ris: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ris
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paris
(Bot.) A plant common in Europe ( Paris quadrifolia ); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.✍ It much resembles the American genus Trillium , but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
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harris
- noun United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
Joel Harris; Joel Chandler Harris.
- noun United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Zellig Sabbatai Harris; Zellig Harris.
- noun United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
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morris
A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.
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chris
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doris
(Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back.
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norris
- noun United States writer (1870-1902)
Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.; Frank Norris.
- noun United States writer (1870-1902)
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debris
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; rubble.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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iris
- noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
flag; sword lily; fleur-de-lis.
- noun muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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boris
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tigris
- noun an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
Tigris River.
- noun an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
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mari
- noun a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
Cheremiss; Cheremis.
- noun the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis
Cheremiss; Cheremis.
- noun a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
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osiris
(Myth.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. --Serapis .O*sir"i*an a.
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kris
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
crease; creese.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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clitoris
- noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
clit; button.
- noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
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hubris
- noun overbearing pride or presumption
- noun overbearing pride or presumption
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polaris
(Astron.) The polestar. See North star , underNorth .
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ferris
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vulgaris
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generis
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juris
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pris
See Obs.Price , and 1stPrize .
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ceteris
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maori
- noun an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
- noun the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand
- noun an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
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kashmiri
- noun a member of the people of Kashmir
- noun the official state language of Kashmir
- noun a member of the people of Kashmir
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eris
- noun (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
- noun (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
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verdigris
- noun a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
cupric acetate.
- noun a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
- noun a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
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chari
- noun an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad
Shari; Shari River; Chari River.
- noun an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad
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gris
Gray. R. Chaucer.
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vestris
- noun Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
Gaetan Vestris.
- noun Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
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safari
- noun an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
hunting expedition; campaign.
- noun an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
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ascaris
- noun type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
genus Ascaris.
- noun type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
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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
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bris
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Berit; Berith; Brith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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phalaris
- noun a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
genus Phalaris.
- noun a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
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sari
- noun a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
saree.
- noun a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
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ambergris
- noun waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
- noun waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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berberis
- noun large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
genus Berberis.
- noun large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
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ephemeris
- noun an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
- today computers calculate the ephemerides
- noun an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
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femoris
- noun the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
femur; thighbone.
- noun the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
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pectoris
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aris
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farris
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corporis
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cris
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uris
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oris
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sylvestris
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burris
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ulnaris
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palustris
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campestris
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libris
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loris
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops . They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis ), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species.Written also lori .
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pauperis
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apollinaris
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terrestris
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veneris
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familiaris
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honoris
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medullaris
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cruris
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missouri
- noun a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
MO; Show Me State.
- noun the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Missouri River.
- The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world
- noun a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
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bari
- noun capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
- noun capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
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capri
- noun an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
- noun an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery
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bihari
- noun the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
- noun the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
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qatari
- noun a native or inhabitant of Qatar
Katari.
- adjective of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants
Katari.
- the Qatari ruling family
- Qatari oil wells
- noun a native or inhabitant of Qatar
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houri
- noun a voluptuously beautiful young woman
nymph.
- noun (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
- noun a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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dari
- noun an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
Dari Persian.
- noun an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
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venturi
- noun United States architect (born in 1925)
Robert Charles Venturi; Robert Venturi.
- noun a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
- noun United States architect (born in 1925)
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potpourri
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; miscellany; assortment.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
pastiche; medley.
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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peri
- noun a beautiful and graceful girl
- noun (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
- noun a beautiful and graceful girl
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derris
- noun any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
- noun any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
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satori
- noun (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
- noun (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
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orris
- noun German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Iris germanica florentina; Iris florentina; Florentine iris.
- noun fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
orrisroot.
- noun German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
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chloris
- noun tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
genus Chloris.
- noun tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
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calidris
- noun a genus of Scolopacidae
genus Calidris.
- noun a genus of Scolopacidae
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naris
- noun any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
- noun any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
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lari
- noun the basic unit of money in Georgia
- noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
suborder Lari.
- noun the basic unit of money in Georgia
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dryopteris
- noun large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
genus Dryopteris.
- noun large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
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chamaecyparis
- noun a genus of Chamaecyparis
genus Chamaecyparis.
- noun a genus of Chamaecyparis
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meleagris
(Zoöl.) A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys.
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daiquiri
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
rum cocktail.
- noun a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
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acris
- noun cricket frogs
genus Acris.
- noun cricket frogs
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eleocharis
- noun sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths
genus Eleocharis.
- noun sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths
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pteris
- noun large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
genus Pteris.
- noun large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
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pseudacris
- noun chorus frogs
genus Pseudacris.
- noun chorus frogs
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gerris
- noun type genus of the Gerrididae
genus Gerris.
- noun type genus of the Gerrididae
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thelypteris
- noun marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
genus Thelypteris.
- noun marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
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charivari
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
callithump; chivaree; belling; shivaree; callathump.
- noun a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
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liparis
- noun an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
- noun type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes
genus Liparis.
- noun an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
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callitris
- noun evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines
genus Callitris.
- noun evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines
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alectoris
- noun a genus of Perdicidae
genus Alectoris.
- noun a genus of Perdicidae
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capparis
- noun tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
genus Capparis.
- noun tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
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liatris
- noun genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots
genus Liatris.
- noun genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots
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baccharis
- noun shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
genus Baccharis.
- noun shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
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hesperis
- noun biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
genus Hesperis.
- noun biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
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iberis
- noun Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
genus Iberis.
- noun Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
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siris
- noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
siris tree; Albizia lebbeck; Albizzia lebbeck.
- noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
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fri
- noun the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
Friday.
- noun the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
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askaris
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arris
(Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. P. Cyc.
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fascicularis
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silvestris
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ventris
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matris
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lascaris
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sris
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linearis
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rupestris
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veris
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lacustris
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scapularis
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vermicularis
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pilaris
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ciliaris
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triangular
- adjective satellite having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle
- a triangular figure
- a triangular pyrimid has a triangle for a base
- adjective satellite having three sides
trilateral; three-sided.
- a trilateral figure
- adjective satellite having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle
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procris
(Zoöl.) Any species of small moths of the genus Procris . The larvæ of some species injure the grapevine by feeding in groups upon the leaves.
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meris
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cypris
(Zoöl.) A genus of small, bivalve, freshwater Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
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deloris
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auris
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cantharis
(Zoöl.) A beetle ( Lytta, ∨ Cantharis, vesicatoria ), having an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also calledSpanish fly . Many other species ofLytta , used for the same purpose, take the same name. SeeBlister beetle , underBlister . The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine.
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annularis
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angularis
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débris
(Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.
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noris
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brevirostris
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culinaris
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collaris
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axillaris
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kuris
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giris
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petiolaris
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lutris
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stellaris
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lugubris
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shikari
A sportsman; esp., a native hunter. India
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columnaris
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eucharis
(Bot.) A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms.
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articularis
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pilularis
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cerris
(Bot.) A species of oak ( Quercus cerris ) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called alsobitter oak andTurkey oak .
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zamindari
The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar. Written also zemindary ,zemindari .
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auricularis
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lineolaris
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miliaris
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scholaris
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acicularis
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basilaris
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follicularis
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flaviventris
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abris
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rivularis
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quadrangularis
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mistigris
A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used, and called mistigris or mistigri.
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struthiopteris
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hydrochaeris
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gularis
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Suffixes of ris
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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rise
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; ascent; ascending.
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
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rising
- noun a movement upward
ascension; ascent; rise.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
uprising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- noun a movement upward
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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rise
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; ascent; ascending.
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
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risen
- adjective satellite (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
- the risen sun
- verb move upward
come up; rise; uprise; lift; go up; arise; move up.
- The fog lifted
- The smoke arose from the forest fire
- The mist uprose from the meadows
- adjective satellite (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- risky4/5
risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
- riser3/5
riser
- noun a person who rises (especially from bed)
- he's usually a late riser
- noun a vertical pipe in a building
riser pipe; riser pipeline; riser main.
- noun a person who rises (especially from bed)
- risking3/5
risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- riss2/5
ri
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
Rhode Island; Little Rhody; Ocean State.
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
- risers2/5
riser
- noun a person who rises (especially from bed)
- he's usually a late riser
- noun a vertical pipe in a building
riser pipe; riser pipeline; riser main.
- noun a person who rises (especially from bed)
- risings2/5
rising
- noun a movement upward
ascension; ascent; rise.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
uprising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- noun a movement upward
- riskier2/5
risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
- riskiness2/5
riskiness
- noun a state of danger involving risk
peril.
- noun a state of danger involving risk
- risible2/5
risible
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
- riskiest2/5
risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
- risc2/5
risc
- noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
reduced instruction set computing; reduced instruction set computer.
- noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
- risque2/5
risque
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- risotto2/5
risotto
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
Italian rice.
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
- riskless2/5
riskless
- adjective satellite thought to be devoid of risk
risk-free; unhazardous.
- adjective satellite thought to be devoid of risk
- rishi2/5
rishi
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- risorgimento2/5
risorgimento
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- rishis2/5
rishis
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- rist2/5
rist
3d pers. sing. pres. of Chaucer.Rise , contracted from riseth.
- risse2/5
risse
imp. of B. Jonson.Rise .
- rispetto2/5
- risala2/5
risala
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- risibility1/5
risibility
- noun a disposition to laugh
- noun a disposition to laugh
- riskily1/5
riskily
- adverb in a dangerously risky manner
- he lost the game by playing too riskily
- adverb in a dangerously risky manner
- rissa1/5
rissa
- noun a genus of Laridae
genus Rissa.
- noun a genus of Laridae
- rissoles1/5
rissole
- noun minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
- noun minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
- risottos1/5
risotto
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
Italian rice.
- noun rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
- risser1/5
ri
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
Rhode Island; Little Rhody; Ocean State.
- noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
- risques1/5
risque
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- risqué1/5
- risposta1/5
- rish1/5
rish
A rush (the plant). Obs. Chaucer.
- riserva1/5
riserva
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- ristori1/5
ristori
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- risorse1/5
- risus1/5
risus
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- risaldar1/5
- risorius1/5
- risoluto1/5
- risp1/5
risp
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- risibly1/5
risible
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
Derived words of ris
- jurisdiction«Word Popularity Bar5/5
jurisdiction
- noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
legal power.
- courts having jurisdiction in this district
- noun in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
- parish5/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- irish5/5
irish
Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
- terrorism5/5
terrorism
- noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
terrorist act; act of terrorism.
- noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
- christian5/5
christian
- adjective following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
- noun a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
- adjective following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
- christ5/5
christ
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
- noun any expected deliverer
- characteristics5/5
characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- characteristic5/5
characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- surprise5/5
surprise
- noun the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- noun a sudden unexpected event
- noun the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- christians5/5
christian
- noun a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Christianity
- Christian rites
- noun a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
- arise5/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- prisoners5/5
prisoner
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
captive.
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- arises5/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- arising5/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- prisoner5/5
prisoner
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
captive.
- noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- terrorist5/5
terrorist
- noun a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
- noun a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
- tourist5/5
tourist
- noun someone who travels for pleasure
holidaymaker; tourer.
- noun someone who travels for pleasure
- tourists5/5
tourist
- noun someone who travels for pleasure
holidaymaker; tourer.
- noun someone who travels for pleasure
- theorists5/5
theorist
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theoretician; theoriser; idealogue; theorizer.
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
- comparison5/5
comparison
- noun the act of examining resemblances
comparing.
- they made a comparison of noise levels
- the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
- noun relation based on similarities and differences
- noun the act of examining resemblances
- surprised5/5
surprised
- adjective taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
- surprised by her student's ingenuity
- surprised that he remembered my name
- a surprised expression
- verb cause to be surprised
surprise.
- The news really surprised me
- adjective taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
- christianity5/5
christianity
The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ.
- surprising5/5
surprising
- adjective causing surprise or wonder or amazement
- the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data
- leaped up with surprising agility
- she earned a surprising amount of money
- verb cause to be surprised
surprise.
- The news really surprised me
- adjective causing surprise or wonder or amazement
- tourism5/5
tourism
- noun the business of providing services to tourists
touristry.
- Tourism is a major business in Bermuda
- noun the business of providing services to tourists
- comparisons5/5
comparison
- noun the act of examining resemblances
comparing.
- they made a comparison of noise levels
- the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
- noun relation based on similarities and differences
- noun the act of examining resemblances
- imprisonment5/5
imprisonment
- noun putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- noun the state of being imprisoned
immurement; incarceration; captivity.
- he was held in captivity until he died
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
- noun putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- crisis5/5
crisis
- noun an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- they went bankrupt during the economic crisis
- noun a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
- after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better
- noun an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- prison5/5
prison
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
prison house.
- noun a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
prison house.
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- enterprise5/5
enterprise
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavor; endeavour.
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
- noun an organization created for business ventures
- a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- enterprises5/5
enterprise
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavor; endeavour.
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
- noun an organization created for business ventures
- a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- aristotle5/5
aristotle
- noun one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
- noun one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
- christopher5/5
christopher
- noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
St. Christopher; Saint Christopher.
- noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
- harrison5/5
harrison
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Reginald Carey Harrison; Rex Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison.
- noun English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
George Harrison.
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
- crises5/5
crisis
- noun an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- they went bankrupt during the economic crisis
- noun a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
- after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better
- noun an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- comprised5/5
comprise
- verb be composed of
consist.
- The land he conquered comprised several provinces
- What does this dish consist of?
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb be composed of
- christmas5/5
christmas
An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
- surprisingly5/5
surprisingly
- adverb in a surprising manner
- he was surprisingly friendly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; astonishingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
- adverb in a surprising manner
- wrist5/5
wrist
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; articulatio radiocarpea.
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
- orissa4/5
orissa
- noun state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- noun state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- jurisdictions4/5
jurisdiction
- noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
legal power.
- courts having jurisdiction in this district
- noun in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
- bristol4/5
bristol
A seaport city in the west of England.
- parishes4/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- terrorists4/5
terrorist
- noun a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
- noun a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
- garrison4/5
garrison
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort.
- noun United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison.
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- crisp4/5
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
- arisen4/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- uprising4/5
uprising
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- jurisprudence4/5
jurisprudence
- noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
legal philosophy; law.
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
law.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- perish4/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- surprises4/5
surprise
- noun the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- noun a sudden unexpected event
- noun the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- perished4/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- theorist4/5
theorist
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theoretician; theoriser; idealogue; theorizer.
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
- parisian4/5
parisian
A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.
- pharisees4/5
pharisee
- noun a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
- noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
- noun a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
- imprisoned4/5
imprisoned
- adjective satellite being in captivity
confined; captive; jailed.
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarcerate; jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- adjective satellite being in captivity
- morrison4/5
morrison
- noun United States rock singer (1943-1971)
James Douglas Morrison; Jim Morrison.
- noun United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931)
Toni Morrison; Chloe Anthony Wofford.
- noun United States rock singer (1943-1971)
- characterised4/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- aristocratic4/5
aristocratic
- adjective satellite belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
blue; blue-blooded; patrician; gentle; aristocratical.
- an aristocratic family
- aristocratic Bostonians
- aristocratic government
- a blue family
- blue blood
- the blue-blooded aristocracy
- of gentle blood
- patrician landholders of the American South
- aristocratic bearing
- aristocratic features
- patrician tastes
- adjective satellite belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- aristocracy4/5
aristocracy
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
nobility.
- noun the most powerful members of a society
gentry.
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
- flourish4/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- cherished4/5
cherished
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
wanted; treasured; precious.
- a cherished friend
- children are precious
- a treasured heirloom
- so good to feel wanted
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for; cherish.
- adjective satellite characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- flourished4/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- sunrise4/5
sunrise
- noun the first light of day
sunup; daybreak; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
- noun the first light of day
- impoverished4/5
impoverished
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
poverty-stricken; needy; necessitous; destitute; indigent.
- verb make poor
impoverish.
- adjective satellite poor enough to need help from others
- flourishing4/5
flourishing
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
booming; prosperous; palmy; thriving; prospering; roaring.
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
- verb grow vigorously
expand; flourish; boom; thrive.
- The deer population in this town is thriving
- business is booming
- adjective satellite very lively and profitable
- aristotelian4/5
aristotelian
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 --b. c .).n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic .
- christie4/5
christie
- noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Agatha Christie; Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie.
- noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
- authorised4/5
authorised
- adjective endowed with authority
authorized.
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
authorize; empower; authorise.
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
- adjective endowed with authority
- brisk4/5
brisk
- verb become brisk
brisk up; brisken.
- business brisked up
- adjective satellite quick and energetic
zippy; spanking; alert; snappy; lively; merry; rattling.
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
- verb become brisk
- christendom4/5
christendom
The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. Obs. Shak.
- cherish4/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- nourished4/5
nourished
- adjective being provided with adequate nourishment
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; nourish; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- adjective being provided with adequate nourishment
- tristan4/5
tristan
- noun (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
Tristram.
- noun (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
- comprises4/5
comprise
- verb be composed of
consist.
- The land he conquered comprised several provinces
- What does this dish consist of?
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb be composed of
- comprising4/5
comprise
- verb be composed of
consist.
- The land he conquered comprised several provinces
- What does this dish consist of?
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb be composed of
- comprise4/5
comprise
- verb be composed of
consist.
- The land he conquered comprised several provinces
- What does this dish consist of?
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb be composed of
- prisons4/5
prison
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
prison house.
- noun a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
prison house.
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- heuristic4/5
heuristic
- noun a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
heuristic program; heuristic rule.
- adjective of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
- noun a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
- eucharist4/5
eucharist
The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. Obs.Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. South.
- characteristically4/5
characteristically
- adverb in characteristic manner
- he arrived characteristically late
- adverb in characteristic manner
- nourishment4/5
nourishment
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; sustenance; victuals.
- noun the act of nourishing
- her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- briskly4/5
briskly
- adverb in a brisk manner
- she walked briskly in the cold air
- `after lunch,' she said briskly
- adverb in a brisk manner
- krishna4/5
krishna
(Hindoo Myth.) The most popular of the Hindoo divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
- psychiatrist4/5
psychiatrist
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
head-shrinker; shrink.
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
- charismatic4/5
charismatic
- adjective satellite possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
magnetic.
- a charismatic leader
- a magnetic personality
- adjective satellite possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
- prism4/5
prism
- noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- noun optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
optical prism.
- noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- psychiatrists4/5
psychiatrist
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
head-shrinker; shrink.
- noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry
- pristine4/5
pristine
- adjective satellite completely free from dirt or contamination
- pristine mountain snow
- adjective satellite immaculately clean and unused
- handed her his pristine white handkerchief
- adjective satellite completely free from dirt or contamination
- wrists4/5
wrist
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; articulatio radiocarpea.
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
- hypocrisy4/5
hypocrisy
- noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
lip service.
- noun insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
- noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
- christine4/5
christine
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- christina4/5
christina
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- jurisdictional3/5
jurisdictional
- adjective satellite restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
- the jurisdictional limits of a state
- adjective satellite restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
- christchurch3/5
christchurch
- noun industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- noun industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- brisbane3/5
brisbane
- noun capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
- noun capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
- harrisburg3/5
harrisburg
- noun capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
capital of Pennsylvania.
- noun capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
- aristocrats3/5
aristocrat
- noun a member of the aristocracy
patrician; blue blood.
- noun a member of the aristocracy
- antichrist3/5
antichrist
A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.
- jurists3/5
jurist
- noun a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
legal expert.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
judge; justice.
- noun a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
- irishman3/5
irishman
A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
- asterisk3/5
asterisk
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
star.
- verb mark with an asterisk
star.
- Linguists star unacceptable sentences
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
- aristocrat3/5
aristocrat
- noun a member of the aristocracy
patrician; blue blood.
- noun a member of the aristocracy
- uprisings3/5
uprising
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- garrisons3/5
garrison
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort.
- noun United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison.
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- jurist3/5
jurist
- noun a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
legal expert.
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
judge; justice.
- noun a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
- irishmen3/5
irishman
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- polarisation3/5
polarisation
- noun the condition of having or giving polarity
polarization.
- noun the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
polarization.
- noun the condition of having or giving polarity
- counterterrorism3/5
counterterrorism
- noun a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
- noun a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
- perishing3/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- centrist3/5
centrist
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
moderationist; middle of the roader; moderate.
- adjective satellite supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
middle-of-the-road.
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- pharisee3/5
pharisee
- noun a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
- noun a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
- noun a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
- militaristic3/5
militaristic
- adjective satellite imbued with militarism
- adjective satellite imbued with militarism
- parisians3/5
parisian
- noun a native or resident of Paris
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
- Parisian restaurants can be expensive
- noun a native or resident of Paris
- bioterrorism3/5
bioterrorism
- noun terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
biological terrorism.
- noun terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
- asterisks3/5
asterisk
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
star.
- verb mark with an asterisk
star.
- Linguists star unacceptable sentences
- noun a star-shaped character * used in printing
- parishioners3/5
parishioner
- noun a member of a parish
- noun a member of a parish
- secularism3/5
secularism
- noun a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- noun a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- barbarism3/5
barbarism
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
savagery; brutality; barbarity.
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
- nourish3/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- militarism3/5
militarism
- noun a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
- noun a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
- nourishing3/5
nourishing
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; alimental; nutrient; nutritive.
- good nourishing stew
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; nourish; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
- characterise3/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- barrister3/5
barrister
- noun a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
- noun a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
- christened3/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- flourishes3/5
flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
- noun a showy gesture
- authorisation3/5
authorisation
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
authorization; mandate.
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
potency; authority; say-so; dominance; authorization.
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
- tristram3/5
tristram
- noun (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
Tristan.
- noun (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
- impoverishment3/5
impoverishment
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
poverty; poorness.
- noun the act of making someone poor
pauperization; pauperisation.
- noun the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- characterises3/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- aphorism3/5
aphorism
- noun a short pithy instructive saying
apophthegm; apothegm.
- noun a short pithy instructive saying
- aphorisms3/5
aphorism
- noun a short pithy instructive saying
apophthegm; apothegm.
- noun a short pithy instructive saying
- malnourished3/5
malnourished
- adjective not being provided with adequate nourishment
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
malnourish; undernourish.
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- adjective not being provided with adequate nourishment
- imprison3/5
imprison
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarcerate; jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb confine as if in a prison; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
- His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- futurist3/5
futurist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
- noun someone who predicts the future
fantast.
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
- nourishes3/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- satirist3/5
satirist
- noun a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
ironist; ridiculer.
- noun a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
- crispy3/5
crispy
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
crisp.
- crisp potato chips
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
- christening3/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- theorising3/5
theorise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- authorise3/5
authorise
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
authorize; empower.
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
- verb grant authorization or clearance for
authorize; clear; pass.
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
- computerised3/5
computerise
- verb provide with computers
computerize.
- Our office is fully computerized now
- verb store in a computer
computerize.
- computerized dictionary
- verb provide with computers
- summarised3/5
summarise
- verb be a summary of
summarize; sum up; sum.
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
- verb give a summary (of)
summarize; resume; sum up.
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- verb be a summary of
- charisma3/5
charisma
- noun a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
personal magnetism; personal appeal.
- noun a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
- enterprising3/5
enterprising
- adjective marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
- an enterprising foreign policy
- an enterprising young man likely to go far
- adjective marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
- heuristics3/5
heuristic
- noun a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
heuristic program; heuristic rule.
- adjective of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
- noun a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
- characterisation3/5
characterisation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; word picture; depiction; 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 the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterization.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- christology3/5
christology
A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.
- plagiarism3/5
plagiarism
- noun a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
piracy; plagiarization; plagiarisation.
- noun a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- derision3/5
derision
- noun contemptuous laughter
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
ridicule.
- noun contemptuous laughter
- moorish3/5
moorish
Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish fens." Thomson.
- perishable3/5
perishable
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
spoilable.
- adjective liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
- this minute and perishable planet
- perishable foods such as butter and fruit
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
- ecotourism3/5
ecotourism
- noun tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
- noun tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
- guitarist3/5
guitarist
- noun a musician who plays the guitar
guitar player.
- noun a musician who plays the guitar
- aristophanes3/5
aristophanes
- noun an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
- noun an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
- motorist3/5
motorist
- noun someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
automobilist.
- noun someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
- summarise3/5
summarise
- verb be a summary of
summarize; sum up; sum.
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
- verb give a summary (of)
summarize; resume; sum up.
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- verb be a summary of
- motorists3/5
motorist
- noun someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
automobilist.
- noun someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
- tsarist3/5
tsarist
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
czarist; tzarist; czaristic; tsaristic.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
- mannerisms3/5
mannerism
- noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
idiosyncrasy; foible.
- noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affectation; pose; affectedness.
- noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
- bristles3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- parrish3/5
parish
- noun a local church community
- noun the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- noun a local church community
- bristling3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- behaviorism3/5
behaviorism
- noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
behaviouristic psychology; behavioristic psychology; behaviourism.
- noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
- unauthorised3/5
unauthorised
- adjective not endowed with authority
unauthorized.
- adjective satellite without official authorization
unauthorized; wildcat.
- an unauthorized strike
- wildcat work stoppage
- adjective not endowed with authority
- ethnocentrism3/5
ethnocentrism
- noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
- noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
- categorised3/5
categorised
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
categorized.
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize; categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
- summarises3/5
summarise
- verb be a summary of
summarize; sum up; sum.
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
- verb give a summary (of)
summarize; resume; sum up.
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- verb be a summary of
- bristled3/5
bristled
- 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; spiny; burred; setose.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- verb be in a state of movement or action
abound; bristle; burst.
- The room abounded with screaming children
- The garden bristled with toddlers
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
- apprised3/5
apprise
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb make aware of
instruct; apprize.
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- florist3/5
florist
- noun someone who grows and deals in flowers
- the florist made up an attractive bouquet
- noun a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
florist shop; flower store.
- noun someone who grows and deals in flowers
- frisch3/5
frisch
- noun British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
Otto Robert Frisch; Otto Frisch.
- noun Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973)
Ragnar Frisch; Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch.
- noun British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
- categorisation3/5
categorisation
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorization; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorization; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- bristle3/5
bristle
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- noun a stiff hair
- noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- reprise3/5
reprise
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat; reprize; recapitulate.
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- garish3/5
garish
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
- crispin3/5
crispin
A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron sant of the craft.
- consumerism3/5
consumerism
- noun the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
- noun a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
- noun the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
- feverish3/5
feverish
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
hectic.
- worked at a feverish pace
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
febrile.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
- eucharistic3/5
eucharistic
Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. Obs.The eucharistical part of our daily devotions. Ray.
- reprisals3/5
reprisal
- noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
- noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
- patristic3/5
patristic
- adjective of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers
patristical.
- adjective of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers
- worrisome3/5
worrisome
- adjective not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
unreassuring.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- adjective not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
- christological3/5
christological
- adjective of or relating to Christology
- adjective of or relating to Christology
- prisms3/5
prism
- noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- noun optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
optical prism.
- noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- futuristic3/5
futuristic
- adjective of or relating to futurism
futurist.
- futurist art
- adjective of or relating to futurism
- reprisal3/5
reprisal
- noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
- noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
- prismatic3/5
prismatic
- adjective of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
- prismatic form
- adjective satellite exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
- prismatic light
- adjective of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
- imperishable3/5
imperishable
- adjective not perishable
- adjective satellite unceasing
abiding; enduring.
- an abiding belief
- imperishable truths
- adjective not perishable
- grist3/5
grist
- noun grain intended to be or that has been ground
- noun grain intended to be or that has been ground
- uncharacteristic3/5
uncharacteristic
- adjective distinctive and not typical
- a book uncharacteristic of its author
- adjective distinctive and not typical
- verisimilitude3/5
verisimilitude
- noun the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
- noun the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
- wearisome3/5
wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- particularism3/5
particularism
- noun a focus on something particular
- noun a focus on something particular
- derisive3/5
derisive
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
gibelike; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
- grisly3/5
grisly
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
macabre; ghastly; sick; gruesome; grim.
- ghastly wounds
- the grim aftermath of the bombing
- the grim task of burying the victims
- a grisly murder
- gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
- macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
- macabre tortures conceived by madmen
- adjective satellite shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- trisomy3/5
trisomy
- noun chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
- noun chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
- uncharacteristically3/5
uncharacteristically
- adverb in uncharacteristic manner
- he was uncharacteristically cool
- adverb in uncharacteristic manner
- nightmarish3/5
nightmarish
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
hair-raising; bloodcurdling.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
- unsurprising3/5
unsurprising
- adjective not causing surprise
- adjective not causing surprise
- feverishly3/5
feverishly
- adverb in a feverish manner
- she worked feverishly
- adverb in a feverish manner
- christi3/5
christi
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- christensen3/5
christensen
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- priscilla3/5
priscilla
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- christy3/5
christy
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- clarissa3/5
clarissa
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- christoph3/5
christoph
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- kristin3/5
kristin
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- unsurprisingly3/5
unsurprising
- adjective not causing surprise
- adjective not causing surprise
- christophe3/5
christophe
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- ramakrishna3/5
ramakrishna
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- kristen3/5
kristen
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- cristina3/5
cristina
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- aristide3/5
aristide
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- marissa3/5
marissa
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- morison3/5
morison
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- criss3/5
criss
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- cristobal3/5
cristobal
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- gilchrist3/5
gilchrist
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- voluntarism3/5
voluntarism
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- christa3/5
christa
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- marisa3/5
marisa
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- frisian2/5
frisian
Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province of the Netherlands; Friesic.
- frisia2/5
frisia
- noun an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
- noun an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
- morristown2/5
morristown
- noun a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
- noun a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
- polarised2/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- pressurised2/5
pressurise
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
pressurize; supercharge.
- verb maintain a certain pressure
pressurize.
- the airplane cabin is pressurized
- pressurize a space suit
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
- christiania2/5
christiania
- noun the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
Oslo; capital of Norway.
- noun the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
- counterterrorist2/5
counterterrorist
- noun someone who attempts to prevent terrorism
- adjective intended to prevent terrorism
counterterror.
- the government took counterterror measures
- noun someone who attempts to prevent terrorism
- regularisation2/5
regularisation
- noun the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
regularization.
- noun the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
regulation; regularization.
- noun the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
- polarising2/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- prise2/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- humorist2/5
humorist
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
humourist.
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
- crisscrossed2/5
crisscrossed
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
crisscross.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
crisscross.
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
- garrisoned2/5
garrison
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort.
- noun United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison.
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- secularist2/5
secularist
- noun an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
- noun an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
- christianized2/5
christianize
- verb adapt in the name of Christianity
- some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianise.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb adapt in the name of Christianity
- perishes2/5
perish
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- secularists2/5
secularist
- noun an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
- noun an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
- frisk2/5
frisk
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisking.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- crisscrossing2/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- crisps2/5
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
- crisscross2/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- secularisation2/5
secularisation
- noun the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
secularization.
- noun transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
secularization.
- noun the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
- militarist2/5
militarist
- noun a person who advocates war or warlike policies
warmonger.
- noun a person who advocates war or warlike policies
- christs2/5
christ
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- militarists2/5
militarist
- noun a person who advocates war or warlike policies
warmonger.
- noun a person who advocates war or warlike policies
- centrism2/5
centrism
- noun a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
moderatism.
- noun a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
- humorists2/5
humorist
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
humourist.
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
- christianizing2/5
christianize
- verb adapt in the name of Christianity
- some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianise.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb adapt in the name of Christianity
- prised2/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- christianize2/5
christianize
To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
- frisked2/5
frisk
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisking.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- prises2/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- caparisoned2/5
caparisoned
- adjective satellite clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
- verb put a caparison on
dress up; barde; bard; caparison.
- caparison the horses for the festive occasion
- adjective satellite clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
- horticulturist2/5
horticulturist
- noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
plantsman.
- noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
- centrists2/5
centrist
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
moderationist; middle of the roader; moderate.
- adjective satellite supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
middle-of-the-road.
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- frisking2/5
frisking
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisk.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- militarisation2/5
militarisation
- noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
mobilisation; militarization; mobilization.
- noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
- horticulturists2/5
horticulturist
- noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
plantsman.
- noun an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
- depolarisation2/5
depolarisation
- noun a loss of polarity or polarization
depolarization.
- noun a loss of polarity or polarization
- barristers2/5
barrister
- noun a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
- noun a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
- behaviorist2/5
behaviorist
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
behaviourist.
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behavioristic; behaviouristic; behaviourist.
- behavioristic psychology
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
- cherishing2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- christen2/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- characterising2/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- sacristy2/5
sacristy
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
vestry.
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
- agriculturists2/5
agriculturist
- noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
agriculturalist; cultivator; raiser; grower.
- noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
- imprisoning2/5
imprison
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarcerate; jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb confine as if in a prison; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
- His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- diarist2/5
diarist
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
journalist; diary keeper.
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
- futurists2/5
futurist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
- noun someone who predicts the future
fantast.
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
- undernourished2/5
undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
ill-fed; underfed.
- gaunt underfed children
- badly undernourished
- verb provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
malnourish; undernourish.
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- adjective satellite not getting adequate food
- authorising2/5
authorise
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
authorize; empower.
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
- verb grant authorization or clearance for
authorize; clear; pass.
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
- polymerisation2/5
polymerisation
- noun a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
polymerization.
- noun a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
- cherishes2/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- parishioner2/5
parishioner
- noun a member of a parish
- noun a member of a parish
- christianization2/5
christianization
The act or process of converting or being converted to a true Christianity.
- behaviorists2/5
behaviorist
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
behaviourist.
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behavioristic; behaviouristic; behaviourist.
- behavioristic psychology
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
- aristotelianism2/5
aristotelianism
The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.
- popularised2/5
popularise
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
vulgarise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
- verb make understandable to the general public
popularize.
- Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- agriculturist2/5
agriculturist
- noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
agriculturalist; cultivator; raiser; grower.
- noun someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
- egocentrism2/5
egocentrism
- noun concern for your own interests and welfare
self-centeredness; self-interest; egoism; self-concern.
- noun concern for your own interests and welfare
- aristocracies2/5
aristocracy
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
nobility.
- noun the most powerful members of a society
gentry.
- noun a privileged class holding hereditary titles
- christlike2/5
christlike
- adjective satellite resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
christly.
- adjective satellite resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
- behaviourist2/5
behaviourist
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
behaviorist.
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behaviorist; behavioristic; behaviouristic.
- behavioristic psychology
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
- impoverish2/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- satirists2/5
satirist
- noun a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
ironist; ridiculer.
- noun a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
- optometrist2/5
optometrist
- noun a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
oculist.
- noun a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
- authorises2/5
authorise
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
authorize; empower.
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
- verb grant authorization or clearance for
authorize; clear; pass.
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
- parisienne2/5
parisienne
A female native or resident of Paris.
- theorised2/5
theorise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- impoverishing2/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- isomerism2/5
isomerism
- noun the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers
- noun the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers
- aristotelians2/5
aristotelian
- noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
Peripatetic; Aristotelean.
- adjective of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
peripatetic; Aristotelean; Aristotelic.
- Aristotelean logic
- noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
- 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
- theorise2/5
theorise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- touristy2/5
touristy
- adjective satellite visited by throngs of tourists
touristed.
- of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed
- tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy
- adjective satellite visited by throngs of tourists
- optometrists2/5
optometrist
- noun a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
oculist.
- noun a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
- imprisons2/5
imprison
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
incarcerate; jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb confine as if in a prison; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
- His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- memorise2/5
memorise
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
learn; memorize; con.
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
- mesmerised2/5
mesmerised
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
hypnotized; mesmerized; fascinated; spell-bound; spellbound; transfixed; hypnotised.
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bewitch; mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- sunrises2/5
sunrise
- noun the first light of day
sunup; daybreak; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
- noun the first light of day
- imprisonments2/5
imprisonment
- noun putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- noun the state of being imprisoned
immurement; incarceration; captivity.
- he was held in captivity until he died
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
- noun putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- diarists2/5
diarist
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
journalist; diary keeper.
- noun someone who keeps a diary or journal
- crisper2/5
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
- memorised2/5
memorise
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
learn; memorize; con.
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
- careerist2/5
careerist
- noun a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
- noun a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
- frisians2/5
frisian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
- noun a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
- noun a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
- welfarist2/5
welfarist
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
welfare-statist.
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
- authorisations2/5
authorisation
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
authorization; mandate.
- noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
potency; authority; say-so; dominance; authorization.
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
- colorist2/5
colorist
- noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color
- noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color
- pulverised2/5
pulverised
- adjective satellite consisting of fine particles
powdery; fine-grained; small-grained; pulverized; powdered.
- powdered cellulose
- powdery snow
- pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverise; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- adjective satellite consisting of fine particles
- careerists2/5
careerist
- noun a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
- noun a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity
- secularised2/5
secularise
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
secularize.
- Ataturk secularized Turkey
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- popularise2/5
popularise
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
vulgarise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
- verb make understandable to the general public
popularize.
- Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- christenings2/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- terrorised2/5
terrorise
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize.
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorize; terrify.
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
- memorising2/5
memorise
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
learn; memorize; con.
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
- popularisation2/5
popularisation
- noun an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
popularization.
- noun the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgarization; vulgarisation; popularization.
- noun an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
- brisker2/5
brisk
- verb become brisk
brisk up; brisken.
- business brisked up
- adjective satellite quick and energetic
zippy; spanking; alert; snappy; lively; merry; rattling.
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
- verb become brisk
- peristalsis2/5
peristalsis
- noun the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
vermiculation.
- noun the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
- purists2/5
purist
- noun someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
- noun someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
- futurism2/5
futurism
- noun an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
- noun the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future
- noun an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
- mesmerism2/5
mesmerism
- noun the act of inducing hypnosis
suggestion; hypnotism.
- noun the act of inducing hypnosis
- purist2/5
purist
- noun someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
- noun someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
- radhakrishnan2/5
radhakrishnan
- noun Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
- noun Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)
- summarising2/5
summarise
- verb be a summary of
summarize; sum up; sum.
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
- verb give a summary (of)
summarize; resume; sum up.
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- verb be a summary of
- voyeuristic2/5
voyeuristic
- adjective of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism
voyeuristical.
- his voyeuristic pleasures
- adjective of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism
- mannerism2/5
mannerism
- noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
idiosyncrasy; foible.
- noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affectation; pose; affectedness.
- noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
- amateurish2/5
amateurish
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
unskilled; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
- eurocentrism2/5
eurocentrism
- noun belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
- noun belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
- jurisprudential2/5
jurisprudential
- adjective relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
- adjective relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
- pauperism2/5
pauperism
- noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
need; pauperization; penury; indigence.
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
- noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- categorise2/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- monetarist2/5
monetarist
- noun an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money
- noun an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money
- prissy2/5
prissy
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; squeamish; nice; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
- guitarists2/5
guitarist
- noun a musician who plays the guitar
guitar player.
- noun a musician who plays the guitar
- behaviourism2/5
behaviourism
- noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
behaviorism; behaviouristic psychology; behavioristic psychology.
- noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
- boorish2/5
boorish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; oafish; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- czarist2/5
czarist
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
tzarist; czaristic; tsarist; tsaristic.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
- apprise2/5
apprise
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb make aware of
instruct; apprize.
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- florists2/5
florist
- noun someone who grows and deals in flowers
- the florist made up an attractive bouquet
- noun a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
florist shop; flower store.
- noun someone who grows and deals in flowers
- quakerism2/5
quakerism
The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the Quakers.
- pharisaic2/5
pharisaic
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
self-righteous; sanctimonious; holier-than-thou; pietistic; pharisaical; pietistical.
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
- anthropocentrism2/5
anthropocentrism
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
anthropocentricity.
- noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
- peristyle2/5
peristyle
- noun a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- noun a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- motorised2/5
motorised
- adjective equipped with a motor or motors
motorized; motored.
- a motorized wheelchair
- verb equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
mechanize; motorize; motorise; mechanise.
- mechanize armies
- adjective equipped with a motor or motors
- sacristan2/5
sacristan
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
sexton.
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
- aristarchus2/5
aristarchus
- noun an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
- noun a bright crater on the Moon
- noun an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
- crispness2/5
crispness
- noun a pleasing firmness and freshness
- crispness of new dollar bills
- crispness of fresh lettuce
- noun an expressive style that is direct and to the point
- the crispness of his reply
- noun a pleasing firmness and freshness
- tamarisk2/5
tamarisk
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
- familiarise2/5
familiarise
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarize; acquaint.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- verb make familiar or conversant with
- gristle2/5
gristle
- noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
cartilage.
- noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
- adventurism2/5
adventurism
- noun recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
- noun recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
- categorising2/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- aphoristic2/5
aphoristic
- adjective containing aphorisms or maxims
axiomatic.
- axiomatic wisdom
- adjective satellite terse and witty and like a maxim
apothegmatic; epigrammatic.
- much given to apothegmatic instruction
- adjective containing aphorisms or maxims
- cerise2/5
cerise
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
cherry; cherry red.
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
reddish; scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
- carissa2/5
carissa
- noun a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
- noun a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
- griseofulvin2/5
griseofulvin
- noun a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
Fulvicin.
- noun a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
- monetarists2/5
monetarist
- noun an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money
- noun an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money
- perishables2/5
perishable
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
spoilable.
- adjective liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
- this minute and perishable planet
- perishable foods such as butter and fruit
- noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
- reprised2/5
reprise
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat; reprize; recapitulate.
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- characterisations2/5
characterisation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; word picture; depiction; 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 the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterization.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- reprises2/5
reprise
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat; reprize; recapitulate.
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- tantrism2/5
tantrism
- noun movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
- noun doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet
Tantra.
- noun movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
- careerism2/5
careerism
- noun the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity
- noun the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity
- theorisation2/5
theorisation
- noun the production or use of theories
theorization.
- noun the production or use of theories
- behavioristic2/5
behavioristic
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behaviorist; behaviouristic; behaviourist.
- behavioristic psychology
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
- caricaturist2/5
caricaturist
- noun someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
- noun someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
- malnourishment2/5
malnourishment
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
undernourishment.
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
- undernourishment2/5
undernourishment
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
malnourishment.
- noun not having enough food to develop or function normally
- categorisations2/5
categorisation
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorization; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorization; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- perishability2/5
perishability
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
perishableness.
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
- briskness2/5
briskness
- noun liveliness and eagerness
alacrity; smartness.
- he accepted with alacrity
- the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
- noun liveliness and eagerness
- voyeurism2/5
voyeurism
- noun a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
- noun a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
- irises2/5
iris
- noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
flag; sword lily; fleur-de-lis.
- noun muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- noun plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- gibberish2/5
gibberish
- noun unintelligible talking
gibber.
- noun unintelligible talking
- periscope2/5
periscope
- noun an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
- noun an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
- frisbee2/5
frisbee
- noun a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
- noun a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
- juristic2/5
juristic
- adjective satellite of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
jural.
- adjective satellite of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
- bearish2/5
bearish
- adjective satellite expecting prices to fall
- adjective satellite expecting prices to fall
- pleurisy2/5
pleurisy
- noun inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
- noun inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
- frisson2/5
frisson
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
quiver; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- bristly2/5
bristly
- adjective satellite very irritable
waspish; prickly; splenetic.
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
- he became prickly and spiteful
- witty and waspish about his colleagues
- adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; briary; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
- adjective satellite very irritable
- aorist2/5
aorist
- noun a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
- noun a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
- choristers2/5
chorister
- noun a singer in a choir
- noun a singer in a choir
- christmastime2/5
christmastime
- noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Yuletide; Christmastide; Yule; Noel; Christmas.
- noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- monetarism2/5
monetarism
- noun an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
- noun an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
- christmases2/5
christmas
- noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Yuletide; Christmastide; Christmastime; Yule; Noel.
- noun a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Dec 25; Christmas Day; Xmas.
- noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- arista2/5
arista
- noun bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
- noun bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
- amateurism2/5
amateurism
- noun the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
- noun the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
- purism2/5
purism
- noun scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
- linguistic purisms
- noun scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
- mifepristone2/5
mifepristone
- noun an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
RU 486; abortion pill.
- noun an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
- chrism2/5
chrism
- noun a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
sacramental oil; chrisom; holy oil.
- noun a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
- squarish2/5
squarish
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- adjective satellite somewhat square in appearance or form
- podiatrist2/5
podiatrist
- noun a specialist in care for the feet
foot doctor; chiropodist.
- noun a specialist in care for the feet
- derisory2/5
derisory
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
- chorister2/5
chorister
- noun a singer in a choir
- noun a singer in a choir
- catheterisation2/5
catheterisation
- noun the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
catheterization.
- noun the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
- plagiarist2/5
plagiarist
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
pirate; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- crisply2/5
crisply
- adverb in a well delineated manner
sharply.
- the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined
- adverb in a well delineated manner
- particularistic2/5
particularistic
- adjective relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.)
- a particularistic-seeming statement
- adjective relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.)
- derisively2/5
derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
scoffingly; derisorily; mockingly.
- `Sorry,' she repeated derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
- meristem2/5
meristem
- noun undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
- noun undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
- thatcherism2/5
thatcherism
- noun (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher
- noun (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher
- frisky2/5
frisky
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
kittenish.
- adjective satellite playful like a lively kitten
- brisket2/5
brisket
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- meristems2/5
meristem
- noun undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
- noun undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
- hypocrisies2/5
hypocrisy
- noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
lip service.
- noun insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
- noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
- gristmill2/5
gristmill
- noun a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
- noun a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
- trismus2/5
trismus
- noun prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
- noun prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
- wristwatch2/5
wristwatch
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
wrist watch.
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
- cristal2/5
cristal
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
ecstasy; XTC; Adam; go; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- wristwatches2/5
wristwatch
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
wrist watch.
- noun a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
- vincristine2/5
vincristine
- noun periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
Oncovin.
- noun periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
- unchristian2/5
unchristian
- adjective not of a Christian faith
- adjective not of a Christian faith
- nonchristian2/5
nonchristian
- adjective satellite not believing in Christ
christless.
- adjective satellite not believing in Christ
- unsurprised2/5
unsurprised
- adjective not surprised or expressing surprise
not surprised.
- that unsuprised obstinate look on his face
- adjective not surprised or expressing surprise
- consumerist2/5
consumerist
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- kristina2/5
kristina
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- kristine2/5
kristine
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- krista2/5
krista
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- volunteerism2/5
volunteerism
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- trisha2/5
trisha
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- griselda2/5
- peristaltic2/5
peristaltic
(Physiol.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; --as, .peristaltic movementPer`i*stal"tic*al*ly adv.
- frisco2/5
frisco
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- folklorists2/5
folklorists
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- aristides2/5
aristides
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- maharishi2/5
maharishi
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- kristi2/5
kristi
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- crise2/5
crise
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- folklorist2/5
folklorist
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- krishnamurti2/5
krishnamurti
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- frist2/5
frist
To sell upon credit, as goods. R. Crabb.
- chrissie2/5
chrissie
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- antiterrorism2/5
- triste2/5
triste
A cattle fair. Prov. Eng.
- thyristor2/5
thyristor
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- touristic2/5
touristic
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- criseyde2/5
- irishness2/5
- trist2/5
trist
To trust. Obs. Chaucer.
- marisol2/5
marisol
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- kristy2/5
kristy
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- crispus2/5
crispus
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- christiaan2/5
christiaan
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- crista2/5
crista
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- particularist2/5
particularist
One who holds to particularism. --Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic , a.
- floristic2/5
floristic
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- moriscos2/5
- mannerist2/5
mannerist
One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism .
- voluntarist2/5
voluntarist
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- heuristically2/5
heuristically
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- hypopituitarism2/5
hypopituitarism
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- antiterrorist2/5
- voluntaristic2/5
- acupuncturist2/5
acupuncturist
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- computerisation2/5
computerisation
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- welfarism2/5
- harish2/5
harish
Like a hare. R. Huloet.
- charismatics2/5
charismatic
- adjective satellite possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
magnetic.
- a charismatic leader
- a magnetic personality
- adjective satellite possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
- parliamentarism2/5
- cristoforo2/5
cristoforo
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- charism2/5
charism
(Eccl.) A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.
- rechristened2/5
rechristened
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- terroristic2/5
- antichristian2/5
antichristian
Opposed to the Christian religion.
- arist2/5
arist
of Obs. Chaucer.Arise , for ariseth.
- valorisation2/5
- boosterism2/5
- parison2/5
parison
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- grise2/5
grise
See Prov. Eng.Grice , a pig.
- christocentric2/5
christocentric
Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped, as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the central object of thought or emotion. J. W. Chadwick.
- kristie2/5
kristie
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- morisco2/5
- crispi2/5
crispi
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- moonrise2/5
moonrise
The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.
- acupuncturists2/5
acupuncturists
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- aristo2/5
aristo
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- meristematic2/5
- afrocentrism2/5
afrocentrism
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- thyristors2/5
- intercomparison2/5
intercomparison
Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.
- highrise2/5
highrise
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- marist2/5
marist
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- chimerism2/5
chimerism
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- cristae2/5
- tristimulus2/5
- folkloristic2/5
folkloristic
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- solidaristic2/5
- marischal2/5
- memoirist2/5
memoirist
A writer of memoirs.
- farish2/5
farish
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- crisco2/5
crisco
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- griscom2/5
griscom
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- priscian2/5
priscian
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- gangsterism2/5
gangsterism
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- hitlerism2/5
hitlerism
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- regularised1/5
regularise
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb make regular or more regular
regularize.
- regularize the heart beat with a pace maker
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- regularise1/5
regularise
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb make regular or more regular
regularize.
- regularize the heart beat with a pace maker
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- regularising1/5
regularise
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb make regular or more regular
regularize.
- regularize the heart beat with a pace maker
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- militarised1/5
militarised
- adjective satellite issued military arms
militarized.
- verb lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
militarize; militarise.
- militarize Germany again after the war
- adjective satellite issued military arms
- pressurise1/5
pressurise
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
pressurize; supercharge.
- verb maintain a certain pressure
pressurize.
- the airplane cabin is pressurized
- pressurize a space suit
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
- eristic1/5
eristic
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
disputant; controversialist.
- noun the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- polarise1/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- vaporised1/5
vaporise
- verb cause to change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The water evaporated in front of our eyes
- verb cause to change into a vapor
- pressurising1/5
pressurise
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
pressurize; supercharge.
- verb maintain a certain pressure
pressurize.
- the airplane cabin is pressurized
- pressurize a space suit
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
- depolarising1/5
depolarise
- verb eliminate the polarization of
depolarize.
- verb eliminate the polarization of
- vascularised1/5
vascularise
- verb become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
vascularize.
- The egg yolk vascularized
- verb make vascular
vascularize.
- the yolk sac is gradually vascularized
- verb become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
- vulgarised1/5
vulgarise
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
popularise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
- verb debase and make vulgar
vulgarize.
- The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- vaporise1/5
vaporise
- verb cause to change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The water evaporated in front of our eyes
- verb cause to change into a vapor
- vaporising1/5
vaporise
- verb cause to change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The water evaporated in front of our eyes
- verb cause to change into a vapor
- depolarised1/5
depolarise
- verb eliminate the polarization of
depolarize.
- verb eliminate the polarization of
- allegorised1/5
allegorise
- verb interpret as an allegory
allegorize.
- verb make into an allegory
allegorize.
- The story was allegorized over time
- verb interpret as an allegory
- polarises1/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- glamorised1/5
glamorise
- verb make glamorous and attractive
glamourise; glamourize; glamorize.
- This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!
- verb make glamorous and attractive
- allegorising1/5
allegorise
- verb interpret as an allegory
allegorize.
- verb make into an allegory
allegorize.
- The story was allegorized over time
- verb interpret as an allegory
- eristics1/5
eristic
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
disputant; controversialist.
- noun the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- vaporises1/5
vaporise
- verb cause to change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The water evaporated in front of our eyes
- verb cause to change into a vapor
- terrorisms1/5
terrorism
- noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
terrorist act; act of terrorism.
- noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
- exteriorised1/5
exteriorise
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
objectify; externalise; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
- crisped1/5
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
- irishwoman1/5
irishwoman
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- garrisoning1/5
garrison
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort.
- noun United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison.
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- vaporisation1/5
vaporisation
- noun the process of becoming a vapor
evaporation; vaporization; vapor; vapour.
- noun annihilation by vaporizing something
vaporization.
- noun the process of becoming a vapor
- prising1/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- linearised1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- antichrists1/5
antichrist
- noun (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
- noun (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
- christianised1/5
christianise
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianize.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb convert to Christianity
- boorishness1/5
boorishness
- noun the manner of a rude or insensitive person
- noun inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
uncouthness.
- noun the manner of a rude or insensitive person
- humourist1/5
humourist
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
humorist.
- noun someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
- pasteurised1/5
pasteurised
- adjective having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation
pasteurized.
- verb heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
pasteurize; pasteurise.
- pasteurize milk
- adjective having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation
- isomerisation1/5
isomerisation
- noun the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself
isomerization.
- noun the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself
- asterisked1/5
asterisked
- adjective satellite marked with an asterisk
starred.
- the starred items
- verb mark with an asterisk
asterisk; star.
- Linguists star unacceptable sentences
- adjective satellite marked with an asterisk
- polymerised1/5
polymerise
- verb cause (a compound) to polymerize
polymerize.
- verb undergo polymerization
polymerize.
- verb cause (a compound) to polymerize
- irishwomen1/5
irishwoman
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- noun a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- frisks1/5
frisk
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisking.
- he gave the suspect a quick frisk
- verb play boisterously
disport; rollick; cavort; romp; run around; skylark; sport; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
- The children frolicked in the garden
- the gamboling lambs in the meadows
- The toddlers romped in the playroom
- noun the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
- vulgarism1/5
vulgarism
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
obscenity; smut; filth; dirty word.
- noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement
coarseness; commonness; raunch; vulgarity; grossness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
- polarisations1/5
polarisation
- noun the condition of having or giving polarity
polarization.
- noun the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
polarization.
- noun the condition of having or giving polarity
- naturist1/5
naturist
- noun a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
nudist.
- noun a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
- 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
- vulgarisms1/5
vulgarism
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
obscenity; smut; filth; dirty word.
- noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement
coarseness; commonness; raunch; vulgarity; grossness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
- vulgarisation1/5
vulgarisation
- noun the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
vulgarization.
- noun the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgarization; popularisation; popularization.
- noun the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
- vascularisation1/5
vascularisation
- noun the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vascularization.
- noun the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
- meliorist1/5
meliorist
- noun a disputant who advocates reform
reformer; reformist; social reformer; crusader.
- noun a disputant who advocates reform
- crisscrosses1/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- arisings1/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- christianising1/5
christianise
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianize.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb convert to Christianity
- uprise1/5
uprise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb ascend as a sound
- The choirs singing uprose and filled the church
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- christianise1/5
christianise
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianize.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb convert to Christianity
- caparisons1/5
caparison
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
housing; trapping.
- verb put a caparison on
dress up; barde; bard.
- caparison the horses for the festive occasion
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
- ecoterrorism1/5
ecoterrorism
- noun violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
ecological warfare; eco-warfare; ecological terrorism.
- noun violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
- caparison1/5
caparison
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
housing; trapping.
- verb put a caparison on
dress up; barde; bard.
- caparison the horses for the festive occasion
- noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
- populariser1/5
populariser
- noun someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgariser; popularizer; vulgarizer.
- noun someone who makes attractive to the general public
- naturists1/5
naturist
- noun a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
nudist.
- noun a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
- narcoterrorism1/5
narcoterrorism
- noun the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
- noun the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
- polymerise1/5
polymerise
- verb cause (a compound) to polymerize
polymerize.
- verb undergo polymerization
polymerize.
- verb cause (a compound) to polymerize
- exteriorisation1/5
exteriorisation
- noun embodying in an outward form
externalization; exteriorization; externalisation.
- noun embodying in an outward form
- crispen1/5
crispen
- verb make brown and crisp by heating
toast; crisp.
- toast bread
- crisp potatoes
- verb make brown and crisp by heating
- aphorist1/5
aphorist
- noun someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
- noun someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
- linearising1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- popularisers1/5
populariser
- noun someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgariser; popularizer; vulgarizer.
- noun someone who makes attractive to the general public
- linearise1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- uprisen1/5
uprise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb ascend as a sound
- The choirs singing uprose and filled the church
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- impoverishes1/5
impoverish
- verb make poor
- verb take away
deprive.
- verb make poor
- behaviourists1/5
behaviourist
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
behaviorist.
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behaviorist; behavioristic; behaviouristic.
- behavioristic psychology
- noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
- aristocratical1/5
aristocratical
- adjective satellite belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
blue; blue-blooded; patrician; gentle; aristocratic.
- an aristocratic family
- aristocratic Bostonians
- aristocratic government
- a blue family
- blue blood
- the blue-blooded aristocracy
- of gentle blood
- patrician landholders of the American South
- aristocratic bearing
- aristocratic features
- patrician tastes
- adjective satellite belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- christianisation1/5
christianisation
- noun conversion to Christianity
Christianization.
- noun conversion to Christianity
- popularising1/5
popularise
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
vulgarise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
- verb make understandable to the general public
popularize.
- Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- terrorise1/5
terrorise
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize.
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorize; terrify.
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
- pasteurisation1/5
pasteurisation
- noun partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
pasteurization.
- noun partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
- barbarisms1/5
barbarism
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
savagery; brutality; barbarity.
- noun a brutal barbarous savage act
- mesmerist1/5
mesmerist
- noun a person who induces hypnosis
hypnotizer; mesmerizer; hypnotiser; hypnotist.
- noun a person who induces hypnosis
- mesmerising1/5
mesmerise
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bewitch; mesmerize; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb induce hypnosis in
hypnotize; mesmerize; hypnotise.
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- terrorising1/5
terrorise
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize.
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorize; terrify.
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
- christianities1/5
christianity
- noun a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
Christian religion.
- noun the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
Christendom.
- for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom
- noun a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
- colorists1/5
colorist
- noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color
- noun a painter able to achieve special effects with color
- factorisation1/5
factorisation
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factoring; factorization.
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- peristome1/5
peristome
- noun (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
- noun region around the mouth in various invertebrates
- noun (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
- caesarism1/5
caesarism
A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Cæsar or emperor, it has been committed by the popular will; imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of government. ✍ This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III., as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his court.
- miniaturised1/5
miniaturise
- verb design or construct on a smaller scale
miniaturize.
- verb design or construct on a smaller scale
- morrises1/5
morris
- noun United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris; Esther Morris.
- noun English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)
William Morris.
- noun United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
- christies1/5
christie
- noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Agatha Christie; Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie.
- noun prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
- aristotelean1/5
aristotelian
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 --b. c .).n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic .
- meliorism1/5
meliorism
- noun the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
- noun the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
- mesmerists1/5
mesmerist
- noun a person who induces hypnosis
hypnotizer; mesmerizer; hypnotiser; hypnotist.
- noun a person who induces hypnosis
- scenarist1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- enterprisers1/5
enterpriser
- noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
entrepreneur.
- noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
- christianly1/5
christianly
- adjective satellite becoming to or like a Christian
- gentle christianly behavior
- adjective satellite becoming to or like a Christian
- norrish1/5
norrish
- noun English chemist (1897-1978)
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish.
- noun English chemist (1897-1978)
- theorises1/5
theorise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- arborist1/5
arborist
- noun a specialist in treating damaged trees
tree surgeon.
- noun a specialist in treating damaged trees
- enterpriser1/5
enterpriser
- noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
entrepreneur.
- noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
- temporising1/5
temporise
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
temporize.
- The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
- naturism1/5
naturism
- noun going without clothes as a social practice
nudism.
- noun going without clothes as a social practice
- extemporised1/5
extemporise
- verb perform without preparation
improvise; ad-lib; extemporize; improvize.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb perform without preparation
- secularising1/5
secularise
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
secularize.
- Ataturk secularized Turkey
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- moisturising1/5
moisturise
- verb make (more) humid
humidify; moisturize.
- We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
- verb make (more) humid
- christens1/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- pauperisation1/5
pauperisation
- noun the act of making someone poor
pauperization; impoverishment.
- noun the act of making someone poor
- interiorised1/5
interiorise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; internalise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- lyrist1/5
lyrist
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
lyricist.
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
- touristed1/5
touristed
- adjective satellite visited by throngs of tourists
touristy.
- of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed
- tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy
- adjective satellite visited by throngs of tourists
- seminarists1/5
seminarist
- noun a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
seminarian.
- noun a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
- arborists1/5
arborist
- noun a specialist in treating damaged trees
tree surgeon.
- noun a specialist in treating damaged trees
- temporise1/5
temporise
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
temporize.
- The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
- sacristies1/5
sacristy
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
vestry.
- noun a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
- pulverising1/5
pulverise
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb become powder or dust
pulverize; powderize; powderise.
- When it was blown up, the building powderized
- verb destroy completely
- pulverise1/5
pulverise
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb become powder or dust
pulverize; powderize; powderise.
- When it was blown up, the building powderized
- verb destroy completely
- cauterised1/5
cauterise
- verb burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
burn; cauterize.
- The surgeon cauterized the wart
- verb make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
callous; cauterize.
- verb burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- temporised1/5
temporise
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
temporize.
- The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
- seminarist1/5
seminarist
- noun a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
seminarian.
- noun a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
- christly1/5
christly
- adjective satellite resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
christlike.
- adjective satellite resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
- garishness1/5
garishness
- noun tasteless showiness
tawdriness; gaudiness; glitz; meretriciousness; flashiness; brashness; loudness.
- noun strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaudiness.
- noun tasteless showiness
- polymerisations1/5
polymerisation
- noun a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
polymerization.
- noun a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
- mesmerise1/5
mesmerise
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bewitch; mesmerize; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb induce hypnosis in
hypnotize; mesmerize; hypnotise.
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- trisect1/5
trisect
- verb cut in three
- trisect a line
- verb cut in three
- computerise1/5
computerise
- verb provide with computers
computerize.
- Our office is fully computerized now
- verb store in a computer
computerize.
- computerized dictionary
- verb provide with computers
- bowdlerised1/5
bowdlerise
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- lyrists1/5
lyrist
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
lyricist.
- noun a person who writes the words for songs
- trisecting1/5
trisect
- verb cut in three
- trisect a line
- verb cut in three
- remilitarisation1/5
remilitarisation
- noun the act of militarizing again
remilitarization.
- noun the act of militarizing again
- sourish1/5
sourish
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
tangy; lemonlike; lemony; tart.
- adjective satellite tasting sour like a lemon
- scenarists1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- carburising1/5
carburise
- verb unite with carbon
carburize; carbonise; carbonize.
- carburize metal
- verb unite with carbon
- computerising1/5
computerise
- verb provide with computers
computerize.
- Our office is fully computerized now
- verb store in a computer
computerize.
- computerized dictionary
- verb provide with computers
- secularise1/5
secularise
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
secularize.
- Ataturk secularized Turkey
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- crispest1/5
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
- trisected1/5
trisect
- verb cut in three
- trisect a line
- verb cut in three
- amorist1/5
amorist
- noun one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
- noun one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
- crispier1/5
crispy
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
crisp.
- crisp potato chips
- adjective satellite tender and brittle
- popularism1/5
popularism
- noun music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
- noun music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
- christologies1/5
christology
- noun a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
- noun the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ
- noun a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
- miniaturist1/5
miniaturist
- noun someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
- noun someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
- manicurist1/5
manicurist
- noun a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
- noun a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
- satirised1/5
satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
- verb ridicule with satire
- familiarised1/5
familiarised
- adjective satellite having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
adjusted; familiarized.
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize; acquaint.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- adjective satellite having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
- pharisaical1/5
pharisaical
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
pharisaic; self-righteous; sanctimonious; holier-than-thou; pietistic; pietistical.
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
- apprising1/5
apprise
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb make aware of
instruct; apprize.
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- cristobalite1/5
cristobalite
- noun a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks
- noun a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks
- asterism1/5
asterism
- noun (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- noun (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
- noun (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- familiarisation1/5
familiarisation
- noun the experience of becoming familiar with something
familiarization.
- noun the experience of becoming familiar with something
- orisons1/5
orison
- noun reverent petition to a deity
petition; prayer.
- noun reverent petition to a deity
- memorisation1/5
memorisation
- noun learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
memorization; committal to memory.
- the actor's memorization of his lines
- noun learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
- particularised1/5
particularised
- adjective satellite directed toward a specific object
particularized.
- particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; particularise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- adjective satellite directed toward a specific object
- orison1/5
orison
- noun reverent petition to a deity
petition; prayer.
- noun reverent petition to a deity
- reprising1/5
reprise
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat; reprize; recapitulate.
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- incendiarism1/5
incendiarism
- noun malicious burning to destroy property
arson; fire-raising.
- the British term for arson is fire-raising
- noun malicious burning to destroy property
- catharism1/5
catharism
- noun a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
Albigensianism.
- noun a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
- categorises1/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- caricaturists1/5
caricaturist
- noun someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
- noun someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner
- miniaturisation1/5
miniaturisation
- noun act of making on a greatly reduced scale
miniaturization.
- noun act of making on a greatly reduced scale
- demilitarised1/5
demilitarise
- verb do away with the military organization and potential of
demilitarize.
- verb remove offensive capability from
disarm; demilitarize.
- verb do away with the military organization and potential of
- familiarising1/5
familiarising
- adjective satellite serving to make familiar
familiarizing.
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize; acquaint.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- adjective satellite serving to make familiar
- behaviouristic1/5
behaviouristic
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
behaviorist; behavioristic; behaviourist.
- behavioristic psychology
- adjective of or relating to behaviorism
- plagiarisms1/5
plagiarism
- noun a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
piracy; plagiarization; plagiarisation.
- noun a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- asterisms1/5
asterism
- noun (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- noun (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
- noun (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- watercolorist1/5
watercolorist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolourist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- tamarisks1/5
tamarisk
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
- miniaturists1/5
miniaturist
- noun someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
- noun someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail
- satirising1/5
satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
- verb ridicule with satire
- satirise1/5
satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
- verb ridicule with satire
- particularise1/5
particularise
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb be specific about
- satirises1/5
satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
- verb ridicule with satire
- aristocratically1/5
aristocratically
- adverb in an aristocratic manner
- they behaved aristocratically
- adverb in an aristocratic manner
- theorisations1/5
theorisation
- noun the production or use of theories
theorization.
- noun the production or use of theories
- sacristans1/5
sacristan
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
sexton.
- noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
- amateurishness1/5
amateurishness
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- preterist1/5
preterist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- manicurists1/5
manicurist
- noun a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
- noun a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
- grises1/5
- vaporiser1/5
vaporiser
- noun a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)
vaporizer.
- noun a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)
- apprises1/5
apprise
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb make aware of
instruct; apprize.
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- factorise1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- watercolourist1/5
watercolourist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolorist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- peristyles1/5
peristyle
- noun a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- noun a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- eucharists1/5
eucharist
- noun a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
Lord's Supper; Eucharistic liturgy; Liturgy; sacrament of the Eucharist; Holy Sacrament; Holy Eucharist.
- noun a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
- fairish1/5
fairish
- adjective satellite not excessive or extreme
reasonable; fair.
- a fairish income
- reasonable prices
- adjective satellite (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored;
fair.
- a fair complexion
- adjective satellite not excessive or extreme
- nourishments1/5
nourishment
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; sustenance; victuals.
- noun the act of nourishing
- her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- containerised1/5
containerise
- verb package in a container
containerize.
- The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping
- verb package in a container
- motorisation1/5
motorisation
- noun the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles)
motorization.
- noun the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles)
- preterists1/5
preterist
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
- futuristics1/5
futuristics
- noun the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
futurology.
- noun the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
- pauperised1/5
pauperise
- verb reduce to beggary
pauperize; beggar.
- verb reduce to beggary
- surprisal1/5
surprisal
- noun the act of surprising someone
surprise.
- noun the act of surprising someone
- factorised1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- notarised1/5
notarise
- verb authenticate as a notary
notarize.
- We had to have the signature notarized
- verb authenticate as a notary
- particularising1/5
particularise
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb be specific about
- epicurism1/5
epicurism
- noun the disposition and habits of an epicure
- noun the disposition and habits of an epicure
- triskelion1/5
triskelion
- noun a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
triskele.
- noun a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
- cauterisation1/5
cauterisation
- noun the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterization; cautery.
- noun the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
- vigorish1/5
vigorish
- noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
usury.
- noun a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
rake-off.
- noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
- factorising1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- pulverisation1/5
pulverisation
- noun a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
powder; pulverization.
- noun the act of grinding to a powder or dust
mill; pulverization; grind.
- noun a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- derisions1/5
derision
- noun contemptuous laughter
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
ridicule.
- noun contemptuous laughter
- catheterised1/5
catheterise
- verb insert a catheter into (a body part)
catheterize.
- catheterize the patient's bladder
- verb insert a catheter into (a body part)
- tzarist1/5
tzarist
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
czarist; czaristic; tsarist; tsaristic.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a czar
- transistorised1/5
transistorised
- adjective satellite (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors
transistorized.
- verb equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors
transistorize; transistorise.
- adjective satellite (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors
- watercolorists1/5
watercolorist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolourist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- perisher1/5
- algorism1/5
algorism
- noun the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
- noun computation with Arabic figures
- noun the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
- triskele1/5
triskele
- noun a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
triskelion.
- noun a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
- currish1/5
currish
- adjective satellite base and cowardly
- adjective satellite resembling a cur; snarling and rude
- adjective satellite base and cowardly
- watercolourists1/5
watercolourist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolorist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- viticulturist1/5
viticulturist
- noun a cultivator of grape vine
- noun a cultivator of grape vine
- surprisingness1/5
surprisingness
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
unexpectedness.
- the unexpectedness of the warm welcome
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
- podiatrists1/5
podiatrist
- noun a specialist in care for the feet
foot doctor; chiropodist.
- noun a specialist in care for the feet
- frisbees1/5
frisbee
- noun a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
- noun a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
- kriss1/5
kris
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
crease; creese.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
- garishly1/5
garishly
- adverb in a tastelessly garish manner
gaudily; tawdrily.
- the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers
- adverb in a tastelessly garish manner
- periscopes1/5
periscope
- noun an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
- noun an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
- aristolochia1/5
aristolochia
- noun birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe
genus Aristolochia.
- noun birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe
- particularisms1/5
particularism
- noun a focus on something particular
- noun a focus on something particular
- vibrissae1/5
vibrissa
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
whisker; sensory hair.
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- petrissage1/5
petrissage
- noun massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
- noun massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed
- feverishness1/5
feverishness
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
febricity; fever; febrility; pyrexia.
- noun a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
- panegyrist1/5
panegyrist
- noun an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
eulogist.
- noun an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
- clerisy1/5
clerisy
- noun an educated and intellectual elite
intelligentsia.
- noun an educated and intellectual elite
- patristics1/5
patristics
- noun the writings of the early Church Fathers
patrology.
- noun the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
patrology.
- noun the writings of the early Church Fathers
- christmastide1/5
christmastide
The season of Christmas.
- gristly1/5
gristly
- adjective satellite difficult to chew
rubbery; cartilaginous.
- adjective satellite difficult to chew
- plagiarists1/5
plagiarist
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
pirate; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- panegyrists1/5
panegyrist
- noun an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
eulogist.
- noun an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
- plagiarised1/5
plagiarised
- adjective satellite copied and passed off as your own
plagiarized; plagiaristic.
- used plagiarized data in his thesis
- a work dotted with plagiarized phrases
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarize; lift; plagiarise.
- adjective satellite copied and passed off as your own
- polariscope1/5
polariscope
- noun an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
polarimeter.
- noun an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
- voyeuristically1/5
voyeuristically
- adverb like a voyeur
- he sneaks voyeuristically around the swimming pool
- adverb like a voyeur
- perissodactyla1/5
perissodactyla
(Zoöl.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla.
- unenterprising1/5
unenterprising
- adjective lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
nonenterprising.
- adjective lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
- arisaema1/5
arisaema
- noun tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
genus Arisaema.
- noun tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
- summarisation1/5
summarisation
- noun the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
summarization.
- noun the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
- briss1/5
bris
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
Berit; Berith; Brith; Briss.
- noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
- 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
- clitorises1/5
clitoris
- noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
clit; button.
- noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- frissons1/5
frisson
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
quiver; thrill; shudder; shiver; tingle; chill.
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
- noun an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- 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
- vibrissa1/5
vibrissa
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
whisker; sensory hair.
- noun a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- prisonlike1/5
prisonlike
- adjective satellite resembling a prison
- adjective satellite resembling a prison
- rubberised1/5
rubberise
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
rubber; rubberize.
- rubberize fabric for rain coats
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
- saurischia1/5
saurischia
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
order Saurischia.
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
- aorists1/5
aorist
- noun a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
- noun a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
- particularisation1/5
particularisation
- noun an individualized description of a particular instance
detailing; particularization.
- noun an individualized description of a particular instance
- biprism1/5
biprism
- noun an optical device for obtaining interference fringes
- noun an optical device for obtaining interference fringes
- liverish1/5
liverish
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bilious; livery.
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; bilious; atrabilious.
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- boorishly1/5
boorishly
- adverb like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
- adverb like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"
- tenorist1/5
tenorist
- noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
tenor saxophonist.
- noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone
- cerises1/5
cerise
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
cherry; cherry red.
- adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
reddish; scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a red the color of ripe cherries
- plagiarising1/5
plagiarise
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarize; lift.
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- jurisprudentially1/5
jurisprudentially
- adverb in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law
- adverb in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law
- plagiarise1/5
plagiarise
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarize; lift.
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- solarisation1/5
solarisation
- noun exposure to the rays of the sun
solarization.
- noun exposure to the rays of the sun
- aristolochiaceae1/5
aristolochiaceae
- noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
family Aristolochiaceae; birthwort family.
- noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
- friskiness1/5
friskiness
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
frolicsomeness; sportiveness.
- noun lively high-spirited playfulness
- krises1/5
kris
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
crease; creese.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
- petaurista1/5
petaurista
- noun very large Asiatic flying squirrels
genus Petaurista.
- noun very large Asiatic flying squirrels
- plagiaristic1/5
plagiaristic
- adjective satellite copied and passed off as your own
plagiarized; plagiarised.
- used plagiarized data in his thesis
- a work dotted with plagiarized phrases
- adjective satellite copied and passed off as your own
- krisses1/5
kris
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
crease; creese.
- noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
- grisaille1/5
grisaille
- noun chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
- noun chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
- wristband1/5
wristband
- noun band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; bracelet; watchband; watch bracelet.
- noun band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
- wristbands1/5
wristband
- noun band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
- noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
watchstrap; bracelet; watchband; watch bracelet.
- noun band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
- aneurism1/5
aneurism
- noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
aneurysm.
- noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
- trisomies1/5
trisomy
- noun chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
- noun chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
- barish1/5
barish
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
Bodo-Garo.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India
- belletristic1/5
belletristic
- adjective satellite written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content
- adjective satellite written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content
- verisimilar1/5
verisimilar
- adjective satellite appearing to be true or real
- a verisimilar tale
- adjective satellite appearing to be true or real
- myristica1/5
myristica
- noun type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
genus Myristica.
- noun type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
- tigerish1/5
tigerish
- adjective satellite resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
- a tigerish fury
- adjective satellite resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
- gristmills1/5
gristmill
- noun a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
- noun a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
- wristlets1/5
wristlet
- noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
wrist band.
- noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
- perissodactyls1/5
perissodactyl
- noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
perissodactyl mammal; odd-toed ungulate.
- noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
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imperishability
- noun the property of being resistant to decay
imperishableness; imperishingness.
- he advertised the imperishability of the product
- noun the property of being resistant to decay
- aneurisms1/5
aneurism
- noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
aneurysm.
- noun a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
- wristlet1/5
wristlet
- noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
wrist band.
- noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
- 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)
- myristicaceae1/5
myristicaceae
- noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
nutmeg family; family Myristicaceae.
- noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
- anthriscus1/5
anthriscus
- noun chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
genus Anthriscus.
- noun chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
- gantrisin1/5
gantrisin
- noun a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract
sulfisoxazole.
- noun a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract
- tristearin1/5
tristearin
- noun a triglyceride of stearic acid
glycerol tristearate.
- noun a triglyceride of stearic acid
- perisperm1/5
perisperm
- noun the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
- noun the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
- grissino1/5
grissino
- noun a long slender crusty breadstick
- noun a long slender crusty breadstick
- briskets1/5
brisket
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- noun a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
- grisons1/5
grison
- noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
Grison vittatus; Galictis vittatus.
- noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
- trisaccharide1/5
trisaccharide
- noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- spoonerisms1/5
spoonerism
- noun transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
- noun transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
- grison1/5
grison
- noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
Grison vittatus; Galictis vittatus.
- noun carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
- spoonerism1/5
spoonerism
- noun transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
- noun transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
- trisaccharides1/5
trisaccharide
- noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- aneurismal1/5
aneurismal
- adjective relating to or affected by an aneurysm
aneurysmal; aneurysmatic; aneurismatic.
- adjective relating to or affected by an aneurysm
- friss1/5
fri
- noun the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
Friday.
- noun the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
- aristocort1/5
aristocort
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
triamcinolone; Kenalog; Aristopak.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
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saurischian
- noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
saurischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
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saurischian
- noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
saurischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
- christless1/5
christless
- adjective satellite not believing in Christ
nonchristian.
- adjective satellite not believing in Christ
- amateurishly1/5
amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- he performed the piece amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- unpasteurised1/5
unpasteurised
- adjective not having undergone pasteurization
unpasteurized.
- adjective not having undergone pasteurization
- christer1/5
christ
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
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parameterisation
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misprision
The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. Archaic Fuller.The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare.
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- aristippus1/5
- pharisaism1/5
pharisaism
The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. Sharp.
- hubristic1/5
- arish1/5
arish
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- tristate1/5
tristate
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- frise1/5
frise
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ecotourists
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- grisea1/5
grisea
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- griseus1/5
griseus
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- charisms1/5
charism
(Eccl.) A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.
- artillerists1/5
artillerist
A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
- tsarism1/5
tsarism
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- cristata1/5
cristata
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- bristlecone1/5
bristlecone
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- demilitarisation1/5
demilitarisation
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- frison1/5
frison
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- interjurisdictional1/5
interjurisdictional
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- oriskany1/5
oriskany
(Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age.
- cristatus1/5
cristatus
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- auteurism1/5
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- prisoned1/5
prison
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
prison house.
- noun a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
prison house.
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- tristesse1/5
- krispies1/5
krispies
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- prechristian1/5
- precrisis1/5
- tristeza1/5
- aristophanic1/5
aristophanic
Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.
- decembrists1/5
- esoterism1/5
- trisodium1/5
trisodium
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- myristate1/5
myristate
(Chem.) A salt of myristic acid.
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decembrist
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- colourist1/5
colourist
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- auteurist1/5
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- tristis1/5
tristis
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- redemptorist1/5
redemptorist
(R.C.Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.
- postcrisis1/5
- trisyllabic1/5
trisyllabic
Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; --as, "syllable" is a .trisyllabic wordTris`yllab"ic*al*ly , adv.
- trisomic1/5
trisomic
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- barista1/5
barista
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- myristic1/5
myristic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg ( Myristica ). Specifically, designating an acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.
- maitrise1/5
- charismata1/5
- aquarists1/5
aquarists
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- aristos1/5
- nonperishable1/5
nonperishable
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- anagnorisis1/5
anagnorisis
The unfolding or dénouement. R. De Quincey.
- emprise1/5
emprise
An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. Chaucer.In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser.
The deeds of love and high emprise. Longfellow.
- grisette1/5
grisette
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.
- verismo1/5
- antimilitarism1/5
antimilitarism
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- priss1/5
pris
See Obs.Price , and 1stPrize .
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- valorised1/5
- jurisconsults1/5
jurisconsult
(Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
- harissa1/5
harissa
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- aristaeus1/5
- nourisher1/5
nourish
- verb provide with nourishment
nurture; sustain.
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
- verb give nourishment to
nutrify; aliment.
- verb provide with nourishment
- metamerism1/5
metamerism
(Biol.) The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.
- whorish1/5
whorish
Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste. --Whor"ish*ly , adv. --Whor"ish*ness , n.
- cristy1/5
cristy
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- rigorism1/5
rigorism
Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity.
- artillerist1/5
artillerist
A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
- evariste1/5
evariste
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- physiatrist1/5
physiatrist
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- particularists1/5
particularist
One who holds to particularism. --Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic , a.
- colourists1/5
colourists
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- culturist1/5
culturist
A cultivator.
- kristopher1/5
kristopher
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- coloristic1/5
- jurisconsult1/5
jurisconsult
(Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
- crispa1/5
crispa
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- rigorist1/5
rigorist
One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist.
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redemptorist
(R.C.Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.
- culturists1/5
culturist
A cultivator.
- antimilitarist1/5
antimilitarist
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- lorises1/5
lorises
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- querist1/5
querist
One who inquires, or asks questions. Swift.
- conciliarism1/5
- crispum1/5
crispum
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- kristiansand1/5
- sacrist1/5
sacrist
A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.
- modularisation1/5
- labourism1/5
labourism
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- turista1/5
turista
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- brisas1/5
- ariste1/5
ariste
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- ecotourist1/5
ecotourist
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- panhypopituitarism1/5
panhypopituitarism
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- fourierist1/5
fourierist
One who adopts the views of Fourier.
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unitarist
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- apriorism1/5
apriorism
An a priori principle.
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- meristic1/5
meristic
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- colorism1/5
colorism
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- solidarist1/5
solidarist
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- fourierism1/5
fourierism
The coöperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier , a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
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- brisa1/5
brisa
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- entrepreneurism1/5
- varistor1/5
varistor
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- aquarist1/5
aquarist
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- valorise1/5
valorise
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- copolymerisation1/5
- shakerism1/5
shakerism
Doctrines of the Shakers.
- carisoprodol1/5
- allegorist1/5
allegorist
One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume.
- polariser1/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- marish1/5
marish
Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. Archaic Milton. Tennyson.
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- moisturiser1/5
moisturise
- verb make (more) humid
humidify; moisturize.
- We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
- verb make (more) humid
- wristed1/5
wrist
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; articulatio radiocarpea.
- noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
- merisi1/5
merisi
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pressurisation
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tautomerism
(Chem.) The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
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trisagion
(Eccl.) An ancient anthem, -- usually known by its Latin name tersanctus.See Tersanctus .
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adventurist
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trisection
The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.
- cherisher1/5
cherish
- verb be fond of; be attached to
treasure; hold dear; care for.
- verb be fond of; be attached to
- pristinely1/5
pristine
- adjective satellite completely free from dirt or contamination
- pristine mountain snow
- adjective satellite immaculately clean and unused
- handed her his pristine white handkerchief
- adjective satellite completely free from dirt or contamination
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nuristan
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documentarist
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- containerisation1/5
containerisation
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chrismation
The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil. Chrismation or cross-signing with ointment, was used in baptism. Jer. Taylor.
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aristata
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- christianism1/5
christianism
The Christian religion. Obs. Milton.
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neuropsychiatrist
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- suprising1/5
suprising
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highrises
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humoristic
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist.
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varistors
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jurisdictional
- adjective satellite restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
- the jurisdictional limits of a state
- adjective satellite restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
- characteristical1/5
characteristical
Characteristic.
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jurisprudent
Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence. G. West.
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grisette
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry. Sterne.
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mannerist
One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism .
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- jurisprudent1/5
jurisprudent
Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence. G. West.
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dechristianization
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- historism1/5
historism
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crispbread
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allegorist
One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume.
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hucksterism
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baristas
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intercomparison
Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.
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obituarist
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stereoisomerism
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- czarism1/5
czarism
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frisket
(Print.) The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing.
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rigorist
One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist.
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nightmarish
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
hair-raising; bloodcurdling.
- adjective satellite extremely alarming
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parameterisations
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moisturisers
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dristan
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euhemerism
The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts.
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irised
Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent. Holmes.
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puristic
Of or pertaining to purists or purism.
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- illustrissimo1/5
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parisis
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lazarist
(R. C. Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.
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hypocoristic
Endearing; diminutive; as, the .hypocoristic form of a nameThe hypocoristic or pet form of William. Dr. Murray.
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afrocentrist
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christ
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
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welfarist
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
welfare-statist.
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
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overissue
An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority. An overissue of government paper. Brougham.
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labourist
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arrises
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spinsterish
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psychometrist
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cristatum
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- workerist1/5
- trishna1/5
- earthrise1/5
- uncharismatic1/5
- imprisonable1/5
- autoriser1/5
- perisphere1/5
- allegorism1/5
- melioristic1/5
melioristic
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- charterist1/5
charterist
Same as Chartist .
- irishry1/5
irishry
The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of rebels." Milton.
- imperishably1/5
imperishable
- adjective not perishable
- adjective satellite unceasing
abiding; enduring.
- an abiding belief
- imperishable truths
- adjective not perishable
- lazarist1/5
lazarist
(R. C. Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.
- christoper1/5
christoper
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- rechristening1/5
rechristening
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- piarist1/5
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.
- euhemeristic1/5
euhemeristic
Of or pertaining to euhemerism.
- choristoma1/5
- manneristic1/5
- christophany1/5
christophany
An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion.
- parameterise1/5
parameterise
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- wearisomely1/5
wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- aristoi1/5
- sunrising1/5
sunrise
- noun the first light of day
sunup; daybreak; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
- noun the first light of day
- trisul1/5
trisul
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- modularised1/5
- parisons1/5
parisons
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- meteorism1/5
meteorism
(Med.) Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.
- aphoristically1/5
aphoristically
In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.
- catharist1/5
catharist
One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him; -- applied to persons of various sects. See Albigenses .
- unchristened1/5
unchristened
Not christened; as, an .unchristened child
- folklorism1/5
folklorism
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- polarisers1/5
- peristomial1/5
peristomial
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a peristome.
- renourishment1/5
- verism1/5
verism
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- guerison1/5
- antimilitarists1/5
- antiperistaltic1/5
antiperistaltic
(Med.) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.
- pentaprism1/5
- cherishment1/5
cherishment
Encouragement; comfort. Obs.Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser.
- singularist1/5
singularist
One who affects singularity. Obs.A clownish singularist, or nonconformist to ordinary usage. Borrow.
- wearisomeness1/5
wearisomeness
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- futuristically1/5
futuristically
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- floristry1/5
- misprisions1/5
misprision
The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. Archaic Fuller.The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare.
- vernacularism1/5
vernacularism
A vernacular idiom.
- dechristianisation1/5
dechristianisation
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- templarism1/5
- bearishness1/5
bearishness
Behavior like that of a bear.
- piarists1/5
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.
- trisomics1/5
- quakerish1/5
quakerish
Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.
- prismoidal1/5
prismoidal
Having the form of a prismoid; as, .prismoidal solids
- hypocoristics1/5
hypocoristic
Endearing; diminutive; as, the .hypocoristic form of a nameThe hypocoristic or pet form of William. Dr. Murray.
- priser1/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- decolourisation1/5
- enterprised1/5
enterprise
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavor; endeavour.
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
- noun an organization created for business ventures
- a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
- noun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- moriscoes1/5
- mercenarism1/5
- christmasy1/5
- herisson1/5
herisson
(fort.) A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; -- used to block up a passage.
- periscopic1/5
periscopic
Viewing all around, or on all sides.
- friseur1/5
- unrisen1/5
unrisen
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- liquorish1/5
liquorish
See Obs. Shak.Lickerish .
- anglocentrism1/5
- rechristen1/5
rechristen
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- psychometrists1/5
- sectorisation1/5
- flavorist1/5
- chamaecyparissus1/5
chamaecyparissus
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- cicatrisation1/5
- errorists1/5
errorist
One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.
- phariseeism1/5
phariseeism
See Pharisaism .
- poorish1/5
poorish
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- trisulphide1/5
trisulphide
(Chem.) A sulphide containing three atoms of sulphur.
- sitarist1/5
sitarist
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- noncharismatic1/5
- obituarists1/5
- antiaristocratic1/5
- christianness1/5
christianness
Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity. Obs. Hammond.
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