ony: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ony
- testimony«Word Popularity Bar5/5
testimony
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- noun an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- according to his own testimony he can't do it
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
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colony
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
settlement.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
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harmony
- noun compatibility in opinion and action
harmoniousness.
- noun the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
musical harmony.
- noun compatibility in opinion and action
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ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
ceremonial occasion; observance; ceremonial.
- a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
- noun any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
- the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
- he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
- he disposed of it without ceremony
- noun a formal event performed on a special occasion
- tony5/5
tony
A simpleton. L'Estrange.A pattern and companion fit For all the keeping tonies of the pit. Dryden.
- anthony5/5
anthony
- noun Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
Marcus Antonius; Mark Antony; Antonius; Mark Anthony; Antony.
- noun United States suffragist (1820-1906)
Susan Anthony; Susan Brownell Anthony; Susan B. Anthony.
- noun Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
- irony5/5
irony
- noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn
sarcasm; satire; caustic remark.
- he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
- irony is wasted on the stupid
- Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
- noun incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
- noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- agony4/5
agony
- noun intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
torment; torture.
- an agony of doubt
- the torments of the damned
- noun a state of acute pain
excruciation; suffering.
- noun intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- hegemony4/5
hegemony
- noun the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
- the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation
- to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony
- the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system
- noun the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
- symphony4/5
symphony
- noun a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
symphonic music.
- noun a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
symphony orchestra; philharmonic.
- we heard the Vienna symphony
- noun a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
- balcony4/5
balcony
- noun an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
- noun a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
- noun an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
- bony4/5
bony
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
pinched; emaciated; cadaverous; gaunt; skeletal; wasted; haggard.
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
- adjective composed of or containing bone
osseous; osteal.
- osseous tissue
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- pony4/5
pony
- noun a range horse of the western United States
- noun an informal term for a racehorse
- he liked to bet on the ponies
- noun a range horse of the western United States
- antony4/5
antony
- noun Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
Marcus Antonius; Mark Antony; Antonius; Anthony; Mark Anthony.
- noun Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
- stony4/5
stony
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
bouldery; rocky; bouldered.
- rocky fields
- stony ground
- bouldery beaches
- adjective satellite showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
obdurate; flint; flinty; granitic.
- his flinty gaze
- the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
- felony4/5
felony
- noun a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- noun a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- sony4/5
sony
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- telephony3/5
telephony
- noun transmitting speech at a distance
telephone.
- noun transmitting speech at a distance
- ebony3/5
ebony
- noun a very dark black
jet black; soot black; sable; coal black; pitch black.
- noun hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
- noun a very dark black
- saxony3/5
saxony
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Saxe; Sachsen.
- noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
- monotony3/5
monotony
- noun the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
humdrum; sameness.
- he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
- he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
- he hated the sameness of the food the college served
- noun constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
- noun the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
- phony3/5
phony
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
hypocrite; phoney; dissembler; dissimulator; pretender.
- adjective satellite fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
bastard; phoney; bogus; fake.
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
- alimony3/5
alimony
- noun court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
maintenance.
- noun court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
- matrimony3/5
matrimony
- noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
union; spousal relationship; marriage; wedlock.
- a long and happy marriage
- God bless this union
- noun the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
- noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- patrimony3/5
patrimony
- noun a church endowment
- noun an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
birthright.
- noun a church endowment
- antimony3/5
antimony
- noun a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
Sb; atomic number 51.
- noun a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
- parsimony3/5
parsimony
- noun extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
parsimoniousness; penny-pinching; thrift.
- noun extreme stinginess
tightfistedness; parsimoniousness; minginess; niggardliness; meanness; closeness; niggardness; tightness.
- noun extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- synchrony3/5
synchrony
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
synchronisation; synchronicity; synchronizing; synchronism; synchronization; synchroneity.
- the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
- cacophony3/5
cacophony
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; din; blare; blaring.
- noun loud confusing disagreeable sounds
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
- disharmony3/5
disharmony
- noun a lack of harmony
inharmoniousness.
- noun a lack of harmony
- gluttony3/5
gluttony
- noun habitual eating to excess
- noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gula; overeating.
- noun habitual eating to excess
- polyphony2/5
polyphony
- noun music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
polyphonic music; concerted music.
- noun music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
- acrimony2/5
acrimony
- noun a rough and bitter manner
tartness; bitterness; acerbity; thorniness; jaundice.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
- peony2/5
peony
- noun any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
paeony.
- noun any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
- cosmogony2/5
cosmogony
- noun the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
cosmogeny; cosmology.
- noun the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
- barony2/5
barony
- noun the estate of a baron
- noun the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
baronetcy.
- noun the estate of a baron
- crony2/5
crony
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
sidekick; buddy; chum; brother; pal.
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- mony2/5
money
- noun the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
- we tried to collect the money he owed us
- noun wealth reckoned in terms of money
- all his money is in real estate
- noun the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
- loony2/5
loony
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
weirdo; crazy; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- gascony2/5
gascony
- noun a region of southwestern France
Gascogne.
- noun a region of southwestern France
- theogony2/5
theogony
- noun the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
- noun the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
- monopsony2/5
monopsony
- noun (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
- noun (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
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chalcedony
- noun a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
calcedony.
- noun a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
- simony2/5
simony
- noun traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
barratry.
- noun traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
- asynchrony2/5
asynchrony
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times
desynchronization; desynchronizing; desynchronisation; asynchronism.
- the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times
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bryony
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
briony.
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
- lemony2/5
lemony
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
tangy; lemonlike; sourish; tart.
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
- cottony2/5
cottony
- adjective satellite resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
- adjective satellite resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
- diachrony2/5
diachrony
- noun the study of linguistic change
historical linguistics; diachronic linguistics.
- the synchrony and diachrony of language
- noun the study of linguistic change
- atony2/5
atony
- noun lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
atonia; atonicity; amyotonia.
- noun lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
- briony2/5
briony
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
bryony.
- noun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
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cony
- noun any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
das; hyrax; dassie; coney.
- noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
mouse hare; rock rabbit; pika; coney.
- noun any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- euphony2/5
euphony
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
music.
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- homophony1/5
homophony
- noun the same pronunciation for words of different origins
- noun part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
- noun the same pronunciation for words of different origins
- hypotony1/5
- moony1/5
moony
- adjective lighted by moonlight
moonlit.
- the moonlit landscape
- adjective satellite dreamy in mood or nature
dreamy; woolgathering.
- a woolgathering moment
- adjective lighted by moonlight
- heterochrony1/5
heterochrony
(Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.
- autochthony1/5
autochthony
- noun nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
endemism; indigenousness.
- noun nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
- betony1/5
betony
(Bot.) A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).✍ The purple or wood betony ( B. officinalis , Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.
- agrimony1/5
agrimony
- noun a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
agrimonia.
- noun a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
- sanctimony1/5
sanctimony
- noun the quality of being hypocritically devout
sanctimoniousness.
- noun the quality of being hypocritically devout
- cushiony1/5
cushiony
- adjective satellite softened by the addition of cushions or padding
padded; cushioned.
- adjective satellite softened by the addition of cushions or padding
- inharmony1/5
inharmony
Want of harmony.
- colophony1/5
colophony
- noun translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
- noun translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
- pozsony1/5
pozsony
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
capital of Slovakia; Pressburg; Bratislava.
- noun capital and largest city of Slovakia
- antiphony1/5
antiphony
- noun alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
- noun a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
antiphon.
- noun alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
- cartoony1/5
- palimony1/5
palimony
- noun support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
- noun support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
- schizogony1/5
schizogony
- noun asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
- noun asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
- heterophony1/5
heterophony
(Med.) An abnormal state of the voice. Mayne.
- oligopsony1/5
- amphictyony1/5
amphictyony
- noun an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
- noun an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
- polyembryony1/5
polyembryony
(Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
- monophony1/5
monophony
- noun music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
monophonic music; monody.
- noun music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
- egophony1/5
egophony
(Med.) The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.
- dodecaphony1/5
- sporogony1/5
sporogony
(Zoöl.) The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ.
- isochrony1/5
- spoony1/5
- scammony1/5
scammony
- noun tropical American morning glory
Ipomoea orizabensis.
- noun resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
- noun tropical American morning glory
- oniony1/5
- radiotelephony1/5
radiotelephony
- noun telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
radiotelephone; wireless telephone.
- noun telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
- bronchophony1/5
bronchophony
A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; -- observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease.
- syntony1/5
- compony1/5
company
- noun an institution created to conduct business
- he only invests in large well-established companies
- he started the company in his garage
- noun small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- noun an institution created to conduct business
- merogony1/5
- polony1/5
polony
- noun another name for Bologna sausage
- noun another name for Bologna sausage
- goony1/5
goony
- noun a variety of albatross with black feet
Diomedea nigripes; goonie; gooney; gooney bird; black-footed albatross.
- noun a variety of albatross with black feet
- telegony1/5
Suffixes of ony
- onyx«Word Popularity Bar3/5
onyx
- noun a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- noun a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- onychomycosis2/5
- onycholysis1/5
onycholysis
- noun separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
- noun separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
- onychophora1/5
onychophora
(Zoöl.) Malacopoda.
- onychophorans1/5
onychophoran
- noun any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
peripatus; velvet worm.
- noun any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
Derived words of ony
- anonymous«Word Popularity Bar5/5
anonymous
- adjective having no known name or identity or known source
anon..
- anonymous authors
- anonymous donors
- an anonymous gift
- adjective satellite not known or lacking marked individuality
- brown anonymous houses
- anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service
- adjective having no known name or identity or known source
- synonymous4/5
synonymous
- adjective (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
- adjective (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
- anonymity4/5
anonymity
- noun the state of being anonymous
namelessness.
- noun the state of being anonymous
- synonyms4/5
synonym
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
equivalent word.
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
- synonym4/5
synonym
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
equivalent word.
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
- acronym3/5
acronym
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- pseudonym3/5
pseudonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; anonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
- dionysius3/5
dionysius
- noun the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Dionysius the Elder.
- noun the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
- anonymously3/5
anonymously
- adverb without giving a name
- she wrote these letters anonymously
- adverb without giving a name
- dionysus3/5
dionysus
- noun (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
- noun (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
- acronyms3/5
acronym
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- ponytail3/5
ponytail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- sonya3/5
sonya
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- carbonyl3/5
carbonyl
- noun a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- adjective relating to or containing the carbonyl group
carbonylic.
- noun a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- eponymous3/5
eponymous
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
eponymic.
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
- metonymy3/5
metonymy
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- dionysian3/5
dionysian
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the .Dionysian , or Christian, era
- pseudonyms3/5
pseudonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; anonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
- metonymic2/5
metonymic
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymical.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
- tonya2/5
tonya
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- antonyms2/5
antonym
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
opposite word; opposite.
- to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- hieronymus2/5
hieronymus
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Eusebius Hieronymus; Jerome; St. Jerome; Saint Jerome.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
- synonymy2/5
synonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymousness; synonymity.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
- synonymously2/5
synonymously
- adverb in a synonymous manner
- the two terms are used synonymously
- adverb in a synonymous manner
- pseudonymous2/5
pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- antonym2/5
antonym
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
opposite word; opposite.
- to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- homonymous2/5
homonymous
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
homonymic.
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
- cronyism2/5
cronyism
- noun favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
- noun favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
- homonyms2/5
homonym
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- dionysiac2/5
dionysiac
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- konya2/5
konya
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- patronymic2/5
patronymic
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronym.
- adjective of or derived from a personal or family name
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
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sulfonylurea
- noun antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
- noun antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
- metonymically2/5
metonymically
- adverb in a metonymic manner
- adverb in a metonymic manner
- sulfonylurea2/5
sulfonylurea
- noun antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
- noun antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
- toponyms2/5
toponym
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
place name.
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
- dionysia2/5
dionysia
- noun an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Bacchanalia.
- noun an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- metonym2/5
metonym
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- Washington is a metonym for the United States government
- plastic is a metonym for credit card
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- homonymy2/5
homonymy
- noun the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
- noun the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
- anonyme2/5
anonyme
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- homonym2/5
homonym
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- malonyl2/5
malonyl
(Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH2.(CO)2 , from malonic acid.divalent, a diacyl radical
- eponym2/5
eponym
- noun the person for whom something is named
- Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
- noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
- Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
- noun the person for whom something is named
- toponym2/5
toponym
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
place name.
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
- paronychia2/5
paronychia
- noun infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
- noun low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
genus Paronychia.
- noun infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
- ponytails1/5
ponytail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- carbonyls1/5
carbonyl
- noun a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- adjective relating to or containing the carbonyl group
carbonylic.
- noun a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- metonymies1/5
metonymy
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- euonymus1/5
euonymus
(Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
- nonsynonymous1/5
- eponyms1/5
eponym
- noun the person for whom something is named
- Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
- noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
- Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
- noun the person for whom something is named
- metonymical1/5
metonymical
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymic.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
- pseudonymity1/5
- sulphonylureas1/5
- propionyl1/5
propionyl
(Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O , regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
- sardonyx1/5
sardonyx
- noun an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
- noun an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
- metonyms1/5
metonym
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- Washington is a metonym for the United States government
- plastic is a metonym for credit card
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- anonymized1/5
- sulfonyl1/5
sulfonyl
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- carbonylation1/5
- cronyn1/5
cronyn
- noun Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
Hume Cronyn; Hume Blake Cronyn.
- noun Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
- hyponymy1/5
hyponymy
- noun the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
subordination.
- noun the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
- antonymy1/5
antonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
- toponymy1/5
toponymy
- noun the nomenclature of regional anatomy
toponomy.
- noun the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
toponomy.
- noun the nomenclature of regional anatomy
- ethnonym1/5
ethnonym
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- patronymics1/5
patronymic
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronym.
- adjective of or derived from a personal or family name
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
- hyponyms1/5
hyponym
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
subordinate; subordinate word.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
- toponymic1/5
- hyponym1/5
hyponym
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
subordinate; subordinate word.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
- pseudonymously1/5
pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- synonymity1/5
synonymity
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymy; synonymousness.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
- ponytailed1/5
ponytail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
- anonymised1/5
- thionyl1/5
thionyl
(Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO , regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds;as, .thionyl chloride
- tonys1/5
tony
A simpleton. L'Estrange.A pattern and companion fit For all the keeping tonies of the pit. Dryden.
- deinonychus1/5
deinonychus
- noun swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
- noun swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
- synonyme1/5
synonyme
Same as Synonym .
- sulphonylurea1/5
sulphonylurea
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- patronym1/5
patronym
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronymic.
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
- ethnonyms1/5
- heteronymous1/5
heteronymous
Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations. J. Le Conte. --Het"er*on"y*mous*ly , adv.
- electronystagmography1/5
electronystagmography
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- anonym1/5
anonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; pseudonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
- latonya1/5
latonya
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- piperonyl1/5
- nonyl1/5
nonyl
(Chem.) The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19 , derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively;as, .nonyl alcohol
- gonyaulax1/5
- synonymes1/5
- koilonychia1/5
- anonymizing1/5
- homonymic1/5
homonymic
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
homonymous.
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
- antonymous1/5
antonymous
- adjective of words: having opposite meanings
- adjective of words: having opposite meanings
- heteronyms1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- hieronymite1/5
hieronymite
(Eccl.) See Jeronymite .
- meronymy1/5
meronymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
part to whole relation.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
- nonya1/5
- acinonyx1/5
acinonyx
- noun cheetahs
genus Acinonyx.
- noun cheetahs
- synonymic1/5
synonymic
(Gram.) The science, or the scientific treatment, of synonymous words.
- anonyma1/5
anonyma
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- synonymized1/5
synonymize
To express by a synonym or synonyms; to give the synonym or synonyms corresponding to. This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. Camden.
- acronymic1/5
acronymic
- adjective characterized by the use of acronyms
acronymous.
- adjective characterized by the use of acronyms
- synonymies1/5
synonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymousness; synonymity.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
- eponychium1/5
- trionyx1/5
trionyx
(Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise ,soft-shell tortoise , andmud turtle .✍ The common American species ( Trionyx, ∨ Aspidonectus, ferox ) becomes over a foot in length and is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia and Africa.
- synonyma1/5
synonyma
Synonyms. Obs. Fuller.
- conyza1/5
conyza
- noun common American weed or wildflower
genus Conyza.
- noun common American weed or wildflower
- hyponychium1/5
- eponymic1/5
eponymic
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
eponymous.
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
- megalonyx1/5
megalonyx
(Paleon.) An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.
- cryptonym1/5
cryptonym
A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.
- eponymy1/5
eponymy
- noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
- noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
- ronyon1/5
ronyon
A mangy or scabby creature. "Aroint thee, with!" the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.
- antonymic1/5
- heteronym1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
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