ex: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ex
- sex«Word Popularity Bar5/5
sex
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex activity; sexual practice.
- they had sex in the back seat
- noun either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- the war between the sexes
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
- complex5/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- index5/5
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
- cortex5/5
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
- alex5/5
alex
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- rex4/5
- vortex4/5
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
- duplex4/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- annex4/5
annex
- noun an addition that extends a main building
wing; annexe; extension.
- verb take (territory) as if by conquest
- Hitler annexed Lithuania
- noun an addition that extends a main building
- reflex4/5
reflex
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; unconditioned reflex; physiological reaction.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
automatic; reflexive.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
- convex4/5
convex
- adjective curving or bulging outward
bulging.
- adjective curving or bulging outward
- simplex4/5
simplex
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- simplex system
- adjective satellite having only one part or element
- a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- codex4/5
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.
- essex4/5
essex
- noun a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- noun a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- apex4/5
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)
- sussex4/5
sussex
- noun a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- noun a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- latex4/5
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
- vertex4/5
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
- lex4/5
lex
Law; as, lex talionis , the law of retaliation;lex terræ , the law of the land;lex fori , the law of the forum or court;lex loci , the law of the place;lex mercatoria , the law or custom of merchants.
- flex3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- hex3/5
hex
- noun an evil spell
curse; jinx; whammy.
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun an evil spell
- wessex3/5
wessex
- noun a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
- noun a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
- multiplex3/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- neocortex3/5
neocortex
- noun the cortical part of the neencephalon
neopallium.
- noun the cortical part of the neencephalon
- middlesex3/5
- tex3/5
tex
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- fedex3/5
fedex
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- dex3/5
- mex3/5
mex
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- perplex2/5
perplex
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb make more complicated
complicate.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- vex2/5
vex
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
worry.
- I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- pontifex2/5
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
- telex2/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- circumflex2/5
circumflex
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- intersex2/5
intersex
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
androgyne; gynandromorph; epicene; hermaphrodite; epicene person.
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- unisex2/5
unisex
- adjective satellite not distinguished on the basis of sex
- adjective satellite not distinguished on the basis of sex
- spandex2/5
spandex
- noun an elastic synthetic fabric
- noun an elastic synthetic fabric
- silex2/5
silex
- noun a pure form of finely ground silica
- noun a vacuum coffee maker
- noun a pure form of finely ground silica
- amex2/5
amex
- noun a stock exchange in New York
American Stock Exchange; Curb.
- noun a stock exchange in New York
- ilex2/5
ilex
(Bot.) (a) The holm oak ( Quercus Ilex ).(b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
- carex2/5
carex
(Bot.) A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ; the sedges.
- pyrex2/5
pyrex
- noun a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
- noun a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
- narthex2/5
narthex
- noun portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
- noun a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
- noun portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
- triplex2/5
triplex
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; ternary.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
- culex2/5
culex
(Zoöl.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
- rolodex2/5
rolodex
- noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
- a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex
- noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
- 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
- cybersex2/5
cybersex
- noun sexual arousal involving communication on the internet
- noun sexual arousal involving communication on the internet
- rumex2/5
rumex
- noun docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
genus Rumex.
- noun docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions
- kleenex2/5
kleenex
- noun a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
- noun a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
- centrex2/5
centrex
- noun (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- noun (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- atriplex2/5
atriplex
- noun orach; saltbush
genus Atriplex.
- noun orach; saltbush
- ibex2/5
ibex
- noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
Capra ibex.
- noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
- perspex2/5
perspex
- noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
Lucite.
- noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
- rolex2/5
rolex
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- forex2/5
forex
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- regex2/5
regex
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- plex2/5
plex
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- spinifex2/5
- vitex2/5
- timex2/5
timex
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- heteroduplex2/5
heteroduplex
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- senex2/5
- obex2/5
obex
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- unsex1/5
unsex
- verb deprive of sex or sexual powers
- verb remove the qualities typical of one's sex
- She unsexed herself
- verb deprive of sex or sexual powers
- retroflex1/5
retroflex
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate.
- verb articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
- verb bend or turn backward
- auspex1/5
auspex
- noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
augur.
- noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
- kotex1/5
kotex
- noun a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
sanitary towel; sanitary napkin.
- noun a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
- pollex1/5
pollex
- noun the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
thumb.
- noun the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- quinidex1/5
quinidex
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
Quinora; quinidine.
- noun cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
- biconvex1/5
biconvex
- adjective satellite convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
lentiform; lenticular; convexo-convex.
- adjective satellite convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
- pulex1/5
pulex
(Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See Flea .
- quadruplex1/5
quadruplex
- adjective satellite having four units or components
fourfold; quadruplicate; four-fold; quadruple.
- quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
- quadruplex wire
- adjective satellite having four units or components
- sorex1/5
sorex
(Zoöl.) A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.
- alopex1/5
alopex
- noun arctic foxes
genus Alopex.
- noun arctic foxes
- cimex1/5
cimex
(Zoöl.) A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug .
- crex1/5
crex
- noun corncrakes
genus Crex.
- noun corncrakes
- planoconvex1/5
planoconvex
- adjective satellite flat on one side and convex on the other
- adjective satellite flat on one side and convex on the other
- googolplex1/5
googolplex
- noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
- noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
- norflex1/5
norflex
- noun a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism
orphenadrine.
- noun a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism
- ulex1/5
ulex
- noun genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
genus Ulex.
- noun genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
- keflex1/5
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
Keftab; cephalexin; Keflin.
- 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
- caudex1/5
caudex
- noun persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
stock.
- noun woody stem of palms and tree ferns
- noun persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- paleocortex1/5
paleocortex
- noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
archipallium.
- noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
- murex1/5
murex
(Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.
- celotex1/5
- judex1/5
- cineplex1/5
- videotex1/5
videotex
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- vindex1/5
- semtex1/5
semtex
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- metroplex1/5
- nomex1/5
- scolex1/5
scolex
(Zoöl.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus .(b) One of the Scolecida.
- windex1/5
windex
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- spex1/5
spex
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- mirex1/5
- demodex1/5
- imitrex1/5
- playtex1/5
playtex
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- hypercomplex1/5
- dorsiflex1/5
dorsiflex
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- wex1/5
wex
To grow; to wax. Obs. Chaucer. "Each wexing moon." Dryden.
- subindex1/5
subindex
(Math.) A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a .0 , b1 , c2 , xn , have 0, 1, 2, and n assubindices
- grex1/5
- nolvadex1/5
- artifex1/5
- tubifex1/5
- kex1/5
kex
(Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden.Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson.
- connex1/5
connex
To connect. Sir M. Hale.
- sphex1/5
sphex
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. ofSand wasp , underSand .
- durex1/5
durex
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- heterosex1/5
heterosex
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- homosex1/5
homosex
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- haruspex1/5
haruspex
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- carnifex1/5
carnifex
(Antiq.) The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.
- demultiplex1/5
demultiplex
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- chemoreflex1/5
- megaplex1/5
- subcortex1/5
- prex1/5
prex
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- mirapex1/5
- supercomplex1/5
supercomplex
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- lurex1/5
- contex1/5
contex
To context. Obs. Boyle.
- noncomplex1/5
- sirex1/5
- fourplex1/5
- dentex1/5
dentex
(Zoöl.) An edible European marine fish ( Sparus dentex , orDentex vulgaris ) of the familyPercidæ .
- interrex1/5
interrex
An interregent, or a regent.
- antisex1/5
antisex
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- uniplex1/5
Suffixes of ex
- exchange«Word Popularity Bar5/5
exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- extended5/5
extended
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- expert5/5
expert
- noun a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; practiced; 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
- noun a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- extend5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- experts5/5
expert
- noun a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; practiced; 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
- noun a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
- expanded5/5
expanded
- adjective increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out; expand.
- The dough expands
- adjective increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
- excited5/5
excited
- adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
emotional; aroused; worked up.
- he would become emotional over nothing at all
- she was worked up about all the noise
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
excite.
- adjective satellite (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
- expand5/5
expand
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out.
- The dough expands
- verb become larger in size or volume or quantity
- his business expanded rapidly
- verb extend in one or more directions
- extending5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- expanding5/5
expand
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out.
- The dough expands
- verb become larger in size or volume or quantity
- his business expanded rapidly
- verb extend in one or more directions
- exciting5/5
exciting
- adjective creating or arousing excitement
- an exciting account of her trip
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
excite.
- adjective creating or arousing excitement
- extends5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- exhausted5/5
exhausted
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out; washed-out.
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
- exchanges5/5
exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- exchanged5/5
exchanged
- adjective satellite changed for (replaced by) something different
- verb give to, and receive from, one another
interchange; change; exchange.
- Would you change places with me?
- We have been exchanging letters for a year
- adjective satellite changed for (replaced by) something different
- explorer5/5
explorer
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
adventurer.
- noun a commercial browser
Internet Explorer; IE.
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
- example5/5
example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
instance; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun a representative form or pattern
model.
- I profited from his example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- 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
- expected5/5
expected
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- prepared for the expected attack
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate; expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- examples5/5
example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
instance; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun a representative form or pattern
model.
- I profited from his example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- existing5/5
existing
- adjective satellite presently existing
- the existing system
- verb have an existence, be extant
be; exist.
- Is there a God?
- adjective satellite presently existing
- expressed5/5
expressed
- adjective satellite communicated in words
uttered; verbalised; verbalized.
- frequently uttered sentiments
- verb give expression to
evince; express; show.
- She showed her disappointment
- adjective satellite communicated in words
- experiences5/5
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
- exist5/5
exist
- verb have an existence, be extant
be.
- Is there a God?
- verb support oneself
survive; live; subsist.
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
- verb have an existence, be extant
- expect5/5
expect
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; require.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- 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
- express5/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- executive5/5
executive
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
executive director.
- noun persons who administer the law
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
- exists5/5
exist
- verb have an existence, be extant
be.
- Is there a God?
- verb support oneself
survive; live; subsist.
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
- verb have an existence, be extant
- extra5/5
extra
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; supernumerary.
- noun an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
- examine5/5
examine
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
see.
- The customs agent examined the baggage
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- extension5/5
extension
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- they applied for an extension of the loan
- noun act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
- extension of the program to all in need
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- exposed5/5
exposed
- adjective satellite with no protection or shield
open.
- the exposed northeast frontier
- open to the weather
- an open wound
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
expose.
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- adjective satellite with no protection or shield
- examined5/5
examine
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
see.
- The customs agent examined the baggage
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- 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
- exact5/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- explore5/5
explore
- verb inquire into
search; research.
- the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
- He searched for information on his relatives on the web
- Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
- verb travel to or penetrate into
- explore unknown territory in biology
- verb inquire into
- execution5/5
execution
- noun putting a condemned person to death
executing; death penalty; capital punishment.
- noun the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
performance; carrying into action; carrying out.
- they criticised his performance as mayor
- experience generally improves performance
- noun putting a condemned person to death
- existed5/5
exist
- verb have an existence, be extant
be.
- Is there a God?
- verb support oneself
survive; live; subsist.
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
- verb have an existence, be extant
- executed5/5
executed
- adjective satellite put to death as punishment
- claimed the body of the executed traitor
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
execute; put to death.
- In some states, criminals are executed
- adjective satellite put to death as punishment
- exit5/5
exit
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
issue; way out; outlet.
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; expiration; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
- examining5/5
examine
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
see.
- The customs agent examined the baggage
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- excuse5/5
excuse
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
exculpation; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- expedition5/5
expedition
- noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
military expedition; hostile expedition.
- noun an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
- an expedition was sent to explore Mars
- noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
- expressing5/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- 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
- explored5/5
explore
- verb inquire into
search; research.
- the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
- He searched for information on his relatives on the web
- Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
- verb travel to or penetrate into
- explore unknown territory in biology
- verb inquire into
- exploring5/5
explore
- verb inquire into
search; research.
- the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
- He searched for information on his relatives on the web
- Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
- verb travel to or penetrate into
- explore unknown territory in biology
- verb inquire into
- experiencing5/5
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
- execute5/5
execute
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
put to death.
- In some states, criminals are executed
- verb murder in a planned fashion
- The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
- expecting5/5
expect
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; require.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- executives5/5
executive
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
executive director.
- noun persons who administer the law
- noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
- expresses5/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- examines5/5
examine
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
see.
- The customs agent examined the baggage
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- 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
- expose5/5
expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- expression5/5
expression
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; look; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun expression without words
reflexion; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
- 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
- exercise5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- extent5/5
extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
- the extent of the damage
- the full extent of the law
- to a certain extent she was right
- noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- the vast extent of the desert
- an orchard of considerable extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
- 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
- explain5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- explained5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- examination5/5
examination
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
scrutiny.
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test; exam.
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- explanation5/5
explanation
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
account.
- the explanation was very simple
- I expected a brief account
- noun thought that makes something comprehensible
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- exposure5/5
exposure
- noun vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain;
- exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure
- noun the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
- she denounced the exposure of children to pornography
- noun vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain;
- extreme5/5
extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- extensive5/5
extensive
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extended.
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- expansion5/5
expansion
- noun the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
enlargement.
- noun a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
- the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2
- noun the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- 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
- expectations5/5
expectation
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
prospect; outlook.
- noun anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
anticipation.
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- expenses5/5
expense
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
disbursal; disbursement.
- noun a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- expense5/5
expense
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
disbursal; disbursement.
- noun a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- exhibit5/5
exhibit
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- noun something shown to the public
showing; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- explains5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- expressions5/5
expression
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; look; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun expression without words
reflexion; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
- export5/5
export
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
exportation.
- verb sell or transfer abroad
- we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- exercises5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- 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
- excitement5/5
excitement
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
exhilaration.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
fervour; fervor; inflammation; excitation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- excluded5/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- exclusion5/5
exclusion
- noun the state of being excluded
- noun the state of being excommunicated
censure; excommunication.
- noun the state of being excluded
- explaining5/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- exploration5/5
exploration
- noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
geographic expedition.
- noun a careful systematic search
- noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
- 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
- explanations5/5
explanation
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
account.
- the explanation was very simple
- I expected a brief account
- noun thought that makes something comprehensible
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- exports5/5
export
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
exportation.
- verb sell or transfer abroad
- we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- extract5/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- exhibition5/5
exhibition
- noun the act of exhibiting
- a remarkable exhibition of musicianship
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
expo; exposition.
- noun the act of exhibiting
- expectation5/5
expectation
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
prospect; outlook.
- noun anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
anticipation.
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
- exploitation5/5
exploitation
- noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
development.
- the development of Alaskan resources
- the exploitation of copper deposits
- noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
using; victimisation; victimization.
- capitalistic exploitation of the working class
- paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
- noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- exile5/5
exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- exercised5/5
exercise
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercising; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- noun the act of using
use; utilization; utilisation; usage; employment.
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
- skilled in the utilization of computers
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- 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
- exam5/5
exam
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test; examination.
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- 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
- explosion5/5
explosion
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
detonation; blowup.
- noun the act of exploding or bursting
burst.
- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- exclude5/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- excel5/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- exhibits5/5
exhibit
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- noun something shown to the public
showing; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- extracted5/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- exotic5/5
exotic
- adjective satellite being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
alien.
- alien customs
- exotic plants in a greenhouse
- exotic cuisine
- adjective satellite strikingly strange or unusual
- an exotic hair style
- protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants
- the exotic landscape of a dead planet
- adjective satellite being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- exploit5/5
exploit
- noun a notable achievement
effort; feat.
- he performed a great feat
- the book was her finest effort
- verb use or manipulate to one's advantage
work.
- He exploit the new taxation system
- She knows how to work the system
- he works his parents for sympathy
- noun a notable achievement
- exemption5/5
exemption
- noun immunity from an obligation or duty
freedom.
- noun a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
- additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent
- noun immunity from an obligation or duty
- external5/5
external
- noun outward features
- he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
- adjective happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- the external auditory canal
- external pressures
- noun outward features
- extremely5/5
extremely
- adverb to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
highly.
- highly successful
- He spoke highly of her
- does not think highly of his writing
- extremely interesting
- adverb to an extreme degree
super; exceedingly; passing.
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
- adverb to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
- 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
- experiment5/5
experiment
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experimentation.
- noun the testing of an idea
experimentation.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- experiments5/5
experiment
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experimentation.
- noun the testing of an idea
experimentation.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- expensive5/5
expensive
- adjective high in price or charging high prices
- expensive clothes
- an expensive shop
- adjective high in price or charging high prices
- extraordinary5/5
extraordinary
- adjective beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
- extraordinary authority
- an extraordinary achievement
- her extraordinary beauty
- enjoyed extraordinary popularity
- an extraordinary capacity for work
- an extraordinary session of the legislature
- adjective satellite far more than usual or expected
over-the-top; sinful.
- an extraordinary desire for approval
- it was an over-the-top experience
- adjective beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
- exclusive5/5
exclusive
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
scoop.
- he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
- adjective satellite not divided or shared with others
sole.
- they have exclusive use of the machine
- sole rights of publication
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
- expertise5/5
expertise
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
expertness.
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- expenditure5/5
expenditure
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
spending; outlay; outgo.
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
expending.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
- exclaimed5/5
exclaim
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
call out; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
- `I won!' he exclaimed
- `Help!' she cried
- `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
- verb state or announce
promulgate; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- extraction5/5
extraction
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; descent.
- he comes from good origins
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- expenditures5/5
expenditure
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
spending; outlay; outgo.
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
expending.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
- exhibited5/5
exhibit
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- noun something shown to the public
showing; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- extensively5/5
extensively
- adverb in a widespread way
- oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest
- adverb in a widespread way
- exempt5/5
exempt
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
relieve; free.
- She exempted me from the exam
- verb grant exemption or release to
excuse; relieve; let off.
- Please excuse me from this class
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- exterior5/5
exterior
- noun the region that is outside of something
outside.
- noun the outer side or surface of something
outside.
- noun the region that is outside of something
- exactly5/5
exactly
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
precisely; just.
- he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
- it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
- it has just enough salt
- adverb just as it should be
on the nose; on the dot; precisely; on the button.
- `Precisely, my lord,' he said
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
- experimental5/5
experimental
- adjective relating to or based on experiment
- experimental physics
- adjective satellite relying on observation or experiment
observational; data-based.
- experimental results that supported the hypothesis
- adjective relating to or based on experiment
- explicit5/5
explicit
- adjective precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
expressed.
- explicit instructions
- she made her wishes explicit
- explicit sexual scenes
- adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
denotative.
- adjective precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
- explicitly5/5
explicitly
- adverb in an explicit manner
- in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly
- adverb in an explicit manner
- exclusively5/5
exclusively
- adverb without any others being included or involved
alone; entirely; solely; only.
- was entirely to blame
- a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
- he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
- did it solely for money
- the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
- a privilege granted only to him
- adverb without any others being included or involved
- exhaust4/5
exhaust
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
exhaust fumes; fumes.
- noun system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
exhaust system.
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- expelled4/5
expel
- verb force to leave or move out
kick out; throw out.
- He was expelled from his native country
- verb remove from a position or office
oust; boot out; drum out; throw out; kick out.
- The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
- verb force to leave or move out
- exemplary4/5
exemplary
- adjective satellite worthy of imitation
model.
- exemplary behavior
- model citizens
- adjective satellite being or serving as an illustration of a type;
typic; emblematic.
- the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy
- an action exemplary of his conduct
- adjective satellite worthy of imitation
- expands4/5
expand
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out.
- The dough expands
- verb become larger in size or volume or quantity
- his business expanded rapidly
- verb extend in one or more directions
- exacerbated4/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- exchanging4/5
exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- they had a bitter exchange
- noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- excite4/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- 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
- explorers4/5
explorer
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
adventurer.
- noun a commercial browser
Internet Explorer; IE.
- noun someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
- exponent4/5
exponent
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; advocate.
- noun someone who expounds and interprets or explains
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- exhausting4/5
exhausting
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
draining.
- an exhausting job in the hot sun
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
- extensions4/5
extension
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- they applied for an extension of the loan
- noun act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
- extension of the program to all in need
- noun a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
- 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
- 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
- exert4/5
exert
- verb put to use
exercise.
- exert one's power or influence
- verb have and exercise
maintain; wield.
- wield power and authority
- verb put to use
- excitation4/5
excitation
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
excitement; fervour; fervor; inflammation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
innervation; irritation.
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- explores4/5
explore
- verb inquire into
search; research.
- the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
- He searched for information on his relatives on the web
- Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
- verb travel to or penetrate into
- explore unknown territory in biology
- verb inquire into
- expects4/5
expect
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb consider obligatory; request and expect
ask; require.
- We require our secretary to be on time
- Aren't we asking too much of these children?
- I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- exquisite4/5
exquisite
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
keen.
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- adjective satellite lavishly elegant and refined
recherche.
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
- exposing4/5
expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- executing4/5
executing
- noun putting a condemned person to death
execution; death penalty; capital punishment.
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
execute; put to death.
- In some states, criminals are executed
- noun putting a condemned person to death
- exerted4/5
exert
- verb put to use
exercise.
- exert one's power or influence
- verb have and exercise
maintain; wield.
- wield power and authority
- verb put to use
- examiner4/5
examiner
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
quizzer; tester.
- noun an investigator who observes carefully
inspector.
- the examiner searched for clues
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- exalted4/5
exalted
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
idealistic; noble-minded; elevated; rarefied; rarified; grand; high-flown; high-minded; sublime; lofty.
- an exalted ideal
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- a noble and lofty concept
- a grand purpose
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; extol; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- expulsion4/5
expulsion
- noun the act of forcing out someone or something
riddance; ejection; exclusion.
- the ejection of troublemakers by the police
- the child's expulsion from school
- noun squeezing out by applying pressure
extrusion.
- an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
- the expulsion of pus from the pimple
- noun the act of forcing out someone or something
- excuses4/5
excuse
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
exculpation; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- expeditions4/5
expedition
- noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
military expedition; hostile expedition.
- noun an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
- an expedition was sent to explore Mars
- noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
- expired4/5
expired
- adjective having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
- an expired passport
- caught driving with an expired license
- verb lose validity
run out; expire.
- My passports expired last month
- adjective having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time
- expansive4/5
expansive
- adjective able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
- Expansive materials
- the expansive force of fire
- adjective satellite of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
heroic; grand.
- an expansive lifestyle
- in the grand manner
- collecting on a grand scale
- heroic undertakings
- adjective able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
- excused4/5
excused
- adjective satellite granted exemption
- one of the excused jurors planned to write a book
- verb accept an excuse for
excuse; pardon.
- Please excuse my dirty hands
- adjective satellite granted exemption
- exposes4/5
expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- extinguished4/5
extinguished
- adjective satellite of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out; extinguish.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- adjective satellite of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
- exits4/5
exit
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
issue; way out; outlet.
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; expiration; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
- executions4/5
execution
- noun putting a condemned person to death
executing; death penalty; capital punishment.
- noun the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
performance; carrying into action; carrying out.
- they criticised his performance as mayor
- experience generally improves performance
- noun putting a condemned person to death
- executes4/5
execute
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
put to death.
- In some states, criminals are executed
- verb murder in a planned fashion
- The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
- exerts4/5
exert
- verb put to use
exercise.
- exert one's power or influence
- verb have and exercise
maintain; wield.
- wield power and authority
- verb put to use
- expressive4/5
expressive
- adjective satellite characterized by expression
- a very expressive face
- adjective satellite characterized by expression
- excluding4/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- exploited4/5
exploited
- adjective developed or used to greatest advantage
- verb use or manipulate to one's advantage
exploit; work.
- He exploit the new taxation system
- She knows how to work the system
- he works his parents for sympathy
- adjective developed or used to greatest advantage
- exposition4/5
exposition
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
expounding.
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
expo; exhibition.
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- examinations4/5
examination
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
scrutiny.
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test; exam.
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- extinction4/5
extinction
- noun no longer active; extinguished
- the extinction of the volcano
- noun no longer in existence
defunctness.
- the extinction of a species
- noun no longer active; extinguished
- exercising4/5
exercising
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercise; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- verb put to use
exercise; exert.
- exert one's power or influence
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- extracts4/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- extremes4/5
extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- exploded4/5
exploded
- adjective satellite showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
- the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- adjective satellite showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
- expectancy4/5
expectancy
- noun an expectation
anticipation.
- noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
anticipation.
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- noun an expectation
- exhaustion4/5
exhaustion
- noun extreme fatigue
- noun serious weakening and loss of energy
enervation; debilitation; enfeeblement.
- noun extreme fatigue
- excavation4/5
excavation
- noun the act of digging
dig; digging.
- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
- noun the site of an archeological exploration
dig; archeological site.
- they set up camp next to the dig
- noun the act of digging
- exemplified4/5
exemplify
- verb be characteristic of
represent.
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- verb clarify by giving an example of
instance; illustrate.
- verb be characteristic of
- excavations4/5
excavation
- noun the act of digging
dig; digging.
- there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
- noun the site of an archeological exploration
dig; archeological site.
- they set up camp next to the dig
- noun the act of digging
- expiration4/5
expiration
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
termination; expiry.
- the expiry of his driver's license
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
- exams4/5
exam
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test; examination.
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- extracellular4/5
extracellular
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- extracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- exported4/5
export
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
exportation.
- verb sell or transfer abroad
- we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- exhibitions4/5
exhibition
- noun the act of exhibiting
- a remarkable exhibition of musicianship
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
expo; exposition.
- noun the act of exhibiting
- exposures4/5
exposure
- noun vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain;
- exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure
- noun the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
- she denounced the exposure of children to pornography
- noun vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain;
- extinct4/5
extinct
- adjective no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
nonextant.
- an extinct species of fish
- an extinct royal family
- extinct laws and customs
- adjective (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
- an extinct volcano
- adjective no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
- exploits4/5
exploit
- noun a notable achievement
effort; feat.
- he performed a great feat
- the book was her finest effort
- verb use or manipulate to one's advantage
work.
- He exploit the new taxation system
- She knows how to work the system
- he works his parents for sympathy
- noun a notable achievement
- exporting4/5
exporting
- noun the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
exportation.
- verb sell or transfer abroad
export.
- we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
- noun the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
- exploiting4/5
exploit
- noun a notable achievement
effort; feat.
- he performed a great feat
- the book was her finest effort
- verb use or manipulate to one's advantage
work.
- He exploit the new taxation system
- She knows how to work the system
- he works his parents for sympathy
- noun a notable achievement
- existent4/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- excludes4/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- excavated4/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- 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
- explorations4/5
exploration
- noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
geographic expedition.
- noun a careful systematic search
- noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
- exertion4/5
exertion
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
elbow grease; effort; travail; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
- exemptions4/5
exemption
- noun immunity from an obligation or duty
freedom.
- noun a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
- additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent
- noun immunity from an obligation or duty
- 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
- exploratory4/5
exploratory
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
explorative.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
- expended4/5
expend
- verb use up, consume fully
use.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- verb pay out
drop; spend.
- spend money
- verb use up, consume fully
- excretion4/5
excretion
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination; excreting; voiding; evacuation.
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
excrement; body waste; excretory product; excreta.
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- exaggeration4/5
exaggeration
- noun extravagant exaggeration
hyperbole.
- noun the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
- noun extravagant exaggeration
- excursion4/5
excursion
- noun a journey taken for pleasure
sashay; expedition; outing; pleasure trip; jaunt; junket.
- many summer excursions to the shore
- it was merely a pleasure trip
- after cautious sashays into the field
- noun wandering from the main path of a journey
digression.
- noun a journey taken for pleasure
- explode4/5
explode
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst outward, usually with noise
burst.
- The champagne bottle exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- expanse4/5
expanse
- noun a wide scope
sweep.
- the sweep of the plains
- noun the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
surface area; area.
- the area of a rectangle
- it was about 500 square feet in area
- noun a wide scope
- extracting4/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- explosions4/5
explosion
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
detonation; blowup.
- noun the act of exploding or bursting
burst.
- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- excision4/5
excision
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cut; deletion.
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- exiles4/5
exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- excursions4/5
excursion
- noun a journey taken for pleasure
sashay; expedition; outing; pleasure trip; jaunt; junket.
- many summer excursions to the shore
- it was merely a pleasure trip
- after cautious sashays into the field
- noun wandering from the main path of a journey
digression.
- noun a journey taken for pleasure
- exegesis4/5
exegesis
- noun an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
- noun an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
- 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
- exploding4/5
explode
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst outward, usually with noise
burst.
- The champagne bottle exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- exporters4/5
exporter
- noun a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
- noun a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
- explanatory4/5
explanatory
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- explanatory notes
- an explanatory paragraph
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- exaggerated4/5
exaggerated
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
overstated; overdone.
- an exaggerated opinion of oneself
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- exodus4/5
exodus
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
hegira; hejira.
- noun the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
Book of Exodus.
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
- explosive4/5
explosive
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- adjective serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- an explosive device
- explosive gas
- explosive force
- explosive violence
- an explosive temper
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- experimentation4/5
experimentation
- noun the testing of an idea
experiment.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experiment.
- noun the testing of an idea
- exponential4/5
exponential
- noun a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
exponential function.
- adjective of or involving exponents
- exponential growth
- noun a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
- existential4/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- extremity4/5
extremity
- noun an external body part that projects from the body
appendage; member.
- it is important to keep the extremities warm
- noun an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- noun an external body part that projects from the body
- extant4/5
extant
- adjective still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
- extant manuscripts
- specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
- adjective still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
- experiential4/5
experiential
- adjective relating to or resulting from experience
- a personal, experiential reality
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
existential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective relating to or resulting from experience
- 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
- extraordinarily4/5
extraordinarily
- adverb extremely
inordinately.
- she was inordinately smart
- it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate
- adverb extremely
- extravagant4/5
extravagant
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
overweening; excessive; exuberant.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite recklessly wasteful
prodigal; spendthrift; profligate.
- prodigal in their expenditures
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
- exhibiting4/5
exhibit
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- noun something shown to the public
showing; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- extremities4/5
extremity
- noun an external body part that projects from the body
appendage; member.
- it is important to keep the extremities warm
- noun an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
- noun an external body part that projects from the body
- 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
- extrinsic4/5
extrinsic
- adjective not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
- extrinsic evidence
- an extrinsic feature of the new building
- that style is something extrinsic to the subject
- looking for extrinsic aid
- adjective not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
- explosives4/5
explosive
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- adjective serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- an explosive device
- explosive gas
- explosive force
- explosive violence
- an explosive temper
- noun a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
- exiled4/5
exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- excise4/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- experimenting4/5
experiment
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experimentation.
- noun the testing of an idea
experimentation.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- exclamation4/5
exclamation
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
exclaiming.
- she gave an exclamation of delight
- there was much exclaiming over it
- noun a loud complaint or protest or reproach
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
- externalities4/5
externality
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
outwardness.
- the outwardness of the world
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
- exempted4/5
exempt
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
relieve; free.
- She exempted me from the exam
- verb grant exemption or release to
excuse; relieve; let off.
- Please excuse me from this class
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- exceedingly4/5
exceedingly
- adverb to an extreme degree
super; extremely; passing.
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
- adverb to an extreme degree
- exceptionally4/5
exceptionally
- adverb to an exceptional degree
- it worked exceptionally well
- adverb to an exceptional degree
- externally4/5
externally
- adverb on or from the outside
- the candidate needs to be externally evaluated
- adverb with respect to the outside
outwardly.
- outwardly, the figure is smooth
- adverb on or from the outside
- exhaustive4/5
exhaustive
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
thoroughgoing; thorough.
- an exhaustive study
- made a thorough search
- thoroughgoing research
- adjective satellite performed comprehensively and completely
- expedient4/5
expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- adjective serving to promote your interest
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- exponentially4/5
exponentially
- adverb in an exponential manner
- inflation is growing exponentially
- adverb in an exponential manner
- excitedly4/5
excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- she shook his hand excitedly
- adverb with excitement; in an excited manner
- expressly4/5
expressly
- adverb with specific intentions; for the express purpose
- she needs the money expressly for her patients
- adverb with specific intentions; for the express purpose
- experimentally4/5
experimentally
- adverb in an experimental fashion
by experimentation; through an experiment.
- this can be experimentally determined
- adverb in an experimental fashion
- exogenous4/5
exogenous
- adjective derived or originating externally
exogenic.
- adjective derived or originating externally
- exp4/5
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- exeter4/5
- exasperated3/5
exasperated
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
cheesed off; browned off.
- had an exasperated look on his face
- felt exasperated beyond endurance
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
- exponents3/5
exponent
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; advocate.
- noun someone who expounds and interprets or explains
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- expel3/5
expel
- verb force to leave or move out
kick out; throw out.
- He was expelled from his native country
- verb remove from a position or office
oust; boot out; drum out; throw out; kick out.
- The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
- verb force to leave or move out
- experimenter3/5
experimenter
- noun a research worker who conducts experiments
- noun a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas
- she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry
- noun a research worker who conducts experiments
- exacerbate3/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- excites3/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- expelling3/5
expelling
- noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
discharge; emission.
- the discharge of pus
- verb force to leave or move out
kick out; throw out; expel.
- He was expelled from his native country
- noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- experimenters3/5
experimenter
- noun a research worker who conducts experiments
- noun a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas
- she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry
- noun a research worker who conducts experiments
- externalizing3/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- 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
- exhausts3/5
exhaust
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
exhaust fumes; fumes.
- noun system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
exhaust system.
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- exasperating3/5
exasperating
- adjective satellite extremely annoying or displeasing
maddening; infuriating; vexing.
- his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
- I've had an exasperating day
- her infuriating indifference
- the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite extremely annoying or displeasing
- executor3/5
executor
- noun a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
- noun a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
- examiners3/5
examiner
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
quizzer; tester.
- noun an investigator who observes carefully
inspector.
- the examiner searched for clues
- noun someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- exited3/5
exit
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
issue; way out; outlet.
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; expiration; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
- exacting3/5
exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
fastidious.
- fastidious microorganisms
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
exact; demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- exiting3/5
exit
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
issue; way out; outlet.
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; expiration; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
- excreted3/5
excrete
- verb eliminate from the body
pass; egest; eliminate.
- Pass a kidney stone
- verb eliminate from the body
- expire3/5
expire
- verb lose validity
run out.
- My passports expired last month
- 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; 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
- verb lose validity
- extremist3/5
extremist
- noun a person who holds extreme views
- adjective satellite (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
radical; ultra.
- extremist political views
- radical opinions on education
- an ultra conservative
- noun a person who holds extreme views
- extremists3/5
extremist
- noun a person who holds extreme views
- adjective satellite (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
radical; ultra.
- extremist political views
- radical opinions on education
- an ultra conservative
- noun a person who holds extreme views
- exerting3/5
exert
- verb put to use
exercise.
- exert one's power or influence
- verb have and exercise
maintain; wield.
- wield power and authority
- verb put to use
- exchanger3/5
exchanger
- noun one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country
money changer.
- noun one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country
- expires3/5
expire
- verb lose validity
run out.
- My passports expired last month
- 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; 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
- verb lose validity
- executioner3/5
executioner
- noun an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
public executioner.
- noun an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
- extinguish3/5
extinguish
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; quench.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb put an end to; kill
- excitatory3/5
excitatory
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitant; excitative.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
- excruciating3/5
excruciating
- adjective satellite extremely painful
agonising; torturous; torturing; agonizing; harrowing; torturesome.
- verb torment emotionally or mentally
torment; excruciate; torture; rack.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- expeditionary3/5
expeditionary
- adjective satellite (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
- the French expeditionary force in Indochina
- adjective satellite (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
- expiry3/5
expiry
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
termination; expiration.
- the expiry of his driver's license
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
decease; death.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
- executors3/5
executor
- noun a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
- noun a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
- exacted3/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- exalt3/5
exalt
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
glorify; extol; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- 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
- excitations3/5
excitation
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
excitement; fervour; fervor; inflammation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
innervation; irritation.
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
- exchangers3/5
exchanger
- noun one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country
money changer.
- noun one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country
- extinguishing3/5
extinguishing
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
quenching; extinction.
- the extinction of the lights
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out; extinguish.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- 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
- executioners3/5
executioner
- noun an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
public executioner.
- noun an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
- expiring3/5
expire
- verb lose validity
run out.
- My passports expired last month
- 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; 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
- verb lose validity
- excusing3/5
excuse
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
exculpation; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- exemplifies3/5
exemplify
- verb be characteristic of
represent.
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- verb clarify by giving an example of
instance; illustrate.
- verb be characteristic of
- executable3/5
executable
- adjective satellite capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
viable; workable; practicable; feasible.
- adjective satellite capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
- exertions3/5
exertion
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
elbow grease; effort; travail; sweat.
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
- noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
- expatriate3/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- extrusion3/5
extrusion
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; 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 squeezing out by applying pressure
expulsion.
- an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
- the expulsion of pus from the pimple
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- exemplify3/5
exemplify
- verb be characteristic of
represent.
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- verb clarify by giving an example of
instance; illustrate.
- verb be characteristic of
- exhortation3/5
exhortation
- noun a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
- noun the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
incitement.
- noun a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
- excelled3/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- exhaled3/5
exhale
- verb expel air
expire; breathe out.
- Exhale when you lift the weight
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
give forth; emanate.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb expel air
- exporter3/5
exporter
- noun a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
- noun a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
- exclusions3/5
exclusion
- noun the state of being excluded
- noun the state of being excommunicated
censure; excommunication.
- noun the state of being excluded
- expectant3/5
expectant
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
anticipant; anticipative.
- an expectant hush
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
heavy; great; with child; gravid; big; enceinte; large.
- was big with child
- was great with child
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
- extrapolation3/5
extrapolation
- noun (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- noun an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
- noun (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- exaltation3/5
exaltation
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture; ecstasy; raptus; transport.
- listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
- noun the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- expounded3/5
expound
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb state
exposit; set forth.
- set forth one's reasons
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- extras3/5
extra
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; supernumerary.
- noun an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
- exhilarating3/5
exhilarating
- adjective satellite making lively and cheerful
stimulating.
- the exhilarating effect of mountain air
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective satellite making lively and cheerful
- exhale3/5
exhale
- verb expel air
expire; breathe out.
- Exhale when you lift the weight
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
give forth; emanate.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb expel air
- expansions3/5
expansion
- noun the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
enlargement.
- noun a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
- the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2
- noun the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- expend3/5
expend
- verb use up, consume fully
use.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- verb pay out
drop; spend.
- spend money
- verb use up, consume fully
- extracurricular3/5
extracurricular
- adjective satellite outside the regular academic curriculum
- sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities
- adjective satellite outside the regular duties of your job or profession
- adjective satellite outside the regular academic curriculum
- expatriates3/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- extensible3/5
extensible
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
extensile.
- an extensile tongue
- an extensible measuring rule
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
- 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
- extremism3/5
extremism
- noun any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
- noun any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
- exhorted3/5
exhort
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
urge; inspire; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
- The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
- verb force or impel in an indicated direction
press; urge; urge on.
- I urged him to finish his studies
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- expedite3/5
expedite
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
hasten.
- This should expedite the process
- verb process fast and efficiently
- I will try to expedite the matter
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
- extrapolated3/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- existentialism3/5
existentialism
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
existential philosophy; existentialist philosophy.
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
- 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
- exhortations3/5
exhortation
- noun a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
- noun the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
incitement.
- noun a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
- explodes3/5
explode
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst outward, usually with noise
burst.
- The champagne bottle exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- extolled3/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- expectancies3/5
expectancy
- noun an expectation
anticipation.
- noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
anticipation.
- each of them had their own anticipations
- an indicator of expectancy in development
- noun an expectation
- expositions3/5
exposition
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
expounding.
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
expo; exhibition.
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- expound3/5
expound
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb state
exposit; set forth.
- set forth one's reasons
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- expedited3/5
expedite
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
hasten.
- This should expedite the process
- verb process fast and efficiently
- I will try to expedite the matter
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
- expo3/5
expo
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
exposition; exhibition.
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- exportation3/5
exportation
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
export.
- noun the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
exporting.
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- expressiveness3/5
expressiveness
- noun the quality of being expressive
- noun the quality of being expressive
- extinctions3/5
extinction
- noun no longer active; extinguished
- the extinction of the volcano
- noun no longer in existence
defunctness.
- the extinction of a species
- noun no longer active; extinguished
- excommunicated3/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- extrapolate3/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- exterminated3/5
exterminated
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
annihilated; wiped out.
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off; exterminate.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
- exchangeable3/5
exchangeable
- adjective suitable to be exchanged
- adjective capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
convertible.
- convertible securities
- adjective suitable to be exchanged
- extents3/5
extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
- the extent of the damage
- the full extent of the law
- to a certain extent she was right
- noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- the vast extent of the desert
- an orchard of considerable extent
- noun the point or degree to which something extends
- exterminate3/5
exterminate
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
uproot; root out; extirpate; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- excavating3/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- explicate3/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- expanses3/5
expanse
- noun a wide scope
sweep.
- the sweep of the plains
- noun the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
surface area; area.
- the area of a rectangle
- it was about 500 square feet in area
- noun a wide scope
- expressionist3/5
expressionist
- noun an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
- adjective of or relating to expressionism
expressionistic.
- expressionist art
- noun an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
- extramarital3/5
extramarital
- adjective satellite characterized by adultery
adulterous; extracurricular.
- an adulterous relationship
- extramarital affairs
- the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband
- adjective satellite characterized by adultery
- 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
- exhort3/5
exhort
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
urge; inspire; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
- The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
- verb force or impel in an indicated direction
press; urge; urge on.
- I urged him to finish his studies
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- exudate3/5
exudate
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudation.
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exude; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- exuded3/5
exude
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exudate; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- She exudes great confidence
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- exhorting3/5
exhort
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
urge; inspire; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
- The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
- verb force or impel in an indicated direction
press; urge; urge on.
- I urged him to finish his studies
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- expansionism3/5
expansionism
- noun the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
- noun the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
- extolling3/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- excels3/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- excavate3/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- expiation3/5
expiation
- noun compensation for a wrong
atonement; satisfaction.
- we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
- noun the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
atonement; propitiation.
- noun compensation for a wrong
- examinee3/5
examinee
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
testee.
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
- extrapolating3/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- expounding3/5
expounding
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
exposition.
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- excretory3/5
excretory
- adjective of or relating to the process of excretion
- adjective of or relating to the process of excretion
- exonerated3/5
exonerated
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
vindicated; clear; absolved; exculpated; cleared.
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
- exaggerations3/5
exaggeration
- noun extravagant exaggeration
hyperbole.
- noun the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
- noun extravagant exaggeration
- exhaling3/5
exhale
- verb expel air
expire; breathe out.
- Exhale when you lift the weight
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
give forth; emanate.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb expel air
- experimented3/5
experiment
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experimentation.
- noun the testing of an idea
experimentation.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- extraneous3/5
extraneous
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
impertinent; orthogonal; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
- adjective satellite not essential
- the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- extermination3/5
extermination
- noun complete annihilation
extinction.
- they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
- noun the act of exterminating
liquidation.
- noun complete annihilation
- exaggerate3/5
exaggerate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb do something to an excessive degree
overdo.
- He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- extensor3/5
extensor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
extensor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
- 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
- exemplar3/5
exemplar
- noun something to be imitated
good example; model; example.
- an exemplar of success
- a model of clarity
- he is the very model of a modern major general
- noun something to be imitated
- exquisitely3/5
exquisitely
- adverb in a delicate manner
delicately; finely; fine.
- finely shaped features
- her fine drawn body
- adverb in a delicate manner
- exuberant3/5
exuberant
- adjective satellite joyously unrestrained
high-spirited; ebullient.
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; excessive.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
- adjective satellite joyously unrestrained
- extradition3/5
extradition
- noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- exasperation3/5
exasperation
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
aggravation.
- noun actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- exploitative3/5
exploitative
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
exploitatory; exploitive.
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
- excised3/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- extortion3/5
extortion
- noun an exorbitant charge
- noun unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
- the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty
- noun an exorbitant charge
- exuberance3/5
exuberance
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
enthusiasm; ebullience.
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- expropriation3/5
expropriation
- noun taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
- noun taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
- explication3/5
explication
- noun the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
- noun a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
- noun the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
- exec3/5
exec
- noun the chief executive department of the United States government
White House.
- noun the chief executive department of the United States government
- exemplars3/5
exemplar
- noun something to be imitated
good example; model; example.
- an exemplar of success
- a model of clarity
- he is the very model of a modern major general
- noun something to be imitated
- exorbitant3/5
exorbitant
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; outrageous; unconscionable; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- exclaims3/5
exclaim
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
call out; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
- `I won!' he exclaimed
- `Help!' she cried
- `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
- verb state or announce
promulgate; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- exegetical3/5
exegetical
- adjective relating to exegesis
exegetic.
- adjective relating to exegesis
- exaggerating3/5
exaggerate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb do something to an excessive degree
overdo.
- He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- exclaim3/5
exclaim
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
call out; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
- `I won!' he exclaimed
- `Help!' she cried
- `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
- verb state or announce
promulgate; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- expiratory3/5
expiratory
- adjective of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
- adjective of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
- expository3/5
expository
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
expositive.
- clean expository writing
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
- externality3/5
externality
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
outwardness.
- the outwardness of the world
- noun the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
- excommunication3/5
excommunication
- noun the state of being excommunicated
censure; exclusion.
- noun the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
excision.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
- extruded3/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- extricate3/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- exclaiming3/5
exclaiming
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
exclamation.
- she gave an exclamation of delight
- there was much exclaiming over it
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
exclaim; call out; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
- `I won!' he exclaimed
- `Help!' she cried
- `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
- expressionism3/5
expressionism
- noun an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
- noun an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
- expertly3/5
expertly
- adverb in an expert manner
like an expert.
- he repaired the TV set expertly
- adverb in an expert manner
- expectantly3/5
expectantly
- adverb in an expectant manner
- she looked at him expectantly
- adverb in an expectant manner
- exorcism3/5
exorcism
- noun freeing from evil spirits
dispossession.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
- exultation3/5
exultation
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
jubilancy; jubilation; jubilance.
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; rejoicing.
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
- extraterrestrial3/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- excitable3/5
excitable
- adjective easily excited
- adjective satellite capable of responding to stimuli
irritable.
- adjective easily excited
- exhalation3/5
exhalation
- noun exhaled breath
halitus.
- noun the act of expelling air from the lungs
breathing out; expiration.
- noun exhaled breath
- expansionist3/5
expansionist
- adjective of or involving or guided by expansionism
- adjective of or involving or guided by expansionism
- exactness3/5
exactness
- noun the quality of being exact
exactitude.
- he demanded exactness in all details
- a man of great exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
- excrement3/5
excrement
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
body waste; excretion; excretory product; excreta.
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
- excitability3/5
excitability
- noun excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
irritability.
- noun being easily excited
excitableness; volatility.
- noun excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
- exclamations3/5
exclamation
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
exclaiming.
- she gave an exclamation of delight
- there was much exclaiming over it
- noun a loud complaint or protest or reproach
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
- expendable3/5
expendable
- adjective suitable to be expended
- adjective satellite (used of funds) remaining after taxes
spendable.
- spendable income
- adjective suitable to be expended
- extensional3/5
extensional
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- existentialist3/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- explicable3/5
explicable
- adjective capable of being explicated or accounted for
- explicable behavior
- adjective capable of being explicated or accounted for
- excellently3/5
excellently
- adverb extremely well
splendidly; famously; magnificently.
- he did splendidly in the exam
- we got along famously
- adverb extremely well
- expeditious3/5
expeditious
- adjective satellite marked by speed and efficiency
- adjective satellite marked by speed and efficiency
- exilic3/5
exilic
- adjective of or relating to a period of exile (especially the exile of the Jews known as the Babylonian Captivity)
- adjective of or relating to a period of exile (especially the exile of the Jews known as the Babylonian Captivity)
- expeditiously3/5
expeditiously
- adverb with efficiency; in an efficient manner
efficiently.
- he functions efficiently
- adverb with efficiency; in an efficient manner
- exchequer3/5
exchequer
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
treasury.
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
- expediency3/5
expediency
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
expedience.
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
- exigencies3/5
exigency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- the health-care exigency
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
pinch; emergency.
- he never knew what to do in an emergency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- exon3/5
exon
- noun sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
coding DNA.
- exons are interspersed with introns
- noun sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
- exhilaration3/5
exhilaration
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
excitement.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- expressionless3/5
expressionless
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; unexpressive; impassive; poker-faced.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- exons3/5
exon
- noun sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
coding DNA.
- exons are interspersed with introns
- noun sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
- exhibitors3/5
exhibitor
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
shower; exhibitioner.
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
- exothermic3/5
exothermic
- adjective (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
exothermal; heat-releasing.
- adjective (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
- 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
- exclusiveness3/5
exclusiveness
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
cliquishness; clannishness.
- noun tendency to associate with only a select group
- exhaustively3/5
exhaustively
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
thoroughly.
- we searched the files thoroughly
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
- expressway3/5
expressway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- extraterritorial3/5
extraterritorial
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
exterritorial.
- fishing in extraterritorial waters
- enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
- exclusionary3/5
exclusionary
Tending to exclude; causing exclusion; exclusive.
- ext3/5
exit
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
issue; way out; outlet.
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; expiration; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun an opening that permits escape or release
- exclusivity3/5
exclusivity
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- exxon3/5
exxon
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- exod3/5
exod
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- exciton3/5
exciton
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- extractive3/5
extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
- exceptionalism3/5
- expansionary3/5
expansionary
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- exes2/5
ex
- noun a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
ex-husband.
- noun a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
ex-wife.
- all his exes live in Texas
- noun a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- exacerbates2/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- externalized2/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- extrovert2/5
extrovert
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
extravert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extravert; extraverted.
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
- 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'
- expels2/5
expel
- verb force to leave or move out
kick out; throw out.
- He was expelled from his native country
- verb remove from a position or office
oust; boot out; drum out; throw out; kick out.
- The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
- verb force to leave or move out
- externalize2/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- exasperate2/5
exasperate
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exacerbate.
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense.
- verb exasperate or irritate
- extroverts2/5
extrovert
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
extravert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extravert; extraverted.
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
- extraverts2/5
extravert
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
extrovert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extraverted; extrovert.
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
- excrete2/5
excrete
- verb eliminate from the body
pass; egest; eliminate.
- Pass a kidney stone
- verb eliminate from the body
- exemplification2/5
exemplification
- noun showing by example
illustration.
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
typification.
- noun showing by example
- expandable2/5
expandable
- adjective satellite able to expand or be expanded
expandible; expansible.
- adjective satellite (of gases) capable of expansion
expansile; expandible; expansible.
- adjective satellite able to expand or be expanded
- examinees2/5
examinee
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
testee.
- noun someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
- expulsions2/5
expulsion
- noun the act of forcing out someone or something
riddance; ejection; exclusion.
- the ejection of troublemakers by the police
- the child's expulsion from school
- noun squeezing out by applying pressure
extrusion.
- an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
- the expulsion of pus from the pimple
- noun the act of forcing out someone or something
- exalting2/5
exalting
- adjective satellite tending to exalt
ennobling.
- an exalting eulogy
- ennobling thoughts
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; extol; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- adjective satellite tending to exalt
- exalts2/5
exalt
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
glorify; extol; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- externalization2/5
externalization
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
exteriorization; exteriorisation; externalisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- extenuating2/5
extenuating
- adjective satellite partially excusing or justifying
- extenuating circumstances
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- adjective satellite partially excusing or justifying
- exegetes2/5
exegete
- noun a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
- noun a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
- extroverted2/5
extroverted
- adjective not introspective; examining what is outside yourself
extrospective.
- adjective satellite at ease in talking to others
outgoing; forthcoming.
- adjective not introspective; examining what is outside yourself
- exacts2/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- expositor2/5
expositor
- noun a person who explains
expounder.
- noun a person who explains
- expiate2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- exegete2/5
exegete
- noun a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
- noun a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
- extinguishes2/5
extinguish
- verb put an end to; kill
snuff out.
- The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
- verb put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
snuff out; blow out; quench.
- Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
- quench the flames
- snuff out the candles
- verb put an end to; kill
- exhibitionist2/5
exhibitionist
- noun someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
flasher.
- noun someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
show-off.
- noun someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
- expiated2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- extraverted2/5
extraverted
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extravert; extrovert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
- exercisers2/5
exerciser
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
gymnastic apparatus.
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
- exterminator2/5
exterminator
- noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
eradicator; terminator.
- noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
- excreting2/5
excreting
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination; excretion; voiding; evacuation.
- verb eliminate from the body
excrete; pass; egest; eliminate.
- Pass a kidney stone
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- expositors2/5
expositor
- noun a person who explains
expounder.
- noun a person who explains
- exerciser2/5
exerciser
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
gymnastic apparatus.
- noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
- extenuate2/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- execrated2/5
execrate
- verb find repugnant
abominate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathemize; anathematize.
- verb find repugnant
- extraversion2/5
extraversion
- noun (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
extroversion.
- noun (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
- explicated2/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- extravasation2/5
extravasation
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eructation; eruption.
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- exactions2/5
exaction
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- exaction of tribute
- exaction of various dues and fees
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- extol2/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- exemplifying2/5
exemplifying
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
illustrative.
- verb be characteristic of
exemplify; represent.
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- adjective satellite clarifying by use of examples
- exhorts2/5
exhort
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
urge; inspire; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
- The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
- verb force or impel in an indicated direction
press; urge; urge on.
- I urged him to finish his studies
- verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- expropriated2/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- extort2/5
extort
- verb obtain through intimidation
- verb obtain by coercion or intimidation
gouge; squeeze; wring; rack.
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
- verb obtain through intimidation
- excavators2/5
excavator
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- noun a machine for excavating
shovel; power shovel; digger.
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- extorted2/5
extort
- verb obtain through intimidation
- verb obtain by coercion or intimidation
gouge; squeeze; wring; rack.
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
- verb obtain through intimidation
- expending2/5
expending
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
expenditure.
- verb use up, consume fully
use; expend.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
- exudates2/5
exudate
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudation.
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exude; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- extravaganza2/5
extravaganza
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- exude2/5
exude
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exudate; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- She exudes great confidence
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- exorcist2/5
exorcist
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- noun someone who practices exorcism
exorciser.
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- exonerate2/5
exonerate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- exudes2/5
exude
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exudate; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- She exudes great confidence
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- explicating2/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- excavator2/5
excavator
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- noun a machine for excavating
shovel; power shovel; digger.
- noun a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- expounds2/5
expound
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb state
exposit; set forth.
- set forth one's reasons
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- excelling2/5
excel
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- verb distinguish oneself
- exhibitionism2/5
exhibitionism
- noun extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself
- noun the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
immodesty.
- noun extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself
- examen2/5
examen
- noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
examination.
- noun a critical study (as of a writer's work)
- noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
- expressible2/5
expressible
- adjective capable of being expressed
- an expressible emotion
- adjective capable of being expressed
- excitements2/5
excitement
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
exhilaration.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
fervour; fervor; inflammation; excitation.
- his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
- he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- execrable2/5
execrable
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; deplorable; woeful; wretched.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; detestable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
- expediting2/5
expedite
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
hasten.
- This should expedite the process
- verb process fast and efficiently
- I will try to expedite the matter
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
- extrajudicial2/5
extrajudicial
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- an extrajudicial penalty
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- exterminating2/5
exterminate
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
uproot; root out; extirpate; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- exhumation2/5
exhumation
- noun the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
digging up; disinterment.
- noun the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
- 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
- expensed2/5
expense
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
disbursal; disbursement.
- noun a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- extrapolations2/5
extrapolation
- noun (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- noun an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
- noun (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- exoskeleton2/5
exoskeleton
- noun the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
- noun the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
- exuding2/5
exude
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exudate; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- She exudes great confidence
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- exogamy2/5
exogamy
- noun marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
intermarriage.
- noun marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
- extirpated2/5
extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- extralegal2/5
extralegal
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
nonlegal.
- there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances
- adjective satellite not regulated or sanctioned by law
- extols2/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- extroversion2/5
extroversion
- noun (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
extraversion.
- noun (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
- extirpate2/5
extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- expos2/5
expo
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
exposition; exhibition.
- noun a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
- exoneration2/5
exoneration
- noun the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
- noun the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
vindication.
- friends provided a vindication of his position
- noun the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
- excommunicate2/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- exaction2/5
exaction
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- exaction of tribute
- exaction of various dues and fees
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- exhales2/5
exhale
- verb expel air
expire; breathe out.
- Exhale when you lift the weight
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
give forth; emanate.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb expel air
- expansiveness2/5
expansiveness
- noun a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
expansivity.
- the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed
- noun a friendly open trait of a talkative person
effusiveness; expansivity.
- noun a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
- expensing2/5
expense
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
disbursal; disbursement.
- noun a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- explicates2/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- exportable2/5
exportable
- adjective suitable for export
- exportable cultural achievements
- adjective suitable for export
- expropriate2/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- expends2/5
expend
- verb use up, consume fully
use.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- verb pay out
drop; spend.
- spend money
- verb use up, consume fully
- expressionists2/5
expressionist
- noun an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
- adjective of or relating to expressionism
expressionistic.
- expressionist art
- noun an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
- extorting2/5
extort
- verb obtain through intimidation
- verb obtain by coercion or intimidation
gouge; squeeze; wring; rack.
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
- verb obtain through intimidation
- expectoration2/5
expectoration
- noun the process of coughing up and spitting out
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spitting; spit.
- noun the process of coughing up and spitting out
- expectorant2/5
expectorant
- noun a medicine promoting expectoration
expectorator.
- noun a medicine promoting expectoration
- expat2/5
expat
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expatriate.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- excretions2/5
excretion
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
elimination; excreting; voiding; evacuation.
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
excrement; body waste; excretory product; excreta.
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- explorative2/5
explorative
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
exploratory.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
- execration2/5
execration
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; abhorrence; abomination; detestation; loathing.
- noun an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
condemnation; curse.
- noun hate coupled with disgust
- exhaustible2/5
exhaustible
- adjective capable of being used up
- adjective satellite capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted
- our exhaustible reserves of fossil fuel
- adjective capable of being used up
- expats2/5
expat
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expatriate.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- extendable2/5
extendable
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
extendible.
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
- expostulation2/5
expostulation
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
objection; remonstration; remonstrance.
- noun an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- 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
- exculpate2/5
exculpate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- expiatory2/5
expiatory
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
expiative; propitiatory.
- expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- extrication2/5
extrication
- noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
unsnarling; untangling; disentanglement.
- noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
- extrusions2/5
extrusion
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; excrescence; 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 squeezing out by applying pressure
expulsion.
- an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
- the expulsion of pus from the pimple
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- exophthalmos2/5
exophthalmos
- noun protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
- noun protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
- 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
- expatiate2/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- exorcists2/5
exorcist
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- noun someone who practices exorcism
exorciser.
- noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
- extenuation2/5
extenuation
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigation.
- noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigation; palliation.
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- exonerating2/5
exonerate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- executrix2/5
executrix
- noun a woman executor
- noun a woman executor
- excoriation2/5
excoriation
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; scrape; scratch.
- noun severe censure
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- 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
- excisions2/5
excision
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cut; deletion.
- an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
- both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- extravaganzas2/5
extravaganza
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- noun any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
- expurgated2/5
expurgated
- adjective satellite having material deleted
- at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- adjective satellite having material deleted
- exculpation2/5
exculpation
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
excuse; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun the act of freeing from guilt or blame
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- exploitations2/5
exploitation
- noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
development.
- the development of Alaskan resources
- the exploitation of copper deposits
- noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
using; victimisation; victimization.
- capitalistic exploitation of the working class
- paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
- noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- expropriating2/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- extrapolates2/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- expatiated2/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- exchangeability2/5
exchangeability
- noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
interchangeableness; fungibility; interchangeability.
- noun the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
- execrations2/5
execration
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; abhorrence; abomination; detestation; loathing.
- noun an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
condemnation; curse.
- noun hate coupled with disgust
- exhilarated2/5
exhilarated
- adjective satellite made joyful
gladdened.
- the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective satellite made joyful
- exoticism2/5
exoticism
- noun the quality of being exotic
exotism; exoticness.
- he loved the exoticism of Egypt
- noun the quality of being exotic
- exempts2/5
exempt
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
relieve; free.
- She exempted me from the exam
- verb grant exemption or release to
excuse; relieve; let off.
- Please excuse me from this class
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- extractions2/5
extraction
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; descent.
- he comes from good origins
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- extinguisher2/5
extinguisher
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
asphyxiator; fire extinguisher.
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- exempting2/5
exempt
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
relieve; free.
- She exempted me from the exam
- verb grant exemption or release to
excuse; relieve; let off.
- Please excuse me from this class
- verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- extractor2/5
extractor
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge; separator.
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- exactitude2/5
exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
exactness.
- he demanded exactness in all details
- a man of great exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
- exaggerates2/5
exaggerate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb do something to an excessive degree
overdo.
- He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- exocrine2/5
exocrine
- noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct
duct gland; exocrine gland.
- adjective of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
- noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct
- expletive2/5
expletive
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; cuss; curse; oath; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- extrude2/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- exculpatory2/5
exculpatory
- adjective clearing of guilt or blame
- adjective clearing of guilt or blame
- exulted2/5
exult
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
be on cloud nine; walk on air; jump for joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; rejoice; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
- exteriors2/5
exterior
- noun the region that is outside of something
outside.
- noun the outer side or surface of something
outside.
- noun the region that is outside of something
- exhumed2/5
exhume
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
disinter.
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
- expunged2/5
expunge
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; excise.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- extricated2/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- exploiters2/5
exploiter
- noun a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
user.
- noun a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
- extirpation2/5
extirpation
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
excision; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
excision; deracination.
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- exorcise2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- extinguishers2/5
extinguisher
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
asphyxiator; fire extinguisher.
- noun a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
- extensors2/5
extensor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
extensor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
- exulting2/5
exulting
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
triumphal; rejoicing; prideful; triumphant; exultant; jubilant.
- rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
- a triumphal success
- a triumphant shout
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
be on cloud nine; walk on air; exult; jump for joy.
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
- excreta2/5
excreta
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
excrement; body waste; excretion; excretory product.
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
- 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
- extractable2/5
extractable
- adjective satellite capable of being extracted
extractible.
- adjective satellite capable of being extracted
- exult2/5
exult
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
be on cloud nine; walk on air; jump for joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; rejoice; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
- excursus2/5
excursus
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; digression; aside; parenthesis.
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
- exudation2/5
exudation
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudate.
- noun the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
transudation.
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- expletives2/5
expletive
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; cuss; curse; oath; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- excalibur2/5
excalibur
The name of King Arthur's mythical sword. Written also Tennyson.Excalibar ,Excalibor ,Escalibar , andCaliburn .
- extern2/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
- exigent2/5
exigent
- adjective satellite demanding attention
insistent; instant; clamant; crying.
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
- adjective satellite requiring precise accuracy
exacting.
- an exacting job
- became more exigent over his pronunciation
- adjective satellite demanding attention
- exhalations2/5
exhalation
- noun exhaled breath
halitus.
- noun the act of expelling air from the lungs
breathing out; expiration.
- noun exhaled breath
- exorcisms2/5
exorcism
- noun freeing from evil spirits
dispossession.
- noun freeing from evil spirits
- exfoliation2/5
exfoliation
- noun the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
- exfoliation is increased by sunburn
- noun a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scurf; scale.
- noun the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
- expatriation2/5
expatriation
- noun the act of expelling a person from their native land
exile; deportation; transportation.
- men in exile dream of hope
- his deportation to a penal colony
- the expatriation of wealthy farmers
- the sentence was one of transportation for life
- noun migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
emigration; out-migration.
- noun the act of expelling a person from their native land
- excoriated2/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- exorcised2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- expunge2/5
expunge
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; excise.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- extradite2/5
extradite
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
deport; deliver.
- They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
- expansively2/5
expansively
- adverb in an impressively expansive manner
- she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income
- adverb in an ebullient manner
ebulliently; exuberantly.
- Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression
- adverb in an impressively expansive manner
- extricating2/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- extraterrestrials2/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- extrema2/5
extremum
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extreme point; extreme.
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
peak.
- voltage peak
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
- exuberantly2/5
exuberantly
- adverb in an exuberant manner
riotously.
- the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church
- adverb in an ebullient manner
ebulliently; expansively.
- Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression
- adverb in an exuberant manner
- existentialists2/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- extradited2/5
extradite
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
deport; deliver.
- They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
- excises2/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- exploitive2/5
exploitive
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
exploitatory; exploitative.
- adjective satellite tending to exploit or make use of
- execs2/5
exec
- noun the chief executive department of the United States government
White House.
- noun the chief executive department of the United States government
- explications2/5
explication
- noun the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
- noun a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
- noun the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
- extruding2/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- expostulated2/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- exogamous2/5
exogamous
- adjective characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
exogamic.
- adjective pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
exogamic.
- adjective characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
- exponentiation2/5
exponentiation
- noun the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
involution.
- noun the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
- exploiter2/5
exploiter
- noun a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
user.
- noun a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
- extortionate2/5
extortionate
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; unconscionable; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- extremum2/5
extremum
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extreme point; extreme.
- noun the most extreme possible amount or value
peak.
- voltage peak
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
- expressionistic2/5
expressionistic
- adjective of or relating to expressionism
expressionist.
- expressionist art
- adjective of or relating to expressionism
- 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
- experimentalism2/5
experimentalism
- noun an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
- noun an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation
- the children of psychologists are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism
- noun an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
- excising2/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- extragalactic2/5
extragalactic
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- extragalactic nebula
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- exorcising2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- exponentials2/5
exponential
- noun a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
exponential function.
- adjective of or involving exponents
- exponential growth
- noun a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
- extractors2/5
extractor
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge; separator.
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- extralinguistic2/5
extralinguistic
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- adjective not included within the realm of language
- exfoliated2/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- exults2/5
exult
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
be on cloud nine; walk on air; jump for joy.
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; jubilate; rejoice; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb feel extreme happiness or elation
- extensiveness2/5
extensiveness
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
largeness.
- the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness
- the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
- expropriations2/5
expropriation
- noun taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
- noun taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
- extremest2/5
extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- extortions2/5
extortion
- noun an exorbitant charge
- noun unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
- the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty
- noun an exorbitant charge
- explanandum2/5
explanandum
- noun (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
explicandum.
- noun (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
- exotoxin2/5
exotoxin
- noun a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
- noun a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
- exiling2/5
exile
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
expatriate; expat.
- American expatriates
- noun a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
deportee.
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- excoriating2/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- 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
- excrements2/5
excrement
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
body waste; excretion; excretory product; excreta.
- noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
- experimentations2/5
experimentation
- noun the testing of an idea
experiment.
- it was an experiment in living
- not all experimentation is done in laboratories
- noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experiment.
- noun the testing of an idea
- exhume2/5
exhume
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
disinter.
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
- exenteration2/5
exenteration
- noun surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
- noun surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
- expertness2/5
expertness
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
expertise.
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- exotoxins2/5
exotoxin
- noun a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
- noun a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
- extrusive2/5
extrusive
- adjective of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
- adjective of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
- expunging2/5
expunging
- noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
erasure; expunction.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; excise; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
- excusable2/5
excusable
- adjective capable of being overlooked
- adjective satellite easily excused or forgiven
venial; forgivable.
- a venial error
- adjective capable of being overlooked
- expedients2/5
expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- adjective serving to promote your interest
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- extravagantly2/5
extravagantly
- adverb in an abundant manner
abundantly; profusely; copiously.
- they were abundantly supplied with food
- he thanked her profusely
- adverb in a wasteful manner
lavishly.
- the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap
- adverb in an abundant manner
- exultant2/5
exultant
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
triumphal; rejoicing; prideful; triumphant; exulting; jubilant.
- rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
- a triumphal success
- a triumphant shout
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
- exigency2/5
exigency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- the health-care exigency
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
pinch; emergency.
- he never knew what to do in an emergency
- noun a pressing or urgent situation
- externals2/5
external
- noun outward features
- he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
- adjective happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
- the external auditory canal
- external pressures
- noun outward features
- expensively2/5
expensively
- adverb in an expensive manner
- an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her
- adverb in an expensive manner
- excruciatingly2/5
excruciatingly
- adverb in a very painful manner
agonizingly; torturously.
- the progress was agonizingly slow
- adverb in a very painful manner
- extraordinaire2/5
extraordinaire
- adjective satellite extraordinary in a particular capacity
- a woodworker extraordinaire
- a self-starter extraordinaire
- adjective satellite extraordinary in a particular capacity
- explicitness2/5
explicitness
- noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit
- noun clarity as a consequence of being explicit
- explainable2/5
explainable
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
interpretable.
- explainable phenomena
- adjective satellite capable of being understood
- exhibitor2/5
exhibitor
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
shower; exhibitioner.
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
- exoteric2/5
exoteric
- adjective suitable for the general public
- writings of an exoteric nature
- adjective suitable for the general public
- extemporaneous2/5
extemporaneous
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extempore; offhand; ad-lib; offhanded; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
- extempore2/5
extempore
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; offhand; ad-lib; offhanded; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adverb without prior preparation
extemporaneously; extemporarily.
- he spoke extemporaneously
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
- extrasensory2/5
extrasensory
- adjective seemingly outside normal sensory channels
paranormal.
- adjective seemingly outside normal sensory channels
- exordium2/5
exordium
- noun (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
- noun (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
- exclamatory2/5
exclamatory
- adjective satellite sudden and strong
emphatic.
- an emphatic no
- adjective satellite sudden and strong
- exostosis2/5
exostosis
- noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
- noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
- explosively2/5
explosively
- adverb suddenly and rapidly
- the population in Central America is growing explosively
- adverb in an explosive manner
- the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable
- adverb suddenly and rapidly
- exonuclease2/5
exonuclease
- noun a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
- noun a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
- expressways2/5
expressway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- exmoor2/5
exmoor
- noun horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
- noun stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
- noun horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
- exultantly2/5
exultantly
- adverb in an exultant manner
exultingly.
- it was exultingly easy
- adverb in an exultant manner
- expectable2/5
expectable
- adjective satellite to be expected
- differences of opinion are quite expectable given the present information
- adjective satellite to be expected
- exotropia2/5
exotropia
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
divergent strabismus; walleye.
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
- extemporaneously2/5
extemporaneously
- adverb without prior preparation
extemporarily; extempore.
- he spoke extemporaneously
- adverb without prior preparation
- exultingly2/5
exultingly
- adverb in an exultant manner
exultantly.
- it was exultingly easy
- adverb in an exultant manner
- expediently2/5
expediently
- adverb in an expedient manner
inadvisably.
- adverb in an expedient manner
- extradural2/5
extradural
- adjective on or outside the dura mater
epidural.
- adjective on or outside the dura mater
- exaggeratedly2/5
exaggeratedly
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
hyperbolically.
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
- expressively2/5
expressively
- adverb with expression; in an expressive manner
- she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively
- adverb with expression; in an expressive manner
- extramural2/5
extramural
- adjective carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
- extramural sports
- adjective carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
- executory2/5
executory
Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive. The official and executory duties of government. Burke.
- extrapyramidal2/5
- extensibility2/5
extensibility
The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the .extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal
- extracorporeal2/5
extracorporeal
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- exercisable2/5
exercisable
That may be exercised, used, or exerted.
- excimer2/5
excimer
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- excludable2/5
excludable
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- extruder2/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- extranet2/5
extranet
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- extraocular2/5
- explants2/5
- expander2/5
expand
- verb extend in one or more directions
spread out.
- The dough expands
- verb become larger in size or volume or quantity
- his business expanded rapidly
- verb extend in one or more directions
- exocytosis2/5
- extrahepatic2/5
- externa2/5
externa
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- exogenously2/5
exogenous
- adjective derived or originating externally
exogenic.
- adjective derived or originating externally
- existentially2/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- excitons2/5
excitons
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- exteriority2/5
exteriority
Surface; superficies; externality.
- experientially2/5
experiential
- adjective relating to or resulting from experience
- a personal, experiential reality
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
existential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective relating to or resulting from experience
- extender2/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- expressivity2/5
- exploitable2/5
exploitable
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- experiencer2/5
experiencer
One who experiences.
- exeunt2/5
exeunt
They go out, or retire from the scene; as, . See 1stexeunt all except HamletExit .
- exemplum2/5
exemplum
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- extracranial2/5
- exotics2/5
exotic
- adjective satellite being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
alien.
- alien customs
- exotic plants in a greenhouse
- exotic cuisine
- adjective satellite strikingly strange or unusual
- an exotic hair style
- protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants
- the exotic landscape of a dead planet
- adjective satellite being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- extinguishment2/5
extinguishment
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the .extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection
- exempla2/5
exempla
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- exo2/5
exo
A prefix signifying out of, outside; as in exocarp, exogen, exoskeleton.
- extubation2/5
extubation
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- excipients2/5
- externalism2/5
externalism
The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts or appearances; regard for externals. This externalism gave Catholicism a great advantage on all sides. E. Eggleston.
- exudative2/5
exudative
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- executables2/5
executable
- adjective satellite capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
viable; workable; practicable; feasible.
- adjective satellite capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
- exc2/5
- exclusivist2/5
exclusivist
One who favor or practices any from of exclusiveness or exclusivism. The field of Greek mythology . . . the favorite sporting ground of the exclusivists of the solar theory. Gladstone.
- extremis2/5
extremis
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- extranets2/5
- extenders2/5
extender
One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.
- externalist2/5
externalist
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- exch2/5
exch
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- extravascular2/5
extravascular
(Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
- existents2/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- experimentalists2/5
- explant2/5
explant
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- exotica2/5
exotica
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- excisional2/5
- extraterritoriality2/5
extraterritoriality
The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory ; esp.(Internat. Law) ,a fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation. Wheaton.
- experimentalist2/5
experimentalist
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- exposé2/5
exposé
To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; toexpose pictures to public inspection.Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined. Locke.
- extremal2/5
extremal
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- extrapulmonary2/5
- exclusivism2/5
exclusivism
The act or practice of excluding being exclusive; exclusiveness.
- extramedullary2/5
- exceptionality2/5
exceptionality
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- extracapsular2/5
extracapsular
(Anat.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- expanders2/5
expander
Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.
- excitonic2/5
- extruders2/5
extruders
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- exciter2/5
excite
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- verb act as a stimulant
stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb arouse or elicit a feeling
- extrasolar2/5
- extremadura2/5
- expt2/5
expt
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- extrinsically2/5
extrinsical
Extrinsic. --Ex*trin"sic*al*ly adv.
- extraperitoneal2/5
- exstrophy2/5
exstrophy
(Med.) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, .exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder
- extraembryonic2/5
- exemplarity2/5
exemplarity
Exemplariness. R.The exemplarity of Christ's life. Abp. Sharp.
- excerpta2/5
- exfoliative2/5
exfoliative
Having the power of causing exfoliation. --n. Wiseman.An exfoliative agent.
- excipient2/5
excipient
Taking an exception.
- exigence2/5
exigence
Exigency. Hooker.
- expectedly2/5
expected
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- prepared for the expected attack
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate; expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- adjective considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
- expellees2/5
expellees
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- extraoral2/5
- excl2/5
excl
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- expediente2/5
expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- adjective serving to promote your interest
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
- noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- expansionists2/5
expansionist
- adjective of or involving or guided by expansionism
- adjective of or involving or guided by expansionism
- extrauterine2/5
extrauterine
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- extratropical2/5
extratropical
Beyond or outside of the tropics. Whewell.
- exurban2/5
exurban
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- expressivism2/5
- extratextual2/5
- extrait2/5
extrait
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- extraposition2/5
- exotically2/5
exotical
Foreign; not native; exotic. R. --Ex*ot"ic*al*ness , n.
- experiencers2/5
- explicative2/5
explicative
Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory. Sir W. Hamilton.
- externalised1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- exteriorized1/5
exteriorize
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
bring outside.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; externalize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
- extravert1/5
extravert
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
extrovert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extrovertive; extraverted; extrovert.
- noun (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
- externalising1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- externalizes1/5
externalize
- verb regard as objective
project; externalise.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- exasperates1/5
exasperate
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exacerbate.
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense.
- verb exasperate or irritate
- externalise1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- exteriorize1/5
exteriorize
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
bring outside.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; externalize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
- exteriorizing1/5
exteriorize
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
bring outside.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalise; externalize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
- excuser1/5
excuser
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
forgiver; pardoner.
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
- exteriorised1/5
exteriorise
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
objectify; externalise; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
- expounder1/5
expounder
- noun a person who explains
expositor.
- noun a person who explains
- excretes1/5
excrete
- verb eliminate from the body
pass; egest; eliminate.
- Pass a kidney stone
- verb eliminate from the body
- externalisation1/5
externalisation
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalization.
- noun embodying in an outward form
externalization; exteriorization; exteriorisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- exhibitionists1/5
exhibitionist
- noun someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
flasher.
- noun someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
show-off.
- noun someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
- exemplifications1/5
exemplification
- noun showing by example
illustration.
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
typification.
- noun showing by example
- expectorated1/5
expectorate
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
drive out; clear out.
- This drug expectorates quickly
- verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough out; spit up; cough up; spit out.
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
- exteriorization1/5
exteriorization
- noun embodying in an outward form
externalization; exteriorisation; externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
- expounders1/5
expounder
- noun a person who explains
expositor.
- noun a person who explains
- expiating1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- exterminators1/5
exterminator
- noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
eradicator; terminator.
- noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
- expectorate1/5
expectorate
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
drive out; clear out.
- This drug expectorates quickly
- verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough out; spit up; cough up; spit out.
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
- execrate1/5
execrate
- verb find repugnant
abominate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathemize; anathematize.
- verb find repugnant
- extenuated1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- excitant1/5
excitant
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulant drug; stimulant.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitative; excitatory.
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
- expectorating1/5
expectorate
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
drive out; clear out.
- This drug expectorates quickly
- verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough out; spit up; cough up; spit out.
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
- expansible1/5
expansible
- adjective satellite able to expand or be expanded
expandable; expandible.
- adjective satellite (of gases) capable of expansion
expandable; expansile; expandible.
- adjective satellite able to expand or be expanded
- expiates1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- experient1/5
experient
- adjective having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
experienced.
- adjective having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
- externalizations1/5
externalization
- noun attributing to outside causes
externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
exteriorization; exteriorisation; externalisation.
- noun attributing to outside causes
- execrating1/5
execrate
- verb find repugnant
abominate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathemize; anathematize.
- verb find repugnant
- excogitated1/5
excogitate
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
formulate; devise; contrive; invent; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- extrovertive1/5
extrovertive
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
extroverted; extravertive; extravert; extraverted; extrovert.
- adjective satellite being concerned with the social and physical environment
- exteriorisation1/5
exteriorisation
- noun embodying in an outward form
externalization; exteriorization; externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
- extenuates1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- excitingly1/5
excitingly
- adverb in an exciting manner
- at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary
- adverb in an exciting manner
- expostulations1/5
expostulation
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
objection; remonstration; remonstrance.
- noun an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
- noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- exegeses1/5
exegesis
- noun an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
- noun an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
- 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
- exarch1/5
exarch
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- noun a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- extendible1/5
extendible
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
extendable.
- adjective satellite capable of being lengthened
- exoskeletons1/5
exoskeleton
- noun the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
- noun the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
- excursionists1/5
excursionist
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; rubberneck; sightseer.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- expirations1/5
expiration
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
termination; expiry.
- the expiry of his driver's license
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; release; passing.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
- excommunicating1/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- exonerates1/5
exonerate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- extemporized1/5
extemporize
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
improvise.
- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
- verb perform without preparation
improvise; ad-lib; improvize; extemporise.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- extirpating1/5
extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- expedites1/5
expedite
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
hasten.
- This should expedite the process
- verb process fast and efficiently
- I will try to expedite the matter
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
- expatiating1/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- expectorants1/5
expectorant
- noun a medicine promoting expectoration
expectorator.
- noun a medicine promoting expectoration
- exhibitionistic1/5
exhibitionistic
- adjective satellite compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior
- adjective satellite compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior
- excoriations1/5
excoriation
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; scrape; scratch.
- noun severe censure
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- excavates1/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- 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
- exhumations1/5
exhumation
- noun the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
digging up; disinterment.
- noun the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
- exquisiteness1/5
exquisiteness
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- noun extreme beauty of a delicate sort
- exculpated1/5
exculpated
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
vindicated; clear; exonerated; absolved; cleared.
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
- exaltations1/5
exaltation
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture; ecstasy; raptus; transport.
- listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
- noun the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- exculpating1/5
exculpate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- extorts1/5
extort
- verb obtain through intimidation
- verb obtain by coercion or intimidation
gouge; squeeze; wring; rack.
- They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
- verb obtain through intimidation
- expatiates1/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- exobiology1/5
exobiology
- noun the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
astrobiology; space biology.
- noun the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
- exportations1/5
exportation
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
export.
- noun the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
exporting.
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- executant1/5
executant
- noun a performer (usually of musical works)
- noun a performer (usually of musical works)
- 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
- extraordinariness1/5
extraordinariness
- noun the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
- noun the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered
- 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
- exserted1/5
exsert
- verb thrust or extend out
stretch out; extend; stretch forth; hold out; put out.
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
- verb thrust or extend out
- extensile1/5
extensile
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
extensible.
- an extensile tongue
- an extensible measuring rule
- adjective capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
- excommunicates1/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- expansivity1/5
expansivity
- noun the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
coefficient of expansion.
- noun a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
expansiveness.
- the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed
- noun the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
- expiations1/5
expiation
- noun compensation for a wrong
atonement; satisfaction.
- we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
- noun the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
atonement; propitiation.
- noun compensation for a wrong
- exonerations1/5
exoneration
- noun the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
- noun the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
vindication.
- friends provided a vindication of his position
- noun the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
- extemporised1/5
extemporise
- verb perform without preparation
improvise; ad-lib; extemporize; improvize.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb perform without preparation
- extemporize1/5
extemporize
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
improvise.
- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
- verb perform without preparation
improvise; ad-lib; improvize; extemporise.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- executants1/5
executant
- noun a performer (usually of musical works)
- noun a performer (usually of musical works)
- expurgate1/5
expurgate
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- examens1/5
examen
- noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
examination.
- noun a critical study (as of a writer's work)
- noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
- extemporizing1/5
extemporize
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
improvise.
- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
- verb perform without preparation
improvise; ad-lib; improvize; extemporise.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- exterminates1/5
exterminate
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
uproot; root out; extirpate; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- extremeness1/5
extremeness
- noun the quality of being extreme
- noun the quality of being extreme
- expropriates1/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- exculpates1/5
exculpate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- excitants1/5
excitant
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulant drug; stimulant.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitative; excitatory.
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
- extravasations1/5
extravasation
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
eructation; eruption.
- noun an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
- excursionist1/5
excursionist
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; rubberneck; sightseer.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- exposited1/5
exposit
- verb state
expound; set forth.
- set forth one's reasons
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb state
- exarchs1/5
exarch
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- noun a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
- noun a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America
- exhaustions1/5
exhaustion
- noun extreme fatigue
- noun serious weakening and loss of energy
enervation; debilitation; enfeeblement.
- noun extreme fatigue
- extenuations1/5
extenuation
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigation.
- noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigation; palliation.
- noun a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- expurgating1/5
expurgate
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- expectorations1/5
expectoration
- noun the process of coughing up and spitting out
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spitting; spit.
- noun the process of coughing up and spitting out
- expostulate1/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- expatriated1/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- exfoliating1/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- explanans1/5
explanans
- noun (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
- noun (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
- expansile1/5
expansile
- adjective satellite (of gases) capable of expansion
expandable; expandible; expansible.
- adjective satellite (of gases) capable of expansion
- exergonic1/5
exergonic
- adjective (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy
- diffusion is an exergonic process
- adjective (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy
- extravasated1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- exfoliate1/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- excommunications1/5
excommunication
- noun the state of being excommunicated
censure; exclusion.
- noun the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
excision.
- noun the state of being excommunicated
- exanthem1/5
exanthem
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
exanthema; skin eruption.
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
- exorcize1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- excoriate1/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- extortionist1/5
extortionist
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
blackmailer; extortioner.
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- exhuming1/5
exhume
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
disinter.
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
- exorcized1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- exosphere1/5
exosphere
- noun the outermost atmospheric layer
- noun the outermost atmospheric layer
- extrudes1/5
extrude
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
squeeze out.
- extrude steel
- verb form or shape by forcing through an opening
- expostulating1/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- extortionists1/5
extortionist
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
blackmailer; extortioner.
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- exegetic1/5
exegetic
- adjective relating to exegesis
exegetical.
- adjective relating to exegesis
- expurgation1/5
expurgation
- noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
castration.
- noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
- excoriates1/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- exotherm1/5
exotherm
- noun a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition
- noun a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition
- exterminations1/5
extermination
- noun complete annihilation
extinction.
- they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
- noun the act of exterminating
liquidation.
- noun complete annihilation
- exhortatory1/5
exhortatory
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
hortatory; hortative; exhortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- extortioners1/5
extortioner
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
blackmailer; extortionist.
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- exciseman1/5
exciseman
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
internal revenue agent; tax collector; taxman; collector of internal revenue.
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
- exhilarate1/5
exhilarate
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb fill with sublime emotion
- exacta1/5
exacta
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
perfecta.
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- exudations1/5
exudation
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudate.
- noun the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
transudation.
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- extricates1/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- exanthems1/5
exanthem
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
exanthema; skin eruption.
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
- exorcises1/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- extraditing1/5
extradite
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
deport; deliver.
- They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there
- verb hand over to the authorities of another country
- exorcizing1/5
exorcize
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcise.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- exanthema1/5
exanthema
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
exanthem; skin eruption.
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
- exhortative1/5
exhortative
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
exhortatory; hortatory; hortative.
- adjective satellite giving strong encouragement
- expertises1/5
expertise
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
expertness.
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- extortioner1/5
extortioner
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
blackmailer; extortionist.
- noun a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- exultations1/5
exultation
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
jubilancy; jubilation; jubilance.
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; rejoicing.
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
- exhilarates1/5
exhilarate
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb fill with sublime emotion
- exactas1/5
exacta
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
perfecta.
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- excisemen1/5
exciseman
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
internal revenue agent; tax collector; taxman; collector of internal revenue.
- noun someone who collects taxes for the government
- exponentiations1/5
exponentiation
- noun the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
involution.
- noun the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
- exoduses1/5
exodus
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
hegira; hejira.
- noun the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
Book of Exodus.
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
- expostulates1/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- exactest1/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- extravasate1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- expatriating1/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- expresser1/5
express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- executability1/5
executability
- noun capability of being executed
- the job is executable for two million dollars
- this contract is not executable
- noun capability of being executed
- exfoliates1/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- expunges1/5
expunge
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; excise.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- exanthemata1/5
exanthema
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
exanthem; skin eruption.
- noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
- expositive1/5
expositive
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
expository.
- clean expository writing
- adjective satellite serving to expound or set forth
- exogamic1/5
exogamic
- adjective characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
exogamous.
- adjective pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
exogamous.
- adjective characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
- extremer1/5
extreme
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
- noun the point located farthest from the middle of something
extremum; extreme point.
- noun the furthest or highest degree of something
- explicandum1/5
explicandum
- noun (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
explanandum.
- noun (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
- excursuses1/5
excursus
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; digression; aside; parenthesis.
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
- externs1/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
- exasperations1/5
exasperation
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
aggravation.
- noun actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
- noun an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- extirpations1/5
extirpation
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
excision; ablation; cutting out.
- noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
excision; deracination.
- noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- extraditions1/5
extradition
- noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- exteroceptors1/5
exteroceptor
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
- noun any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body
- expectedness1/5
expectedness
- noun the state of being that is commonly observed
commonness.
- noun ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising
- noun the state of being that is commonly observed
- extemporization1/5
extemporization
- noun a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
extemporisation; improvisation.
- noun a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
- exuberances1/5
exuberance
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
enthusiasm; ebullience.
- noun joyful enthusiasm
- exacter1/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- exoticness1/5
exoticness
- noun the quality of being exotic
exotism; exoticism.
- he loved the exoticism of Egypt
- noun the quality of being exotic
- expatiation1/5
expatiation
- noun a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
- noun a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
- exhumes1/5
exhume
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
disinter.
- verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
- excrescent1/5
excrescent
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- exoticisms1/5
exoticism
- noun the quality of being exotic
exotism; exoticness.
- he loved the exoticism of Egypt
- noun the quality of being exotic
- excusatory1/5
excusatory
- adjective offering or expressing apology
apologetic.
- an apologetic note
- an apologetic manner
- adjective offering or expressing apology
- exclusives1/5
exclusive
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
scoop.
- he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
- adjective satellite not divided or shared with others
sole.
- they have exclusive use of the machine
- sole rights of publication
- noun a news report that is reported first by one news organization
- exostoses1/5
exostosis
- noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
- noun a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
- exorbitantly1/5
exorbitantly
- adverb to an exorbitant degree
usuriously; extortionately.
- prices are exorbitantly high in the capital
- adverb to an exorbitant degree
- 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
- exiguous1/5
exiguous
- adjective satellite extremely scanty
- an exiguous budget
- adjective satellite extremely scanty
- extravagancies1/5
extravagancy
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagance.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- 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
- extemporary1/5
extemporary
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; offhand; ad-lib; offhanded; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
- expediencies1/5
expediency
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
expedience.
- noun the quality of being suited to the end in view
- expensiveness1/5
expensiveness
- noun the quality of being high-priced
- noun the quality of being high-priced
- excursive1/5
excursive
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
digressive; rambling; discursive.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- exuviae1/5
exuviae
- noun cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
- noun cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
- extrados1/5
extrados
- noun the exterior curve of an arch
- noun the exterior curve of an arch
- exothermal1/5
exothermal
- adjective (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
exothermic; heat-releasing.
- adjective (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
- exurbia1/5
exurbia
- noun a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
- noun a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
- exomphalos1/5
exomphalos
- noun an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
- noun an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
- exabyte1/5
exabyte
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
EB.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
exbibyte; EiB; EB.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
- exorbitance1/5
exorbitance
- noun excessive excess
outrageousness.
- noun excessive excess
- exabytes1/5
exabyte
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
EB.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
exbibyte; EiB; EB.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
- 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
- exchequers1/5
exchequer
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
treasury.
- noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
- exhibitioner1/5
exhibitioner
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
shower; exhibitor.
- noun someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
- exordia1/5
exordium
- noun (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
- noun (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
- exhilarations1/5
exhilaration
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
excitement.
- he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
- noun the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
- extravagancy1/5
extravagancy
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
extravagance.
- we were surprised by the extravagance of his description
- noun the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
- exercycle1/5
exercycle
- noun an exercise device resembling a stationary bike
exercise bike.
- noun an exercise device resembling a stationary bike
- exasperatingly1/5
exasperatingly
- adverb in an exasperating manner
- adverb in an exasperating manner
- extrasystoles1/5
extrasystole
- noun a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
- noun a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
- exode1/5
exode
- noun a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater
- noun a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater
- exonucleases1/5
exonuclease
- noun a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
- noun a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
- extrasystole1/5
extrasystole
- noun a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
- noun a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
- exocarp1/5
exocarp
- noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
epicarp.
- noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
- exarchate1/5
exarchate
- noun a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
eparchy.
- noun a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- exogenic1/5
exogenic
- adjective derived or originating externally
exogenous.
- adjective derived or originating externally
- excusably1/5
excusably
- adverb in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
forgivably; pardonably.
- he was excusably late
- adverb in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
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excelsa
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- externe1/5
extern
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
medical extern.
- noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
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excludability
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exhusband
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extracellular
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
- extracellular fluid
- adjective located or occurring outside a cell or cells
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extractant
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exhaustless
Not be exhausted; inexhaustible; as, an .exhaustless fund or store
- exigences1/5
exigence
Exigency. Hooker.
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explosiveness
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extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
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exceptionless
Without exception. A universal, . . . exceptionless disqualification. Bancroft.
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explanted
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exter
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excremental
Of or pertaining to excrement.
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expulsive
Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel. The expulsive power of a new affection. Chalmers.
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- externus1/5
externus
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explanatory
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- explanatory notes
- an explanatory paragraph
- adjective satellite serving or intended to explain or make clear
- extubated1/5
- exclusionist1/5
exclusionist
One who would exclude another from some right or privilege; esp., one of the anti-popish politicians of the time of Charles .
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externship
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exigua
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excedrin
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extraarticular
(Anat.) Situated outside of a joint.
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exhaustiveness
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exempli
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extensometer
An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.
- exwife1/5
- extensionally1/5
extensional
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- adjective satellite defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies
- expresso1/5
expresso
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- explainer1/5
explain
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explicate.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
- verb make plain and comprehensible
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extraparliamentary
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- exemplarily1/5
exemplary
- adjective satellite worthy of imitation
model.
- exemplary behavior
- model citizens
- adjective satellite being or serving as an illustration of a type;
typic; emblematic.
- the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy
- an action exemplary of his conduct
- adjective satellite worthy of imitation
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exopod
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expectational
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exemptive
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- exhorter1/5
exhorter
One who exhorts or incites.
- exfiltration1/5
exfiltration
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- excluder1/5
exclude
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take out; omit; except; leave off; leave out.
- The bad results were excluded from the report
- Leave off the top piece
- verb prevent from entering; shut out
keep out; shut out; shut.
- The trees were shutting out all sunlight
- This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
- verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
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existant
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existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
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exine
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exedra
(Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnished with seats.
- extramusical1/5
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exegetical
- adjective relating to exegesis
exegetic.
- adjective relating to exegesis
- exequatur1/5
exequatur
A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned.
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extraditable
Subject, or liable, to extradition, as a fugitive from justice.
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- extramental1/5
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extravehicular
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extraconstitutional
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- exteriorly1/5
exterior
- noun the region that is outside of something
outside.
- noun the outer side or surface of something
outside.
- noun the region that is outside of something
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expressional
Of, or relating to, expression; phraseological; also, vividly representing or suggesting an idea sentiment. Fized. Hall. Ruskin.
- examinate1/5
examinate
A person subjected to examination. Obs. Bacon.
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- exister1/5
exist
- verb have an existence, be extant
be.
- Is there a God?
- verb support oneself
survive; live; subsist.
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
- verb have an existence, be extant
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expressman
A person employed in the express business; also, the driver of a job wagon. W. D. Howells.
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- expungement1/5
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explicator
One who unfolds or explains; an expounder; an explainer.
- exhorters1/5
exhorter
One who exhorts or incites.
- exposer1/5
expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
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executional
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extinguishment
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the .extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection
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- expediter1/5
expedite
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
hasten.
- This should expedite the process
- verb process fast and efficiently
- I will try to expedite the matter
- verb speed up the progress of; facilitate
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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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- exilarch1/5
- exclamative1/5
exclamative
Exclamatory. Earle. --Ex*clam"a*tive*ly , adv.
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exsolution
Relaxation. R. Richardson (Dict. ).
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exoplanets
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- examinable1/5
examinable
Capable of being examined or inquired into. Bacon.
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expressionless
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; unexpressive; impassive; poker-faced.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
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- exciters1/5
exciter
One who, or that which, excites. Hope is the grand exciter of industry. Dr. H. More.
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excercise
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- expellee1/5
expellee
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explainer
One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.
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- exophoria1/5
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- extracurriculars1/5
extracurricular
- adjective satellite outside the regular academic curriculum
- sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities
- adjective satellite outside the regular duties of your job or profession
- adjective satellite outside the regular academic curriculum
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excelente
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extranuclear
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extensometer
An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.
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exasperated
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
cheesed off; browned off.
- had an exasperated look on his face
- felt exasperated beyond endurance
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
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exceptio
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- exergue1/5
exergue
(Numis.) The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter. Fairholt.
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exurbs
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exor
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- expeller1/5
expeller
One who. or that which, expels.
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expressibility
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extraterritorial
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
exterritorial.
- fishing in extraterritorial waters
- enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
- exploder1/5
explode
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst outward, usually with noise
burst.
- The champagne bottle exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
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extensionist
One who favors or advocates extension.
- excurrent1/5
excurrent
Running or flowing out ; as:(Bot.) Running or extending out; .as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; anexcurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top
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- extrafloral1/5
- exeat1/5
exeat
A license for absence from a college or a religious house. Eng. Shipley.
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extendibility
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expressio
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exophthalmic
Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, exophthalmia.
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exclosure
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exerce
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exclave
A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory. Recent.✍ The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached.
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expendable
- adjective suitable to be expended
- adjective satellite (used of funds) remaining after taxes
spendable.
- spendable income
- adjective suitable to be expended
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exilis
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explicatory
Explicative. Barrow.
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exclusionism
The character, manner, or principles of an exclusionist.
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- exhaustivity1/5
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exclusivist
One who favor or practices any from of exclusiveness or exclusivism. The field of Greek mythology . . . the favorite sporting ground of the exclusivists of the solar theory. Gladstone.
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exanthematous
Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an .exanthematous eruption
- exophoric1/5
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exclusionist
One who would exclude another from some right or privilege; esp., one of the anti-popish politicians of the time of Charles .
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expendability
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excrementitious
(Physiol.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement.
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externe
(med.) An officer in attendance upon a hospital, but not residing in it; esp., one who cares for the out-patients.
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examinant
One who examines; an examiner. Sir W. Scott.
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- exhaustedly1/5
exhausted
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out; washed-out.
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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exulans
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exoskeletal
(Anat.) Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.
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expansa
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expectance
The act of expecting ; expectation. Milton.
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excluders
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exfoliant
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excisable
Liable or subject to excise; as, tobacco in an .excisable commodity
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exoplanet
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exopodite
(Zoöl) The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea.
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executorship
The office of an executor.
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expectant
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
anticipant; anticipative.
- an expectant hush
- adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
heavy; great; with child; gravid; big; enceinte; large.
- was big with child
- was great with child
- adjective satellite marked by eager anticipation
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extubate
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exoenzyme
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- exampled1/5
example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
instance; illustration; representative.
- this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
- there is an example on page 10
- noun a representative form or pattern
model.
- I profited from his example
- noun an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- exhaustingly1/5
exhausting
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
draining.
- an exhausting job in the hot sun
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
- adjective satellite having a debilitating effect
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- extasy1/5
ecstasy
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture; raptus; transport; exaltation.
- listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
- noun a state of elated bliss
rapture.
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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exploder
One who or that which explodes.
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extrametrical
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exceptive
That excepts; including an exception; I. Watts.as, an .exceptive propositionA particular and exceptive law. Milton.
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- exactingly1/5
exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
fastidious.
- fastidious microorganisms
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
exact; demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
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- exhilaratingly1/5
exhilarating
- adjective satellite making lively and cheerful
stimulating.
- the exhilarating effect of mountain air
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective satellite making lively and cheerful
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execute
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
put to death.
- In some states, criminals are executed
- verb murder in a planned fashion
- The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
- verb kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
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experientialism
(Philos.) The doctrine that experience, either that ourselves or of others, is the test or criterion of general knowledge; -- opposed to intuitionists. Experientialism is in short, a philosophical or logical theory, not a philosophical one. G. C. Robertson.
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excentricity
. (Math.) Same as Eccentricity .
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expansibility
The capacity of being expanded; as, the .expansibility of air
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expropriators
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exportability
The quality or state of being suitable for exportation. To increase the exportability of native goods. J. P. Peters.
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expulse
To drive out; to expel. Obs.If charity be thus excluded and expulsed. Milton.
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exhaust
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
exhaust fumes; fumes.
- noun system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
exhaust system.
- noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products
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extrajudicial
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
- an extrajudicial penalty
- adjective satellite beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
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expediters
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exercent
Practicing; professional. Obs. "Every exercent advocate." Ayliffe.
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expost
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explanative
Explanatory.
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exigible
That may be exacted; repairable. R. A. Smith.
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expeditor
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exaltata
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exquisite
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
keen.
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- adjective satellite lavishly elegant and refined
recherche.
- adjective satellite intense or sharp
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extensionist
One who favors or advocates extension.
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- excusal1/5
- exedrae1/5
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exospheric
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exterminatory
Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate. "Exterminatory war." Burke.
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extralogical
Lying outside of the domain of logic. --Ex`tra*log"ic*al*ly , adv.
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execrable
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; deplorable; woeful; wretched.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; detestable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
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exoterical
External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric, or secret. The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. De Quincey.
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ecstasy
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture; raptus; transport; exaltation.
- listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
- noun a state of elated bliss
rapture.
- noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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explorable
That may be explored; as, an .explorable region
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extramundane
Beyond the material world. "An extramundane being." Bp. Warburton.
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exhalant
Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating.
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expostulatory
Containing expostulation or remonstrance; as, an .expostulatory discourse or letter
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excarnation
The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; -- opposed to incarnation.
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extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
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extortion
- noun an exorbitant charge
- noun unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
- the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty
- noun an exorbitant charge
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exstipulate
(Bot.) Having no stipules. Martyn.
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- examplar1/5
exemplar
- noun something to be imitated
good example; model; example.
- an exemplar of success
- a model of clarity
- he is the very model of a modern major general
- noun something to be imitated
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exilian
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exaggerator
One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner.
- explicability1/5
explicability
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- extramission1/5
extramission
A sending out; emission. Obs. Sir T. Browne.
- exequies1/5
exequy
A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession. But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. Shak.
- exclaves1/5
exclave
A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory. Recent.✍ The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached.
- extrasomatic1/5
- exsurge1/5
- exul1/5
exul
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- exaltedness1/5
- exodermis1/5
- expeditors1/5
expeditors
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- extrapelvic1/5
- extatic1/5
ecstatic
- adjective satellite feeling great rapture or delight
rhapsodic; rapturous; enraptured; rapt.
- adjective satellite feeling great rapture or delight
- exterritoriality1/5
exterritoriality
The state of being beyond the limits of a country.
- extratensive1/5
- exemplariness1/5
exemplariness
The state or quality of being exemplary; fitness to be an example.
- exothermically1/5
- explosible1/5
- extraparenchymal1/5
- expertize1/5
- exodos1/5
- exsufflation1/5
exsufflation
A blast from beneath. Obs. Bacon.
- exactor1/5
exactor
One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
- extradomestic1/5
- extendability1/5
extendability
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- exoccipital1/5
exoccipital
(Anat.) Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull. --n. The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the young.
- exophthalmia1/5
exophthalmia
(Med.) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- expectably1/5
expectable
- adjective satellite to be expected
- differences of opinion are quite expectable given the present information
- adjective satellite to be expected
- exponentiate1/5
exponentiate
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- extirpative1/5
extirpative
Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.
- exaggerative1/5
exaggerative
Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative language." Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." W. J. Linton. --Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly , adv. Carlyle.
- extensionalism1/5
- exegetics1/5
exegetic
- adjective relating to exegesis
exegetical.
- adjective relating to exegesis
- explicators1/5
explicator
One who unfolds or explains; an expounder; an explainer.
- exercitation1/5
exercitation
exercise; practice; use. R. Sir T. Browne.
- explosibility1/5
- excitor1/5
excitor
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- expone1/5
expone
To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil. Old Eng. & Scotch Drummond.
- excarnate1/5
excarnate
To deprive or clear of flesh. Grew.
- exophthalmus1/5
exophthalmus
(Med.) Same as Exophthalmia .
- expertised1/5
expertise
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
expertness.
- noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- exsanguinate1/5
exsanguinate
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- extolls1/5
extol
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
- verb praise, glorify, or honor
- exhibitive1/5
exhibitive
Serving for exhibition; representative; exhibitory. Norris. --Ex*hib"it*ive*ly , adv.
- extraordinaries1/5
extraordinary
- adjective beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
- extraordinary authority
- an extraordinary achievement
- her extraordinary beauty
- enjoyed extraordinary popularity
- an extraordinary capacity for work
- an extraordinary session of the legislature
- adjective satellite far more than usual or expected
over-the-top; sinful.
- an extraordinary desire for approval
- it was an over-the-top experience
- adjective beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
- expressmen1/5
expressman
A person employed in the express business; also, the driver of a job wagon. W. D. Howells.
- extentions1/5
- extragovernmental1/5
extragovernmental
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- extraneously1/5
extraneous
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
impertinent; orthogonal; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
- adjective satellite not essential
- the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- exurbanites1/5
exurbanites
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- extracorporeally1/5
- exhaustibility1/5
exhaustibility
Capability of being exhausted. I was seriously tormented by the thought of the exhaustibility of musical combinations. J. S. Mill.
Derived words of ex
- sexuality«Word Popularity Bar5/5
sexuality
- noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
gender; sex.
- she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
- noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
- sexual5/5
sexual
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by sexuality
- sexual orientation
- sexual distinctions
- adjective having or involving sex
- sexual reproduction
- sexual spores
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by sexuality
- next5/5
next
- adjective satellite immediately following in time or order
following.
- the following day
- next in line
- the next president
- the next item on the list
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
side by side; adjacent.
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
- adjective satellite immediately following in time or order
- complexity5/5
complexity
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
complexness.
- he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
- flexibility5/5
flexibility
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
flexibleness.
- noun the quality of being adaptable or variable
flexibleness.
- he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
- texture5/5
texture
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- the wall had a smooth texture
- noun the essential quality of something
- the texture of Neapolitan life
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- sexually5/5
sexually
- adverb with respect to sexuality
- sexually ambiguous
- adverb by sexual means
- reproduce sexually
- adverb with respect to sexuality
- text5/5
text
- noun the words of something written
textual matter.
- there were more than a thousand words of text
- they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
- he wants to reconstruct the original text
- noun a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
- noun the words of something written
- context5/5
context
- noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
linguistic context; context of use.
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; circumstance.
- the historical context
- noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
- texts5/5
text
- noun the words of something written
textual matter.
- there were more than a thousand words of text
- they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
- he wants to reconstruct the original text
- noun a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
- noun the words of something written
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alexander
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Smyrnium olusatrum; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley.
- noun king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
Alexander the Great.
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
- contexts5/5
context
- noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
linguistic context; context of use.
- noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
setting; circumstance.
- the historical context
- noun discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
- flexible5/5
flexible
- adjective capable of being changed
- flexible schedules
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
flexile.
- slim flexible birches
- adjective capable of being changed
- textbook5/5
textbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; schoolbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- adjective satellite according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
casebook.
- a casebook schizophrenic
- a textbook example
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- complexes5/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- mexico5/5
mexico
- noun a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
United Mexican States.
- noun a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
- texas5/5
texas
A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. Western U.S. Knight.
- mexican5/5
mexican
Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. --n. A native or inhabitant of Mexico.
- unexpected5/5
unexpected
- adjective not expected or anticipated
- unexpected guests
- unexpected news
- adjective not expected or anticipated
- textual5/5
textual
- adjective of or relating to or based on a text
- textual analysis
- adjective of or relating to or based on a text
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homosexual
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homophile; gay.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of your own sex
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- sexes4/5
sex
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex activity; sexual practice.
- they had sex in the back seat
- noun either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- the war between the sexes
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
- heterosexual4/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- sexy4/5
sexy
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- feeling sexy
- sexy clothes
- sexy poses
- a sexy book
- sexy jokes
- adjective exciting sexual desire
aphrodisiacal; aphrodisiac.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- perplexed4/5
perplexed
- adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
- perplexed language
- perplexed state of the world
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
- homosexuals4/5
homosexual
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homophile; gay.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of your own sex
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- bisexual4/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- connexion4/5
connexion
- noun a connecting shape
link; connection.
- noun a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
connection; connectedness.
- there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
- noun a connecting shape
- homosexuality4/5
homosexuality
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
gayness; homoeroticism; queerness; homosexualism.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
- alexandria4/5
alexandria
- noun a town in Louisiana on the Red River
- noun the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
El Iskandriyah.
- noun a town in Louisiana on the Red River
- textile4/5
textile
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
cloth; material; fabric.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- adjective of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
- textile research
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- complexities4/5
complexity
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
complexness.
- he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
- textiles4/5
textile
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
cloth; material; fabric.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- adjective of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
- textile research
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- lexington4/5
lexington
- noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- noun a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
- noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- complexion4/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- reflexive4/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- indexing4/5
indexing
- noun the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
- verb list in an index
index.
- noun the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
- textures4/5
texture
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- the wall had a smooth texture
- noun the essential quality of something
- the texture of Neapolitan life
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- preexisting4/5
preexisting
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
pre-existent; preexistent; pre-existing.
- variations on pre-existent musical themes
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
preexist.
- Did this condition pre-exist?
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
- annexed4/5
annex
- noun an addition that extends a main building
wing; annexe; extension.
- verb take (territory) as if by conquest
- Hitler annexed Lithuania
- noun an addition that extends a main building
- coexist4/5
coexist
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- verb exist together
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- lexical4/5
lexical
- adjective of or relating to words
- lexical decision task
- adjective of or relating to dictionaries
- adjective of or relating to words
- textbooks4/5
textbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; schoolbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- adjective satellite according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
casebook.
- a casebook schizophrenic
- a textbook example
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- indexes4/5
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
- flexion4/5
flexion
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexure.
- noun deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection; flection.
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- anorexia4/5
anorexia
- noun a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- noun a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- lexicon4/5
lexicon
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
mental lexicon; vocabulary.
- noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
dictionary.
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
- indexed4/5
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
- pretext4/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- reflexes4/5
reflex
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; unconditioned reflex; physiological reaction.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
automatic; reflexive.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
- nexus4/5
nexus
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
link.
- noun a connected series or group
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- inexperienced4/5
inexperienced
- adjective lacking practical experience or training
inexperient.
- adjective lacking practical experience or training
- coexistence4/5
coexistence
- noun existing peacefully together
- noun existing peacefully together
- nonexistent4/5
nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- chimeras are nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- annexation4/5
annexation
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting
appropriation.
- noun the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
- the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896
- a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting
- inexplicable4/5
inexplicable
- adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
incomprehensible.
- inexplicable errors
- left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons
- adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
- sexism4/5
sexism
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
- noun discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
- contextual4/5
contextual
- adjective relating to or determined by or in context
- contextual information
- adjective relating to or determined by or in context
- mexicans4/5
mexican
- noun a native or inhabitant of Mexico
- adjective of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants
- Mexican food is hot
- noun a native or inhabitant of Mexico
- plexus4/5
plexus
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- unexplained4/5
unexplained
- adjective satellite not explained
- accomplished by some unexplained process
- adjective satellite having the reason or cause not made clear
- an unexplained error
- adjective satellite not explained
- inexpensive4/5
inexpensive
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
cheap.
- it would have been cheap at twice the price
- inexpensive family restaurants
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
- unexpectedly4/5
unexpectedly
- adverb in a way that was not expected
out of the blue.
- her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue
- adverb without advance planning
circumstantially; by chance; accidentally.
- they met accidentally
- adverb in a way that was not expected
- hypertext4/5
hypertext
- noun machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
- Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson
- noun machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
- inextricably4/5
inextricably
- adverb in an inextricable manner
- motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God
- adverb in an inextricable manner
- alexis4/5
alexis
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- alexandra4/5
alexandra
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- perplexing3/5
perplexing
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
puzzling; confusing.
- sent confusing signals to Iraq
- perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
- a puzzling statement
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
- sexualized3/5
sexualize
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
sexualise.
- The god was sexualized and married to another god
- Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
- sexualities3/5
sexuality
- noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
gender; sex.
- she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
- noun the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
- transsexual3/5
transsexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transexual.
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
- heterosexuals3/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- vexed3/5
vexed
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
harried; annoyed; pestered; harassed.
- harassed working mothers
- a harried expression
- her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- asexual3/5
asexual
- adjective not having or involving sex
nonsexual.
- an asexual spore
- asexual reproduction
- adjective not having or involving sex
- reexamination3/5
reexamination
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
redirect examination.
- noun a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
followup; review; follow-up.
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
- vexing3/5
vexing
- adjective satellite extremely annoying or displeasing
exasperating; maddening; infuriating.
- his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
- I've had an exasperating day
- her infuriating indifference
- the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite extremely annoying or displeasing
- bisexuality3/5
bisexuality
- noun showing characteristics of both sexes
androgyny; hermaphroditism.
- noun sexual activity with both men and women
- noun showing characteristics of both sexes
- flexed3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- reflexivity3/5
reflexivity
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
reflexiveness.
- noun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
reflexiveness.
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
- heterosexuality3/5
heterosexuality
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
heterosexualism; straightness.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
- texans3/5
texan
- noun a native or resident of Texas
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents
- noun a native or resident of Texas
- texan3/5
texan
- noun a native or resident of Texas
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents
- noun a native or resident of Texas
- coexisting3/5
coexisting
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
coexistent.
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
coexist.
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
- vexation3/5
vexation
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
chafe; annoyance.
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration; annoyance; irritation.
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
- alexandrian3/5
alexandrian
Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the .Alexandrian library
- flexing3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- convexity3/5
convexity
- noun the property possessed by a convex shape
convexness.
- noun a shape that curves or bulges outward
convex shape.
- noun the property possessed by a convex shape
- annexes3/5
annex
- noun an addition that extends a main building
wing; annexe; extension.
- verb take (territory) as if by conquest
- Hitler annexed Lithuania
- noun an addition that extends a main building
- hexane3/5
hexane
- noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
- noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
- reexamine3/5
reexamine
- verb look at again; examine again
review.
- let's review your situation
- verb look at again; examine again
- inflexibility3/5
inflexibility
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
inflexibleness.
- noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
rigidity; rigidness.
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
- coexisted3/5
coexist
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- verb exist together
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- inflexible3/5
inflexible
- adjective incapable of change
- a man of inflexible purpose
- adjective not making concessions
uncompromising; sturdy.
- took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
- uncompromising honesty
- adjective incapable of change
- flexor3/5
flexor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
flexor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
- lexis3/5
lexis
- noun all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
- noun all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
- sexist3/5
sexist
- noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
male chauvinist.
- adjective satellite discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
- noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
- perplexity3/5
perplexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- methotrexate3/5
methotrexate
- noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
amethopterin; methotrexate sodium.
- noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- sexton3/5
sexton
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
sacristan.
- noun United States poet (1928-1974)
Anne Sexton.
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
- dexamethasone3/5
dexamethasone
- noun a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Decadron; Oradexon; Hexadrol; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone.
- noun a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- flexure3/5
flexure
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexion.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; fold; bend; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- nonexistence3/5
nonexistence
- noun the state of not existing
nonentity.
- noun the state of not existing
- dexter3/5
dexter
- adjective satellite on or starting from the wearer's right
- adjective satellite on or starting from the wearer's right
- textured3/5
textured
- adjective satellite having surface roughness
rough-textured; coarse-textured.
- a textured wall of stucco
- a rough-textured tweed
- adjective satellite having surface roughness
- dexterity3/5
dexterity
- noun adroitness in using the hands
sleight; manual dexterity.
- noun adroitness in using the hands
- inexhaustible3/5
inexhaustible
- adjective satellite that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
unlimited.
- an inexhaustible supply of coal
- adjective incapable of being entirely consumed or used up
- an inexhaustible supply of coal
- adjective satellite that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
- inexorable3/5
inexorable
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
unrelenting; unappeasable; relentless; stern; unforgiving; grim.
- grim determination
- grim necessity
- Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
- relentless persecution
- the stern demands of parenthood
- adjective satellite impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill
intransigent; adamant; adamantine.
- he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
- Cynthia was inexorable
- an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
- adjective satellite not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- unexplored3/5
unexplored
- adjective satellite not yet discovered
undiscovered.
- undiscovered islands
- adjective satellite not yet discovered
- 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
- dyslexic3/5
dyslexic
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- adjective satellite having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
dyslectic.
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- indexical3/5
indexical
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- multiplexer3/5
multiplexer
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- dyslexia3/5
dyslexia
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- inexorably3/5
inexorably
- adverb in an inexorable manner
- time marches on inexorably
- adverb in an inexorable manner
- flexibly3/5
flexibly
- adverb with flexibility
- `Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly
- adverb with flexibility
- contextually3/5
contextually
- adverb in a manner dependent on context
- adverb in a manner dependent on context
- hexagon3/5
hexagon
- noun a six-sided polygon
- noun a six-sided polygon
- hexagonal3/5
hexagonal
- adjective having six sides or divided into hexagons
hexangular.
- adjective having six sides or divided into hexagons
- dextrose3/5
dextrose
- noun an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
dextroglucose; grape sugar.
- noun an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
- hexadecimal3/5
hexadecimal
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
hex.
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
- inexpressible3/5
inexpressible
- adjective defying expression
unexpressible.
- adjective defying expression
- alexandre3/5
alexandre
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- multiplexing3/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- texte3/5
text
- noun the words of something written
textual matter.
- there were more than a thousand words of text
- they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
- he wants to reconstruct the original text
- noun a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
- noun the words of something written
- intertextual3/5
intertextual
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- flexural3/5
flexural
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, .flexural elasticity
- subtext3/5
subtext
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- inexplicably3/5
inexplicable
- adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
incomprehensible.
- inexplicable errors
- left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons
- adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
- intertextuality3/5
- mexicana3/5
mexicana
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- unexamined3/5
- contextualized3/5
contextualized
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- reflexively3/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- texaco3/5
texaco
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- plaintext3/5
plaintext
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- sextus3/5
sextus
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- lexus3/5
lexus
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- textural3/5
textural
Of or pertaining to texture.
- alexei3/5
alexei
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- textuality3/5
textuality
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- dextran3/5
dextran
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- wexford3/5
- sexed2/5
sexed
- adjective satellite having sexual differentiation
- verb stimulate sexually
turn on; arouse; excite; wind up; sex.
- This movie usually arouses the male audience
- adjective satellite having sexual differentiation
- transsexuals2/5
transsexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transexual.
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
- sexiest2/5
sexy
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- feeling sexy
- sexy clothes
- sexy poses
- a sexy book
- sexy jokes
- adjective exciting sexual desire
aphrodisiacal; aphrodisiac.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- sexing2/5
sex
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
sexual activity; sex activity; sexual practice.
- they had sex in the back seat
- noun either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- the war between the sexes
- noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
- sexier2/5
sexy
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- feeling sexy
- sexy clothes
- sexy poses
- a sexy book
- sexy jokes
- adjective exciting sexual desire
aphrodisiacal; aphrodisiac.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- sexualised2/5
sexualise
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
sexualize.
- The god was sexualized and married to another god
- Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
- connexions2/5
connexion
- noun a connecting shape
link; connection.
- noun a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
connection; connectedness.
- there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
- noun a connecting shape
- bisexuals2/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- nonsexual2/5
nonsexual
- adjective not having or involving sex
asexual.
- an asexual spore
- asexual reproduction
- adjective not having or involving sex
- duplexes2/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- sexiness2/5
sexiness
- noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
eroticism; erotism; amorousness; amativeness.
- noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
- oversexed2/5
oversexed
- adjective satellite having excessive sexual desire or appeal
highly-sexed.
- adjective satellite having excessive sexual desire or appeal
- vexes2/5
vex
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
worry.
- I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reexamined2/5
reexamine
- verb look at again; examine again
review.
- let's review your situation
- verb look at again; examine again
- anorexic2/5
anorexic
- noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
anorectic.
- adjective satellite suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
anorectic.
- noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
- reflexion2/5
reflexion
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
reflection.
- noun expression without words
expression; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- indexer2/5
indexer
- noun someone who provides an index
- noun someone who provides an index
- complexions2/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- annexe2/5
annexe
- noun an addition that extends a main building
wing; extension; annex.
- noun an addition that extends a main building
- coexists2/5
coexist
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- verb exist together
- verb coexist peacefully, as of nations
- flexes2/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- annexing2/5
annex
- noun an addition that extends a main building
wing; annexe; extension.
- verb take (territory) as if by conquest
- Hitler annexed Lithuania
- noun an addition that extends a main building
- reflexions2/5
reflexion
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
reflection.
- noun expression without words
expression; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- contextualism2/5
contextualism
- noun any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
- noun any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
- sexless2/5
sexless
- adjective satellite having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
neuter.
- adjective satellite having no sexual desire
- adjective satellite having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
- vexations2/5
vexation
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
chafe; annoyance.
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration; annoyance; irritation.
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
- complexioned2/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- reexamining2/5
reexamine
- verb look at again; examine again
review.
- let's review your situation
- verb look at again; examine again
- sextet2/5
sextet
- noun a musical composition written for six performers
sestet; sextette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun a musical composition written for six performers
- lexicographer2/5
lexicographer
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
lexicologist.
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
- overexposed2/5
overexpose
- verb expose to too much light
- the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image
- verb expose excessively
- As a child, I was overexposed to French movies
- verb expose to too much light
- pyrexia2/5
pyrexia
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febricity; fever; feverishness; febrility.
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
- lexicographers2/5
lexicographer
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
lexicologist.
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
- asexually2/5
asexually
- adverb in an asexual manner
- plants that reproduce asexually
- adverb in an asexual manner
- mexicali2/5
mexicali
- noun a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
- noun a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
- anorexics2/5
anorexic
- noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
anorectic.
- adjective satellite suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
anorectic.
- noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
- indexers2/5
indexer
- noun someone who provides an index
- noun someone who provides an index
- alexandrians2/5
alexandrian
- noun a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
- adjective of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire
- noun a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
- lexicalization2/5
lexicalization
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalisation.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
- underexposed2/5
underexpose
- verb expose to too little light
- The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark
- verb expose insufficiently
- The child was underexposed to language
- verb expose to too little light
- flexibilities2/5
flexibility
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
flexibleness.
- noun the quality of being adaptable or variable
flexibleness.
- he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
- unisexual2/5
unisexual
- adjective satellite relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic
- adjective satellite relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic
- inexact2/5
inexact
- adjective not exact
- adjective not exact
- perplexities2/5
perplexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- flexors2/5
flexor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
flexor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
- hexagram2/5
hexagram
- noun a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
- noun a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
- coextensive2/5
coextensive
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
conterminous; coterminous.
- adjective satellite being of equal extent or scope or duration
- indexation2/5
indexation
- noun a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
- noun a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
- pretexts2/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- heterosexism2/5
heterosexism
- noun discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
- noun discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
- lexicography2/5
lexicography
- noun the act of writing dictionaries
- noun the act of writing dictionaries
- cachexia2/5
cachexia
- noun any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
cachexy; wasting.
- noun any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
- overextended2/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- chlorhexidine2/5
chlorhexidine
- noun a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery
- noun a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery
- lexemes2/5
lexeme
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- lexeme2/5
lexeme
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- lexicons2/5
lexicon
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
mental lexicon; vocabulary.
- noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
dictionary.
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
- coexistent2/5
coexistent
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
coexisting.
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
- overexposure2/5
overexposure
- noun the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
- noun the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience
- an overexposure to violence on television
- noun the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
- overexploitation2/5
overexploitation
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
overuse; overutilization; overutilisation.
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
- 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
- reflexives2/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- transsexualism2/5
transsexualism
- noun condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex
- noun condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex
- annexations2/5
annexation
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting
appropriation.
- noun the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
- the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896
- a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting
- unexpectedness2/5
unexpectedness
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
surprisingness.
- the unexpectedness of the warm welcome
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
- preexistent2/5
preexistent
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
pre-existent; preexisting; pre-existing.
- variations on pre-existent musical themes
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
- unexciting2/5
unexciting
- adjective not stimulating
unstimulating.
- adjective not exciting
- an unexciting novel
- lived an unexciting life
- adjective not stimulating
- hexagrams2/5
hexagram
- noun a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
- noun a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
- inflexion2/5
inflexion
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection.
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- 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
- lexicalized2/5
lexicalized
- adjective expressed by a word
lexicalised.
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalize; lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- adjective expressed by a word
- ambidextrous2/5
ambidextrous
- adjective equally skillful with each hand
two-handed.
- an ambidextrous surgeon
- 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; deceitful; double-faced; Janus-faced; 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 equally skillful with each hand
- adnexa2/5
adnexa
- noun accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)
annexa.
- Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus
- noun accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)
- multiplexes2/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- alexanders2/5
alexander
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Smyrnium olusatrum; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley.
- noun king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
Alexander the Great.
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
- inexpert2/5
inexpert
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
unskilled; amateurish; amateur.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
- overexertion2/5
overexertion
- noun excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
- noun excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
- mexiletine2/5
mexiletine
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Mexitil.
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
- vexatious2/5
vexatious
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
pestering; nettlesome; plaguey; plaguy; galling; teasing; vexing; pesky; bothersome; annoying; pestiferous; irritating.
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
- adjective satellite causing irritation or annoyance
- psychosexual2/5
psychosexual
- adjective of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality
- adjective of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality
- unexpressed2/5
unexpressed
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unstated; unverbalised; unvoiced; 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 satellite not made explicit
- counterexample2/5
counterexample
- noun refutation by example
- noun refutation by example
- apoplexy2/5
apoplexy
- noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
stroke; CVA; cerebrovascular accident.
- noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- reflexology2/5
reflexology
- noun the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
- noun massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body
- noun the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
- dorsiflexion2/5
dorsiflexion
- noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
- noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
- dexterous2/5
dexterous
- adjective satellite skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
dextrous; deft.
- a deft waiter
- deft fingers massaged her face
- dexterous of hand and inventive of mind
- adjective satellite skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
- unexplainable2/5
unexplainable
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
unaccountable.
- perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress
- an unexplainable fear
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
- hyperextension2/5
hyperextension
- noun greater than normal extension
- noun greater than normal extension
- counterexamples2/5
counterexample
- noun refutation by example
- noun refutation by example
- alexia2/5
alexia
- noun inability to perceive written words
word blindness; visual aphasia.
- noun inability to perceive written words
- sextant2/5
sextant
- noun a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
- noun a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- inexpensively2/5
inexpensively
- adverb in a cheap manner
cheaply; tattily.
- a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar
- adverb with little expenditure of money
cheaply.
- I bought this car very cheaply
- adverb in a cheap manner
- unexpired2/5
unexpired
- adjective not having come to an end or been terminated by passage of time
- elected to fill the senator's unexpired term
- an unexpired driver's license
- adjective not having come to an end or been terminated by passage of time
- complexly2/5
complexly
- adverb in a complex manner
- adverb in a complex manner
- adnexal2/5
adnexal
- adjective of or pertaining to adnexa
annexal.
- adjective of or pertaining to adnexa
- multiplexers2/5
multiplexer
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- nonexempt2/5
nonexempt
- adjective (of goods or funds) subject to taxation
taxable.
- taxable income
- nonexempt property
- adjective (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability
- adjective (of goods or funds) subject to taxation
- 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
- lexicographic2/5
lexicographic
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographical.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- plexuses2/5
plexus
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- cathexis2/5
cathexis
- noun (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
charge.
- Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
- noun (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- lexicographical2/5
lexicographical
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographic.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- texarkana2/5
texarkana
- noun a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
- noun a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas
- noun a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
- inflexibly2/5
inflexibly
- adverb in an inflexible manner
- `You will--because you must!,' Madam told her inflexibly
- adverb in an inflexible manner
- dextral2/5
dextral
- adjective of or on the right
- a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer
- a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost
- adjective satellite preferring to use right foot or hand or eye
- dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye
- adjective of or on the right
- dexedrine2/5
dexedrine
- noun an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
dextroamphetamine sulphate.
- noun an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
- inexpressive2/5
inexpressive
- adjective satellite not expressive
- an inexpressive face
- adjective satellite not expressive
- dextrin2/5
dextrin
- noun any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
- noun any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
- mexicano2/5
mexicano
- noun a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States
Mexican-American.
- noun a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States
- naltrexone2/5
naltrexone
- noun an oral antagonist against the action of opiates
- noun an oral antagonist against the action of opiates
- hexagons2/5
hexagon
- noun a six-sided polygon
- noun a six-sided polygon
- alexandrine2/5
alexandrine
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.
- inexpedient2/5
inexpedient
- adjective not suitable or advisable
- an inexpedient tactic
- adjective satellite not appropriate to the purpose
unwise.
- adjective not suitable or advisable
- dexterously2/5
dexterously
- adverb with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
deftly; dextrously.
- dextrously he untied the knots
- adverb with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
- hexameter2/5
hexameter
- noun a verse line having six metrical feet
- noun a verse line having six metrical feet
- postexilic2/5
postexilic
- adjective of or relating to the period in Jewish history after 539 BC (after the Babylonian Captivity)
- adjective of or relating to the period in Jewish history after 539 BC (after the Babylonian Captivity)
- hexameters2/5
hexameter
- noun a verse line having six metrical feet
- noun a verse line having six metrical feet
- 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
- overexcited2/5
overexcited
- adjective satellite unduly excited
- adjective satellite unduly excited
- inexcusable2/5
inexcusable
- adjective without excuse or justification
- adjective satellite not excusable
unforgivable.
- adjective without excuse or justification
- hexose2/5
hexose
- noun a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
- noun a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
- plexiglas2/5
plexiglas
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
plexiglass.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
- plexiglass2/5
plexiglass
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
Plexiglas.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
Plexiglas.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
- lexically2/5
lexically
- adverb by means of words
- lexically represented
- adverb by means of words
- inextricable2/5
inextricable
- adjective not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
- an inextricable knot
- inextricable unity
- adjective not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
- unexampled2/5
unexampled
- adjective satellite having no previous example or precedent or parallel
new.
- a time of unexampled prosperity
- adjective satellite having no previous example or precedent or parallel
- unexploded2/5
unexploded
- adjective satellite still capable of exploding or being fired
undischarged.
- undischarged ammunition
- an unexploded bomb
- adjective satellite still capable of exploding or being fired
- unexploited2/5
unexploited
- adjective undeveloped or unused
undeveloped.
- vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources
- taxes on undeveloped lots are low
- adjective undeveloped or unused
- inextinguishable2/5
inextinguishable
- adjective difficult or impossible to extinguish
- an inextinguishable flame
- an inextinguishable faith
- adjective difficult or impossible to extinguish
- multiplexed2/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- contextualization2/5
contextualization
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- ciphertext2/5
ciphertext
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- complexation2/5
- nonexclusive2/5
nonexclusive
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- contextualize2/5
contextualize
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- complexed2/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- textually2/5
textual
- adjective of or relating to or based on a text
- textual analysis
- adjective of or relating to or based on a text
- nexis2/5
nexis
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- unexposed2/5
unexposed
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- contextualizing2/5
contextualizing
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- cyclohexane2/5
cyclohexane
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- annexure2/5
annexure
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- inexpressibly2/5
inexpressible
- adjective defying expression
unexpressible.
- adjective defying expression
- texturing2/5
texture
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- the wall had a smooth texture
- noun the essential quality of something
- the texture of Neapolitan life
- noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- heterosexist2/5
- complexing2/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- sexology2/5
sexology
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- cyclodextrin2/5
cyclodextrin
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- plexiform2/5
plexiform
Like network; complicated. Quincy.
- nonexperimental2/5
- dyslexics2/5
dyslexic
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- adjective satellite having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
dyslectic.
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- contextualised2/5
contextualised
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- intertext2/5
intertext
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- contextualist2/5
contextualist
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- postexposure2/5
- sexualization2/5
sexualization
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- flextime2/5
flextime
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- cataplexy2/5
- docosahexaenoic2/5
docosahexaenoic
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- texting2/5
text
- noun the words of something written
textual matter.
- there were more than a thousand words of text
- they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
- he wants to reconstruct the original text
- noun a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
- noun the words of something written
- subtexts2/5
subtexts
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- hexokinase2/5
- indexicals2/5
indexical
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- dextroamphetamine2/5
dextroamphetamine
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- contextualisation2/5
contextualisation
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- regexp2/5
regexp
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- orexin2/5
orexin
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- sextile2/5
sextile
(Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill.
- contextualizes2/5
contextualizes
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- teletext2/5
teletext
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- effexor2/5
- intertexts2/5
- reexperiencing2/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- sexta2/5
sexta
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- contextualise2/5
contextualise
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- demultiplexer2/5
demultiplexer
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- sexologists2/5
sexologists
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- cyclodextrins2/5
- overextension2/5
overextension
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- transsexuality2/5
- textus2/5
- hyperexcitability2/5
hyperexcitability
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- hexafluoride2/5
hexafluoride
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- hexavalent2/5
hexavalent
(Chem.) Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.
- demultiplexing2/5
- postexercise2/5
- overexpress2/5
overexpress
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- alexandrovich2/5
alexandrovich
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- alexandrina2/5
alexandrina
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- textualism2/5
textualism
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- nonsexist2/5
nonsexist
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- unexercised2/5
unexercised
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- contextualising2/5
contextualising
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- sexpot1/5
sexpot
- noun a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
sex kitten; sex bomb.
- noun a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
- perplexes1/5
perplex
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb make more complicated
complicate.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- unsexed1/5
unsexed
- adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
castrated.
- verb deprive of sex or sexual powers
unsex.
- adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
- desexualized1/5
desexualize
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualise.
- verb make infertile
sterilise; desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; fix.
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
- sexualizing1/5
sexualize
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
sexualise.
- The god was sexualized and married to another god
- Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
- sexualize1/5
sexualize
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
sexualise.
- The god was sexualized and married to another god
- Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
- sexagenarian1/5
sexagenarian
- noun someone whose age is in the sixties
- adjective satellite being from 60 to 69 years old
- the sexagenarian population is growing
- noun someone whose age is in the sixties
- transexual1/5
transexual
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
transsexual.
- noun a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex
transsexual.
- noun a person who has undergone a sex change operation
- sexualizes1/5
sexualize
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
sexualise.
- The god was sexualized and married to another god
- Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
- pansexual1/5
pansexual
- noun a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds
- noun a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds
- desexed1/5
desex
- verb make infertile
sterilise; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; desexualize; fix.
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
- verb make infertile
- unsexing1/5
unsex
- verb deprive of sex or sexual powers
- verb remove the qualities typical of one's sex
- She unsexed herself
- verb deprive of sex or sexual powers
- desexualize1/5
desexualize
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualise.
- verb make infertile
sterilise; desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; fix.
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
- desexualizing1/5
desexualize
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualise.
- verb make infertile
sterilise; desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; fix.
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
- verb direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
- duplexing1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- vortexes1/5
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
- hexapod1/5
hexapod
- noun an animal having six feet
- noun an animal having six feet
- hexapods1/5
hexapod
- noun an animal having six feet
- noun an animal having six feet
- complexify1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- reexaminations1/5
reexamination
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
redirect examination.
- noun a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
followup; review; follow-up.
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
- prexy1/5
prexy
- noun the head administrative officer of a college or university
president.
- noun the head administrative officer of a college or university
- duplexed1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- complexifying1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- rexes1/5
rex
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
male monarch; king.
- noun a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- intersexual1/5
intersexual
- adjective satellite existing or occurring between the sexes
- adjective satellite having sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female
- adjective satellite existing or occurring between the sexes
- homosexualities1/5
homosexuality
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
gayness; homoeroticism; queerness; homosexualism.
- noun a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
- areflexia1/5
areflexia
- noun absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
- noun absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
- convexities1/5
convexity
- noun the property possessed by a convex shape
convexness.
- noun a shape that curves or bulges outward
convex shape.
- noun the property possessed by a convex shape
- hexanes1/5
hexane
- noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
- noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
- asexuality1/5
asexuality
- noun having no evident sex or sex organs
sexlessness.
- noun having no evident sex or sex organs
- preexist1/5
preexist
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- Did this condition pre-exist?
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- reexamines1/5
reexamine
- verb look at again; examine again
review.
- let's review your situation
- verb look at again; examine again
- hexes1/5
hex
- noun an evil spell
curse; jinx; whammy.
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun an evil spell
- reflexiveness1/5
reflexiveness
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
reflexivity.
- noun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
reflexivity.
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
- retroflexion1/5
retroflexion
- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
retroversion; retroflection.
- retroversion of the uterus
- noun an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
retroflection.
- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
- preexisted1/5
preexist
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- Did this condition pre-exist?
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- hexed1/5
hexed
- adjective satellite (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
jinxed.
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- adjective satellite (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
- deflexion1/5
deflexion
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
refraction; deflection.
- noun the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
deflection.
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- preexists1/5
preexist
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- Did this condition pre-exist?
- verb exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- telexes1/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- overexpose1/5
overexpose
- verb expose to too much light
- the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image
- verb expose excessively
- As a child, I was overexposed to French movies
- verb expose to too much light
- lexicalisation1/5
lexicalisation
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalization.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
- sextets1/5
sextet
- noun a musical composition written for six performers
sestet; sextette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun a musical composition written for six performers
- overexert1/5
overexert
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- don't overexert yourself when exercising!
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- underexpose1/5
underexpose
- verb expose to too little light
- The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark
- verb expose insufficiently
- The child was underexposed to language
- verb expose to too little light
- sextette1/5
sextette
- noun six performers or singers who perform together
sestet; sextet.
- noun a set of six similar things considered as a unit
sestet; sextet.
- noun six performers or singers who perform together
- hexing1/5
hex
- noun an evil spell
curse; jinx; whammy.
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun an evil spell
- inflexibilities1/5
inflexibility
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
inflexibleness.
- noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
rigidity; rigidness.
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
- intersexes1/5
intersex
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
androgyne; gynandromorph; epicene; hermaphrodite; epicene person.
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- overexposing1/5
overexpose
- verb expose to too much light
- the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image
- verb expose excessively
- As a child, I was overexposed to French movies
- verb expose to too much light
- hexapoda1/5
hexapoda
(Zoöl.) The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids. ✍ The Hexapoda have the head, thorax, and abdomen differentiated, and are mostly winged. They have three pairs of mouth organs, viz., mandibles, maxillæ, and the second maxillæ or labial palpi; three pairs of thoracic legs; and abdominal legs, which are present only in some of the lowest forms, and in the larval state of some of the higher ones. Many (the Metabola) undergo a complete metamorphosis, having larvæ (known as maggots, grubs, caterpillars) very unlike the adult, and pass through a quiescent pupa state in which no food is taken; others (the Hemimetabola) have larvæ much like the adult, expert in lacking wings, and an active pupa, in which rudimentary wings appear. See Insecta . The Hexapoda are divided into several orders.
- sexlessness1/5
sexlessness
- noun having no evident sex or sex organs
asexuality.
- noun having no evident sex or sex organs
- sextuplets1/5
sextuplet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; sextet; half a dozen; 6.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- lexicostatistics1/5
lexicostatistics
- noun a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- noun a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- telexed1/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- hexad1/5
hexad
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; sise; VI; six; sextet; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- underexposing1/5
underexpose
- verb expose to too little light
- The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark
- verb expose insufficiently
- The child was underexposed to language
- verb expose to too little light
- overexerted1/5
overexert
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- don't overexert yourself when exercising!
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- overexerting1/5
overexert
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- don't overexert yourself when exercising!
- verb exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
- lexicalizations1/5
lexicalization
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalisation.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
- flexures1/5
flexure
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexion.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; fold; bend; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- hyperpyrexia1/5
hyperpyrexia
- noun extremely high fever (especially in children)
- noun extremely high fever (especially in children)
- overextend1/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- inflexions1/5
inflexion
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection.
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- hyperextended1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- overexploited1/5
overexploit
- verb exploit excessively
- We should not overexploit our natural resources
- verb exploit excessively
- reflexed1/5
reflexed
- adjective satellite (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
- adjective satellite (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
- underexposure1/5
underexposure
- noun the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time
- noun inadequate publicity
- noun the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time
- lexicology1/5
lexicology
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
- inexplicit1/5
inexplicit
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
implicit.
- an implicit agreement not to raise the subject
- there was implicit criticism in his voice
- anger was implicit in the argument
- the oak is implicit in the acorn
- adjective implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
- sexploitation1/5
sexploitation
- noun the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material
- sexploitation by advertisers is notorious
- noun the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material
- overextending1/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- lexicalised1/5
lexicalised
- adjective expressed by a word
lexicalized.
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalize; lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- adjective expressed by a word
- inexpertly1/5
inexpertly
- adverb in a crude and unskilled manner
artlessly; crudely.
- an inexpertly constructed lean-to
- adverb in a crude and unskilled manner
- sextons1/5
sexton
- noun United States poet (1928-1974)
Anne Sexton.
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
sacristan.
- noun United States poet (1928-1974)
- nexuses1/5
nexus
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
link.
- noun a connected series or group
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- hexachlorophene1/5
hexachlorophene
- noun antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
- noun antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
- inexactness1/5
inexactness
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactitude.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- orchiopexy1/5
orchiopexy
- noun operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum
- noun operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum
- inexactitude1/5
inexactitude
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactness.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- flexions1/5
flexion
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexure.
- noun deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection; flection.
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- hyperextend1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- duplexer1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- nonlexical1/5
nonlexical
- adjective not relating to words
- nonlexical morphemes
- adjective not relating to words
- retroflexed1/5
retroflexed
- adjective satellite bent or curved backward
retroflex.
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate; retroflex.
- adjective satellite bent or curved backward
- genuflexions1/5
genuflexion
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
genuflection.
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
- anorexigenic1/5
anorexigenic
- adjective satellite causing loss of appetite
anorectic.
- an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug
- adjective satellite causing loss of appetite
- overexploit1/5
overexploit
- verb exploit excessively
- We should not overexploit our natural resources
- verb exploit excessively
- cortexes1/5
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
- hyperextending1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- coexistences1/5
- flexile1/5
flexile
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
flexible.
- slim flexible birches
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
- psychosexuality1/5
psychosexuality
- noun the mental representation of sexual activities
- noun the mental representation of sexual activities
- lexicalize1/5
lexicalize
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
- retroflexes1/5
retroflex
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate.
- verb articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
- verb bend or turn backward
- genuflexion1/5
genuflexion
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
genuflection.
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
- mexitil1/5
mexitil
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
mexiletine.
- noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
- inexactitudes1/5
inexactitude
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactness.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- overexploiting1/5
overexploit
- verb exploit excessively
- We should not overexploit our natural resources
- verb exploit excessively
- dextrous1/5
dextrous
- adjective satellite skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
dexterous; deft.
- a deft waiter
- deft fingers massaged her face
- dexterous of hand and inventive of mind
- adjective satellite skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
- latexes1/5
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
- unexcelled1/5
unexcelled
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
unexceeded; unsurpassed.
- adjective satellite not capable of being improved on
- alexandrite1/5
alexandrite
- noun a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- noun a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- sext1/5
sext
- noun the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
- noun the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
- unexcited1/5
unexcited
- adjective not excited
- made an unexcited appraisal of the situation
- adjective not excited
- dextrins1/5
dextrin
- noun any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
- noun any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
- apexes1/5
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)
- inexhaustibly1/5
inexhaustibly
- adverb with indefatigable energy
tirelessly; indefatigably.
- she watched the show indefatigably
- adverb with indefatigable energy
- sextants1/5
sextant
- noun a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
- noun a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
- reflexly1/5
reflexly
- adverb in a reflex manner
- such effects can be induced reflexly
- adverb in a reflex manner
- inexorability1/5
inexorability
- noun mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
relentlessness; inexorableness.
- the relentlessness or their pursuit
- noun mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
- cyclohexanol1/5
cyclohexanol
- noun a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor
- noun a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor
- dextrocardia1/5
dextrocardia
- noun abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest
- noun abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest
- cathexes1/5
cathexis
- noun (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
charge.
- Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
- noun (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- mastopexy1/5
mastopexy
- noun plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
- noun plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
- perplexedly1/5
perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
confoundedly.
- he looked at his professor perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
- inexpediency1/5
inexpediency
- noun the quality of being unsuited to the end in view
inexpedience.
- noun the quality of being unsuited to the end in view
- unexpressive1/5
unexpressive
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; impassive; poker-faced; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
- adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
- ambidexterity1/5
ambidexterity
- noun the property of being equally skillful with each hand
ambidextrousness.
- noun the property of being equally skillful with each hand
- bextra1/5
bextra
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
valdecoxib.
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
- sexists1/5
sexist
- noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
male chauvinist.
- adjective satellite discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
- noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
- flexeril1/5
flexeril
- noun muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
cyclobenzaprine.
- noun muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
- inexactly1/5
inexactly
- adverb in an imprecise manner
imprecisely.
- he expressed himself imprecisely
- adverb in an imprecise manner
- sextuple1/5
sextuple
- adjective satellite having six units or components
sixfold; six-fold.
- adjective satellite having six units or components
- inexpensiveness1/5
inexpensiveness
- noun the quality of being affordable
- noun the quality of being affordable
- ilexes1/5
ilex
- noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
genus Ilex.
- noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
- rolodexes1/5
rolodex
- noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
- a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex
- noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
- dexterities1/5
dexterity
- noun adroitness in using the hands
sleight; manual dexterity.
- noun adroitness in using the hands
- coextension1/5
coextension
- noun equality of extension or duration
- noun equality of extension or duration
- convexly1/5
convexly
- adverb in a convex way
- bulging out convexly
- adverb in a convex way
- alexias1/5
alexia
- noun inability to perceive written words
word blindness; visual aphasia.
- noun inability to perceive written words
- inexcusably1/5
inexcusably
- adverb in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree
unforgivably; unpardonably.
- he was inexcusably cruel to his wife
- adverb without any excuse
unjustifiably.
- he is unjustifiably harsh on her
- adverb in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree
- alexandrines1/5
alexandrine
- noun (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- noun (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- vertexes1/5
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
- vexatiously1/5
vexatiously
- adverb in a vexatious manner
- adverb in a vexatious manner
- hexahedron1/5
hexahedron
- noun any polyhedron having six plane faces
- noun any polyhedron having six plane faces
- inexpugnable1/5
inexpugnable
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
impregnable.
- an impregnable argument
- impregnable self-confidence
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
- dextrorotatory1/5
dextrorotatory
- adjective satellite rotating to the right
right-handed; dextrorotary.
- adjective satellite rotating to the right
- flexuous1/5
flexuous
- adjective satellite having turns or windings
- the flexuous bed of the stream
- adjective satellite having turns or windings
- dextrously1/5
dextrously
- adverb with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
deftly; dexterously.
- dextrously he untied the knots
- adverb with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
- dyslexias1/5
dyslexia
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- unexacting1/5
unexacting
- adjective satellite not rigorous
- relaxed and unexacting standards
- adjective satellite not rigorous
- kleenexes1/5
kleenex
- noun a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
- noun a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
- hypertexts1/5
hypertext
- noun machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
- Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson
- noun machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
- unexcused1/5
unexcused
- adjective satellite not excused
- too many unexcused absences
- adjective satellite not excused
- hexoses1/5
hexose
- noun a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
- noun a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
- sexagesimal1/5
sexagesimal
- adjective of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
- the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees
- adjective of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
- inexpiable1/5
inexpiable
- adjective satellite incapable of being atoned for
- adjective satellite incapable of being atoned for
- ibexes1/5
ibex
- noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
Capra ibex.
- noun wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
- unexpended1/5
unexpended
- adjective satellite (of financial resources) not spent
unspent.
- unexpended funds
- his unspent allowance
- adjective satellite not used up
left over; leftover; odd; remaining; left.
- leftover meatloaf
- she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
- some odd dollars left
- saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
- unexpended provisions
- adjective satellite (of financial resources) not spent
- unexhausted1/5
unexhausted
- adjective not used up completely
- an unexhausted well
- adjective not used up completely
- unextended1/5
unextended
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- an unextended arm
- adjective not extended or stretched out
- unexpurgated1/5
unexpurgated
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
- volumes of the best plays, unexpurgated"- Havelock Ellis
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
- inextensible1/5
inextensible
- adjective not extensile
nonprotractile; nonextensile.
- adjective not extensile
- unsexy1/5
unsexy
- adjective not sexually aroused or arousing
- adjective not sexually aroused or arousing
- nonexplosive1/5
nonexplosive
- adjective not explosive
- nonexplosive gases
- a nonexplosive fuel
- adjective not explosive
- unexcitable1/5
unexcitable
- adjective not easily excited
- an unexcitable temperament
- adjective not easily excited
- undersexed1/5
undersexed
- adjective satellite having a subnormal degree of sexual desire
- adjective satellite having a subnormal degree of sexual desire
- unexcavated1/5
unexcavated
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- hexamer1/5
hexamer
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- subexpression1/5
subexpression
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- cycloheximide1/5
- interexchange1/5
- intersexuality1/5
intersexuality
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- hypersexuality1/5
hypersexuality
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- heterosexually1/5
heterosexual
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight; straight person; heterosexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- hexa1/5
hexa
A prefix or combining form, used to denote six, sixth, etc.; as, .hex atomic,hexa basic
- hexadecane1/5
hexadecane
(Chem.) See Hecdecane .
- reexperience1/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- unexecuted1/5
unexecuted
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- intertextually1/5
- nonexpert1/5
nonexpert
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- nonexecutive1/5
- photoexcitation1/5
- sexto1/5
sexto
A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.
- preexcitation1/5
- cyclohexanone1/5
- recontextualized1/5
- hexateuch1/5
hexateuch
The first six books of the Old Testament.
- texted1/5
text
- noun the words of something written
textual matter.
- there were more than a thousand words of text
- they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
- he wants to reconstruct the original text
- noun a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
- the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon
- noun the words of something written
- alexandretta1/5
- cyclohexene1/5
cyclohexene
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- sexological1/5
sexological
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- hexyl1/5
hexyl
(chem.) A compound radical, C6H13 , regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds.
- hyperflexion1/5
- complexification1/5
- phytoalexins1/5
- subexpressions1/5
- photoexcited1/5
- mexicanus1/5
mexicanus
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- lexia1/5
lexia
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- hexene1/5
hexene
(Chem.) Same as Hexylene .
- sexologist1/5
sexologist
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- preexposure1/5
preexposure
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- hexaploid1/5
hexaploid
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- unexperienced1/5
unexperienced
Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced. Swift.
- nonexperts1/5
- maltodextrin1/5
maltodextrin
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- textualist1/5
textualist
A textman; a textuary. Lightfoot.
- hexachord1/5
hexachord
(Mus.) A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.
- recontextualizing1/5
recontextualizing
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- hexis1/5
hexis
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- hexosaminidase1/5
- dextrans1/5
- nextdoor1/5
nextdoor
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- subtextual1/5
subtextual
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- homosexually1/5
homosexual
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homophile; gay.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of your own sex
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- preexilic1/5
- lexicographically1/5
lexicographical
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographic.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- lexan1/5
lexan
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- reexport1/5
reexport
To export again, as what has been imported.
- lexer1/5
lexer
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- texana1/5
texana
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- hypersexual1/5
hypersexual
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- phytoalexin1/5
phytoalexin
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- overexpansion1/5
overexpansion
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- inexistence1/5
inexistence
Inherence; subsistence . Bp. Hall.
- hexapla1/5
hexapla
A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of the Old Testament published by Origen, in the 3d century.
- inexistent1/5
inexistent
Not having being; not existing.
- ciphertexts1/5
- cyclohexyl1/5
cyclohexyl
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- nonexposed1/5
- annexationist1/5
annexationist
One who favors annexation.
- intrasexual1/5
- dextra1/5
dextra
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- dextro1/5
dextro
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- hexamethylene1/5
hexamethylene
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- sexily1/5
sexy
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- feeling sexy
- sexy clothes
- sexy poses
- a sexy book
- sexy jokes
- adjective exciting sexual desire
aphrodisiacal; aphrodisiac.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- hexagonally1/5
hexagonal
- adjective having six sides or divided into hexagons
hexangular.
- adjective having six sides or divided into hexagons
- hexaemeron1/5
- flexuosa1/5
flexuosa
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- inexhaustibility1/5
inexhaustibility
The state or quality of being inexhaustible; abundance.
- plaintexts1/5
- hexahedral1/5
hexahedral
In the form of a hexahedron; having six sides or faces.
- sociosexual1/5
sociosexual
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- contexture1/5
contexture
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. That wonderful contexture of all created beings. Dryden.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton.
- unexpanded1/5
- recontextualize1/5
recontextualize
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- lexica1/5
lexica
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- indexically1/5
indexical
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- adjective of or relating to or serving as an index
- nonexisting1/5
nonexisting
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- hexanal1/5
- flexitime1/5
flexitime
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- hexameric1/5
- multiplexor1/5
multiplexor
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- reexposure1/5
reexposure
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- urtext1/5
- sexualisation1/5
- irreflexive1/5
- texturally1/5
- reexported1/5
reexport
To export again, as what has been imported.
- nontextual1/5
nontextual
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- demultiplexed1/5
- annexures1/5
- demultiplexers1/5
- autoexposure1/5
- amplexus1/5
- simplexes1/5
simplex
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- simplex system
- adjective satellite having only one part or element
- a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- antihomosexual1/5
- nonexhaustive1/5
- unextinguished1/5
unextinguished
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- reexperienced1/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- inexplicability1/5
inexplicability
The quality or state of being inexplicable. H. Spencer.
- indexable1/5
indexable
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- misexpression1/5
misexpression
Wrong expression.
- rectopexy1/5
- heteroduplexes1/5
- reexports1/5
reexport
To export again, as what has been imported.
- hexahydrate1/5
- underexploited1/5
- unindexed1/5
- perplexingly1/5
perplexing
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
puzzling; confusing.
- sent confusing signals to Iraq
- perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
- a puzzling statement
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
- orchidopexy1/5
- videotext1/5
videotext
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- hexachords1/5
hexachord
(Mus.) A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.
- complexus1/5
complexus
A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
- nonexercise1/5
nonexercise
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- reexploration1/5
- inextricability1/5
inextricability
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- hexachlorocyclohexane1/5
hexachlorocyclohexane
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- vext1/5
vex
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
worry.
- I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- plexippus1/5
plexippus
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- reexpansion1/5
- unvexed1/5
unvexed
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- inexpressibility1/5
inexpressibility
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- multiplexity1/5
multiplexity
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- annexationists1/5
- semiflexible1/5
- praetexta1/5
praetexta
(Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
- contextualises1/5
contextualises
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- reflexologist1/5
reflexologist
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- desexualization1/5
desexualization
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- flexographic1/5
- inflexional1/5
- orexis1/5
- hexamethonium1/5
- hyperexcitable1/5
hyperexcitable
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- reflexologists1/5
- pleonexia1/5
- overexcitement1/5
overexcitement
Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
- reexpressed1/5
reexpressed
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- vexilla1/5
- vexillum1/5
vexillum
(Rom. Antiq.) (a) A flag or standard. (b) A company of troops serving under one standard.
- textualists1/5
textualist
A textman; a textuary. Lightfoot.
- nonexponential1/5
- antisexist1/5
- texturized1/5
- intext1/5
intext
The text of a book. R. Herrick.
- hexachloride1/5
- unexplainably1/5
unexplainable
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
unaccountable.
- perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress
- an unexplainable fear
- adjective satellite not to be accounted for or explained
- nonexploitative1/5
- lexicological1/5
- recontextualizes1/5
- hexanoic1/5
hexanoic
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- hexosamine1/5
- texturizer1/5
- reflexa1/5
reflexa
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- diplexer1/5
- textless1/5
textless
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- lexicality1/5
- contextualizations1/5
contextualizations
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- complexified1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- mexicanum1/5
mexicanum
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- dextrine1/5
- lexigrams1/5
- preexperimental1/5
- flexo1/5
flexo
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- triplexes1/5
triplex
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; ternary.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
- contextless1/5
- dexamphetamine1/5
- nonexpendable1/5
nonexpendable
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- alexin1/5
alexin
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- parasexual1/5
- unexaggerated1/5
unexaggerated
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- reexpression1/5
reexpression
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- connexional1/5
- intertextualities1/5
intertextualities
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- rhexis1/5
rhexis
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- hexameron1/5
- nonsexually1/5
nonsexual
- adjective not having or involving sex
asexual.
- an asexual spore
- asexual reproduction
- adjective not having or involving sex
- texes1/5
texes
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- hexamine1/5
- supercomplexity1/5
- alexeyevich1/5
alexeyevich
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- sociosexuality1/5
sociosexuality
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- overexercising1/5
overexercising
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- connexity1/5
- prelexical1/5
- sexagenary1/5
sexagenary
Pertaining to, or designating, the number sixty; poceeding by sixties; sixty years old.
- overexpanded1/5
overexpanded
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- unexplicated1/5
- reexposed1/5
- deflexed1/5
deflexed
Bent abruptly downward.
- flexography1/5
- inexpressiveness1/5
inexpressiveness
The state or quality of being inexpressive.
- intertexture1/5
intertexture
The act of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven; that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice intertexture." Coleridge.Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs. Cowper.
- unextracted1/5
- pyrexial1/5
pyrexial
(Med.) Of or pertaining to fever; feverish.
- overextensions1/5
- nonextensive1/5
- hexastyle1/5
hexastyle
(Arch.) Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
- pretexting1/5
pretext
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horse.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretence; pretense.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- nonexchangeable1/5
nonexchangeable
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- noncontextual1/5
- texensis1/5
texensis
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- hexadecyl1/5
hexadecyl
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- unextinguishable1/5
unextinguishable
Inextinguishable. --Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly , adv.
- reexecute1/5
reexecute
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- dorsiflexor1/5
dorsiflexor
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- cyclohexylamine1/5
- texturizing1/5
- anatexis1/5
- textuel1/5
textuel
Textual. Obs. Chaucer.
- hexachloroethane1/5
- overexcitability1/5
- subindexes1/5
subindex
(Math.) A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a .0 , b1 , c2 , xn , have 0, 1, 2, and n assubindices
- antisexual1/5
- nonexecutable1/5
- preexcited1/5
- lexigram1/5
lexigram
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- contraflexure1/5
- reexpress1/5
reexpress
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- hexadecanoic1/5
hexadecanoic
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- sextiles1/5
sextile
(Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill.
- flexilis1/5
flexilis
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- nonindexed1/5
- anteflexion1/5
anteflexion
(Med.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
- overexercise1/5
overexercise
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- nonexperiential1/5
- annexion1/5
annexion
Annexation. R. Shak.
- unexceptionably1/5
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
- gedankenexperiment1/5
gedankenexperiment
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- gastropexy1/5
- inexpressibles1/5
inexpressible
- adjective defying expression
unexpressible.
- adjective defying expression
- karyorrhexis1/5
- hexobarbital1/5
- presexual1/5
- multiplexors1/5
multiplexors
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- hexogen1/5
- hexadiene1/5
hexadiene
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- hexaplaric1/5
- trichorrhexis1/5
- bisexually1/5
bisexual
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
bisexual person.
- adjective sexually attracted to both sexes
- noun a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
- postexperimental1/5
- semiflexed1/5
semiflexed
Half bent.
- textilis1/5
textilis
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- preflexion1/5
- nonexpressive1/5
- hexamethylenetetramine1/5
hexamethylenetetramine
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- inexcitable1/5
inexcitable
Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.
- lexemic1/5
- sexagesima1/5
sexagesima
(Eccl.) The second Sunday before Lent; -- so called as being about the sixtieth day before Easter.
- reexpand1/5
- connexes1/5
- interconnexion1/5
- sextans1/5
sextans
(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.
- alexine1/5
- vexedly1/5
vexed
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
harried; annoyed; pestered; harassed.
- harassed working mothers
- a harried expression
- her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- 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
- reindexing1/5
- nonextended1/5
- nonexclusion1/5
nonexclusion
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- overexaggerated1/5
- overexuberant1/5
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- nonexpanding1/5
- lexicostatistical1/5
lexicostatistical
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- nexum1/5
- dexters1/5
dexter
- adjective satellite on or starting from the wearer's right
- adjective satellite on or starting from the wearer's right
- epexegetical1/5
epexegetical
Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.
- reexecuted1/5
- complexional1/5
complexional
Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion. A moral rather than a complexional timidity. Burke.
- ambidexter1/5
ambidexter
Using both hands with equal ease. Smollett.
- asexuals1/5
asexual
- adjective not having or involving sex
nonsexual.
- an asexual spore
- asexual reproduction
- adjective not having or involving sex
- sexpert1/5
- reannexation1/5
reannexation
Act of reannexing.
- coextensiveness1/5
- sexpartite1/5
- textureless1/5
- reexperiences1/5
reexperience
A renewed or repeated experience.
- nonextraction1/5
- rexine1/5
- anteflexed1/5
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