentricity
- noun the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)
- noun the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)
- coppices1/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- anacardiaceae1/5
anacardiaceae
- noun the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
family Anacardiaceae; sumac family.
- noun the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
- conceptional1/5
conceptional
- adjective satellite being of the nature of a notion or concept
ideational; notional.
- a plan abstract and conceptional
- to improve notional comprehension
- a notional response to the question
- adjective satellite being of the nature of a notion or concept
- princedom1/5
princedom
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a prince
- noun territory ruled by a prince
principality.
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a prince
- proteaceae1/5
proteaceae
- noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
family Proteaceae; protea family.
- noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
- conceptualises1/5
conceptualise
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualize.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- septicemic1/5
septicemic
- adjective satellite characteristic of septicemia
- a septicemic temperature curve
- adjective satellite characteristic of septicemia
- licencing1/5
licence
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
license.
- when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant
- the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
license.
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- recognizances1/5
recognizance
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
recognisance.
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
- insusceptible1/5
insusceptible
- adjective not susceptible to
unsusceptible.
- adjective not susceptible to
- abscessed1/5
abscessed
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- an abscessed tooth
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- sarracenia1/5
sarracenia
(Bot.) A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. ✍ They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea , the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North;S. flava ,rubra ,Drummondii ,variolaris , andpsittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. SeeIllust . of Sidesaddle flower, underSidesaddle .
- crosspieces1/5
crosspiece
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
traverse; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a transverse brace
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
- sorcerous1/5
sorcerous
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
magic; wizard; magical; witching; wizardly; charming.
- charming incantations
- magic signs that protect against adverse influence
- a magical spell
- 'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare
- wizard wands
- wizardly powers
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
- dolichocephalic1/5
dolichocephalic
- noun an adult with a long narrow head
- adjective having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
dolichocranial; dolichocranic.
- noun an adult with a long narrow head
- choicer1/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- showpieces1/5
showpiece
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
collector's item; piece de resistance.
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
- racecourses1/5
racecourse
- noun a course over which races are run
track; raceway; racetrack.
- noun a course over which races are run
- ascomycete1/5
ascomycete
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
ascomycetous fungus.
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
- tranced1/5
trance
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchantment; spell.
- noun a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- benevolences1/5
benevolence
- noun disposition to do good
- noun an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
- noun disposition to do good
- polygonaceae1/5
polygonaceae
- noun a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
family Polygonaceae; buckwheat family.
- noun a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
- palefaces1/5
paleface
- noun (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- noun (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- cynocephalus1/5
cynocephalus
- noun type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
genus Cynocephalus.
- noun type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
- ulcerous1/5
ulcerous
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
cankerous; ulcerated.
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
- boraginaceae1/5
boraginaceae
- noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
borage family; family Boraginaceae.
- noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
- unsusceptible1/5
unsusceptible
- adjective not susceptible to
insusceptible.
- adjective not susceptible to
- zingiberaceae1/5
zingiberaceae
- noun a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
family Zingiberaceae; ginger family.
- noun a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
- dermacentor1/5
dermacentor
- noun vectors of important diseases of man and animals
genus Dermacentor.
- noun vectors of important diseases of man and animals
- facelifts1/5
facelift
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; face lifting; cosmetic surgery.
- some actresses have more than one face lift
- noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
face lift; face lifting.
- give your home a facelift
- more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- freelanced1/5
freelance
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelancer; free-lance; free lance; self-employed person.
- verb work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- transcendency1/5
transcendency
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendence.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence; superiority.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- sceloporus1/5
sceloporus
- noun spiny lizards
genus Sceloporus.
- noun spiny lizards
- princedoms1/5
princedom
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a prince
- noun territory ruled by a prince
principality.
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a prince
- convolvulaceae1/5
convolvulaceae
- noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
morning-glory family; family Convolvulaceae.
- noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
- arecaceae1/5
arecaceae
- noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
palm family; family Palmae; Palmae; family Arecaceae; Palmaceae; family Palmaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
- asclepiadaceae1/5
asclepiadaceae
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
family Asclepiadaceae; milkweed family.
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
- secedes1/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- exocentric1/5
exocentric
- adjective not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
- when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction
- adjective not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
- ascendent1/5
ascendent
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendant.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
antecedent; ancestor; ascendant; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- coriaceous1/5
coriaceous
- adjective satellite resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
leatherlike; leathery; leathered.
- adjective satellite resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
- larcenies1/5
larceny
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thieving; thievery; theft; stealing.
- the thieving is awful at Kennedy International
- noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- licensers1/5
licenser
- noun an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
- noun an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
- spacewalk1/5
spacewalk
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- recommencement1/5
recommencement
- noun beginning again
resumption.
- noun beginning again
- excerpting1/5
excerpt
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; extract; selection.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- verb take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
take out; extract.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
- deviances1/5
deviance
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrance; aberrancy; aberration.
- noun deviate behavior
deviation.
- noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- chanceries1/5
chancery
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
court of chancery.
- noun an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
- noun a court with jurisdiction in equity
- arenaceous1/5
arenaceous
- adjective resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
sandlike; sandy.
- arenaceous limestone
- arenaceous grasses
- adjective resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
- slicers1/5
slicer
- noun a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
- noun a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- noun a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
- bromeliaceae1/5
bromeliaceae
- noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
family Bromeliaceae; pineapple family.
- noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
- emcees1/5
emcee
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
master of ceremonies; host.
- verb act as a master of ceremonies
compere.
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- sapindaceae1/5
sapindaceae
- noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
soapberry family; family Sapindaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
- sapotaceae1/5
sapotaceae
- noun tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
sapodilla family; family Sapotaceae.
- noun tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
- acrocephalus1/5
acrocephalus
- noun a genus of Sylviidae
genus Acrocephalus.
- noun a genus of Sylviidae
- conveyancers1/5
conveyancer
- noun a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
- noun a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
- interlaces1/5
interlace
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb hold in a locking position
lock; interlock.
- He locked his hands around her neck
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- acetanilide1/5
acetanilide
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
acetanilid; phenylacetamide.
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
- reappearances1/5
reappearance
- noun the event of something appearing again
- the reappearance of Halley's comet
- noun the act of someone appearing again
return.
- his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
- noun the event of something appearing again
- podiceps1/5
podiceps
(Zoöl.) See Grebe .
- entranceways1/5
entranceway
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entryway; entrance; entree; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- brachycephaly1/5
brachycephaly
- noun the quality of being brachycephalic
brachycephalism.
- noun the quality of being brachycephalic
- imperceptibility1/5
imperceptibility
- noun the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses
- noun the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses
- renaissances1/5
renaissance
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Renascence.
- noun the revival of learning and culture
rebirth; Renascence.
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
- oleaceae1/5
oleaceae
- noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
olive family; family Oleaceae.
- noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
- recessives1/5
recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- piperaceae1/5
piperaceae
- noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
pepper family; family Piperaceae.
- noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
- saltcellar1/5
saltcellar
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- arctocephalus1/5
arctocephalus
- noun fur seals
genus Arctocephalus.
- noun fur seals
- diligences1/5
diligence
- noun conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- noun persevering determination to perform a task
industry; industriousness.
- his diligence won him quick promotions
- frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
- noun conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- encephalon1/5
encephalon
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
brain.
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- rhamnaceae1/5
rhamnaceae
- noun trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
buckthorn family; family Rhamnaceae.
- noun trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
- etceteras1/5
etcetera
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- his report was full of etceteras
- adverb continuing in the same way
etc.; and so forth; and so on.
- noun additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same
- peaceableness1/5
peaceableness
- noun a state that is calm and tranquil
peacefulness.
- noun a state that is calm and tranquil
- apperceived1/5
apperceive
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- spacefaring1/5
spacefaring
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
space travel; spaceflight.
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
- defencelessness1/5
defencelessness
- noun the property of being helpless in the face of attack
defenselessness; unprotectedness.
- noun the property of being helpless in the face of attack
- combretaceae1/5
combretaceae
- noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
family Combretaceae; combretum family.
- noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
- urticaceae1/5
urticaceae
- noun a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
nettle family; family Urticaceae.
- noun a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
- unnoticeably1/5
unnoticeably
- adverb in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
imperceptibly.
- the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly
- adverb in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
- encephalitides1/5
encephalitis
- noun inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
phrenitis; cephalitis.
- noun inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
- peaces1/5
peace
- noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
- noun harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
- the roommates lived in peace together
- noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
- solaces1/5
solace
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solacement; consolation.
- second place was no consolation to him
- noun comfort in disappointment or misery
solacement.
- noun the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- crescendoed1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- alcedo1/5
alcedo
(Zoöl.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida) . SeeHalcyon .
- chancels1/5
chancel
- noun area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
bema; sanctuary.
- noun area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
- foliaceous1/5
foliaceous
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
- adjective satellite bearing numerous leaves
foliose; foliaged.
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
- obediences1/5
obedience
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
obeisance.
- noun the trait of being willing to obey
- noun the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
- nonconformances1/5
nonconformance
- noun a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
nonconformity; nonconformism.
- noun failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
nonconformity.
- noun a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
- enounced1/5
enounce
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; enunciate; articulate; say.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- eumeces1/5
eumeces
- noun New World skinks
genus Eumeces.
- noun New World skinks
- footraces1/5
footrace
- noun a race run on foot
run; foot race.
- she broke the record for the half-mile run
- noun a race run on foot
- elegances1/5
elegance
- noun a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
- she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility
- noun a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
- the simplicity and elegance of his invention
- noun a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
- transmittances1/5
transmittance
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
transmission.
- noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
- leicesters1/5
leicester
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
Leicestershire.
- noun an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- noun a largely agricultural county in central England
- puces1/5
puce
- noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
- noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
- oblanceolate1/5
oblanceolate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
- macedoine1/5
macedoine
- noun mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
- noun mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
- endocentric1/5
endocentric
- adjective fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
- when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction
- adjective fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
- acquaintanceships1/5
acquaintanceship
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
acquaintance.
- noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
- precedences1/5
precedence
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
priority; precedency.
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
- national independence takes priority over class struggle
- noun preceding in time
antecedency; anteriority; priority; antecedence; precedency.
- noun status established in order of importance or urgency
- indifferences1/5
indifference
- noun unbiased impartial unconcern
- noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
stolidity; impassiveness; unemotionality; impassivity; emotionlessness; phlegm.
- noun unbiased impartial unconcern
- glyceria1/5
glyceria
- noun manna grass
genus Glyceria.
- noun manna grass
- radices1/5
radix
- noun (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
base.
- 10 is the radix of the decimal system
- noun (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- ascensional1/5
ascensional
- adjective tending to rise
- adjective tending to rise
- efflorescent1/5
efflorescent
- adjective satellite bursting into flower
abloom.
- flowering spring trees
- adjective satellite bursting into flower
- spermatocele1/5
spermatocele
- noun a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa
- noun a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa
- vitaceae1/5
vitaceae
- noun a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
family Vitaceae; grapevine family; Vitidaceae.
- noun a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
- porcellio1/5
porcellio
- noun Old World genus of isopod crustaceans
genus Porcellio.
- noun Old World genus of isopod crustaceans
- undeceiving1/5
undeceive
- verb free from deception or illusion
- verb free from deception or illusion
- acceptations1/5
acceptation
- noun acceptance as true or valid
- noun the accepted meaning of a word
word meaning; word sense.
- noun acceptance as true or valid
- callicebus1/5
callicebus
- noun titis
genus Callicebus.
- noun titis
- concentred1/5
concentre
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
focalise; focalize; focus; concenter.
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- crassulaceae1/5
crassulaceae
- noun succulent shrubs and herbs
stonecrop family; family Crassulaceae.
- noun succulent shrubs and herbs
- bucephala1/5
bucephala
- noun buffleheads and goldeneyes
genus Bucephala.
- noun buffleheads and goldeneyes
- accessorial1/5
accessorial
- adjective satellite nonessential but helpful
- accessorial services included sorting and packing
- adjective satellite nonessential but helpful
- gentianaceae1/5
gentianaceae
- noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
gentian family; family Gentianaceae.
- noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
- acetylenes1/5
acetylene
- noun a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
ethyne; alkyne.
- noun a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
- campanulaceae1/5
campanulaceae
- noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
bellflower family; family Campanulaceae.
- noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
- vicereine1/5
vicereine
- noun wife of a viceroy
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
viceroy.
- noun wife of a viceroy
- erinaceus1/5
erinaceus
- noun type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
genus Erinaceus.
- noun type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
- ambiences1/5
ambience
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
atmosphere; ambiance.
- there was an atmosphere of excitement
- noun the atmosphere of an environment
ambiance.
- noun a particular environment or surrounding influence
- ulmaceae1/5
ulmaceae
- noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
elm family; family Ulmaceae.
- noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
- apperceive1/5
apperceive
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- lacelike1/5
lacelike
- adjective satellite made of or resembling lace
lacy.
- a lacy gown
- a lacy leaf
- adjective satellite made of or resembling lace
- concentre1/5
concentre
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
focalise; focalize; focus; concenter.
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- testacea1/5
testacea
(Zoöl.) Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.
- showplaces1/5
showplace
- noun a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
- noun a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
- incertitudes1/5
incertitude
- noun the state of being unsure of something
uncertainty; dubiousness; doubtfulness; doubt; dubiety.
- noun the state of being unsure of something
- primulaceae1/5
primulaceae
- noun a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
primrose family; family Primulaceae.
- noun a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- lacerates1/5
lacerate
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- verb deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
- his lacerating remarks
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- defiances1/5
defiance
- noun intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
rebelliousness.
- noun a hostile challenge
- noun intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
- fluoresced1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- insistences1/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- conceiver1/5
conceiver
- noun someone who creates new things
originator; mastermind.
- noun someone who creates new things
- successiveness1/5
successiveness
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; succession; chronological sequence; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
- pygoscelis1/5
pygoscelis
- noun a genus of Spheniscidae
genus Pygoscelis.
- noun a genus of Spheniscidae
- insincerities1/5
insincerity
- noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
falseness; hollowness.
- noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
- juglandaceae1/5
juglandaceae
- noun trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
family Juglandaceae; walnut family.
- noun trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
- concertizing1/5
concertize
- verb give concerts; perform in concerts
concertise.
- My niece is off concertizing in Europe
- verb give concerts; perform in concerts
- recognisances1/5
recognisance
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
recognizance.
- noun (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
- musaceae1/5
musaceae
- noun treelike tropical Asian herbs
family Musaceae; banana family.
- noun treelike tropical Asian herbs
- sluiceway1/5
sluiceway
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluice; penstock.
- noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- globicephala1/5
globicephala
- noun pilot whales
genus Globicephala.
- noun pilot whales
- spaceflights1/5
spaceflight
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
space travel; spacefaring.
- noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
- lythraceae1/5
lythraceae
- noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
loosestrife family; family Lythraceae.
- noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
- subsistences1/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- anthoceros1/5
anthoceros
- noun hornworts
genus Anthoceros.
- noun hornworts
- sarcenet1/5
sarcenet
- noun a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
sarsenet.
- noun a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
- spacewalks1/5
spacewalk
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- interoception1/5
interoception
- noun sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
- noun sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
- overbalances1/5
overbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; outbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb cause to be off balance
- It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
- verb weigh more heavily
- odontoceti1/5
odontoceti
- noun toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
suborder Odontoceti.
- noun toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
- tailpieces1/5
tailpiece
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- pomacentridae1/5
pomacentridae
- noun damselfishes
family Pomacentridae.
- noun damselfishes
- afterpieces1/5
afterpiece
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- inceptions1/5
inception
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
origin; origination.
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- lecythidaceae1/5
lecythidaceae
- noun large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
family Lecythidaceae.
- noun large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
- mesocricetus1/5
mesocricetus
- noun golden hamsters
genus Mesocricetus.
- noun golden hamsters
- undersurfaces1/5
undersurface
- noun the lower side of anything
underside; bottom.
- noun the lower side of anything
- procellariiformes1/5
procellariiformes
- noun petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
order Procellariiformes.
- noun petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
- coexistences1/5
- monstrances1/5
monstrance
- noun proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
demonstration.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
ostensorium.
- noun proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
- endurances1/5
endurance
- noun the power to withstand hardship or stress
- the marathon tests a runner's endurance
- noun a state of surviving; remaining alive
survival.
- noun the power to withstand hardship or stress
- marantaceae1/5
marantaceae
- noun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
arrowroot family; family Marantaceae.
- noun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
- ctenocephalides1/5
ctenocephalides
- noun an arthropod genus of fleas
genus Ctenocephalides.
- noun an arthropod genus of fleas
- phycomycetes1/5
phycomycetes
- noun a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems
Phycomycetes group.
- noun a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems
- juncaceae1/5
juncaceae
- noun tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
family Juncaceae; rush family.
- noun tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
- apperceiving1/5
apperceive
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- verb perceive in terms of a past experience
- lacertidae1/5
lacertidae
- noun Old World lizards
family Lacertidae.
- noun Old World lizards
- ploceus1/5
ploceus
- noun type genus of the Ploceidae
genus Ploceus.
- noun type genus of the Ploceidae
- transcendences1/5
transcendence
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendency.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
superiority; transcendency.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- commelinaceae1/5
commelinaceae
- noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
family Commelinaceae; spiderwort family.
- noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
- worcesters1/5
worcester
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Joseph Emerson Worcester.
- noun an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- dolichocephaly1/5
dolichocephaly
- noun the quality of being dolichocephalic
dolichocephalism.
- noun the quality of being dolichocephalic
- hematocele1/5
hematocele
- noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
hematocoele; haematocele; haematocoele.
- noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
- underproduced1/5
underproduce
- verb produce below capacity or demand
- The East German factories were underproducing for many years
- verb produce below capacity or demand
- mysticeti1/5
mysticeti
- noun baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
suborder Mysticeti.
- noun baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
- plantaginaceae1/5
plantaginaceae
- noun cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
family Plantaginaceae; plantain family.
- noun cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
- scended1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- heterocercal1/5
heterocercal
- adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
- adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
- dioscoreaceae1/5
dioscoreaceae
- noun yams
family Dioscoreaceae; yam family.
- noun yams
- ebenaceae1/5
ebenaceae
- noun fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
ebony family; family Ebenaceae.
- noun fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
- arces1/5
arc
- noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
discharge; spark; electric arc; electric discharge.
- noun a continuous portion of a circle
- noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- acetous1/5
acetous
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling like vinegar
acetose; vinegary; vinegarish.
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling like vinegar
- polypodiaceae1/5
polypodiaceae
- noun ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae)
family Polypodiaceae.
- noun ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae)
- scend1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- unpeaceful1/5
unpeaceful
- adjective not peaceful
- unpeaceful times
- an unpeaceful marriage
- adjective not peaceful
- procellaria1/5
procellaria
- noun type genus of the Procellariidae
genus Procellaria.
- noun type genus of the Procellariidae
- permanences1/5
permanence
- noun the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
permanency.
- noun the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
- enlaced1/5
enlace
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- licencees1/5
licence
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
license.
- when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant
- the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
license.
- noun excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- loganiaceae1/5
loganiaceae
- noun a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
family Loganiaceae.
- noun a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
- hydrocharitaceae1/5
hydrocharitaceae
- noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
Hydrocharidaceae; family Hydrocharitaceae; frog's-bit family; frogbit family; family Hydrocharidaceae.
- noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
- cynoscephalae1/5
cynoscephalae
- noun the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- noun the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
battle of Cynoscephalae.
- noun the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- myrsinaceae1/5
myrsinaceae
- noun family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
myrsine family; family Myrsinaceae.
- noun family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
- rhizophoraceae1/5
rhizophoraceae
- noun trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
mangrove family; family Rhizophoraceae.
- noun trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
- exuberances1/5
exuberance
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
enthusiasm; ebullience.
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- outdistances1/5
outdistance
- verb go far ahead of
distance; outstrip.
- He outdistanced the other runners
- verb go far ahead of
- lacertilia1/5
lacertilia
(Zoöl.) An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. ✍ They are closely related to the snakes, and life the latter, usually have the body covered with scales or granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then have well-formed legs; but in some groups (amphisbæna, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are wanting and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless Heloderma be an exception. The order includes the chameleons, theCionocrania , or typical lizards, and the amphisbænas. SeeAmphisbæna ,Gecko ,Gila monster , andLizard .
- lacer1/5
lacer
- noun a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
- noun a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
- enlaces1/5
enlace
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- crescendoing1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- mysidacea1/5
mysidacea
- noun opossum shrimp
order Mysidacea.
- noun opossum shrimp
- acers1/5
acer
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
genus Acer.
- noun type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- dicers1/5
dicer
- noun a mechanical device used for dicing food
- noun a mechanical device used for dicing food
- frequences1/5
frequence
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
oftenness; frequency.
- the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
- nycticebus1/5
nycticebus
- noun a genus of Lorisidae
genus Nycticebus.
- noun a genus of Lorisidae
- galactocele1/5
galactocele
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- neoceratodus1/5
neoceratodus
- noun extant Australian lungfishes
genus Neoceratodus.
- noun extant Australian lungfishes
- magnificences1/5
magnificence
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
impressiveness; grandness; richness.
- the grandness of the architecture
- impressed by the richness of the flora
- noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grandness; brilliance; splendour; grandeur; splendor.
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
- noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
- receipting1/5
receipt
- noun the act of receiving
reception.
- noun an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
- noun the act of receiving
- violoncellist1/5
violoncellist
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
cellist.
- noun someone who plays a violoncello
- diceros1/5
diceros
- noun most common species in Africa
genus Diceros.
- noun most common species in Africa
- aristolochiaceae1/5
aristolochiaceae
- noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
family Aristolochiaceae; birthwort family.
- noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
- repugnances1/5
repugnance
- noun intense aversion
horror; repulsion; revulsion.
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; inconsistency.
- noun intense aversion
- erythrocebus1/5
erythrocebus
- noun patas
genus Erythrocebus.
- noun patas
- casuarinaceae1/5
casuarinaceae
- noun one genus: genus Casuarina
family Casuarinaceae.
- noun one genus: genus Casuarina
- aceraceae1/5
aceraceae
- noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
family Aceraceae; maple family.
- noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
- tibicen1/5
tibicen
- noun harvest flies
genus Tibicen.
- noun harvest flies
- happenstances1/5
happenstance
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
coincidence.
- noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- reliances1/5
reliance
- noun certainty based on past experience
trust.
- he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
- he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
- noun the state of relying on something
- noun certainty based on past experience
- ciceroni1/5
cicerone
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
- icefalls1/5
icefall
- noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
- noun a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
- overproduces1/5
overproduce
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- verb produce in excess
- The country overproduces cars
- verb produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
- teleprocessing1/5
teleprocessing
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
distributed data processing; remote-access data processing.
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
- cricetidae1/5
cricetidae
- noun mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
family Cricetidae.
- noun mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
- ultracentrifuges1/5
ultracentrifuge
- noun a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
- verb subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
- noun a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
- ricegrass1/5
ricegrass
- noun any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
rice grass.
- noun any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
- cricetus1/5
cricetus
- noun type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
genus Cricetus.
- noun type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
- outbalanced1/5
outbalance
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; preponderate.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- ponces1/5
ponce
- noun a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; pimp; fancy man; pandar; panderer.
- noun a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- precessions1/5
precession
- noun the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- noun the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
precedency; precedence.
- noun the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- plumbaginaceae1/5
plumbaginaceae
- noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
sea-lavender family; family Plumbaginaceae; leadwort family.
- noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
- saltcellars1/5
saltcellar
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table
- maintenances1/5
maintenance
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
upkeep; care.
- he wrote the manual on car care
- noun means of maintenance of a family or group
- noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- lemnaceae1/5
lemnaceae
- noun family of small free-floating thalloid plants
duckweed family; family Lemnaceae.
- noun family of small free-floating thalloid plants
- scapegraces1/5
scapegrace
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
black sheep.
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
- scending1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- spacewalking1/5
spacewalk
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- verb move in space outside a space craft
- galeocerdo1/5
galeocerdo
- noun tiger sharks
genus Galeocerdo.
- noun tiger sharks
- heterocephalus1/5
heterocephalus
- noun sand rats
genus Heterocephalus.
- noun sand rats
- nematocera1/5
nematocera
(Zoöl.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera .
- orobanchaceae1/5
orobanchaceae
- noun brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
broomrape family; family Orobanchaceae.
- noun brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
- rosaceous1/5
rosaceous
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
- adjective satellite of something having a dusty purplish pink color
roseate; rose.
- the roseate glow of dawn
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
- acetanilid1/5
acetanilid
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
acetanilide; phenylacetamide.
- noun a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
- concentered1/5
concenter
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
focalise; focalize; concentre; focus.
- verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- leptocephalus1/5
leptocephalus
- noun slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
- noun slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
- linaceae1/5
linaceae
- noun a widely distributed family of plants
family Linaceae; flax family.
- noun a widely distributed family of plants
- pontederiaceae1/5
pontederiaceae
- noun aquatic or bog plants
family Pontederiaceae; pickerelweed family.
- noun aquatic or bog plants
- encephalocele1/5
encephalocele
- noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
- noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
- arborescent1/5
arborescent
- adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
arboresque; tree-shaped; treelike; arboreal; dendriform; arboriform; arboreous; dendroidal; dendroid.
- arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
- dendriform sponges
- adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
- meningocele1/5
meningocele
- noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
- noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
- interoceptive1/5
interoceptive
- adjective of or relating to interoception
- adjective of or relating to interoception
- lamiaceae1/5
lamiaceae
- noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
family Lamiaceae; mint family; family Labiatae; Labiatae.
- noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
- proprioceptors1/5
proprioceptor
- noun special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- noun special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- epicenters1/5
epicenter
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicentre.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- decenter1/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- reproducers1/5
reproducer
- noun an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- noun an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- sceptres1/5
sceptre
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
scepter.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; scepter; verge.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- consonances1/5
consonance
- noun the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
consonant rhyme.
- noun the property of sounding harmonious
harmoniousness.
- noun the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
- lacework1/5
lacework
- noun work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
- noun work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
- odoacer1/5
odoacer
- noun Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
Odovakar; Odovacar.
- noun Germanic barbarian leader who ended the Western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
- concerti1/5
concerto
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- noun a composition for orchestra and a soloist
- ericaceae1/5
ericaceae
- noun heathers
family Ericaceae; heath family.
- noun heathers
- chenopodiaceae1/5
chenopodiaceae
- noun includes spinach and beets
goosefoot family; family Chenopodiaceae.
- noun includes spinach and beets
- docetism1/5
docetism
(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Docetæ.
- denouncement1/5
denouncement
- noun a public act of denouncing
denunciation.
- noun a public act of denouncing
- straitlaced1/5
straitlaced
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
- macrocephaly1/5
macrocephaly
- noun an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
megacephaly; megalocephaly.
- noun an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
- misperceive1/5
misperceive
- verb perceive incorrectly
- verb perceive incorrectly
- malvaceae1/5
malvaceae
- noun herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
family Malvaceae; mallow family.
- noun herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
- cicer1/5
cicer
- noun chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
genus Cicer.
- noun chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs
- oceanica1/5
oceanica
- noun a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
Oceania.
- noun a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
- reprocess1/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- rutaceae1/5
rutaceae
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
family Rutaceae; rue family.
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
- pacesetter1/5
pacesetter
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacemaker.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacer; pacemaker.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- fincen1/5
fincen
- noun a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
- noun a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
- earpieces1/5
earpiece
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
phone; earphone; headphone.
- it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
- congruences1/5
congruence
- noun the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
congruity; congruousness.
- noun the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
- meniscectomy1/5
meniscectomy
- noun surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
- noun surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
- scrophulariaceae1/5
scrophulariaceae
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Scrophulariaceae; foxglove family; figwort family.
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
- ranunculaceae1/5
ranunculaceae
- noun a family of Ranunculaceae
family Ranunculaceae; crowfoot family; buttercup family.
- noun a family of Ranunculaceae
- icelander1/5
icelander
A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.
- avicennia1/5
avicennia
- noun small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
genus Avicennia.
- noun small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
- scepters1/5
scepter
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sceptre.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; verge; sceptre.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- panencephalitis1/5
panencephalitis
- noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain
- noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain
- prentices1/5
prentice
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
learner; apprentice.
- noun works for an expert to learn a trade
- raceme1/5
raceme
- noun usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
- noun usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
- sixpences1/5
sixpence
- noun a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
tanner.
- noun a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
- placemen1/5
placeman
- noun a disparaging term for an appointee
placeseeker.
- noun a disparaging term for an appointee
- facer1/5
facer
- noun (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
- noun (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
- insincerely1/5
insincerely
- adverb without sincerity
- she congratulated him somewhat insincerely
- adverb without sincerity
- indecencies1/5
indecency
- noun the quality of being indecent
- noun an indecent or improper act
impropriety.
- noun the quality of being indecent
- abecedarian1/5
abecedarian
- noun a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
- noun a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
- noun a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
- spacesuits1/5
spacesuit
- noun a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
- noun a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
- lauraceae1/5
lauraceae
- noun a family of Lauraceae
laurel family; family Lauraceae.
- noun a family of Lauraceae
- metacentric1/5
metacentric
- adjective of or relating to the metacenter
- adjective having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
- a metacentric chromosome
- adjective of or relating to the metacenter
- avoidances1/5
avoidance
- noun deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
turning away; shunning; dodging.
- noun deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
- outsources1/5
outsource
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce
- verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
- outpaces1/5
outpace
- verb surpass in speed
- Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
- verb surpass in speed
- tanacetum1/5
tanacetum
- noun a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
genus Tanacetum.
- noun a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
- reconnaissances1/5
reconnaissance
- noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
reconnaissance mission.
- an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission
- noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
- icebound1/5
icebound
- adjective satellite locked in by ice
- icebound harbors
- adjective satellite locked in by ice
- reproducer1/5
reproducer
- noun an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- noun an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- lyceums1/5
lyceum
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
middle school; secondary school; lycee; Gymnasium.
- noun a public hall for lectures and concerts
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- lycees1/5
lycee
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
middle school; secondary school; Gymnasium; lyceum.
- noun a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- pinaceae1/5
pinaceae
- noun a family of Pinaceae
family Pinaceae; pine family.
- noun a family of Pinaceae
- renouncement1/5
renouncement
- noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
renunciation.
- noun an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
- fiances1/5
fiance
- noun a man who is engaged to be married
groom-to-be.
- noun a man who is engaged to be married
- plagiocephaly1/5
plagiocephaly
- noun congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
- noun congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
- exocet1/5
exocet
- noun a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
- noun a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
- exteroceptive1/5
exteroceptive
- adjective of or relating to exteroception
- adjective of or relating to exteroception
- chancelleries1/5
chancellery
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- noun a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- princeling1/5
princeling
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- noun a young prince
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- fornices1/5
fornix
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- noun an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
trigonum cerebrale.
- noun generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- voicelessness1/5
voicelessness
- noun a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
aphonia.
- noun speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
whispering; whisper; susurration.
- noun a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
- electroencephalograms1/5
electroencephalogram
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
EEG; encephalogram.
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
- ocellus1/5
ocellus
- noun an eye having a single lens
simple eye; stemma.
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
eyespot.
- noun an eye having a single lens
- scarcest1/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- preceptorship1/5
preceptorship
- noun the position of preceptor
- noun the position of preceptor
- concerting1/5
concert
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
- noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- cactaceae1/5
cactaceae
- noun constituting the order Opuntiales
family Cactaceae; cactus family.
- noun constituting the order Opuntiales
- triacetate1/5
triacetate
- noun cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
cellulose triacetate.
- noun cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
- acentric1/5
acentric
- adjective lacking a centromere
- an acentric chromosome fragment
- adjective satellite not centered or having no center
- adjective lacking a centromere
- acebutolol1/5
acebutolol
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension
Sectral.
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension
- nucellus1/5
nucellus
- noun central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
- noun central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
- concurrences1/5
concurrence
- noun agreement of results or opinions
concurrency.
- noun acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
concurrency.
- noun agreement of results or opinions
- icecap1/5
icecap
- noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
ice cap.
- noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
- princelings1/5
princeling
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- noun a young prince
- noun a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
- recommences1/5
recommence
- verb cause to start anew
- The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet
- verb begin again
- we recommenced his reading after a short nap
- verb cause to start anew
- mantelpieces1/5
mantelpiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
chimneypiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- sadducean1/5
sadducean
- adjective of or relating to the Sadducees
- adjective of or relating to the Sadducees
- misconceive1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- voiceprint1/5
voiceprint
- noun biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice
- voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers
- noun biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice
- fiancees1/5
fiancee
- noun a woman who is engaged to be married
bride-to-be.
- noun a woman who is engaged to be married
- fagaceae1/5
fagaceae
- noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
family Fagaceae; beech family.
- noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
- meliaceae1/5
meliaceae
- noun tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
family Meliaceae; mahogany family.
- noun tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
- varicoceles1/5
varicocele
- noun dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes
- noun dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes
- necessitarian1/5
necessitarian
- noun someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
- noun someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
- unbalances1/5
unbalance
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
instability; imbalance.
- a hormonal imbalance
- noun a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
mental unsoundness; derangement.
- noun a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
- verbenaceae1/5
verbenaceae
- noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
family Verbenaceae; verbena family; vervain family.
- noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
- quincentenary1/5
quincentenary
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentennial.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentennial.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- sacerdotalism1/5
sacerdotalism
- noun a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
- noun a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
- incoherences1/5
incoherence
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
incoherency.
- noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
incoherency; unintelligibility.
- noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- berceuse1/5
berceuse
- noun a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
cradlesong; lullaby.
- noun a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
- impertinences1/5
impertinence
- noun an impudent statement
cheek; impudence.
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
- noun an impudent statement
- reminiscently1/5
reminiscently
- adverb in a reminiscent manner
- she spoke reminiscently of her days in college
- adverb in a reminiscent manner
- placentals1/5
placental
- noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental mammal.
- adjective pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
- all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals
- noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
- dicentra1/5
dicentra
(Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart ( D. spectabilis ).Corruptly written dielytra .
- chelicerae1/5
chelicera
- noun either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
- noun either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
- caryophyllaceae1/5
caryophyllaceae
- noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
pink family; family Caryophyllaceae; carnation family.
- noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
- scenarist1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- acanthaceae1/5
acanthaceae
- noun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
acanthus family; family Acanthaceae.
- noun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
- icecaps1/5
icecap
- noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
ice cap.
- noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
- quincentennial1/5
quincentennial
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentenary.
- adjective of or relating to a 500th anniversary
quincentenary.
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
- noun the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- acceptant1/5
acceptant
- adjective satellite accepting willingly
acceptive.
- acceptive of every new idea
- an acceptant type of mind
- adjective satellite accepting willingly
- mischances1/5
mischance
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mishap; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- hydrocephaly1/5
hydrocephaly
- noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
hydrocephalus.
- noun an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
- embracement1/5
embracement
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
embrace; embracing.
- noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- annonaceae1/5
annonaceae
- noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
family Annonaceae; custard-apple family.
- noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
- receptively1/5
receptively
- adverb in a receptive manner
- adverb in a receptive manner
- devoiced1/5
- ignorances1/5
- haecceity1/5
haecceity
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quiddity.
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
- licentiates1/5
licentiate
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- credences1/5
credence
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
acceptance.
- he gave credence to the gossip
- acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
- noun a kind of sideboard or buffet
credenza.
- noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
- sulfacetamide1/5
sulfacetamide
- noun a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections
Sulamyd.
- noun a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections
- acetylenic1/5
acetylenic
- adjective of or related to acetylene
- adjective of or related to acetylene
- phacelia1/5
phacelia
- noun any plant of the genus Phacelia
scorpionweed; scorpion weed.
- noun any plant of the genus Phacelia
- entrancement1/5
entrancement
- noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
ravishment.
- noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
- sceneries1/5
scenery
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
scene.
- they worked all night painting the scenery
- noun the appearance of a place
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- amaranthaceae1/5
amaranthaceae
- noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
family Amaranthaceae; amaranth family.
- noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
- encephaloceles1/5
encephalocele
- noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
- noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
- cupressaceae1/5
cupressaceae
- noun cypresses and junipers and many cedars
family Cupressaceae; cypress family.
- noun cypresses and junipers and many cedars
- salicaceae1/5
salicaceae
- noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
willow family; family Salicaceae.
- noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
- bignoniaceae1/5
bignoniaceae
- noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Bignoniaceae.
- noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
- recenter1/5
recent
- noun approximately the last 10,000 years
Holocene epoch; Recent epoch; Holocene.
- adjective satellite new
- recent graduates
- a recent addition to the house
- recent buds on the apple trees
- noun approximately the last 10,000 years
- bootlaces1/5
bootlace
- noun a long lace for fastening boots
- noun a long lace for fastening boots
- hypercellularity1/5
hypercellularity
- noun the state of having abnormally many cells
- noun the state of having abnormally many cells
- epicentres1/5
epicentre
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicenter.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- alcea1/5
alcea
- noun genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
genus Alcea.
- noun genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea
- appendicectomy1/5
appendicectomy
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
appendectomy.
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- misconceives1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- nances1/5
nance
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; queer; pouf; faggot; fag.
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- iridaceae1/5
iridaceae
- noun large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
iris family; family Iridaceae.
- noun large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
- homocentric1/5
homocentric
- adjective having a common center
concentric; concentrical.
- concentric rings
- adjective having a common center
- amaryllidaceae1/5
amaryllidaceae
- noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
family Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family.
- noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
- dipterocarpaceae1/5
dipterocarpaceae
- noun chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
family Dipterocarpaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
- papaveraceae1/5
papaveraceae
- noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
poppy family; family Papaveraceae.
- noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
- replaceability1/5
replaceability
- noun exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable
commutability; substitutability.
- noun exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable
- onagraceae1/5
onagraceae
- noun a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
evening-primrose family; family Onagraceae.
- noun a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
- lancelet1/5
lancelet
- noun small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
amphioxus.
- noun small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
- hydroceles1/5
hydrocele
- noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
- noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
- chloromycetin1/5
chloromycetin
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
chloramphenicol.
- noun an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
- mimosaceae1/5
mimosaceae
- noun family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Mimosaceae.
- noun family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- viracept1/5
viracept
- noun a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
nelfinavir.
- noun a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
- araliaceae1/5
araliaceae
- noun mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
family Araliaceae; ivy family.
- noun mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
- sterculiaceae1/5
sterculiaceae
- noun a large family of plants of order Malvales
family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family.
- noun a large family of plants of order Malvales
- peaceniks1/5
peacenik
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
dove.
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- incertain1/5
incertain
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
unsure; uncertain.
- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
- adjective lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- papilionaceae1/5
papilionaceae
- noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Papilionacea.
- noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- processionals1/5
processional
- noun religious music used in a procession
prosodion.
- adjective intended for use in a procession
- processional music
- processional cross
- noun religious music used in a procession
- melastomataceae1/5
melastomataceae
- noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
family Melastomaceae; meadow-beauty family; family Melastomataceae; Melastomaceae.
- noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
- pacesetters1/5
pacesetter
- noun a leading instance in its field
pacemaker.
- the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
pacer; pacemaker.
- noun a leading instance in its field
- caesalpiniaceae1/5
caesalpiniaceae
- noun spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Caesalpiniaceae.
- noun spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- prancer1/5
prancer
- noun a mettlesome or fiery horse
- noun a mettlesome or fiery horse
- negligences1/5
negligence
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
carelessness; nonperformance; neglect.
- noun the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
neglectfulness; neglect.
- noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- autofluorescent1/5
autofluorescent
- adjective satellite emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
- adjective satellite emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
- peacenik1/5
peacenik
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
dove.
- noun someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- miscegenated1/5
miscegenate
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- shamefacedness1/5
shamefacedness
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
sheepishness.
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
- denouncements1/5
denouncement
- noun a public act of denouncing
denunciation.
- noun a public act of denouncing
- cyberspaces1/5
cyberspace
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
net; internet.
- noun a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- betulaceae1/5
betulaceae
- noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
birch family; family Betulaceae.
- noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
- apperceptions1/5
apperception
- noun the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
- noun the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
- magnoliaceae1/5
magnoliaceae
- noun subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
family Magnoliaceae; magnolia family.
- noun subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
- abstinences1/5
abstinence
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstention.
- noun act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- superjacent1/5
superjacent
- adjective lying immediately above or on something else
- adjective lying immediately above or on something else
- burseraceae1/5
burseraceae
- noun resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
torchwood family; family Burseraceae.
- noun resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
- ciceros1/5
cicero
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Tully; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- separatrices1/5
separatrix
- noun a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
virgule; solidus; diagonal; stroke; slash.
- noun a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- lancelets1/5
lancelet
- noun small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
amphioxus.
- noun small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
- icepick1/5
icepick
- noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
ice pick.
- noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
- saxifragaceae1/5
saxifragaceae
- noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
family Saxifragaceae; saxifrage family.
- noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
- traducers1/5
traducer
- noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
backbiter; libeler; defamer; maligner; slanderer; vilifier.
- noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
- tiliaceae1/5
tiliaceae
- noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
linden family; family Tiliaceae.
- noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
- armistices1/5
armistice
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
cease-fire; truce.
- noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
- misperceiving1/5
- nocent1/5
nocent
- adjective satellite having a tendency to cause harm
- adjective satellite having a tendency to cause harm
- discernments1/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- chimneypieces1/5
chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- icehouses1/5
icehouse
- noun a house for storing ice
- noun a house for storing ice
- ancestresses1/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- amercement1/5
amercement
- noun money extracted as a penalty
fine; mulct.
- noun money extracted as a penalty
- misconceiving1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- caprifoliaceae1/5
caprifoliaceae
- noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines
family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle family.
- noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines
- pittances1/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- copacetic1/5
copacetic
- adjective satellite completely satisfactory
copesetic; copasetic; copesettic.
- his smile said that everything was copacetic
- You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara
- adjective satellite completely satisfactory
- emceed1/5
emcee
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
master of ceremonies; host.
- verb act as a master of ceremonies
compere.
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- clusiaceae1/5
clusiaceae
- noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
Guttiferae; family Guttiferae; family Clusiaceae; St John's wort family.
- noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
- concupiscences1/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- serviceableness1/5
serviceableness
- noun the quality of being able to provide good service
useableness; usability; serviceability; usableness.
- noun the quality of being able to provide good service
- agavaceae1/5
agavaceae
- noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
sisal family; family Agavaceae; agave family.
- noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
- commonplaceness1/5
commonplaceness
- noun ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
commonness; everydayness.
- noun ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
- geraniaceae1/5
geraniaceae
- noun chiefly herbaceous plants
family Geraniaceae; geranium family.
- noun chiefly herbaceous plants
- acanthocephalans1/5
acanthocephalan
- noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
spiny-headed worm.
- noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
- loranthaceae1/5
loranthaceae
- noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
family Loranthaceae; mistletoe family.
- noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
- calceolaria1/5
calceolaria
- noun any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
slipperwort.
- noun any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
- encephalography1/5
encephalography
- noun roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
- noun roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
- bombacaceae1/5
bombacaceae
- noun tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
family Bombacaceae.
- noun tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
- proveniences1/5
provenience
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
provenance; birthplace; cradle; place of origin.
- the birthplace of civilization
- noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- repentances1/5
repentance
- noun remorse for your past conduct
penance; penitence.
- noun remorse for your past conduct
- condescensions1/5
condescension
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
disdainfulness; superciliousness.
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage; disdain.
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- decennium1/5
decennium
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decade.
- noun a period of 10 years
- straightlaced1/5
straightlaced
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
- voiceprints1/5
voiceprint
- noun biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice
- voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers
- noun biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice
- recrudescent1/5
recrudescent
- adjective satellite the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
- the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia
- adjective satellite the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
- meningoceles1/5
meningocele
- noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
- noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
- unperceivable1/5
unperceivable
- adjective impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
imperceptible.
- an imperceptible drop in temperature
- an imperceptible nod
- color is unperceivable to the touch
- adjective impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
- scarceness1/5
scarceness
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarcity.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- saucepot1/5
saucepot
- noun a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling
- noun a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling
- cheekpieces1/5
cheekpiece
- noun either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece
- noun either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece
- concertinas1/5
concertina
- noun coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
- noun free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
- noun coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
- sauceboat1/5
sauceboat
- noun a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
gravy holder; boat; gravy boat.
- noun a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
- berberidaceae1/5
berberidaceae
- noun shrubs or herbs
family Berberidaceae; barberry family.
- noun shrubs or herbs
- amercements1/5
amercement
- noun money extracted as a penalty
fine; mulct.
- noun money extracted as a penalty
- crescentia1/5
crescentia
- noun a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
genus Crescentia.
- noun a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
- haecceities1/5
haecceity
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quiddity.
- noun the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
- mispronounces1/5
mispronounce
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
misspeak.
- She mispronounces many Latinate words
- verb pronounce a word incorrectly
- placekicker1/5
placekicker
- noun (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal
place-kicker.
- noun (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal
- echinocereus1/5
echinocereus
- noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
genus Echinocereus.
- noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
- nymphaeaceae1/5
nymphaeaceae
- noun dicot aquatic plants
water-lily family; family Nymphaeaceae.
- noun dicot aquatic plants
- placeman1/5
placeman
- noun a disparaging term for an appointee
placeseeker.
- noun a disparaging term for an appointee
- violaceae1/5
violaceae
- noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
family Violaceae; violet family.
- noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
- passifloraceae1/5
passifloraceae
- noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
passionflower family; family Passifloraceae.
- noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
- antecede1/5
antecede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- ascomycetous1/5
ascomycetous
- adjective related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
- adjective related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
- acanthocephalan1/5
acanthocephalan
- noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
spiny-headed worm.
- noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
- misperceives1/5
- myristicaceae1/5
myristicaceae
- noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
nutmeg family; family Myristicaceae.
- noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
- emceeing1/5
emcee
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
master of ceremonies; host.
- verb act as a master of ceremonies
compere.
- noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- vengeances1/5
vengeance
- noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
retribution; payback.
- Vengeance is mine
- For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield
- he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
- the swiftness of divine retribution
- noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
- scaphocephaly1/5
scaphocephaly
- noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
- noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
- gracelessness1/5
gracelessness
- noun an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
ungracefulness.
- noun the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
clumsiness; stiffness; awkwardness.
- noun an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression
- portulacaceae1/5
portulacaceae
- noun family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
family Portulacaceae; purslane family.
- noun family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
- roccella1/5
roccella
- noun a source of the dye archil and of litmus
Roccella tinctoria.
- noun a source of the dye archil and of litmus
- marcelled1/5
marcel
- noun a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
- verb make a marcel in a woman's hair
- noun a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
- diacetylmorphine1/5
diacetylmorphine
- noun a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
heroin.
- noun a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
- sincerer1/5
sincere
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- he was a good man, decent and sincere
- felt sincere regret that they were leaving
- sincere friendship
- adjective satellite characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
solemn; earnest.
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
- adjective open and genuine; not deceitful
- nyctaginaceae1/5
nyctaginaceae
- noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
Allioniaceae; four-o'clock family; family Nyctaginaceae; family Allioniaceae.
- noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
- traducer1/5
traducer
- noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
backbiter; libeler; defamer; maligner; slanderer; vilifier.
- noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
- gesneriaceae1/5
gesneriaceae
- noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
gesneria family; family Gesneriaceae.
- noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
- proprioceptor1/5
proprioceptor
- noun special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- noun special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- aizoaceae1/5
aizoaceae
- noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
Tetragoniaceae; carpetweed family; family Tetragoniaceae; family Aizoaceae.
- noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
- alliaceae1/5
alliaceae
- noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
family Alliaceae.
- noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
- encephalogram1/5
encephalogram
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
electroencephalogram; EEG.
- noun an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
pneumoencephalogram.
- noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
- zygophyllaceae1/5
zygophyllaceae
- noun small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
bean-caper family; family Zygophyllaceae.
- noun small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
- theaceae1/5
theaceae
- noun a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
tea family; family Theaceae.
- noun a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
- pithecellobium1/5
pithecellobium
- noun thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
genus Pithecellobium; genus Pithecolobium; Pithecolobium.
- noun thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
- outfaced1/5
outface
- verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
outstare; stare down.
- He simply stared down his opponent
- verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
- liquescent1/5
liquescent
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
melting.
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
- malpighiaceae1/5
malpighiaceae
- noun tropical shrubs or trees
family Malpighiaceae.
- noun tropical shrubs or trees
- flacourtiaceae1/5
flacourtiaceae
- noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
flacourtia family; family Flacourtiaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
- podocarpaceae1/5
podocarpaceae
- noun gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
family Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family.
- noun gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
- tercentennial1/5
tercentennial
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
tercentenary; triennial.
- noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- menispermaceae1/5
menispermaceae
- noun herbaceous or woody climbers
family Menispermaceae; moonseed family.
- noun herbaceous or woody climbers
- polemoniaceae1/5
polemoniaceae
- noun a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
phlox family; family Polemoniaceae.
- noun a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
- taxodiaceae1/5
taxodiaceae
- noun coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
subfamily Taxodiaceae; redwood family.
- noun coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
- semicentennial1/5
semicentennial
- noun the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
semicentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary
semicentenary.
- noun the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- scenarists1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- intussuscepted1/5
intussuscept
- verb introvert or invaginate
- the intussuscepted gut
- verb introvert or invaginate
- metacentre1/5
metacentre
- noun (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
metacenter.
- noun (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
- decennia1/5
decennium
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decade.
- noun a period of 10 years
- araucariaceae1/5
araucariaceae
- noun tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
araucaria family; family Araucariaceae.
- noun tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
- misalliances1/5
misalliance
- noun an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
- noun an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
- greengrocery1/5
greengrocery
- noun groceries sold by a greengrocer
- noun a greengrocer's grocery store
- noun groceries sold by a greengrocer
- concessioners1/5
concessioner
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
concessionaire.
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
- disservices1/5
disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
ill turn; ill service.
- he did them a disservice
- noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
- antecedes1/5
antecede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- calceolarias1/5
calceolaria
- noun any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
slipperwort.
- noun any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
- oxalidaceae1/5
oxalidaceae
- noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
wood-sorrel family; family Oxalidaceae.
- noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
- microcephalus1/5
microcephalus
- noun an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
microcephaly; nanocephaly.
- noun an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
- accessibilities1/5
accessibility
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
handiness; availableness; availability.
- noun the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
approachability.
- noun the quality of being at hand when needed
- cornaceae1/5
cornaceae
- noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
family Cornaceae; dogwood family.
- noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
- capparidaceae1/5
capparidaceae
- noun a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
family Capparidaceae; caper family.
- noun a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
- leukoencephalitis1/5
leukoencephalitis
- noun inflammation of the white matter of the brain
- noun inflammation of the white matter of the brain
- conceitedness1/5
conceitedness
- noun the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
conceit; vanity.
- noun the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
- santalaceae1/5
santalaceae
- noun chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
sandalwood family; family Santalaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
- encelia1/5
encelia
- noun genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush
genus Encelia.
- noun genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush
- excrescent1/5
excrescent
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- concessioner1/5
concessioner
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
concessionaire.
- noun someone who holds or operates a concession
- cognoscente1/5
cognoscente
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
connoisseur.
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
- placeable1/5
placeable
- adjective satellite capable of being recognized
recognizable; recognisable.
- adjective satellite capable of being recognized
- preceptorships1/5
preceptorship
- noun the position of preceptor
- noun the position of preceptor
- anteceding1/5
antecede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- conformances1/5
conformance
- noun correspondence in form or appearance
conformity.
- noun correspondence in form or appearance
- valerianaceae1/5
valerianaceae
- noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
valerian family; family Valerianaceae.
- noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
- anteceded1/5
antecede
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- maleficent1/5
maleficent
- adjective harmful or evil in intent or effect
- adjective harmful or evil in intent or effect
- apperceptive1/5
apperceptive
- adjective satellite able to relate new percepts to past experience
- adjective satellite able to relate new percepts to past experience
- unexcelled1/5
unexcelled
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
unexceeded; unsurpassed.
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
- exceptionable1/5
exceptionable
- adjective satellite liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to
objectionable.
- a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing
- found the politician's views objectionable
- adjective satellite liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to
- anencephalic1/5
anencephalic
- adjective characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
anencephalous.
- adjective characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
- teleconferences1/5
teleconference
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
teleconferencing.
- noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
- ascesis1/5
ascesis
- noun rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
asceticism.
- noun rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
- acedia1/5
acedia
- noun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
sloth; laziness.
- noun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- lacewings1/5
lacewing
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
lacewing fly.
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
- deceptiveness1/5
deceptiveness
- noun the quality of being deceptive
obliquity.
- noun the quality of being deceptive
- unpracticed1/5
unpracticed
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
unversed; unpractised.
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
- cadenced1/5
cadenced
- adjective satellite marked by a rhythmical cadence
cadent.
- the cadenced crunch of marching feet
- adjective satellite marked by a rhythmical cadence
- icer1/5
ic
- noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
Intelligence Community; United States Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community.
- adjective satellite being nine more than ninety
99; ninety-nine.
- noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
- arthrocentesis1/5
arthrocentesis
- noun removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
- noun removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
- beneficed1/5
beneficed
- adjective having a benefice
- a beneficed clergyman
- verb endow with a benefice
benefice.
- adjective having a benefice
- nonces1/5
nonce
- noun the present occasion
time being.
- for the nonce
- noun the present occasion
- undiscerning1/5
undiscerning
- adjective lacking discernment
- adjective lacking discernment
- danceable1/5
danceable
- adjective satellite suitable for dancing
- adjective satellite suitable for dancing
- greengrocers1/5
greengrocer
- noun a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
- noun a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
- thermoreceptors1/5
thermoreceptor
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
- noun a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
- carapaces1/5
carapace
- noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shell; cuticle; shield.
- noun hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- acrocentric1/5
acrocentric
- adjective having a subterminal centromere
- an acrocentric chromosome
- adjective having a subterminal centromere
- lacewing1/5
lacewing
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
lacewing fly.
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
- serviceberry1/5
serviceberry
- noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
service tree; Juneberry; shadblow; shadbush.
- noun edible purple or red berries
juneberry; shadberry; saskatoon.
- noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
- putrescent1/5
putrescent
- adjective satellite becoming putrid
- a trail lined by putrescent carcasses
- adjective satellite becoming putrid
- larcenous1/5
larcenous
- noun having a disposition to steal
thievishness.
- noun having a disposition to steal
- resourcefully1/5
resourcefully
- adverb in a resourceful manner
- adverb in a resourceful manner
- rhombencephalon1/5
rhombencephalon
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
hindbrain.
- noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
- sceptred1/5
sceptred
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
empowered; sceptered.
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
- inconceivability1/5
inconceivability
- noun the state of being impossible to conceive
inconceivableness.
- noun the state of being impossible to conceive
- prosencephalon1/5
prosencephalon
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
forebrain.
- noun the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
- hydrocephalic1/5
hydrocephalic
- adjective relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus
- adjective relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus
- ungracefully1/5
ungracefully
- adverb without grace; rigidly
woodenly; ungraciously; gracelessly.
- they moved woodenly
- adverb without grace; rigidly
- concupiscent1/5
concupiscent
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lusty; lustful.
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
- solanaceous1/5
solanaceous
- adjective of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)
- adjective of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)
- geomancer1/5
geomancer
- noun one who practices geomancy
- noun one who practices geomancy
- unplaced1/5
unplaced
- adjective satellite not one of the first three in a race or competition
- adjective satellite not one of the first three in a race or competition
- viceroyalties1/5
viceroyalty
- noun a district or province governed by a viceroy
- noun a district or province governed by a viceroy
- gracelessly1/5
gracelessly
- adverb without grace; rigidly
woodenly; ungraciously; ungracefully.
- they moved woodenly
- adverb in a graceless manner
- she moves rather gracelessly
- adverb without grace; rigidly
- surveillances1/5
surveillance
- noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- noun close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- myelencephalon1/5
myelencephalon
- noun the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
- noun the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
- gallinaceous1/5
gallinaceous
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a gallinacean
- munificently1/5
munificently
- adverb in a generous manner
generously; liberally.
- he gave liberally to several charities
- adverb in a generous manner
- reticences1/5
reticence
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
taciturnity; reserve.
- noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- vicegerents1/5
vicegerent
- noun someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
- noun someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
- geomancers1/5
- deceivingly1/5
deceivingly
- adverb in a misleading way
misleadingly; deceptively.
- the exam looked deceptively easy
- adverb in a misleading way
- thoracocentesis1/5
thoracocentesis
- noun removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
thoracentesis.
- noun removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
- complacencies1/5
complacency
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
complacence; self-complacency; self-satisfaction.
- his complacency was absolutely disgusting
- noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- successfulness1/5
successfulness
- noun the condition of prospering; having good fortune
prosperity.
- noun the condition of prospering; having good fortune
- spicebush1/5
spicebush
- noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
spice bush; Lindera benzoin; Benjamin bush; Benzoin odoriferum; American spicebush.
- noun straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
Calycanthus occidentalis; California allspice.
- noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
- hacek1/5
hacek
- noun a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
wedge.
- noun a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
- perceptivity1/5
perceptivity
- noun a feeling of understanding
perceptiveness; insight.
- noun a feeling of understanding
- ascetically1/5
ascetically
- adverb in an ascetic manner
- she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself
- adverb in an ascetic manner
- rocephin1/5
rocephin
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
ceftriaxone.
- noun a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
- assonances1/5
assonance
- noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
vowel rhyme.
- noun the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
- surfacer1/5
surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
- the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
- noun the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- they skimmed over the surface of the water
- a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
- the sun has no distinct surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- acerola1/5
acerola
- noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
West Indian cherry; Malpighia glabra; barbados cherry; Surinam cherry.
- noun acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
West Indian cherry; barbados cherry; surinam cherry.
- noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
- conceitedly1/5
conceitedly
- adverb with conceit; in a conceited manner
self-conceitedly.
- he always acts so conceitedly!
- adverb with conceit; in a conceited manner
- refinances1/5
refinance
- verb renew the financing of
- verb renew the financing of
- microcephalic1/5
microcephalic
- adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
nanocephalic; microcephalous.
- a nanocephalic dwarf
- adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
- ocellated1/5
ocellated
- adjective having ocelli
- adjective having ocelli
- voicemails1/5
voicemail
- noun a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
voice mail.
- noun a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
- recentness1/5
recentness
- noun a time immediately before the present
recency.
- noun the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
recency.
- noun a time immediately before the present
- testaceous1/5
testaceous
- adjective relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell
- testaceous fish
- adjective relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell
- fices1/5
fice
- noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
feist.
- noun a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
- recces1/5
recce
- noun reconnaissance (by shortening)
reccy; recco.
- noun reconnaissance (by shortening)
- imprudences1/5
imprudence
- noun a lack of caution in practical affairs
- noun a lack of caution in practical affairs
- tricentennial1/5
tricentennial
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years
tricentenary.
- adjective of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years
- surpliced1/5
surpliced
- adjective satellite wearing a surplice
- adjective satellite wearing a surplice
- sceptered1/5
sceptered
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
sceptred; empowered.
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
- licentiously1/5
licentiously
- adverb in a licentious and promiscuous manner
wantonly; promiscuously.
- this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously
- adverb in a licentious and promiscuous manner
- forceless1/5
forceless
- adjective lacking force; feeble
unforceful.
- a forceless argument
- adjective lacking force; feeble
- acetabula1/5
acetabulum
- noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
cotyloid cavity.
- noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
- osmoreceptor1/5
osmoreceptor
- noun sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
- noun sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
- insolences1/5
insolence
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impertinence; freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall.
- noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act
- noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- countertransferences1/5
countertransference
- noun the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
- noun the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
- saliences1/5
salience
- noun the state of being salient
saliency; strikingness.
- noun the state of being salient
- exteroceptors1/5
exteroceptor
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
- telocentric1/5
telocentric
- adjective having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position
- a telocentric chromosome
- adjective having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position
- diocesans1/5
diocesan
- noun a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
- adjective belonging to or governing a diocese
- noun a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
- grandnieces1/5
grandniece
- noun a daughter of your niece or nephew
great-niece.
- noun a daughter of your niece or nephew
- arcella1/5
arcella
- noun an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella
- noun an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella
- serviceberries1/5
serviceberry
- noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
service tree; Juneberry; shadblow; shadbush.
- noun edible purple or red berries
juneberry; shadberry; saskatoon.
- noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
- juiceless1/5
juiceless
- adjective lacking juice
- adjective satellite lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
dry.
- a dry book
- a dry lecture filled with trivial details
- dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
- adjective lacking juice
- abdominocentesis1/5
abdominocentesis
- noun centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
paracentesis.
- noun centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
- matricentric1/5
matricentric
- adjective satellite centered upon the mother
- adjective satellite centered upon the mother
- unlicenced1/5
unlicenced
- adjective satellite lacking official approval
unaccredited; unlicensed.
- adjective satellite lacking official approval
- unaccessible1/5
unaccessible
- adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
inaccessible.
- adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
- anthropocentricity1/5
anthropocentricity
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
anthropocentrism.
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
- traduces1/5
traduce
- verb speak unfavorably about
malign; badmouth; drag through the mud.
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
- verb speak unfavorably about
- interoceptors1/5
interoceptor
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
enteroceptor.
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body
- scepticisms1/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- facetiousness1/5
facetiousness
- noun playful humor
- noun playful humor
- chancer1/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- avocet1/5
avocet
- noun long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
- noun long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
- pilosebaceous1/5
pilosebaceous
- adjective of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
- adjective of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
- tiercel1/5
tiercel
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
tercelet; tercel.
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
- lenticels1/5
lenticel
- noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
- noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
- scenically1/5
scenically
- adverb with respect to stage scenery
- scenically stunning
- adverb with respect to stage scenery
- jobcentre1/5
jobcentre
- noun a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
- noun a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
- ocelots1/5
ocelot
- noun nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
Felis pardalis; panther cat.
- noun nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
- metencephalon1/5
metencephalon
- noun the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
- noun the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
- decembers1/5
december
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
Dec.
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
- encephalartos1/5
encephalartos
- noun any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
- noun any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
- tercel1/5
tercel
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
tercelet; tiercel.
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
- avocets1/5
avocet
- noun long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
- noun long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
- vorticella1/5
vorticella
- noun any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
- noun any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
- incestuously1/5
incestuously
- adverb by incest
- incestuously conceived
- adverb by incest
- resourceless1/5
resourceless
- adjective satellite lacking or deficient in natural resources
- adjective satellite lacking or deficient in natural resources
- archdioceses1/5
archdiocese
- noun the diocese of an archbishop
- noun the diocese of an archbishop
- inaccessibly1/5
inaccessibly
- adverb in an inaccessible manner
- located inaccessibly on the top of a mountain
- adverb in an inaccessible manner
- unperceiving1/5
unperceiving
- adjective lacking perception
unperceptive.
- as unperceptive as a boulder
- adjective lacking perception
- rectoceles1/5
rectocele
- noun protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
proctocele.
- noun protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
- rhinencephalon1/5
rhinencephalon
- noun a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
olfactory brain.
- noun a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
- unperceptive1/5
unperceptive
- adjective lacking perception
unperceiving.
- as unperceptive as a boulder
- adjective satellite lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment
- adjective lacking perception
- accentor1/5
accentor
- noun small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
- noun small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
- scet1/5
scet
- noun the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
spacecraft event time.
- SCET = TRM + OWLT
- noun the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
- cystoceles1/5
cystocele
- noun hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
colpocystocele.
- noun hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
- lenticel1/5
lenticel
- noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
- noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
- archdiocesan1/5
archdiocesan
- adjective of or relating to an archdiocese
- adjective of or relating to an archdiocese
- pedicels1/5
pedicel
- noun a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
pedicle.
- noun a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
- preconcerted1/5
preconcerted
- adjective satellite previously arranged or agreed on
- following preconcerted plans
- adjective satellite previously arranged or agreed on
- conscienceless1/5
conscienceless
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
unconscionable.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- unascertainable1/5
unascertainable
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
undiscoverable.
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
- reticently1/5
reticently
- adverb with reticence; in a reticent manner
- she answered the questions reticently
- adverb with reticence; in a reticent manner
- protoceratops1/5
protoceratops
- noun small horned dinosaur
- noun small horned dinosaur
- pachycephalosaurus1/5
pachycephalosaurus
- noun bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
pachycephalosaur.
- noun bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
- unenforced1/5
unenforced
- adjective not enforced; not compelled especially by legal or police action
- too many unenforced laws can breed contempt for law
- adjective not enforced; not compelled especially by legal or police action
- pronounceable1/5
pronounceable
- adjective capable of being uttered or pronounced
- a pronounceable group of letters
- adjective capable of being uttered or pronounced
- noncellular1/5
noncellular
- adjective not made up of or divided into cells
acellular.
- adjective not made up of or divided into cells
- deucedly1/5
deucedly
- adverb (used as intensives) extremely
deadly; insanely; madly; devilishly.
- she was madly in love
- deadly dull
- deadly earnest
- deucedly clever
- insanely jealous
- adverb (used as intensives) extremely
- decertify1/5
decertify
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
derecognise; derecognize.
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
- precedented1/5
precedented
- adjective having or supported or justified by a precedent
- adjective having or supported or justified by a precedent
- unpierced1/5
unpierced
- adjective satellite not pierced
- unpierced ears
- adjective satellite not pierced
- ensorcelled1/5
ensorcelled
- adjective satellite under a spell
bewitched.
- adjective satellite under a spell
- concernedly1/5
concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- `Are you all right,' he asked concernedly
- adverb in a manner showing concern
- unbeneficed1/5
unbeneficed
- adjective not having a benefice
- adjective not having a benefice
- spaceborne1/5
- polynices1/5
- juncea1/5
juncea
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- paleoceanography1/5
- marcescens1/5
marcescens
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- vacances1/5
vacancy
- noun being unoccupied
- noun an empty area or space
void; emptiness; vacuum.
- the huge desert voids
- the emptiness of outer space
- without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
- noun being unoccupied
- diacetate1/5
- bioprocess1/5
bioprocess
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- facework1/5
facework
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.
- racemization1/5
- racecar1/5
racecar
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- spacelab1/5
- deacetylation1/5
- excelsa1/5
excelsa
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- appendiceal1/5
appendiceal
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- monoglycerides1/5
- scenography1/5
scenography
The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye. Greenhill.
- precessional1/5
precessional
Of or pertaining to pression; as, the .precessional movement of the equinoxes
- douceur1/5
douceur
Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness. Chesterfield.
- antimiscegenation1/5
antimiscegenation
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- solanacearum1/5
solanacearum
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- decertification1/5
decertification
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- florescent1/5
florescent
Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
- uncertificated1/5
- hemicelluloses1/5
- unconcealment1/5
- benacerraf1/5
benacerraf
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- microcellular1/5
- sancerre1/5
- unscented1/5
unscented
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- retracement1/5
retracement
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- extracellularly1/5
extracellular
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- extracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- poncelet1/5
- replacer1/5
replace
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- ineffaceable1/5
ineffaceable
Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.
- concededly1/5
concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
- epicentral1/5
epicentral
(Anat.) Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.
- interspaces1/5
- traceback1/5
- uncemented1/5
- spencerian1/5
spencerian
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- exigences1/5
exigence
Exigency. Hooker.
- glycemia1/5
glycemia
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- concetta1/5
concetta
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- arundinacea1/5
arundinacea
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- iceni1/5
- nociceptor1/5
nociceptor
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- dihydroxyacetone1/5
- retrocession1/5
retrocession
The act of retroceding.
- jaycee1/5
jaycee
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- séances1/5
séance
A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.
- indiscernibility1/5
- preceramic1/5
- reconceive1/5
reconceive
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- acequia1/5
acequia
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- exceptionless1/5
exceptionless
Without exception. A universal, . . . exceptionless disqualification. Bancroft.
- telencephalic1/5
- bucephalus1/5
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic1/5
ethylenediaminetetraacetic
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- lignocellulosic1/5
lignocellulosic
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- processive1/5
processive
Proceeding; advancing. Because it is language, -- ergo, processive. Coleridge.
(Biochemistry) acting from one end of a polymer, and continuing to act on the same polymer, rather than detaching and re-binding randomly to other molecules. Said of polymerases or hydrolytic enzymes. Opposed to "distributive". Colloquially, (laboratory slang) processive and distributive enzymes may be referred to as "clingers" and "hoppers", respectively.
- nutraceutical1/5
nutraceutical
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- docetic1/5
docetic
Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docetæ. "Docetic Gnosticism." Plumptre.
- secesh1/5
- midocean1/5
midocean
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- submatrices1/5
- chancey1/5
chancy
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
dodgy; chanceful; dicey.
- an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
- adjective satellite subject to accident or chance or change
iffy; flukey; fluky.
- a chancy appeal at best
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- a fluky wind
- an iffy proposition
- adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- preprocess1/5
preprocess
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- tendances1/5
tendance
The act of attending or waiting; attendance. Archaic Spenser.The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.
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- unproduced1/5
- unascertained1/5
- discernibly1/5
discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- enterocele1/5
enterocele
(Med.) A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.
- teucer1/5
- barycentric1/5
barycentric
Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus , underCalculus .
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- electroluminescent1/5
electroluminescent
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- lacedaemonian1/5
lacedaemonian
Of or pertaining to Lacedæmon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia in the Peloponnesus. --n. A Spartan. Written also Lacedemonian .
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accelerant
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- procera1/5
procera
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- canceller1/5
canceller
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- tices1/5
tice
To entice. Obs. The Coronation.
- araceli1/5
araceli
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- transcendentals1/5
transcendental
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- displacer1/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- ordonnances1/5
ordonnance
(Fine Arts) The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole. Their dramatic ordonnance of the parts. Coleridge.
- hacendado1/5
hacendado
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- monocentric1/5
- silicea1/5
silicea
(Zoöl.) Same as Silicoidea .
- noticeboard1/5
noticeboard
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- noncancerous1/5
noncancerous
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- conceptualist1/5
conceptualist
(Metaph.) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. Stewart.
- romancers1/5
romance
- noun a relationship between two lovers
love affair.
- noun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
romanticism.
- noun a relationship between two lovers
- concertante1/5
concertante
(Mus.) A concert for two or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment. Also adjectively; as, .concertante parts
- autocephalous1/5
autocephalous
(Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
- pronouncedly1/5
pronounced
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
marked.
- walked with a marked limp
- a pronounced flavor of cinnamon
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; enunciate; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- adjective satellite strongly marked; easily noticeable
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- preconceptual1/5
- cladocera1/5
cladocera
(Zoöl.) An order of the Entomostraca. ✍ They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenæ, for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water.
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flavescens
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- accepter1/5
accept
- verb consider or hold as true
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church
- accept an argument
- verb receive willingly something given or offered
have; take.
- The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
- I won't have this dog in my house!
- Please accept my present
- verb consider or hold as true
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- renouncers1/5
renouncer
One who renounces.
- enceladus1/5
- acceptees1/5
acceptees
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- monospaced1/5
monospaced
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- frutescens1/5
frutescens
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- excedrin1/5
excedrin
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- lucency1/5
lucency
The quality of being lucent.
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- irradiances1/5
irradiance
The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
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- decern1/5
decern
To perceive, discern, or decide. Obs. Granmer.
- decembrist1/5
decembrist
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- simplices1/5
simplices
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- processable1/5
- untraced1/5
untraced
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- unexperienced1/5
unexperienced
Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced. Swift.
- necessarium1/5
- replacers1/5
replacers
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- reconceptualisation1/5
reconceptualisation
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- noncentral1/5
noncentral
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- paracentral1/5
paracentral
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- transcendently1/5
transcendent
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
surpassing.
- adjective satellite beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
- the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
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- faceting1/5
facete
Facetious; witty; humorous. Archaic "A facete discourse." Jer. Taylor."How to interpose" with a small, smart remark, sentiment facete, or unctuous anecdote. Prof. Wilson.
--Fa*cete"ly , adv. --Fa*cete"ness , n.
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- canescens1/5
canescens
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- servicers1/5
servicers
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- icefield1/5
icefield
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- accessorized1/5
accessorized
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- terceira1/5
- hemoconcentration1/5
hemoconcentration
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- violaceous1/5
violaceous
Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.
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- racemate1/5
racemate
(Chem.) A salt of racemic acid.
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leucocephala
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concernment
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arborescens
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caerulescens
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reconception
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duracell
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concentrative
Serving or tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration. A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative act, or act of attention. Sir W. Hamilton.
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laodicean
Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.
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cancelation
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discerner
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a .discerner of truth, of right and wrongA great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon.
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occurrence
- noun an event that happens
occurrent; natural event; happening.
- noun an instance of something occurring
- a disease of frequent occurrence
- the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
- noun an event that happens
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concertino
(Mus.) A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto.
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pharmaceutical
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
pharmaceutic.
- adjective of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
pharmaceutic.
- the pharmaceutical industry
- noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
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commencer
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facet
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
aspect.
- he studied every facet of the question
- noun a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
- noun a distinct feature or element in a problem
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spaceless
Without space. Coleridge.
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acetophenone
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sourceforge
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superinduce
To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something. Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires. South.
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cocceius
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mechanoreceptor
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hypoglycemic
- adjective of or relating to hypoglycemia
hypoglycaemic.
- hypoglycemic agents
- adjective of or relating to hypoglycemia
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coproducer
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interceptive
Intercepting or tending to intercept. interceptor n. one that intercepts, esp. a fast-climbing high-speed combat airplane for defense against attacking airplanes; also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes. Also spelt intercepter. [MW10]
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placename
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accessorize
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transcendant
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icefields
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violacea
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spaceplane
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sericea
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cancelable
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vincentian
Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him. R.
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carboxymethylcellulose
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cabecera
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laodicean
Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16.
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preces
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pericellular
(Anat.) Surrounding a cell; as, the .pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells
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mycetoma
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servicewomen
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ponceau
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chemoreception
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aceite
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icel
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hypocenter
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glace
- adjective satellite (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
crystalized; crystalised; candied.
- adjective satellite (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
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supercenter
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inceptive
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; --as, an ; -- called alsoinceptive proposition; aninceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of actioninchoative .In*cep"tive*ly , adv.
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accessible
- adjective capable of being reached
- a town accessible by rail
- adjective satellite capable of being read with comprehension
approachable.
- readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
- the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels
- adjective capable of being reached
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succesful
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piscean
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oxaloacetic
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cladoceran
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coprocessors
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tricep
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acerbically
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rufescens
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discernibility
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beneficent
- adjective doing or producing good
- the most beneficent regime in history
- adjective satellite generous in assistance to the poor
benevolent; eleemosynary; philanthropic.
- a benevolent contributor
- eleemosynary relief
- philanthropic contributions
- adjective doing or producing good
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preceptory
Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).
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scenographic
Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective. --Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly , adv.
- justiceship1/5
justiceship
The office or dignity of a justice. Holland.
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hyphomycetes
(Bot.) One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads. M. J. Berkley.
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nonenforcement
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- sentencer1/5
sentencer
One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.
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reconcentration
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cysticercus
(Zoöl.) The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm ,hydatid , andmeasle (as, pork measle).✍ These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles , 4,Tapeworm .
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decemvir
One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. ✍ The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed "the laws of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C. , and had absolute authority for three years.
- carcel1/5
carcel
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paracervical
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interoceanic
Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic communication; aninteroceanic canal.
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recessive
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive allele.
- adjective of or pertaining to a recession
recessionary.
- noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
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reconceptualising
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unpriced
Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).
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coriacea
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perceptional
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- licensable1/5
licensable
That can be licensed.
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susceptor
One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. Puller. Shipley.
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piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
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vecellio
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coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
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multicell
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odontocete
(Zoöl.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
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sentencer
One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.
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inforced
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concertgoers
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trichothecene
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eccentric
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
eccentric person; geek; oddball; flake.
- noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case; character; type.
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality
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jamaicensis
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pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- unreferenced1/5
- conceptualizer1/5
conceptualize
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
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multicellularity
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olivacea
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financer
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monoglyceride
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scenic
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- scenic drives
- adjective of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
- scenic design
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
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concent
Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; Archaic. Bacon.as, a .concent of notesThat undisturbed song of pure concent. Milton.
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oncet
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coacervation
A heaping together. R. Bacon.
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unpronounced
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excercise
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intercell
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incentivize
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ancestral
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
patrimonial; transmissible; hereditary.
- ancestral home
- ancestral lore
- hereditary monarchy
- patrimonial estate
- transmissible tradition
- adjective of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
- adjective satellite inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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underfinanced
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introducer
One who, or that which, introduces.
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excelente
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tracery
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
- noun decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs
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acetoacetic
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exceptio
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haruspice
A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice .
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radiolucencies
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
- noun a powerful effect or influence
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decertify
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
derecognise; derecognize.
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
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reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
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fencepost
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lucerna
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tice
To entice. Obs. The Coronation.
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thermoluminescent
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homoscedastic
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denouncer
One who denounces, or declares, as a menace. Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. Dryden.
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phenylacetic
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macrocephalus
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uncelebrated
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encephalitic
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nonprocedural
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monoceros
A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.
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concealable
Capable of being concealed.
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decentralist
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dicentric
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cancellable
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ericaceous
(Bot.) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
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officemax
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purpurascens
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decentre
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price
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
cost; monetary value.
- the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
- he puts a high price on his services
- he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
- noun the amount of money needed to purchase something
terms; damage.
- the price of gasoline
- he got his new car on excellent terms
- how much is the damage?
- noun the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
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antecessor
One who goes before; a predecessor. The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys.
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lucency
The quality of being lucent.
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accessorizing
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ocellatus
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forcement
The act of forcing; compulsion. Obs.It was imposed upon us by constraint; And will you count such forcement treachery? J. Webster.
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damascena
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decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
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repriced
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incertum
Doubtful; not of definite form.
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lymphocele
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denouncer
One who denounces, or declares, as a menace. Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. Dryden.
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acetosella
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delices
Delicacies; delights. Obs. "Dainty delices." Spenser.
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coerce
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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subcell
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paracelsian
Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Ferrand.
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decemlineata
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multiprocess
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necessitarianism
The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; deteminism. M. Arnold.
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pacemaking
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preceptive
Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the .preceptive parts of the ScripturesThe lesson given us here is preceptive to us. L'Estrange.
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noticeboards
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lacemaker
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lacemaking
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cancellers
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embraceable
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conceptualist
(Metaph.) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. Stewart.
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encumbrancer
(Law) Same as Incumbrancer .
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berenices
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acetylator
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concerted
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
conjunct; cooperative; conjunctive.
- concerted action
- the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind
- the conjunctive focus of political opposition
- a cooperative effort
- a united effort
- joint military activities
- verb contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
concert.
- adjective satellite involving the joint activity of two or more
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paracentric
Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center.
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transocean
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reconceptualizations
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canceler
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successorship
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necessar
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oomycete
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judices
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preannounce
To announce beforehand. Coleridge.
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percent
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
percentage; pct; per centum.
- noun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
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overconcern
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coparcenary
(Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of sucession to an inheritance.
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relicensing
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adipocere
A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.
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facelessness
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postconception
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rubescens
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viridescens
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mechanoreceptive
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postprocess
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jacent
Lying at length; R. Sir H. Wotton.as, the .jacent posture
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complice
An accomplice. Obs.To quell the rebels and their complices. Shak.
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leucocephalus
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- circumjacent1/5
circumjacent
Lying round; borderong on every side. T. Fuller.
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police
- noun the force of policemen and officers
law; police force; constabulary.
- the law came looking for him
- verb maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol.
- noun the force of policemen and officers
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procedural
- adjective of or relating to procedure
- a procedural violation
- adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
adjective.
- adjective law
- adjective of or relating to procedure
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foodservices
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nonsusceptible
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preceptress
A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.
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- coparceners1/5
coparcener
(Law) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance. All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. blackstone.
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tophaceous
Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
- voiceband1/5
- sublicenses1/5
sublicenses
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deficience
Same as Deficiency .Thou in thyself art perfect, and in thee Is no deficience found. Milton.
- fieldpieces1/5
fieldpiece
A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun .
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indoleacetic
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photoreception
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ocellata
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- vincentians1/5
vincentian
Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him. R.
- chancellory1/5
- coparcener1/5
coparcener
(Law) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance. All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. blackstone.
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- enscene1/5
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overconcentration
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encephalomyocarditis
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- decemviri1/5
- seceder1/5
secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
- descendible1/5
descendible
Admitting descent; capable of being descended.
- dematiaceous1/5
- sicced1/5
sic
- verb urge to attack someone
set.
- The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders
- the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits
- adverb intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
- verb urge to attack someone
- reascend1/5
reascend
To rise, mount, or climb again.
- olivaceous1/5
olivaceous
Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green.
- acetosa1/5
acetosa
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- pisceans1/5
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- unsuccess1/5
unsuccess
Want of success; failure; misfortune. Prof. Wilson.
- transplacentally1/5
transplacental
- adjective satellite occurring through or by way of the placenta
- transplacental passage of nutrients
- adjective satellite occurring through or by way of the placenta
- docetists1/5
- processibility1/5
- defenceman1/5
- facetiae1/5
facetiae
Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
- breviceps1/5
breviceps
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- pedicellate1/5
pedicellate
Having a pedicel; supported by a pedicel.
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egocentrically
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transcendentality
The quality or state of being transcendental.
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recept
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- scenographer1/5
scenograph
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
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concealer
One who conceals.
- unserviced1/5
unservice
Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. Obs. Massinger.
- proceres1/5
proceres
(Zoöl.) An order of large birds; the Ratitæ; -- called also .Proceri
- coacervate1/5
coacervate
Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. R. Bacon.
- poliorcetes1/5
poliorcetes
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- acception1/5
acception
Acceptation; the received meaning. Obs.Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller.
Wyclif.
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- wordprocessor1/5
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pieceworkers
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- glycerate1/5
glycerate
(Chem.) A salt of glyceric acid.
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fencerow
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- vicegerency1/5
vicegerency
The office of a vicegerent. South.
- blackfaced1/5
blackface
- noun the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
- noun the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
- adjacently1/5
adjacent
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
side by side; next.
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
- adjective satellite having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
neighboring; conterminous; contiguous.
- Rhode Island has two bordering states
- the side of Germany conterminous with France
- Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
- neighboring cities
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- doncella1/5
doncella
(Zoöl.) A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies ( Platyglossus radiatus ). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa ) of the same region.
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ricercar
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- piercers1/5
piercer
One who, or that which, pierces or perforates ; specifically:(a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto .(b) A piercel.
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sourceless
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hypocenters
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- icepack1/5
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overcentralization
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- particeps1/5
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oceanarium
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- exceptive1/5
exceptive
That excepts; including an exception; I. Watts.as, an .exceptive propositionA particular and exceptive law. Milton.
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- facecloth1/5
facecloth
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violaceus
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cancerian
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- aceti1/5
aceti
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- mysticetes1/5
mysticete
(Zoöl.) Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See Cetacea .
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pontocerebellar
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- uncancelled1/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- sublicensee1/5
sublicensee
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- photoluminescent1/5
photoluminescent
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- barcella1/5
- subconcept1/5
subconcept
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- diglyceride1/5
diglyceride
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- odontocete1/5
odontocete
(Zoöl.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
- chancers1/5
chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
opportunity.
- the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
- now is your chance
- noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
fortune; hazard; luck.
- bad luck caused his downfall
- we ran into each other by pure chance
- noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- fragranced1/5
fragrance
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; scent; aroma.
- noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
bouquet; redolence; fragrancy; sweetness.
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- microprocessing1/5
microprocessing
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- interocean1/5
interocean
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- lucet1/5
lucet
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- orcein1/5
orcein
(Chem.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, , obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.
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lutescens
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discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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laurocerasus
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- graminaceous1/5
graminaceous
Pertaining to, or resembling, the grasses; gramineous; as, .graminaceous plants
- mercery1/5
mercery
The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.
- concelebrated1/5
concelebrate
To celebrate together. Obs. Holland.
- scepsis1/5
scepsis
Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. R.Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of kant. J. martineau.
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viceregent
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voicedness
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placent
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- excentricity1/5
excentricity
. (Math.) Same as Eccentricity .
- convincement1/5
convincement
Act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction. R.The fear of a convincement. Milton.
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- recessiveness1/5
recessiveness
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- abcess1/5
abcess
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subcells
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- lucern1/5
lucern
A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman.
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incent
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- descension1/5
descension
The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
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preannouncement
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- circean1/5
circean
Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a .Circean draught
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intelligencer
One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a messenger. All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke.
- chelicerates1/5
chelicerate
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
cheliceral.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
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- concessit1/5
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- farceur1/5
- convenances1/5
convenance
That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient. And they missed Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss. Emerson.
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herbacea
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- douceurs1/5
douceur
Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness. Chesterfield.
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afrocentrist
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laryngocele
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maricela
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cancelli
An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of justice, between the chancel and the have of a church, or in a window.
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phoeniceus
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macehead
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reascend
To rise, mount, or climb again.
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percen
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diacetylene
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lanceolatus
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photoreceptive
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mace
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
macer; macebearer.
- noun (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Chemical Mace.
- noun an official who carries a mace of office
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unconceivable
Inconceivable. Obs. Locke. --Un`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness , n. Obs. --Un`con*ceiv"a*bly , adv. Obs.
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encephalic
(Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.
- exercent1/5
exercent
Practicing; professional. Obs. "Every exercent advocate." Ayliffe.
- tacet1/5
tacet
(Mus.) It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.
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chloroacetic
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ascendens
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metacercaria
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- imperceptive1/5
imperceptive
Unable to perceive. The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More.
- concelebration1/5
concelebration
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- creviced1/5
crevice
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
chap; cranny; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow opening
cleft; scissure; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
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pacesetting
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nonpharmaceutical
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substanceless
Having no substance; unsubstantial. R. Coleridge.
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miliaceum
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incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
- adjective satellite characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- an incandescent performance
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
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conference
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
league.
- noun a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
- acceder1/5
accede
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
give in; defer; submit; bow.
- The government bowed to the military pressure
- verb take on duties or office
enter.
- accede to the throne
- verb yield to another's wish or opinion
- facebow1/5
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fenceless
Without a fence; uninclosed; open; unguarded; defenseless. Milton.
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displaceable
Capable of being displaced.
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accentless
Without accent.
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emittances
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ciceronianism
Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero; a Ciceronian phrase or expression. "Great study in Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford." Sir P. Sidney.
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spaceports
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lanceolatum
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ic
- noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
Intelligence Community; United States Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community.
- adjective satellite being nine more than ninety
99; ninety-nine.
- noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
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crocetti
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reconnoissance
The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically:(a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character .(b) (Engin.) An examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work .(c) (Mil.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition.
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forcer
One who, or that which, forces or drives.
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mysticetus
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pumiceous
Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice.
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- choicely1/5
choice
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; pick.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick; selection; option.
- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
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sacellum
(Rom. Antiq.) An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity.
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siceraria
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trichloracetic
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- effacer1/5
efface
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
obliterate.
- efface the memory of the time in the camps
- verb make inconspicuous
- efface oneself
- verb remove completely from recognition or memory
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disallowance
The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection. Syn. -- Disapprobation; prohibition; condemnation; censure; rejection.
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subcentral
Under the center.
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visceromotor
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anthropocene
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chloroacetate
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mycetes
(Zoöl.) A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler , 2, and Illust.
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herbaceum
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supercelestial
Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland.
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abecedary
A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. R. Fuller.
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rancer
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preceptory
Preceptive. "A law preceptory." Anderson (1573).
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piecer
One who pieces; a patcher.
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crocea
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enceinte
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
heavy; great; with child; gravid; big; expectant; large.
- was big with child
- was great with child
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
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papilionaceous
Resembling the butterfly.
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miscellane
A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called Bacon.maslin andmeslin .
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ocellar
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coacervate
Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. R. Bacon.
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gynaeceum
The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. Written also Tennyson.gyneceum ,gynecium .
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subindices
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unface
To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose.
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oceanog
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decelerator
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aceldama
The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed. The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama. De Quincey.
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remembrancer
One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.
Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
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noncancellable
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practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
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unexceptionable
- adjective satellite completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
unimpeachable.
- two unexceptionable witnesses
- a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable
- adjective satellite completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
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almacen
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mechanoreception
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concede
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess; profess.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb be willing to concede
yield; grant.
- I grant you this much
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
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officemate
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forced
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- forced-air heating
- furnaces of the forced-convection type
- forced convection in plasma generators
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
coerce; force; squeeze; hale; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- adjective produced by or subjected to forcing
- preannouncements1/5
preannouncements
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- spicers1/5
spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- torricellian1/5
torricellian
Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See Hutton.Barometer .
- ochraceous1/5
- processionary1/5
processionary
Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, .processionary service
- parvicellular1/5
- facesheet1/5
- quebecer1/5
quebecer
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- prosencephalic1/5
prosencephalic
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.
- ineffaceably1/5
ineffaceably
So as not to be effaceable.
- preceptorial1/5
preceptorial
Of or pertaining to a preceptor.
- nonobscene1/5
- concentratedly1/5
concentrated
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate.
- concentrate juice
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- concelebrants1/5
- racegoers1/5
racegoers
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- contradicente1/5
contradicente
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- whencesoever1/5
whencesoever
From what place soever; from what cause or source soever. Any idea, whencesoever we have it. Locke.
- acetylide1/5
- nonperception1/5
- acervuli1/5
acervuli
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- decentres1/5
- lacertus1/5
lacertus
(Anat.) A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers.
- vicelike1/5
- necessarian1/5
necessarian
An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.
- spences1/5
spence
A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry. Chiefly Brit. dial. [MW10] In . . . his spence, or "pantry" were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered. Sir W. Scott.
Bluff Harry broke into the spence, And turned the cowls adrift. Tennyson.
- intracerebrally1/5
- rectrices1/5
rectrices
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- decemvirate1/5
decemvirate
The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
- decerebration1/5
- scoriaceous1/5
scoriaceous
Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.
- postoffices1/5
- viscerosensory1/5
- recentralize1/5
recentralize
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- cancellarius1/5
- hanced1/5
hance
To raise; to elevate. Obs. Lydgate.
- moonfaced1/5
- unsliced1/5
- necklaced1/5
necklace
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- brachycera1/5
brachycera
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- ficelle1/5
- translucently1/5
translucent
- adjective satellite allowing light to pass through diffusely
semitransparent.
- translucent amber
- semitransparent curtains at the windows
- adjective satellite allowing light to pass through diffusely
- acerra1/5
acerra
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- inoceramus1/5
inoceramus
(Paleon.) An extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells,allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period.
- lacera1/5
lacera
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- dogfaces1/5
dogfaces
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- succesive1/5
- procedendo1/5
procedendo
(Law) (a) A writ by which a cause which has been removed on insufficient grounds from an inferior to a superior court by certiorari, or otherwise, is sent down again to the same court, to be proceeded in there. (b) In English practice, a writ issuing out of chancery in cases where the judges of subordinate courts delay giving judgment, commanding them to proceed to judgment. (c) A writ by which the commission of the justice of the peace is revived, after having been suspended. Tomlins. Burrill.
- insusceptibility1/5
insusceptibility
Want of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive.
- undiscernible1/5
undiscernible
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- saucerful1/5
- scenical1/5
scenical
Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical. All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. De Quincey.
- decemvir1/5
decemvir
One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. ✍ The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed "the laws of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C. , and had absolute authority for three years.
- dilaceration1/5
dilaceration
The act of rending asunder. Arbuthnot.
- overconcerned1/5
- overcentralized1/5
- overprocessed1/5
- preconcert1/5
preconcert
To concert or arrange beforehand; to settle by previous agreement.
- accessability1/5
accessability
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- incepted1/5
- acephala1/5
acephala
(Zoöl.) That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca .
- peaceman1/5
- voicelessly1/5
voiceless
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
surd; unvoiced; hard.
- unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
- adjective deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
disenfranchised; disfranchised; voteless.
- labor was voiceless
- disenfrenchised masses took to the streets
- adjective produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- outraced1/5
outraced
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- racemisation1/5
- unconceptualized1/5
- oceanicus1/5
oceanicus
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- princelet1/5
princelet
A petty prince. R.
- undiscerned1/5
undiscerned
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- nonreceipt1/5
- archchancellor1/5
archchancellor
A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.
- receptaculum1/5
receptaculum
(Anat.) A receptacle; as, the .receptaculum of the chyle
- decentralism1/5
decentralism
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- membranaceous1/5
membranaceous
Same as Arbuthnot.Membranous .
- reconceptions1/5
reconceptions
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- racewalking1/5
- malaccensis1/5
malaccensis
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- oceanward1/5
- groceryman1/5
- splanchnicectomy1/5
- unexceptionally1/5
unexceptional
- adjective satellite not special in any way
run-of-the-mine; mine run; run-of-the-mill.
- run-of-the-mill boxing
- your run-of-the-mine college graduate
- a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career
- adjective satellite not special in any way
- unprecedently1/5
- carcer1/5
carcer
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- intercessionary1/5
- meningoencephalocele1/5
meningoencephalocele
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- nonperceptual1/5
- rinceau1/5
rinceau
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- electroreceptor1/5
electroreceptor
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- calceolus1/5
calceolus
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- perceivably1/5
perceivable
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
- perceivable through the mist
- adjective satellite capable of being apprehended or understood
graspable; understandable; intelligible; apprehensible.
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
- pneumatocele1/5
pneumatocele
(Med.) A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the lungs.
- microcephala1/5
microcephala
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- meretrices1/5
- piecer1/5
piecer
One who pieces; a patcher.
- haemoconcentration1/5
haemoconcentration
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- biocenoses1/5
- porcellus1/5
porcellus
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- bucentaur1/5
bucentaur
A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.
- clarenceux1/5
clarenceux
(Her.) See King-at-arms .
- scolices1/5
- circumcenter1/5
circumcenter
(Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
- oceanological1/5
- displacers1/5
displace
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- the refugees were displaced by the war
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
preempt.
- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
- verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure
- rinceaux1/5
- interlacement1/5
interlacement
The act of interlacing, or the state of being interlaced; also, that which is interlaced.
- retroceded1/5
retrocede
To cede or grant back; as, to .retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
- bounceback1/5
- serviceably1/5
serviceable
- adjective ready for service or able to give long service
- serviceable equipment
- heavy serviceable fabrics
- adjective satellite capable of being put to good use
- a serviceable kitchen gadget
- adjective ready for service or able to give long service
- acetolysis1/5
acetolysis
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- amylacea1/5
amylacea
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- subcenter1/5
subcenter
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- sceleratus1/5
sceleratus
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- unsequenced1/5
- mercenarism1/5
- percentual1/5
percentual
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- forceable1/5
forceable
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- convincer1/5
convincer
One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
- chancelor1/5
- accessorius1/5
accessorius
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- serviceperson1/5
- nonreduced1/5
- susceptive1/5
susceptive
Susceptible. I. Watts. --Sus*cep"tive*ness , n.
- incandescently1/5
incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
- adjective satellite characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- an incandescent performance
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
- noveboracensis1/5
noveboracensis
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- deceivableness1/5
deceivableness
Capability of deceiving. With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 10.
- miscellaneously1/5
miscellaneous
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
mixed; motley; sundry; assorted.
- an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
- assorted sizes
- miscellaneous accessories
- a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
- a motley crew
- sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
- adjective satellite having many aspects
many-sided; multifarious; multifaceted.
- a many-sided subject
- a multifaceted undertaking
- multifarious interests
- the multifarious noise of a great city
- a miscellaneous crowd
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- orchidaceous1/5
orchidaceous
(Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order ( Orchidaceæ ) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.✍ Over three hundred genera are recognized.
- anglocentrism1/5
- overprocessing1/5
- pericenter1/5
- vergences1/5
vergences
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- surfacers1/5
surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- there is a special cleaner for these surfaces
- the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
- noun the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- they skimmed over the surface of the water
- a brush small enough to clean every dental surface
- the sun has no distinct surface
- noun the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- perivisceral1/5
perivisceral
(Anat.) Around the viscera; as, the .perivisceral cavity
- phosphoglyceraldehyde1/5
phosphoglyceraldehyde
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- spicewood1/5
spicewood
(Bot.) An American shrub ( Lindera Benzoin ), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called alsoBenjamin ,wild allspice , andfever bush .
- sesquicentenary1/5
- preconcentrate1/5
preconcentrate
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- succedaneous1/5
succedaneous
Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another. Sir T. Browne.
- encephalomyelopathy1/5
encephalomyelopathy
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- recentralized1/5
- glyceric1/5
glyceric
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin.
- pencey1/5
- oleraceus1/5
oleraceus
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- preprocesses1/5
- farinacea1/5
farinacea
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- uncensured1/5
uncensured
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- quiescently1/5
quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- conceptacles1/5
conceptacle
That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. Obs. Woodward.
- concentus1/5
- ethylenediaminetetraacetate1/5
ethylenediaminetetraacetate
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- setaceum1/5
setaceum
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- reexperiences1/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- necessarius1/5
- feceris1/5
- incarcerative1/5
- decene1/5
decene
(Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20 , of the ethylene series.
- brucellae1/5
- accessable1/5
- fuscescens1/5
fuscescens
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- mycetomas1/5
- mysticete1/5
mysticete
(Zoöl.) Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See Cetacea .
- ascensor1/5
- sycee1/5
sycee
Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy. China McElrath.
- zygomycete1/5
zygomycete
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- transpierced1/5
transpierce
To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.
- reoccurrences1/5
reoccurrences
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- practicers1/5
practicer
One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South.
- dicentrics1/5
- quadricentennial1/5
quadricentennial
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- erinacea1/5
erinacea
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- uncanceled1/5
cancel
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
natural.
- verb postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
scratch; scrub; call off.
- Call off the engagement
- cancel the dinner party
- we had to scrub our vacation plans
- scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
- noun a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- uncentralized1/5
- incept1/5
incept
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- inceptor1/5
inceptor
A beginner; one in the rudiments. Johnson.
- duricef1/5
- plerocercoid1/5
plerocercoid
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- amboceptor1/5
- semitranslucent1/5
semitranslucent
Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree.
- recommencer1/5
- concessionaries1/5
- postcesarean1/5
- transplacement1/5
- preception1/5
preception
A precept. R. Bp. Hall.
- noviceship1/5
noviceship
The state of being a novice; novitiate.
- imperception1/5
imperception
Want of perception.
- plerocercoids1/5
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