pi: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of pi
- mississippi«Word Popularity Bar5/5
mississippi
- noun a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River.
- noun a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Magnolia State; MS.
- noun a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
- api4/5
api
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- hopi3/5
hopi
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
- noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
- philippi3/5
philippi
- noun a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
- noun Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
battle of Philippi.
- noun a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
- carpi3/5
carpus
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; wrist; articulatio radiocarpea.
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
- cpi3/5
cpi
- noun an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
cost-of-living index; consumer price index.
- noun a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
California Personality Inventory.
- noun an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
- mmpi3/5
mmpi
- noun a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
- noun a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items
- epi3/5
epi
- noun a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
Eysenck Personality Inventory.
- noun a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
- dpi3/5
dpi
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- ppi3/5
- tupi2/5
tupi
- noun a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay
- noun the language spoken by the Tupi of Brazil and Paraguay
- noun a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay
- tempi2/5
tempo
- noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
pacing.
- noun the rate of some repeating event
pace.
- noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
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lippi
- noun Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)
Filippino Lippi.
- noun Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469)
Fra Filippo Lippi.
- noun Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)
- bpi2/5
bpi
- noun a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
bits per inch.
- noun a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
- tipi2/5
tipi
- noun a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
teepee; tepee.
- noun a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
- scampi2/5
scampi
- noun large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
- noun large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
- topi2/5
topi
- noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
sun helmet; topee; pith helmet; pith hat.
- noun a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
sassaby; Damaliscus lunatus.
- noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
- upi2/5
upi
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- capi2/5
capi
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- legaspi2/5
- campi2/5
campi
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- tpi2/5
- principi2/5
principi
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- crispi2/5
crispi
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- filippi2/5
filippi
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- hippocampi1/5
hippocampus
- noun a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
- noun seahorses
genus Hippocampus.
- noun a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
- pappi1/5
pappus
- noun calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
- noun calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
- hammurapi1/5
hammurapi
- noun Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
Hammurabi.
- noun Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
- polypi1/5
polypus
- noun a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
polyp.
- noun a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
- thlaspi1/5
thlaspi
- noun herbs of temperate regions: pennycress
genus Thlaspi.
- noun herbs of temperate regions: pennycress
- octopi1/5
octopus
- noun tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
devilfish.
- noun tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- kepi1/5
kepi
- noun a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
peaked cap; yachting cap; service cap.
- noun a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
- okapi1/5
okapi
- noun similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
Okapia johnstoni.
- noun similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
- impi1/5
impi
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- naskapi1/5
- palpi1/5
palpi
pl. of Palpus .(Zoöl.) SeePalpus .
- percipi1/5
percipi
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- kopi1/5
kopi
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- hippi1/5
hippi
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- cippi1/5
cippi
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- phillippi1/5
phillippi
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- ngapi1/5
Suffixes of pi
- pick«Word Popularity Bar5/5
pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; choice.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
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pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; choice.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- pitch5/5
pitch
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery.
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- pine5/5
pine
- noun a coniferous tree
true pine; pine tree.
- noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
- noun a coniferous tree
- picking5/5
picking
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
pick.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
- picture5/5
picture
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
image; ikon; icon.
- they showed us the pictures of their wedding
- a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
painting.
- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- piece5/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
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piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
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picture
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
image; ikon; icon.
- they showed us the pictures of their wedding
- a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
- noun graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
painting.
- a small painting by Picasso
- he bought the painting as an investment
- his pictures hang in the Louvre
- noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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pile
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate; cumulus; heap; mound; cumulation.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- pin5/5
pin
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- noun when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
fall.
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- pit5/5
pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- pig5/5
pig
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; squealer; Sus scrofa.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
slovenly person; sloven; slob.
- noun domestic swine
- pilot5/5
pilot
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
airplane pilot.
- noun a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
- pipe5/5
pipe
- noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
tobacco pipe.
- noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
piping; pipage.
- noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
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pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- pity5/5
pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- piano5/5
piano
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
pianoforte; forte-piano.
- noun (music) low loudness
pianissimo.
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- pierre5/5
pierre
- noun capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
capital of South Dakota.
- noun capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
- pie5/5
pie
- noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- noun a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
Proto-Indo European.
- noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- piaget4/5
piaget
- noun Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
Jean Piaget.
- noun Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)
- pitched4/5
pitched
- adjective (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
- high-pitched
- verb throw or toss with a light motion
toss; sky; flip; pitch.
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper
- adjective (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
- pills4/5
pill
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge; tab; tablet.
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
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pick
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
selection; choice.
- he was my pick for mayor
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected
- pitcher4/5
pitcher
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; twirler.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
ewer.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
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pill
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge; tab; tablet.
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- pickup4/5
pickup
- noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
pickup truck.
- noun a warrant to take someone into custody
- put out a pickup on that man
- noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- pines4/5
pine
- noun a coniferous tree
true pine; pine tree.
- noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
- noun a coniferous tree
- pitching4/5
pitching
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
lurch; pitch.
- the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
- noun (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- pissed4/5
pissed
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
nettled; riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; irritated.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
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pipe
- noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
tobacco pipe.
- noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
piping; pipage.
- noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- pigs4/5
pig
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; squealer; Sus scrofa.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
slovenly person; sloven; slob.
- noun domestic swine
- pioneer4/5
pioneer
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
trailblazer; groundbreaker; innovator.
- noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
- they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- pillars4/5
pillar
- noun a fundamental principle or practice
- science eroded the pillars of superstition
- noun anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
column; tower.
- the test tube held a column of white powder
- a tower of dust rose above the horizon
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
- noun a fundamental principle or practice
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pillar
- noun a fundamental principle or practice
- science eroded the pillars of superstition
- noun anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
column; tower.
- the test tube held a column of white powder
- a tower of dust rose above the horizon
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
- noun a fundamental principle or practice
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piles
- noun pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
haemorrhoid; hemorrhoid.
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
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pin
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- noun when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
fall.
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- pilgrims4/5
pilgrim
- noun someone who journeys in foreign lands
- noun one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
Pilgrim Father.
- noun someone who journeys in foreign lands
- pioneers4/5
pioneer
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
trailblazer; groundbreaker; innovator.
- noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
- they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- pictured4/5
pictured
- adjective satellite seen in the mind as a mental image
envisioned; visualized; visualised.
- the glory of his envisioned future
- the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination
- the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
- adjective satellite seen in the mind as a mental image
- pier4/5
pier
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; wharf; wharfage.
- noun (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
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pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- pictorial4/5
pictorial
- noun a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
- adjective pertaining to or consisting of pictures
pictural.
- pictorial perspective
- pictorial records
- noun a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
- pinch4/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- pioneering4/5
pioneer
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
trailblazer; groundbreaker; innovator.
- noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
- they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
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pilgrim
- noun someone who journeys in foreign lands
- noun one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
Pilgrim Father.
- noun someone who journeys in foreign lands
- pinned4/5
pin
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- noun when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
fall.
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- piping4/5
piping
- noun a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
- noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
pipe; pipage.
- noun a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
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pier
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock; wharf; wharfage.
- noun (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
- noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
- pitiful4/5
pitiful
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiable; pathetic.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
- adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; lamentable; deplorable; sorry.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
- pioneered4/5
pioneer
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
trailblazer; groundbreaker; innovator.
- noun one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
- they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- pic4/5
pic
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
flick; picture; picture show; movie; motion picture; moving-picture show; motion-picture show; film; moving picture.
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photo; photograph; picture; exposure.
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- pilots4/5
pilot
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
airplane pilot.
- noun a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
- pillow4/5
pillow
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- verb rest on or as if on a pillow
rest.
- pillow your head
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- pixels4/5
pixel
- noun (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
pel; picture element.
- the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution
- noun (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
- pious4/5
pious
- adjective having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
- pious readings
- adjective having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
- pilgrimage4/5
pilgrimage
- noun a journey to a sacred place
pilgrim's journey.
- noun a journey to a sacred place
- pixel4/5
pixel
- noun (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
pel; picture element.
- the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution
- noun (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
- pierce4/5
pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- picnic4/5
picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
field day; outing.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
- piled4/5
pile
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate; cumulus; heap; mound; cumulation.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- pirates4/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- pigment4/5
pigment
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- noun any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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pierced
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
perforated; perforate; punctured.
- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
- verb cut or make a way through
pierce.
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
- piercing4/5
piercing
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
acute; penetrating; incisive; penetrative; discriminating; keen; sharp; knifelike.
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
- verb cut or make a way through
pierce.
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
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ping
- noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
Ping River.
- noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
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pitfall
- noun an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
booby trap.
- noun a trap in the form of a concealed hole
pit.
- noun an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
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picasso
- noun prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)
Pablo Picasso.
- noun prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)
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pillow
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- verb rest on or as if on a pillow
rest.
- pillow your head
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
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piper
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
bagpiper.
- noun type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
genus Piper.
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
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pivot
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
pivot man.
- noun axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
pin.
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
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pigment
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- noun any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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pianist
- noun a person who plays the piano
piano player.
- noun a person who plays the piano
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pittsburgh
- noun a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
- noun a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
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pistol
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
shooting iron; side arm; handgun.
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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piety
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
piousness.
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
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pizza
- noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
pizza pie.
- noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
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pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
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pike
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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pivotal
- adjective satellite being of crucial importance
polar.
- a pivotal event
- Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
- the polar events of this study
- a polar principal
- adjective satellite being of crucial importance
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piston
- noun mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
plunger.
- noun United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
Walter Piston.
- noun mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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pistol
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
shooting iron; side arm; handgun.
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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pilate
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Pontius Pilate.
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
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picturesque
- adjective satellite suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
- a picturesque village
- adjective satellite strikingly expressive
- a picturesque description of the rainforest
- adjective satellite suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
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pituitary
- noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis.
- adjective of or relating to the pituitary gland
- pituitary hormone
- noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
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piazza
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
plaza; place.
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
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piracy
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
buccaneering.
- air piracy
- noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagiarization; plagiarism; plagiarisation.
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
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pie
- noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- noun a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
Proto-Indo European.
- noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
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pigeon
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
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pigeon
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
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pint
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
dry pint.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
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piu
(Mus.) A little more; as, .più allegro, a little more briskly
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pi
- noun the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
- noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
private investigator; private eye; private detective; sherlock; shamus; operative.
- noun the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
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pisces
(Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked &pisces; in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.
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picker
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
chooser; selector.
- noun someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
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picker
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
chooser; selector.
- noun someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
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pitch
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- noun (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
delivery.
- noun the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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piss
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; piddle; urine; water; pee.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; pissing.
- he took a pee
- noun liquid excretory product
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pitcher
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; twirler.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
ewer.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
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pinched
- adjective satellite sounding as if the nose were pinched
nasal; adenoidal.
- a whining nasal voice
- verb squeeze tightly between the fingers
twitch; pinch; tweet; twinge; nip; squeeze.
- He pinched her behind
- She squeezed the bottle
- adjective satellite sounding as if the nose were pinched
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picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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pitted
- adjective satellite pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cavitied; faveolate; honeycombed; alveolate.
- verb set into opposition or rivalry
oppose; play off; pit; match.
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
- adjective satellite pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
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pinnacle
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
superlative; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
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pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
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pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
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pinning
- noun a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
- verb to hold fast or prevent from moving
immobilize; immobilise; trap; pin.
- The child was pinned under the fallen tree
- noun a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
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pitting
- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
indentation; roughness.
- verb set into opposition or rivalry
oppose; play off; pit; match.
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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picturing
- noun visual imagery
envisioning.
- noun visual representation as by photography or painting
pictorial representation.
- noun visual imagery
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pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
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pint
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
dry pint.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
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picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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pizarro
- noun Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
Francisco Pizarro.
- noun Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
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piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
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pimp
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; fancy man; ponce; pandar; panderer.
- verb arrange for sexual partners for others
pander; procure.
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
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pitt
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
George Dibdin Pitt; George Dibdin-Pitt; George Pitt.
- noun English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
Pitt the Younger; Second Earl of Chatham; William Pitt.
- noun a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
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pitiable
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiful; pathetic.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
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picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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pindar
(Bot.) The peanut ( Arachis hypogæa ); -- so called in the West Indies.
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pinion
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- noun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
flight feather; quill feather; quill.
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
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piteous
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
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pinnacle
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
superlative; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
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piedmont
- noun a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
- noun the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- noun a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
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piling
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; spile.
- verb arrange in stacks
pile; stack; heap.
- heap firewood around the fireplace
- stack your books up on the shelves
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
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pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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pilgrimage
- noun a journey to a sacred place
pilgrim's journey.
- noun a journey to a sacred place
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pigmentation
- noun the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
- noun coloration of living tissues by pigment
- noun the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
- pigmented3/5
pigment
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- noun any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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pinus
(Bot.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine .
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picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
field day; outing.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
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pillage
- noun goods or money obtained illegally
swag; booty; prize; plunder; dirty money; loot.
- noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place
plundering; pillaging.
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
- noun goods or money obtained illegally
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pitman
- noun someone who works in a coal mine
collier; coal miner.
- noun English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
Sir Isaac Pitman.
- noun someone who works in a coal mine
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pilot
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
airplane pilot.
- noun a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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pitfall
- noun an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
booby trap.
- noun a trap in the form of a concealed hole
pit.
- noun an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
- pith3/5
pith
- noun soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
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pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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piloting
- noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
pilotage; navigation.
- noun the occupation of a pilot
pilotage.
- noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
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pica
- noun an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- noun a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
em; pica em.
- noun an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
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piggy
- noun a young pig
shote; piglet; shoat.
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; swinish; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- noun a young pig
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pilaster
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
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pinpoint
- noun a very brief moment
- they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
- noun a very small spot
speck.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun a very brief moment
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pineapple
- noun a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
pineapple plant; Ananas comosus.
- noun large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
ananas.
- noun a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
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pisa
- noun a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
- noun a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
- pipelines3/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
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bid
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
command; dictation; bidding.
- noun an attempt to get something
play.
- they made a futile play for power
- he made a bid to gain attention
- noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- piezoelectric3/5
piezoelectric
- adjective relating to or involving piezoelectricity
- piezoelectric plates
- adjective relating to or involving piezoelectricity
- pickles3/5
pickle
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- pickle3/5
pickle
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
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pickett
- noun American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
George Edward Pickett.
- noun American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)
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pia
- noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
Tacca leontopetaloides; Indian arrowroot; Tacca pinnatifida.
- noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
- pickled3/5
pickled
- adjective satellite (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid
- verb preserve in a pickling liquid
pickle.
- adjective satellite (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid
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piano
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
pianoforte; forte-piano.
- noun (music) low loudness
pianissimo.
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- pidgin3/5
pidgin
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- pineal3/5
pineal
- adjective relating to the pineal body
- pineal hormone
- adjective satellite having the form of a pine cone
- adjective relating to the pineal body
- pistons3/5
piston
- noun United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
Walter Piston.
- noun mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
plunger.
- noun United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
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pizza
- noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
pizza pie.
- noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
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pipette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipet.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- pitiless3/5
pitiless
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
ruthless; unpitying; remorseless.
- an act of ruthless ferocity
- a monster of remorseless cruelty
- adjective satellite deficient in humane and kindly feelings
unkind.
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
- piqued3/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- pinky3/5
pinky
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
pinkie; little finger.
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
- pikes3/5
pike
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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pivot
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
pivot man.
- noun axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
pin.
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- pinhole3/5
pinhole
- noun a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
- noun a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
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pinto
- noun a spotted or calico horse or pony
- noun a spotted or calico horse or pony
- pied3/5
pied
- adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
painted; multi-coloured; varicoloured; multicolour; varicolored; motley; particolored; multi-color; multicolored; multicoloured; multicolor; particoloured; piebald; multi-colored; multi-colour; calico.
- a jester dressed in motley
- the painted desert
- a particolored dress
- a piebald horse
- pied daisies
- adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
- pinker3/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
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pix
- noun a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
pyx; pix chest; pyx chest.
- noun any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
pyx.
- noun a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
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pinkish
- adjective satellite of a light shade of red
pink.
- adjective satellite of a light shade of red
- pitifully3/5
pitifully
- adverb to a pitiful degree
- wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women
- adverb to a pitiful degree
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piecemeal
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
stepwise; in small stages; bit-by-bit; step-by-step.
- adverb a little bit at a time
little by little; in stages; bit by bit.
- the research structure has developed piecemeal
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
- pilar3/5
pilar
- adjective of or relating to a hair
- adjective of or relating to a hair
- pinot3/5
pinot
- noun any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes
Pinot grape.
- noun any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes
- pints3/5
pint
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
dry pint.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- pickering3/5
picker
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
chooser; selector.
- noun someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
- noun a person who chooses or selects out
- picard3/5
picard
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Adamites in the fifteenth century; -- so called from one Picard of Flanders. See Adamite .
- pico3/5
pico
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- pinochet3/5
pinochet
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- pieter3/5
piet
(Zoöl.) (a) The dipper, or watter ouzel. Scot.(b) The magpie. Prov.Eng.
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più
(Mus.) A little more; as, .più allegro, a little more briskly
- piccadilly3/5
piccadilly
A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.
- pinkerton3/5
pinkerton
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- pir3/5
- pinckney3/5
pinckney
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- piecewise3/5
- piet3/5
piet
(Zoöl.) (a) The dipper, or watter ouzel. Scot.(b) The magpie. Prov.Eng.
- pictographs2/5
pictograph
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- pitot2/5
pitot
- noun French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
Henri Pitot.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow
Pitot tube.
- noun French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
- pictograph2/5
pictograph
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- noun a graphic character used in picture writing
- pining2/5
pining
- noun a feeling of deep longing
- verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present
ache; yearn; languish; pine; yen.
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
- noun a feeling of deep longing
- pickups2/5
pickup
- noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
pickup truck.
- noun a warrant to take someone into custody
- put out a pickup on that man
- noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- pincus2/5
pincus
- noun United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus; Gregory Pincus.
- noun United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
- pissing2/5
pissing
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; piss.
- he took a pee
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- noun informal terms for urination
- picador2/5
picador
- noun the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
- noun the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
- pickings2/5
pickings
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
taking.
- the pickings were easy
- clothing could be had for the taking
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picking; pick.
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
- noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something
- piagetian2/5
piagetian
- adjective of or relating to or like or in the manner of Jean Piaget
- adjective of or relating to or like or in the manner of Jean Piaget
- pined2/5
pin
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- noun when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
fall.
- noun a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- pictographic2/5
pictographic
- adjective consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs
- a pictographic script
- pictographic stage in the development of writing
- adjective consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs
- pigmy2/5
pigmy
- noun an unusually small individual
pygmy.
- noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
Pygmy.
- noun an unusually small individual
- pisses2/5
piss
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; piddle; urine; water; pee.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; pissing.
- he took a pee
- noun liquid excretory product
- pinhead2/5
pinhead
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
dummy; booby; dope; boob; dumbbell.
- noun the head of a pin
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
- piperazine2/5
piperazine
- noun vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms
- noun vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms
- piecing2/5
piece
- noun a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
- noun an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
- noun a separate part of a whole
- pimps2/5
pimp
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; fancy man; ponce; pandar; panderer.
- verb arrange for sexual partners for others
pander; procure.
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
- pinches2/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- pietism2/5
pietism
- noun exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
religionism; religiousism; religiosity.
- noun 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
- noun exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
- pips2/5
pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
- pieta2/5
pieta
- noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
- noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
- piggyback2/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- pirandello2/5
pirandello
- noun Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936)
Luigi Pirandello.
- noun Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936)
- pics2/5
pic
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
flick; picture; picture show; movie; motion picture; moving-picture show; motion-picture show; film; moving picture.
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
- noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photo; photograph; picture; exposure.
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- pinions2/5
pinion
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- noun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
flight feather; quill feather; quill.
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- picketed2/5
picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- pinioned2/5
pinioned
- adjective satellite (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
- verb bind the arms of
shackle; pinion.
- adjective satellite (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
- pietas2/5
pieta
- noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
- noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
- piggybacking2/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- piroxicam2/5
piroxicam
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
Feldene.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
- pion2/5
pion
- noun a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
pi-meson.
- noun a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
- pinks2/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- pianists2/5
pianist
- noun a person who plays the piano
piano player.
- noun a person who plays the piano
- pima2/5
pima
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- noun the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- pillaged2/5
pillaged
- adjective satellite wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
plundered; ransacked; looted.
- the robbers left the looted train
- people returned to the plundered village
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- adjective satellite wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
- pierces2/5
pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
- pivots2/5
pivot
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
pivot man.
- noun axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
pin.
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- piglets2/5
piglet
- noun a young pig
shote; shoat; piggy.
- noun a young pig
- pillaging2/5
pillaging
- noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place
plundering; pillage.
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
- verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
- noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place
- piteously2/5
piteously
- adverb in a piteous manner
- adverb in a piteous manner
- picea2/5
picea
(Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere, including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the firs.
- pillory2/5
pillory
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- verb expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet.
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- piglet2/5
piglet
- noun a young pig
shote; shoat; piggy.
- noun a young pig
- piecework2/5
piecework
- noun work paid for according to the quantity produced
- noun work paid for according to the quantity produced
- pilings2/5
piling
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; spile.
- verb arrange in stacks
pile; stack; heap.
- heap firewood around the fireplace
- stack your books up on the shelves
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- pipers2/5
piper
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
bagpiper.
- noun type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
genus Piper.
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
- pinnace2/5
pinnace
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
tender; ship's boat; cutter.
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
- pilocarpine2/5
pilocarpine
- noun cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
- noun cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
- pions2/5
pion
- noun a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
pi-meson.
- noun a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
- piercings2/5
pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
- pities2/5
pity
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
commiseration; ruth; pathos.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
- noun an unfortunate development
shame.
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- pinging2/5
ping
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
Ping River.
- noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
- pilloried2/5
pillory
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- verb expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet.
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- pinprick2/5
pinprick
- noun a minor annoyance
- noun small puncture (as if made by a pin)
- noun a minor annoyance
- pietistic2/5
pietistic
- adjective of or relating to Pietism
pietistical.
- the Pietistic movement
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
pharisaic; self-righteous; sanctimonious; holier-than-thou; pharisaical; pietistical.
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
- adjective of or relating to Pietism
- pilaster2/5
pilaster
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
- pigeonhole2/5
pigeonhole
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- noun a small compartment
cubbyhole.
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- pilotage2/5
pilotage
- noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
navigation; piloting.
- noun the occupation of a pilot
piloting.
- noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
- piranha2/5
piranha
- noun someone who attacks in search of booty
vulture; predator; marauder.
- noun small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
caribe; pirana.
- noun someone who attacks in search of booty
- pinnate2/5
pinnate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
pinnated.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
- pings2/5
ping
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
Ping River.
- noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
- pieris2/5
pieris
- noun decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines
genus Pieris.
- noun type genus of the Pieridae
genus Pieris.
- noun decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines
- pillowed2/5
pillow
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- verb rest on or as if on a pillow
rest.
- pillow your head
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- pipa2/5
pipa
(Zoöl.) The Surinam toad ( Pipa Americana ), noted for its peculiar breeding habits.✍ The male places the eggs on the back of the female, where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs takes place in the capsules, and the young, when hatched, come forth with well developed legs.
- pij2/5
pij
- noun a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini; Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Palestine Islamic Jihad.
- noun a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas
- pimping2/5
pimp
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; fancy man; ponce; pandar; panderer.
- verb arrange for sexual partners for others
pander; procure.
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
- piquancy2/5
piquancy
- noun a tart spicy quality
piquantness; tanginess; zest; piquance; tang; nip.
- noun the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
piquantness; piquance.
- noun a tart spicy quality
- pizzazz2/5
pizzazz
- noun the activeness of an energetic personality
pizzaz; dynamism; zing; oomph.
- noun the activeness of an energetic personality
- pinpricks2/5
pinprick
- noun a minor annoyance
- noun small puncture (as if made by a pin)
- noun a minor annoyance
- piperacillin2/5
piperacillin
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
Pipracil.
- noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
- pigeonholed2/5
pigeonhole
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- noun a small compartment
cubbyhole.
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- pinged2/5
ping
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
Ping River.
- noun a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
- noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
- picus2/5
picus
(Zoöl.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species.
- picnickers2/5
picnicker
- noun a person who is picnicking
picknicker.
- noun a person who is picnicking
- piranhas2/5
piranha
- noun someone who attacks in search of booty
vulture; predator; marauder.
- noun small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
caribe; pirana.
- noun someone who attacks in search of booty
- pigeonholes2/5
pigeonhole
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- noun a small compartment
cubbyhole.
- noun a specific (often simplistic) category
- pithy2/5
pithy
- adjective satellite concise and full of meaning
sententious.
- welcomed her pithy comments
- the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
- adjective satellite concise and full of meaning
- pirated2/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- pittance2/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- picky2/5
picky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
- pinpointed2/5
pinpoint
- noun a very brief moment
- they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
- noun a very small spot
speck.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun a very brief moment
- pilates2/5
pilate
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Pontius Pilate.
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
- pianoforte2/5
pianoforte
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
piano; forte-piano.
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- pivoting2/5
pivot
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
pivot man.
- noun axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
pin.
- noun the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
- pipet2/5
pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- picayune2/5
picayune
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- picaresque2/5
picaresque
- adjective satellite involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
- picaresque novels
- waifs of the picaresque tradition
- a picaresque hero
- adjective satellite involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
- pickford2/5
pickford
- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
Mary Pickford; Gladys Smith.
- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
- piquant2/5
piquant
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; savoury; spicy; zesty.
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
salty.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- pitchfork2/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- piously2/5
piously
- adverb in a devout and pious manner
devoutly.
- she was devoutly Catholic
- adverb in a devout and pious manner
- pineapples2/5
pineapple
- noun a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
pineapple plant; Ananas comosus.
- noun large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
ananas.
- noun a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
- pinpointing2/5
pinpoint
- noun a very brief moment
- they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
- noun a very small spot
speck.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun a very brief moment
- pincers2/5
pincer
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pair of tweezers; tweezer; pair of pincers.
- noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
nipper; claw; chela.
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- pickling2/5
pickle
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- picnicking2/5
picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
field day; outing.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
- piratical2/5
piratical
- adjective characteristic of pirates
- piratical attackers
- adjective characteristic of piracy
- piratical editions of my book
- adjective characteristic of pirates
- pinkie2/5
pinkie
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
pinky; little finger.
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
- pinpoints2/5
pinpoint
- noun a very brief moment
- they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
- noun a very small spot
speck.
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- noun a very brief moment
- pizzeria2/5
pizzeria
- noun a shop where pizzas are made and sold
pizza parlor; pizza shop.
- noun a shop where pizzas are made and sold
- pickpockets2/5
pickpocket
- noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
cutpurse; dip.
- noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- pilfering2/5
pilfer
- verb make off with belongings of others
filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- pincer2/5
pincer
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pair of tweezers; tweezer; pair of pincers.
- noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
nipper; claw; chela.
- noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
- pistil2/5
pistil
- noun the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- noun the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- pickpocket2/5
pickpocket
- noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
cutpurse; dip.
- noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- pidgins2/5
pidgin
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
- pictorially2/5
pictorially
- adverb in a pictorial manner
- depth is established pictorially
- adverb in a pictorial manner
- picosecond2/5
picosecond
- noun one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
- noun one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
- picturesqueness2/5
picturesqueness
- noun the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
- noun visually vivid and pleasing
- noun the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
- pilfered2/5
pilfer
- verb make off with belongings of others
filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- pieties2/5
piety
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
piousness.
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
- pirouette2/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- pisum2/5
pisum
- noun small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas
genus Pisum.
- noun small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas
- pipettes2/5
pipette
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipet.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- pinwheel2/5
pinwheel
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Aeonium haworthii.
- noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
- he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
- pinatubo2/5
pinatubo
- noun a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy
Mount Pinatubo.
- noun a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy
- pinholes2/5
pinhole
- noun a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
- noun a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
- pimpernel2/5
pimpernel
- noun European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
salad burnet; Poterium sanguisorba; burnet bloodwort.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
- noun European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
- pilaf2/5
pilaf
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
pilau; pilaw; pilaff.
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
- pitchforks2/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- pirogue2/5
pirogue
- noun a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
dugout; dugout canoe.
- noun a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
- pilus2/5
pilus
- noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
hair.
- there is a hair in my soup
- noun hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
- noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
- pirating2/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- pianissimo2/5
pianissimo
- noun (music) low loudness
piano.
- adjective satellite chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
- noun (music) low loudness
- piquet2/5
piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- pinstripe2/5
pinstripe
- noun a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
- noun a fabric with very thin stripes
- noun a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
- pistils2/5
pistil
- noun the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- noun the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
- pizzicato2/5
pizzicato
- noun a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- adjective satellite (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
- noun a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- piercingly2/5
piercingly
- adverb extremely and sharply
bitter; bitingly; bitterly.
- it was bitterly cold
- bitter cold
- adverb in a shrill voice
shrilly.
- she sang rather shrilly
- adverb extremely and sharply
- piste2/5
piste
- noun a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- noun a ski run densely packed with snow
- noun a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- pimozide2/5
pimozide
- noun the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine
- noun the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine
- pileup2/5
pileup
- noun multiple collisions of vehicles
- noun multiple collisions of vehicles
- piaf2/5
piaf
- noun French cabaret singer (1915-1963)
Edith Piaf; Little Sparrow; Edith Giovanna Gassion.
- noun French cabaret singer (1915-1963)
- pilfer2/5
pilfer
- verb make off with belongings of others
filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- piezometer2/5
piezometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
- piezometers2/5
piezometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures
- pinochle2/5
pinochle
- noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
bezique; penuchle; pinocle.
- noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
- pisiform2/5
pisiform
- noun a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
pisiform bone; os pisiforme.
- noun a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
- pirouettes2/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- piccolo2/5
piccolo
- noun a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
- noun a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
- pimples2/5
pimple
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
zit; hickey.
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- pierrot2/5
pierrot
- noun a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
- noun a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
- pixie2/5
pixie
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; brownie; imp; pixy.
- noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
pyxie; pixy; Pyxidanthera barbulata.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- pinna2/5
pinna
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
pinnule.
- noun the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
ear; auricle.
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
- pinball2/5
pinball
- noun a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
pinball game.
- noun a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
- pillared2/5
pillared
- adjective satellite having pillars
- the pillared portico
- adjective satellite having pillars
- pigtail2/5
pigtail
- noun a plait of braided hair
- noun a plait of braided hair
- pigtails2/5
pigtail
- noun a plait of braided hair
- noun a plait of braided hair
- picot2/5
picot
- noun an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
- noun an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
- pimple2/5
pimple
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
zit; hickey.
- noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- pittsfield2/5
pittsfield
- noun a town in western Massachusetts
- noun a town in western Massachusetts
- picardy2/5
picardy
- noun a region of northern France on the English Channel
Picardie.
- noun a region of northern France on the English Channel
- pillbox2/5
pillbox
- noun a small round woman's hat
turban; toque.
- noun a small case for holding pills
- noun a small round woman's hat
- pipework2/5
pipework
- noun the flues and stops on a pipe organ
organ pipe; pipe.
- noun the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- pincushion2/5
pincushion
- noun a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
- noun a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
- piebald2/5
piebald
- adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
painted; multi-coloured; varicoloured; multicolour; varicolored; motley; pied; particolored; multi-color; multicolored; multicoloured; multicolor; particoloured; multi-colored; multi-colour; calico.
- a jester dressed in motley
- the painted desert
- a particolored dress
- a piebald horse
- pied daisies
- adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
- pigsty2/5
pigsty
- noun a pen for swine
pigpen; sty.
- noun a pen for swine
- pilothouse2/5
pilothouse
- noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
wheelhouse.
- noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
- pillboxes2/5
pillbox
- noun a small round woman's hat
turban; toque.
- noun a small case for holding pills
- noun a small round woman's hat
- pib2/5
pib
- noun a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
pebibyte; PB; petabyte.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
- pityriasis2/5
pityriasis
- noun any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
- noun any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
- pixies2/5
pixy
- noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
pyxie; pixie; Pyxidanthera barbulata.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; brownie; pixie; imp.
- noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
- piazzas2/5
piazza
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
plaza; place.
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
- pilsen2/5
pilsen
- noun a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
Plzen.
- noun a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
- pimply2/5
pimply
- adjective satellite (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
pustulate; pimpled; acned.
- adjective satellite (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
- pinnae2/5
pinna
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
pinnule.
- noun the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
ear; auricle.
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
- pityingly2/5
pityingly
- adverb in a compassionate manner
compassionately.
- the nurse looked at him pityingly
- adverb in a compassionate manner
- pilferage2/5
pilferage
- noun the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
- noun the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
- pinnipeds2/5
pinniped
- noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
pinnatiped; pinniped mammal.
- noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
- pillion2/5
pillion
- noun a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
- noun a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
- piton2/5
piton
- noun a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
- noun a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
- pinecones2/5
pinecone
- noun the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
- noun the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
- pithily2/5
pithily
- adverb in a pithy sententious manner
sententiously.
- she expressed herself pithily
- adverb in a pithy sententious manner
- pinata2/5
pinata
- noun plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
- noun plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
- pitons2/5
piton
- noun a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
- noun a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
- pita2/5
pita
- noun usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
pocket bread.
- noun usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
- pitta2/5
pitta
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- pinon2/5
pinon
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
pinyon.
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- pinafore2/5
pinafore
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
pinny; jumper.
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- picturesquely2/5
picturesquely
- adverb in a picturesque manner
- in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate' merchant
- adverb in a picturesque manner
- piastres2/5
piastre
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
piaster.
- noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
piaster; kurus.
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
- pinyon2/5
pinyon
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
pinon.
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- pickerel2/5
pickerel
- noun flesh of young or small pike
- noun any of several North American species of small pike
- noun flesh of young or small pike
- pitilessly2/5
pitilessly
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
mercilessly; remorselessly; unmercifully.
- he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
- pickaxe2/5
pickaxe
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pickax; pick.
- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
- pigskin2/5
pigskin
- noun leather from the skin of swine
- noun leather from the skin of swine
- pinstriped2/5
pinstriped
- adjective satellite having very thin stripes
- adjective satellite having very thin stripes
- pimento2/5
pimento
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
pimiento; sweet pepper plant; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; Capsicum annuum grossum.
- noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
pimiento.
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- pickaxes2/5
pickax
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pickaxe; pick.
- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
- piasters2/5
piaster
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
piastre.
- noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
kurus; piastre.
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
- pipit2/5
pipit
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
lark; titlark.
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
- pippin2/5
pippin
(Bot.) (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple. (b) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin. We will eat a last year's pippin. Shak.
- pistachio2/5
pistachio
- noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
Pistacia vera; pistachio tree.
- noun nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
pistachio nut.
- noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
- pillowcase2/5
pillowcase
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
case; slip; pillow slip.
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- pistachios2/5
pistachio
- noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
Pistacia vera; pistachio tree.
- noun nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
pistachio nut.
- noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
- pillowcases2/5
pillowcase
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
case; slip; pillow slip.
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- piemonte2/5
piedmont
- noun a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
- noun the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- noun a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
- pimlico2/5
pimlico
(Zoöl.) The friar bird.
- pittman2/5
pittman
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- piu2/5
piu
(Mus.) A little more; as, .più allegro, a little more briskly
- pickwick2/5
pickwick
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- pierpont2/5
pierpont
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- pillsbury2/5
pillsbury
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- pinocchio2/5
pinocchio
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- pino2/5
pino
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- piraeus2/5
piraeus
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- piso2/5
piso
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- pina2/5
pina
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- picts2/5
picts
(Ethnol.) A race of people of uncertain origin, who inhabited Scotland in early times.
- pili2/5
pili
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- pipelined2/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- pitcairn2/5
pitcairn
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- pimentel2/5
- pisano2/5
- pissarro2/5
- pil2/5
- piney2/5
- piedra2/5
piedra
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- piezo2/5
piezo
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- picchu2/5
picchu
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- pipelining2/5
pipeline
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
grapevine; word of mouth.
- the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth
- noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
line.
- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
- noun gossip spread by spoken communication
- piedmontese2/5
- piggott2/5
- pietist2/5
pietist
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
- piacenza2/5
- pisan2/5
pisan
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- piranesi2/5
- pict2/5
pict
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- pigmentary2/5
pigmentary
Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison.
- pirie2/5
pirie
(Naut.) See Pirry .
- pistoia2/5
- piriformis2/5
- pietists2/5
pietist
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
- pintura2/5
pintura
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- pictish2/5
pictish
Of or pertaining to Picts; resembling the Picts. "The Pictish peer." Byron.
- pietra2/5
pietra
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- piccolomini2/5
piccolomini
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- pinnock2/5
pinnock
(Zoöl.) (a) The hedge sparrow. Prov. Eng.(b) The tomtit.
- pian2/5
pian
(Med.) The yaws. See Yaws .
- pinewood2/5
pinewood
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- pinder2/5
pinder
One who impounds; a poundkeeper. Obs.
- pilcher2/5
pilchard
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
sardine.
- noun small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Sardina pilchardus; sardine.
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
- pilsudski2/5
- pinyin2/5
pinyin
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- pik2/5
- pickin2/5
pickin
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- pinta2/5
pinta
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- pisgah2/5
- pidgeon2/5
pigeon
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
- pierrette2/5
- pilling2/5
pill
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge; tab; tablet.
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- piriform2/5
piriform
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- pipetting2/5
pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- pilon2/5
pilon
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- pinchas2/5
pinchas
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- pinero2/5
pinero
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- pincher2/5
pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- pinene2/5
pinene
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- pikemen2/5
pikeman
A soldier armed with a pike. Knolles.
- piscator2/5
piscator
A fisherman; an angler.
- pitter2/5
pit
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
cavity.
- they dug a pit to bury the body
- noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fossa.
- noun a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- pinson2/5
pinson
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- pila2/5
pila
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- pictura2/5
pictura
(Zoöl.) Pattern of coloration.
- pilger2/5
- pipkin2/5
pipkin
A small earthen boiler.
- piltdown2/5
piltdown
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- pisistratus2/5
pisistratus
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- pinacoteca2/5
- pipiens2/5
pipiens
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- pial2/5
pial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the pia mater.
- picric2/5
picric
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a strong organic acid (called picric acid), intensely bitter. ✍ Picric acid is obtained by treating phenol with strong nitric acid, as a brilliant yellow crystalline substance, C6H2(NO2)3.OH . It is used in dyeing silk and wool, and also in the manufacture of explosives, as it is very unstable when heated. Called alsotrinitrophenol , and formerlycarbazotic acid .
- piller2/5
pill
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge; tab; tablet.
- noun something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
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picketers
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- piperidine2/5
piperidine
(Chem.) An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N , having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine.
- pirs2/5
pirs
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piezometric
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- pish2/5
pish
An exclamation of contempt.
- pipestone2/5
pipestone
A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite .
- piave2/5
- pigmentosum2/5
pigmentosum
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- pistoles2/5
pistole
The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
- pisco2/5
pisco
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- pinakothek2/5
pinakothek
Pinacotheca.
- pienaar2/5
- pinelands2/5
- piscina2/5
piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
- pirn2/5
pirn
A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod. Scot.
- pithoi2/5
- pictogram2/5
pictogram
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- pisser1/5
pisser
- noun a person who urinates
urinator.
- noun a very disagreeable difficulty
- noun a person who urinates
- piddling1/5
piddling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away; piddle.
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- pigmies1/5
pigmy
- noun an unusually small individual
pygmy.
- noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
Pygmy.
- noun an unusually small individual
- piddle1/5
piddle
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; urine; water; pee; piss.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away.
- noun liquid excretory product
- pickaninny1/5
pickaninny
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
piccaninny; picaninny.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
- pinheads1/5
pinhead
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
dummy; booby; dope; boob; dumbbell.
- noun the head of a pin
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
- pickaninnies1/5
pickaninny
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
piccaninny; picaninny.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
- picadors1/5
picador
- noun the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
- noun the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
- pilose1/5
pilose
- adjective satellite covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
pilous; pilary.
- adjective satellite covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
- piccaninny1/5
piccaninny
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
pickaninny; picaninny.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
- piddled1/5
piddle
- noun liquid excretory product
weewee; urine; water; pee; piss.
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
- verb waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
trifle; piddle away; wanton; wanton away.
- noun liquid excretory product
- piccaninnies1/5
piccaninny
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
pickaninny; picaninny.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
- pillock1/5
pillock
- noun a person who is not very bright
dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; stupid; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- The economy, stupid!
- noun a person who is not very bright
- pindolol1/5
pindolol
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension
Visken.
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension
- pistillate1/5
pistillate
- adjective bearing or consisting of carpels
carpellate.
- adjective satellite having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
- adjective bearing or consisting of carpels
- pigging1/5
pig
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; squealer; Sus scrofa.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
slovenly person; sloven; slob.
- noun domestic swine
- piggybacked1/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- piffle1/5
piffle
- noun trivial nonsense
balderdash; fiddle-faddle.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun trivial nonsense
- pipings1/5
piping
- noun a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
- noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
pipe; pipage.
- noun a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
- pipped1/5
pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
- piggybacks1/5
piggyback
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
- noun the act of carrying something piggyback
- pinioning1/5
pinion
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- noun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
flight feather; quill feather; quill.
- noun a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- pipping1/5
pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
- pigged1/5
pig
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; squealer; Sus scrofa.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
slovenly person; sloven; slob.
- noun domestic swine
- piffling1/5
piffling
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; niggling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; picayune; lilliputian.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
- picas1/5
pica
- noun an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- noun a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
em; pica em.
- noun an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- pinchbeck1/5
pinchbeck
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
- adjective satellite serving as an imitation or substitute
- pinchbeck heroism
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
- pinocytosis1/5
pinocytosis
- noun process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
- noun process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
- pithecanthropus1/5
pithecanthropus
- noun former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
genus Pithecanthropus; Pithecanthropus erectus.
- noun former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
- piques1/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- pinking1/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- pitiably1/5
pitiably
- adverb in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
pathetically.
- the sick child cried pathetically
- adverb in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
- pimas1/5
pima
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- noun the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
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piezoelectricity
- noun electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
piezo effect; piezoelectric effect.
- noun electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
- pistacia1/5
pistacia
(Bot.) The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree ( Pistacia Lentiscus ), and the species (P. Terebinthus ) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
- pinnaces1/5
pinnace
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
tender; ship's boat; cutter.
- noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
- piscivorous1/5
piscivorous
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- pimenta1/5
pimenta
(Bot.) Same as Pimento .
- piute1/5
piute
- noun a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States
Paiute.
- noun a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States
- pigeonholing1/5
pigeonholing
- noun a system for classifying things into groups
grouping.
- verb place into a small compartment
pigeonhole.
- noun a system for classifying things into groups
- pinnacled1/5
pinnacle
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
superlative; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
- noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- pinked1/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- pillagers1/5
pillager
- noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
spoiler; looter; despoiler; plunderer; freebooter; raider.
- noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- pitchman1/5
pitchman
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
peddler; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- pinkeye1/5
pinkeye
- noun inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
conjunctivitis.
- noun inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
- piggies1/5
piggy
- noun a young pig
shote; piglet; shoat.
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; swinish; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- noun a young pig
- pimped1/5
pimp
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pander; procurer; fancy man; ponce; pandar; panderer.
- verb arrange for sexual partners for others
pander; procure.
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
- pipistrellus1/5
pipistrellus
- noun nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
genus Pipistrellus.
- noun nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
- pinctada1/5
pinctada
- noun pearl oysters
genus Pinctada.
- noun pearl oysters
- pillager1/5
pillager
- noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
spoiler; looter; despoiler; plunderer; freebooter; raider.
- noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- piscatorial1/5
piscatorial
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
piscatory.
- a piscatory life
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
- picoides1/5
picoides
- noun a genus of Picidae
genus Picoides.
- noun a genus of Picidae
- piperaceae1/5
piperaceae
- noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
pepper family; family Piperaceae.
- noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
- pieridae1/5
pieridae
- noun arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
family Pieridae.
- noun arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
- pitmen1/5
pitman
- noun English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
Sir Isaac Pitman.
- noun someone who works in a coal mine
collier; coal miner.
- noun English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
- pillowing1/5
pillow
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- verb rest on or as if on a pillow
rest.
- pillow your head
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- pillories1/5
pillory
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- verb expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet.
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- pinguicula1/5
pinguicula
(Bot.) See Butterwort .
- pillages1/5
pillage
- noun goods or money obtained illegally
swag; booty; prize; plunder; dirty money; loot.
- noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place
plundering; pillaging.
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
- noun goods or money obtained illegally
- pillorying1/5
pillory
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- verb expose to ridicule or public scorn
gibbet.
- noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- pinnatifid1/5
pinnatifid
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
- piutes1/5
piute
- noun a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States
Paiute.
- noun a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States
- piscatory1/5
piscatory
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
piscatorial.
- a piscatory life
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
- pitchmen1/5
pitchman
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- noun someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
peddler; hawker; packman; pedlar.
- noun an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
- pitressin1/5
pitressin
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
vasopressin; ADH; antidiuretic hormone.
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
- pithecia1/5
pithecia
- noun sakis
genus Pithecia.
- noun sakis
- piranga1/5
piranga
- noun a genus of Thraupidae
genus Piranga.
- noun a genus of Thraupidae
- pinnipedia1/5
pinnipedia
(Zoöl.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.
- pinnated1/5
pinnated
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
pinnate.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
- pituophis1/5
pituophis
- noun bull snakes
genus Pituophis.
- noun bull snakes
- pigmentations1/5
pigmentation
- noun the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
- noun coloration of living tissues by pigment
- noun the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
- pictural1/5
pictural
- adjective pertaining to or consisting of pictures
pictorial.
- pictorial perspective
- pictorial records
- adjective pertaining to or consisting of pictures
- pipilo1/5
pipilo
- noun towhees
genus Pipilo.
- noun towhees
- picidae1/5
picidae
- noun woodpeckers
family Picidae.
- noun woodpeckers
- pipas1/5
- piedmonts1/5
piedmont
- noun the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- noun a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
- noun the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- pilea1/5
pilea
- noun low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage
genus Pilea.
- noun low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage
- pipra1/5
pipra
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the familyPipridæ . The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America.
- piciformes1/5
piciformes
(Zoöl.) A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
- pilosity1/5
pilosity
- noun the quality of having hair
hairiness.
- noun the quality of having hair
- pinicola1/5
pinicola
- noun a genus of Fringillidae
genus Pinicola.
- noun a genus of Fringillidae
- pinstripes1/5
pinstripe
- noun a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
- noun a fabric with very thin stripes
- noun a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
- pinsk1/5
pinsk
- noun a city of southwestern Belarus
- noun a city of southwestern Belarus
- pigheaded1/5
pigheaded
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
bullheaded; bullet-headed.
- adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
- pinwheels1/5
pinwheel
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Aeonium haworthii.
- noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
- he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
- picoseconds1/5
picosecond
- noun one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
- noun one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
- pipets1/5
pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
- pitchy1/5
pitchy
- adjective satellite of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
coal-black; jet-black; sooty; jet.
- adjective satellite having the characteristics of pitch or tar
tarry; resiny; resinous.
- adjective satellite of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
- pitocin1/5
pitocin
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
oxytocin.
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
- piggery1/5
piggery
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
pig farm.
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
- pirogues1/5
pirogue
- noun a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
dugout; dugout canoe.
- noun a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
- pianistic1/5
pianistic
- adjective skilled at or adapted for the piano
- pianistic abilities
- adjective of or relating to the piano
- adjective skilled at or adapted for the piano
- piscine1/5
piscine
- adjective of or relating to fish
- adjective of or relating to fish
- pinnately1/5
pinnately
- adverb having a pinnate shape
- a pinnately compound leaf
- adverb having a pinnate shape
- picnicked1/5
picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
field day; outing.
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
- noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
- pictorials1/5
pictorial
- noun a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
- adjective pertaining to or consisting of pictures
pictural.
- pictorial perspective
- pictorial records
- noun a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
- pinaceae1/5
pinaceae
- noun a family of Pinaceae
family Pinaceae; pine family.
- noun a family of Pinaceae
- pias1/5
pia
- noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
Tacca leontopetaloides; Indian arrowroot; Tacca pinnatifida.
- noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
- pistes1/5
piste
- noun a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- noun a ski run densely packed with snow
- noun a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- pinkies1/5
pinky
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
pinkie; little finger.
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
- pizzerias1/5
pizzeria
- noun a shop where pizzas are made and sold
pizza parlor; pizza shop.
- noun a shop where pizzas are made and sold
- pileus1/5
pileus
- noun a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
cap.
- noun a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
- picornaviruses1/5
picornavirus
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- picornavirus1/5
picornavirus
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- pilau1/5
pilau
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
pilaw; pilaff; pilaf.
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
- pinko1/5
pinko
- noun a person with mildly leftist political views
pink.
- noun a person with mildly leftist political views
- piggish1/5
piggish
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; swinish; piggy; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
- pianism1/5
pianism
- noun performance by or technique of a pianist
- a program of pianism
- noun performance by or technique of a pianist
- pimpinella1/5
pimpinella
- noun anise
genus Pimpinella.
- noun anise
- piquing1/5
pique
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
temper; irritation.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords
- piggeries1/5
piggery
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
pig farm.
- noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
- pilferers1/5
pilferer
- noun a thief who steals without using violence
snitcher; sneak thief.
- noun a thief who steals without using violence
- pistia1/5
pistia
- noun pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes
water cabbage; Pistia stratiotes; water lettuce; Pistia stratoites.
- noun pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes
- piperine1/5
piperine
- noun derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
piperin.
- noun derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
- pithead1/5
pithead
- noun the entrance to a coal mine
- noun the entrance to a coal mine
- piousness1/5
piousness
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
piety.
- noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
- pigheadedness1/5
pigheadedness
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
self-will; stubbornness; obstinacy; obstinance; bullheadedness.
- noun resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- piquets1/5
piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- pittances1/5
pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- they work all day for a mere pittance
- noun an inadequate payment
- pitchforked1/5
pitchfork
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- verb lift with a pitchfork
fork.
- pitchfork hay
- noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
- pianofortes1/5
pianoforte
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
piano; forte-piano.
- noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- pinkos1/5
pinko
- noun a person with mildly leftist political views
pink.
- noun a person with mildly leftist political views
- pilferer1/5
pilferer
- noun a thief who steals without using violence
snitcher; sneak thief.
- noun a thief who steals without using violence
- pithiness1/5
pithiness
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
conciseness; concision; succinctness.
- noun terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
- pileups1/5
pileup
- noun multiple collisions of vehicles
- noun multiple collisions of vehicles
- piddock1/5
piddock
- noun marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
- noun marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
- pipeful1/5
pipeful
- noun the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
- noun the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
- pipsissewa1/5
pipsissewa
- noun any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
prince's pine.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
- pithecellobium1/5
pithecellobium
- noun thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
genus Pithecellobium; genus Pithecolobium; Pithecolobium.
- noun thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
- pilafs1/5
pilaf
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
pilau; pilaw; pilaff.
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
- pickier1/5
picky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
- pilfers1/5
pilfer
- verb make off with belongings of others
filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- pilaff1/5
pilaff
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
pilau; pilaw; pilaf.
- noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
- pilferings1/5
pilfer
- verb make off with belongings of others
filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
- verb make off with belongings of others
- pithed1/5
pith
- noun soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- noun soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
- pilosella1/5
pilosella
- noun genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium
genus Pilosella.
- noun genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium
- pisonia1/5
pisonia
- noun genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America
genus Pisonia.
- noun genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America
- pickerelweed1/5
pickerelweed
- noun American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds
pickerel weed; Pontederia cordata; wampee.
- noun American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds
- piroshki1/5
piroshki
- noun small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
pirozhki; pirogi.
- noun small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
- pigpen1/5
pigpen
- noun a pen for swine
pigsty; sty.
- noun a pen for swine
- piracies1/5
piracy
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
buccaneering.
- air piracy
- noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagiarization; plagiarism; plagiarisation.
- noun hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
- pinecone1/5
pinecone
- noun the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
- noun the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
- picardie1/5
picardie
- noun a region of northern France on the English Channel
Picardy.
- noun a region of northern France on the English Channel
- pictor1/5
pictor
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba
- pigweed1/5
pigweed
- noun common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
wild spinach; Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters.
- noun leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
Amaranthus hypochondriacus.
- noun common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
- pilsner1/5
pilsner
- noun a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
Pilsener.
- noun a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
- pinworms1/5
pinworm
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
Enterobius vermicularis; threadworm.
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
- pirouetted1/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- pinworm1/5
pinworm
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
Enterobius vermicularis; threadworm.
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
- pirouetting1/5
pirouette
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
- noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
- piculs1/5
picul
- noun a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
- noun a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
- pianola1/5
pianola
- noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
player piano; mechanical piano.
- noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
- pintos1/5
pinto
- noun a spotted or calico horse or pony
- noun a spotted or calico horse or pony
- pimpled1/5
pimpled
- adjective satellite (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
pustulate; pimply; acned.
- adjective satellite (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
- pinkness1/5
pinkness
- noun the quality of being pink
- noun the quality of being pink
- pigman1/5
pigman
- noun a herder or swine
swineherd.
- noun a herder or swine
- pinnules1/5
pinnule
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
pinna.
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
- pinniped1/5
pinniped
- noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
pinnatiped; pinniped mammal.
- noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
- pigsties1/5
pigsty
- noun a pen for swine
pigpen; sty.
- noun a pen for swine
- pixilated1/5
pixilated
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
impish; puckish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite very drunk
sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- pixy1/5
pixy
- noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
pyxie; pixie; Pyxidanthera barbulata.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; elf; brownie; pixie; imp.
- noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
- pincushions1/5
pincushion
- noun a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
- noun a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
- pinfold1/5
pinfold
- noun a pen where stray animals are confined
- noun a pen where stray animals are confined
- picul1/5
picul
- noun a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
- noun a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
- pituitaries1/5
pituitary
- noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis.
- adjective of or relating to the pituitary gland
- pituitary hormone
- noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
- pinatas1/5
pinata
- noun plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
- noun plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
- pierrots1/5
pierrot
- noun a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
- noun a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
- piccolos1/5
piccolo
- noun a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
- noun a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
- pinetum1/5
pinetum
- noun an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
- noun an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
- pilsener1/5
pilsener
- noun a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
Pilsner.
- noun a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
- piquantly1/5
piquantly
- adverb with strong spices; in a spicy manner
spicily.
- the soup was spicily flavored
- adverb with strong spices; in a spicy manner
- pitilessness1/5
pitilessness
- noun feelings of extreme heartlessness
mercilessness; cruelty; ruthlessness.
- noun mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
ruthlessness.
- noun feelings of extreme heartlessness
- picots1/5
picot
- noun an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
- noun an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
- pinnule1/5
pinnule
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
pinna.
- noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
- pinballs1/5
pinball
- noun a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
pinball game.
- noun a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
- pineta1/5
pinetum
- noun an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
- noun an area planted with pine trees or related conifers
- pigpens1/5
pigpen
- noun a pen for swine
pigsty; sty.
- noun a pen for swine
- pitahaya1/5
pitahaya
- noun cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
pitahaya cactus; Acanthocereus pentagonus; Acanthocereus tetragonus.
- noun highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach
- noun cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
- pitchstone1/5
pitchstone
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- noun dark acid granitic glass
- pichi1/5
pichi
- noun Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
Fabiana imbricata.
- noun Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
- pismire1/5
pismire
- noun social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
ant; emmet.
- noun social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
- pinkest1/5
pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
- pinner1/5
pinner
- noun a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
- noun a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
- pickax1/5
pickax
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pickaxe; pick.
- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
- pindaric1/5
pindaric
Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; --as, .Pindaric odesn. A Pindaric ode.
- pika1/5
pika
- noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
mouse hare; rock rabbit; cony; coney.
- noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
- pilchard1/5
pilchard
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
sardine.
- noun small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Sardina pilchardus; sardine.
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
- pipal1/5
pipal
- noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
bo tree; pipul; peepul; pipal tree; sacred fig; Ficus religiosa.
- noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
- pitas1/5
pita
- noun usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
pocket bread.
- noun usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
- pilchards1/5
pilchard
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
sardine.
- noun small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Sardina pilchardus; sardine.
- noun small fatty fish usually canned
- pinafores1/5
pinafore
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
pinny; jumper.
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- pinscher1/5
pinscher
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- pimiento1/5
pimiento
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
sweet pepper plant; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; pimento; Capsicum annuum grossum.
- noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
pimento.
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- piastre1/5
piastre
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
piaster.
- noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
piaster; kurus.
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
- pintle1/5
pintle
- noun a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
- noun a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
- pikas1/5
pika
- noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
mouse hare; rock rabbit; cony; coney.
- noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
- pipits1/5
pipit
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
lark; titlark.
- noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
- pinole1/5
pinole
- noun meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices
- noun meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices
- piaster1/5
piaster
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
piastre.
- noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
kurus; piastre.
- noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
- pinny1/5
pinny
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
pinafore; jumper.
- noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- pipefish1/5
pipefish
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
needlefish.
- noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
- pibroch1/5
pibroch
- noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
- noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
- pinschers1/5
pinscher
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- pimientos1/5
pimiento
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
sweet pepper plant; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; pimento; Capsicum annuum grossum.
- noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
pimento.
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- pikestaff1/5
pikestaff
- noun the staff of a pike
- noun the staff of a pike
- pittas1/5
pitta
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- noun any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
- pimentos1/5
pimento
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
pimiento; sweet pepper plant; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; Capsicum annuum grossum.
- noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
pimiento.
- noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- pinger1/5
pinger
- noun a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
- noun a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
- pipeclay1/5
pipeclay
- noun fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
terra alba.
- noun fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
- picofarads1/5
picofarad
- noun a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
- noun a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
- pinons1/5
pinon
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
pinyon.
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- pinners1/5
pinner
- noun a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
- noun a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
- pinots1/5
pinot
- noun any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes
Pinot grape.
- noun any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes
- pintles1/5
- pipefitting1/5
pipefitting
- noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together
pipe fitting.
- noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together
- piaffe1/5
piaffe
- noun a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot
- noun a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot
- piccalilli1/5
piccalilli
- noun relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion
- noun relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion
- pinfish1/5
pinfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides; squirrelfish.
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
- pingers1/5
pinger
- noun a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
- noun a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
- pinyons1/5
pinyon
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
pinon.
- noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- pintail1/5
pintail
- noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
Anas acuta; pin-tailed duck.
- noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
- pitchblende1/5
pitchblende
- noun a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
uraninite.
- noun a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
- pilosebaceous1/5
pilosebaceous
- adjective of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
- adjective of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
- pippins1/5
pippin
- noun any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
- noun any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
- pintails1/5
pintail
- noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
Anas acuta; pin-tailed duck.
- noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
- pinguecula1/5
pinguecula
- noun a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
- noun a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
- piratically1/5
piratically
- adverb in a piratical manner
- the piratically published edition of his book
- adverb in a piratical manner
- pintado1/5
pintado
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
cero; Scomberomorus regalis; kingfish.
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
- pintados1/5
pintado
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
cero; Scomberomorus regalis; kingfish.
- noun large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
- pinche1/5
pinche
- noun South American tamarin with a tufted head
Leontocebus oedipus.
- noun South American tamarin with a tufted head
- pipistrelle1/5
pipistrelle
- noun small European brown bat
Pipistrellus pipistrellus; pipistrel.
- noun small European brown bat
- pignut1/5
pignut
- noun an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
black hickory; Carya glabra; brown hickory; pignut hickory.
- noun an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
- pilotless1/5
pilotless
- adjective satellite lacking a pilot
- a drone is a pilotless aircraft
- adjective satellite lacking a pilot
- pinang1/5
- picta1/5
picta
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- pien1/5
pien
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- picciotto1/5
- piegan1/5
piegan
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- pinup1/5
pinup
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- pinard1/5
pinard
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- pippen1/5
pippen
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- pithos1/5
pithos
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- piot1/5
piot
(Zoöl.) The magpie. Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. Holland.
- pinkertons1/5
- pilatus1/5
- piperno1/5
- pierluigi1/5
pierluigi
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- picaro1/5
picaro
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- pictus1/5
pictus
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- piazzetta1/5
- pice1/5
pice
A small copper coin of the East Indies, worth less than a cent. Malcom.
- pinnata1/5
pinnata
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- piecrust1/5
piecrust
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- pisans1/5
- pietà1/5
pietà
(Fine Arts) A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels. Mollett.
- pigg1/5
pig
- noun domestic swine
grunter; hog; squealer; Sus scrofa.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
slovenly person; sloven; slob.
- noun domestic swine
- pilch1/5
pilch
A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. Obs.
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- pileated1/5
pileated
Having the form of a cap for the head.
- picquet1/5
- pise1/5
pise
(Arch.) A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; -- called also Gwilt.pisé work .
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pipet
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
pipette.
- noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
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pigtail
- noun a plait of braided hair
- noun a plait of braided hair
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pieno
(Mus.) Full; having all the instruments.
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pine
- noun a coniferous tree
true pine; pine tree.
- noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
- noun a coniferous tree
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picotee
(Bot.) A variety of carnation having petals of a light color variously dotted and spotted at the edges.
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pike
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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pistol
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
shooting iron; side arm; handgun.
- noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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piny
Abounding with pines. Written also "The piny wood." Longfellow.piney .
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piatti
(Mus.) Cymbals. Written also pyatti .
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pilosa
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pinchers
An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc. ✍ This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account of its derivation from the English pinch, and because it represents the common pronunciation.
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pinkster
Whitsuntide. Written also pingster andpinxter .
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pingo
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pindus
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piqua
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pierian
Of or pertaining to Pierides or Muses. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope.
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picrotoxin
(Chem.) A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.
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pierce
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
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pineland
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pisciculture
Fish culture. See under Fish .
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piete
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pignon
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pinaster
(Bot.) A species of pine ( Pinus Pinaster ) growing in Southern Europe.
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pirrie
A rough gale of wind. Obs. Sir T. Elyot.
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pissant
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pirot
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picrate
(Chem.) A salt of picric acid.
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pieria
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picogram
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pinkey
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pintada
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pisang
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pieman
A man who makes or sells pies.
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piki
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pisos
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pingos
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pipestem
The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc. Took a long reed for a pipestem. Longfellow.
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pinea
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piñon
(Bot.) (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, andP. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla , the nut pines of Western North America.(b) See Monkey's puzzle .Written also pignon .
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peel
- noun the rind of a fruit or vegetable
skin.
- noun British politician (1788-1850)
Sir Robert Peel; Robert Peel.
- noun the rind of a fruit or vegetable
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pillau
An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter. Written also pilau .
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picket
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; sentry; watch; lookout man; scout; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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pipedream
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pist
(man.) See Piste .
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pinery
A pine forest; a grove of pines.
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piggy
- noun a young pig
shote; piglet; shoat.
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; swinish; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- noun a young pig
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pip
- noun a disease of poultry
- noun a minor nonspecific ailment
- noun a disease of poultry
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piquet
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
- noun a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
picket.
- noun a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
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pixelate
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piggin
A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper.
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pikeman
A soldier armed with a pike. Knolles.
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pivotal
- adjective satellite being of crucial importance
polar.
- a pivotal event
- Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
- the polar events of this study
- a polar principal
- adjective satellite being of crucial importance
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piazze
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pinocytotic
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pierides
(Class. Myth.) The Muses.
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pingle
A small piece of inclosed ground. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
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picograms
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pike
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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pirog
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piggle
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pieceworkers
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pizz
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piercer
One who, or that which, pierces or perforates ; specifically:(a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto .(b) A piercel.
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pici
(Zoöl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.
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pictum
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pizzle
The penis; -- so called in some animals, as the bull. Shak.
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pikey
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pipefitter
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pignus
(Rom. Law) A pledge or pawn.
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pilaster
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
- noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
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pinax
A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet. R. Sir T. Browne.
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pine
- noun a coniferous tree
true pine; pine tree.
- noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
- noun a coniferous tree
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pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
- noun a light shade of red
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piddly
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pikeperch
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pinery
A pine forest; a grove of pines.
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pisk
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pitifulness
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pinnatifida
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pinwheel
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Aeonium haworthii.
- noun a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
- he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
- noun perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
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piggin
A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper.
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pickle
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; mess; fix; muddle; jam; hole.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
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pilularis
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picaros
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picard
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Adamites in the fifteenth century; -- so called from one Picard of Flanders. See Adamite .
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piff
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picklock
An instrument for picking locks. Shak.
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pinxit
A word appended to the artist's name or initials on a painting, or engraved copy of a painting; as, .Rubens pinxit , Rubens painted (this)
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piarist
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order who are the regular clerks of the Scuole Pie (religious schools), an institute of secondary education, founded at Rome in the last years of the 16th century. Addis & Arnold.
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picomole
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piecer
One who pieces; a patcher.
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pizazz
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pical
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pionic
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pikers
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picturephone
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pistolet
A small pistol. Donne. Beau. & Fl.pistol-whip, to beat with a pistol
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piloti
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pintas
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piacular
Expiatory; atoning. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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pissaro
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pinfeather
A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.
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piecrusts
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piment
Wine flavored with spice or honey. See Obs.Pigment , 3.
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pipevine
(Bot.) The Dutchman's pipe. See under Dutchman .
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pistache
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picaroon
One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple.
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pinnel
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piest
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pint
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
dry pint.
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
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pile
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate; cumulus; heap; mound; cumulation.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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pilomotor
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pirarucu
(Zoöl.) Same as Arapaima .
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pissoir
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pisha
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piqué
A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
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pillaring
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piarist
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order who are the regular clerks of the Scuole Pie (religious schools), an institute of secondary education, founded at Rome in the last years of the 16th century. Addis & Arnold.
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picrite
(Min.) A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.
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picturable
Capable of being pictured, or represented by a picture.
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pinacoid
(Crystallog.) A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes.
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piecer
One who pieces; a patcher.
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picrite
(Min.) A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.
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picklock
An instrument for picking locks. Shak.
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piscivorus
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piperidine
(Chem.) An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N , having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine.
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pily
(Zoöl.) Like pile or wool.
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piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
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picritic
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pinchcock
A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.
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picketer
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piragua
See Pirogue .
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pipelaying
The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water, gas, etc.
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- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
working capital.
- noun wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
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- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- noun a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
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- noun processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
development.
- the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
- verb make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
develop.
- Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
- They developed a new technique
- noun processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
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- noun conformity or harmony
- his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion
- noun the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
safekeeping; guardianship.
- he left his car in my keeping
- noun conformity or harmony
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- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
transcript.
- noun a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
- she made a copy of the designer dress
- the clone was a copy of its ancestor
- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
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hop
- noun the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- noun twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
hops.
- noun the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
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- noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
educatee; student.
- noun the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
- noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
function; single-valued function; mathematical function; map.
- noun (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
chromosome mapping.
- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
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healer.
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- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
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- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- noun a person who is not very bright
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coping
- noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
header; cope.
- verb come to terms with
contend; deal; cope; manage; get by; grapple; make out; make do.
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
- noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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recipient
- noun a person who receives something
receiver.
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
recipient role.
- noun a person who receives something
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pupil
- noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
educatee; student.
- noun the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
- noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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dropping
- adjective satellite coming down freely under the influence of gravity
falling.
- the eerie whistle of dropping bombs
- falling rain
- verb let fall to the ground
drop.
- Don't drop the dishes
- adjective satellite coming down freely under the influence of gravity
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champion
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champ; title-holder.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
hero; paladin; fighter.
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
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recipient
- noun a person who receives something
receiver.
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
recipient role.
- noun a person who receives something
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spirit
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; feel; tone; flavor; feeling; smell.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
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opinion
- noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
thought; persuasion; sentiment; view.
- my opinion differs from yours
- I am not of your persuasion
- what are your thoughts on Haiti?
- noun a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
view.
- his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
- noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- helping5/5
helping
- noun an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
portion; serving.
- the helpings were all small
- his portion was larger than hers
- there's enough for two servings each
- verb give help or assistance; be of service
aid; assist; help.
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
- noun an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- occupied5/5
occupied
- adjective held or filled or in use
- she keeps her time well occupied
- the wc is occupied
- verb keep busy with
occupy; busy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- adjective held or filled or in use
- opinions5/5
opinion
- noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
thought; persuasion; sentiment; view.
- my opinion differs from yours
- I am not of your persuasion
- what are your thoughts on Haiti?
- noun a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
view.
- his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
- noun a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- spirits5/5
spirits
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; liquor; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
spirit.
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- inspired5/5
inspired
- adjective satellite being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
elysian; divine.
- her pies were simply divine
- the divine Shakespeare
- an elysian meal
- an inspired performance
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective satellite being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
- sleeping5/5
sleeping
- noun the state of being asleep
- noun quiet and inactive restfulness
quiescence; quiescency; dormancy.
- noun the state of being asleep
- shopping5/5
shopping
- noun searching for or buying goods or services
- went shopping for a reliable plumber
- does her shopping at the mall rather than down town
- noun the commodities purchased from stores
- she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance
- noun searching for or buying goods or services
- inspiration5/5
inspiration
- noun arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
brainchild.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- suspicion5/5
suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- depicted5/5
depicted
- adjective satellite represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
portrayed; pictured.
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; depict; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
- adjective satellite represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
- stopping5/5
stopping
- noun fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
fillet.
- noun the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
- the violinist's stopping was excellent
- noun fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
- shipping5/5
shipping
- noun the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
transportation; transport.
- noun conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
merchant vessels; merchant marine; cargo ships.
- noun the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- shaping5/5
shaping
- noun any process serving to define the shape of something
defining.
- noun the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
formation.
- noun any process serving to define the shape of something
- conspiracy5/5
conspiracy
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy.
- noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal.
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- aspirations5/5
aspiration
- noun a will to succeed
- noun a cherished desire
dream; ambition.
- his ambition is to own his own business
- noun a will to succeed
- compiled5/5
compile
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb put together out of existing material
compose.
- compile a list
- verb get or gather together
- despite5/5
despite
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
scorn; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun contemptuous disregard
- she wanted neither favor nor despite
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- spiritual5/5
spiritual
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
Negro spiritual.
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
religious.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
- typical5/5
typical
- adjective exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
- a typical American girl
- a typical suburban community
- the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year
- a painting typical of the Impressionist school
- a typical romantic poem
- a typical case of arteritis
- adjective satellite of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
distinctive.
- Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie
- that is typical of you!
- adjective exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
- empire5/5
empire
- noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
imperium.
- noun a group of countries under a single authority
- the British created a great empire
- noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- rapid5/5
rapid
- noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
- adjective satellite done or occurring in a brief period of time
- a rapid rise through the ranks
- noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
- topic5/5
topic
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
theme; subject.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
matter; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- empirical5/5
empirical
- adjective derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
empiric.
- an empirical basis for an ethical theory
- empirical laws
- empirical data
- an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
- adjective relying on medical quackery
empiric.
- empiric treatment
- adjective derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- spite5/5
spite
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
spitefulness; maliciousness; malice; venom.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; cattiness; bitchiness; nastiness.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- topics5/5
topic
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
theme; subject.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
matter; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- capitalism5/5
capitalism
- noun an economic system based on private ownership of capital
capitalist economy.
- noun an economic system based on private ownership of capital
- respiratory5/5
respiratory
- adjective pertaining to respiration
- respiratory assistance
- adjective pertaining to respiration
- spin5/5
spin
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; twirl.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- philippines5/5
philippine
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Filipino.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
Filipino.
- the Philippine President
- our Filipino cook
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
- spirituality5/5
spirituality
- noun property or income owned by a church
church property; spiritualty.
- noun concern with things of the spirit
spiritualism; spiritism; otherworldliness.
- noun property or income owned by a church
- suspicious5/5
suspicious
- adjective satellite openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
untrusting; leery; mistrustful; wary.
- adjective satellite not as expected
funny; shady; suspect; fishy.
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- adjective satellite openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
- hospital5/5
hospital
- noun a health facility where patients receive treatment
infirmary.
- noun a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
- noun a health facility where patients receive treatment
- typically5/5
typically
- adverb in a typical manner
- Tom was typically hostile
- adverb in a typical manner
- happiness5/5
happiness
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
felicity.
- noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- hospitals5/5
hospital
- noun a health facility where patients receive treatment
infirmary.
- noun a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
- noun a health facility where patients receive treatment
- episode5/5
episode
- noun a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
- noun a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
- noun a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
- tropical5/5
tropical
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
tropic.
- tropical islands
- tropical fruit
- adjective of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- tropical year
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
- spine5/5
spine
- noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
rachis; spinal column; vertebral column; backbone; back.
- the fall broke his back
- noun any sharply pointed projection
spur; acantha.
- noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- episodes5/5
episode
- noun a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
- noun a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
- noun a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
- capita5/5
caput
- noun a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
- the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula
- noun the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
head.
- he stuck his head out the window
- noun a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
- happily5/5
happily
- adverb in a joyous manner
blithely; merrily; gayly; mirthfully; jubilantly.
- they shouted happily
- adverb in an unexpectedly lucky way
- happily he was not injured
- adverb in a joyous manner
- epic5/5
epic
- noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
heroic poem; epic poem; epos.
- adjective satellite very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
larger-than-life; heroic.
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
- noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- rapidly5/5
rapidly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; apace; quickly.
- he works quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
- spinal5/5
spinal
- noun anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
spinal anaesthesia; spinal anesthesia.
- adjective of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
- spinal cord
- spinal injury
- noun anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
- spies4/5
spy
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
undercover agent.
- noun a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- capitalists4/5
capitalist
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- noun a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
- noun a conservative advocate of capitalism
- capitals4/5
capital
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
working capital.
- noun wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
- copied4/5
copy
- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
transcript.
- noun a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
- she made a copy of the designer dress
- the clone was a copy of its ancestor
- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
- epidemic4/5
epidemic
- noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- adjective (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
- an epidemic outbreak of influenza
- noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- therapists4/5
therapist
- noun a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
healer.
- noun a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- therapies4/5
therapy
- noun (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury
- he tried every treatment the doctors suggested
- heat therapy gave the best relief
- noun (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- weeping4/5
weeping
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
tears; crying.
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
- verb shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
cry; weep.
- She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death
- The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
- epidemiology4/5
epidemiology
- noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
- noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
- topical4/5
topical
- adjective satellite pertaining to the surface of a body part
- a drug for topical (or local) application
- a topical anesthesia
- adjective of or relating to or arranged by topics
- a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis
- adjective satellite pertaining to the surface of a body part
- microscopic4/5
microscopic
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
microscopical.
- microscopic analysis
- microscopical examination
- adjective satellite visible under a microscope; using a microscope
microscopical.
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
- typing4/5
typing
- noun writing done with a typewriter
typewriting.
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
typewrite; type.
- type the acceptance letter, please
- noun writing done with a typewriter
- escaping4/5
escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
- compiler4/5
compiler
- noun a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
- noun (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
compiling program.
- noun a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
- aspirin4/5
aspirin
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
acetylsalicylic acid; Empirin; St. Joseph; Bayer.
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
- tapping4/5
tapping
- noun the sound of light blow or knock
- he heard the tapping of the man's cane
- verb cut a female screw thread with a tap
tap.
- noun the sound of light blow or knock
- spit4/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- grasping4/5
grasping
- noun understanding with difficulty
- the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
- noun the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
seizing; prehension; taking hold.
- noun understanding with difficulty
- creeping4/5
creeping
- noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
crawl; creep; crawling.
- a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
- the traffic moved at a creep
- verb move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
crawl; creep.
- The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
- noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- alpine4/5
alpine
- adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
- alpine sports
- adjective relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
- Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany
- adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
- 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
- filipino4/5
filipino
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Philippine.
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- sloping4/5
sloping
- adjective satellite having an oblique or slanted direction
aslope; aslant; diagonal; sloped; slanted; slanting.
- verb be at an angle
slope; incline; pitch.
- The terrain sloped down
- adjective satellite having an oblique or slanted direction
- champions4/5
champion
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champ; title-holder.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
hero; paladin; fighter.
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
- ethiopian4/5
ethiopian
Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
- spindle4/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- stripping4/5
stripping
- noun the removal of covering
uncovering; husking; baring; denudation.
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- noun the removal of covering
- capitalized4/5
capitalize
- verb draw advantages from
take advantage; capitalise.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalise.
- verb draw advantages from
- capitalize4/5
capitalize
- verb draw advantages from
take advantage; capitalise.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalise.
- verb draw advantages from
- scraping4/5
scraping
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- they collected blood scrapings for analysis
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- stepping4/5
step
- noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measure.
- the situation called for strong measures
- the police took steps to reduce crime
- noun the distance covered by a step
pace; footstep; stride.
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- precipitation4/5
precipitation
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- the storm brought several inches of precipitation
- noun the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- jumping4/5
jumping
- noun the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
- noun the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
jump.
- he advanced in a series of jumps
- the jumping was unexpected
- noun the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
- inspire4/5
inspire
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb supply the inspiration for
- The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
- verb heighten or intensify
- aspiration4/5
aspiration
- noun a will to succeed
- noun a cherished desire
dream; ambition.
- his ambition is to own his own business
- noun a will to succeed
- depicts4/5
depict
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
- verb give a description of
draw; describe.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
- occupies4/5
occupy
- verb keep busy with
busy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- verb live (in a certain place)
reside; lodge in.
- She resides in Princeton
- he occupies two rooms on the top floor
- verb keep busy with
- slipping4/5
slipping
- adjective satellite moving as on a slippery surface
slithering.
- his slipping and slithering progress over the ice
- verb move stealthily
steal; slip.
- The ship slipped away in the darkness
- adjective satellite moving as on a slippery surface
- opium4/5
opium
- noun an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
- noun an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
- inspiring4/5
inspiring
- adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit
- suspicions4/5
suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
- depiction4/5
depiction
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; characterisation; word picture; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
portrayal; depicting; portraying.
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- respiration4/5
respiration
- noun the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
internal respiration; cellular respiration.
- noun a single complete act of breathing in and out
- thirty respirations per minute
- noun the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
- 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
- preoccupied4/5
preoccupied
- adjective satellite deeply absorbed in thought
deep in thought; bemused; lost.
- as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- lost in thought
- a preoccupied frown
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
preoccupy.
- His work preoccupies him
- The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
- adjective satellite deeply absorbed in thought
- philippine4/5
philippine
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Filipino.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
Filipino.
- the Philippine President
- our Filipino cook
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
- depicting4/5
depicting
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
depiction; portrayal; portraying.
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; depict; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
- depict4/5
depict
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
- verb give a description of
draw; describe.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb show in, or as in, a picture
- camping4/5
camping
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
encampment; bivouacking; tenting.
- verb live in or as if in a tent
bivouac; camp; encamp; camp out; tent.
- Can we go camping again this summer?
- The circus tented near the town
- The houseguests had to camp in the living room
- noun the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
- epistemology4/5
epistemology
- noun the philosophical theory of knowledge
- noun the philosophical theory of knowledge
- utopian4/5
utopian
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
- a Utopian novel
- noun an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
- a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
- spike4/5
spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- despised4/5
despised
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
hated; detested; scorned.
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
- spill4/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- wrapping4/5
wrapping
- noun the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
wrap; wrapper.
- noun an enveloping bandage
swathe.
- noun the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- precipitate4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- spices4/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- compile4/5
compile
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb put together out of existing material
compose.
- compile a list
- verb get or gather together
- precipitated4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- spice4/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- wiping4/5
wipe
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
rub.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- verb rub with a circular motion
pass over.
- wipe the blackboard
- He passed his hands over the soft cloth
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
- spinoza4/5
spinoza
- noun Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
Benedict de Spinoza; de Spinoza; Baruch de Spinoza.
- noun Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
- trapping4/5
trapping
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
housing; caparison.
- verb place in a confining or embarrassing position
pin down; trap.
- He was trapped in a difficult situation
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
- capitalization4/5
capitalization
- noun writing in capital letters
capitalisation.
- noun an estimation of the value of a business
capitalisation.
- noun writing in capital letters
- epidemiological4/5
epidemiological
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
epidemiologic.
- epidemiological studies
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
- aspire4/5
aspire
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
draw a bead on; shoot for; aim.
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- despise4/5
despise
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- verb look down on with disdain
- aspiring4/5
aspiring
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
wishful; aspirant.
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
aspire; draw a bead on; shoot for; aim.
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
- spikes4/5
spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- clipping4/5
clipping
- noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
press clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping; press cutting.
- he searched through piles of letters and clippings
- noun cutting down to the desired size or shape
trim; trimming.
- noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- cropping4/5
crop
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
harvest.
- noun a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
- snapping4/5
snap
- noun the act of catching an object with the hands
catch; grab; snatch.
- Mays made the catch with his back to the plate
- he made a grab for the ball before it landed
- Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away
- the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
- noun a spell of cold weather
- a cold snap in the middle of May
- noun the act of catching an object with the hands
- kidnapping4/5
kidnapping
- noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
snatch.
- verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
abduct; nobble; kidnap; snatch.
- The industrialist's son was kidnapped
- noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
- respite4/5
respite
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
reprieve.
- noun a pause from doing something (as work)
break; time out; recess.
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- dipping4/5
dip
- noun a depression in an otherwise level surface
- there was a dip in the road
- noun (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
magnetic dip; angle of dip; inclination; magnetic inclination.
- noun a depression in an otherwise level surface
- epidemics4/5
epidemic
- noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- adjective (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
- an epidemic outbreak of influenza
- noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- depictions4/5
depiction
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; characterisation; word picture; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun a representation by picture or portraiture
portrayal; depicting; portraying.
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- gripping4/5
gripping
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; engrossing; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
- verb hold fast or firmly
grip.
- He gripped the steering wheel
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
- hopping4/5
hop
- noun the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- noun twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
hops.
- noun the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- isotropic4/5
isotropic
- adjective invariant with respect to direction
isotropous.
- adjective invariant with respect to direction
- skipping4/5
skip
- noun a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- noun a mistake resulting from neglect
omission.
- noun a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- empiricism4/5
empiricism
- noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
sensationalism; empiricist philosophy.
- noun the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- spinning4/5
spinning
- noun creating thread
- verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
reel; whirl; spin; gyrate; spin around.
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- noun creating thread
- sweeping4/5
sweeping
- noun the act of cleaning with a broom
- verb sweep across or over
brush; sweep.
- Her long skirt brushed the floor
- A gasp swept cross the audience
- noun the act of cleaning with a broom
- lipid4/5
lipid
- noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
lipide; lipoid.
- noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
- hospitality4/5
hospitality
- noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
cordial reception.
- noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
- overlapping4/5
overlapping
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
imbrication; lapping.
- verb coincide partially or wholly
overlap.
- Our vacations overlap
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
- grouping4/5
grouping
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
group.
- noun the activity of putting things together in groups
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- capillary4/5
capillary
- noun a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
capillary tube; capillary tubing.
- noun any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
capillary vessel.
- noun a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
- jupiter4/5
jupiter
(Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
- spider4/5
spider
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- noun a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
wanderer.
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- ethiopia4/5
ethiopia
- noun Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Abyssinia; Yaltopya.
- noun Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
- pumping4/5
pump
- noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
heart; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
- noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- epistemological4/5
epistemological
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
epistemic.
- epistemic modal
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
- compilation4/5
compilation
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
digest.
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
compiling.
- the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
- episcopal4/5
episcopal
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
pontifical.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopalian.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- championship4/5
championship
- noun the status of being a champion
title.
- he held the title for two years
- noun a competition at which a champion is chosen
- noun the status of being a champion
- empires4/5
empire
- noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
imperium.
- noun a group of countries under a single authority
- the British created a great empire
- noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- spirited4/5
spirited
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- atypical4/5
atypical
- adjective not representative of a group, class, or type
untypical.
- a group that is atypical of the target audience
- a class of atypical mosses
- atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children
- adjective satellite deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
irregular.
- these days large families are atypical
- atypical clinical findings
- atypical pneumonia
- highly irregular behavior
- adjective not representative of a group, class, or type
- spilled4/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- epistemic4/5
epistemic
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
epistemological.
- epistemic modal
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
- groupings4/5
grouping
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
group.
- noun the activity of putting things together in groups
- noun any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- utopia4/5
utopia
- noun ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
- noun a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
- noun ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
- dripping4/5
dripping
- noun a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
drippage.
- noun the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
drip.
- the constant sound of dripping irritated him
- noun a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
- lipids4/5
lipid
- noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
lipide; lipoid.
- noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
- masterpiece4/5
masterpiece
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
chef-d'oeuvre.
- noun an outstanding achievement
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- peacekeeping4/5
peacekeeping
- noun the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
peacekeeping mission; peacekeeping operation.
- adjective of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces
- a peacekeeping force
- noun the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
- auspices4/5
auspices
- noun kindly endorsement and guidance
protection; aegis.
- the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
- noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
augur; auspex.
- noun kindly endorsement and guidance
- leaping4/5
leaping
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
spring; bounce; bound; leap; saltation.
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds
jump; spring; leap; bound.
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- damping4/5
damp
- noun a slight wetness
dampness; moistness.
- verb deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
dampen; mute; muffle; tone down; dull.
- noun a slight wetness
- hospitalization4/5
hospitalization
- noun a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization
- noun the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
- he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization
- noun a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- hospice4/5
hospice
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- noun a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- spiders4/5
spider
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- noun a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
wanderer.
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- housekeeping4/5
housekeeping
- noun the work of cleaning and running a house
housework.
- verb maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
housekeep.
- noun the work of cleaning and running a house
- stupidity4/5
stupidity
- noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; folly; foolishness; imbecility.
- noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- episodic4/5
episodic
- adjective satellite of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes
- the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together
- adjective satellite occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
occasional.
- episodic in his affections
- occasional headaches
- adjective satellite of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes
- spilling4/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- whipping4/5
whipping
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- spins4/5
spin
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; twirl.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- popping4/5
popping
- noun a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
pop.
- verb bulge outward
bulge; bug out; pop; come out; start; pop out; protrude; bulge out.
- His eyes popped
- noun a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- spiral4/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- conspicuous4/5
conspicuous
- adjective obvious to the eye or mind
- a tower conspicuous at a great distance
- wore conspicuous neckties
- made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening
- adjective satellite without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
blatant; blazing.
- blatant disregard of the law
- a blatant appeal to vanity
- a blazing indiscretion
- adjective obvious to the eye or mind
- olympic4/5
olympic
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
- epilepsy4/5
epilepsy
- noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- happier4/5
happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- empirically4/5
empirically
- adverb in an empirical manner
through empirical observation; by trial and error.
- this can be empirically tested
- adverb in an empirical manner
- dumping4/5
dumping
- noun selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
- verb throw away as refuse
dump.
- No dumping in these woods!
- noun selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
- epistle4/5
epistle
- noun a specially long, formal letter
- noun a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
- noun a specially long, formal letter
- epilogue4/5
epilogue
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
epilog.
- noun a short passage added at the end of a literary work
epilog.
- the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- tropics4/5
tropics
- noun the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
tropical zone; Torrid Zone.
- noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
tropic.
- noun the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
- endoscopic4/5
endoscopic
- adjective of or relating to endoscopy
- adjective of or relating to endoscopy
- rapidity4/5
rapidity
- noun a rate that is rapid
quickness; rapidness; celerity; speediness.
- noun a rate that is rapid
- hospitalized4/5
hospitalize
- verb admit into a hospital
hospitalise.
- Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high
- verb admit into a hospital
- macroscopic4/5
macroscopic
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
macroscopical.
- adjective satellite large enough to be visible with the naked eye
macroscopical.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
- unhappiness4/5
unhappiness
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
sadness.
- noun state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
- noun emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
- happiest4/5
happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- espionage4/5
espionage
- noun the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
- noun the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
- spicy4/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- rapids4/5
rapid
- noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
- adjective satellite done or occurring in a brief period of time
- a rapid rise through the ranks
- noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
- capitol4/5
capitol
- noun a building occupied by a state legislature
- noun the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
Capitol Building.
- noun a building occupied by a state legislature
- epithelium4/5
epithelium
- noun membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
epithelial tissue.
- noun membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
- pulpit4/5
pulpit
- noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
soapbox; stump; podium; ambo; dais; rostrum.
- noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- vampire4/5
vampire
- noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
lamia.
- noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
- olympics4/5
olympic
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
- cockpit4/5
cockpit
- noun compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- noun a pit for cockfights
- noun compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- spinach4/5
spinach
- noun southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
Spinacia oleracea; spinach plant; prickly-seeded spinach.
- noun dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
- noun southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
- epidural4/5
epidural
- noun regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
epidural anesthesia; epidural anaesthesia.
- adjective on or outside the dura mater
extradural.
- noun regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
- capillaries4/5
capillary
- noun a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
capillary tube; capillary tubing.
- noun any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
capillary vessel.
- noun a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
- apical4/5
apical
- adjective satellite situated at an apex
- adjective satellite situated at an apex
- stereotypical4/5
stereotypical
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
stereotypic; stereotyped; unimaginative.
- stereotyped phrases of condolence
- even his profanity was unimaginative
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
- epithelial4/5
epithelial
- adjective of or belonging to the epithelium
- epithelial layer
- adjective of or belonging to the epithelium
- spiritually4/5
spiritually
- adverb in a spiritual manner
- the ninth century was the spiritually freest period
- adverb in a spiritual manner
- shapiro4/5
shapiro
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- laparoscopic4/5
laparoscopic
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- opioid4/5
opioid
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- spied3/5
spy
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
undercover agent.
- noun a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- scorpion3/5
scorpion
- noun arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpio.
- noun arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
- napier3/5
napier
- noun Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
John Napier.
- noun Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
- scorpio3/5
scorpio
(Zoöl.) A scorpion.
- scorpions3/5
scorpion
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpio.
- noun the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Scorpio; Scorpio the Scorpion.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
- sapir3/5
sapir
- noun anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939)
Edward Sapir.
- noun anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939)
- snooping3/5
snoop
- noun a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
snooper.
- verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly
sleuth; spy; stag.
- noun a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
- spitting3/5
spitting
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
expectoration; spit.
- verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
spew; spue; ptyalise; ptyalize; spit.
- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
- noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- tipping3/5
tip
- noun the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
baksheesh; pourboire; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; backsheesh.
- noun the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
- filipinos3/5
filipino
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Philippine.
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- 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
- chopin3/5
chopin
A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart.
- topping3/5
topping
- noun a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- noun a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- drooping3/5
drooping
- adjective satellite weak from exhaustion
flagging.
- verb droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
flag; swag; sag; droop.
- adjective satellite weak from exhaustion
- mappings3/5
mapping
- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
function; single-valued function; mathematical function; map.
- noun (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
chromosome mapping.
- noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
- 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
- taping3/5
taping
- noun a recording made on magnetic tape
tape recording; tape.
- the several recordings were combined on a master tape
- verb fasten or attach with tape
tape.
- tape the shipping label to the box
- noun a recording made on magnetic tape
- tripping3/5
tripping
- adjective satellite characterized by a buoyant rhythm
swingy; lilting; swinging.
- an easy lilting stride
- the flute broke into a light lilting air
- a swinging pace
- a graceful swingy walk
- a tripping singing measure
- verb miss a step and fall or nearly fall
stumble; trip.
- She stumbled over the tree root
- adjective satellite characterized by a buoyant rhythm
- compilers3/5
compiler
- noun a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
- noun (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
compiling program.
- noun a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
- stooping3/5
stooping
- adjective satellite having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
crooked; hunched; stooped; round-shouldered; round-backed.
- a little oldish misshapen stooping woman
- verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
stoop; crouch; bend; bow.
- he crouched down
- She bowed before the Queen
- The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
- adjective satellite having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
- opined3/5
opine
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
speak up; animadvert; sound off; speak out.
- John spoke up at the meeting
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- occupiers3/5
occupier
- noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
resident; occupant.
- noun a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
- noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
- philanthropist3/5
philanthropist
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
altruist.
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
- atropine3/5
atropine
- noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
- noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
- capitalizing3/5
capitalize
- verb draw advantages from
take advantage; capitalise.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalise.
- verb draw advantages from
- spindles3/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- occupier3/5
occupier
- noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
resident; occupant.
- noun a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
- noun someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
- spits3/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- epicurean3/5
epicurean
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
foodie; gourmet; gastronome; bon vivant; epicure.
- adjective of Epicurus or epicureanism
- Epicurean philosophy
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- ethiopians3/5
ethiopian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages
- Ethiopian immigrants
- noun a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
- aspirant3/5
aspirant
- noun an ambitious and aspiring young person
hopeful; wannabee; wannabe; aspirer.
- a lofty aspirant
- two executive hopefuls joined the firm
- the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
wishful; aspiring.
- noun an ambitious and aspiring young person
- philanthropists3/5
philanthropist
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
altruist.
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
- 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
- inspires3/5
inspire
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb supply the inspiration for
- The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
- verb heighten or intensify
- perspiration3/5
perspiration
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
sudor; sweat.
- sweat poured off his brow
- noun the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
sweating; diaphoresis; hidrosis; sudation.
- perspiration is a homeostatic process
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- compiling3/5
compiling
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
compilation.
- the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
- gaping3/5
gaping
- adjective satellite with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
agape.
- the gaping audience
- we stood there agape with wonder
- with mouth agape
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
goggle; gape; gawk; gawp.
- adjective satellite with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
- hospitable3/5
hospitable
- adjective favorable to life and growth
- soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth
- a hospitable environment
- adjective disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
- a good-natured and hospitable man
- a hospitable act
- hospitable invitations
- adjective favorable to life and growth
- doping3/5
dope
- noun street names for marijuana
sess; skunk; pot; weed; gage; smoke; Mary Jane; sens; grass; green goddess; locoweed.
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
dummy; booby; pinhead; boob; dumbbell.
- noun street names for marijuana
- epidermis3/5
epidermis
- noun the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
cuticle.
- noun the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
- clapping3/5
clapping
- noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
hand clapping; applause.
- verb put quickly or forcibly
clap.
- The judge clapped him in jail
- noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
- championed3/5
champion
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champ; title-holder.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
hero; paladin; fighter.
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
- stamping3/5
stamp
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
mould; cast; mold.
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
- noun a type or class
- more men of his stamp are needed
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- puppies3/5
puppy
- noun a young dog
- noun an inexperienced young person
pup.
- noun a young dog
- flipping3/5
flip
- noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
summersault; somersault; summerset; somerset; somersaulting.
- noun hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- flapping3/5
flapping
- noun the motion made by flapping up and down
flutter; fluttering; flap.
- verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
wave; undulate; roll; flap.
- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
- noun the motion made by flapping up and down
- spills3/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- chopping3/5
chop
- noun the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- the boat headed into the chop
- noun a small cut of meat including part of a rib
- noun the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
- euripides3/5
euripides
- noun one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)
- noun one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)
- aspired3/5
aspire
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
draw a bead on; shoot for; aim.
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- anisotropic3/5
anisotropic
- adjective not invariant with respect to direction
- anisotropic crystals
- adjective not invariant with respect to direction
- worshipping3/5
worship
- noun the activity of worshipping
- noun a feeling of profound love and admiration
adoration.
- noun the activity of worshipping
- epileptic3/5
epileptic
- noun a person who has epilepsy
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
- epileptic seizure
- noun a person who has epilepsy
- dilapidated3/5
dilapidated
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
broken-down; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
- verb bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
dilapidate.
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
- precipitating3/5
precipitating
- adjective satellite bringing on suddenly or abruptly
- the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce
- verb bring about abruptly
precipitate.
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- adjective satellite bringing on suddenly or abruptly
- epidemiologic3/5
epidemiologic
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
epidemiological.
- epidemiological studies
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
- groping3/5
groping
- adjective satellite acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
- a groping effort to understand
- verb feel about uncertainly or blindly
grope; fumble.
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
- adjective satellite acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
- mouthpiece3/5
mouthpiece
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- the mouthpiece of a respirator
- noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- spiked3/5
spiked
- adjective satellite having a long sharp point
- verb stand in the way of
spike.
- adjective satellite having a long sharp point
- typified3/5
typify
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
epitomise; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- precipitates3/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- bumping3/5
bump
- noun a lump on the body caused by a blow
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; 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 a lump on the body caused by a blow
- umpire3/5
umpire
- noun an official at a baseball game
ump.
- noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbitrator; arbiter.
- the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
- the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
- an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
- noun an official at a baseball game
- capitulation3/5
capitulation
- noun a document containing the terms of surrender
- noun a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
- noun a document containing the terms of surrender
- opiate3/5
opiate
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- 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
- swapping3/5
swap
- noun an equal exchange
swop; barter; trade.
- we had no money so we had to live by barter
- verb exchange or give (something) in exchange for
switch; swop; trade.
- noun an equal exchange
- spinner3/5
spinner
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
thread maker; spinster.
- noun board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
- epitomized3/5
epitomize
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomise.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- robespierre3/5
robespierre
- noun French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre.
- noun French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
- clasping3/5
clasp
- noun a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; clench; grasp; hold.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
- empiricist3/5
empiricist
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- hippie3/5
hippie
- noun someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hipster; flower child; hippy.
- noun someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
- conspiracies3/5
conspiracy
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy.
- noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal.
- noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- clamping3/5
clamp
- noun a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
clinch.
- verb fasten or fix with a clamp
- clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
- noun a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- spillover3/5
spillover
- noun (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- noun (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- palpitations3/5
palpitation
- noun a rapid and irregular heart beat
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun a rapid and irregular heart beat
- aspires3/5
aspire
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
draw a bead on; shoot for; aim.
- verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- psychotherapist3/5
psychotherapist
- noun a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
clinical psychologist.
- noun a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
- myopia3/5
myopia
- noun (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
nearsightedness; shortsightedness.
- noun (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
- spiced3/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- opiates3/5
opiate
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- recapitulation3/5
recapitulation
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
palingenesis.
- noun (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
- epicurus3/5
epicurus
- noun Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)
- noun Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)
- spillovers3/5
spillover
- noun (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- noun (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- chipping3/5
chipping
- noun the act of chipping something
chip; splintering.
- verb break off (a piece from a whole)
break away; chip; chip off; break off; come off.
- Her tooth chipped
- noun the act of chipping something
- hippies3/5
hippies
- noun a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
hipsters; flower people.
- noun someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hipster; hippie; flower child; hippy.
- noun a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
- gossiping3/5
gossiping
- noun a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
gossipmongering.
- verb wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
gossip; dish the dirt.
- She won't dish the dirt
- noun a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
- worshiping3/5
worship
- noun the activity of worshipping
- noun a feeling of profound love and admiration
adoration.
- noun the activity of worshipping
- cramping3/5
cramp
- noun a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
muscle spasm; spasm.
- noun a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
- noun a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
- cupping3/5
cupping
- noun a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
- verb form into the shape of a cup
cup.
- She cupped her hands
- noun a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
- inspirations3/5
inspiration
- noun arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- noun a product of your creative thinking and work
brainchild.
- he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists
- after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality
- noun arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- olympian3/5
olympian
- adjective satellite majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
majestic.
- his majestic presence
- olympian detachment
- olympian beauty and serene composure
- noun an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- adjective satellite majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
- raping3/5
rap
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
blame.
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
- noun a gentle blow
strike; tap.
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- warping3/5
warping
- noun a moral or mental distortion
warp.
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort; garble.
- noun a moral or mental distortion
- spinster3/5
spinster
- noun an elderly unmarried woman
old maid.
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
spinner; thread maker.
- noun an elderly unmarried woman
- epitopes3/5
epitope
- noun the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
determinant; antigenic determinant.
- noun the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
- epitope3/5
epitope
- noun the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
determinant; antigenic determinant.
- noun the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
- championing3/5
champion
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champ; title-holder.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
hero; paladin; fighter.
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
- psychotherapists3/5
psychotherapist
- noun a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
clinical psychologist.
- noun a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
- spinners3/5
spinner
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
thread maker; spinster.
- noun board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
- strapping3/5
strapping
- adjective satellite muscular and heavily built
buirdly; husky; beefy; burly.
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
- verb tie with a strap
strap.
- adjective satellite muscular and heavily built
- spiritualist3/5
spiritualist
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
medium; sensitive.
- he consulted several mediums
- adjective of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
spiritualistic.
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- impinging3/5
impinging
- noun the physical coming together of two or more things
contact; striking.
- contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
- verb impinge or infringe upon
impinge; trench; entrench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- noun the physical coming together of two or more things
- papillae3/5
papilla
- noun (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- noun a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
- the papillae of the tongue
- noun (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- stockpile3/5
stockpile
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
backlog; reserve.
- noun a storage pile accumulated for future use
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- decapitated3/5
decapitated
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
beheaded.
- the beheaded prisoners
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate; decapitate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
- mississippian3/5
mississippian
- noun from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
Missippian period; Lower Carboniferous; Lower Carboniferous period.
- noun a native or resident of Mississippi
- noun from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
- safekeeping3/5
safekeeping
- noun the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
keeping; guardianship.
- he left his car in my keeping
- noun the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
- tramping3/5
tramp
- noun a disreputable vagrant
hobo; bum.
- a homeless tramp
- he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
- noun a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
swinger.
- noun a disreputable vagrant
- typifies3/5
typify
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
epitomise; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- mopping3/5
mopping
- noun cleaning with a mop
swabbing.
- he gave it a good mopping
- verb to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
mop; wipe up; mop up.
- Mop the hallway now
- He mopped her forehead with a towel
- noun cleaning with a mop
- rapping3/5
rap
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
blame.
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
- noun a gentle blow
strike; tap.
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- epictetus3/5
epictetus
- noun Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
- noun Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
- respirations3/5
respiration
- noun the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
internal respiration; cellular respiration.
- noun a single complete act of breathing in and out
- thirty respirations per minute
- noun the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
- epidermal3/5
epidermal
- adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
cuticular; dermal; epidermic.
- adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
- conspirators3/5
conspirator
- noun a member of a conspiracy
machinator; plotter; coconspirator.
- noun a member of a conspiracy
- supine3/5
supine
- adjective satellite lying face upward
resupine.
- adjective satellite offering no resistance
resistless; unresisting.
- resistless hostages
- No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
- adjective satellite lying face upward
- spines3/5
spine
- noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
rachis; spinal column; vertebral column; backbone; back.
- the fall broke his back
- noun any sharply pointed projection
spur; acantha.
- noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- copious3/5
copious
- adjective satellite large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
voluminous.
- she took copious notes
- a subject of voluminous legislation
- adjective satellite affording an abundant supply
plenteous; plentiful; rich; ample.
- had ample food for the party
- copious provisions
- food is plentiful
- a plenteous grape harvest
- a rich supply
- adjective satellite large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- epinephrine3/5
epinephrine
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
epinephrin; adrenaline; Adrenalin.
- noun a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
- philanthropic3/5
philanthropic
- adjective satellite generous in assistance to the poor
benevolent; eleemosynary; beneficent.
- a benevolent contributor
- eleemosynary relief
- philanthropic contributions
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy
- a philanthropic society
- adjective satellite generous in assistance to the poor
- stereotyping3/5
stereotype
- noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image
- regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding
- verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
stamp; pigeonhole.
- I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
- noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image
- underpinning3/5
underpin
- verb support from beneath
- verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- verb support from beneath
- inspirational3/5
inspirational
- adjective satellite imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul
- adjective satellite imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul
- transpired3/5
transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
transpirate.
- verb exude water vapor
- plants transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
- incipient3/5
incipient
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
inchoate.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
- isotopic3/5
isotopic
- adjective of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope
- adjective of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope
- auspicious3/5
auspicious
- adjective auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
- an auspicious beginning for the campaign
- adjective auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
- ectopic3/5
ectopic
- adjective exhibiting ectopia
- adjective exhibiting ectopia
- norepinephrine3/5
norepinephrine
- noun a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
noradrenaline.
- noun a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
- caterpillar3/5
caterpillar
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- noun a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
cat.
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- slapping3/5
slap
- noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
smack.
- noun the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
smacking; smack.
- noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- sapiens3/5
sapiens
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
- epitome3/5
epitome
- noun a standard or typical example
prototype; image; paradigm.
- he is the prototype of good breeding
- he provided America with an image of the good father
- noun a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
- noun a standard or typical example
- spiritualism3/5
spiritualism
- noun (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
- noun the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
- noun (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
- olympia3/5
olympia
- noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
capital of Washington.
- noun a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
- noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
- apis3/5
apis
(Zoöl.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee ( Apis mellifica ) and other related species. SeeHoneybee .
- masterpieces3/5
masterpiece
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
chef-d'oeuvre.
- noun an outstanding achievement
- noun the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- benzodiazepines3/5
benzodiazepine
- noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
- noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
- championships3/5
championship
- noun the status of being a champion
title.
- he held the title for two years
- noun a competition at which a champion is chosen
- noun the status of being a champion
- galloping3/5
gallop
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb ride at a galloping pace
- He was galloping down the road
- noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- philippians3/5
philippian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia
- noun a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia
- reshaping3/5
reshape
- verb shape anew or differently
- The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country
- verb shape again or shape differently
remold.
- verb shape anew or differently
- clippings3/5
clipping
- noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
press clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping; press cutting.
- he searched through piles of letters and clippings
- noun cutting down to the desired size or shape
trim; trimming.
- noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
- landscaping3/5
landscaping
- noun working as a landscape gardener
landscape gardening.
- noun a garden laid out for esthetic effect
- they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping
- noun working as a landscape gardener
- precipice3/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- centerpiece3/5
centerpiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centrepiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centrepiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- underpinned3/5
underpin
- verb support from beneath
- verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- verb support from beneath
- conspired3/5
conspire
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
complot; machinate; cabal; conjure.
- They conspired to overthrow the government
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
collude.
- The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- bookkeeping3/5
bookkeeping
- noun the activity of recording business transactions
clerking.
- noun the activity of recording business transactions
- underpin3/5
underpin
- verb support from beneath
- verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- verb support from beneath
- precipitous3/5
precipitous
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitant.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- adjective satellite extremely steep
sharp; abrupt.
- an abrupt canyon
- the precipitous rapids of the upper river
- the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
- a sharp drop
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
- thumping3/5
thumping
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thud; clump; clunk; thump.
- verb move rhythmically
beat; pound; thump.
- Her heart was beating fast
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- spire3/5
spire
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
steeple.
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- looping3/5
looping
- noun (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
iteration.
- the solution is obtained by iteration
- verb move in loops
loop.
- The bicycle looped around the tree
- noun (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
- trepidation3/5
trepidation
- noun a feeling of alarm or dread
- noun a feeling of alarm or dread
- despicable3/5
despicable
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; vile; slimy; wretched; ugly.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
- 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
- spielberg3/5
spielberg
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1947)
Steven Spielberg.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1947)
- spires3/5
spire
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
steeple.
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- caterpillars3/5
caterpillar
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- noun a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
cat.
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- workpiece3/5
workpiece
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- impinge3/5
impinge
- verb impinge or infringe upon
trench; entrench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; encroach.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
- limping3/5
limping
- noun disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
claudication; gameness; lameness; gimpiness; gimp.
- verb walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
hobble; limp; hitch; gimp.
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
- noun disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
- peeping3/5
peep
- noun the short weak cry of a young bird
cheep.
- noun a secret look
peek.
- noun the short weak cry of a young bird
- rapist3/5
rapist
- noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
raper.
- noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
- inspiratory3/5
inspiratory
- adjective pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration
- adjective pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration
- whooping3/5
whoop
- noun a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
- verb shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
- The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table
- noun a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
- eavesdropping3/5
eavesdrop
- verb listen without the speaker's knowledge
listen in.
- the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
- verb listen without the speaker's knowledge
- lapping3/5
lapping
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
imbrication; overlapping.
- verb lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
lap.
- noun covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
- impious3/5
impious
- adjective lacking piety or reverence for a god
- adjective satellite lacking due respect or dutifulness
undutiful.
- impious toward one's parents
- an undutiful son
- adjective lacking piety or reverence for a god
- capitalistic3/5
capitalistic
- adjective favoring or practicing capitalism
capitalist.
- adjective of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
capitalist.
- a capitalist nation
- capitalistic methods and incentives
- adjective favoring or practicing capitalism
- compilations3/5
compilation
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
digest.
- noun the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
compiling.
- the job of compiling the inventory took several hours
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
- conspiring3/5
conspire
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
complot; machinate; cabal; conjure.
- They conspired to overthrow the government
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
collude.
- The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- conspire3/5
conspire
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
complot; machinate; cabal; conjure.
- They conspired to overthrow the government
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
collude.
- The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- impingement3/5
impingement
- noun influencing strongly
impact; encroachment.
- they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
- noun a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
impaction.
- noun influencing strongly
- equipping3/5
equipping
- noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
armament; arming.
- verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
equip; fit out; fit; outfit.
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
- noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
- stupidly3/5
stupidly
- adverb in a stupid manner
doltishly.
- he had stupidly bought a one way ticket
- adverb in a stupid manner
- benzodiazepine3/5
benzodiazepine
- noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
- noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
- transpiration3/5
transpiration
- noun the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
- noun the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
- noun the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
- myopic3/5
myopic
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
nearsighted; shortsighted.
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
unforesightful; short; shortsighted.
- a short view of the problem
- shortsighted policies
- shortsighted critics derided the plan
- myopic thinking
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
- droppings3/5
droppings
- noun fecal matter of animals
muck; dung.
- noun fecal matter of animals
- underpins3/5
underpin
- verb support from beneath
- verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- verb support from beneath
- photocopies3/5
photocopy
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- verb reproduce by xerography
xerox; run off.
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- utopias3/5
utopia
- noun a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
- noun ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
- noun a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
- rapists3/5
rapist
- noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
raper.
- noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
- stomping3/5
stomp
- noun a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
- verb walk heavily
stamp; stump.
- The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
- noun a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
- conspiratorial3/5
conspiratorial
- adjective relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspirative.
- a conspiratorial whisper
- the discovery of possible conspirative codes
- adjective relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
- clozapine3/5
clozapine
- noun an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects
Clozaril.
- noun an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects
- ampicillin3/5
ampicillin
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
Principen; Polycillin; SK-Ampicillin.
- noun semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
- respirator3/5
respirator
- noun a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
inhalator.
- noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
gas helmet; gasmask.
- noun a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
- aspirated3/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- aspirate3/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- sepia3/5
sepia
- noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
Venetian red; mahogany; reddish brown; burnt sienna.
- noun rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
- noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- chirping3/5
chirp
- noun a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
- verb make high-pitched sounds
cheep; peep; chirrup.
- the birds were chirping in the bushes
- noun a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
- spicer3/5
spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- lepidoptera3/5
lepidopteran
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteron; lepidopterous insect.
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
- spilt3/5
spill
- noun liquid that is spilled
- clean up the spills
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
wasteweir; spillway.
- noun liquid that is spilled
- conspirator3/5
conspirator
- noun a member of a conspiracy
machinator; plotter; coconspirator.
- noun a member of a conspiracy
- napping3/5
napping
- adjective satellite not prepared or vigilant
off her guard; off guard; off one's guard; off his guard; off-guard; off your guard.
- the blow caught him napping
- caught in an off-guard moment
- found him off his guard
- verb take a siesta
nap; catnap; catch a wink.
- She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
- adjective satellite not prepared or vigilant
- heaping3/5
heap
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate; cumulus; pile; mound; cumulation.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- magpie3/5
magpie
- noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
scavenger; pack rat.
- noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- 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
- hospitalizations3/5
hospitalization
- noun a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization
- noun the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
- he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization
- noun a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- crispin3/5
crispin
A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron sant of the craft.
- scooping3/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
- gasping3/5
gasp
- noun a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
pant.
- she gave a gasp and fainted
- verb breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
puff; heave; pant.
- The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
- noun a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
- sipping3/5
sip
- noun a small drink
- verb drink in sips
- She was sipping her tea
- noun a small drink
- epistles3/5
epistle
- noun a specially long, formal letter
- noun a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
- noun a specially long, formal letter
- suspiciously3/5
suspiciously
- adverb with suspicion
- she regarded the food suspiciously
- adverb with suspicion
- caspian3/5
caspian
- noun a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
Caspian Sea.
- noun a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
- ripping3/5
ripping
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
rending; splitting.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
- gillespie3/5
gillespie
- noun United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
John Birks Gillespie; Dizzy Gillespie.
- noun United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
- epithet3/5
epithet
- noun a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
name.
- noun descriptive word or phrase
- noun a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- trappings3/5
trappings
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
furnishing.
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
housing; trapping; caparison.
- noun (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
- cerebrospinal3/5
cerebrospinal
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- cerebrospinal fluid
- adjective of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- spectroscopic3/5
spectroscopic
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
spectroscopical.
- spectroscopic analysis
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
- epics3/5
epic
- noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
heroic poem; epic poem; epos.
- adjective satellite very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
larger-than-life; heroic.
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
- noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- cupid3/5
cupid
- noun a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
- noun (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Amor.
- noun a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
- prototypical3/5
prototypical
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
prototypic; archetypical; prototypal; archetypal.
- archetypal patterns
- she was the prototypal student activist
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
- epitaph3/5
epitaph
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- noun a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- spirals3/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- intrepid3/5
intrepid
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
brave; dauntless; fearless; audacious; hardy; unfearing.
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
- adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- reaping3/5
reap
- verb gather, as of natural products
harvest; glean.
- harvest the grapes
- verb get or derive
draw.
- He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
- verb gather, as of natural products
- epithets3/5
epithet
- noun a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
name.
- noun descriptive word or phrase
- noun a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- scipio3/5
scipio
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Scipio Africanus; Scipio the Elder; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio Africanus Major; Publius Cornelius Scipio.
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
- phospholipids3/5
phospholipid
- noun any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
- noun any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
- propitious3/5
propitious
- adjective presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
- propitious omens
- propitious gales speeded us along
- a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration
- adjective presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
- inhospitable3/5
inhospitable
- adjective unfavorable to life or growth
- the barren inhospitable desert
- inhospitable mountain areas
- adjective not hospitable
- they are extremely inhospitable these days
- her greeting was cold and inhospitable
- adjective unfavorable to life or growth
- gonadotropin3/5
gonadotropin
- noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
gonadotropic hormone; gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin.
- noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
- epigraph3/5
epigraph
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- noun an engraved inscription
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- enveloping3/5
enveloping
- adjective satellite surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
- the army's enveloping maneuver
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enfold; enwrap.
- Fog enveloped the house
- adjective satellite surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
- porcupine3/5
porcupine
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
hedgehog.
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
- psychotropic3/5
psychotropic
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
psychoactive.
- psychoactive drugs
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
- sleepiness3/5
sleepiness
- noun a very sleepy state
somnolence; drowsiness.
- sleepiness causes many driving accidents
- noun a very sleepy state
- tricuspid3/5
tricuspid
- adjective satellite having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
tricuspidate.
- tricuspid molar
- tricuspid valve
- adjective satellite having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
- spiraling3/5
spiraling
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
helical; spiral; turbinate; voluted; whorled; volute; coiling.
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; gyrate; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- adjective satellite in the shape of a coil
- phospholipid3/5
phospholipid
- noun any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
- noun any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
- tropic3/5
tropic
- noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
tropical.
- tropical islands
- tropical fruit
- noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
- capping3/5
cap
- noun a tight-fitting headdress
- noun a top (as for a bottle)
- noun a tight-fitting headdress
- decrepit3/5
decrepit
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
- seeping3/5
seeping
- adjective satellite leaking out slowly
oozy; oozing.
- verb pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
ooze; seep.
- adjective satellite leaking out slowly
- spiny3/5
spiny
- adjective having spines
spinous.
- the dorsal fin is spinous
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; bristly; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective having spines
- hairpin3/5
hairpin
- noun a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
- noun a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
- armpits3/5
armpit
- noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
axillary fossa; axilla; axillary cavity.
- they were up to their armpits in water
- noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
- altarpiece3/5
altarpiece
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
reredos.
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- epigram3/5
epigram
- noun a witty saying
quip.
- noun a witty saying
- papists3/5
papist
- noun an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; popish; papistic; romish; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- noun an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
- insipid3/5
insipid
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
flat; vapid; flavorless; savorless; savourless; bland; flavourless.
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea
- adjective satellite lacking interest or significance or impact
jejune.
- an insipid personality
- jejune novel
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
- canopies3/5
canopy
- noun the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
- noun the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
- noun the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
- armpit3/5
armpit
- noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
axillary fossa; axilla; axillary cavity.
- they were up to their armpits in water
- noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
- sheepish3/5
sheepish
- adjective satellite like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
sheeplike.
- adjective satellite showing a sense of shame
shamefaced.
- adjective satellite like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
- impiety3/5
impiety
- noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
impiousness.
- noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
- eyepiece3/5
eyepiece
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
ocular.
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
- epicenter3/5
epicenter
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicentre.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- epigrams3/5
epigram
- noun a witty saying
quip.
- noun a witty saying
- conspicuously3/5
conspicuously
- adverb in a manner tending to attract attention
- there have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place
- adverb in a prominent way
prominently.
- the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway
- adverb in a manner tending to attract attention
- phenotypic3/5
phenotypic
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
phenotypical.
- phenotypical profile
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
- epiphany3/5
epiphany
- noun a divine manifestation
- noun twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
January 6; Epiphany of Our Lord; Twelfth day; Three Kings' Day.
- noun a divine manifestation
- vampires3/5
vampire
- noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
lamia.
- noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
- papillary3/5
papillary
- adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla
papillose.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla
- unhappily3/5
unhappily
- adverb in an unpleasant way
- they were unhappily married
- adverb in an unfortunate way
sadly.
- sadly he died before he could see his grandchild
- adverb in an unpleasant way
- frontispiece3/5
frontispiece
- noun an ornamental facade
- noun front illustration facing the title page of a book
- noun an ornamental facade
- inconspicuous3/5
inconspicuous
- adjective not prominent or readily noticeable
invisible.
- he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole
- the invisible man
- adjective not prominent or readily noticeable
- sheepishly3/5
sheepishly
- adverb in a sheepish manner
- sheepishly he handed her back the money
- adverb in a sheepish manner
- epistolary3/5
epistolary
- adjective satellite written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
epistolatory.
- an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs
- the epistolatory novel
- adjective satellite written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
- campion3/5
campion
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
catchfly; silene.
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
- tepid3/5
tepid
- adjective satellite moderately warm
lukewarm.
- he hates lukewarm coffee
- tepid bath water
- adjective satellite feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
halfhearted; lukewarm; half-hearted.
- a halfhearted effort
- gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
- adjective satellite moderately warm
- popish3/5
popish
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; papist; papistic; romish; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
- spiteful3/5
spiteful
- adjective satellite showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
despiteful; vindictive.
- a despiteful fiend
- a truly spiteful child
- a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
- adjective satellite showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
- poppies3/5
poppy
- noun annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
- noun annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
- spirituals3/5
spiritual
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
Negro spiritual.
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
religious.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
- mantelpiece3/5
mantelpiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
chimneypiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- toothpick3/5
toothpick
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- spinous3/5
spinous
- adjective having spines
spiny.
- the dorsal fin is spinous
- adjective satellite shaped like a spine or thorn
acanthous; acanthoid.
- adjective having spines
- opinionated3/5
opinionated
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
self-opinionated; opinionative.
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
- precipitously3/5
precipitously
- adverb very suddenly and to a great degree
sharply.
- conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
- prices rose sharply
- adverb abruptly; in a precipitous manner
- the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
- adverb very suddenly and to a great degree
- occipital3/5
occipital
- adjective of or relating to the occiput
- occipital bone
- adjective of or relating to the occiput
- unoccupied3/5
unoccupied
- adjective not held or filled or in use
- an unoccupied telephone booth
- unoccupied hours
- adjective not seized and controlled
- unoccupied areas of France
- adjective not held or filled or in use
- spiegel3/5
spiegel
- noun pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel
spiegel iron; spiegeleisen.
- noun pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel
- turnpike3/5
turnpike
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- noun an expressway on which tolls are collected
toll road.
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- subtropical3/5
subtropical
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
subtropic; semitropical; semitropic.
- even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
- pupillary3/5
pupillary
- adjective of or relating to the pupil of the eye
- adjective of or relating to the pupil of the eye
- apiece3/5
apiece
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
from each one; for each one; to each one; each.
- they received $10 each
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
- spie3/5
spy
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
undercover agent.
- noun a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- underpinnings3/5
underpin
- verb support from beneath
- verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- verb support from beneath
- opioids3/5
opioids
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- carbamazepine3/5
- prototyping3/5
prototype
- noun a standard or typical example
epitome; image; paradigm.
- he is the prototype of good breeding
- he provided America with an image of the good father
- noun a standard or typical example
- atopic3/5
atopic
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- fallopian3/5
fallopian
(Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the .Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus
- spitzer3/5
spitz
- noun any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
- noun any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
- spina3/5
spina
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- principia3/5
principia
First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.
- xiaoping3/5
xiaoping
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- spiro3/5
spiro
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- papier3/5
papier
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- chapin3/5
chapin
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- epitaxial3/5
epitaxial
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- arthroscopic3/5
arthroscopic
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- epigenetic3/5
epigenetic
Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.
- evapotranspiration3/5
evapotranspiration
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- antidumping3/5
- papillomavirus3/5
papillomavirus
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- lapis3/5
- antiepileptic2/5
antiepileptic
- noun a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
anticonvulsant; antiepileptic drug; anticonvulsant drug.
- noun a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
- epidemiologists2/5
epidemiologist
- noun a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
- noun a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
- percipient2/5
percipient
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
perceiver; observer; beholder.
- adjective satellite characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
clear.
- clear mind
- a percipient author
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- epidemiologist2/5
epidemiologist
- noun a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
- noun a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
- dispirited2/5
dispirited
- adjective satellite marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
listless.
- a dispirited and divided Party
- reacted to the crisis with listless resignation
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- adjective satellite marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
- rifampin2/5
rifampin
- noun an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis
Rifadin; Rimactane.
- noun an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis
- usurping2/5
usurp
- verb seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
assume; arrogate; take over; seize.
- He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
- he usurped my rights
- She seized control of the throne after her husband died
- verb take the place of
- gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
- verb seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
- aspirants2/5
aspirant
- noun an ambitious and aspiring young person
hopeful; wannabee; wannabe; aspirer.
- a lofty aspirant
- two executive hopefuls joined the firm
- the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
wishful; aspiring.
- noun an ambitious and aspiring young person
- perspiring2/5
perspire
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
sweat; sudate.
- Exercise makes one sweat
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
- spitfire2/5
spitfire
- noun a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
- noun a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
- nifedipine2/5
nifedipine
- noun calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks
Procardia.
- noun calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks
- slumping2/5
slump
- noun a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
falling off; slack; falloff; drop-off.
- the team went into a slump
- a gradual slack in output
- a drop-off in attendance
- a falloff in quality
- noun a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
economic crisis; depression.
- noun a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- spironolactone2/5
spironolactone
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
Aldactone.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
- striping2/5
striping
- noun the act of marking with stripes
- verb mark with stripes
stripe.
- noun the act of marking with stripes
- torpid2/5
torpid
- adjective satellite slow and apathetic
soggy; sluggish; inert.
- she was fat and inert
- a sluggish worker
- a mind grown torpid in old age
- adjective satellite in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
dormant; hibernating.
- dormant buds
- a hibernating bear
- torpid frogs
- adjective satellite slow and apathetic
- scrapping2/5
scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- unwrapping2/5
unwrap
- verb remove the outer cover or wrapping of
undo.
- Let's unwrap the gifts!
- undo the parcel
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disclose; reveal; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb remove the outer cover or wrapping of
- epicureans2/5
epicurean
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
foodie; gourmet; gastronome; bon vivant; epicure.
- adjective of Epicurus or epicureanism
- Epicurean philosophy
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- opines2/5
opine
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
speak up; animadvert; sound off; speak out.
- John spoke up at the meeting
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- capitalised2/5
capitalise
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize.
- verb draw advantages from
capitalize; take advantage.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- capitalise2/5
capitalise
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize.
- verb draw advantages from
capitalize; take advantage.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- scrapings2/5
scraping
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- they collected blood scrapings for analysis
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- capitalizes2/5
capitalize
- verb draw advantages from
take advantage; capitalise.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalise.
- verb draw advantages from
- microscopical2/5
microscopical
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
microscopic.
- microscopic analysis
- microscopical examination
- adjective satellite visible under a microscope; using a microscope
microscopic.
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
- reserpine2/5
reserpine
- noun antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Rau-Sed; Sandril; Raudixin; Serpasil.
- noun antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
- romping2/5
romp
- noun an easy victory
laugher; blowout; runaway; walkaway; shoo-in.
- noun a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
tomboy; hoyden.
- noun an easy victory
- opine2/5
opine
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
speak up; animadvert; sound off; speak out.
- John spoke up at the meeting
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- dispiriting2/5
dispiriting
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; disheartening.
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- aping2/5
ape
- noun any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
aper; copycat; imitator; emulator.
- noun any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- overstepping2/5
overstep
- verb pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
trespass; transgress.
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; exceed; top; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
- spillane2/5
spillane
- noun United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)
Frank Morrison Spillane; Mickey Spillane.
- noun United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)
- perspire2/5
perspire
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
sweat; sudate.
- Exercise makes one sweat
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
- nevirapine2/5
nevirapine
- noun a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV
Viramune.
- noun a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV
- spitfires2/5
spitfire
- noun a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
- noun a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
- lapidary2/5
lapidary
- noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
lapidarist.
- noun a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
lapidist.
- noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
- epicure2/5
epicure
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
foodie; gourmet; gastronome; epicurean; bon vivant.
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- capitate2/5
capitate
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
os capitatum; capitate bone.
- adjective satellite being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
- topicalization2/5
topicalization
- noun (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English
- `Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization
- noun (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English
- trappist2/5
trappist
(R. C. Ch.) A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rancé in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
- inspirer2/5
inspirer
- noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
galvaniser; galvanizer.
- noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
- lipitor2/5
lipitor
- noun an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
atorvastatin.
- noun an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
- aspirins2/5
aspirin
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
acetylsalicylic acid; Empirin; St. Joseph; Bayer.
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
- recouping2/5
recoup
- verb reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
reimburse.
- verb regain or make up for
recuperate; recover.
- recuperate one's losses
- verb reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
- copping2/5
cop
- noun uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
pig; fuzz; copper; bull.
- verb take by theft
knock off; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
- noun uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- croupier2/5
croupier
- noun someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
- noun someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
- sharpies2/5
sharpy
- noun an alert and energetic person
eager beaver; sharpie; busy bee; live wire.
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
card sharper; sharper; card shark; cardsharp; cardsharper; card sharp; sharpie.
- noun an alert and energetic person
- opining2/5
opine
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
speak up; animadvert; sound off; speak out.
- John spoke up at the meeting
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
- capitalising2/5
capitalise
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize.
- verb draw advantages from
capitalize; take advantage.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- monotypic2/5
monotypic
- adjective consisting of only one type
- adjective consisting of only one type
- capitulated2/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- despises2/5
despise
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- verb look down on with disdain
- topically2/5
topically
- adverb to a restricted area of the body
locally.
- apply this medicine topically
- adverb to a restricted area of the body
- microscopically2/5
microscopically
- adverb by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope
- the blood was examined microscopically
- the seeds were microscopically small
- adverb as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail
- every manuscript was edited microscopically
- adverb by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope
- epistemologies2/5
epistemology
- noun the philosophical theory of knowledge
- noun the philosophical theory of knowledge
- papilla2/5
papilla
- noun (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- noun a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
- the papillae of the tongue
- noun (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- typify2/5
typify
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
epitomise; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- recapitulate2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- epitomizes2/5
epitomize
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomise.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- despising2/5
despising
- noun a feeling of scornful hatred
despisal.
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- noun a feeling of scornful hatred
- compiles2/5
compile
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb put together out of existing material
compose.
- compile a list
- verb get or gather together
- spiking2/5
spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- hyperlipidemia2/5
hyperlipidemia
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
hyperlipoidemia; hyperlipaemia; hyperlipidaemia; lipoidaemia; hyperlipoidaemia; lipaemia; hyperlipemia; lipidaemia; lipemia; lipoidemia; lipidemia.
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
- spittle2/5
spittle
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
saliva; spit.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- typist2/5
typist
- noun someone paid to operate a typewriter
- noun someone paid to operate a typewriter
- umpires2/5
umpire
- noun an official at a baseball game
ump.
- noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbitrator; arbiter.
- the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
- the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
- an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
- noun an official at a baseball game
- cornucopia2/5
cornucopia
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
horn of plenty.
- noun the property of being extremely abundant
profusion; profuseness; richness.
- the profusion of detail
- the idiomatic richness of English
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
- spiritualists2/5
spiritualist
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
medium; sensitive.
- he consulted several mediums
- adjective of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
spiritualistic.
- noun someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- gropius2/5
gropius
- noun United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)
Walter Gropius.
- noun United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969)
- empiricists2/5
empiricist
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- noun a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- capitulate2/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- capitalisation2/5
capitalisation
- noun writing in capital letters
capitalization.
- noun an estimation of the value of a business
capitalization.
- noun writing in capital letters
- stockpiles2/5
stockpile
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
backlog; reserve.
- noun a storage pile accumulated for future use
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- nipping2/5
nipping
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
biting; barbed; pungent; mordacious.
- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
- verb squeeze tightly between the fingers
twitch; pinch; tweet; twinge; nip; squeeze.
- He pinched her behind
- She squeezed the bottle
- adjective satellite capable of wounding
- kidnappings2/5
kidnapping
- noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
snatch.
- verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
abduct; nobble; kidnap; snatch.
- The industrialist's son was kidnapped
- noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
- sniping2/5
snip
- noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
snippet; snipping.
- noun the act of clipping or snipping
clipping; clip.
- noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
- participial2/5
participial
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
participle.
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of participles
- participial inflections
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
- stockpiling2/5
stockpiling
- noun accumulating and storing a reserve supply
- the stockpiling of war materials
- verb have on hand
carry; stockpile; stock.
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
- noun accumulating and storing a reserve supply
- psychotherapies2/5
psychotherapy
- noun the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
psychotherapeutics; mental hygiene.
- noun the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
- noun the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
- zipping2/5
zip
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- noun a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
postal code; postcode; ZIP code.
- noun a quantity of no importance
- espied2/5
espy
- verb catch sight of
spot; descry; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- epitomize2/5
epitomize
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomise.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- physiotherapist2/5
physiotherapist
- noun therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
physical therapist.
- noun therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
- lumping2/5
lump
- noun a compact mass
clod; ball; glob; clump; chunk.
- a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
swelling; puffiness.
- noun a compact mass
- spinsters2/5
spinster
- noun an elderly unmarried woman
old maid.
- noun someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
spinner; thread maker.
- noun an elderly unmarried woman
- palpitation2/5
palpitation
- noun a rapid and irregular heart beat
- noun a shaky motion
quiver; quivering; vibration; trembling; shakiness; shaking.
- the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
- noun a rapid and irregular heart beat
- concupiscence2/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- anthropic2/5
anthropic
- adjective relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
anthropical.
- adjective relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
- handicapping2/5
handicap
- noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
impairment; disablement; disability.
- reading disability
- hearing impairment
- noun advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
- noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- yuppie2/5
yuppie
- noun a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
- noun a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
- recapitulates2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- asclepius2/5
asclepius
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Asklepios; Aesculapius.
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
- stockpiled2/5
stockpile
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
backlog; reserve.
- noun a storage pile accumulated for future use
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- typists2/5
typist
- noun someone paid to operate a typewriter
- noun someone paid to operate a typewriter
- epitomised2/5
epitomise
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- spiritualized2/5
spiritualize
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualise.
- verb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
transfigure; glorify.
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- recapitulated2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- spineless2/5
spineless
- adjective satellite weak in willpower, courage or vitality
gutless; wishy-washy; namby-pamby.
- adjective lacking a backbone or spinal column
invertebrate.
- worms are an example of invertebrate animals
- adjective satellite weak in willpower, courage or vitality
- enthalpies2/5
enthalpy
- noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
H; heat content; total heat.
- enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work
- noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
- physiotherapists2/5
physiotherapist
- noun therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
physical therapist.
- noun therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
- moping2/5
mop
- noun cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
swob; swab.
- verb to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
wipe up; mop up.
- Mop the hallway now
- He mopped her forehead with a towel
- noun cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- olympians2/5
olympian
- noun an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- noun a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Olympic god.
- noun an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- palpitating2/5
palpitating
- adjective satellite having a slight and rapid trembling motion
palpitant.
- palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions
- my palpitating heart
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
palpitate.
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- adjective satellite having a slight and rapid trembling motion
- loping2/5
lop
- verb cut off from a whole
discerp; sever.
- His head was severed from his body
- The soul discerped from the body
- verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
trim; prune; clip; cut back; crop; snip; dress.
- dress the plants in the garden
- verb cut off from a whole
- perspicacity2/5
perspicacity
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness; perspicaciousness; astuteness.
- noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
judgement; sound judgment; judgment; sound judgement.
- noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- epiphytes2/5
epiphyte
- noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
aerophyte; epiphytic plant; air plant.
- noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
- yuppies2/5
yuppie
- noun a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
- noun a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
- utopians2/5
utopian
- noun an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
- a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
- a Utopian novel
- noun an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
- groupies2/5
groupie
- noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
- noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
- stupidest2/5
stupid
- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- The economy, stupid!
- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- noun a person who is not very bright
- epiphytic2/5
epiphytic
- adjective of or relating to epiphytes
- adjective of or relating to epiphytes
- topiary2/5
topiary
- noun a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
- noun making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
- noun a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
- griping2/5
griping
- noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
intestinal colic; gripes; colic.
- verb complain
squawk; bellyache; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
- What was he hollering about?
- noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- carping2/5
carping
- noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
faultfinding.
- verb raise trivial objections
cavil; carp; chicane.
- noun persistent petty and unjustified criticism
- spidery2/5
spidery
- adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
spiderlike; arachnoid; spiderly; arachnidian.
- adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
- epicureanism2/5
epicureanism
- noun a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
- noun a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
- helpings2/5
helping
- noun an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
portion; serving.
- the helpings were all small
- his portion was larger than hers
- there's enough for two servings each
- verb give help or assistance; be of service
aid; assist; help.
- Everyone helped out during the earthquake
- Can you help me carry this table?
- She never helps around the house
- noun an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- mississippians2/5
mississippian
- noun from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
Missippian period; Lower Carboniferous; Lower Carboniferous period.
- noun a native or resident of Mississippi
- noun from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
- humping2/5
hump
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; 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
- verb round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
hunch forward; hunch; hunch over.
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- kingpin2/5
kingpin
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
bigwig; top banana.
- noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
kingbolt; swivel pin.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
- sopping2/5
sopping
- adverb extremely wet
soaking; dripping.
- dripping wet
- soaking wet
- verb give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
sop.
- adverb extremely wet
- mouthpieces2/5
mouthpiece
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- the mouthpiece of a respirator
- noun an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- noun a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- sloppiness2/5
sloppiness
- noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
wateriness; muddiness.
- the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield
- the water's muddiness made it undrinkable
- the sloppiness of a rainy November day
- noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
unkemptness; slovenliness.
- noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
- precipitant2/5
precipitant
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- epileptics2/5
epileptic
- noun a person who has epilepsy
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
- epileptic seizure
- noun a person who has epilepsy
- entropies2/5
entropy
- noun (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
selective information; information.
- the signal contained thousands of bits of information
- noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
randomness; S.
- entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity
- noun (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- typifying2/5
typify
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
epitomise; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symbolise; symbolize; represent; stand for.
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- recapitulating2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- snipping2/5
snipping
- noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
snip; snippet.
- verb sever or remove by pinching or snipping
snip; nip; nip off; snip off; clip.
- nip off the flowers
- noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
- capitulations2/5
capitulation
- noun a document containing the terms of surrender
- noun a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
- noun a document containing the terms of surrender
- groupie2/5
groupie
- noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
- noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
- aesculapius2/5
aesculapius
(Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.
- knapping2/5
knap
- verb strike sharply
rap.
- rap him on the knuckles
- verb break a small piece off from
cut off; chip; break off.
- chip the glass
- chip a tooth
- verb strike sharply
- precipitants2/5
precipitant
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- thespian2/5
thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
- noun a theatrical performer
- philanthropies2/5
philanthropy
- noun voluntary promotion of human welfare
philanthropic gift.
- noun voluntary promotion of human welfare
- doxepin2/5
doxepin
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
Sinequan; doxepin hydrochloride; Adapin.
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
- epistemologists2/5
epistemologist
- noun a specialist in epistemology
- noun a specialist in epistemology
- unzipping2/5
unzip
- verb open the zipper of
- unzip the bag
- verb open the zipper of
- lopping2/5
lop
- verb cut off from a whole
discerp; sever.
- His head was severed from his body
- The soul discerped from the body
- verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
trim; prune; clip; cut back; crop; snip; dress.
- dress the plants in the garden
- verb cut off from a whole
- zapping2/5
zap
- noun a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
- they gave it another zap of radiation
- verb strike suddenly and with force
- This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes
- noun a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
- gapping2/5
gap
- noun a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
spread.
- gap between income and outgo
- the spread between lending and borrowing costs
- noun an open or empty space in or between things
opening.
- there was a small opening between the trees
- the explosion made a gap in the wall
- noun a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- epizootic2/5
epizootic
- adjective satellite (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
- an epizootic disease
- adjective satellite (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
- asklepios2/5
asklepios
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Aesculapius; Asclepius.
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
- eloping2/5
elope
- verb run away secretly with one's beloved
run off.
- The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas
- verb run away secretly with one's beloved
- entrapping2/5
entrap
- verb take or catch as if in a snare or trap
ensnare; frame; set up.
- I was set up!
- The innocent man was framed by the police
- verb catch in or as if in a trap
trammel; ensnare; snare; trap.
- The men trap foxes
- verb take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- kidnaping2/5
kidnap
- verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
abduct; nobble; snatch.
- The industrialist's son was kidnapped
- verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- capitulating2/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- decapitate2/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- respire2/5
respire
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- verb undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- epitomises2/5
epitomise
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- hyperlipidaemia2/5
hyperlipidaemia
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
hyperlipoidemia; hyperlipaemia; lipoidaemia; hyperlipoidaemia; lipaemia; hyperlipemia; lipidaemia; lipemia; hyperlipidemia; lipoidemia; lipidemia.
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
- hyperopic2/5
hyperopic
- adjective satellite abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
hypermetropic.
- adjective satellite abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
- epitomizing2/5
epitomize
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomise.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- episcopalian2/5
episcopalian
Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- capitation2/5
capitation
- noun a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
- noun a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
- copier2/5
copier
- noun apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
duplicator.
- noun apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
- swooping2/5
swoop
- noun (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
slide.
- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
- noun a very rapid raid
- noun (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- cardiorespiratory2/5
cardiorespiratory
- adjective of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
cardiopulmonary.
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- adjective of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
- episcopate2/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- photocopied2/5
photocopy
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- verb reproduce by xerography
xerox; run off.
- noun a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
- tilapia2/5
tilapia
- noun a genus of Cichlidae
genus Tilapia.
- noun a genus of Cichlidae
- whopping2/5
whopping
- adjective satellite (used informally) very large
humongous; walloping; banging; thumping.
- a thumping loss
- verb hit hard
wham; whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- adjective satellite (used informally) very large
- empiric2/5
empiric
- adjective relying on medical quackery
empirical.
- empiric treatment
- adjective derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
empirical.
- an empirical basis for an ethical theory
- empirical laws
- empirical data
- an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
- adjective relying on medical quackery
- utopianism2/5
utopianism
The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism.
- autopilot2/5
autopilot
- noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
automatic pilot.
- she went about her chores on automatic pilot
- too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
- she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot
- noun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
robot pilot; automatic pilot.
- noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
- rasping2/5
rasping
- noun uttering in an irritated tone
rasp.
- verb scrape with a rasp
rasp.
- noun uttering in an irritated tone
- draping2/5
drape
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain; pall; drapery; mantle.
- noun the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
- she adjusted the drape of her skirt
- noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- limpid2/5
limpid
- adjective satellite clear and bright
liquid.
- the liquid air of a spring morning
- eyes shining with a liquid luster
- limpid blue eyes
- adjective satellite transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
crystal clear; lucid; pellucid; crystalline; transparent.
- the cold crystalline water of melted snow
- crystal clear skies
- could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
- lucid air
- a pellucid brook
- transparent crystal
- adjective satellite clear and bright
- precipices2/5
precipice
- noun a very steep cliff
- noun a very steep cliff
- transpires2/5
transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
transpirate.
- verb exude water vapor
- plants transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
- gulping2/5
gulping
- noun a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
gulp.
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
guzzling; swilling.
- noun a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
- episcopalians2/5
episcopalian
- noun a member of the Episcopal church
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopal.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- noun a member of the Episcopal church
- transpire2/5
transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
transpirate.
- verb exude water vapor
- plants transpire
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
- flopping2/5
flop
- noun an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
floating-point operation.
- this computer can perform a million flops per second
- noun someone who is unsuccessful
washout; dud.
- noun an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- pepin2/5
pepin
- noun king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
Pepin III; Pepin the Short.
- noun king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
- impinges2/5
impinge
- verb impinge or infringe upon
trench; entrench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; encroach.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
- spiel2/5
spiel
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
line of gab; patter.
- verb replay (as a melody)
play.
- Play it again, Sam
- She played the third movement very beautifully
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- regrouping2/5
regroup
- verb organize anew, as after a setback
reorganize; reorganise.
- verb reorganize into new groups
- verb organize anew, as after a setback
- spindly2/5
spindly
- adjective satellite long and lean
lank.
- adjective satellite long and lean
- epitaxy2/5
epitaxy
- noun growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate
- noun growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate
- wrappings2/5
wrapping
- noun the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
wrap; wrapper.
- noun an enveloping bandage
swathe.
- noun the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- outcropping2/5
outcropping
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop; rock outcrop.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
outcrop.
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- agrippina2/5
agrippina
- noun wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
Agrippina the Younger.
- noun granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33)
Agrippina the Elder.
- noun wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
- escapist2/5
escapist
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
wishful thinker; dreamer.
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- propitiation2/5
propitiation
- noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
placation; conciliation.
- noun the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
expiation; atonement.
- noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- spillage2/5
spillage
- noun the amount that has spilled
- noun the act of allowing a fluid to escape
release; spill.
- noun the amount that has spilled
- decapitation2/5
decapitation
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
beheading.
- noun killing by cutting off the head
beheading.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- impinged2/5
impinge
- verb impinge or infringe upon
trench; entrench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; encroach.
- verb impinge or infringe upon
- australopithecus2/5
australopithecus
- noun extinct genus of African hominid
genus Australopithecus.
- noun extinct genus of African hominid
- kaleidoscopic2/5
kaleidoscopic
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
kaleidoscopical.
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
- centrepiece2/5
centrepiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centerpiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centerpiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- linchpin2/5
linchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- videotaping2/5
videotape
- noun a video recording made on magnetic tape
- noun a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
- noun a video recording made on magnetic tape
- clumping2/5
clumping
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop; clunking; clopping; clop; clippety-clop.
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; clunk; plunk.
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
- episteme2/5
episteme
- noun the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
- noun the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
- roping2/5
roping
- noun capturing cattle or horses with a lasso
- verb catch with a lasso
rope; lasso.
- rope cows
- noun capturing cattle or horses with a lasso
- scalping2/5
scalp
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy
- verb sell illegally, as on the black market
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- hospices2/5
hospice
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- noun a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
- noun a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- respirators2/5
respirator
- noun a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
inhalator.
- noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
gas helmet; gasmask.
- noun a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
- spiller2/5
spiller
- noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood
shedder.
- a great hunter and spiller of blood
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; trawl; trawl line; trotline.
- noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood
- magpies2/5
magpie
- noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
scavenger; pack rat.
- noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- sapping2/5
sap
- noun a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
fool; saphead; tomfool; muggins.
- noun a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- isentropic2/5
isentropic
- adjective with unchanging entropy; at constant entropy
- adjective with unchanging entropy; at constant entropy
- subalpine2/5
subalpine
- adjective satellite growing at high altitudes
alpestrine.
- adjective satellite growing at high altitudes
- copiers2/5
copier
- noun apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
duplicator.
- noun apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
- hospitably2/5
hospitably
- adverb in a hospitable manner
- she was received hospitably by her new family
- adverb in a hospitable manner
- spirometry2/5
spirometry
- noun the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
- noun the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
- hygroscopic2/5
hygroscopic
- adjective satellite absorbing moisture (as from the air)
- adjective satellite absorbing moisture (as from the air)
- expiate2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- transpiring2/5
transpiring
- adjective that is passing through
- transpiring gas
- verb pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
transpire; transpirate.
- adjective that is passing through
- coppice2/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- dystopia2/5
dystopia
- noun state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- noun a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
- noun state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- typicality2/5
typicality
- noun the state of being that is typical
- noun the state of being that is typical
- perspicuous2/5
perspicuous
- adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
luculent; crystal clear; lucid; limpid; pellucid.
- writes in a limpid style
- lucid directions
- a luculent oration"- Robert Burton
- pellucid prose
- a crystal clear explanation
- a perspicuous argument
- adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
- aspirates2/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- spiritism2/5
spiritism
- noun concern with things of the spirit
spiritualism; spirituality; otherworldliness.
- noun concern with things of the spirit
- outcroppings2/5
outcropping
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop; rock outcrop.
- verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
outcrop.
- Big boulders outcropped
- noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- untypical2/5
untypical
- adjective not representative of a group, class, or type
atypical.
- a group that is atypical of the target audience
- a class of atypical mosses
- atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children
- adjective not representative of a group, class, or type
- hospitalisation2/5
hospitalisation
- noun placing in medical care in a hospital
hospital care; hospitalization.
- noun placing in medical care in a hospital
- timekeeping2/5
timekeeping
- noun the act or process of determining the time
- noun the act or process of determining the time
- sidestepping2/5
sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- priapism2/5
priapism
- noun condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
- noun condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
- beekeeping2/5
beekeeping
- noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
apiculture.
- noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
- spiritualities2/5
spirituality
- noun property or income owned by a church
church property; spiritualty.
- noun concern with things of the spirit
spiritualism; spiritism; otherworldliness.
- noun property or income owned by a church
- spitsbergen2/5
spitsbergen
- noun islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
Spitzbergen.
- noun islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
- ramping2/5
ramp
- noun an inclined surface connecting two levels
incline.
- noun North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
Allium tricoccum; wild leek.
- noun an inclined surface connecting two levels
- chomping2/5
chomping
- noun the act of chewing noisily
- verb chew noisily
champ; chomp.
- The boy chomped his sandwich
- noun the act of chewing noisily
- harpies2/5
harpy
- noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper
vixen; hellcat.
- noun (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
- noun a malicious woman with a fierce temper
- swamping2/5
swamp
- noun low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
swampland.
- noun a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
- he was trapped in a medical swamp
- noun low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
- tropism2/5
tropism
- noun an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
- noun an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
- steeping2/5
steep
- noun a steep place (as on a hill)
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- noun a steep place (as on a hill)
- hyperopia2/5
hyperopia
- noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
hypermetropia; hypermetropy; farsightedness; longsightedness.
- noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
- australopithecines2/5
australopithecine
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- adjective of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- epistasis2/5
epistasis
- noun the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
hypostasis.
- noun the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
- conspires2/5
conspire
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
complot; machinate; cabal; conjure.
- They conspired to overthrow the government
- verb act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
collude.
- The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- swiping2/5
swipe
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- verb strike with a swiping motion
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- suspiciousness2/5
suspiciousness
- noun being of a suspicious nature
suspicion.
- his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage
- noun being of a suspicious nature
- epigrammatic2/5
epigrammatic
- adjective satellite terse and witty and like a maxim
apothegmatic; aphoristic.
- much given to apothegmatic instruction
- adjective satellite terse and witty and like a maxim
- trooping2/5
troop
- noun a group of soldiers
- noun a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
- noun a group of soldiers
- epididymitis2/5
epididymitis
- noun painful inflammation of the epididymis
- noun painful inflammation of the epididymis
- outstripping2/5
outstrip
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
- verb go far ahead of
distance; outdistance.
- He outdistanced the other runners
- verb be or do something to a greater degree
- overtopping2/5
overtop
- verb look down on
overlook; dominate; command.
- The villa dominates the town
- verb look down on
- whippings2/5
whipping
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- spica2/5
spica
(Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.
- expiated2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- epiglottitis2/5
epiglottitis
- noun inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing
- noun inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing
- tailspin2/5
tailspin
- noun loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
- noun rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
spin.
- noun loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
- olympias2/5
olympia
- noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
capital of Washington.
- noun a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
- noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
- vampirism2/5
vampirism
- noun belief in the existence of vampires
- noun the actions or practices of a vampire
- noun belief in the existence of vampires
- workpieces2/5
workpiece
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- epicondylitis2/5
epicondylitis
- noun painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle
- noun painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle
- hopis2/5
hopi
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
- noun the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi
- noun a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
- upping2/5
up
- verb raise
- up the ante
- adjective being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
- the anchor is up
- the sun is up
- he lay face up
- he is up by a pawn
- the market is up
- the corn is up
- verb raise
- centerpieces2/5
centerpiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centrepiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centrepiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- misanthropic2/5
misanthropic
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropical; cynical.
- adjective satellite hating mankind in general
misanthropical.
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
- repine2/5
repine
- verb express discontent
- verb express discontent
- harpist2/5
harpist
- noun someone who plays the harp
harper.
- noun someone who plays the harp
- dilapidation2/5
dilapidation
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
decrepitude.
- noun the process of becoming dilapidated
ruin.
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- perspicacious2/5
perspicacious
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
sagacious; sapient.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
clear-eyed; clear-sighted.
- too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
- chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
- lisping2/5
lisp
- noun a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
- noun a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists
list-processing language.
- noun a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
- aspirating2/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- spiritedness2/5
spiritedness
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
vivification; animation; brio; invigoration.
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
- plopping2/5
plop
- noun the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
- verb drop something with a plopping sound
- noun the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
- salpingitis2/5
salpingitis
- noun inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
- noun inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
- epigenesis2/5
epigenesis
- noun a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
- noun a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
- spic2/5
spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- slopping2/5
slop
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
pigwash; swill; slops; pigswill.
- noun deep soft mud in water or slush
mire.
- they waded through the slop
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- repining2/5
repine
- verb express discontent
- verb express discontent
- clothespins2/5
clothespin
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
clothes peg; clothes pin.
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
- spick2/5
spick
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spic; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spic; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- spined2/5
spin
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; twirl.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
- sapient2/5
sapient
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
perspicacious; sagacious.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
- trumping2/5
trumping
- noun (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
ruff.
- verb produce a sound as if from a trumpet
trump.
- noun (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
- coconspirator2/5
coconspirator
- noun a member of a conspiracy
machinator; plotter; conspirator.
- noun a member of a conspiracy
- spillers2/5
spiller
- noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood
shedder.
- a great hunter and spiller of blood
- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
setline; trawl; trawl line; trotline.
- noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood
- stumping2/5
stumping
- noun campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
- verb cause to be perplexed or confounded
mix up; stump.
- This problem stumped her
- noun campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
- stupidities2/5
stupidity
- noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; folly; foolishness; imbecility.
- noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- inspiriting2/5
inspiriting
- adjective satellite cheerfully encouraging
heartening.
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
- adjective satellite cheerfully encouraging
- supping2/5
supping
- noun ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking
- verb take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
sup.
- noun ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking
- papio2/5
papio
- noun baboons
genus Papio.
- noun baboons
- hospitalities2/5
hospitality
- noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
cordial reception.
- noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
- sweepings2/5
sweeping
- noun the act of cleaning with a broom
- verb sweep across or over
brush; sweep.
- Her long skirt brushed the floor
- A gasp swept cross the audience
- noun the act of cleaning with a broom
- clothespin2/5
clothespin
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
clothes peg; clothes pin.
- noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
- spitzbergen2/5
spitzbergen
- noun islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
Spitsbergen.
- noun islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway
- anisotropies2/5
anisotropy
- noun the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
- noun the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
- lynchpin2/5
lynchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; linchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
linchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- coconspirators2/5
coconspirator
- noun a member of a conspiracy
machinator; plotter; conspirator.
- noun a member of a conspiracy
- typification2/5
typification
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
exemplification.
- noun the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
- soaping2/5
soap
- noun a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
- noun money offered as a bribe
- noun a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
- spikenard2/5
spikenard
- noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
nard.
- noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
- spiky2/5
spiky
- adjective satellite having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
peaky.
- absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass
- adjective satellite having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
- epigastric2/5
epigastric
- adjective of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen
- epigastric artery
- adjective lying on or over the stomach
- adjective of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen
- sleepily2/5
sleepily
- adverb in a sleepy manner
- the two children who were snuggled sleepily in the back of the car
- adverb in a sleepy manner
- episcopacy2/5
episcopacy
- noun the collective body of bishops
episcopate.
- noun the collective body of bishops
- diplopia2/5
diplopia
- noun visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects
double vision.
- diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered
- noun visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects
- telescopic2/5
telescopic
- adjective satellite visible only with a telescope
- a bright star with a telescopic companion
- adjective satellite capable of discerning distant objects
- a telescopic eye
- telescopic vision
- adjective satellite visible only with a telescope
- spitz2/5
spitz
- noun any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
- noun any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
- epididymis2/5
epididymis
- noun a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- noun a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- inauspicious2/5
inauspicious
- adjective not auspicious; boding ill
unfortunate.
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
untoward; adverse.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
- adjective not auspicious; boding ill
- corticotropin2/5
corticotropin
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; ACTH; adrenocorticotrophin; corticotrophin.
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
- copiously2/5
copiously
- adverb in an abundant manner
abundantly; profusely; extravagantly.
- they were abundantly supplied with food
- he thanked her profusely
- adverb in an abundant manner
- genotypic2/5
genotypic
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
genotypical.
- genotypical pattern
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
- papist2/5
papist
- noun an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; popish; papistic; romish; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- noun an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
- copilot2/5
copilot
- noun a relief pilot on an airplane
co-pilot.
- noun a relief pilot on an airplane
- epitaphs2/5
epitaph
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- noun a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
- noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
- lupin2/5
lupin
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
lupine.
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- escapism2/5
escapism
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escape.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
- cupidity2/5
cupidity
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
avarice; covetousness; avariciousness.
- noun extreme greed for material wealth
- spiraled2/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- spiralling2/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- scrapie2/5
scrapie
- noun a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
- noun a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
- epicondyle2/5
epicondyle
- noun a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
- noun a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
- spillway2/5
spillway
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spill; wasteweir.
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- hyperpigmentation2/5
hyperpigmentation
- noun unusual darkening of the skin
- noun unusual darkening of the skin
- turpitude2/5
turpitude
- noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
depravity.
- the various turpitudes of modern society
- noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
- amblyopia2/5
amblyopia
- noun visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
- noun visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
- epirus2/5
epirus
- noun an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
- noun an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
- buspirone2/5
buspirone
- noun a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety
BuSpar.
- noun a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety
- spigot2/5
spigot
- noun a plug for a bunghole in a cask
tap.
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
faucet.
- noun a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- dystopian2/5
dystopian
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
- adjective as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
- AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
- yelping2/5
yelping
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
yip; yelp.
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
yip; yelp; yap.
- the puppies yelped
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- rapine2/5
rapine
- noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare
rape.
- noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare
- rawalpindi2/5
rawalpindi
- noun an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
- noun an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
- apices2/5
apex
- noun the highest point (of something)
vertex; peak; acme.
- at the peak of the pyramid
- noun the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
solar apex; apex of the sun's way.
- noun the highest point (of something)
- olympiad2/5
olympiad
(Greek Antig.) A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor&oe;bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the .olympiads
- vapid2/5
vapid
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
flat; flavorless; insipid; savorless; savourless; bland; flavourless.
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea
- adjective satellite lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
- a vapid conversation
- a vapid smile
- a bunch of vapid schoolgirls
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
- gonadotropins2/5
gonadotropin
- noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
gonadotropic hormone; gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin.
- noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
- beeping2/5
beep
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
bleep.
- verb make a loud noise
toot; claxon; blare; honk.
- The horns of the taxis blared
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- harping2/5
harp
- noun a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- noun a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
- noun a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- thyrotropin2/5
thyrotropin
- noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
TSH; thyroid-stimulating hormone; thyrotropic hormone; thyrotrophin; thyrotrophic hormone.
- noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
- revamping2/5
revamp
- verb to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
- They revamped their old house before selling it
- verb provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
vamp.
- revamp my old boots
- verb to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
- canopied2/5
canopied
- adjective satellite covered with or as with a canopy
- a canopied bed
- streets canopied by stately trees
- verb cover with a canopy
canopy.
- adjective satellite covered with or as with a canopy
- photocopier2/5
photocopier
- noun a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
- noun a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
- telescoping2/5
telescope
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
scope.
- verb crush together or collapse
- In the accident, the cars telescoped
- my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
- hairpins2/5
hairpin
- noun a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
- noun a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
- epilepsies2/5
epilepsy
- noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- papilledema2/5
papilledema
- noun swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- noun swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- precipitately2/5
precipitately
- adverb at breakneck speed
headlong.
- burst headlong through the gate
- adverb at breakneck speed
- lupine2/5
lupine
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
lupin.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- spicules2/5
spicule
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
spiculum.
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
- drippings2/5
drippings
- noun fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried
- noun a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
drippage; dripping.
- noun fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried
- woodpile2/5
woodpile
- noun a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
- noun a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
- pulping2/5
pulp
- noun any soft or soggy mass
mush.
- he pounded it to a pulp
- noun a soft moist part of a fruit
flesh.
- noun any soft or soggy mass
- epigraphs2/5
epigraph
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- noun an engraved inscription
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- yapping2/5
yap
- noun informal terms for the mouth
maw; gob; trap; cakehole; hole.
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
yip; yelp.
- the puppies yelped
- noun informal terms for the mouth
- adrenocorticotropic2/5
adrenocorticotropic
- adjective satellite stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotrophic.
- adjective satellite stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex
- uppity2/5
uppity
- adjective satellite presumptuously arrogant
overweening.
- had a witty but overweening manner
- no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet
- getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
- adjective satellite presumptuously arrogant
- timepiece2/5
timepiece
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
horologe; timekeeper.
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- propinquity2/5
propinquity
- noun the property of being close together
proximity.
- noun the property of being close together
- decrepitude2/5
decrepitude
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
dilapidation.
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- porcupines2/5
porcupines
- noun meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
porcupine ball.
- noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
porcupine; hedgehog.
- noun meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
- epigraphy2/5
epigraphy
- noun the study of ancient inscriptions
- noun the study of ancient inscriptions
- stovepipe2/5
stovepipe
- noun chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
- noun a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
dress hat; top hat; topper; beaver; high hat; silk hat; opera hat.
- noun chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
- epicentre2/5
epicentre
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicenter.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- bicuspid2/5
bicuspid
- noun a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
premolar.
- adjective satellite having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
bicuspidate.
- bicuspid teeth
- bicuspid leaves
- noun a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
- slurping2/5
slurp
- verb eat noisily
- He slurped his soup
- verb eat noisily
- topicality2/5
topicality
- noun the attribute of being of interest at the present time
- the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality
- noun the attribute of being of interest at the present time
- proserpine2/5
proserpine
- noun goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Proserpina.
- noun goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
- spiritualistic2/5
spiritualistic
- adjective of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
spiritualist.
- adjective of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
- spirituous2/5
spirituous
- adjective satellite containing or of the nature of alcohol
spiritous.
- spiritous beverages
- spirituous liquors
- adjective satellite containing or of the nature of alcohol
- cupids2/5
cupid
- noun (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Amor.
- noun a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
- noun (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
- showpiece2/5
showpiece
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
collector's item; piece de resistance.
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
- tampico2/5
tampico
- noun a port city in eastern Mexico
- noun a port city in eastern Mexico
- spiritless2/5
spiritless
- adjective lacking ardor or vigor or energy
- a spiritless reply to criticism
- adjective satellite evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
meek.
- compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others
- a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott
- she looked meek but had the heart of a lion
- was submissive and subservient
- adjective lacking ardor or vigor or energy
- perspicuity2/5
perspicuity
- noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
plainness; perspicuousness.
- noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
- hospitalised2/5
hospitalise
- verb admit into a hospital
hospitalize.
- Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high
- verb admit into a hospital
- spirochetes2/5
spirochete
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
spirochaete.
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
- archetypical2/5
archetypical
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
prototypic; prototypal; archetypal; prototypical.
- archetypal patterns
- she was the prototypal student activist
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
- altarpieces2/5
altarpiece
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
reredos.
- noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- tamping2/5
tamp
- noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tamper; tamping bar.
- verb press down tightly
tamp down; pack.
- tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
- noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
- propitiatory2/5
propitiatory
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
expiative; expiatory.
- expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
- adjective satellite intended to reconcile or appease
propitiative.
- sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
- adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- hemianopia2/5
hemianopia
- noun blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
hemianopsia.
- noun blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
- crimping2/5
crimp
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; fold; bend; flexure.
- 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 someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
crimper.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- 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
- aspinwall2/5
aspinwall
- noun a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
Colon.
- noun a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
- epiphenomenon2/5
epiphenomenon
- noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
- noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
- presbyopia2/5
presbyopia
- noun a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
farsightedness.
- noun a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
- proserpina2/5
proserpina
- noun goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Proserpine.
- noun goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
- burping2/5
burping
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
belch; eructation; belching; burp.
- verb expel gas from the stomach
belch; bubble; burp; eruct.
- In China it is polite to burp at the table
- noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
- spirochete2/5
spirochete
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
spirochaete.
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
- drainpipe2/5
drainpipe
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain; waste pipe.
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- lapin2/5
lapin
- noun the fur of a rabbit
rabbit.
- noun castrated male rabbit
- noun the fur of a rabbit
- photocopiers2/5
photocopier
- noun a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
- noun a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
- sapiential2/5
sapiential
- adjective satellite characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God
- a sapiential government
- adjective satellite characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God
- capillarity2/5
capillarity
- noun a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
capillary action.
- noun a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
- warlpiri2/5
warlpiri
- noun a language of Australian aborigines
Walbiri.
- noun a language of Australian aborigines
- semiempirical2/5
semiempirical
- adjective satellite relying to some extent on observation or experiment
- adjective satellite relying to some extent on observation or experiment
- eyepieces2/5
eyepiece
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
ocular.
- noun combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
- epigastrium2/5
epigastrium
- noun the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)
- noun the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)
- spirometer2/5
spirometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
- prosopis2/5
prosopis
- noun genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite
genus Prosopis.
- noun genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite
- supinator2/5
supinator
- noun a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
- noun a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
- tipis2/5
tipi
- noun a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
teepee; tepee.
- noun a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
- spiffy2/5
spiffy
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; natty; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- floppies2/5
floppy
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
floppy disk; diskette.
- floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
- adjective satellite hanging limply
- a spaniel with floppy ears
- noun a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
- hypopigmentation2/5
hypopigmentation
- noun unusual lack of skin color
- noun unusual lack of skin color
- parallelepiped2/5
parallelepiped
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
parallelepipedon; parallelopipedon; parallelopiped.
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
- spiracles2/5
spiracle
- noun a breathing orifice
- noun a breathing orifice
- prototypic2/5
prototypic
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
archetypical; prototypal; archetypal; prototypical.
- archetypal patterns
- she was the prototypal student activist
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
- spiritualization2/5
spiritualization
- noun the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
spiritualisation.
- noun the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
- capitulum2/5
capitulum
- noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
head.
- a head of cauliflower
- a head of lettuce
- noun fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
ear; spike.
- noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- aspirator2/5
aspirator
- noun a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
- noun a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
- grumpily2/5
grumpily
- adverb in an ill-natured manner
crossly; grouchily.
- she looked at her husband crossly
- adverb in an ill-natured manner
- atypically2/5
atypically
- adverb in a manner that is not typical
untypically.
- she was atypically quiet
- adverb in a manner that is not typical
- lupinus2/5
lupinus
- noun herbs or shrubs: lupin
genus Lupinus.
- noun herbs or shrubs: lupin
- spinney2/5
spinney
- noun a copse that shelters game
- noun a copse that shelters game
- spiralled2/5
spiral
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- noun a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix.
- noun a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- epicycles2/5
epicycle
- noun a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
- noun a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
- europium2/5
europium
- noun a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Eu; atomic number 63.
- noun a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
- lepidopteran2/5
lepidopteran
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteron; lepidopterous insect.
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
- philippic2/5
philippic
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; broadside.
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
- timepieces2/5
timepiece
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
horologe; timekeeper.
- noun a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
- epicycle2/5
epicycle
- noun a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
- noun a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
- gossypium2/5
gossypium
(Bot.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these.
- somatotropin2/5
somatotropin
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
somatotrophin; growth hormone; STH; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone; somatotropic hormone.
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
- ectopia2/5
ectopia
- noun abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
- noun abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
- depigmentation2/5
depigmentation
- noun absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
- noun absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
- spillways2/5
spillway
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spill; wasteweir.
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- spigots2/5
spigot
- noun a plug for a bunghole in a cask
tap.
- noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
faucet.
- noun a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- hornpipe2/5
hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- noun music for dancing the hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- precipitator2/5
precipitator
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
electrostatic precipitator; Cottrell precipitator.
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
- counterespionage2/5
counterespionage
- noun spying on the spies
- noun spying on the spies
- auspiciously2/5
auspiciously
- adverb in an auspicious manner
propitiously.
- he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- pulpits2/5
pulpit
- noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
soapbox; stump; podium; ambo; dais; rostrum.
- noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- stereoscopic2/5
stereoscopic
- adjective of or relating to a stereoscope
- stereoscopic lenses
- adjective of or relating to stereoscopy
- stereoscopic vision
- adjective of or relating to a stereoscope
- propping2/5
prop
- noun a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
- noun any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
property.
- before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
- noun a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
- epiphysis2/5
epiphysis
- noun the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
- noun a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
epiphysis cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland.
- noun the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
- papilloma2/5
papilloma
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
villoma; papillary tumor; papillary tumour.
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
- windpipe2/5
windpipe
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea.
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- stereotypic2/5
stereotypic
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
stereotypical; stereotyped; unimaginative.
- stereotyped phrases of condolence
- even his profanity was unimaginative
- adjective satellite lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
- epithelia2/5
epithelium
- noun membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
epithelial tissue.
- noun membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
- rapier2/5
rapier
- noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
tuck.
- noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- epiglottis2/5
epiglottis
- noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
- noun a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
- toothpicks2/5
toothpick
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- noun pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
- spinel2/5
spinel
- noun a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
- noun a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
- supination2/5
supination
- noun rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
- noun rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
- uninspired2/5
uninspired
- adjective satellite having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement
- the production was professional but uninspired
- adjective satellite deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
unimaginative; uninventive; sterile.
- a sterile ideology lacking in originality
- unimaginative development of a musical theme
- uninspired writing
- adjective satellite having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement
- impish2/5
impish
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; puckish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- tapioca2/5
tapioca
- noun granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
- noun granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
- toppings2/5
topping
- noun a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- verb be superior or better than some standard
transcend; exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- noun a flavorful addition on top of a dish
- propitiate2/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- epistaxis2/5
epistaxis
- noun bleeding from the nose
nosebleed.
- noun bleeding from the nose
- 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
- marsupial2/5
marsupial
- noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
pouched mammal.
- adjective of or relating to the marsupials
- marsupial animals
- noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
- allspice2/5
allspice
- noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
Pimenta dioica; pimento tree; allspice tree.
- noun deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
- noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
- bagpipes2/5
bagpipe
- noun a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
- noun a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
- episiotomy2/5
episiotomy
- noun surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
- noun surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
- epiphanies2/5
epiphany
- noun a divine manifestation
- noun twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
January 6; Epiphany of Our Lord; Twelfth day; Three Kings' Day.
- noun a divine manifestation
- intrepidity2/5
intrepidity
- noun resolute courageousness
dauntlessness.
- noun resolute courageousness
- pseudepigrapha2/5
pseudepigrapha
- noun 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature
- noun 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature
- macroscopically2/5
macroscopically
- adverb without using a microscope
- The tubes were examined macroscopically
- adverb without using a microscope
- bagpipe2/5
bagpipe
- noun a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
- noun a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
- propitiated2/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- nappies2/5
nappy
- noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
napkin; diaper.
- adjective satellite (of hair) in small tight curls
frizzy; frizzly; crisp; kinky.
- noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
- headpiece2/5
headpiece
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
headstall.
- noun a protective helmet for the head
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
- esotropia2/5
esotropia
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
convergent strabismus; cross-eye; crossed eye.
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
- epiphyses2/5
epiphysis
- noun the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
- noun a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
epiphysis cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland.
- noun the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
- leptospirosis2/5
leptospirosis
- noun an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
swamp fever.
- noun an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
- papillomas2/5
papilloma
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
villoma; papillary tumor; papillary tumour.
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
- spirally2/5
spirally
- adverb with spirals
- spirally fluted handles
- adverb with spirals
- apia2/5
apia
- noun the capital of Western Samoa
capital of Western Samoa.
- noun the capital of Western Samoa
- cockpits2/5
cockpit
- noun compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- noun a pit for cockfights
- noun compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- blowpipe2/5
blowpipe
- noun a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
blow tube; blowtube.
- noun a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
blow tube; blowtube; blowgun.
- noun a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
- unsuspicious2/5
unsuspicious
- adjective satellite not suspicious
unsuspecting.
- deceiving the unsuspecting public
- adjective satellite not suspicious
- spinnaker2/5
spinnaker
- noun a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
- noun a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
- unpropitious2/5
unpropitious
- adjective not propitious
- adjective not propitious
- spikelets2/5
spikelet
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
pricker; spine; thorn; prickle; sticker.
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- aspic2/5
aspic
- noun savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
- noun savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
- foppish2/5
foppish
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
dandyish; dandified.
- adjective satellite affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
- archiepiscopal2/5
archiepiscopal
- adjective of or associated with an archbishop
archepiscopal.
- an archiepiscopal see
- adjective of or associated with an archbishop
- 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
- spittoon2/5
spittoon
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
cuspidor.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- biopiracy2/5
biopiracy
- noun biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
- noun biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
- tailpiece2/5
tailpiece
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- spinet2/5
spinet
- noun a small and compactly built upright piano
- noun early model harpsichord with only one string per note
- noun a small and compactly built upright piano
- peiping2/5
peiping
- noun capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
capital of Red China; Beijing; Peking.
- noun capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
- propitiating2/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- serendipity2/5
serendipity
- noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- turpin2/5
turpin
(Zoöl.) A land tortoise. Obs.
- marsupials2/5
marsupial
- noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
pouched mammal.
- adjective of or relating to the marsupials
- marsupial animals
- noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
- serendipitous2/5
serendipitous
- adjective satellite lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- adjective satellite lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- stereotypically2/5
stereotypically
- adverb in a stereotypical manner
- adverb in a stereotypical manner
- rupiah2/5
rupiah
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- sandpiper2/5
sandpiper
- noun any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
- noun any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
- earpiece2/5
earpiece
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
phone; earphone; headphone.
- it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
- inconspicuously2/5
inconspicuously
- adverb in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
- he had entered the room inconspicuously
- adverb in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
- epideictic2/5
epideictic
- adjective satellite designed primarily for rhetorical display
epideictical.
- epideictic orations
- adjective satellite designed primarily for rhetorical display
- subtropics2/5
subtropics
- noun regions adjacent to the tropics
semitropics.
- noun regions adjacent to the tropics
- spitefully2/5
spitefully
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
despitefully.
- pray for them that despitefully use us
- adverb with spite; in a spiteful manner
- he answered his accusers spitefully
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
- standpipe2/5
standpipe
- noun a vertical pipe
- noun a vertical pipe
- papillon2/5
papillon
- noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
- noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
- sandpipers2/5
sandpiper
- noun any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
- noun any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
- sloppily2/5
sloppily
- adverb in a sloppy manner
- this work was done rather sloppily
- adverb in a sloppy manner
- crappie2/5
crappie
- noun small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- noun small sunfishes of central United States rivers
- noun small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- turnpikes2/5
turnpike
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- noun an expressway on which tolls are collected
toll road.
- noun (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- tailpipe2/5
tailpipe
- noun a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
- noun a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
- bicipital2/5
bicipital
- adjective having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
- adjective having two heads or points of origin as a biceps
- gyroscopic2/5
gyroscopic
- adjective having the characteristics of a gyroscope
- adjective having the characteristics of a gyroscope
- epicardium2/5
epicardium
- noun the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
visceral pericardium.
- noun the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
- wapiti2/5
wapiti
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
elk; Cervus elaphus canadensis; American elk.
- noun common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
red deer; elk; Cervus elaphus; American elk.
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
- bronchoscopic2/5
bronchoscopic
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- impishly2/5
impishly
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
puckishly.
- she asked him impishly to come in
- adverb in an appealing but bold manner
- epiphyseal2/5
epiphyseal
- adjective relating to the epiphysis of a bone
epiphysial.
- adjective relating to the epiphysis of a bone
- tapir2/5
tapir
- noun large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
- noun large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
- terrapin2/5
terrapin
- noun any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
- noun any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
- episodically2/5
episodically
- adverb in an episodic manner
- adverb in an episodic manner
- sculpin2/5
sculpin
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- tapirs2/5
tapir
- noun large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
- noun large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
- guppies2/5
guppy
- noun small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
Lebistes reticulatus; rainbow fish.
- noun small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
- uninspiring2/5
uninspiring
- adjective depressing to the spirit
- a villa of uninspiring design
- adjective depressing to the spirit
- cisalpine2/5
cisalpine
- adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
ultramontane.
- ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
- adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
- scoping2/5
scope
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; compass.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
setting; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
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epilepticus
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- spiritus2/5
spiritus
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inotropic
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- taiping2/5
taiping
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- insipidus2/5
insipidus
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- bootstrapping2/5
bootstrap
- noun a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
- verb help oneself, often through improvised means
- noun a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
- epilepsia2/5
epilepsia
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- corticospinal2/5
corticospinal
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- opie2/5
opie
Opium. Obs. Chaucer.
- sharecropping2/5
sharecropping
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- fluoroscopic2/5
fluoroscopic
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- capitis2/5
capitis
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- epigraphic2/5
epigraphic
Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style;epigraphical works or studies.
- neotropical2/5
neotropical
(Geog. & Zoöl.) Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.
- clopidogrel2/5
clopidogrel
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- capitan2/5
capitan
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- epistemically2/5
- epistemologically2/5
epistemological
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
epistemic.
- epistemic modal
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
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- propionate2/5
propionate
(Chem.) A salt of propionic acid.
- filipinas2/5
- entropic2/5
entropic
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- filipina2/5
filipina
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- handpicked2/5
handpicked
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- appian2/5
appian
Of or pertaining to Appius.
- aspirational2/5
- dupin2/5
dupin
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- supraspinatus2/5
- recapitalization2/5
recapitalization
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- periapical2/5
- epicardial2/5
epicardial
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- dampier2/5
dampy
Somewhat damp. Obs. Drayton.
- spirito2/5
spirito
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- gatekeeping2/5
- serapis2/5
serapis
(Myth.) An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.
- tirpitz2/5
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- wiretapping2/5
wiretap
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
intercept; tap; bug.
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- immunoprecipitation2/5
immunoprecipitation
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- capitoline2/5
capitoline
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove." Macaulay.
- spink2/5
spink
(Zoöl.) The chaffinch.
- epithelioid2/5
epithelioid
(Anat.) Like epithelium; as, .epithelioid cells
- epist2/5
epist
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- tapia2/5
tapia
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- excipients2/5
- remapping2/5
remapping
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- rifampicin2/5
- tropicana2/5
tropicana
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- phenotypically2/5
phenotypical
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
phenotypic.
- phenotypical profile
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
- orthotopic2/5
orthotopic
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- spindler2/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- kapital2/5
kapital
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- propionic2/5
propionic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel.
- lepidus2/5
lepidus
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- kempis2/5
kempis
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- espinoza2/5
espinoza
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- spinothalamic2/5
- nonoverlapping2/5
- epileptiform2/5
epileptiform
Resembling epilepsy.
- subtopics2/5
subtopics
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- intercropping2/5
- infraspinatus2/5
- spinoff2/5
spinoff
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- principium2/5
- reoccupied2/5
reoccupy
To occupy again.
- carpio2/5
carpio
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- incipit2/5
incipit
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- capistrano2/5
capistrano
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- copia2/5
copia
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spinocerebellar
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- recompile2/5
recompile
To compile anew.
- poppins2/5
poppins
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- pleiotropic2/5
- stolypin2/5
stolypin
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- ethiopic2/5
ethiopic
The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called Geez .
- conspiratorially2/5
conspiratorial
- adjective relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspirative.
- a conspiratorial whisper
- the discovery of possible conspirative codes
- adjective relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
- epidermoid2/5
epidermoid
(Anat.) Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.
- epididymal2/5
epididymal
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- wapping2/5
wapping
Yelping. R. Fuller.
- spirulina2/5
- subepithelial2/5
subepithelial
(Anat.) Situated under the epithelium.
- spinks2/5
- amlodipine2/5
amlodipine
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- spier2/5
spy
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
undercover agent.
- noun a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
- noun (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- chappie2/5
chappie
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- endoscopically2/5
- crepitus2/5
crepitus
(Med.) (a) The noise produced bu a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels. (b) Same as Crepitation , 2.
- isospin2/5
- ipratropium2/5
ipratropium
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- hypopituitarism2/5
hypopituitarism
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- spinosa2/5
spinosa
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- orthotropic2/5
orthotropic
(Bot.) Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems. Encyc. Brit.
- zolpidem2/5
- spinoffs2/5
spinoffs
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- isotopically2/5
isotopically
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- intraspinal2/5
- ulpian2/5
ulpian
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- spinae2/5
- heterotopia2/5
heterotopia
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- paralympic2/5
paralympic
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- capitated2/5
capitate
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
os capitatum; capitate bone.
- adjective satellite being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
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- campinas2/5
campinas
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- scopic2/5
scopic
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- propio2/5
propio
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- precapitalist2/5
- myoepithelial2/5
myoepithelial
(Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.
- anticapitalist2/5
anticapitalist
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- ectropion2/5
ectropion
(Med.) An unnatural eversion of the eyelids.
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- handpiece2/5
handpiece
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- apically2/5
apical
- adjective satellite situated at an apex
- adjective satellite situated at an apex
- spithead2/5
- prepping2/5
prep
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
preparation; homework.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- tripitaka2/5
tripitaka
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- laparoscopically2/5
- spiers2/5
spiers
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epileptogenic
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- epiphenomenal2/5
epiphenomenal
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- spinifex2/5
- respirable2/5
respirable
Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. --Re*spir"a*ble*ness , n.
- epigraphical2/5
epigraphical
Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style;epigraphical works or studies.
- empirics2/5
empiric
- adjective relying on medical quackery
empirical.
- empiric treatment
- adjective derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
empirical.
- an empirical basis for an ethical theory
- empirical laws
- empirical data
- an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
- adjective relying on medical quackery
- rapide2/5
rapide
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- spira2/5
spira
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- subtopic2/5
subtopic
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- megapixel2/5
megapixel
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- serendipitously2/5
serendipitous
- adjective satellite lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- adjective satellite lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- suboccipital2/5
suboccipital
(Anat.) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the .suboccipital , or first cervical, nerve
- entropion2/5
entropion
(Med.) Same as Entropium .
- spiderweb2/5
spiderweb
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- supraspinal2/5
supraspinal
(Anat.) (a) Situated above the vertebral column. (b) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
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- spinor2/5
spinor
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- excipient2/5
excipient
Taking an exception.
- karyotyping2/5
karyotype
- noun the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
- noun the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
- hospitaller2/5
hospitaller
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- vampiric2/5
vampiric
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- alpina2/5
alpina
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- spiralis2/5
spiralis
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- epithelialization2/5
epithelialization
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- chronotropic2/5
- spiritist2/5
spiritist
A spiritualist.
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unspiritual
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- phenotyping2/5
phenotype
- noun what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
- noun what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
- epidote2/5
epidote
(Min.) A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese. ✍ The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or lime epidote, piedmontite or manganese epidote, allanite or serium epidote.
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- papilio2/5
papilio
(Zoöl.) A genus of butterflies. ✍ Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias, and related species.
- undercapitalized2/5
undercapitalized
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- capite2/5
capite
See under Tenant .
- stroboscopic2/5
stroboscopic
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- papillomatosis2/5
- precompiled2/5
- capitally2/5
capital
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
working capital.
- noun wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
- interspinous2/5
interspinous
(Anat.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.
- immunoprecipitated2/5
immunoprecipitated
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- extratropical2/5
extratropical
Beyond or outside of the tropics. Whewell.
- scotopic2/5
scotopic
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- photopic2/5
photopic
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- prototypically2/5
prototypical
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
prototypic; archetypical; prototypal; archetypal.
- archetypal patterns
- she was the prototypal student activist
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
- micropipette2/5
micropipette
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- spirituelle2/5
spirituelle
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biopic
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spicata
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- noncapital2/5
noncapital
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- coppin2/5
coppin
A cop of thread.
- epiblast2/5
epiblast
(Biol.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm ,Delamination .
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submicroscopic
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- microscopist1/5
microscopist
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- microscopists1/5
microscopist
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- scorpios1/5
scorpio
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpion.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpius.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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antiepileptic
- noun a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
anticonvulsant; antiepileptic drug; anticonvulsant drug.
- noun a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
- spitter1/5
spitter
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
expectorator.
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball.
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
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percipient
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
perceiver; observer; beholder.
- adjective satellite characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
clear.
- clear mind
- a percipient author
- noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
- microscopies1/5
microscopy
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- lopid1/5
lope
- noun a slow pace of running
trot; jog.
- noun a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
canter.
- noun a slow pace of running
- spitters1/5
spitter
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
expectorator.
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitball.
- noun a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
- perspired1/5
perspire
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
sweat; sudate.
- Exercise makes one sweat
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
- duping1/5
dupe
- noun a person who is tricked or swindled
victim.
- verb fool or hoax
fool; put on; gull; take in; befool; put one over; cod; put one across; slang.
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
- noun a person who is tricked or swindled
- sharpie1/5
sharpie
- noun an alert and energetic person
sharpy; eager beaver; busy bee; live wire.
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
card sharper; sharpy; sharper; card shark; cardsharp; cardsharper; card sharp.
- noun an alert and energetic person
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glipizide
- noun an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Glucotrol.
- noun an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- topicalized1/5
topicalize
- verb emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
- Speakers topicalize more often than they realize
- The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'
- verb emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
- spitted1/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- neurotropic1/5
neurotropic
- adjective (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially
- adjective (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially
- epicures1/5
epicure
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
foodie; gourmet; gastronome; epicurean; bon vivant.
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- unpick1/5
unpick
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unravel; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- copings1/5
coping
- noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
header; cope.
- verb come to terms with
contend; deal; cope; manage; get by; grapple; make out; make do.
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
- noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
- epigones1/5
epigone
- noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician
epigon.
- noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician
- unpicked1/5
unpick
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unravel; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- trappists1/5
trappist
- noun member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
Cistercian.
- noun member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
- diapir1/5
diapir
- noun a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
- noun a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
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diapir
- noun a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
- noun a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
- unpicking1/5
unpick
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unravel; unknot; unscramble.
- unravel the thread
- verb undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
- croupiers1/5
croupier
- noun someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
- noun someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
- ragpicker1/5
ragpicker
- noun an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
- noun an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
- crapping1/5
crap
- noun obscene terms for feces
poop; dirt; shite; turd; shit.
- noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior
horseshit; Irish bull; dogshit; bull; bullshit; shit.
- I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
- what he said was mostly bull
- noun obscene terms for feces
- tapings1/5
taping
- noun a recording made on magnetic tape
tape recording; tape.
- the several recordings were combined on a master tape
- verb fasten or attach with tape
tape.
- tape the shipping label to the box
- noun a recording made on magnetic tape
- lapidaries1/5
lapidary
- noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
lapidarist.
- noun a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
lapidist.
- noun an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
- perspires1/5
perspire
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
sweat; sudate.
- Exercise makes one sweat
- verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
- inspirers1/5
inspirer
- noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
galvaniser; galvanizer.
- noun a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
- ragpickers1/5
ragpicker
- noun an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
- noun an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
- epigone1/5
epigone
- noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician
epigon.
- noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician
- capitalises1/5
capitalise
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize.
- verb draw advantages from
capitalize; take advantage.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- spites1/5
spite
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
spitefulness; maliciousness; malice; venom.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; cattiness; bitchiness; nastiness.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- stupids1/5
stupid
- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- The economy, stupid!
- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- noun a person who is not very bright
- overleaping1/5
overleap
- verb defeat (oneself) by going too far
- verb jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
vault.
- verb defeat (oneself) by going too far
- dispirit1/5
dispirit
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- spiting1/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- empirin1/5
empirin
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
acetylsalicylic acid; St. Joseph; Bayer; aspirin.
- noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
- lipotropic1/5
lipotropic
- adjective satellite having an affinity for lipids
lipophilic.
- adjective satellite having an affinity for lipids
- aesculapian1/5
aesculapian
- adjective of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
medical.
- adjective of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
- toping1/5
top
- noun the upper part of anything
- the mower cuts off the tops of the grass
- the title should be written at the top of the first page
- noun the highest or uppermost side of anything
upside; upper side; top side.
- put your books on top of the desk
- only the top side of the box was painted
- noun the upper part of anything
- typings1/5
typing
- noun writing done with a typewriter
typewriting.
- verb write by means of a keyboard with types
typewrite; type.
- type the acceptance letter, please
- noun writing done with a typewriter
- spited1/5
spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- epiphyte1/5
epiphyte
- noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
aerophyte; epiphytic plant; air plant.
- noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
- spiritualizing1/5
spiritualize
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualise.
- verb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
transfigure; glorify.
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- preoccupies1/5
preoccupy
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- His work preoccupies him
- The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
- verb occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
- the army preoccupied the hills
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- precipitations1/5
precipitation
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- the storm brought several inches of precipitation
- noun the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
- spiritualize1/5
spiritualize
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualise.
- verb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
transfigure; glorify.
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- decapitating1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- stupider1/5
stupid
- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- The economy, stupid!
- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
- noun a person who is not very bright
- epistemologist1/5
epistemologist
- noun a specialist in epistemology
- noun a specialist in epistemology
- thespians1/5
thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
- noun a theatrical performer
- plumping1/5
plumping
- adjective satellite very large; of exceptional size for its kind
- won by a plumping majority
- verb drop sharply
plummet; plump.
- The stock market plummeted
- adjective satellite very large; of exceptional size for its kind
- spicing1/5
spice
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
- noun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
- 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
- thespis1/5
thespis
- noun Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
- noun Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
- typic1/5
typic
- adjective satellite being or serving as an illustration of a type;
exemplary; emblematic.
- the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy
- an action exemplary of his conduct
- adjective satellite being or serving as an illustration of a type;
- respiring1/5
respire
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- verb undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- epitomise1/5
epitomise
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- encamping1/5
encamp
- verb live in or as if in a tent
bivouac; camp; camp out; tent.
- Can we go camping again this summer?
- The circus tented near the town
- The houseguests had to camp in the living room
- verb live in or as if in a tent
- kingpins1/5
kingpin
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
bigwig; top banana.
- noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
kingbolt; swivel pin.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
- recopied1/5
recopy
- verb copy again
- The child had to recopy the homework
- verb copy again
- respired1/5
respire
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- verb undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- capitulates1/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- inspissated1/5
inspissate
- verb make viscous or dense
thicken.
- thicken the sauce by adding flour
- verb make thick or thicker
thicken.
- Thicken the sauce
- inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
- verb make viscous or dense
- bopping1/5
bop
- noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
bebop.
- noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
- unhappiest1/5
unhappy
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- unhappy over her departure
- unhappy with her raise
- after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
- had an unhappy time at school
- the unhappy (or sad) news
- he looks so sad
- adjective generalized feeling of distress
distressed; dysphoric.
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- respites1/5
respite
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
reprieve.
- noun a pause from doing something (as work)
break; time out; recess.
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- stoping1/5
stop
- noun the event of something ending
halt.
- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
- noun the act of stopping something
stoppage.
- the third baseman made some remarkable stops
- his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
- noun the event of something ending
- gropings1/5
grope
- noun the act of groping; and instance of groping
- verb feel about uncertainly or blindly
fumble.
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
- noun the act of groping; and instance of groping
- skimping1/5
skimp
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
scant.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
scant.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- stampings1/5
stamp
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
mould; cast; mold.
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
- noun a type or class
- more men of his stamp are needed
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- capitalizations1/5
capitalization
- noun writing in capital letters
capitalisation.
- noun an estimation of the value of a business
capitalisation.
- noun writing in capital letters
- kipping1/5
kip
- noun sleep
- roused him from his kip
- noun the basic unit of money in Laos
- noun sleep
- epicene1/5
epicene
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
androgyne; intersex; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; epicene person.
- adjective satellite having an ambiguous sexual identity
bisexual.
- noun one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- unhappier1/5
unhappy
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- unhappy over her departure
- unhappy with her raise
- after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
- had an unhappy time at school
- the unhappy (or sad) news
- he looks so sad
- adjective generalized feeling of distress
distressed; dysphoric.
- adjective experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
- priapic1/5
priapic
- adjective satellite overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality
- priapic episodes
- priapic victories
- adjective satellite resembling or being a phallus
phallic.
- a phallic symbol
- phallic eroticism
- priapic figurines
- adjective satellite overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality
- depilatory1/5
depilatory
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- noun a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
depilator; epilator.
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- palpitate1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- palpitated1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- antiperspirant1/5
antiperspirant
- noun an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
- noun an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
- recapitulations1/5
recapitulation
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
palingenesis.
- noun (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
- noun emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
- interloping1/5
interlope
- verb encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
- verb encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
- antiperspirants1/5
antiperspirant
- noun an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
- noun an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration
- chemotherapies1/5
chemotherapy
- noun the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
- noun the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
- torpidity1/5
torpidity
- noun a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
torpor.
- he fell into a deep torpor
- noun inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpor; torpidness; listlessness.
- noun a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- chloropicrin1/5
chloropicrin
- noun a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
nitrochloroform.
- noun a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
- cornucopias1/5
cornucopia
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
horn of plenty.
- noun the property of being extremely abundant
profusion; profuseness; richness.
- the profusion of detail
- the idiomatic richness of English
- noun a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
- spirt1/5
spirt
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; jet.
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spout; gush.
- water gushed forth
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- emmetropia1/5
emmetropia
- noun (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina
- noun (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina
- topiaries1/5
topiary
- noun a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
- noun making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
- noun a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
- spiv1/5
spiv
- noun a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
- noun a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
- decamping1/5
decamp
- verb leave a camp
break camp.
- The hikers decamped before dawn
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
abscond; make off; absquatulate; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb leave a camp
- ametropia1/5
ametropia
- noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
- noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
- overcapitalization1/5
overcapitalization
- noun (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
overcapitalisation.
- noun (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
- depilatories1/5
depilatory
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- noun a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
depilator; epilator.
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- hypermetropic1/5
hypermetropic
- adjective satellite abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
hyperopic.
- adjective satellite abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
- immunotherapies1/5
immunotherapy
- noun therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system
- noun therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system
- landscapist1/5
landscapist
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscape gardener; landscape architect; landscaper.
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- espies1/5
espy
- verb catch sight of
spot; descry; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- epitomising1/5
epitomise
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- hispid1/5
hispid
- adjective satellite (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
- plants with hispid stems
- adjective satellite (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
- spiderlike1/5
spiderlike
- adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
spidery; arachnoid; spiderly; arachnidian.
- adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
- alpinist1/5
alpinist
- noun a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
- noun a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
- decapitates1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- lepidopterists1/5
lepidopterist
- noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
lepidopterologist; butterfly collector.
- noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
- lepidopterist1/5
lepidopterist
- noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
lepidopterologist; butterfly collector.
- noun an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
- palpitates1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- hyperlipidemias1/5
hyperlipidemia
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
hyperlipoidemia; hyperlipaemia; hyperlipidaemia; lipoidaemia; hyperlipoidaemia; lipaemia; hyperlipemia; lipidaemia; lipemia; lipoidemia; lipidemia.
- noun presence of excess lipids in the blood
- landscapists1/5
landscapist
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscape gardener; landscape architect; landscaper.
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- spiritualizes1/5
spiritualize
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualise.
- verb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
transfigure; glorify.
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- alpinists1/5
alpinist
- noun a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
- noun a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
- shapings1/5
shaping
- noun any process serving to define the shape of something
defining.
- noun the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
formation.
- noun any process serving to define the shape of something
- concupiscences1/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- wimpish1/5
wimpish
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
wimpy.
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
- fallopius1/5
fallopius
- noun Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)
Gabriello Fallopio; Fallopio; Gabriele Fallopius.
- noun Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)
- perspirations1/5
perspiration
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
sudor; sweat.
- sweat poured off his brow
- noun the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
sweating; diaphoresis; hidrosis; sudation.
- perspiration is a homeostatic process
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- spivs1/5
spiv
- noun a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
- noun a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
- respires1/5
respire
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- verb undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- verb breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- opisthobranchia1/5
opisthobranchia
(Zoöl.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
- radiotherapist1/5
radiotherapist
- noun a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
radiologist.
- noun a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
- spirts1/5
spirt
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; jet.
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spout; gush.
- water gushed forth
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- neurotropism1/5
neurotropism
- noun an affinity for neural tissues
- noun an affinity for neural tissues
- espial1/5
espial
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detection; spying; catching; spotting.
- noun the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- radiotherapists1/5
radiotherapist
- noun a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
radiologist.
- noun a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
- spirting1/5
spirt
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; jet.
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spout; gush.
- water gushed forth
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- spirted1/5
spirt
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
spurt; squirt; jet.
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spout; gush.
- water gushed forth
- noun the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- adapin1/5
adapin
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
Sinequan; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride.
- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
- weepings1/5
weeping
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
tears; crying.
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
- verb shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
cry; weep.
- She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death
- The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
- spectroscopies1/5
spectroscopy
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectrum analysis.
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
- champing1/5
champ
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
champion; title-holder.
- verb chafe at the bit, like horses
- noun someone who has won first place in a competition
- epimetheus1/5
epimetheus
- noun (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
- noun (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
- australopithecine1/5
australopithecine
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- adjective of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
- noun any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
- spinsterhood1/5
spinsterhood
- noun the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
- noun the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
- cecropia1/5
cecropia
- noun North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
Hyalophora cecropia; cecropia moth.
- noun large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc
genus Cecropia.
- noun North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
- hairpiece1/5
hairpiece
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
false hair; postiche.
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
- asclepias1/5
asclepias
(Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
- isotropically1/5
isotropically
- adverb in an isotropic manner
- adverb in an isotropic manner
- capitalisms1/5
capitalism
- noun an economic system based on private ownership of capital
capitalist economy.
- noun an economic system based on private ownership of capital
- depictive1/5
depictive
- adjective satellite depicted in a recognizable manner
delineative.
- adjective satellite depicted in a recognizable manner
- chippings1/5
chipping
- noun the act of chipping something
chip; splintering.
- verb break off (a piece from a whole)
break away; chip; chip off; break off; come off.
- Her tooth chipped
- noun the act of chipping something
- philippian1/5
philippian
Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. --n. A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.
- copiousness1/5
copiousness
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
abundance; teemingness.
- an age of abundance
- noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
- cercopithecus1/5
cercopithecus
- noun type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
genus Cercopithecus.
- noun type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
- primping1/5
primping
- noun careful or finicky grooming
- the primping alone took more than an hour
- verb dress or groom with elaborate care
plume; dress; primp; preen.
- She likes to dress when going to the opera
- noun careful or finicky grooming
- umpiring1/5
umpire
- noun an official at a baseball game
ump.
- noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbitrator; arbiter.
- the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
- the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
- an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
- noun an official at a baseball game
- malpighi1/5
malpighi
- noun Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)
Marcello Malpighi.
- noun Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)
- redeveloping1/5
redevelop
- verb develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
reformulate.
- verb develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
- hyping1/5
hype
- noun blatant or sensational promotion
plug; hoopla; ballyhoo.
- verb publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
- noun blatant or sensational promotion
- episcleritis1/5
episcleritis
- noun inflammation of the sclera of the eye
- noun inflammation of the sclera of the eye
- apiaceae1/5
apiaceae
- noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
carrot family; Umbelliferae; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae.
- noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
- scalloping1/5
scallop
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
crenel; crenation; crenelle; crenature.
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scollop; escallop.
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
- dystopias1/5
dystopia
- noun state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- noun a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
- noun state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- precipitancy1/5
precipitancy
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitateness; abruptness; suddenness; precipitance; precipitousness.
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- unpinned1/5
unpin
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- typifications1/5
typification
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
exemplification.
- noun the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying
- noun a representational or typifying form or model
- marsupialia1/5
marsupialia
(Zoöl.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata .
- accipiter1/5
accipiter
(Zoöl.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.
- spillages1/5
spillage
- noun the amount that has spilled
- noun the act of allowing a fluid to escape
release; spill.
- noun the amount that has spilled
- expiating1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- allotropic1/5
allotropic
- adjective of or related to or exhibiting allotropism
allotropical.
- carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements
- adjective of or related to or exhibiting allotropism
- spiritualised1/5
spiritualise
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualize.
- verb purify from the corrupting influences of the world
spiritualize.
- During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- hypermetropia1/5
hypermetropia
- noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
hypermetropy; farsightedness; hyperopia; longsightedness.
- noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
- lumpish1/5
lumpish
- adjective satellite mentally sluggish
lumpen; unthinking.
- adjective satellite mentally sluggish
- epitomes1/5
epitome
- noun a standard or typical example
prototype; image; paradigm.
- he is the prototype of good breeding
- he provided America with an image of the good father
- noun a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
- noun a standard or typical example
- clomping1/5
clomp
- verb walk clumsily
clump.
- verb walk clumsily
- tropisms1/5
tropism
- noun an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
- noun an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
- popinjay1/5
popinjay
- noun a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
- noun an archaic term for a parrot
- noun a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
- inspirited1/5
inspirit
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit.
- The company spirited him up
- verb infuse with spirit
- spiriting1/5
spirit
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; feel; tone; flavor; feeling; smell.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
- hiccuping1/5
hiccup
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
singultus; hiccough.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccough.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- coppices1/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- spiciness1/5
spiciness
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spicery; spice.
- noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
raciness; ribaldry; gaminess.
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- hairpieces1/5
hairpiece
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
false hair; postiche.
- noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
- scrimping1/5
scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
stint; skimp.
- scratch and scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
- harpists1/5
harpist
- noun someone who plays the harp
harper.
- noun someone who plays the harp
- chirruping1/5
chirrup
- noun a series of chirps
twitter.
- verb make high-pitched sounds
cheep; chirp; peep.
- the birds were chirping in the bushes
- noun a series of chirps
- walloping1/5
walloping
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; thrashing; slaughter; debacle.
- verb hit hard
wham; whop; whack; wallop.
- The teacher whacked the boy
- noun a sound defeat
- loxapine1/5
loxapine
- noun a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia
Loxitane.
- noun a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia
- gawping1/5
gawp
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
goggle; gape; gawk.
- verb look with amazement; look stupidly
- oversleeping1/5
oversleep
- verb sleep longer than intended
- verb sleep longer than intended
- episcopalianism1/5
episcopalianism
The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.
- epinephelus1/5
epinephelus
- noun genus of groupers or sea bass
genus Epinephelus.
- noun genus of groupers or sea bass
- linchpins1/5
linchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- epilation1/5
epilation
- noun loss of hair; the result of removing hair
- noun the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
depilation.
- noun loss of hair; the result of removing hair
- trepidations1/5
trepidation
- noun a feeling of alarm or dread
- noun a feeling of alarm or dread
- dilapidations1/5
dilapidation
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
decrepitude.
- noun the process of becoming dilapidated
ruin.
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- spile1/5
spile
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; piling.
- noun a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
bung.
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- hiccupping1/5
hiccup
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
singultus; hiccough.
- how do you cure the hiccups?
- verb breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccough.
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
- noun (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
- meanspirited1/5
meanspirited
- adjective lacking in magnanimity
ungenerous.
- it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.
- a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive
- adjective satellite having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
base; mean.
- that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke
- taking a mean advantage
- chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare
- something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
- adjective lacking in magnanimity
- apiculture1/5
apiculture
- noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
beekeeping.
- noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
- notropis1/5
notropis
- noun shiners
genus Notropis.
- noun shiners
- apish1/5
apish
- adjective satellite being or given to servile imitation
apelike.
- adjective satellite being or given to servile imitation
- presbyopic1/5
presbyopic
- adjective able to see distant objects clearly
farsighted.
- adjective able to see distant objects clearly
- asclepiadaceae1/5
asclepiadaceae
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
family Asclepiadaceae; milkweed family.
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
- apidae1/5
apidae
- noun honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
family Apidae.
- noun honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
- anisotropically1/5
anisotropically
- adverb in an anisotropic manner
- adverb in an anisotropic manner
- vamping1/5
vamp
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
minx; prickteaser; tease; vamper; coquette; flirt.
- noun an improvised musical accompaniment
- noun a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- spicker1/5
spick
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spic; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spic; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- crisping1/5
crisp
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Saratoga chip; potato chip; chip.
- verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
scrunch; crease; crinkle; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- concupiscent1/5
concupiscent
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lusty; lustful.
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
- sivapithecus1/5
sivapithecus
- noun fossil primates found in India
- noun fossil primates found in India
- sleepier1/5
sleepy
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
sleepy-eyed; sleepyheaded.
- beginning to feel sleepy
- a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids
- sleepyheaded students
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
- epidendrum1/5
epidendrum
- noun large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
genus Epidendrum.
- noun large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
- tilapias1/5
- sapindaceae1/5
sapindaceae
- noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
soapberry family; family Sapindaceae.
- noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
- opisthotonos1/5
opisthotonos
- noun severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
- noun severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
- bagpiper1/5
bagpiper
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
piper.
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
- dryopithecus1/5
dryopithecus
- noun genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
genus Dryopithecus.
- noun genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
- vespidae1/5
vespidae
- noun an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
family Vespidae.
- noun an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
- inspirit1/5
inspirit
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit.
- The company spirited him up
- verb infuse with spirit
- emmetropic1/5
emmetropic
- adjective of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina
- adjective of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina
- bipinnate1/5
bipinnate
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
- weatherstripping1/5
weatherstripping
- noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
weather strip; weatherstrip; weather stripping.
- verb provide with weatherstripping
weatherstrip.
- The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in
- noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
- epilithic1/5
epilithic
- adjective growing on stone
- epilithic mosses
- adjective growing on stone
- 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
- unpin1/5
unpin
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- impingements1/5
impingement
- noun influencing strongly
impact; encroachment.
- they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
- noun a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
impaction.
- noun influencing strongly
- autopilots1/5
autopilot
- noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
automatic pilot.
- she went about her chores on automatic pilot
- too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
- she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot
- noun a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
robot pilot; automatic pilot.
- noun a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
- cheeping1/5
cheep
- noun the short weak cry of a young bird
peep.
- verb make high-pitched sounds
chirp; peep; chirrup.
- the birds were chirping in the bushes
- noun the short weak cry of a young bird
- episome1/5
episome
- noun DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
- noun DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
- endoscopies1/5
endoscopy
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- depilation1/5
depilation
- noun the condition of being void of hair
hairlessness.
- noun the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
epilation.
- noun the condition of being void of hair
- spiels1/5
spiel
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
line of gab; patter.
- verb replay (as a melody)
play.
- Play it again, Sam
- She played the third movement very beautifully
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
- respited1/5
respite
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
reprieve.
- noun a pause from doing something (as work)
break; time out; recess.
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
- noun a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- bagpipers1/5
bagpiper
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
piper.
- noun someone who plays the bagpipe
- repined1/5
- alpinia1/5
alpinia
- noun perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
genus Languas; genus Alpinia; genus Zerumbet.
- noun perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
- aspis1/5
asp
- noun of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
Vipera aspis; asp viper.
- noun cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
Naja haje; Egyptian cobra.
- noun of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- episomes1/5
episome
- noun DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
- noun DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
- spinose1/5
spinose
- adjective satellite having spines
- adjective satellite having spines
- chrysopidae1/5
chrysopidae
- noun green lacewings
family Chrysopidae.
- noun green lacewings
- bumpier1/5
bumpy
- adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jumpy; rocky; jolty; jolting; rough.
- a rough ride
- adjective satellite covered with or full of bumps
- a bumpy country road
- adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- lepidochelys1/5
lepidochelys
- noun ridleys
genus Lepidochelys.
- noun ridleys
- quipping1/5
quip
- noun a witty saying
epigram.
- noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
- noun a witty saying
- trepid1/5
trepid
- adjective satellite timid by nature or revealing timidity
fearful; timorous.
- timorous little mouse
- in a timorous tone
- cast fearful glances at the large dog
- adjective satellite timid by nature or revealing timidity
- decapitations1/5
decapitation
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
beheading.
- noun killing by cutting off the head
beheading.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- elapidae1/5
elapidae
- noun cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
family Elapidae.
- noun cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
- hospitalisations1/5
hospitalisation
- noun placing in medical care in a hospital
hospital care; hospitalization.
- noun placing in medical care in a hospital
- snappier1/5
snappy
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
snappish.
- a snappish tone of voice
- adjective satellite smart and fashionable
whipping.
- snappy conversation
- some sharp and whipping lines
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
- spik1/5
spik
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spic; spick.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- jalopies1/5
jalopy
- noun a car that is old and unreliable
bus; heap.
- the fenders had fallen off that old bus
- noun a car that is old and unreliable
- spirant1/5
spirant
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
fricative consonant; fricative.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
fricative; sibilant; strident; continuant.
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- spinelessness1/5
spinelessness
- noun the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
- noun the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
- melospiza1/5
melospiza
- noun American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
genus Melospiza.
- noun American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
- uppish1/5
uppish
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
snotty; snot-nosed; bigheaded; stuck-up; persnickety; too big for one's breeches; snooty.
- a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage
- they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
- vapidity1/5
vapidity
- noun the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
jejuneness; jejunity; tameness; vapidness.
- noun the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
- spicery1/5
spicery
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spiciness; spice.
- noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- spiranthes1/5
spiranthes
- noun large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
genus Spiranthes.
- noun large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
- expiates1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- repinings1/5
- thripidae1/5
thripidae
- noun thrips
family Thripidae.
- noun thrips
- centrepieces1/5
centrepiece
- noun the central or most important feature
centerpiece.
- education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
- noun something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
centerpiece.
- noun the central or most important feature
- sloppier1/5
sloppy
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- a sloppy room
- sloppy habits
- adjective satellite wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- a sloppy floor
- a sloppy saucer
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- umpired1/5
umpire
- noun an official at a baseball game
ump.
- noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbitrator; arbiter.
- the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
- the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
- an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
- noun an official at a baseball game
- papism1/5
papism
- noun the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
Romanism; Roman Catholicism.
- noun offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
popery.
- noun the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
- cercopithecidae1/5
cercopithecidae
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
family Cercopithecidae.
- noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
- epipactis1/5
epipactis
- noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
genus Epipactis.
- noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
- unpinning1/5
unpin
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- verb remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
- spiritualising1/5
spiritualise
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualize.
- verb purify from the corrupting influences of the world
spiritualize.
- During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- tapirus1/5
tapirus
- noun type genus of the Tapiridae
genus Tapirus.
- noun type genus of the Tapiridae
- stoppings1/5
stopping
- noun fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
fillet.
- noun the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
- the violinist's stopping was excellent
- noun fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
- opiliones1/5
opiliones
- noun harvestmen
order Phalangida; Phalangida; order Opiliones.
- noun harvestmen
- escapists1/5
escapist
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
wishful thinker; dreamer.
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- creepier1/5
creepy
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- some creepy kids were bothering her
- adjective satellite causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly.
- a creepy story
- I had a creepy-crawly feeling
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- stropping1/5
strop
- noun a leather strap used to sharpen razors
- verb sharpen on a strop
- strop razors
- noun a leather strap used to sharpen razors
- lolloping1/5
lollop
- verb walk clumsily and with a bounce
- verb walk clumsily and with a bounce
- epidermic1/5
epidermic
- adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
epidermal; cuticular; dermal.
- adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
- palpitant1/5
palpitant
- adjective satellite having a slight and rapid trembling motion
palpitating.
- palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions
- my palpitating heart
- adjective satellite having a slight and rapid trembling motion
- spiritualise1/5
spiritualise
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualize.
- verb purify from the corrupting influences of the world
spiritualize.
- During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- creepiest1/5
creepy
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- some creepy kids were bothering her
- adjective satellite causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly.
- a creepy story
- I had a creepy-crawly feeling
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- grumpier1/5
grumpy
- adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
crabby; grouchy; ill-tempered; crabbed; cross; bad-tempered; fussy.
- adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
- sapindus1/5
sapindus
(Bot.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces.
- episcopates1/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- spizella1/5
spizella
- noun chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow
genus Spizella.
- noun chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow
- accipitridae1/5
accipitridae
- noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
family Accipitridae.
- noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
- depilated1/5
depilate
- verb remove body hair
epilate.
- epilate her legs
- verb remove body hair
- rupicola1/5
rupicola
(Zoöl.) A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. ✍ The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange.
- monocarpic1/5
monocarpic
- adjective dying after bearing fruit only once
- adjective dying after bearing fruit only once
- lepisosteus1/5
lepisosteus
- noun type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
genus Lepisosteus.
- noun type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
- epicurism1/5
epicurism
- noun the disposition and habits of an epicure
- noun the disposition and habits of an epicure
- nephrolepis1/5
nephrolepis
- noun small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
genus Nephrolepis.
- noun small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
- spiles1/5
spile
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
stilt; pile; piling.
- noun a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
bung.
- noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- spics1/5
spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
- rupicapra1/5
rupicapra
- noun chamois
genus Rupicapra.
- noun chamois
- sleepiest1/5
sleepy
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
sleepy-eyed; sleepyheaded.
- beginning to feel sleepy
- a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids
- sleepyheaded students
- adjective satellite ready to fall asleep
- misanthropical1/5
misanthropical
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropic; cynical.
- adjective satellite hating mankind in general
misanthropic.
- adjective satellite believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
- alpinism1/5
alpinism
- noun mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
- noun mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
- caesaropapism1/5
caesaropapism
- noun the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
Erastianism; Byzantinism.
- noun the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
- kenyapithecus1/5
kenyapithecus
- noun extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
genus Kenyapithecus.
- noun extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
- breastpin1/5
breastpin
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
brooch; broach.
- noun a decorative pin worn by women
- sideswiping1/5
sideswipe
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb strike from the side
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- epilachna1/5
epilachna
- noun genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
genus Epilachna.
- noun genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
- eumetopias1/5
eumetopias
- noun sea lions
genus Eumetopias.
- noun sea lions
- misanthropist1/5
misanthropist
- noun someone who dislikes people in general
misanthrope.
- noun someone who dislikes people in general
- popillia1/5
popillia
- noun a genus of Scarabaeidae
genus Popillia.
- noun a genus of Scarabaeidae
- catnapping1/5
catnap
- noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
cat sleep; nap; short sleep; snooze; forty winks.
- verb take a siesta
nap; catch a wink.
- She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
- noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- popinjays1/5
popinjay
- noun a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
- noun an archaic term for a parrot
- noun a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
- diaspididae1/5
diaspididae
- noun armored scales
family Diaspididae.
- noun armored scales
- nitpicker1/5
nitpicker
- noun someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
- noun someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
- tripinnate1/5
tripinnate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate
tripinnated.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate
- overcapitalized1/5
overcapitalize
- verb estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
overcapitalise.
- verb overestimate the market value of
overcapitalise.
- overcapitalize a property
- verb estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
- accipiters1/5
accipiter
- noun type genus of the family Accipitridae
genus Accipiter.
- noun type genus of the family Accipitridae
- apiculate1/5
apiculate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
- spirodela1/5
spirodela
- noun minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots
genus Spirodela.
- noun minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots
- lynchpins1/5
lynchpin
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
mainstay; backbone; linchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
linchpin.
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
- spirochaeta1/5
spirochaeta
(Biol.) A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochæte Obermeyeri , is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.
- muscicapidae1/5
muscicapidae
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
family Muscicapidae.
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
- lumpier1/5
lumpy
- adjective satellite like or containing small sticky lumps
chunky.
- the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
- adjective satellite having lumps; not smooth and even in texture
- lumpy gravy
- adjective satellite like or containing small sticky lumps
- inspissation1/5
inspissation
- noun the process of thickening by dehydration
- noun the act of thickening
thickening.
- noun the process of thickening by dehydration
- propitiations1/5
propitiation
- noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
placation; conciliation.
- noun the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
expiation; atonement.
- noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- sloppiest1/5
sloppy
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- a sloppy room
- sloppy habits
- adjective satellite wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- a sloppy floor
- a sloppy saucer
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- sepias1/5
sepia
- noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
Venetian red; mahogany; reddish brown; burnt sienna.
- noun rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
- noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- precipitance1/5
precipitance
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitateness; abruptness; suddenness; precipitancy; precipitousness.
- noun the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
- cynipidae1/5
cynipidae
- noun a family of Hymenoptera
family Cynipidae.
- noun a family of Hymenoptera
- dumpiness1/5
dumpiness
- noun a short and stout physique
squattiness.
- noun a short and stout physique
- decrepitation1/5
decrepitation
- noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
- noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
- nitpickers1/5
nitpicker
- noun someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
- noun someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
- tupinambis1/5
tupinambis
- noun tejus
genus Tupinambis.
- noun tejus
- auspiciousness1/5
auspiciousness
- noun the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
propitiousness.
- noun the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
- recapping1/5
recap
- noun a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
review; recapitulation.
- noun a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
retread.
- noun a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
- overspill1/5
overspill
- noun the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns
- noun the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
runoff; overflow.
- noun the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns
- hospitalize1/5
hospitalize
- verb admit into a hospital
hospitalise.
- Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high
- verb admit into a hospital
- conspicuousness1/5
conspicuousness
- noun the state of being conspicuous
- noun high visibility
- noun the state of being conspicuous
- epiphenomena1/5
epiphenomenon
- noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
- noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
- lupins1/5
lupin
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
lupine.
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- epicenters1/5
epicenter
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicentre.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- tapis1/5
tapis
- noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
tapestry.
- noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
- phototropism1/5
phototropism
- noun an orienting response to light
- noun an orienting response to light
- epiphora1/5
epiphora
- noun repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
epistrophe.
- noun repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
- precipitators1/5
precipitator
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
electrostatic precipitator; Cottrell precipitator.
- noun removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
- epilogues1/5
epilogue
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
epilog.
- noun a short passage added at the end of a literary work
epilog.
- the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- epilog1/5
epilog
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
epilogue.
- noun a short passage added at the end of a literary work
epilogue.
- the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters
- noun a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- snappish1/5
snappish
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
snappy.
- a snappish tone of voice
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
- spicule1/5
spicule
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
spiculum.
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
- sandpit1/5
sandpit
- noun a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
sandbox; sandpile.
- noun a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- apiary1/5
apiary
- noun a shed containing a number of beehives
bee house.
- noun a shed containing a number of beehives
- lupines1/5
lupine
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
lupin.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
- noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- adrenocorticotropin1/5
adrenocorticotropin
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotrophic hormone; corticotropin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; ACTH; adrenocorticotrophin; corticotrophin.
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
- nitpicking1/5
nitpick
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- supinated1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- transalpine1/5
transalpine
- noun one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy
- adjective satellite on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
ultramontane.
- ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium
- Cracow was a transalpine university
- noun one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy
- philippics1/5
philippic
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; broadside.
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
- malapropisms1/5
malapropism
- noun the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
malaprop.
- noun the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
- spiracle1/5
spiracle
- noun a breathing orifice
- noun a breathing orifice
- capitula1/5
capitulum
- noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
head.
- a head of cauliflower
- a head of lettuce
- noun fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
ear; spike.
- noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- olympiads1/5
olympiad
- noun one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
- noun the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Olympics; Olympic Games.
- noun one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
- whelping1/5
whelp
- noun young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
pup.
- verb birth
pup.
- the dog whelped
- noun young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
- spiraea1/5
spiraea
- noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
Astilbe japonica; spirea.
- noun any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
spirea.
- noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
- clopping1/5
clopping
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop; clunking; clop; clippety-clop; clumping.
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; clunk; plunk.
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
- epispadias1/5
epispadias
- noun a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis
- noun a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis
- pushpin1/5
pushpin
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
drawing pin; thumbtack.
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
- crepitation1/5
crepitation
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle; crackling.
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
- drainpipes1/5
drainpipe
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain; waste pipe.
- noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- spicier1/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- utnapishtim1/5
utnapishtim
- noun favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
- noun favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
- carpinus1/5
carpinus
- noun mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
genus Carpinus.
- noun mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae
- sapience1/5
sapience
- noun ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
wisdom.
- noun ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
- inhospitality1/5
inhospitality
- noun unkind and inconsiderate welcome
- he was taken aback by such inhospitality
- noun unkind and inconsiderate welcome
- photopigment1/5
photopigment
- noun a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
- noun a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
- spitball1/5
spitball
- noun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitter.
- noun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- shrimping1/5
shrimp
- noun disparaging terms for small people
peewee; runt; half-pint.
- noun any of various edible decapod crustaceans
prawn.
- noun disparaging terms for small people
- tepic1/5
tepic
- noun a city in west central Mexico
- noun a city in west central Mexico
- salpingectomy1/5
salpingectomy
- noun surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
- noun surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
- aspidistra1/5
aspidistra
- noun evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
cast-iron plant; Aspidistra elatio; bar-room plant.
- noun evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
- spitefulness1/5
spitefulness
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
maliciousness; malice; spite; venom.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spite; cattiness; bitchiness; nastiness.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- spirillum1/5
spirillum
- noun spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
- noun any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
spirilla.
- noun spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
- epilobium1/5
epilobium
- noun large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
genus Epilobium.
- noun large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
- sinapis1/5
sinapis
(Bot.) A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica .
- spiff1/5
spiff
- noun attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- he gets by largely on pure spiff
- noun attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- respighi1/5
respighi
- noun Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936)
Ottorino Respighi.
- noun Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936)
- showpieces1/5
showpiece
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
collector's item; piece de resistance.
- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
- anisometropia1/5
anisometropia
- noun difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
- noun difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
- supinely1/5
supinely
- adverb with the face upward
- she was stretched supinely on her back
- adverb in an indifferently supine manner
- he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up
- adverb with the face upward
- stovepipes1/5
stovepipe
- noun chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
- noun a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
dress hat; top hat; topper; beaver; high hat; silk hat; opera hat.
- noun chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
- impieties1/5
impiety
- noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
impiousness.
- noun unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
- hatpin1/5
hatpin
- noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
- noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
- unsleeping1/5
unsleeping
- adjective satellite fully awake
wide-awake.
- the unsleeping city
- so excited she was wide-awake all night
- adjective satellite fully awake
- perspicuously1/5
perspicuously
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
limpidly; pellucidly; lucidly.
- this is a lucidly written book
- adverb in a clear and lucid manner
- epicondyles1/5
epicondyle
- noun a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
- noun a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
- apium1/5
apium
- noun celery
genus Apium.
- noun celery
- pushpins1/5
pushpin
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
drawing pin; thumbtack.
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
- tappings1/5
tapping
- noun the sound of light blow or knock
- he heard the tapping of the man's cane
- verb cut a female screw thread with a tap
tap.
- noun the sound of light blow or knock
- spitballs1/5
spitball
- noun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- noun an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitter.
- noun a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
- auspice1/5
auspice
- noun a favorable omen
- noun a favorable omen
- daugavpils1/5
daugavpils
- noun a city of southeastern Latvia
- noun a city of southeastern Latvia
- malapropism1/5
malapropism
- noun the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
malaprop.
- noun the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
- spirochaetes1/5
spirochaete
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
spirochete.
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
- lepidium1/5
lepidium
- noun cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
genus Lepidium.
- noun cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
- handspike1/5
handspike
- noun a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
- noun a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
- atypicality1/5
atypicality
- noun any state that is not typical
untypicality.
- noun any state that is not typical
- grumpiness1/5
grumpiness
- noun a fussy and eccentric disposition
crotchetiness; crankiness; contrariness.
- noun a fussy and eccentric disposition
- afterpiece1/5
afterpiece
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- caesalpinia1/5
caesalpinia
- noun small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
genus Caesalpinia.
- noun small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
- colonoscopies1/5
colonoscopy
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- epimedium1/5
epimedium
- noun herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
genus Epimedium.
- noun herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
- happinesses1/5
happiness
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
felicity.
- noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
- noun state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
- nosepiece1/5
nosepiece
- noun armor plate that protects the nose
- noun a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose
noseband.
- noun armor plate that protects the nose
- epipaleolithic1/5
epipaleolithic
- noun middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago
Mesolithic; Mesolithic Age.
- noun middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago
- limpidity1/5
limpidity
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
pellucidity; lucidity; clarity; lucidness; clearness.
- noun passing light without diffusion or distortion
pellucidity; pellucidness.
- noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- despicably1/5
despicably
- adverb in a despicable manner
- he acted despicably
- adverb in a despicable manner
- crepitations1/5
crepitation
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle; crackling.
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
- spirilla1/5
spirilla
- noun any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
spirillum.
- noun spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
spirillum.
- noun any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
- epicentres1/5
epicentre
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicenter.
- noun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- potpie1/5
potpie
- noun deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
- noun deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
- incipiency1/5
incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
incipience.
- he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850
- it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
- inexpiable1/5
inexpiable
- adjective satellite incapable of being atoned for
- adjective satellite incapable of being atoned for
- untypically1/5
untypically
- adverb in a manner that is not typical
atypically.
- she was atypically quiet
- adverb in a manner that is not typical
- marsupium1/5
marsupium
- noun an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
- noun an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
- spicula1/5
spiculum
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
spicule.
- noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
- propitiously1/5
propitiously
- adverb in an auspicious manner
auspiciously.
- he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- jumpiness1/5
jumpiness
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
nervousness; jitteriness; restiveness.
- noun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
- papilionaceae1/5
papilionaceae
- noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Papilionacea.
- noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- unpicturesque1/5
unpicturesque
- adjective satellite without beauty or charm
unlovely.
- adjective satellite without beauty or charm
- geotropism1/5
geotropism
- noun an orienting response to gravity
- noun an orienting response to gravity
- handspikes1/5
handspike
- noun a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
- noun a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
- woodpiles1/5
woodpile
- noun a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
- noun a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
- caesalpiniaceae1/5
caesalpiniaceae
- noun spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Caesalpiniaceae.
- noun spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- hornpipes1/5
hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- noun music for dancing the hornpipe
- noun a British solo dance performed by sailors
- copilots1/5
copilot
- noun a relief pilot on an airplane
co-pilot.
- noun a relief pilot on an airplane
- apiaries1/5
apiary
- noun a shed containing a number of beehives
bee house.
- noun a shed containing a number of beehives
- parallelepipeds1/5
parallelepiped
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
parallelepipedon; parallelopipedon; parallelopiped.
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
- chapping1/5
chap
- noun a boy or man
fella; cuss; blighter; lad; gent; fellow; bloke; feller.
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
crevice; cranny; fissure; crack.
- noun a boy or man
- supinate1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- spiritous1/5
spiritous
- adjective satellite containing or of the nature of alcohol
spirituous.
- spiritous beverages
- spirituous liquors
- adjective satellite containing or of the nature of alcohol
- spiderwort1/5
spiderwort
- noun any plant of the family Commelinaceae
dayflower.
- noun any plant of the family Commelinaceae
- cyclopia1/5
cyclopia
- noun a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye
- noun a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye
- incipience1/5
incipience
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
incipiency.
- he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850
- it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency
- noun beginning to exist or to be apparent
- lepidopterans1/5
lepidopteran
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteron; lepidopterous insect.
- noun insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
- spirochaete1/5
spirochaete
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
spirochete.
- noun parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
- hatpins1/5
hatpin
- noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
- noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
- hospitalizing1/5
hospitalize
- verb admit into a hospital
hospitalise.
- Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high
- verb admit into a hospital
- epididymides1/5
epididymis
- noun a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- noun a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- quadrantanopia1/5
quadrantanopia
- noun blindness in one fourth of the visual field
- noun blindness in one fourth of the visual field
- spiritualisation1/5
spiritualisation
- noun the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
spiritualization.
- noun the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
- nitpick1/5
nitpick
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- verb be overly critical; criticize minor details
- creepiness1/5
creepiness
- noun an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin
- noun an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin
- crepis1/5
crepis
- noun hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere
genus Crepis.
- noun hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere
- heliotropism1/5
heliotropism
- noun an orienting response to the sun
- noun an orienting response to the sun
- spinacia1/5
spinacia
- noun spinach
genus Spinacia.
- noun spinach
- spirometers1/5
spirometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
- bumpiness1/5
bumpiness
- noun the texture of a surface that has many bumps
- noun the texture of a surface that has many bumps
- nyctalopia1/5
nyctalopia
- noun inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
night blindness; moon blindness.
- noun inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
- transshipping1/5
transship
- verb transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another
- verb transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another
- inconspicuousness1/5
inconspicuousness
- noun the quality of being not easily seen
- noun the quality of being not easily seen
- neckpiece1/5
neckpiece
- noun an article of apparel worn about the neck
- noun an article of apparel worn about the neck
- propionaldehyde1/5
propionaldehyde
- noun a colorless liquid aldehyde
propanal.
- noun a colorless liquid aldehyde
- impishness1/5
impishness
- noun the trait of behaving like an imp
mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality.
- noun the trait of behaving like an imp
- cheekpieces1/5
cheekpiece
- noun either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece
- noun either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece
- pupping1/5
pup
- noun young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
whelp.
- noun an inexperienced young person
puppy.
- noun young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
- enwrapping1/5
enwrap
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enfold.
- Fog enveloped the house
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- strippings1/5
stripping
- noun the removal of covering
uncovering; husking; baring; denudation.
- verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
- noun the removal of covering
- macroscopical1/5
macroscopical
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
macroscopic.
- adjective satellite large enough to be visible with the naked eye
macroscopic.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
- sandpits1/5
sandpit
- noun a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
sandbox; sandpile.
- noun a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- afterpieces1/5
afterpiece
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- noun a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
- parallelopiped1/5
parallelopiped
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
parallelepiped; parallelepipedon; parallelopipedon.
- noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms
- elapids1/5
elapid
- noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
elapid snake.
- noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
- papilionoideae1/5
papilionoideae
- noun alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
subfamily Papilionoideae.
- noun alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
- genotypical1/5
genotypical
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
genotypic.
- genotypical pattern
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
- aspirators1/5
aspirator
- noun a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
- noun a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
- marlinspike1/5
marlinspike
- noun a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
marlinespike; marlingspike.
- noun a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
- inspirationally1/5
inspirationally
- adverb with inspiration; in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally"
- adverb with inspiration; in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally"
- peppier1/5
peppy
- adjective satellite marked by lively action
spirited; bouncing; bouncy; zippy.
- a bouncing gait
- bouncy tunes
- the peppy and interesting talk
- a spirited dance
- adjective satellite marked by lively action
- spirogram1/5
spirogram
- noun a recording of breathing made with a spirograph
- noun a recording of breathing made with a spirograph
- sawpit1/5
sawpit
- noun a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw
- noun a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw
- oxytropis1/5
oxytropis
- noun large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal
genus Oxytropis.
- noun large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal
- elapid1/5
elapid
- noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
elapid snake.
- noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
- megascopic1/5
megascopic
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
gross.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- choppier1/5
choppy
- adjective satellite marked by abrupt transitions
jerky.
- choppy prose
- adjective satellite rough with small waves
- choppy seas
- adjective satellite marked by abrupt transitions
- spiffing1/5
spiffing
- adjective satellite excellent or splendid
- that's a perfectly spiffing idea
- adjective satellite excellent or splendid
- epistrophe1/5
epistrophe
- noun repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
epiphora.
- noun repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
- malpighiaceae1/5
malpighiaceae
- noun tropical shrubs or trees
family Malpighiaceae.
- noun tropical shrubs or trees
- caesalpinioideae1/5
caesalpinioideae
- noun alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
- noun alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
- spinneys1/5
spinney
- noun a copse that shelters game
- noun a copse that shelters game
- lapins1/5
lapin
- noun the fur of a rabbit
rabbit.
- noun castrated male rabbit
- noun the fur of a rabbit
- unicuspid1/5
unicuspid
- adjective satellite having a single cusp or point
- a unicuspid tooth
- adjective satellite having a single cusp or point
- cuspidate1/5
cuspidate
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
cuspidated; cuspidal; cuspated; cuspate; cusped.
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
- pseudoscorpions1/5
pseudoscorpion
- noun small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
false scorpion.
- noun small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
- turpitudes1/5
turpitude
- noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
depravity.
- the various turpitudes of modern society
- noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
- salpinx1/5
salpinx
- noun a tube in the uterus or the ear
- noun a tube in the uterus or the ear
- supinates1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- scallopini1/5
scallopini
- noun sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
scallopine.
- noun sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
- horripilation1/5
horripilation
- noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
goose bump; gooseflesh; goose pimple; goosebump; goose skin; pilomotor reflex.
- noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
- whomping1/5
whomp
- verb hit with the hand
cuff.
- verb beat overwhelmingly
- verb hit with the hand
- supinating1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- rapidities1/5
rapidity
- noun a rate that is rapid
quickness; rapidness; celerity; speediness.
- noun a rate that is rapid
- mespilus1/5
mespilus
- noun medlars
genus Mespilus.
- noun medlars
- chapiter1/5
chapiter
- noun the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
cap; capital.
- noun the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- potpies1/5
potpie
- noun deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
- noun deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
- spirograph1/5
spirograph
- noun a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements
- noun a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements
- apicultural1/5
apicultural
- adjective relating to the care and breeding of bees
- adjective relating to the care and breeding of bees
- rapines1/5
rapine
- noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare
rape.
- noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare
- supinators1/5
supinator
- noun a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
- noun a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
- crispier1/5
crispy
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
crisp.
- crisp potato chips
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
- spiciest1/5
spicy
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
- adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
hot.
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
- asclepiads1/5
asclepiad
- noun any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
- noun any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
- waspish1/5
waspish
- adjective satellite very irritable
bristly; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite very irritable
- spikelet1/5
spikelet
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
pricker; spine; thorn; prickle; sticker.
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- phenotypical1/5
phenotypical
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
phenotypic.
- phenotypical profile
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
- chimneypiece1/5
chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- spindrift1/5
spindrift
- noun spray blown up from the surface of the sea
spoondrift.
- noun spray blown up from the surface of the sea
- leptospira1/5
leptospira
- noun important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
- noun important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
- scorpius1/5
scorpius
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpio.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
- epithalamium1/5
epithalamium
- noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
- noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
- panpipes1/5
panpipe
- noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
pandean pipe; syrinx.
- noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
- kelpie1/5
kelpie
- noun (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
kelpy.
- noun an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
- noun (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
- epidurals1/5
epidural
- noun regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
epidural anesthesia; epidural anaesthesia.
- adjective on or outside the dura mater
extradural.
- noun regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
- crosspiece1/5
crosspiece
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
traverse; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a transverse brace
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
- rapiers1/5
rapier
- noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
tuck.
- noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
- glockenspiel1/5
glockenspiel
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
orchestral bells.
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
- spiritedly1/5
spiritedly
- adverb in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity
- adverb in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity
- spittoons1/5
spittoon
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
cuspidor.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- topspin1/5
topspin
- noun forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke
- noun forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke
- capitols1/5
capitol
- noun a building occupied by a state legislature
- noun the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
Capitol Building.
- noun a building occupied by a state legislature
- frontispieces1/5
frontispiece
- noun an ornamental facade
- noun front illustration facing the title page of a book
- noun an ornamental facade
- insipidity1/5
insipidity
- noun extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
dreariness; insipidness; boringness.
- noun lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property
blandness; insipidness.
- noun extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
- orpiment1/5
orpiment
- noun a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic
- noun a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic
- minesweeping1/5
minesweeping
- noun the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines
- noun the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines
- epical1/5
epical
- adjective constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epic.
- epic tradition
- adjective constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
- thermopile1/5
thermopile
- noun a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
- noun a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
- spinels1/5
spinel
- noun a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
- noun a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
- capiz1/5
capiz
- noun marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
windowpane oyster; Placuna placenta; window oyster.
- noun marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
- precipitin1/5
precipitin
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- backspin1/5
backspin
- noun spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- noun spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
- epicyclic1/5
epicyclic
- adjective of or relating to an epicycle
epicyclical.
- epicyclic gear train
- adjective of or relating to an epicycle
- gonadotropic1/5
gonadotropic
- adjective of or relating to or involving gonadotropin
gonadotrophic.
- adjective of or relating to or involving gonadotropin
- cuspid1/5
cuspid
- noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
eye tooth; dogtooth; canine; canine tooth; eyetooth.
- noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- headpieces1/5
headpiece
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
headstall.
- noun a protective helmet for the head
- noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
- hooping1/5
hoop
- noun a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- noun a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
ring.
- there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
- noun a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- spirea1/5
spirea
- noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
spiraea; Astilbe japonica.
- noun any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
spiraea.
- noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
- ninepins1/5
ninepins
- noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
skittles.
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
skittle; ninepin; skittle pin.
- noun a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
- bleeping1/5
bleep
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
beep.
- verb emit a single short high-pitched signal
- The computer bleeped away
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- crosspieces1/5
crosspiece
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
traverse; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a transverse brace
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
- lipidosis1/5
lipidosis
- noun a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
- noun a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
- mantelpieces1/5
mantelpiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
chimneypiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- unpigmented1/5
unpigmented
- adjective having no pigmentation
- adjective having no pigmentation
- amblyopic1/5
amblyopic
- adjective pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
- adjective pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology
- unclasping1/5
unclasp
- verb release from a clasp
- She clasped and unclasped her hands
- verb release from a clasp
- spirogyra1/5
spirogyra
- noun freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands
- noun freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands
- hosepipe1/5
hosepipe
- noun a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hose.
- noun a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
- vulpine1/5
vulpine
- adjective resembling or characteristic of a fox
vulpecular.
- vulpine cunning
- adjective resembling or characteristic of a fox
- episiotomies1/5
episiotomy
- noun surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
- noun surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
- sandpile1/5
sandpile
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
sandbox; sandpit.
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
- sempiternal1/5
sempiternal
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
endless; dateless.
- the dateless rise and fall of the tides
- time is endless
- sempiternal truth
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
- porkpie1/5
porkpie
- noun man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim
porkpie hat.
- noun man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim
- intrepidly1/5
intrepidly
- adverb without fear
dauntlessly; fearlessly.
- fearlessly, he led the troops into combat
- adverb without fear
- bicuspids1/5
bicuspid
- noun a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
premolar.
- adjective satellite having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
bicuspidate.
- bicuspid teeth
- bicuspid leaves
- noun a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
- dispiritedly1/5
dispiritedly
- adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
hopelessly.
- the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances
- adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
- hysterosalpingogram1/5
hysterosalpingogram
- noun X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)
- noun X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)
- stickpin1/5
stickpin
- noun a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
- noun a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
- papistical1/5
papistical
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Roman Catholic; papist; popish; papistic; romish; R.C.; Roman; Romanist.
- the Roman Catholic Church
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
- cuspids1/5
cuspid
- noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
eye tooth; dogtooth; canine; canine tooth; eyetooth.
- noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- panpipe1/5
panpipe
- noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
pandean pipe; syrinx.
- noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
- mantlepiece1/5
mantlepiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; chimneypiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- blowpipes1/5
blowpipe
- noun a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
blow tube; blowtube.
- noun a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
blow tube; blowtube; blowgun.
- noun a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
- sepiolite1/5
sepiolite
- noun a white clayey mineral
meerschaum.
- noun a white clayey mineral
- koppie1/5
koppie
- noun a small hill rising up from the African veld
kopje.
- noun a small hill rising up from the African veld
- snappishly1/5
snappishly
- adverb in an ill-natured and snappish manner
- `Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly
- adverb in an ill-natured and snappish manner
- spicebush1/5
spicebush
- noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
spice bush; Lindera benzoin; Benjamin bush; Benzoin odoriferum; American spicebush.
- noun straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
Calycanthus occidentalis; California allspice.
- noun deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
- epicycloid1/5
epicycloid
- noun a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
- noun a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
- asthenopia1/5
asthenopia
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
eyestrain.
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
- cuspidor1/5
cuspidor
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
spittoon.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- puppis1/5
puppis
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat
- noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat
- rampion1/5
rampion
- noun bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
rampion bellflower; Campanula rapunculus.
- noun bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
- icepick1/5
icepick
- noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
ice pick.
- noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
- spinnakers1/5
spinnaker
- noun a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
- noun a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
- inauspiciousness1/5
inauspiciousness
- noun the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
unpropitiousness.
- noun the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
- thermopiles1/5
thermopile
- noun a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
- noun a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
- epicanthus1/5
epicanthus
- noun a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
epicanthic fold.
- noun a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
- precipitins1/5
precipitin
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- noun an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
- chimneypieces1/5
chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
mantelpiece; mantlepiece; mantel; mantle.
- in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
- noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- sapid1/5
sapid
- adjective satellite full of flavor
flavoursome; flavorsome; flavorful; saporous; flavourous; flavourful; flavorous.
- adjective satellite full of flavor
- papillate1/5
papillate
- adjective resembling or covered with papillae
- adjective resembling or covered with papillae
- showjumping1/5
showjumping
- noun riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles
stadium jumping.
- noun riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles
- kelpies1/5
kelpy
- noun (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
kelpie.
- noun (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
- koppies1/5
koppie
- noun a small hill rising up from the African veld
kopje.
- noun a small hill rising up from the African veld
- anisometropic1/5
anisometropic
- adjective relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
- adjective relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes
- sheepishness1/5
sheepishness
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
shamefacedness.
- noun feeling embarrassed about yourself
- intropin1/5
intropin
- noun a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
Dopastat; dopamine.
- noun a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
- ultramicroscopic1/5
ultramicroscopic
- adjective too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope
- adjective too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope
- propitiates1/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- spirants1/5
spirant
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
fricative consonant; fricative.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
fricative; sibilant; strident; continuant.
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- papillose1/5
papillose
- adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla
papillary.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla
- inhospitably1/5
inhospitably
- adverb in an inhospitable manner
- she was received inhospitably by her new family
- adverb in an inhospitable manner
- epithalamia1/5
epithalamium
- noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
- noun an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
- tailpieces1/5
tailpiece
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- noun appendage added to extend the length of something
- choppiness1/5
choppiness
- noun used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
rough water; roughness.
- noun used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
- despiteful1/5
despiteful
- adjective satellite showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
spiteful; vindictive.
- a despiteful fiend
- a truly spiteful child
- a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
- adjective satellite showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
- horsewhipping1/5
horsewhipping
- noun the act of whipping with a horsewhip
- that villain needs a good horsewhipping
- verb whip with a whip intended for horses
horsewhip.
- noun the act of whipping with a horsewhip
- aegyptopithecus1/5
aegyptopithecus
- noun extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
- noun extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
- foppishness1/5
foppishness
- noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
dandyism.
- noun the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
- tepidity1/5
tepidity
- noun a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
tepidness; lukewarmness.
- noun a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
- hyperpituitarism1/5
hyperpituitarism
- noun excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
- noun excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
- tenpins1/5
tenpins
- noun bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
tenpin bowling.
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
tenpin.
- noun bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
- windpipes1/5
windpipe
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea.
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- cuspidors1/5
cuspidor
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
spittoon.
- noun a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- spikelike1/5
spikelike
- adjective satellite resembling a spike
- adjective satellite resembling a spike
- insipidly1/5
insipidly
- adverb in an insipid manner
- insipidly expressed thoughts
- adverb in an insipid manner
- campions1/5
campion
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
catchfly; silene.
- noun any plant of the genus Silene
- spinets1/5
spinet
- noun a small and compactly built upright piano
- noun early model harpsichord with only one string per note
- noun a small and compactly built upright piano
- tiepin1/5
tiepin
- noun a pin used to hold the tie in place
scarfpin; tie tack.
- noun a pin used to hold the tie in place
- weepiness1/5
weepiness
- noun sadness expressed by weeping
tearfulness.
- noun sadness expressed by weeping
- orpin1/5
orpin
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Sedum telephium; livelong; live-forever; orpine.
- noun perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
- chopine1/5
chopine
- noun a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
platform.
- noun a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
- opinionative1/5
opinionative
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
opinionated; self-opinionated.
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
- ninepin1/5
ninepin
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
skittle; skittle pin.
- noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
- spittlebugs1/5
spittlebug
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
spittle insect.
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
- spillikins1/5
spillikins
- noun a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
jackstraws.
- noun a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
spillikin; jackstraw.
- noun a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
- epicarp1/5
epicarp
- noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
exocarp.
- noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
- antitypical1/5
antitypical
- adjective of or relating to an antitype
antitypic.
- adjective of or relating to an antitype
- papillomata1/5
papilloma
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
villoma; papillary tumor; papillary tumour.
- noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
- dampish1/5
dampish
- adjective satellite slightly wet
damp; moist.
- clothes damp with perspiration
- a moist breeze
- eyes moist with tears
- adjective satellite slightly wet
- spittlebug1/5
spittlebug
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
spittle insect.
- noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
- stickpins1/5
stickpin
- noun a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
- noun a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
- sandpiles1/5
sandpile
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
sandbox; sandpit.
- noun a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
- topis1/5
topi
- noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
sun helmet; topee; pith helmet; pith hat.
- noun a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
sassaby; Damaliscus lunatus.
- noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
- laparoscopies1/5
laparoscopy
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- epikeratophakia1/5
epikeratophakia
- noun using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed
- epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens
- noun using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed
- vapidly1/5
vapidly
- adverb in a vapid manner
- a vapidly smiling salesman
- adverb in a vapid manner
- ergotropic1/5
ergotropic
- adjective of or relating to ergotropism
- adjective of or relating to ergotropism
- neuropil1/5
neuropil
- noun the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded
neuropile.
- noun the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded
- neuroepithelium1/5
neuroepithelium
- noun epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
- noun epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
- standpipes1/5
standpipe
- noun a vertical pipe
- noun a vertical pipe
- earpieces1/5
earpiece
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
phone; earphone; headphone.
- it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
- noun electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
- sweepingly1/5
sweepingly
- adverb in a sweeping manner
- he sweepingly condemned the entire population of the country for the war crimes
- adverb in a sweeping manner
- impiously1/5
impiously
- adverb in an impious manner
- the young members challenged their leader impiously
- adverb in an impious manner
- despitefully1/5
despitefully
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
spitefully.
- pray for them that despitefully use us
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
- codpiece1/5
codpiece
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- capitular1/5
capitular
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
capitulary.
- capitular estates
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
- phlogopite1/5
phlogopite
- noun a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
- noun a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
- orpington1/5
orpington
- noun English breed of large chickens with white skin
- noun English breed of large chickens with white skin
- epithelioma1/5
epithelioma
- noun a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
- noun a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
- apian1/5
apian
- adjective relating to or having the characteristics of bees
- adjective relating to or having the characteristics of bees
- inauspiciously1/5
inauspiciously
- adverb in an inauspicious manner
unpropitiously.
- he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th
- adverb in an inauspicious manner
- capitulary1/5
capitulary
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
capitular.
- capitular estates
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
- crappies1/5
crappie
- noun small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- noun small sunfishes of central United States rivers
- noun small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
- chinquapin1/5
chinquapin
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Castanea ozarkensis; Ozark chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin.
- noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Castanea pumila; eastern chinquapin; Allegheny chinkapin; dwarf chestnut.
- noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
- unpitying1/5
unpitying
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
ruthless; remorseless; pitiless.
- an act of ruthless ferocity
- a monster of remorseless cruelty
- adjective satellite without mercy or pity
- rupiahs1/5
rupiah
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- noun the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
- tropically1/5
tropically
- adverb in a tropical manner
- it was tropically hot in the greenhouse
- adverb in a tropical manner
- papillons1/5
papillon
- noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
- noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
- pantropical1/5
pantropical
- adjective satellite distributed throughout the tropics
pantropic.
- adjective satellite distributed throughout the tropics
- gropingly1/5
gropingly
- adverb in an uncertain groping manner
- adverb in an uncertain groping manner
- tailpipes1/5
tailpipe
- noun a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
- noun a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
- tompion1/5
tompion
- noun plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
tampion.
- noun plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
- lappish1/5
lappish
Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. --n. The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
- spinally1/5
spinally
- adverb in the spine
- spinally administered
- adverb in the spine
- tepidly1/5
tepidly
- adverb in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
lukewarmly.
- he was lukewarmly received by his relatives
- adverb in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner
- lepidolite1/5
lepidolite
- noun a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
- noun a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium
- turnspit1/5
turnspit
- noun a roasting spit that can be turned
- noun a roasting spit that can be turned
- lempira1/5
lempira
- noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
- noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
- kepis1/5
kepi
- noun a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
peaked cap; yachting cap; service cap.
- noun a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
- spiccato1/5
spiccato
- noun bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
spiccato bowing.
- noun bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
- neuropile1/5
neuropile
- noun the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded
neuropil.
- noun the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded
- codpieces1/5
codpiece
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- noun (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- tenpin1/5
tenpin
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
- noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
- skimpiest1/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- lempiras1/5
lempira
- noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
- noun the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
- skimpier1/5
skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
- adjective satellite containing little excess
- chirpily1/5
chirpily
- adverb in a cheerfully buoyant manner
buoyantly.
- we accepted the opportunity buoyantly
- adverb in a cheerfully buoyant manner
- serendipities1/5
serendipity
- noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- noun good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
- sinopia1/5
sinopia
- noun a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
sinopis; sinoper.
- noun a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
- headpin1/5
headpin
- noun the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
kingpin.
- noun the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
- vespid1/5
vespid
- noun mostly social nest-building wasps
vespid wasp.
- noun mostly social nest-building wasps
- epitheliomas1/5
epithelioma
- noun a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
- noun a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
- terrapins1/5
terrapin
- noun any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
- noun any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
- semitropical1/5
semitropical
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
subtropic; subtropical; semitropic.
- even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
- cesspit1/5
cesspit
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
cesspool; sink; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- sculpins1/5
sculpin
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- cesspits1/5
cesspit
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
cesspool; sink; sump.
- noun a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- lepidocrocite1/5
lepidocrocite
- noun a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite
- noun a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite
- trippingly1/5
trippingly
- adverb moving with quick light steps
lightsomely.
- she walked lightsomely down the long staircase
- adverb moving with quick light steps
- philanthropically1/5
philanthropically
- adverb in a philanthropic manner
- adverb in a philanthropic manner
- epiphysial1/5
epiphysial
- adjective relating to the epiphysis of a bone
epiphyseal.
- adjective relating to the epiphysis of a bone
- skimpily1/5
skimpily
- adverb in a skimpy manner
- a skimpily dressed woman
- adverb in a skimpy manner
- tropicbirds1/5
tropicbird
- noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
tropic bird; boatswain bird.
- noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
- tropicbird1/5
tropicbird
- noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
tropic bird; boatswain bird.
- noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
- hushpuppies1/5
hushpuppy
- noun deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)
hush puppy.
- noun deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)
- protanopia1/5
protanopia
- noun dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
red-blindness.
- noun dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
- deuteranopia1/5
deuteranopia
- noun dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
green-blindness; Daltonism.
- noun dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
- tritanopia1/5
tritanopia
- noun rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
blue-blindness.
- noun rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
- chinkapin1/5
chinkapin
- noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
chinquapin; chincapin.
- noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
- epis1/5
epi
- noun a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
Eysenck Personality Inventory.
- noun a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
- scorpionfish1/5
scorpionfish
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
sea scorpion; scorpion fish.
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
- telescopically1/5
telescopically
- adverb in a telescopic manner
- each of the four legs contains a simple screw jack with a thrust bearing that is operated telescopically inside of two tubes
- adverb in a telescopic manner
- unpierced1/5
unpierced
- adjective satellite not pierced
- unpierced ears
- adjective satellite not pierced
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glycolipid
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- espiritual1/5
espiritual
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- spinozism1/5
spinozism
The form of Pantheism taught by Benedict Spinoza, that there is but one substance, or infinite essence, in the universe, of which the so-called material and spiritual beings and phenomena are only modes, and that one this one substance is God. Written also Spinosism .
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colposcopic
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- recompiled1/5
recompile
To compile anew.
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capitata
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euripidean
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- adipic1/5
adipic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. 2. adipic acid. a dicarboxylic acid containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain
- hypnotherapist1/5
hypnotherapist
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- canopic1/5
canopic
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- endoscopist1/5
endoscopist
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- malpighian1/5
malpighian
(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
- despisers1/5
despiser
One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.
- azeotropic1/5
azeotropic
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- epicentral1/5
epicentral
(Anat.) Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.
- megapixels1/5
megapixels
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propionibacterium
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- spirituel1/5
spiritual
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
Negro spiritual.
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
religious.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
- subgrouping1/5
subgroup
- noun a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
- noun (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
- noun a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
- spiderwebs1/5
spiderwebs
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- stereotypies1/5
stereotypy
The art or process of making stereotype plates.
- intertropical1/5
intertropical
Situated between or within the tropics. J. Morse.
- repin1/5
repin
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- epidemiologically1/5
epidemiological
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
epidemiologic.
- epidemiological studies
- adjective of or relating to epidemiology
- filippino1/5
filippino
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- capitellum1/5
- spectroscopically1/5
spectroscopical
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
spectroscopic.
- spectroscopic analysis
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
- rapido1/5
rapido
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- coprecipitation1/5
- retyping1/5
retyping
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epigenetic
Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.
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idiotypic
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- kuopio1/5
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epiphenomenalism
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- principii1/5
principii
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- spired1/5
spire
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
steeple.
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- spiritists1/5
- recompiling1/5
recompiling
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- epizootics1/5
epizootic
- adjective satellite (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
- an epizootic disease
- adjective satellite (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
- psychotropics1/5
psychotropic
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
psychoactive.
- psychoactive drugs
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
- cupido1/5
cupido
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- vestibulospinal1/5
- sierpinski1/5
sierpinski
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- yupik1/5
- spiker1/5
spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- alpinus1/5
alpinus
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- rehospitalization1/5
rehospitalization
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- yipping1/5
yip
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
yelping; yelp.
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
yelp; yap.
- the puppies yelped
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- arthroscopically1/5
- krispies1/5
krispies
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- conspicuity1/5
conspicuity
The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuosness. R. Chapman.
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ophthalmoscopic
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- noncapitalist1/5
- rappings1/5
rap
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
blame.
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
- noun a gentle blow
strike; tap.
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
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- nonempirical1/5
nonempirical
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- steppingstone1/5
steppingstone
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- paralympics1/5
paralympics
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- spital1/5
spital
A hospital. Obs. Shak.
- epilimnion1/5
- nipissing1/5
nipissing
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- lapilli1/5
lapilli
(Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.
- supraspinous1/5
supraspinous
(Anat.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.
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episcleral
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- coppicing1/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
- epitaxially1/5
- subapical1/5
subapical
Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.
- thermotropic1/5
thermotropic
(Bot.) Manifesting thermotropism.
- semispinalis1/5
- alpines1/5
alpine
- adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
- alpine sports
- adjective relating to the Alps and their inhabitants
- Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany
- adjective relating to or characteristic of alps
- gastroepiploic1/5
gastroepiploic
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum.
- yippies1/5
yippies
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- hospitalist1/5
hospitalist
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- peripapillary1/5
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- spieler1/5
spieler
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- recompilation1/5
recompilation
A new compilation.
- shopkeeping1/5
- subepidermal1/5
subepidermal
Situated immediately below the epidermis.
- unaspirated1/5
unaspirated
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- satrapies1/5
satrapy
The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality. Milton.
- epimenides1/5
- facepiece1/5
- hispida1/5
hispida
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- spinozist1/5
spinozist
A believer in Spinozism.
- epineurium1/5
epineurium
(Anat.) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
- backslapping1/5
backslap
- verb display excessive cordiality (towards)
- he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings
- verb display excessive cordiality (towards)
- lapides1/5
- propionyl1/5
propionyl
(Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O , regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
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- drapier1/5
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- decompile1/5
decompile
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- precapillary1/5
- spindled1/5
spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- choriocapillaris1/5
- recapitalizations1/5
recapitalizations
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- capitani1/5
capitani
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- myopically1/5
myopically
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grampians
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- lumpiness1/5
lumpiness
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- supineness1/5
supineness
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- ectopically1/5
- spinneret1/5
spinneret
(Zoöl.) One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the spinnerets.
- oppida1/5
oppida
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- rubrospinal1/5
- singspiel1/5
- hydropic1/5
hydropic
Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst. Tillotson.
- episomal1/5
- espino1/5
espino
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- tromping1/5
tromp
A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace. Written also trompe , andtrombe .
- epichlorohydrin1/5
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- oping1/5
oping
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- chaliapin1/5
- serpiginous1/5
serpiginous
(Med.) Creeping; -- said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another.
- poppin1/5
poppin
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- typikon1/5
- troping1/5
trope
- noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
image; figure; figure of speech.
- noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- pharmacotherapies1/5
pharmacotherapies
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- deeping1/5
deep
- noun the central and most intense or profound part
- in the deep of night
- in the deep of winter
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
trench; oceanic abyss.
- noun the central and most intense or profound part
- otoscopic1/5
otoscopic
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- kewpie1/5
kewpie
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aethiopica
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- suspicionless1/5
suspicionless
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- lipping1/5
lip
- noun either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- noun (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
- noun either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
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- spinozistic1/5
- homotypic1/5
homotypic
(Biol.) Same as Homotypal .
- incipiently1/5
incipient
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
inchoate.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
- spinalis1/5
spinalis
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- recapitalize1/5
recapitalize
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fluoroscopically
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- pooping1/5
poop
- noun obscene terms for feces
crap; dirt; shite; turd; shit.
- noun a stupid foolish person
nincompoop; ninny.
- noun obscene terms for feces
- temping1/5
temp
- noun a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
temporary worker; temporary.
- noun a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- municipium1/5
- epithalamion1/5
epithalamion
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ulpius
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epiglottic
(Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
- lamping1/5
lamp
- noun an artificial source of visible illumination
- noun a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
- noun an artificial source of visible illumination
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precipitable
Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See Precipitate , n.(Chem.)
- spiration1/5
spiration
The act of breathing. Obs. Barrow.
- metopic1/5
metopic
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the .metopic suture
- spinnerets1/5
spinneret
(Zoöl.) One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the spinnerets.
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preppie
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nonpigmented
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- steppingstones1/5
steppingstones
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- comping1/5
comp
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
comprehensive; comprehensive examination.
- she took her comps in English literature
- noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
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spirometric
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hyperlipidemic
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- sapin1/5
sapin
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- spicatum1/5
spicatum
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phototropic
(Bot.) Same as Heliotropic .
- fortepiano1/5
- epicondylar1/5
epicondylar
(Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
- epicuticular1/5
- concupiscible1/5
concupiscible
Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires. Shak.
- sapidus1/5
sapidus
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- capitularies1/5
capitulary
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
capitular.
- capitular estates
- adjective of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
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pupillae
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- typica1/5
typica
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- coppiced1/5
coppice
- noun a dense growth of bushes
thicket; brush; brushwood; copse.
- noun a dense growth of bushes
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capias
(Low) A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias .✍ One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. Burrill. Wharton.
- choppin1/5
choppin
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- yippie1/5
yippie
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recipiency
The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.
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- harpin1/5
harpin
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- esculapius1/5
esculapius
Same as Æsculapius .
- schlepping1/5
schlep
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
schlepper; shlepper; shlep.
- noun a tedious or difficult journey
shlep.
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
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- heliotropic1/5
heliotropic
(Bot.) Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.
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aesopian
Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner.
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panhypopituitarism
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recapitalized
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- impinger1/5
imping
The act or process of grafting or mending. Archaic
- hispidus1/5
hispidus
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- capitana1/5
capitana
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- topia1/5
topia
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- despiser1/5
despise
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- verb look down on with disdain
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- handpick1/5
handpick
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albopictus
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recapitalisation
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hygroscopicity
(Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
- spinosus1/5
spinosus
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undercapitalization
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- epit1/5
epit
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- lipin1/5
lipin
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- pupilage1/5
pupilage
The state of being a pupil. As sons of kings, loving in pupilage, Have turned to tyrants when they came to power. Tennyson.
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alpinum
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- pseudepigraphic1/5
pseudepigraphic
Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy.
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- spight1/5
spite
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
spitefulness; maliciousness; malice; venom.
- noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
spitefulness; cattiness; bitchiness; nastiness.
- noun feeling a need to see others suffer
- terpineol1/5
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biopics
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- espinal1/5
- ripieno1/5
ripieno
(Mus.) Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.
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immunoprecipitates
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haruspice
A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice .
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sulpician
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States. Written also Sulpitian .
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- nonhospital1/5
nonhospital
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huipil
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daguerreotypist
One who takes daguerreotypes.
- genotypically1/5
genotypical
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
genotypic.
- genotypical pattern
- adjective of or relating to or constituting a genotype
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marsupialization
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- epicoene1/5
epicoene
Epicene. R. Hadley.
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respirometer
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aromatherapists
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spinless
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aromatherapist
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sepium
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- radioisotopic1/5
radioisotopic
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- sulpicians1/5
sulpician
(R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States. Written also Sulpitian .
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preppies
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crankpin
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- immunoprecipitate1/5
immunoprecipitate
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- chippie1/5
chippy
Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
- champignons1/5
champignon
(Bot.) An edible species of mushroom ( Agaricus campestris ).
- lapiths1/5
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spirochetal
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epidemical
(Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an Seeepidemic disease; anepidemic catarrh, fever, etc.Endemic .
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epithelialized
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occipitalis
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hospitaler
One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers.
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micropipet
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fellowship
- noun an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
family.
- the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family
- the church welcomed new members into its fellowship
- noun the state of being with someone
company; companionship; society.
- he missed their company
- he enjoyed the society of his friends
- noun an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
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spectroscopist
One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope.
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homatropine
(Med.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose.
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lepidopterous
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
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pseudepigraphical
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handclap
- noun a clap of the hands to indicate approval
- noun a clap of the hands to indicate approval
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papistry
The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery. R. Whitgift.
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hypnotherapists
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cornucopian
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uncap
To remove a cap or cover from.
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epicanthic
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tulipifera
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tapisserie
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epicotyl
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spirale
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hemianopic
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tropical
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
tropic.
- tropical islands
- tropical fruit
- adjective of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- tropical year
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
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cuspidata
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archetypical
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
prototypic; prototypal; archetypal; prototypical.
- archetypal patterns
- she was the prototypal student activist
- adjective satellite representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
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papillomatous
(Med.) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata.
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principial
Elementary. Obs. Bacon.
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spindle
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
- chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis
- noun a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
- noun (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
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snappy
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
snappish.
- a snappish tone of voice
- adjective satellite smart and fashionable
whipping.
- snappy conversation
- some sharp and whipping lines
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
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spiering
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epifauna
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seakeeping
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pampiniform
(Anat.) In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins.
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epizooty
An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
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recapitulatory
Of the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation.
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cap
- noun a tight-fitting headdress
- noun a top (as for a bottle)
- noun a tight-fitting headdress
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handpicking
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carpintero
A california woodpecker ( Melanerpes formicivorus) , noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvæ, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.
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gallopin
An under servant for the kitchen; a scullion; a cook's errand boy. Obs. Halliwell.
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somatotropic
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spiff
- noun attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- he gets by largely on pure spiff
- noun attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
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hospitium
An inn; a lodging; a hospice. Obs.
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sharpish
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epistemic
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
epistemological.
- epistemic modal
- adjective of or relating to epistemology
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nontropical
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spinout
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waspish
- adjective satellite very irritable
bristly; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite very irritable
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epiploic
Relating to the epiploön.
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impis
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propithecus
(Zoöl.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris .
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pseudepigraphy
The ascription of false names of authors to works.
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phenocopies
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fieldpiece
A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun .
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wapping
Yelping. R. Fuller.
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conspiration
Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy. R.As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a conspiration. Udall.
In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.
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epiboly
(Biol.) Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination .
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spectroscopist
One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope.
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geotropic
(Biol.) Relating to, or showing, geotropism.
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whoopie
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ipil
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percipience
The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning.
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entropically
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basioccipital
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. --n. The basioccipital bone.
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inspiring
- adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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peppin
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backstop
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher.
- noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
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epistolography
The art or practice of writing epistles.
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nontypical
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epigrammatist
One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them. The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness. Holmes.
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recapitalizing
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laryngoscopic
Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx.
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dap
(Angling) To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water. To catch a club by dapping with a grasshoper. Walton.
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spiracular
Of or pertaining to a spiracle.
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papillote
a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.
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immunoprecipitations
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episodical
Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. --Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly , adv.Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. H. James.
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goalkeeping
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philanthropical
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; --as, a .philanthropic enterprisePhil`an*throp"ic*al*ly , adv.
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workshop
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
shop.
- noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- noun small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
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suspicion
- noun an impression that something might be the case
intuition; hunch.
- he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- noun doubt about someone's honesty
distrust; mistrust; misgiving.
- noun an impression that something might be the case
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spire
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
steeple.
- noun a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
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crepitans
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nonspiritual
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atricapilla
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supraoccipital
(Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. --n. The supraoccipital bone.
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episclera
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epistyle
(Anc. Arch.) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave.
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stereoscopical
Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope; --as, a .stereoscopic effect; thestereoscopic function of the eyeglasses;stereoscopic viewsSte`re*o*scop"ic*al*ly , adv.2. Permitting the perception of depth by exhibiting different views to each eye; as, a sereoscopic microscope, i.e. one in which each eye views the subject from a different angle, through separate optical paths.
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pep
- noun liveliness and energy
peppiness; ginger.
- this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep
- noun liveliness and energy
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unsnapping
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champignon
(Bot.) An edible species of mushroom ( Agaricus campestris ).
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precompile
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sharp
- noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- noun a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- noun a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
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hospitalism
(Med.) A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.
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crop
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
harvest.
- noun a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
- noun the yield from plants in a single growing season
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espinel
A kind of ruby. See Spinel .
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episcopal
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
pontifical.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopalian.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
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plumpish
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transpirational
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epibranchial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. --n. An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
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creepy
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
- some creepy kids were bothering her
- adjective satellite causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly.
- a creepy story
- I had a creepy-crawly feeling
- adjective satellite annoying and unpleasant
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epimer
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barhopping
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epitrochlear
Relating to the epitrochlea.
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epineural
(Anat.) Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.
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impingers
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cappie
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epigynous
(Bot.) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.
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whupping
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epil
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cheapie
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electrotyping
The act or the process of making electrotypes.
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unstrap
- verb remove the strap or straps from
- verb remove the strap or straps from
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sapientum
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epigraphical
Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style;epigraphical works or studies.
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occipitofrontal
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epigrammatically
In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.
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epigraphist
A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.
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spinsterish
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lipizzaner
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spinage
(Bot.) A common pot herb ( Spinacia oleracea ) belonging to the Goosefoot family.✍ Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.
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lepidosiren
(Zoöl.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species ( Protopterus annectens ). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called alsodoko .
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spiniform
Shaped like a spine.
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chippy
Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
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capitulatory
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kaleidoscopical
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
kaleidoscopic.
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
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epirote
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pompier
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sepic
Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a .sepic drawing
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chappy
Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.
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infraspinous
(Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; theinfraspinate muscle.
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lapith
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orthoscopic
(Opt.) Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat field of view; as, an .orthoscopic eyepiece
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capillus
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epigraph
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- noun an engraved inscription
- noun a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
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hip
- noun either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
pelvis; pelvic girdle; pelvic arch.
- noun either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
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coprecipitate
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spider
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
- noun a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
wanderer.
- noun predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
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gossip
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gab.
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
comment; scuttlebutt.
- the divorce caused much gossip
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
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tup
- noun uncastrated adult male sheep
ram.
- a British term is `tup'
- noun uncastrated adult male sheep
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lepidodendron
(Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.
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gossypiella
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rewrapping
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philippina
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wisp
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
- noun a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
- noun a small tuft or lock
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sinapic
(Chem.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid ( C11H12O5 ) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.
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woodpigeon
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occipitofrontalis
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capitatum
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perspicacious
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
sagacious; sapient.
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
- observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
- a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
- adjective satellite mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
clear-eyed; clear-sighted.
- too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
- chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
- much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
- adjective satellite acutely insightful and wise
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downpipe
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tropia
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emancipist
A freed convict. Australia
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humpy
Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.
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marsupialis
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capitalis
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sapinda
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papilionaceous
Resembling the butterfly.
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epitheloid
(Anat.) Epithelioid.
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spiry
Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.
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atricapillus
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unsuspicious
- adjective satellite not suspicious
unsuspecting.
- deceiving the unsuspecting public
- adjective satellite not suspicious
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guineapig
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recapitulative
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thyrotropic
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uncapitalized
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ophthalmoscopically
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epitaphic
Pertaining to an epitaph; epitaphian. --n. Udall.An epitaph.
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daguerreotypist
One who takes daguerreotypes.
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showstopping
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epicranial
(Anat.) Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.
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opilio
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crepitant
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
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sidespin
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atropin
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floppiness
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propice
Fit; propitious. Obs. E. Hall.
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spic
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spick; spik.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spotless; immaculate.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
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trichoepithelioma
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occipitoposterior
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gasp
- noun a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
pant.
- she gave a gasp and fainted
- verb breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
puff; heave; pant.
- The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
- noun a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
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spig
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nonrapid
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epiph
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mistyping
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capitella
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bispinosa
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xochipilli
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hippiedom
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skyscraping
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occupiable
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- proctoscopic1/5
proctoscopic
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semnopithecus
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capitellar
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impia
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epipetalous
(Bot.) Borne on the petals or corolla.
- capitalistically1/5
capitalistically
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- hospita1/5
hospita
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- compilable1/5
compilable
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- vampish1/5
vampish
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rehospitalizations
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- ipiutak1/5
- inspirator1/5
inspirator
(Mach.) A kind of injector for forcing water by steam. See Injector , n., 2.
- epithelization1/5
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- epically1/5
epical
- adjective constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epic.
- epic tradition
- adjective constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
- ephippium1/5
ephippium
(Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
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epirot
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- dopping1/5
dop
A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
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- dippings1/5
dip
- noun a depression in an otherwise level surface
- there was a dip in the road
- noun (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
magnetic dip; angle of dip; inclination; magnetic inclination.
- noun a depression in an otherwise level surface
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spikers
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- rupia1/5
rupia
(Med.) An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust.
- cheapies1/5
cheapies
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- happing1/5
hap
- noun an accidental happening
- he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life
- verb come to pass
fall out; pass off; come about; pass; happen; take place; occur; go on.
- What is happening?
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important
- noun an accidental happening
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- cusping1/5
cusp
- noun point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- noun a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
leaflet.
- noun point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- scaping1/5
scape
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
flower stalk.
- noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
shaft.
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
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gachupin
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dapifer
One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household.
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- cooping1/5
coop
- noun a farm building for housing poultry
hencoop; chicken coop; henhouse.
- noun an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
cage.
- noun a farm building for housing poultry
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zopilote
(Zoöl.) The urubu, or American black vulture.
- whitecapping1/5
whitecap
- noun a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
white horse.
- noun a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
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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.
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hospitalet
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ecotypic
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terpin
(Chem.) A white crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of turpentine.
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hydrotropic
(Bot.) Turning or bending towards moisture, as roots.
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epitheca
(Zoöl.) A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals.
- epiderm1/5
epiderm
(Anat.) The epidermis.
- gastroscopic1/5
gastroscopic
Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- papillar1/5
papillar
Same as Papillose .
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hospitaler
One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers.
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spinas
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procapitalist
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epileptoid
(Med.) Resembling epilepsy; as, .epileptoid convulsions
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- lepid1/5
lepid
Pleasant; jocose. R.The joyous and lepid consul. Sydney Smith.
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- tropin1/5
tropin
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epigrammatist
One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them. The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness. Holmes.
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- periscopic1/5
periscopic
Viewing all around, or on all sides.
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conspicua
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tricuspidata
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sapida
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amp
- noun the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
A; ampere.
- a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps
- noun a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
adenosine monophosphate; adenylic acid.
- noun the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- epigramme1/5
epigram
- noun a witty saying
quip.
- noun a witty saying
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- grippingly1/5
gripping
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; engrossing; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
- verb hold fast or firmly
grip.
- He gripped the steering wheel
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
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tropine
(Chem.) A white crystalline alkaloid, C8H15NO , produced by decomposing atropine.
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wimp
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
chicken; crybaby.
- noun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
weakly interacting massive particle.
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
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tripier
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somatotype
- noun a category of physique
body type.
- noun a category of physique
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unaspiring
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lycanthropic
Pertaining to lycanthropy.
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spinulose
Covered with small spines.
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spicewood
(Bot.) An American shrub ( Lindera Benzoin ), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called alsoBenjamin ,wild allspice , andfever bush .
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blip
- noun a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
- the market had one bad blip today
- you can't react to the day-to-day blips
- renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales
- noun a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
pip; radar target.
- noun a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
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intercapillary
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opisthobranch
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cercopithecoid
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microlepidoptera
(Zoöl.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.
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recapitalise
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- weepies1/5
weepy
- adjective satellite liable to weep easily
- adjective satellite liable to weep easily
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epidemically
In an epidemic manner.
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occipitomastoid
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bipinnata
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spicular
Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
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weepie
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sideslip
- noun an unexpected slide
skid; slip.
- noun a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
slip.
- noun an unexpected slide
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propine
To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup. Obs.The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince Health, peace, and joy propined. C. Smart.
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archiepiscopate
The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
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theanthropic
Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and humanity. R.The gorgeous and imposing figures of his [Homer's] theanthropic sytem. Gladstone.
- cryoscopic1/5
- stupify1/5
stupify
See Stupefy .
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spinouts
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stipitate
(Bot.) Supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants.
- transpierced1/5
transpierce
To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.
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epigraphist
A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.
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neotropic
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