sc: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of sc
- disc«Word Popularity Bar5/5
disc
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
phonograph recording; platter; phonograph record; record; disk.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disk; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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nsc
- noun a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Council.
- noun a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
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msc
- noun a master's degree in science
Master of Science; SM; MS.
- noun a master's degree in science
- misc3/5
misc
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- esc3/5
esc
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- cisc2/5
cisc
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada.
- noun (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
complex instruction set computing; complex instruction set computer.
- noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
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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
- mollusc2/5
mollusc
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; shellfish.
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
- videodisc2/5
videodisc
- noun a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
DVD; videodisk.
- noun a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
- fisc2/5
fisc
- noun a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
- noun a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
- bosc2/5
bosc
- noun greenish-yellow pear
- noun greenish-yellow pear
- csc2/5
- wisc2/5
wisc
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- lsc2/5
- desc2/5
desc
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- fasc2/5
fasc
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- masc2/5
masc
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- norvasc1/5
norvasc
- noun a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris
amlodipine besylate.
- noun a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris
- blastodisc1/5
blastodisc
- noun a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
germinal disc; blastoderm; germinal area.
- noun a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
- laserdisc1/5
laserdisc
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- cresc1/5
cresc
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- aesc1/5
aesc
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Suffixes of sc
- screen«Word Popularity Bar5/5
screen
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
projection screen; silver screen.
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
blind.
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- science5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- scale5/5
scale
- noun an ordered reference standard
scale of measurement; ordered series; graduated table.
- judging on a scale of 1 to 10
- noun relative magnitude
- they entertained on a grand scale
- noun an ordered reference standard
- scene5/5
scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- scheme5/5
scheme
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy.
- noun a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge; dodging.
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- sciences5/5
science
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
scientific discipline.
- the science of genetics
- noun ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
skill.
- the skill of a well-trained boxer
- the sweet science of pugilism
- noun a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- scientists5/5
scientist
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- scenes5/5
scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- scotland5/5
scotland
- noun one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
- noun one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
- schemes5/5
scheme
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy.
- noun a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge; dodging.
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- scales5/5
scale
- noun an ordered reference standard
scale of measurement; ordered series; graduated table.
- judging on a scale of 1 to 10
- noun relative magnitude
- they entertained on a grand scale
- noun an ordered reference standard
- scattered5/5
scattered
- adjective satellite occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- scattered showers
- scattered villages
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- adjective satellite occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- scripture5/5
scripture
- noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
sacred scripture.
- noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Christian Bible; Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Book; Good Book.
- he went to carry the Word to the heathen
- noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
- screening5/5
screening
- noun the display of a motion picture
viewing; showing.
- noun fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- noun the display of a motion picture
- scientist5/5
scientist
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- noun a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
- scattering5/5
scattering
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
sprinkling.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- scriptures5/5
scripture
- noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Christian Bible; Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Book; Good Book.
- he went to carry the Word to the heathen
- noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
sacred scripture.
- noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
- schema5/5
schema
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
scheme.
- noun a schematic or preliminary plan
scheme; outline.
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- screw5/5
screw
- noun someone who guards prisoners
jailor; jailer; prison guard; turnkey; gaoler.
- noun a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- noun someone who guards prisoners
- school5/5
school
- noun an educational institution
- the school was founded in 1900
- noun a building where young people receive education
schoolhouse.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun an educational institution
- schools5/5
school
- noun an educational institution
- the school was founded in 1900
- noun a building where young people receive education
schoolhouse.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun an educational institution
- scholars5/5
scholar
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; student.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; learner.
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
- score5/5
score
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; mark.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
musical score.
- he studied the score of the sonata
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- scott5/5
scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. Scott.
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- scores5/5
scores
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; score; mark.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a large number or amount
- scenario5/5
scenario
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- noun a setting for a work of art or literature
- the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- scottish5/5
scottish
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, .Scottish industry or economy; aScottish chief; aScottish dialect
- scholar5/5
scholar
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; student.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; learner.
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
- scared5/5
scared
- adjective satellite made afraid
frightened.
- the frightened child cowered in the corner
- too shocked and scared to move
- verb cause fear in
frighten; scare; fright; affright.
- The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
- Ghosts could never affright her
- adjective satellite made afraid
- scenarios5/5
scenario
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- noun a setting for a work of art or literature
- the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror
- noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- scanning5/5
scanning
- noun the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
- noun the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
- noun the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
- schooling5/5
schooling
- noun the act of teaching at school
- noun the process of being formally educated at a school
school.
- what will you do when you finish school?
- noun the act of teaching at school
- sculpture5/5
sculpture
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- noun creating figures or designs in three dimensions
carving.
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- scope5/5
scope
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; compass.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
setting; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
- schedule5/5
schedule
- noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
docket; agenda.
- noun an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
- noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- scholarship5/5
scholarship
- noun financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learnedness; learning; erudition; encyclopedism.
- noun financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- scheduled5/5
scheduled
- adjective planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
- the scheduled meeting
- the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow
- verb plan for an activity or event
schedule.
- I've scheduled a concert next week
- adjective planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
- scan5/5
scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
- noun an image produced by scanning
CAT scan.
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- scholarly5/5
scholarly
- adjective characteristic of scholars or scholarship
- scholarly pursuits
- a scholarly treatise
- a scholarly attitude
- adjective characteristic of scholars or scholarship
- scrutiny5/5
scrutiny
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
examination.
- noun a prolonged intense look
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- screaming5/5
screaming
- noun sharp piercing cry
screech; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- scheduling5/5
scheduling
- noun setting an order and time for planned events
programming; programing.
- verb plan for an activity or event
schedule.
- I've scheduled a concert next week
- noun setting an order and time for planned events
- scientific5/5
scientific
- adjective of or relating to the practice of science
- scientific journals
- adjective conforming with the principles or methods used in science
- a scientific approach
- adjective of or relating to the practice of science
- script5/5
script
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
playscript; book.
- noun something written by hand
handwriting; hand.
- she recognized his handwriting
- his hand was illegible
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- scarce5/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- scarcely5/5
scarcely
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb almost not
hardly.
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
- adverb only a very short time before
- schizophrenia5/5
schizophrenia
- noun any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
schizophrenic psychosis; dementia praecox; schizophrenic disorder.
- noun any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
- sci5/5
sci
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- screens4/5
screen
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
projection screen; silver screen.
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
blind.
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- scrap4/5
scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- sclerosis4/5
sclerosis
- noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
induration.
- noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
- scrambled4/5
scrambled
- adjective satellite thrown together in a disorderly fashion
- a scrambled plan of action
- verb to move hurriedly
scramble.
- The friend scrambled after them
- adjective satellite thrown together in a disorderly fashion
- scraps4/5
scraps
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
food waste; refuse; garbage.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- scandinavia4/5
scandinavia
- noun the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
Scandinavian Peninsula.
- noun a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
- noun the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
- scramble4/5
scramble
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scuffle.
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scurry.
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- scent4/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- scatter4/5
scatter
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
spread.
- noun the act of scattering
scattering; strewing.
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
- scandinavian4/5
scandinavian
Of or pertaining to Scandinavia, that is, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. --n. A native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
- screws4/5
screw
- noun someone who guards prisoners
jailor; jailer; prison guard; turnkey; gaoler.
- noun a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- noun someone who guards prisoners
- screened4/5
screen
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
projection screen; silver screen.
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
blind.
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- screwed4/5
screw
- noun someone who guards prisoners
jailor; jailer; prison guard; turnkey; gaoler.
- noun a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- noun someone who guards prisoners
- schemas4/5
schema
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
scheme.
- noun a schematic or preliminary plan
scheme; outline.
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- scraped4/5
scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- scraping4/5
scraping
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- they collected blood scrapings for analysis
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- schematic4/5
schematic
- noun diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
schematic drawing.
- adjective satellite represented in simplified or symbolic form
conventional; formal.
- noun diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
- scoring4/5
scoring
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
marking; grading.
- what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
- verb gain points in a game
rack up; tally; score; hit.
- The home team scored many times
- He hit a home run
- He hit .300 in the past season
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
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score
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; mark.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
musical score.
- he studied the score of the sonata
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- scaling4/5
scaling
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
grading.
- noun act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
- scratch4/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- scroll4/5
scroll
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
- noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
roll.
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- scots4/5
scot
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scotsman; Scotchman.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
- scar4/5
scar
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; cicatrice.
- noun an indication of damage
scratch; scrape; mark.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- scout4/5
scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; picket; sentry; watch; lookout man; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- scare4/5
scare
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
panic.
- panic in the stock market
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
- noun a sudden attack of fear
panic attack.
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
- scotch4/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- scouts4/5
scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; picket; sentry; watch; lookout man; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- scaled4/5
scaled
- adjective satellite having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaley; scaly.
- verb measure by or as if by a scale
scale.
- This bike scales only 25 pounds
- adjective satellite having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
- scars4/5
scar
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; cicatrice.
- noun an indication of damage
scratch; scrape; mark.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- scalp4/5
scalp
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy
- verb sell illegally, as on the black market
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- sculptures4/5
sculpture
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- noun creating figures or designs in three dimensions
carving.
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- scratched4/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- scrub4/5
scrub
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
bush; chaparral.
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scouring; scrubbing.
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- scriptural4/5
scriptural
- adjective of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
biblical.
- biblical names
- biblical Hebrew
- adjective written or relating to writing
- adjective of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
- scarf4/5
scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- scant4/5
scant
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
skimp.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
skimp.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- scratching4/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- scribe4/5
scribe
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
- scribes4/5
scribe
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
- scrolls4/5
scroll
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
- noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
roll.
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- scoop4/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
- scented4/5
scented
- adjective having the sense of smell
- keen-scented hounds
- verb cause to smell or be smelly
odourise; odorize; scent.
- adjective having the sense of smell
- scrape4/5
scrape
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scraping; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scratch.
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- scaffold4/5
scaffold
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- noun a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- schedules4/5
schedule
- noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
docket; agenda.
- noun an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
- noun a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- screamed4/5
scream
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- scandal4/5
scandal
- noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
malicious gossip; dirt.
- noun a disgraceful event
outrage.
- noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- scream4/5
scream
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- scarlet4/5
scarlet
- noun a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
orange red; vermilion.
- 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; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cerise; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
- scanned4/5
scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
- noun an image produced by scanning
CAT scan.
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- scans4/5
scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
- noun an image produced by scanning
CAT scan.
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- scorn4/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- scholarships4/5
scholarship
- noun financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learnedness; learning; erudition; encyclopedism.
- noun financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- scholastic4/5
scholastic
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; bookworm.
- noun a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
- screams4/5
scream
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
- scalar4/5
scalar
- noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
- adjective of or relating to a musical scale
- he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar
- noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
- scanner4/5
scanner
- noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
digital scanner; image scanner.
- noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- scenic4/5
scenic
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- scenic drives
- adjective of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
- scenic design
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- sculptor4/5
sculptor
- noun an artist who creates sculptures
statue maker; carver; sculpturer.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
- noun an artist who creates sculptures
- scandals4/5
scandal
- noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
malicious gossip; dirt.
- noun a disgraceful event
outrage.
- noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- schooner4/5
schooner
- noun a large beer glass
- noun sailing vessel used in former times
- noun a large beer glass
- scripts4/5
script
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
playscript; book.
- noun something written by hand
handwriting; hand.
- she recognized his handwriting
- his hand was illegible
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- schmidt4/5
schmidt
- noun German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt; Helmut Schmidt.
- noun German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
- scenery4/5
scenery
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
scene.
- they worked all night painting the scenery
- noun the appearance of a place
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- scarcity4/5
scarcity
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarceness.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- scary4/5
scary
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
shivery; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
- scissors4/5
scissors
- noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
pair of scissors.
- noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
scissors grip; scissor hold; scissors hold; scissor grip.
- noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- schiller4/5
schiller
(Min.) The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and in sometimes of secondary origin.
- sceptical4/5
sceptical
- adjective satellite marked by or given to doubt
skeptical; doubting; questioning.
- a skeptical attitude
- a skeptical listener
- adjective satellite denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
skeptical; disbelieving; unbelieving.
- a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
- adjective satellite marked by or given to doubt
- scepticism4/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- screenplay4/5
screenplay
- noun a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
- noun a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
- scientifically4/5
scientifically
- adverb with respect to science; in a scientific way
- this is scientifically interesting
- adverb with respect to science; in a scientific way
- schwartz4/5
schwartz
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- schneider4/5
schneider
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- scotia4/5
scotia
(Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
- scribner4/5
scribner
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- schultz4/5
schultz
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- scrambling3/5
scramble
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scuffle.
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scurry.
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- scavenging3/5
scavenge
- verb clean refuse from
- Scavenge a street
- verb collect discarded or refused material
salvage.
- She scavenged the garbage cans for food
- verb clean refuse from
- scorched3/5
scorched
- adjective satellite dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
adust; parched; baked; sunbaked.
- a vast desert all adust
- land lying baked in the heat
- parched soil
- the earth was scorched and bare
- sunbaked salt flats
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
- scents3/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- schemata3/5
schema
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
scheme.
- noun a schematic or preliminary plan
scheme; outline.
- noun an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- scorching3/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- screwing3/5
screwing
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
ass; screw; piece of tail; fucking; shtup; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
- scallops3/5
scallop
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
crenel; crenation; crenelle; crenature.
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scollop; escallop.
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
- scavenger3/5
scavenger
- noun a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
pack rat; magpie.
- noun a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- scaly3/5
scaly
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scurfy; leprose; lepidote; scabrous.
- adjective satellite having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaled; scaley.
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
- scavengers3/5
scavenger
- noun a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
pack rat; magpie.
- noun a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- scintillation3/5
scintillation
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
sparkling; twinkle.
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- scrapped3/5
scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- scrapes3/5
scrape
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scraping; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scratch.
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- screenings3/5
screening
- noun the display of a motion picture
viewing; showing.
- noun fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- noun the display of a motion picture
- scab3/5
scab
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; rat; blackleg.
- noun the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- scalding3/5
scald
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- noun the act of burning with steam or hot water
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- scranton3/5
scranton
- noun an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
- noun an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
- scatters3/5
scatter
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
spread.
- noun the act of scattering
scattering; strewing.
- noun a haphazard distribution in all directions
- scooped3/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
- scot3/5
scot
A name for a horse. Obs. Chaucer.
- scratches3/5
scratch
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
abrasion; excoriation; scrape.
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
slit; prick; incision; dent.
- noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- scourge3/5
scourge
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum.
- noun something causing misery or death
bane; nemesis; curse.
- the bane of my life
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- sculpted3/5
sculpted
- adjective satellite cut into a desired shape
graven; sculptured.
- graven images
- sculptured representations
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
sculpture; sculpt.
- sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
- adjective satellite cut into a desired shape
- scrubbing3/5
scrubbing
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scouring; scrub.
- verb clean with hard rubbing
scrub; scour.
- She scrubbed his back
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
- schooled3/5
school
- noun an educational institution
- the school was founded in 1900
- noun a building where young people receive education
schoolhouse.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun an educational institution
- scorpion3/5
scorpion
- noun arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpio.
- noun arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
- schweitzer3/5
schweitzer
- noun French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
Albert Schweitzer.
- noun French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
- scorpio3/5
scorpio
(Zoöl.) A scorpion.
- screeching3/5
screeching
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- scipio3/5
scipio
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Scipio Africanus; Scipio the Elder; Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major; Scipio Africanus Major; Publius Cornelius Scipio.
- noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
- scarves3/5
scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- scares3/5
scare
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
panic.
- panic in the stock market
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
- noun a sudden attack of fear
panic attack.
- noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
- scheming3/5
scheming
- adjective satellite used of persons
conniving; calculative; shrewd; calculating.
- the most calculating and selfish men in the community
- verb form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme; intrigue; connive.
- adjective satellite used of persons
- sculptured3/5
sculptured
- adjective satellite cut into a desired shape
graven; sculpted.
- graven images
- sculptured representations
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
sculpture; sculpt.
- sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
- adjective satellite cut into a desired shape
- scooter3/5
scooter
- noun a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
water scooter; sea scooter.
- noun child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
- noun a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
- screech3/5
screech
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- scour3/5
scour
- noun a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- verb examine minutely
- The police scoured the country for the fugitive
- noun a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- scoured3/5
scoured
- adjective satellite worn away as by water or ice or wind
eroded.
- verb examine minutely
scour.
- The police scoured the country for the fugitive
- adjective satellite worn away as by water or ice or wind
- scouring3/5
scouring
- noun moving over territory to search for something
- scouring the entire area revealed nothing
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scrub; scrubbing.
- noun moving over territory to search for something
- scaffolds3/5
scaffold
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- noun a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- screeched3/5
screech
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- scaring3/5
scar
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; cicatrice.
- noun an indication of damage
scratch; scrape; mark.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- scorpions3/5
scorpion
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpio.
- noun the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Scorpio; Scorpio the Scorpion.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
- scotsman3/5
- scrawny3/5
scrawny
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; skinny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- adjective satellite inferior in size or quality
stunted; scrubby.
- scrawny cattle
- scrubby cut-over pine
- old stunted thorn trees
- adjective satellite being very thin
- scapular3/5
scapular
- noun a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- noun garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
scapulary.
- noun a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- scooping3/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
- scarred3/5
scarred
- adjective satellite deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
- Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?
- a face scarred by anxiety
- the fire left her arm badly scarred
- verb mark with a scar
scar; pit; pock; mark.
- The skin disease scarred his face permanently
- adjective satellite deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
- scaffolding3/5
scaffolding
- noun a system of scaffolds
staging.
- verb provide with a scaffold for support
scaffold.
- scaffold the building before painting it
- noun a system of scaffolds
- schism3/5
schism
- noun division of a group into opposing factions
split.
- another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
- noun the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
- noun division of a group into opposing factions
- scanners3/5
scanner
- noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
digital scanner; image scanner.
- noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- scrutinized3/5
scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scouting3/5
scouting
- noun exploring in order to gain information
exploratory survey; reconnoitring; reconnoitering.
- scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous
- verb explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
scout; reconnoiter; reconnoitre.
- noun exploring in order to gain information
- scorecard3/5
scorecard
- noun (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
card.
- you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
- noun (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
- scolded3/5
scold
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger; common scold; nag; scolder.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- schoolmaster3/5
schoolmaster
- noun presiding officer of a school
headmaster; master.
- noun any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
- noun presiding officer of a school
- scarring3/5
scar
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; cicatrice.
- noun an indication of damage
scratch; scrape; mark.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
- scribbled3/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- scrubbed3/5
scrubbed
- adjective satellite made clean by scrubbing
- fresh-scrubbed floors
- boys with scrubbed necks and faces
- verb clean with hard rubbing
scrub; scour.
- She scrubbed his back
- adjective satellite made clean by scrubbing
- scorned3/5
scorned
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
hated; detested; despised.
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
- sculptors3/5
sculptor
- noun an artist who creates sculptures
statue maker; carver; sculpturer.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
- noun an artist who creates sculptures
- scruples3/5
scruples
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
conscience; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
scruple.
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- schematically3/5
schematically
- adverb in a schematic manner
- schematically outlined
- adverb in a schematic manner
- scarecrow3/5
scarecrow
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
scarer; bird-scarer; strawman; straw man.
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
- sculptural3/5
sculptural
- adjective relating to or consisting of sculpture
- sculptural embellishments
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
sculptured; modeled; sculpturesque.
- her finely modeled features
- rendered with...vivid sculptural effect
- the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies
- adjective relating to or consisting of sculpture
- schoolhouse3/5
schoolhouse
- noun a building where young people receive education
school.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun a building where young people receive education
- scapegoat3/5
scapegoat
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy.
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
- scoundrel3/5
scoundrel
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
villain.
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- scum3/5
scum
- noun worthless people
trash.
- noun a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- noun worthless people
- schoolteacher3/5
schoolteacher
- noun a teacher in a school below the college level
school teacher.
- noun a teacher in a school below the college level
- scuba3/5
scuba
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
aqualung; Aqua-Lung.
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
- scolding3/5
scolding
- noun rebuking a person harshly
chiding; objurgation; tongue-lashing.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun rebuking a person harshly
- scurried3/5
scurry
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scramble.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; skitter; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scopes3/5
scope
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; compass.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
setting; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
- scrutinize3/5
scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scrolling3/5
scroll
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
- noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
roll.
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- schrodinger3/5
schrodinger
- noun Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961)
Erwin Schrodinger.
- noun Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961)
- scurrying3/5
scurrying
- adjective satellite moving with great haste
hurrying.
- affection for this hurrying driving...little man
- lashed the scurrying horses
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- adjective satellite moving with great haste
- screwdriver3/5
screwdriver
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- noun a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- scold3/5
scold
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger; common scold; nag; scolder.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- scruple3/5
scruple
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
misgiving; qualm.
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- scrawled3/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- schoolwork3/5
schoolwork
- noun a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
school assignment.
- noun a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
- scrutinizing3/5
scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- schoolroom3/5
schoolroom
- noun a room in a school where lessons take place
classroom.
- noun a room in a school where lessons take place
- scribbling3/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- sceptic3/5
sceptic
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skeptic; doubter.
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
- scabbard3/5
scabbard
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- schilling3/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- scraper3/5
scraper
- noun any of various hand tools for scraping
- noun any of various hand tools for scraping
- scooted3/5
scoot
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud.
- She dashed into the yard
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
- scuttled3/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- sceptics3/5
sceptic
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skeptic; doubter.
- noun someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
- scoundrels3/5
scoundrel
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
villain.
- noun a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
- schwann3/5
schwann
- noun German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)
Theodor Schwann.
- noun German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)
- scampered3/5
scamper
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramble; scurry.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scleroderma3/5
scleroderma
- noun an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
dermatosclerosis.
- noun genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
genus Scleroderma.
- noun an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
- scribble3/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- scripting3/5
script
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
playscript; book.
- noun something written by hand
handwriting; hand.
- she recognized his handwriting
- his hand was illegible
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- scandalous3/5
scandalous
- adjective satellite giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
shocking; shameful; disgraceful.
- scandalous behavior
- the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
- the most shocking book of its time
- adjective satellite giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- scanty3/5
scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
- schubert3/5
schubert
- noun Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)
Franz Peter Schubert; Franz Schubert; Franz Seraph Peter Schubert.
- noun Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)
- schlesinger3/5
schlesinger
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger Jr.; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
- noun United States historian (1888-1965)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
- scsi3/5
scsi
- noun interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers
small computer system interface.
- noun interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers
- schopenhauer3/5
schopenhauer
- noun German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer.
- noun German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
- scalability3/5
scalability
- noun the quality of being scalable
- noun the quality of being scalable
- schumann3/5
schumann
- noun German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)
Clara Josephine Schumann.
- noun German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856)
Robert Alexander Schumann; Robert Schumann.
- noun German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)
- scowled3/5
scowl
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
frown.
- verb frown with displeasure
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- scalable3/5
scalable
- adjective capable of being scaled; possible to scale
- the scalable slope of a mountain
- adjective capable of being scaled; possible to scale
- scrupulous3/5
scrupulous
- adjective having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
- less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
painstaking; conscientious.
- conscientious application to the work at hand
- painstaking research
- scrupulous attention to details
- adjective having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
- schumpeter3/5
schumpeter
- noun United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)
Joseph Alois Schumpeter; Joseph Schumpeter.
- noun United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)
- schulz3/5
schulz
- noun United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000)
Charles Schulz; Charles M. Schulz; Charles Munroe Schulz.
- noun United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000)
- scheduler3/5
scheduler
- noun computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
- noun computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
- schoolboy3/5
schoolboy
- noun a boy attending school
- noun a boy attending school
- scripted3/5
scripted
- adjective written as for a film or play or broadcast
written.
- verb write a script for
script.
- The playwright scripted the movie
- adjective written as for a film or play or broadcast
- schoenberg3/5
schoenberg
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
Arnold Schoenberg; Arnold Schonberg; Schonberg.
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
- scoffed3/5
scoff
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; jeering; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
- noun showing your contempt by derision
- scowl3/5
scowl
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
frown.
- verb frown with displeasure
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- scam3/5
scam
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
cozenage.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
- scapula3/5
scapula
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
shoulder bone; shoulder blade.
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
- scornful3/5
scornful
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
disdainful; insulting; contemptuous.
- adjective satellite expressing extreme contempt
- scrotum3/5
scrotum
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- sceptre3/5
sceptre
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
scepter.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; scepter; verge.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- scowling3/5
scowling
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
beetle-browed.
- verb frown with displeasure
scowl.
- adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
- scion3/5
scion
- noun a descendent or heir
- a scion of royal stock
- noun a descendent or heir
- scholasticism3/5
scholasticism
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
academicism; academism.
- noun the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
- noun orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- scrooge3/5
scrooge
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
churl; niggard; skinflint.
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- schoolgirl3/5
schoolgirl
- noun a girl attending school
- noun a girl attending school
- scruffy3/5
scruffy
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
seedy.
- a surge of ragged scruffy children
- he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
- scepter3/5
scepter
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sceptre.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; verge; sceptre.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- schizoid3/5
schizoid
- noun characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
schizotypal personality.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
schizophrenic.
- noun characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
- scams3/5
scam
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
cozenage.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
- scorsese3/5
scorsese
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1942)
Martin Scorsese.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in 1942)
- schizophrenic3/5
schizophrenic
- noun someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
- adjective satellite suffering from some form of schizophrenia
- schizophrenic patients
- noun someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
- scrapbook3/5
scrapbook
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- scrupulously3/5
scrupulously
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
conscientiously; religiously.
- he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
- scoliosis3/5
scoliosis
- noun an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
- noun an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
- scathing3/5
scathing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperative.
- his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
- her vituperative railing
- adjective satellite marked by harshly abusive criticism
- scurvy3/5
scurvy
- noun a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
scorbutus.
- adjective satellite of the most contemptible kind
low-down; scummy; low; abject; miserable.
- abject cowardice
- a low stunt to pull
- a low-down sneak
- his miserable treatment of his family
- You miserable skunk!
- a scummy rabble
- a scurvy trick
- noun a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- scalpel3/5
scalpel
- noun a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
- noun a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
- scornfully3/5
scornfully
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
disdainfully; contemptuously; contumeliously.
- she spoke of him contemptuously
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
- screenwriter3/5
screenwriter
- noun someone who writes screenplays
film writer.
- noun someone who writes screenplays
- sciatic3/5
sciatic
- adjective relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
- adjective of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it)
- sciatic nerve
- adjective relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
- scythe3/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- sch3/5
sch
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- schwarz3/5
schwarz
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- schroeder3/5
schroeder
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- schelling3/5
schelling
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- scand3/5
scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
- noun an image produced by scanning
CAT scan.
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
- noun the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- schoolchildren3/5
schoolchildren
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- scr3/5
- schuyler3/5
schuyler
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- schindler3/5
schindler
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- scarborough3/5
scarborough
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- schlegel3/5
schlegel
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- schleiermacher3/5
schleiermacher
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- scala3/5
scala
(Surg.) A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
- schumacher3/5
- scotus3/5
scotus
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- scotty3/5
scotty
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- schmitz3/5
- schuman3/5
schuman
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- schwarzenegger3/5
schwarzenegger
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- scf3/5
- scintigraphy3/5
scintigraphy
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- scribal3/5
scribal
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- scottsdale3/5
scottsdale
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- sclerosing3/5
sclerosing
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- scavenge2/5
scavenge
- verb clean refuse from
- Scavenge a street
- verb collect discarded or refused material
salvage.
- She scavenged the garbage cans for food
- verb clean refuse from
- scavenged2/5
scavenge
- verb clean refuse from
- Scavenge a street
- verb collect discarded or refused material
salvage.
- She scavenged the garbage cans for food
- verb clean refuse from
- scrambles2/5
scramble
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scuffle.
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scurry.
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- scythia2/5
scythia
- noun an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
- noun an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
- schematized2/5
schematize
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion
- verb give conventional form to
schematise.
- some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- scuffle2/5
scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; hassle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe.
- noun disorderly fighting
- scratchy2/5
scratchy
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
abrasive.
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite causing abrasion
- scallop2/5
scallop
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
crenel; crenation; crenelle; crenature.
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scollop; escallop.
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
- scalloped2/5
scalloped
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
crenate; crenated.
- verb decorate an edge with scallops
scallop.
- the dress had a scalloped skirt
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
- scabs2/5
scab
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; rat; blackleg.
- noun the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- scythian2/5
scythian
Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants.
- schweiz2/5
schweiz
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Switzerland; Swiss Confederation; Svizzera; Suisse.
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
- scalded2/5
scald
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- noun the act of burning with steam or hot water
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- scorch2/5
scorch
- noun a surface burn
singe.
- noun a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- noun a surface burn
- schenectady2/5
schenectady
- noun a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
- noun a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
- scintillating2/5
scintillating
- adjective satellite brilliantly clever
- scintillating wit
- a play full of scintillating dialogue
- verb give off
scintillate.
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- adjective satellite brilliantly clever
- sclerotic2/5
sclerotic
- adjective relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
sclerosed.
- a sclerotic patient
- adjective of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball
- sclerotic tissue
- adjective relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
- scrapping2/5
scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- scald2/5
scald
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- noun the act of burning with steam or hot water
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- scienter2/5
scienter
- adverb (law) deliberately or knowingly
- adverb (law) deliberately or knowingly
- scull2/5
scull
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- noun each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- scuffling2/5
scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; hassle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe.
- noun disorderly fighting
- scrapings2/5
scraping
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- they collected blood scrapings for analysis
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- scow2/5
scow
- noun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- noun a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
- noun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- scheele2/5
scheele
- noun Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)
Karl Scheele; Karl Wilhelm Scheele.
- noun Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)
- scrambler2/5
scrambler
- noun a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- their quarterback was a good scrambler
- scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player
- noun a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
dirt bike; trail bike.
- noun a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- scalds2/5
scald
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- noun the act of burning with steam or hot water
- noun a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- schematization2/5
schematization
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
diagramming; schematisation.
- noun the act of reducing to a scheme or formula
schematisation.
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
- scrubland2/5
scrubland
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- scuffles2/5
scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; hassle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe.
- noun disorderly fighting
- sculling2/5
sculling
- noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
- verb propel with sculls
scull.
- scull the boat
- noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
- sculpting2/5
sculpt
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
sculpture.
- sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
- verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
sculpture; grave.
- She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- scalps2/5
scalp
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy
- verb sell illegally, as on the black market
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- scoops2/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
- schoolyard2/5
schoolyard
- noun the yard associated with a school
- noun the yard associated with a school
- schist2/5
schist
- noun any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- noun any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- scythians2/5
scythian
- noun a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
- noun the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians
- noun a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
- scrubs2/5
scrubs
- noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
gown; surgical gown.
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
bush; scrub; chaparral.
- noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
- scud2/5
scud
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- scandinavians2/5
scandinavian
- noun an inhabitant of Scandinavia
Northman; Norse.
- noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
North Germanic language; Scandinavian language; Norse; Nordic; North Germanic.
- noun an inhabitant of Scandinavia
- scrunched2/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- scientology2/5
scientology
- noun a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
Church of Scientology.
- noun a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
- scape2/5
scape
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
flower stalk.
- noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
shaft.
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
- scrubber2/5
scrubber
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
scrubbing brush; scrub brush.
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- scotchman2/5
scotchman
A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
- scylla2/5
scylla
A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying "Between Scylla and Charybdis," signifying a great peril on either hand.
- scrimmage2/5
scrimmage
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- noun a noisy riotous fight
melee; battle royal.
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- scourged2/5
scourge
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum.
- noun something causing misery or death
bane; nemesis; curse.
- the bane of my life
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- scooters2/5
scooter
- noun a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
water scooter; sea scooter.
- noun child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
- noun a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
- sculpt2/5
sculpt
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
sculpture.
- sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
- verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
sculpture; grave.
- She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- scalping2/5
scalp
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy
- verb sell illegally, as on the black market
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- scalped2/5
scalp
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy
- verb sell illegally, as on the black market
- noun the skin that covers the top of the head
- scrivener2/5
scrivener
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
scribe; copyist.
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- schoolmen2/5
schoolman
- noun a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
medieval Schoolman.
- noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
academician.
- noun a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
- scourges2/5
scourge
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum.
- noun something causing misery or death
bane; nemesis; curse.
- the bane of my life
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- scalene2/5
scalene
- adjective of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
- adjective of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
- adjective of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
- scarface2/5
scarface
- noun United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
Alphonse Capone; Capone; Al Capone.
- noun United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
- scotts2/5
scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. Scott.
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- scrappy2/5
scrappy
- adjective satellite full of fighting spirit
- a scrappy admiral
- adjective satellite full of fighting spirit
- scrubbers2/5
scrubber
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
scrubbing brush; scrub brush.
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- scourging2/5
scourge
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum.
- noun something causing misery or death
bane; nemesis; curse.
- the bane of my life
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- scenting2/5
scent
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
perfume; fragrance; aroma.
- noun an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
- noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant
- schemed2/5
scheme
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy.
- noun a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge; dodging.
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- schists2/5
schist
- noun any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- noun any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- schemer2/5
schemer
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
plotter.
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
- scudding2/5
scudding
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scud.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- screed2/5
screed
- noun a long monotonous harangue
- noun a long piece of writing
- noun a long monotonous harangue
- scrim2/5
scrim
- noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
- noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
- screeches2/5
screech
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- scotsmen2/5
scotsman
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scot; Scotchman.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
- scapes2/5
scape
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
flower stalk.
- noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
shaft.
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
- scours2/5
scours
- noun diarrhea in livestock
- noun a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
scour.
- noun diarrhea in livestock
- scoutmaster2/5
scoutmaster
- noun the leader of a troop of Scouts
- noun the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scabby2/5
scabby
- adjective satellite covered with scabs
- adjective satellite covered with scabs
- schemers2/5
schemer
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
plotter.
- noun a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
- scraggy2/5
scraggy
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; skinny; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- adjective satellite having a sharply uneven surface or outline
jagged; jaggy.
- the jagged outline of the crags
- scraggy cliffs
- adjective satellite being very thin
- scarfs2/5
scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- scotchmen2/5
scotchman
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Scotsman; Scot.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
- scuds2/5
scud
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- scrunch2/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- schoolteachers2/5
schoolteacher
- noun a teacher in a school below the college level
school teacher.
- noun a teacher in a school below the college level
- scrapers2/5
scraper
- noun any of various hand tools for scraping
- noun any of various hand tools for scraping
- scandalized2/5
scandalize
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- scripps2/5
scripps
- noun United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926)
Edward Wyllis Scripps.
- noun United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908)
James Edmund Scripps.
- noun United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926)
- scurry2/5
scurry
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scramble.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; skitter; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scrip2/5
scrip
- noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- scapegoats2/5
scapegoat
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy.
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
- schooners2/5
schooner
- noun a large beer glass
- noun sailing vessel used in former times
- noun a large beer glass
- schoolmates2/5
schoolmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
class fellow; classmate; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- scuttle2/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- scat2/5
scat
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
scat singing.
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; fly the coop; break away; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- scabies2/5
scabies
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
itch.
- he has a bad case of the itch
- noun a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
- scones2/5
scone
- noun small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
- noun small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
- scaphoid2/5
scaphoid
- adjective satellite shaped like a boat
navicular.
- adjective satellite shaped like a boat
- scoreboard2/5
scoreboard
- noun a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
- noun a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
- scrabble2/5
scrabble
- noun an aimless drawing
scribble; doodle.
- noun a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
- noun an aimless drawing
- scuffed2/5
scuff
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
mule.
- noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- scouted2/5
scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; picket; sentry; watch; lookout man; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- scrolled2/5
scroll
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
- noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
roll.
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- schoolmasters2/5
schoolmaster
- noun presiding officer of a school
headmaster; master.
- noun any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
- noun presiding officer of a school
- schisms2/5
schism
- noun division of a group into opposing factions
split.
- another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
- noun the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
- noun division of a group into opposing factions
- schematics2/5
schematic
- noun diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
schematic drawing.
- adjective satellite represented in simplified or symbolic form
conventional; formal.
- noun diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
- scrawl2/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- schoolwide2/5
schoolwide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a school
- schoolwide support for the team
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a school
- scorer2/5
scorer
- noun a player who makes a score in a game or contest
- noun a logger who marks trees to be felled
- noun a player who makes a score in a game or contest
- scrutinised2/5
scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scree2/5
scree
- noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
talus.
- noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
- scrum2/5
scrum
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
scrummage.
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
- scampering2/5
scamper
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramble; scurry.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scarp2/5
scarp
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
escarpment.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
escarpment; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
- scoot2/5
scoot
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud.
- She dashed into the yard
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
- scuttling2/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- scorers2/5
scorer
- noun a player who makes a score in a game or contest
- noun a logger who marks trees to be felled
- noun a player who makes a score in a game or contest
- scullery2/5
scullery
- noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
- noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
- scorns2/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- scorecards2/5
scorecard
- noun (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
card.
- you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
- noun (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
- scamper2/5
scamper
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramble; scurry.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scraggly2/5
scraggly
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- the old man's scraggly beard
- a scraggly little path to the door
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- schwa2/5
schwa
- noun a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
shwa.
- noun a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
- scone2/5
scone
- noun small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
- noun small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
- scamp2/5
scamp
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scalawag.
- verb perform hastily and carelessly
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
- scribbles2/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- schoolbooks2/5
schoolbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; textbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- scorning2/5
scorn
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
despite; contempt; disdain.
- he was held in contempt
- the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary
- noun open disrespect for a person or thing
contempt.
- noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
- schoolcraft2/5
schoolcraft
- noun United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.
- noun United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
- schnapps2/5
schnapps
- noun any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
schnaps.
- noun any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
- scribed2/5
scribe
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
- scopolamine2/5
scopolamine
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
hyoscine.
- transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness
- someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
- schooldays2/5
schooldays
- noun the time of life when you are going to school
schooltime.
- noun the time of life when you are going to school
- scolds2/5
scold
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger; common scold; nag; scolder.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- scrutinise2/5
scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scrabbling2/5
scrabble
- noun an aimless drawing
scribble; doodle.
- noun a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
- noun an aimless drawing
- schoolmate2/5
schoolmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
class fellow; classmate; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- sconces2/5
sconce
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- noun a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- screwdrivers2/5
screwdriver
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- noun a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- noun a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
- scrumptious2/5
scrumptious
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
pleasant-tasting; yummy; delectable; toothsome; delicious; luscious.
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- screener2/5
screener
- noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
- noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
- scriptorium2/5
scriptorium
- noun a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
- noun a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
- schistosoma2/5
schistosoma
- noun type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
genus Schistosoma.
- noun type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
- scrutinising2/5
scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scooting2/5
scoot
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud.
- She dashed into the yard
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
- scrabbled2/5
scrabble
- noun an aimless drawing
scribble; doodle.
- noun a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
- noun an aimless drawing
- scotoma2/5
scotoma
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- scrutinizes2/5
scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scrounge2/5
scrounge
- verb collect or look around for (food)
forage.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
cadge; shnorr; schnorr.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb collect or look around for (food)
- screeners2/5
screener
- noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
- noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
- scholia2/5
scholia
- noun a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
scholium.
- noun a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
scholium.
- noun a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
- schiaparelli2/5
schiaparelli
- noun Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli.
- noun fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)
Elsa Schiaparelli.
- noun Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
- scuffing2/5
scuff
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
mule.
- noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- scuff2/5
scuff
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
mule.
- noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- schoolhouses2/5
schoolhouse
- noun a building where young people receive education
school.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun a building where young people receive education
- scandalised2/5
scandalise
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- scrounging2/5
scrounge
- verb collect or look around for (food)
forage.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
cadge; shnorr; schnorr.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb collect or look around for (food)
- sconce2/5
sconce
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- noun a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- noun a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- scoffers2/5
scoffer
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
gorger.
- noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeerer; flouter; mocker.
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
- scarecrows2/5
scarecrow
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
scarer; bird-scarer; strawman; straw man.
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
- scrofulous2/5
scrofulous
- adjective satellite afflicted with scrofula
- adjective satellite morally contaminated
- denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
- adjective satellite afflicted with scrofula
- scrounged2/5
scrounge
- verb collect or look around for (food)
forage.
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
cadge; shnorr; schnorr.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb collect or look around for (food)
- scleritis2/5
scleritis
- noun inflammation of the sclera
- noun inflammation of the sclera
- scarps2/5
scarp
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
escarpment.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
escarpment; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
- scullion2/5
scullion
- noun a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
- noun a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
- scabbards2/5
scabbard
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- sclerotia2/5
sclerotium
- noun form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
genus Sclerotium.
- noun compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
- noun form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
- scribing2/5
scribe
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
- schoolbook2/5
schoolbook
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
text; text edition; school text; textbook.
- his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
- the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
- noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
- scampi2/5
scampi
- noun large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
- noun large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
- scram2/5
scram
- verb leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
bugger off; get; fuck off; buzz off.
- Scram!
- verb leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- scats2/5
scat
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
scat singing.
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; fly the coop; break away; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- schoolfellows2/5
schoolfellow
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
schoolmate; class fellow; classmate.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- screamer2/5
screamer
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
bellower; bawler; yeller; roarer; shouter; screecher.
- noun a sensational newspaper headline
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
- scholium2/5
scholium
- noun a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
scholia.
- noun a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)
- scintilla2/5
scintilla
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
smidge; smidgeon; iota; smidgin; shred; whit; smidgen; tittle.
- noun a sparkling glittering particle
- noun a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- schmoozing2/5
schmooze
- noun an informal conversation
confab; schmoose; confabulation; chat.
- verb talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
shmoose; shmooze; schmoose; jawbone.
- noun an informal conversation
- schoolrooms2/5
schoolroom
- noun a room in a school where lessons take place
classroom.
- noun a room in a school where lessons take place
- schoolfellow2/5
schoolfellow
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
schoolmate; class fellow; classmate.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- scrawling2/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- scrawls2/5
scrawl
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scribble; cacography.
- verb write carelessly
scribble.
- noun poor handwriting
- schnitzel2/5
schnitzel
- noun deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
Wiener schnitzel.
- noun deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
- sclerotinia2/5
sclerotinia
- noun any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
- noun any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
- schoolboys2/5
schoolboy
- noun a boy attending school
- noun a boy attending school
- scoff2/5
scoff
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; jeering; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
- noun showing your contempt by derision
- sciatica2/5
sciatica
- noun neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
- noun neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
- scholastics2/5
scholastic
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; bookworm.
- noun a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
- schistosomiasis2/5
schistosomiasis
- noun an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
bilharziasis; bilharzia.
- noun an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
- scurrilous2/5
scurrilous
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
abusive; opprobrious.
- adjective satellite expressing offensive reproach
- scrapie2/5
scrapie
- noun a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
- noun a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
- scherzo2/5
scherzo
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- scimitar2/5
scimitar
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- schoolgirls2/5
schoolgirl
- noun a girl attending school
- noun a girl attending school
- scrubby2/5
scrubby
- adjective satellite sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
scrabbly.
- open scrubby woods
- adjective satellite inferior in size or quality
stunted; scrawny.
- scrawny cattle
- scrubby cut-over pine
- old stunted thorn trees
- adjective satellite sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
- schnabel2/5
schnabel
- noun United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)
Artur Schnabel.
- noun United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)
- scalars2/5
scalar
- noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
- adjective of or relating to a musical scale
- he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar
- noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
- scarcer2/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- scoffing2/5
scoffing
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoff; jeering; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; scoff; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
- noun showing your contempt by derision
- scission2/5
scission
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- scriptwriter2/5
scriptwriter
- noun someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
- noun someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
- scissor2/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- scheldt2/5
scheldt
- noun a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
Scheldt River.
- noun a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
- schismatic2/5
schismatic
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
schismatical.
- schismatic sects
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
- scapulae2/5
scapula
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
shoulder bone; shoulder blade.
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
- scruff2/5
scruff
- noun the back side of the neck
nape; nucha.
- noun the back side of the neck
- scions2/5
scion
- noun a descendent or heir
- a scion of royal stock
- noun a descendent or heir
- schonberg2/5
schonberg
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
Arnold Schoenberg; Arnold Schonberg; Schoenberg.
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
- schmuck2/5
schmuck
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
shmo; schmo; shmuck.
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
- schedulers2/5
scheduler
- noun computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
- noun computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
- scariest2/5
scary
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
shivery; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
- screwball2/5
screwball
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
fruitcake; nut case; nut; crackpot; crank.
- noun a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
- schoolmistress2/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- scoffs2/5
scoff
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; jeering; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
- noun showing your contempt by derision
- scarier2/5
scary
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
shivery; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
- scarcities2/5
scarcity
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarceness.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- scowls2/5
scowl
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
frown.
- verb frown with displeasure
- noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
- scatological2/5
scatological
- adjective satellite dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
- scatological literature
- adjective satellite dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
- scad2/5
scad
- noun any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
- noun any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
- scaffolded2/5
scaffold
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- noun a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
- noun a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
- scriabin2/5
scriabin
- noun Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin; Aleksandr Scriabin.
- noun Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
- scriptwriters2/5
scriptwriter
- noun someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
- noun someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
- scrimshaw2/5
scrimshaw
- noun a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
- noun a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
- scuttlebutt2/5
scuttlebutt
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
comment; gossip.
- the divorce caused much gossip
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- scribbler2/5
scribbler
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribe.
- noun a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read
scrawler.
- noun informal terms for journalists
- scrupled2/5
scruple
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
misgiving; qualm.
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- schoolchild2/5
schoolchild
- noun a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
pupil; school-age child.
- noun a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
- scribblers2/5
scribbler
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribe.
- noun a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read
scrawler.
- noun informal terms for journalists
- schmaltz2/5
schmaltz
- noun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
shmaltz; schmalz.
- noun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
- scoria2/5
scoria
- noun the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
slag; dross.
- noun the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- scholiast2/5
scholiast
- noun a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
- noun a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
- scallions2/5
scallion
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Allium porrum; leek.
- noun a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
green onion; spring onion.
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
- scid2/5
scid
- noun a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
severe combined immunodeficiency; severe combined immunodeficiency disease.
- noun a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
- schizophrenics2/5
schizophrenic
- noun someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
- adjective satellite suffering from some form of schizophrenia
- schizophrenic patients
- noun someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
- scrotal2/5
scrotal
- adjective relating to or having or lying within a scrotum
- scrotal mammals
- scrotal testes
- adjective relating to or having or lying within a scrotum
- screenplays2/5
screenplay
- noun a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
- noun a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
- scrapbooks2/5
scrapbook
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- noun an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
- screenwriters2/5
screenwriter
- noun someone who writes screenplays
film writer.
- noun someone who writes screenplays
- schliemann2/5
schliemann
- noun German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
Heinrich Schliemann.
- noun German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
- scythes2/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- scandalously2/5
scandalously
- adverb in a scandalous manner
- you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!
- adverb in a scandalous manner
- scrofula2/5
scrofula
- noun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
struma; king's evil.
- noun a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
- scallion2/5
scallion
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Allium porrum; leek.
- noun a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
green onion; spring onion.
- noun plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
- scalpels2/5
scalpel
- noun a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
- noun a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
- schadenfreude2/5
schadenfreude
- noun delight in another person's misfortune
- noun delight in another person's misfortune
- scoreless2/5
scoreless
- adjective satellite having no points scores
goalless; hitless.
- a scoreless inning
- adjective satellite having no points scores
- sceptically2/5
sceptically
- adverb with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
skeptically.
- he looked at her sceptically
- adverb with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
- scansion2/5
scansion
- noun analysis of verse into metrical patterns
- noun analysis of verse into metrical patterns
- scattergood2/5
scattergood
- noun someone who spends money prodigally
spendthrift; spender; spend-all.
- noun someone who spends money prodigally
- screwy2/5
screwy
- adjective satellite not behaving normally
screw-loose.
- adjective satellite not behaving normally
- sclera2/5
sclera
- noun the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
sclerotic coat.
- noun the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
- scantily2/5
scantily
- adverb in a sparse or scanty way
barely.
- a barely furnished room
- adverb in a sparse or scanty way
- scd2/5
scd
- noun an honorary degree in science
Doctor of Science; DS.
- noun an honorary degree in science
- scottie2/5
scottie
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Scotch terrier; Scottish terrier.
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
- scries2/5
scry
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- scathingly2/5
scathingly
- adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner
unsparingly.
- she criticized him scathingly
- adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner
- scrying2/5
scry
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- sculpin2/5
sculpin
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- scarab2/5
scarab
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer.
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
- scarabs2/5
scarab
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
scarabaeus; Scarabaeus sacer.
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
- schreiner2/5
- schleswig2/5
schleswig
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- scoping2/5
scope
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; compass.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
setting; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
- sct2/5
- schloss2/5
schloss
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- scleral2/5
scleral
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- scatterplot2/5
scatterplot
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- schweizer2/5
schweiz
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Switzerland; Swiss Confederation; Svizzera; Suisse.
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
- scientia2/5
scientia
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- scientism2/5
- scapegoating2/5
scapegoat
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy.
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
- scudder2/5
scud
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- scripta2/5
scripta
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- screenshot2/5
screenshot
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- schenk2/5
schenk
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- schick2/5
schick
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- schule2/5
schule
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- schwarzkopf2/5
schwarzkopf
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- scharf2/5
scharf
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- schultze2/5
- scilicet2/5
scilicet
To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to sc., or ss.
- schnell2/5
schnell
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- schuylkill2/5
schuylkill
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- scoped2/5
scope
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; compass.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun the state of the environment in which a situation exists
setting; background.
- you can't do that in a university setting
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
- scatterers2/5
scatterers
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- schoolers2/5
schoolers
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- screenwriting2/5
screenwriting
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- scruggs2/5
scruggs
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- schizotypal2/5
schizotypal
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- schooler2/5
schooler
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- scap2/5
scap
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- schnitzler2/5
- scarry2/5
scarry
Bearing scars or marks of wounds.
- scatterer2/5
scatterer
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- scintillator2/5
scintillator
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- schimmel2/5
schimmel
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- scarlatti2/5
scarlatti
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- scaliger2/5
scaliger
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- scarpa2/5
scarpa
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- schwerin2/5
- scheherazade2/5
scheherazade
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- scudi2/5
scudo
(Com.) (a) A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same. (b) A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.
- schone2/5
schone
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- scriven2/5
scriven
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schwinn
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schismatic
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
schismatical.
- schismatic sects
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
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scilly
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schwinger
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scientistic
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screenshots
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scarification
The act of scarifying.
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scopic
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scena
(Mus.) (a) A scene in an opera. (b) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria. Rockstro.
- schola2/5
schola
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schuh
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scumbag
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scop
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scapa
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scotian
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- schade2/5
schade
Shade; shadow. Obs.✍ English words now beginning with sh, like shade, were formerly often spelled with a c between the s and h; as, schade; schame; schape; schort, etc.
- scire2/5
scire
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schlitz
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- scituate2/5
situate
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
posit; fix; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- scriptum2/5
scriptum
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screensaver
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schwenk
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schematism
(Astrol.) Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies.
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scotopic
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scriver
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schweppes
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scriptural
- adjective of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
biblical.
- biblical names
- biblical Hebrew
- adjective written or relating to writing
- adjective of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
- scho2/5
scho
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- scandium1/5
scandium
- noun a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Sc; atomic number 21.
- noun a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
- schlesien1/5
schlesien
- noun a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Slezsko; Silesia; Slask.
- noun a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
- schematised1/5
schematise
- verb give conventional form to
schematize.
- some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
- verb give conventional form to
- scavenges1/5
scavenge
- verb clean refuse from
- Scavenge a street
- verb collect discarded or refused material
salvage.
- She scavenged the garbage cans for food
- verb clean refuse from
- scumble1/5
scumble
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- schematize1/5
schematize
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion
- verb give conventional form to
schematise.
- some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- schematizing1/5
schematize
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion
- verb give conventional form to
schematise.
- some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- schematizes1/5
schematize
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion
- verb give conventional form to
schematise.
- some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns
- verb formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
- scuppers1/5
scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- scabrous1/5
scabrous
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scurfy; leprose; lepidote; scaly.
- adjective satellite dealing with salacious or indecent material
- a scabrous novel
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
- sculls1/5
scull
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- noun each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- scintillations1/5
scintillation
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
sparkling; twinkle.
- noun (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- scows1/5
scow
- noun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- noun a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
- noun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- scalloping1/5
scallop
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
crenel; crenation; crenelle; crenature.
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scollop; escallop.
- noun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
- scuffled1/5
scuffle
- noun disorderly fighting
tussle; dogfight; hassle; rough-and-tumble.
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe.
- noun disorderly fighting
- scatterings1/5
scattering
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
sprinkling.
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples
- noun the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- noun a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- scarified1/5
scarify
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
- verb scratch the surface of
- scarify seeds
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- scupper1/5
scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- scorches1/5
scorch
- noun a surface burn
singe.
- noun a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- noun a surface burn
- scrapper1/5
scrapper
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
combatant; fighter; belligerent; battler.
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- schutzstaffel1/5
schutzstaffel
- noun special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
SS.
- noun special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
- scuppered1/5
scupper
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- verb wait in hiding to attack
lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay; ambuscade.
- noun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
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scrambler
- noun a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- their quarterback was a good scrambler
- scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player
- noun a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
dirt bike; trail bike.
- noun a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- scarifying1/5
scarify
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
- verb scratch the surface of
- scarify seeds
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- scheelite1/5
scheelite
- noun a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
- noun a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
- scintillant1/5
scintillant
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; coruscant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- sculled1/5
scull
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- noun each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
- noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- scathe1/5
scathe
- noun the act of damaging something or someone
harm; damage; hurt.
- noun the act of damaging something or someone
- scrublands1/5
scrubland
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- schonbein1/5
schonbein
- noun German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
Christian Schonbein; Christian Friedrich Schonbein.
- noun German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
- scrappers1/5
scrapper
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
combatant; fighter; belligerent; battler.
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- sculler1/5
sculler
- noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
- noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
- scarify1/5
scarify
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- The men in some African tribes scarify their faces
- verb scratch the surface of
- scarify seeds
- verb puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
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schematisation
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
diagramming; schematization.
- noun the act of reducing to a scheme or formula
schematization.
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
- sclerosed1/5
sclerosed
- adjective relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
sclerotic.
- a sclerotic patient
- adjective relating to or having sclerosis; hardened
- scurfy1/5
scurfy
- adjective having or producing or covered with scurf
- adjective satellite rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
leprose; lepidote; scabrous; scaly.
- adjective having or producing or covered with scurf
- scofflaws1/5
scofflaw
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- scofflaw1/5
scofflaw
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- noun one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
- scourer1/5
scourer
- noun someone who cleanses by scouring
- noun someone who travels widely and energetically
- he was a scourer of the seven seas
- noun someone who cleanses by scouring
- scullers1/5
sculler
- noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
- noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
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schematization
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
diagramming; schematisation.
- noun the act of reducing to a scheme or formula
schematisation.
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
- scourers1/5
scourer
- noun someone who cleanses by scouring
- noun someone who travels widely and energetically
- he was a scourer of the seven seas
- noun someone who cleanses by scouring
- scrunching1/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- sculpturing1/5
sculpture
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- noun creating figures or designs in three dimensions
carving.
- noun a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- scummy1/5
scummy
- adjective satellite of the most contemptible kind
scurvy; low-down; low; abject; miserable.
- abject cowardice
- a low stunt to pull
- a low-down sneak
- his miserable treatment of his family
- You miserable skunk!
- a scummy rabble
- a scurvy trick
- adjective satellite covered with scum
- the scummy surface of the polluted pond
- adjective satellite of the most contemptible kind
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schoolman
- noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
academician.
- noun a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
medieval Schoolman.
- noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
- scriveners1/5
scrivener
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
scribe; copyist.
- noun someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
- scorpios1/5
scorpio
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Scorpion.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpius.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
- scratchings1/5
scratching
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scraping; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
- verb cause friction
rub; chafe; scratch; fray; fret.
- my sweater scratches
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
- sculpts1/5
sculpt
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
sculpture.
- sculpt a swan out of a block of ice
- verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
sculpture; grave.
- She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
- verb create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- scalings1/5
scaling
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
grading.
- noun act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- noun the act of arranging in a graduated series
- scurf1/5
scurf
- noun (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
- noun a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scale; exfoliation.
- noun (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
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scapular
- noun a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- noun garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
scapulary.
- noun a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- screeds1/5
screed
- noun a long monotonous harangue
- noun a long piece of writing
- noun a long monotonous harangue
- scutcheon1/5
scutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; escutcheon.
- noun a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
escutcheon.
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
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schoolyard
- noun the yard associated with a school
- noun the yard associated with a school
- scratcher1/5
scratcher
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- noun a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- scarfing1/5
scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
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scrimmage
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- noun a noisy riotous fight
melee; battle royal.
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- schlep1/5
schlep
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
schlepper; shlepper; shlep.
- noun a tedious or difficult journey
shlep.
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- scrims1/5
scrim
- noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
- noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
- scintillated1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- scintillate1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- scoutmasters1/5
scoutmaster
- noun the leader of a troop of Scouts
- noun the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrag1/5
scrag
- noun a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
thin person; skin and bones.
- noun lean end of the neck
- noun a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
- scrunches1/5
scrunch
- noun a crunching noise
- verb make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
thud; crump.
- noun a crunching noise
- scorings1/5
scoring
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
marking; grading.
- what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do
- verb gain points in a game
rack up; tally; score; hit.
- The home team scored many times
- He hit a home run
- He hit .300 in the past season
- noun evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
- scratchers1/5
scratcher
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- noun a person who scratches to relieve an itch
- noun a workman who uses a tool for scratching
- schuss1/5
schuss
- verb ski downhill
- verb ski downhill
- scanted1/5
scant
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
skimp.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
skimp.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- scourings1/5
scouring
- noun moving over territory to search for something
- scouring the entire area revealed nothing
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scrub; scrubbing.
- noun moving over territory to search for something
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scaley
- adjective satellite having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaled; scaly.
- adjective satellite having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
- schorl1/5
schorl
- noun black tourmaline
- noun black tourmaline
- schooles1/5
school
- noun an educational institution
- the school was founded in 1900
- noun a building where young people receive education
schoolhouse.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun an educational institution
- scyphozoa1/5
scyphozoan
- noun any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
- noun any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
- scaliness1/5
scaliness
- noun the property of being scaly
- noun the property of being scaly
- scintillates1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- scutcheons1/5
scutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; escutcheon.
- noun a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
escutcheon.
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- schemings1/5
scheme
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy.
- noun a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge; dodging.
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- scratchiness1/5
scratchiness
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
harshness; abrasiveness.
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- scaphopoda1/5
scaphopoda
- noun small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells
class Scaphopoda.
- noun small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells
- scapulary1/5
scapulary
- noun garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
scapular.
- noun garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
- screwtop1/5
screwtop
- noun the top of a container that must be screwed off and on
- noun the top of a container that must be screwed off and on
- scoffer1/5
scoffer
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
gorger.
- noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeerer; flouter; mocker.
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
- scribblings1/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- scurries1/5
scurry
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper; scramble.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
scamper; skitter; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scudded1/5
scud
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scoot.
- She dashed into the yard
- noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- schleiden1/5
schleiden
- noun German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
Matthias Schleiden; M. J. Schleiden.
- noun German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
- scalawags1/5
scalawag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scallywag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- scandalize1/5
scandalize
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- sclerotium1/5
sclerotium
- noun compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
- noun form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
genus Sclerotium.
- noun compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
- schmooze1/5
schmooze
- noun an informal conversation
confab; schmoose; confabulation; chat.
- verb talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
shmoose; shmooze; schmoose; jawbone.
- noun an informal conversation
- scalenus1/5
scalenus
- noun any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
musculus scalenus; scalene muscle.
- noun any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
- schizosaccharomyces1/5
schizosaccharomyces
- noun type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
genus Schizosaccharomyces.
- noun type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
- scotched1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- scuttles1/5
scuttle
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
coal scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; hatchway.
- noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- scorpius1/5
scorpius
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpio.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
- scapegrace1/5
scapegrace
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
black sheep.
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
- scamps1/5
scamp
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scalawag.
- verb perform hastily and carelessly
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
- scirpus1/5
scirpus
- noun rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
genus Scirpus.
- noun rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
- scalpers1/5
scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- he got theater tickets through a scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- scoots1/5
scoot
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud.
- She dashed into the yard
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
- schlock1/5
schlock
- noun merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
shlock; dreck.
- noun merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
- scotomas1/5
scotoma
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- schillings1/5
schilling
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
Austrian schilling.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
- scriptoria1/5
scriptorium
- noun a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
- noun a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
- screamers1/5
screamer
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
bellower; bawler; yeller; roarer; shouter; screecher.
- noun a sensational newspaper headline
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
- scentless1/5
scentless
- adjective lacking the sense of smell
- adjective satellite emitting or holding no odor
- scentless wisps of straw
- a scentless stretch of rocky ground
- adjective lacking the sense of smell
- scotches1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- scantling1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- scoldings1/5
scolding
- noun rebuking a person harshly
chiding; objurgation; tongue-lashing.
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- noun rebuking a person harshly
- scouse1/5
scouse
- noun a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
lobscouse; lobscuse.
- noun a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
- scalawag1/5
scalawag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scallywag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- schwarzwald1/5
schwarzwald
- noun a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
Black Forest.
- noun a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
- schlemiel1/5
schlemiel
- noun (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
shlemiel.
- noun (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
- sciurus1/5
sciurus
(Zoöl.) A genus of reodents comprising the common squirrels.
- scandalizing1/5
scandalize
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- screes1/5
scree
- noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
talus.
- noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
- scampers1/5
scamper
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramble; scurry.
- verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
skitter; scurry; scuttle.
- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
- noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- scoreboards1/5
scoreboard
- noun a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
- noun a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
- scorner1/5
scorner
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
sneerer.
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
- scalper1/5
scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- he got theater tickets through a scalper
- noun someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
- scarabaeidae1/5
scarabaeidae
- noun scarab or dung beetles
family Scarabaeidae.
- noun scarab or dung beetles
- scrapple1/5
scrapple
- noun scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
- noun scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
- scuffs1/5
scuff
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
mule.
- noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- sceptred1/5
sceptred
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
empowered; sceptered.
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
- scatology1/5
scatology
- noun a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
- noun (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
- noun a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
- scrips1/5
scrip
- noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- noun a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- scaffoldings1/5
scaffolding
- noun a system of scaffolds
staging.
- verb provide with a scaffold for support
scaffold.
- scaffold the building before painting it
- noun a system of scaffolds
- sceloporus1/5
sceloporus
- noun spiny lizards
genus Sceloporus.
- noun spiny lizards
- schoolfriend1/5
schoolfriend
- noun a friend who attends the same school
- noun a friend who attends the same school
- scrutinises1/5
scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- scullions1/5
scullion
- noun a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
- noun a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
- scrutinies1/5
scrutiny
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
examination.
- noun a prolonged intense look
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- scantlings1/5
scantling
- noun an upright in house framing
stud.
- noun an upright in house framing
- scolytidae1/5
scolytidae
- noun large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
family Ipidae; Ipidae; family Scolytidae.
- noun large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
- scopal1/5
scopal
- adjective of or relating to scope
- scopal dependency
- adjective of or relating to scope
- scomber1/5
scomber
(Zoöl.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
- scarlets1/5
scarlet
- noun a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
orange red; vermilion.
- 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; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cerise; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red; ruddy.
- noun a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
- scotomata1/5
scotoma
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- noun an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
- scorners1/5
scorner
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
sneerer.
- noun a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
- scatterbrain1/5
scatterbrain
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
forgetful person.
- noun a flighty and disorganized person
- scotswoman1/5
scotswoman
- noun a woman who is a Scot
Scotchwoman.
- noun a woman who is a Scot
- scrod1/5
scrod
- noun flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
schrod.
- noun young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
schrod.
- noun flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
- scrums1/5
scrum
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
scrummage.
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
- scarper1/5
scarper
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; escape; fly the coop; break away; scat; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- scrapheap1/5
scrapheap
- noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
trash heap; garbage heap; refuse heap; junk heap; junk pile; rubbish heap; trash pile.
- noun pile of discarded metal
- noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- scatting1/5
scat
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
scat singing.
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; fly the coop; break away; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- sculpturesque1/5
sculpturesque
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
sculptured; modeled; sculptural.
- her finely modeled features
- rendered with...vivid sculptural effect
- the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
- scaphiopus1/5
scaphiopus
- noun New World spadefoot toads
genus Scaphiopus.
- noun New World spadefoot toads
- scatty1/5
scatty
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; rattlepated; scatterbrained.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; absentminded; abstracted.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- scandalizes1/5
scandalize
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- scandalise1/5
scandalise
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- sciuridae1/5
sciuridae
- noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
family Sciuridae.
- noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
- scolopax1/5
scolopax
- noun type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
genus Scolopax.
- noun type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
- scincidae1/5
scincidae
- noun skinks
family Scincidae.
- noun skinks
- schinus1/5
schinus
- noun genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
genus Schinus.
- noun genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
- schnaps1/5
schnaps
- noun any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
schnapps.
- noun any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
- scallywag1/5
scallywag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- scotching1/5
scotch
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
score.
- noun whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Scotch malt whisky; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch whisky; malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch whiskey.
- noun a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- scums1/5
scum
- noun worthless people
trash.
- noun a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- noun worthless people
- scandalising1/5
scandalise
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- scablands1/5
scablands
- noun (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
- noun (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
- sceptered1/5
sceptered
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
sceptred; empowered.
- adjective satellite invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
- sciaenidae1/5
sciaenidae
- noun warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
family Sciaenidae.
- noun warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
- schmoozed1/5
schmooze
- noun an informal conversation
confab; schmoose; confabulation; chat.
- verb talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
shmoose; shmooze; schmoose; jawbone.
- noun an informal conversation
- scarpered1/5
scarper
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; escape; fly the coop; break away; scat; turn tail.
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- scallywags1/5
scallywag
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; rapscallion; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- schizachyrium1/5
schizachyrium
- noun overlaps the genus Andropogon
genus Schizachyrium.
- noun overlaps the genus Andropogon
- scotchwoman1/5
scotchwoman
- noun a woman who is a Scot
Scotswoman.
- noun a woman who is a Scot
- schwas1/5
schwa
- noun a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
shwa.
- noun a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
- scammony1/5
scammony
- noun tropical American morning glory
Ipomoea orizabensis.
- noun resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
- noun tropical American morning glory
- schoolboyish1/5
schoolboyish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
boylike; boyish.
- a boyish grin
- schoolboyish pranks
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young boy
- scolytus1/5
scolytus
- noun type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
genus Scolytus.
- noun type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
- scolopacidae1/5
scolopacidae
- noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
family Scolopacidae.
- noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
- scombridae1/5
scombridae
- noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
family Scombridae.
- noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
- scophthalmus1/5
scophthalmus
- noun a genus of Bothidae
genus Scophthalmus.
- noun a genus of Bothidae
- scrabbles1/5
scrabble
- noun an aimless drawing
scribble; doodle.
- noun a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
- noun an aimless drawing
- scended1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- schooltime1/5
schooltime
- noun the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
school day; school.
- stay after school
- he didn't miss a single day of school
- when the school day was done we would walk home together
- noun the time of life when you are going to school
schooldays.
- noun the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
- scend1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- scrummage1/5
scrummage
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
scrum.
- noun (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
- scamped1/5
scamp
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scalawag.
- verb perform hastily and carelessly
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
- schnorkel1/5
schnorkel
- noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
snorkel breather; snorkel; schnorchel; breather.
- noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- scaridae1/5
scaridae
- noun parrotfishes
family Scaridae.
- noun parrotfishes
- scorpaenidae1/5
scorpaenidae
- noun scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
family Scorpaenidae.
- noun scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
- schnook1/5
schnook
- noun (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised
shnook.
- don't be such an apologetic shnook
- noun (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised
- schnitzels1/5
schnitzel
- noun deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
Wiener schnitzel.
- noun deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
- scarer1/5
scarer
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
bird-scarer; strawman; scarecrow; straw man.
- noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
- scallopini1/5
scallopini
- noun sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
scallopine.
- noun sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
- scorpaena1/5
scorpaena
- noun type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
genus Scorpaena.
- noun type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
- sciolists1/5
sciolist
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; dilettante.
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- schlepper1/5
schlepper
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
schlep; shlepper; shlep.
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- sculleries1/5
scullery
- noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
- noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
- sclk1/5
sclk
- noun the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
spacecraft clock time.
- noun the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
- scrumpy1/5
scrumpy
- noun strong cider (as made in western England)
- noun strong cider (as made in western England)
- scapegraces1/5
scapegrace
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
black sheep.
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
- scending1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- scomberomorus1/5
scomberomorus
- noun Spanish mackerels
genus Scomberomorus.
- noun Spanish mackerels
- sciaenops1/5
sciaenops
- noun a genus of Sciaenidae
genus Sciaenops.
- noun a genus of Sciaenidae
- schoolgirlish1/5
schoolgirlish
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
girlish.
- girlish charm
- a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear
- adjective satellite befitting or characteristic of a young girl
- sciolist1/5
sciolist
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
dabbler; dilettante.
- noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- scandentia1/5
scandentia
- noun a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
order Scandentia.
- noun a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
- scads1/5
scads
- noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
scad.
- noun a large number or amount
- schoolmarm1/5
schoolmarm
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; mistress.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- scimitars1/5
scimitar
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- noun a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
- sceptres1/5
sceptre
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
scepter.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; scepter; verge.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- schmalz1/5
schmalz
- noun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
shmaltz; schmaltz.
- noun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
- scrimp1/5
scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
stint; skimp.
- scratch and scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
- scantiness1/5
scantiness
- noun the quality of being meager
leanness; exiguity; meagreness; scantness; poorness; meagerness.
- an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
- noun the quality of being meager
- scutes1/5
scute
- noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
- noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
- schnorr1/5
schnorr
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
cadge; shnorr; scrounge.
- he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends
- verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
- scrupulousness1/5
scrupulousness
- noun conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence
- noun strict attention to minute details
punctiliousness; meticulosity; meticulousness.
- noun conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence
- scrophulariaceae1/5
scrophulariaceae
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Scrophulariaceae; foxglove family; figwort family.
- noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
- scepters1/5
scepter
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sceptre.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
wand; verge; sceptre.
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- scissoring1/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- scorcher1/5
scorcher
- noun an extremely hot day
- noun a very hard hit ball
screamer.
- noun an extremely hot day
- scaramouche1/5
scaramouche
- noun a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward
Scaramouch.
- noun a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward
- scutellaria1/5
scutellaria
- noun an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps
genus Scutellaria.
- noun an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps
- scriber1/5
scriber
- noun a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
scratch awl; scribe.
- noun a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- screwup1/5
screwup
- noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
- a typical bureaucratic screwup
- noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
- scratchpad1/5
scratchpad
- noun (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- noun (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
- scute1/5
scute
- noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
- noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
- scatterbrained1/5
scatterbrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; rattlepated.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy
flighty; flyaway; head-in-the-clouds.
- flighty young girls
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
- schoolbag1/5
schoolbag
- noun a bag for carrying school books and supplies
- found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag
- noun a bag for carrying school books and supplies
- scabious1/5
scabious
- noun any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
scabiosa.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
- scissored1/5
scissor
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- verb cut with or as if with scissors
- sclerites1/5
sclerite
- noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
- noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
- scorekeeper1/5
scorekeeper
- noun an official who records the score during the progress of a game
scorer.
- noun an official who records the score during the progress of a game
- sculptress1/5
sculptress
- noun a woman sculptor
- noun a woman sculptor
- scarcest1/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- scammers1/5
scammer
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; swindler; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- scholastically1/5
scholastically
- adverb with respect to scholastic activities
- scholastically apt
- adverb with respect to scholastic activities
- scrimping1/5
scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
stint; skimp.
- scratch and scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
- scrimped1/5
scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
stint; skimp.
- scratch and scrimp
- verb subsist on a meager allowance
- schoolmistresses1/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- schillers1/5
schiller
- noun German romantic writer (1759-1805)
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller.
- noun German romantic writer (1759-1805)
- scroungers1/5
scrounger
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
cadger; moocher; mooch.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- sclerite1/5
sclerite
- noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
- noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
- scenarist1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- schismatical1/5
schismatical
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
schismatic.
- schismatic sects
- adjective of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism
- scabiosa1/5
scabiosa
- noun any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
scabious.
- noun any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
- scrounger1/5
scrounger
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
cadger; moocher; mooch.
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
- sceneries1/5
scenery
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
scene.
- they worked all night painting the scenery
- noun the appearance of a place
- noun the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- screechy1/5
screechy
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screaky; squeaking; squeaky; squealing.
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- schmaltzy1/5
schmaltzy
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; maudlin; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
- scoundrelly1/5
scoundrelly
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
roguish; blackguardly; rascally.
- the rascally rabble
- the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray
- the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
- scattergun1/5
scattergun
- noun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
shotgun.
- noun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
- screwups1/5
screwup
- noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
- a typical bureaucratic screwup
- noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
- scoriae1/5
scoria
- noun the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
slag; dross.
- noun the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- schtick1/5
schtick
- noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
shtick; shtik; schtik.
- give him a shtik cake
- he's a shtik crazy
- he played a shtik Beethoven
- noun (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
shtick; shtik; schtik.
- play it straight with no shtik
- noun (Yiddish) a little; a piece
- scholiasts1/5
scholiast
- noun a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
- noun a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
- scrutineers1/5
scrutineer
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
canvasser.
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
- scammer1/5
scammer
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; swindler; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- sclerotomy1/5
sclerotomy
- noun surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
- noun surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
- schizogony1/5
schizogony
- noun asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
- noun asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
- schmucks1/5
schmuck
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
shmo; schmo; shmuck.
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
- schefflera1/5
schefflera
- noun large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage
genus Schefflera.
- noun large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage
- scandalmongers1/5
scandalmonger
- noun a person who spreads malicious gossip
- noun a person who spreads malicious gossip
- scrutineer1/5
scrutineer
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
canvasser.
- noun someone who examines votes at an election
- scrophularia1/5
scrophularia
(Bot.) A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort.
- screwballs1/5
screwball
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
fruitcake; nut case; nut; crackpot; crank.
- noun a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
- scolymus1/5
scolymus
- noun small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
genus Scolymus.
- noun small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
- scherzos1/5
scherzo
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- schmo1/5
schmo
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
shmo; schmuck; shmuck.
- noun (Yiddish) a jerk
- scup1/5
scup
- noun flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
porgy.
- noun flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- scarceness1/5
scarceness
- noun a small and inadequate amount
scarcity.
- noun a small and inadequate amount
- scorzonera1/5
scorzonera
- noun perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
Scorzonera hispanica; viper's grass; black salsify.
- noun long black salsify
black salsify.
- noun perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
- schoolma'am1/5
schoolma'am
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolmistress; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- scherzi1/5
scherzo
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- noun a fast movement (usually in triple time)
- scapulas1/5
scapula
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
shoulder bone; shoulder blade.
- noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
- scissions1/5
scission
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- noun the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
- scurvily1/5
scurvily
- adverb in a despicable, ignoble manner
meanly; basely.
- this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society
- adverb in a despicable, ignoble manner
- schnorrer1/5
schnorrer
- noun (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
shnorrer.
- noun (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
- schmoozer1/5
schmoozer
- noun someone skilled at conversation
conversationist; conversationalist.
- noun someone skilled at conversation
- scandalmonger1/5
scandalmonger
- noun a person who spreads malicious gossip
- noun a person who spreads malicious gossip
- scaphocephaly1/5
scaphocephaly
- noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
- noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
- schoolmarms1/5
schoolmarm
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; mistress.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- scaramouch1/5
scaramouch
A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.
- scorekeepers1/5
scorekeeper
- noun an official who records the score during the progress of a game
scorer.
- noun an official who records the score during the progress of a game
- scrimmaging1/5
scrimmage
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- noun a noisy riotous fight
melee; battle royal.
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- scleranthus1/5
scleranthus
- noun small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
genus Scleranthus.
- noun small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
- scandent1/5
scandent
- adjective satellite used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
- plants of a creeping or scandent nature
- adjective satellite used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
- scorchers1/5
scorcher
- noun an extremely hot day
- noun a very hard hit ball
screamer.
- noun an extremely hot day
- scruffier1/5
scruffy
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
seedy.
- a surge of ragged scruffy children
- he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
- schoolbags1/5
schoolbag
- noun a bag for carrying school books and supplies
- found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag
- noun a bag for carrying school books and supplies
- scummed1/5
scum
- noun worthless people
trash.
- noun a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- noun worthless people
- scenarists1/5
scenarist
- noun a writer of screenplays
- noun a writer of screenplays
- scribers1/5
scriber
- noun a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
scratch awl; scribe.
- noun a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
- scruffs1/5
scruff
- noun the back side of the neck
nape; nucha.
- noun the back side of the neck
- scaremongers1/5
scaremonger
- noun a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
stirrer.
- noun a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
- scrota1/5
scrotum
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- scrotums1/5
scrotum
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
- scrupling1/5
scruple
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
misgiving; qualm.
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- scrooges1/5
scrooge
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
churl; niggard; skinflint.
- noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- scarey1/5
scarey
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
scary; shivery; shuddery; chilling.
- a scary movie
- the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
- adjective satellite provoking fear terror
- scouser1/5
scouser
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
Liverpudlian.
- noun a native or resident of Liverpool
- scouter1/5
scouter
- noun an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
rover.
- noun an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
- scrimmaged1/5
scrimmage
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- noun a noisy riotous fight
melee; battle royal.
- noun (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- sclerotomies1/5
sclerotomy
- noun surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
- noun surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
- scarlatina1/5
scarlatina
- noun an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
scarlet fever.
- noun an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
- scilla1/5
scilla
- noun an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
squill.
- noun an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
- scurrility1/5
scurrility
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
billingsgate.
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
- scut1/5
scut
- noun a short erect tail
- noun a short erect tail
- scythed1/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- scything1/5
scythe
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- verb cut with a scythe
- scythe grass or grain
- noun an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
- scantiest1/5
scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
- schottische1/5
schottische
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- noun a German round dance resembling a slow polka
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- scapulohumeral1/5
scapulohumeral
- adjective relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone
- adjective relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone
- scarily1/5
scarily
- adverb in an alarming manner
frighteningly.
- the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true
- adverb in an alarming manner
- scag1/5
scag
- noun street names for heroin
skag; nose drops; thunder; hell dust; big H; smack.
- noun street names for heroin
- schizophrenias1/5
schizophrenia
- noun any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
schizophrenic psychosis; dementia praecox; schizophrenic disorder.
- noun any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
- scantier1/5
scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
- scalelike1/5
scalelike
- adjective satellite reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale
- scalelike leaves
- adjective satellite reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale
- scombroid1/5
scombroid
- noun important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
scombroid fish.
- noun important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
- sciara1/5
sciara
- noun minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
sciarid; fungus gnat.
- noun minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
- scandalmongering1/5
scandalmongering
- noun spreading malicious gossip
- adjective satellite typical of tabloids
sensationalistic; yellow.
- sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
- yellow press
- noun spreading malicious gossip
- schizoids1/5
schizoid
- noun characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
schizotypal personality.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
schizophrenic.
- noun characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
- scurrilously1/5
scurrilously
- adverb in a scurrilously manner
- one paper scurrilously described how Edward was neglecting a bereaved mother to dance attendance on Wally
- adverb in a scurrilously manner
- scolopendrium1/5
scolopendrium
- noun a fern thought to resemble a millipede
- noun a fern thought to resemble a millipede
- schottisches1/5
schottische
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- noun a German round dance resembling a slow polka
- noun music performed for dancing the schottische
- scepticisms1/5
scepticism
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
agnosticism; skepticism.
- noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- schnauzer1/5
schnauzer
- noun old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
- noun old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
- scaler1/5
scaler
- noun an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
- noun an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
- scnt1/5
scnt
- noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
somatic cell nuclear transplantation; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
- noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
- schistosome1/5
schistosome
- noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
blood fluke.
- noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
- schistosomes1/5
schistosome
- noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
blood fluke.
- noun flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
- scattershot1/5
scattershot
- adjective satellite covering a wide range in a haphazard way
- adjective satellite covering a wide range in a haphazard way
- scorbutic1/5
scorbutic
- adjective of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy
- scorbutic symptoms
- adjective of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy
- scalers1/5
scaler
- noun an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
- noun an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
- scenically1/5
scenically
- adverb with respect to stage scenery
- scenically stunning
- adverb with respect to stage scenery
- scry1/5
scry
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- verb divine by gazing into crystals
- screamingly1/5
screamingly
- adverb to an extreme degree
- screamingly funny
- adverb to an extreme degree
- schnauzers1/5
schnauzer
- noun old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
- noun old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
- scuppernong1/5
scuppernong
- noun amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
- noun amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
- scoffingly1/5
scoffingly
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
derisorily; mockingly; derisively.
- `Sorry,' she repeated derisively
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
- scotties1/5
scottie
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Scotch terrier; Scottish terrier.
- noun old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
- scet1/5
scet
- noun the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
spacecraft event time.
- SCET = TRM + OWLT
- noun the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
- schipperke1/5
schipperke
- noun breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
- noun breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
- sculpins1/5
sculpin
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- noun any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
- scaup1/5
scaup
- noun diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
scaup duck; bluebill; broadbill.
- noun diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
- scorpionfish1/5
scorpionfish
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
sea scorpion; scorpion fish.
- noun marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
- scarabaeus1/5
scarabaeus
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
scarab; Scarabaeus sacer.
- noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
- scoter1/5
scoter
- noun large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
scooter.
- noun large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
- scoters1/5
scoter
- noun large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
scooter.
- noun large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
- scaleless1/5
scaleless
- adjective satellite destitute of scales
- adjective satellite destitute of scales
- schaffhausen1/5
- scriptwriting1/5
- sclater1/5
- schnapper1/5
- scenography1/5
scenography
The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye. Greenhill.
- sculley1/5
sculley
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- scattergram1/5
scattergram
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- scuse1/5
scuse
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- schlieren1/5
- schizo1/5
schizo
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- scapegoated1/5
scapegoat
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy.
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
- scrofa1/5
scrofa
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- scrollwork1/5
scrollwork
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- schlemm1/5
schlemm
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- scription1/5
scription
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- scottishness1/5
- scrupulosity1/5
scrupulosity
The quality or state of being scruppulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the far of doing wrong or ofending; nice regard to exactness and propierty; precision. The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon retires. Dr. H. More.
Careful, even to scrupulosity, . . . to keep their Sabbath. South.
- scannable1/5
- scabbed1/5
scab
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; rat; blackleg.
- noun the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
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scutum
(Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.
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schrank
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schweinfurt
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schoharie
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scutellum
(Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
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schoolage
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schul
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- scious1/5
scious
Knowing; having knowledge. "Brutes may be and are scious." Coleridge.
- schoole1/5
school
- noun an educational institution
- the school was founded in 1900
- noun a building where young people receive education
schoolhouse.
- the school was built in 1932
- he walked to school every morning
- noun an educational institution
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scumbags
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- schanz1/5
schanz
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scient
Knowing; skillful. Obs. Cockeram.
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scarf
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
- noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
scarf joint.
- noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
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scriptor
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- scase1/5
scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
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- scally1/5
scally
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scam
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
cozenage.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
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sclerenchyma
(Bot.) Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the gritty parts of a pear. See Sclerotic .✍ By recent german writers and their English translation, this term is used for liber cells. Goodale.
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scandens
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scolex
(Zoöl.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus .(b) One of the Scolecida.
- schiedam1/5
schiedam
Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands.
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schoolkids
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- schoon1/5
schoon
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- scutage1/5
scutage
(Eng. Hist.) Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage .
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scientologists
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- scapularis1/5
scapularis
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- schelde1/5
schelde
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- sclerae1/5
sclerae
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- scamming1/5
scam
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
cozenage.
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun a fraudulent business scheme
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schistose
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- scambler1/5
scambler
1. One who scambles.
- scooper1/5
scoop
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
scoopful.
- noun a hollow concave shape made by removing something
pocket.
- noun the quantity a scoop will hold
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screwworm
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- schrieffer1/5
schrieffer
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scenographic
Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective. --Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly , adv.
- scotist1/5
scotist
(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.
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- scaglia1/5
scaglia
A reddish variety of limestone.
- scrive1/5
scribe
- noun informal terms for journalists
penman; scribbler.
- noun French playwright (1791-1861)
Augustin Eugene Scribe.
- noun informal terms for journalists
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- scandia1/5
scandia
(Chem.) A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium.
- scathed1/5
scathe
- noun the act of damaging something or someone
harm; damage; hurt.
- noun the act of damaging something or someone
- sculp1/5
sculp
To sculpture; to carve; to engrave. Obs. or Humorous. Sandys.
- scovel1/5
scovel
A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
- scripsit1/5
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- scarth1/5
- scarre1/5
scar
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
cicatrix; cicatrice.
- noun an indication of damage
scratch; scrape; mark.
- noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
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sclerophyll
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scler
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sclerotome
(Zoöl.) One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitoins which separate the myotomes. --Scler`o*tom"ic a.
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schlep
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
schlepper; shlepper; shlep.
- noun a tedious or difficult journey
shlep.
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- scopas1/5
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scenic
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- scenic drives
- adjective of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
- scenic design
- adjective satellite used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
- scudo1/5
scudo
(Com.) (a) A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same. (b) A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.
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schmelz
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scripto
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scholion
A scholium. A judgment which follows immediately from another is sometimes called a corollary, or consectary . . . One which illustrates the science where it appears, but is not an integral part of it, is a scholion. Abp. Thomson (Laws of Thought).
- scole1/5
scole
School. Obs. Chaucer.
- scabbing1/5
scab
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; rat; blackleg.
- noun the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
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- scarpe1/5
scarp
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
escarpment.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
escarpment; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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scops
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schistosity
(Geol.) The quality or state of being schistose.
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scirocco
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- scil1/5
scil
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- scaped1/5
escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
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- scarped1/5
scarp
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
escarpment.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
escarpment; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
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scroop
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scoparium
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scoparius
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scirrhous
(Med.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, .scirrhous affections;scirrhous diseaseWritten also skirrhous .
- scart1/5
scart
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scrapyard
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scoparia
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scaremonger
- noun a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
stirrer.
- noun a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
- scantly1/5
scant
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
skimp.
- verb limit in quality or quantity
skimp.
- verb work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- schmeck1/5
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schizont
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- screenful1/5
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schoolteaching
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script
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
playscript; book.
- noun something written by hand
handwriting; hand.
- she recognized his handwriting
- his hand was illegible
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
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scuzzy
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scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
lookout; picket; sentry; watch; lookout man; spotter; sentinel.
- noun a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
- noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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- scattergraph1/5
- scissile1/5
scissile
Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. R. Arbuthnot.
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- scrutin1/5
scrutin
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- schneiderian1/5
schneiderian
(Anat.) Discovered or described by C. V. Schneider, a German anatomist of the seventeenth century.
- scritch1/5
scritch
A screech. R.Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch. Coleridge.
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scalariform
Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the .scalariform cells andscalariform pits in some plants
- sclerectomy1/5
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- sclavonic1/5
sclavonic
Same as Slavonic .
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scopa
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- scaff1/5
scaff
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sculptural
- adjective relating to or consisting of sculpture
- sculptural embellishments
- adjective satellite resembling sculpture
sculptured; modeled; sculpturesque.
- her finely modeled features
- rendered with...vivid sculptural effect
- the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies
- adjective relating to or consisting of sculpture
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sciureus
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- scrunchie1/5
scrunchie
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- scoggin1/5
scoggin
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scriptus
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scaur
A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.
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scotist
(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.
- scandalum1/5
scandalum
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schedular
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scenograph
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
- scarus1/5
scarus
(Zoöl.) A Mediterranean food fish ( Sparisoma scarus ) od excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called alsoparrot fish .
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scientologist
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- sceattas1/5
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schoolday
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schlich
(Metal.) The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. Written also slich ,slick .
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schlep
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
schlepper; shlepper; shlep.
- noun a tedious or difficult journey
shlep.
- noun (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- scaloppine1/5
- scarifications1/5
- scumbling1/5
scumble
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- schellingian1/5
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sciamachy
See Sciomachy .
- scolia1/5
- scrunchy1/5
scrunchy
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- scapolite1/5
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scherzando
(Mus.) In a playful or sportive manner.
- scate1/5
scate
See Skate , for the foot.
- scran1/5
scran
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- scoon1/5
scoon
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- scarless1/5
scarless
Free from scar. Drummond.
- scapha1/5
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scepsis
Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. R.Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of kant. J. martineau.
- schuyt1/5
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scaena
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schwenkfelder
A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the body of Christ.
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sclavonian
Same as Slavonian .
- schistosomal1/5
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scagliola
An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.
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scratchwork
See Scratch coat .
- scripturalist1/5
scripturalist
One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
- sclerotial1/5
- schelm1/5
- scumbled1/5
scumble
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
- noun the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
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schanze
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- schepen1/5
schepen
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scirrhus
(Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. Obs.(b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised .Sometimes incorrectly written schirrus ; written alsoskirrhus .
- scolopendra1/5
scolopendra
(Zoöl.) A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped .
- scutching1/5
scutch
To beat or whip; to drub. Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.
- schubertian1/5
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scriptive
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scariness
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schiz
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- scorebook1/5
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scabland
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scripturalism
The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.
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schizophrenogenic
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- scammel1/5
scammel
(Zoöl.) The female bar-tailed godwit. Prov. Eng.✍ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare ["Tempest," ii. 2] is not known.
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scorodite
(Min.) A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron. Written also skorodite .
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schoenoprasum
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- schmoe1/5
schmoe
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scintigram
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- scytale1/5
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schene
(Antiq.) An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirthy-two to sixty stadia.
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scutellar
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- scathless1/5
scathless
Unharmed. R. L. Stevenson.He, too, . . . is to be dismissed scathless. Sir W. Scott.
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schoolmaster
- noun presiding officer of a school
headmaster; master.
- noun any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
- noun presiding officer of a school
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schrecklich
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sclarea
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- sciolto1/5
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scientifical
Scientific. Locke.
- scourie1/5
- scoundrelism1/5
scoundrelism
The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality. Cotgrave.
- scorchingly1/5
scorching
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- scorching heat
- verb make very hot and dry
sear; scorch.
- The heat scorched the countryside
- adjective satellite hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
- schuit1/5
- scotticisms1/5
scotticism
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.
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scholaris
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- sculle1/5
sculle
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schweinfurthii
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- screeding1/5
screed
- noun a long monotonous harangue
- noun a long piece of writing
- noun a long monotonous harangue
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scopulorum
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- schuhe1/5
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- scandic1/5
scandic
(Chem.) Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing, scandium.
- scutter1/5
- scrog1/5
scrog
A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. Prov. Eng. & Scot.
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schreberi
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- scalae1/5
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schisma
(Anc. Mus.) An interval equal to half a comma.
- scotism1/5
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scoriaceous
Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.
- scholarliness1/5
scholarliness
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- schappes1/5
- scrutable1/5
scrutable
Discoverable by scrutiny, inquiry, or critical examination. R. r. H. More.
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- scenical1/5
scenical
Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical. All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. De Quincey.
- schouw1/5
schouw
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- scribbly1/5
scribble
- noun poor handwriting
scratch; scrawl; cacography.
- noun an aimless drawing
scrabble; doodle.
- noun poor handwriting
- schoolkid1/5
schoolkid
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schoolmarmish
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- scalf1/5
scalf
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- scandian1/5
scandian
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scrutator
One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer. Ayliffe.
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scooper
One who, or that which scoops.
- scryer1/5
- schematical1/5
schematical
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- scall1/5
scall
A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. Lev. xiii. 30.
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scrunchies
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screwworms
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scape
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
flower stalk.
- noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
shaft.
- noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
- scaraboid1/5
scaraboid
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Scarabæidæ , an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbleding, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.
- schoolmastering1/5
schoolmaster
- noun presiding officer of a school
headmaster; master.
- noun any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
- noun presiding officer of a school
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schlepp
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scrubwoman
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schlocky
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sceleratus
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scrappage
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scombrus
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scarabee
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabæus , or familyScarabæidæ , especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabæus sacer , andS. Egyptiorum ).
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scoticus
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- scabbarded1/5
scabbard
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
- noun a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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scutatus
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sclerenchymatous
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or composed of, sclerenchyma.
- scherm1/5
scherm
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scult
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scruffiness
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schizophrenically
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sclerose
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scaw
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scansorial
(Zoöl.) (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a ; adapted for climbing;scansorial birdas, the .scansorial foot(b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves .
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scintillometer
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Derived words of sc
- wisconsin«Word Popularity Bar5/5
wisconsin
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Wisconsin River.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
WI; Badger State.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
- discharge5/5
discharge
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- noun the act of venting
venting.
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- obscure5/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
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described
- adjective satellite represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
- the vividly described wars
- verb give a description of
draw; describe; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- adjective satellite represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
- describe5/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
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discovered
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
observed; ascertained.
- variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
- the discovered behavior norms
- discovered differences in achievement
- no explanation for the observed phenomena
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find; discover.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
- discourse5/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- describes5/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
- discovery5/5
discovery
- noun the act of discovering something
uncovering; find.
- noun something that is discovered
- noun the act of discovering something
- landscape5/5
landscape
- noun an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- noun painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
- noun an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- discipline5/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
- discover5/5
discover
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- describing5/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
- vascular5/5
vascular
- adjective of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
- vascular constriction
- a vascular bundle
- adjective of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
- discourses5/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
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discussion
- noun an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
treatment; discourse.
- the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
- his treatment of the race question is badly biased
- noun an exchange of views on some topic
word; give-and-take.
- we had a good discussion
- we had a word or two about it
- noun an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- description5/5
description
- noun a statement that represents something in words
verbal description.
- noun the act of describing something
- noun a statement that represents something in words
- discuss5/5
discuss
- verb to consider or examine in speech or writing
discourse; talk about.
- The author talks about the different aspects of this question
- The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- verb to consider or examine in speech or writing
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consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- muscle5/5
muscle
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
musculus.
- noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscular tissue.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- escape5/5
escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
- discussions5/5
discussion
- noun an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
treatment; discourse.
- the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
- his treatment of the race question is badly biased
- noun an exchange of views on some topic
word; give-and-take.
- we had a good discussion
- we had a word or two about it
- noun an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- muscles5/5
muscle
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
musculus.
- noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscular tissue.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- descriptions5/5
description
- noun a statement that represents something in words
verbal description.
- noun the act of describing something
- noun a statement that represents something in words
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moscow
- noun a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
capital of the Russian Federation; Russian capital.
- noun a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
- prescribed5/5
prescribed
- adjective satellite set down as a rule or guide
- verb issue commands or orders for
prescribe; order; dictate.
- adjective satellite set down as a rule or guide
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disclosure
- noun the speech act of making something evident
revealing; revelation.
- noun the speech act of making something evident
- rescue5/5
rescue
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; deliverance.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- verb free from harm or evil
deliver.
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- descent5/5
descent
- noun a movement downward
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; extraction.
- he comes from good origins
- noun a movement downward
- discretion5/5
discretion
- noun freedom to act or judge on one's own
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
prudence; circumspection; discreetness.
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
- noun freedom to act or judge on one's own
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discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- masculine5/5
masculine
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- adjective of grammatical gender
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
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transcription
- noun something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
written text.
- noun (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
- noun something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
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prescription
- noun directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- I tried to follow her prescription for success
- noun a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
prescription medicine; prescription drug; ethical drug.
- he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly
- noun directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- descended5/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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descendants
- noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor
posterity.
- we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendent; descendant.
- noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor
- discomfort5/5
discomfort
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
uncomfortableness.
- noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
soreness; irritation.
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
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discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- conscious5/5
conscious
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
witting.
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
- adjective knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
- remained conscious during the operation
- conscious of his faults
- became conscious that he was being followed
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
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discrimination
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
favouritism; favoritism.
- noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
secernment.
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
- manuscript5/5
manuscript
- noun the form of a literary work submitted for publication
ms.
- noun handwritten book or document
holograph.
- noun the form of a literary work submitted for publication
- unconscious5/5
unconscious
- noun that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
unconscious mind.
- adjective not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
- lay unconscious on the floor
- noun that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
- discussing5/5
discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
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escaped
- adjective satellite having escaped, especially from confinement
on the loose; at large; loose.
- a convict still at large
- searching for two escaped prisoners
- dogs loose on the streets
- criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
- verb run away from confinement
break loose; get away; escape.
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
- adjective satellite having escaped, especially from confinement
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adolescent
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; stripling.
- adjective relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
- adolescent problems
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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adolescent
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teen; teenager; stripling.
- adjective relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
- adolescent problems
- noun a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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discrete
- adjective satellite constituting a separate entity or part
distinct.
- a government with three discrete divisions
- on two distinct occasions
- adjective satellite constituting a separate entity or part
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discount
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction; price reduction.
- noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
bank discount; discount rate.
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
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descriptive
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- the descriptive variable
- a descriptive passage
- adjective describing the structure of a language
- descriptive grammar
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
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fascinating
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; engrossing; gripping.
- a fascinating story
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue; fascinate.
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
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susceptible
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- susceptible to colds
- susceptible of proof
- adjective satellite easily impressed emotionally
- adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
- manuscripts5/5
manuscript
- noun the form of a literary work submitted for publication
ms.
- noun handwritten book or document
holograph.
- noun the form of a literary work submitted for publication
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muscular
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of muscle
- muscular contraction
- adjective having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
mesomorphic.
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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fiscal
- adjective involving financial matters
financial.
- fiscal responsibility
- adjective involving financial matters
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conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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cardiovascular
- adjective of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
- cardiovascular conditioning
- adjective of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
- consciously5/5
consciously
- adverb with awareness
- she consciously played with the idea of inviting them
- adverb with awareness
- nietzsche5/5
nietzsche
- noun influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900)
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
- noun influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900)
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francisco
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unesco
- noun an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization.
- noun an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts
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discharged
- adjective satellite having lost your job
laid-off; pink-slipped; dismissed; fired.
- verb complete or carry out
discharge; complete; dispatch.
- discharge one's duties
- adjective satellite having lost your job
- obscured4/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- discharges4/5
discharge
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- noun the act of venting
venting.
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- discoveries4/5
discovery
- noun the act of discovering something
uncovering; find.
- noun something that is discovered
- noun the act of discovering something
- discovering4/5
discover
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- landscapes4/5
landscape
- noun an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- noun painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
- noun an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- transcript4/5
transcript
- noun something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
- he read a transcript of the interrogation
- you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station
- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
copy.
- noun something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
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fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
- noun the flesh of fish used as food
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
- noun any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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ascending
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; rise; ascent.
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
ascend; go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
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disciplined
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- verb develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
discipline; train; check; condition.
- Parents must discipline their children
- Is this dog trained?
- adjective satellite obeying the rules
- discovers4/5
discover
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
- verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
- verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- transcripts4/5
transcript
- noun something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
- he read a transcript of the interrogation
- you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station
- noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
copy.
- noun something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
- ascended4/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- oscillations4/5
oscillation
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- noun (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
vibration.
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- oscillation4/5
oscillation
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- noun (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
vibration.
- noun the process of oscillating between states
- discontinued4/5
discontinued
- adjective stopped permanently or temporarily
- discontinued models
- a discontinued magazine
- a discontinued conversation
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- adjective stopped permanently or temporarily
- discs4/5
disc
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
phonograph recording; platter; phonograph record; record; disk.
- noun something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disk; saucer.
- the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
- noun sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- ascend4/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- transcribed4/5
transcribed
- adjective satellite recorded for broadcast
canned.
- a transcribed announcement
- canned laughter
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
transcribe.
- Transcribe the oral history of this tribe
- adjective satellite recorded for broadcast
- circumscribed4/5
circumscribed
- adjective satellite subject to limits or subjected to limits
limited.
- verb draw a line around
circumscribe.
- He drew a circle around the points
- adjective satellite subject to limits or subjected to limits
- prescott4/5
prescott
- noun a town in central Arizona
- noun a town in central Arizona
- madagascar4/5
madagascar
- noun a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
Malagasy Republic; Republic of Madagascar.
- noun an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world
- noun a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
- underscores4/5
underscore
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underline.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underline; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- underscore4/5
underscore
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underline.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underline; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- inscription4/5
inscription
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
lettering.
- noun a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
dedication.
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
- descending4/5
descending
- adjective coming down or downward
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; descend; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- adjective coming down or downward
- masculinity4/5
masculinity
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
maleness.
- noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
- discarded4/5
discarded
- adjective satellite thrown away
cast-off; thrown-away; throwaway.
- wearing someone's cast-off clothes
- throwaway children living on the streets
- salvaged some thrown-away furniture
- verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
- adjective satellite thrown away
- fluorescence4/5
fluorescence
- noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
- noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
- discouraged4/5
discouraged
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
disheartened; demoralized; demoralised.
- desperate demoralized people looking for work
- felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
- the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
discourage; deter.
- We should discourage this practice among our youth
- adjective satellite made less hopeful or enthusiastic
- miscellaneous4/5
miscellaneous
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
mixed; motley; sundry; assorted.
- an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
- assorted sizes
- miscellaneous accessories
- a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
- a motley crew
- sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
- adjective satellite having many aspects
many-sided; multifarious; multifaceted.
- a many-sided subject
- a multifaceted undertaking
- multifarious interests
- the multifarious noise of a great city
- a miscellaneous crowd
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- susceptibility4/5
susceptibility
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
susceptibleness.
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
- inscriptions4/5
inscription
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
lettering.
- noun a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
dedication.
- noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
- escort4/5
escort
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
bodyguard.
- noun the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
accompaniment.
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- inscribed4/5
inscribed
- adjective satellite written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; inscribe; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- adjective satellite written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
- microscopy4/5
microscopy
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- subscription4/5
subscription
- noun a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- noun agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
- noun a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- descend4/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- fascism4/5
fascism
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- discourage4/5
discourage
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
deter.
- We should discourage this practice among our youth
- verb deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
- preschool4/5
preschool
- noun an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
- noun an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
- ascent4/5
ascent
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; raise; rise; climb.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun a movement upward
ascension; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- prescribe4/5
prescribe
- verb issue commands or orders for
order; dictate.
- verb issue commands or orders for
- misconduct4/5
misconduct
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
wrongful conduct; wrongdoing; actus reus.
- he denied any wrongdoing
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- discard4/5
discard
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- noun (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- prescriptions4/5
prescription
- noun directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- I tried to follow her prescription for success
- noun a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
prescription medicine; prescription drug; ethical drug.
- he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly
- noun directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- transcend4/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- escapes4/5
escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
- damascus4/5
damascus
A city of Syria.
- disconnected4/5
disconnected
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
staccato.
- staccato applause
- a staccato command
- staccato notes
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
disconnect; unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
- neuroscience4/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- pascal4/5
pascal
- noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
Pa.
- noun French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
Blaise Pascal.
- noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
- disclosures4/5
disclosure
- noun the speech act of making something evident
revealing; revelation.
- noun the speech act of making something evident
- abscess4/5
abscess
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- discord4/5
discord
- noun lack of agreement or harmony
strife.
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
dissension.
- noun lack of agreement or harmony
- obscene4/5
obscene
- adjective satellite designed to incite to indecency or lust
- the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repulsive; repugnant.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective satellite designed to incite to indecency or lust
- viscous4/5
viscous
- adjective satellite having a relatively high resistance to flow
syrupy.
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; sticky; mucilaginous; viscid.
- adjective satellite having a relatively high resistance to flow
- escalation4/5
escalation
- noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
- higher wages caused an escalation of prices
- there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
- noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
- prescribing4/5
prescribe
- verb issue commands or orders for
order; dictate.
- verb issue commands or orders for
- atherosclerosis4/5
atherosclerosis
- noun a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
coronary artery disease.
- noun a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
- transcends4/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- resuscitation4/5
resuscitation
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- confiscated4/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- subscriptions4/5
subscription
- noun a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- noun agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
- noun a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- ascension4/5
ascension
- noun a movement upward
ascent; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Ascension of the Lord; Ascension Day.
- noun a movement upward
- descends4/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- nascent4/5
nascent
- adjective being born or beginning
- the nascent chicks
- a nascent insurgency
- adjective being born or beginning
- discontinuous4/5
discontinuous
- adjective of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
- adjective not continuing without interruption in time or space
noncontinuous.
- discontinuous applause
- the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas
- he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling
- adjective of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
- discouraging4/5
discouraging
- adjective depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
- where never is heard a discouraging word
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
discourage; deter.
- We should discourage this practice among our youth
- adjective depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
- descriptors4/5
descriptor
- noun the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
word form; form; signifier.
- the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
- noun a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
- noun the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- disciplinary4/5
disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- adolescence4/5
adolescence
- noun the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- noun in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
- noun the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- disclose4/5
disclose
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
expose.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- descartes4/5
descartes
- noun French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
Rene Descartes.
- noun French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
- discursive4/5
discursive
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
dianoetic.
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
excursive; digressive; rambling.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
- ascertain4/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- microscope4/5
microscope
- noun magnifier of the image of small objects
- the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell
- noun magnifier of the image of small objects
- disclosed4/5
disclosed
- adjective satellite made known (especially something secret or concealed)
- the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disclose; reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- adjective satellite made known (especially something secret or concealed)
- viscosity4/5
viscosity
- noun resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
viscousness.
- noun resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
- discern4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- telescope4/5
telescope
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
scope.
- verb crush together or collapse
- In the accident, the cars telescoped
- my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
- microscopic4/5
microscopic
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
microscopical.
- microscopic analysis
- microscopical examination
- adjective satellite visible under a microscope; using a microscope
microscopical.
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
- fascination4/5
fascination
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation.
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- fascinated4/5
fascinated
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
mesmerised; hypnotized; mesmerized; spell-bound; spellbound; transfixed; hypnotised.
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue; fascinate.
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- ascribed4/5
ascribe
- verb attribute or credit to
impute; assign; attribute.
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
- verb attribute or credit to
- reminiscent4/5
reminiscent
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
remindful; evocative; redolent; resonant.
- cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
- a campaign redolent of machine politics
- adjective satellite serving to bring to mind
- disciple4/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- interdisciplinary4/5
interdisciplinary
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- interdisciplinary studies
- an interdisciplinary conference
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
- fascist4/5
fascist
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascistic.
- fascist propaganda
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- escaping4/5
escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
- rescued4/5
rescued
- adjective satellite delivered from danger
reclaimed.
- verb free from harm or evil
deliver; rescue.
- adjective satellite delivered from danger
- discrepancy4/5
discrepancy
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
divergence; disagreement; variance.
- a growing divergence of opinion
- noun an event that departs from expectations
variance; variant.
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- episcopal4/5
episcopal
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
pontifical.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopalian.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- fluorescent4/5
fluorescent
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
fluorescent fixture.
- adjective satellite emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
- cascade4/5
cascade
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- mischief4/5
mischief
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief-making; rascality; mischievousness; roguishness; roguery; devilment; deviltry; shenanigan; devilry.
- noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
maleficence; balefulness.
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- transcendent4/5
transcendent
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
surpassing.
- adjective satellite beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
- the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- discriminate4/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- subscribers4/5
subscriber
- noun someone who expresses strong approval
ratifier; endorser; indorser.
- noun someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
reader.
- noun someone who expresses strong approval
- discretionary4/5
discretionary
- adjective satellite having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
discretional.
- The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds
- adjective satellite (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed
- discretionary funds
- discretionary income
- adjective satellite having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
- discounts4/5
discount
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction; price reduction.
- noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
bank discount; discount rate.
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- transcendence4/5
transcendence
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendency.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
superiority; transcendency.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- discounted4/5
discount
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction; price reduction.
- noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
bank discount; discount rate.
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- subscribe4/5
subscribe
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- The broker subscribed 500 shares
- verb mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
sign.
- She signed the letter and sent it off
- Please sign here
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- ascertained4/5
ascertained
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
discovered; observed.
- variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
- the discovered behavior norms
- discovered differences in achievement
- no explanation for the observed phenomena
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine; ascertain.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
- escorted4/5
escort
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
bodyguard.
- noun the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
accompaniment.
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- crescent4/5
crescent
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; lunate; semilunar.
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- discrepancies4/5
discrepancy
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
divergence; disagreement; variance.
- a growing divergence of opinion
- noun an event that departs from expectations
variance; variant.
- noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- descendant4/5
descendant
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendent.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendent.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- subscriber4/5
subscriber
- noun someone who expresses strong approval
ratifier; endorser; indorser.
- noun someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
reader.
- noun someone who expresses strong approval
- biscuits4/5
biscuit
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- noun any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
cooky; cookie.
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- discernible4/5
discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- ascetic4/5
ascetic
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
abstainer.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetical.
- ascetic practices
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- discerned4/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- discontinuity4/5
discontinuity
- noun lack of connection or continuity
- noun lack of connection or continuity
- discriminating4/5
discriminating
- adjective showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
- the discriminating eye of the connoisseur
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart; discriminate.
- adjective showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
- postscript4/5
postscript
- noun a note appended to a letter after the signature
PS.
- noun textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
addendum; supplement.
- noun a note appended to a letter after the signature
- prescriptive4/5
prescriptive
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
normative.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
- subscribed4/5
subscribed
- adjective satellite (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
- the subscribed will
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
subscribe.
- The broker subscribed 500 shares
- adjective satellite (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
- neuromuscular4/5
neuromuscular
- adjective affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue
- adjective affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue
- disconnect4/5
disconnect
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnection; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- discredit4/5
discredit
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
disrepute.
- your actions will bring discredit to your name
- because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
- verb cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
- The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
- ascribe4/5
ascribe
- verb attribute or credit to
impute; assign; attribute.
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
- verb attribute or credit to
- oscar4/5
oscar
- noun an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
Academy Award.
- noun an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
- spectroscopy4/5
spectroscopy
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectrum analysis.
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
- transcendental4/5
transcendental
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- unconsciously4/5
unconsciously
- adverb without awareness
- she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room
- adverb without awareness
- discriminatory4/5
discriminatory
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
prejudiced.
- a prejudiced judge
- adjective satellite containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious.
- discriminatory attitudes and practices
- invidious comparisons
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
- discontent4/5
discontent
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentment; discontentedness.
- verb make dissatisfied
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- subconscious4/5
subconscious
- noun psychic activity just below the level of awareness
subconscious mind.
- adjective satellite just below the level of consciousness
- noun psychic activity just below the level of awareness
- conscientious4/5
conscientious
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
scrupulous; painstaking.
- conscientious application to the work at hand
- painstaking research
- scrupulous attention to details
- adjective guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
- a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice
- adjective satellite characterized by extreme care and great effort
- obscurity4/5
obscurity
- noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
reconditeness; abstruseness; obscureness.
- noun an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- he worked in obscurity for many years
- noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- discreet4/5
discreet
- adjective marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
- his trusted discreet aide
- a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace
- adjective satellite unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
discerning.
- a discerning editor
- a discreet silence
- adjective marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
- oscillator4/5
oscillator
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- endoscopic4/5
endoscopic
- adjective of or relating to endoscopy
- adjective of or relating to endoscopy
- reminiscences4/5
reminiscence
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; recollection.
- he has total recall of the episode
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- fascia4/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- macroscopic4/5
macroscopic
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
macroscopical.
- adjective satellite large enough to be visible with the naked eye
macroscopical.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
- mischievous4/5
mischievous
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
pixilated; impish; puckish; prankish; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite deliberately causing harm or damage
- mischievous rumors and falsehoods
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- franciscan4/5
franciscan
(R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
- cisco4/5
cisco
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
lake herring.
- noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
lake herring; Coregonus artedi.
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
- ischemia4/5
ischemia
- noun local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
ischaemia.
- noun local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
- visceral4/5
visceral
- adjective relating to or affecting the viscera
splanchnic.
- visceral bleeding
- a splanchnic nerve
- adjective satellite obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
nonrational; intuitive.
- adjective relating to or affecting the viscera
- auschwitz4/5
auschwitz
- noun a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
- noun a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
- netscape4/5
netscape
- noun a commercial browser
- noun a commercial browser
- eschatological4/5
eschatological
- adjective of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world
- adjective of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world
- ischemic4/5
ischemic
- adjective relating to or affected by ischemia
ischaemic.
- adjective relating to or affected by ischemia
- deutsche4/5
deutsche
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- javascript4/5
javascript
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- francesco4/5
francesco
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- multidisciplinary4/5
multidisciplinary
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- laparoscopic4/5
laparoscopic
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- transcriptional4/5
transcriptional
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- tuscany3/5
tuscany
- noun a region in central Italy
Toscana.
- noun a region in central Italy
- discharging3/5
discharge
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- noun the act of venting
venting.
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- obscures3/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- coalesce3/5
coalesce
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb fuse or cause to grow together
- verb mix together different elements
- obscuring3/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- tuscan3/5
tuscan
Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order , and Illust. ofCapital .
- meniscus3/5
meniscus
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
semilunar cartilage.
- noun (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
- coalesced3/5
coalesced
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamate; amalgamated; fused; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
- corpuscles3/5
corpuscle
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
speck; particle; atom; molecule; mote.
- noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
blood corpuscle; blood cell.
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- deutschland3/5
deutschland
- noun a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
Germany; FRG; Federal Republic of Germany.
- noun a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
- escalating3/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- underscored3/5
underscore
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underline.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underline; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- conscription3/5
conscription
- noun compulsory military service
muster; selective service; draft.
- noun compulsory military service
- disclaimer3/5
disclaimer
- noun (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
- noun denial of any connection with or knowledge of
disavowal.
- noun (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
- escalated3/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- discontinue3/5
discontinue
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb come to or be at an end
- the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- disconcerting3/5
disconcerting
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
upsetting.
- his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen
- an upsetting experience
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- adjective satellite causing an emotional disturbance
- escalate3/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- landscaping3/5
landscaping
- noun working as a landscape gardener
landscape gardening.
- noun a garden laid out for esthetic effect
- they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping
- noun working as a landscape gardener
- disciplining3/5
discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; bailiwick; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun a system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
- he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
- for such a plan to work requires discipline
- noun a branch of knowledge
- ascends3/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- discoloration3/5
discoloration
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
discolouration; stain.
- the wine left a dark stain
- noun the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
discolouration.
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
- coalescence3/5
coalescence
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
conglutination; concretion; coalition; coalescency.
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- viscoelastic3/5
viscoelastic
- adjective satellite having viscous as well as elastic properties
- adjective satellite having viscous as well as elastic properties
- disconcerted3/5
disconcerted
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
discombobulated.
- the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
- looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
- fluorescein3/5
fluorescein
- noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
resorcinolphthalein; fluoresceine; fluorescent dye.
- noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
- miscellany3/5
miscellany
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
garland; florilegium.
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- transcribe3/5
transcribe
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- Transcribe the oral history of this tribe
- verb rewrite in a different script
transliterate.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- rescission3/5
rescission
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
recission.
- recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
- iridescent3/5
iridescent
- adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
shot; changeable; chatoyant.
- changeable taffeta
- chatoyant (or shot) silk
- a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; opalescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
- landscaped3/5
landscaped
- adjective satellite (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture
- carefully landscaped gardens
- verb embellish with plants
landscape.
- Let's landscape the yard
- adjective satellite (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture
- underscoring3/5
underscore
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underline.
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
emphasise; underline; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- tuscaloosa3/5
tuscaloosa
- noun a university town in west central Alabama
- noun a university town in west central Alabama
- transcribing3/5
transcribe
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- Transcribe the oral history of this tribe
- verb rewrite in a different script
transliterate.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- conscripts3/5
conscript
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
draftee; inductee.
- verb enroll into service compulsorily
- The men were conscripted
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
- descriptor3/5
descriptor
- noun the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
word form; form; signifier.
- the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
- noun a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
- noun the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- transcending3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- miscarriage3/5
miscarriage
- noun failure of a plan
abortion.
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
spontaneous abortion; stillbirth.
- noun failure of a plan
- transcended3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- fresco3/5
fresco
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- prescribes3/5
prescribe
- verb issue commands or orders for
order; dictate.
- verb issue commands or orders for
- oscillating3/5
oscillating
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
oscillatory.
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
- unconsciousness3/5
unconsciousness
- noun a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
- noun a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
- discordant3/5
discordant
- adjective not in agreement or harmony
- views discordant with present-day ideas
- adjective satellite lacking in harmony
disharmonious; dissonant; inharmonic.
- adjective not in agreement or harmony
- escrow3/5
escrow
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- discarding3/5
discard
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- noun (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- frescoes3/5
fresco
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- discouragement3/5
discouragement
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
dismay; disheartenment.
- noun the expression of opposition and disapproval
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- abscesses3/5
abscess
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
- condescending3/5
condescending
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
patronizing; patronising; arch.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend.
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- proscribed3/5
proscribed
- adjective satellite excluded from use or mention
forbidden; tabu; prohibited; verboten; taboo; out.
- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; proscribe; disallow; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
- adjective satellite excluded from use or mention
- incandescent3/5
incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
- adjective satellite characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- an incandescent performance
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
- pisces3/5
pisces
(Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked &pisces; in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.
- ascites3/5
ascites
- noun accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
- noun accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
- ascendant3/5
ascendant
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendent.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ancestor; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- quiescent3/5
quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- obsolescence3/5
obsolescence
- noun the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
- a policy of planned obsolescence
- noun the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
- luminescence3/5
luminescence
- noun light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
- noun light from nonthermal sources
glow.
- noun light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
- escorts3/5
escort
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
bodyguard.
- noun the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
accompaniment.
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- crescendo3/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- masculinities3/5
masculinity
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
maleness.
- noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- noun the properties characteristic of the male sex
- discontinuation3/5
discontinuation
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance.
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
- skyscrapers3/5
skyscraper
- noun a very tall building with many stories
- noun a very tall building with many stories
- discourages3/5
discourage
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
deter.
- We should discourage this practice among our youth
- verb deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- verb try to prevent; show opposition to
- ensconced3/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- rescuers3/5
rescuer
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
saviour; savior; deliverer.
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
recoverer; saver.
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- nondescript3/5
nondescript
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
characterless.
- women dressed in nondescript clothes
- a nondescript novel
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- omniscience3/5
omniscience
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
- skyscraper3/5
skyscraper
- noun a very tall building with many stories
- noun a very tall building with many stories
- rescues3/5
rescue
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; deliverance.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- verb free from harm or evil
deliver.
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- transcriptions3/5
transcription
- noun something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
written text.
- noun (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
- noun something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
- kaleidoscope3/5
kaleidoscope
- noun a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
- noun an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
- noun a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
- rescinded3/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- ascription3/5
ascription
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
attribution.
- the attribution of language to birds
- the ascription to me of honors I had not earned
- noun assigning to a cause or source
attribution.
- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
- disclaim3/5
disclaim
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- verb make a disclaimer about
- He disclaimed any responsibility
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- rescuer3/5
rescuer
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
saviour; savior; deliverer.
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
recoverer; saver.
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- rescind3/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- oscillate3/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- inscribe3/5
inscribe
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- mascot3/5
mascot
- noun a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
- noun a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
- miscarriages3/5
miscarriage
- noun failure of a plan
abortion.
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
spontaneous abortion; stillbirth.
- noun failure of a plan
- muscovite3/5
muscovite
- noun a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
- noun a resident of Moscow
- noun a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
- convalescent3/5
convalescent
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- adjective satellite returning to health after illness or debility
recovering.
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- discards3/5
discard
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- noun (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
- noun anything that is cast aside or discarded
- confiscate3/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- convalescence3/5
convalescence
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recuperation; recovery.
- noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- discomforts3/5
discomfort
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
uncomfortableness.
- noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
soreness; irritation.
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
- discerning3/5
discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- ascendancy3/5
ascendancy
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- musculoskeletal3/5
musculoskeletal
- adjective relating to muscles and skeleton
- adjective relating to muscles and skeleton
- discriminated3/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- discredited3/5
discredited
- adjective satellite being unjustly brought into disrepute
damaged.
- a discredited politician
- her damaged reputation
- verb cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
discredit.
- The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
- adjective satellite being unjustly brought into disrepute
- telescopes3/5
telescope
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
scope.
- verb crush together or collapse
- In the accident, the cars telescoped
- my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
- discernment3/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- disclosing3/5
disclose
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
expose.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- ascii3/5
ascii
Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.
- biscuit3/5
biscuit
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- noun any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
cooky; cookie.
- noun small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- discounting3/5
discount
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
deduction; price reduction.
- noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
bank discount; discount rate.
- noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- obscenity3/5
obscenity
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salaciousness; salacity; bawdiness; lewdness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
smut; filth; dirty word; vulgarism.
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- cascading3/5
cascade
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- confiscation3/5
confiscation
- noun seizure by the government
arrogation.
- noun seizure by the government
- asceticism3/5
asceticism
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- noun the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
nonindulgence; austerity.
- noun the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- cascades3/5
cascade
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- rescuing3/5
rescue
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
delivery; saving; deliverance.
- work is the deliverance of mankind
- a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- verb free from harm or evil
deliver.
- noun recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- ascertaining3/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- discontinuities3/5
discontinuity
- noun lack of connection or continuity
- noun lack of connection or continuity
- discloses3/5
disclose
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
expose.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- omniscient3/5
omniscient
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
all-knowing.
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
- discipleship3/5
discipleship
- noun the position of disciple
- noun the position of disciple
- fascists3/5
fascist
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascistic.
- fascist propaganda
- noun an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
- subscript3/5
subscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
inferior.
- adjective written or printed below and to one side of another character
inferior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
- atherosclerotic3/5
atherosclerotic
- adjective of or relating to atherosclerosis
- adjective of or relating to atherosclerosis
- inscrutable3/5
inscrutable
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
cryptical; cryptic; deep; mystifying; mysterious.
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
- a deep dark secret
- the inscrutable workings of Providence
- in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
- rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
- adjective satellite of an obscure nature
- fiasco3/5
fiasco
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
debacle.
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
- herschel3/5
herschel
(Astron.) See Uranus .
- vasculitis3/5
vasculitis
- noun inflammation of a blood vessel
- noun inflammation of a blood vessel
- acquiesced3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- condescension3/5
condescension
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
disdainfulness; superciliousness.
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage; disdain.
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- etruscan3/5
etruscan
Of or relating to Etruria. --n. A native or inhabitant of Etruria.
- promiscuity3/5
promiscuity
- noun indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
promiscuousness; sleeping around.
- noun indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
- intramuscular3/5
intramuscular
- adjective within a muscle
- an intramuscular injection
- adjective within a muscle
- discoverer3/5
discoverer
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
artificer; inventor.
- noun someone who is the first to observe something
spotter; finder.
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
- senescence3/5
senescence
- noun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
aging; ageing.
- noun the property characteristic of old age
agedness.
- noun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
- disconnection3/5
disconnection
- noun state of being disconnected
disjunction; disconnectedness; disjuncture.
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnect; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- noun state of being disconnected
- oscillatory3/5
oscillatory
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
oscillating.
- adjective satellite having periodic vibrations
- acquiesce3/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- minuscule3/5
minuscule
- noun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
lowercase; small letter; lower-case letter.
- noun a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
- noun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
- luscious3/5
luscious
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; red-hot; juicy; voluptuous.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
pleasant-tasting; yummy; scrumptious; delectable; toothsome; delicious.
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
- ascribes3/5
ascribe
- verb attribute or credit to
impute; assign; attribute.
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
- verb attribute or credit to
- escorting3/5
escort
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
bodyguard.
- noun the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
accompaniment.
- noun someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- microscopes3/5
microscope
- noun magnifier of the image of small objects
- the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell
- noun magnifier of the image of small objects
- subscribing3/5
subscribe
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- The broker subscribed 500 shares
- verb mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
sign.
- She signed the letter and sent it off
- Please sign here
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- sunscreen3/5
sunscreen
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
sunblock; sun blocker.
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
- muscled3/5
muscle
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
musculus.
- noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscular tissue.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- miscegenation3/5
miscegenation
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
interbreeding; crossbreeding.
- noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
- undisciplined3/5
undisciplined
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- undisciplined talent
- adjective satellite not subjected to correction or discipline
uncorrected.
- let her children grow up uncorrected
- adjective satellite not subjected to discipline
- ascribing3/5
ascribe
- verb attribute or credit to
impute; assign; attribute.
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
- verb attribute or credit to
- evanescent3/5
evanescent
- adjective satellite tending to vanish like vapor
- evanescent beauty
- adjective satellite tending to vanish like vapor
- transcriptase3/5
transcriptase
- noun the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
RNA polymerase.
- noun the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
- stethoscope3/5
stethoscope
- noun a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
- noun a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
- escarpment3/5
escarpment
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
scarp.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
scarp; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
- subscripts3/5
subscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
inferior.
- adjective written or printed below and to one side of another character
inferior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
- unconscionable3/5
unconscionable
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
conscienceless.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- transcultural3/5
transcultural
- adjective extending through all human cultures
- a transcultural ideal of freedom embracing all the peoples of the world
- adjective extending through all human cultures
- indiscretion3/5
indiscretion
- noun the trait of being injudicious
injudiciousness.
- noun a petty misdeed
peccadillo.
- noun the trait of being injudicious
- ascetics3/5
ascetic
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
abstainer.
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetical.
- ascetic practices
- noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- cascaded3/5
cascade
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- noun a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring
- separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes
- noun a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- kitsch3/5
kitsch
- noun excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
- noun excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
- 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)
- descendents3/5
descendent
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendant.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- escalator3/5
escalator
- noun a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
escalator clause.
- noun a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
moving stairway; moving staircase.
- noun a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
- discriminations3/5
discrimination
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
favouritism; favoritism.
- noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
secernment.
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
- oscilloscope3/5
oscilloscope
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
scope; cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO.
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- laryngoscope3/5
laryngoscope
- noun a medical instrument for examining the larynx
- noun a medical instrument for examining the larynx
- mensch3/5
mensch
- noun a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
mensh.
- noun a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
- endoscope3/5
endoscope
- noun a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
- noun a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
- superscript3/5
superscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
superior.
- adjective written or printed above and to one side of another character
superior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
- discriminative3/5
discriminative
- adjective satellite capable of making fine distinctions
discriminatory.
- adjective satellite expressing careful judgment
judicial.
- discriminative censure
- a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
- adjective satellite capable of making fine distinctions
- molluscs3/5
mollusc
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; shellfish.
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
- misconceptions3/5
misconception
- noun an incorrect conception
- noun an incorrect conception
- viscount3/5
viscount
- noun (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
- noun a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
- noun (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
- acquiescence3/5
acquiescence
- noun acceptance without protest
- noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
assent.
- he gave his assent eagerly
- a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly
- noun acceptance without protest
- indiscriminate3/5
indiscriminate
- adjective satellite failing to make or recognize distinctions
- adjective not marked by fine distinctions
- indiscriminate reading habits
- an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles
- adjective satellite failing to make or recognize distinctions
- disco3/5
disco
- noun popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
disco music.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
discotheque.
- noun popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
- misconception3/5
misconception
- noun an incorrect conception
- noun an incorrect conception
- bosch3/5
bosch
- noun Dutch painter (1450-1516)
Hieronymus Bosch; Jerom Bos.
- noun Dutch painter (1450-1516)
- spectroscopic3/5
spectroscopic
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
spectroscopical.
- spectroscopic analysis
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
- endoscopy3/5
endoscopy
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- eschatology3/5
eschatology
- noun the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
- noun the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
- consciences3/5
conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples; sense of right and wrong; moral sense.
- noun conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
- a person of unflagging conscience
- noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- promiscuous3/5
promiscuous
- adjective satellite not selective of a single class or person
- Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money
- adjective satellite casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
sluttish; wanton; light; loose; easy.
- her easy virtue
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
- wanton behavior
- adjective satellite not selective of a single class or person
- preschoolers3/5
preschooler
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
kindergartener; kindergartner.
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
- rascal3/5
rascal
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scamp; scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- cerebrovascular3/5
cerebrovascular
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- a cerebrovascular accident
- adjective of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it
- discontented3/5
discontented
- adjective showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
discontent.
- saw many discontent faces in the room
- was discontented with his position
- verb make dissatisfied
discontent.
- adjective showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
- reminiscence3/5
reminiscence
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; recollection.
- he has total recall of the episode
- noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- musculature3/5
musculature
- noun the muscular system of an organism
muscle system; muscular structure.
- noun the muscular system of an organism
- typescript3/5
typescript
- noun typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
- noun typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
- rediscovery3/5
rediscovery
- noun the act of discovering again
- noun the act of discovering again
- oscillators3/5
oscillator
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- noun generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
- aeschylus3/5
aeschylus
- noun Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
- noun Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
- discontents3/5
discontent
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentment; discontentedness.
- verb make dissatisfied
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- festschrift3/5
festschrift
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- horoscope3/5
horoscope
- noun a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
- noun a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
- noun a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
- plebiscite3/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- undisclosed3/5
undisclosed
- adjective satellite not made known
unrevealed.
- adjective satellite not made known
- prescient3/5
prescient
- adjective satellite perceiving the significance of events before they occur
- extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere
- adjective satellite perceiving the significance of events before they occur
- conscientiousness3/5
conscientiousness
- noun the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
- noun the trait of being painstaking and careful
painstakingness.
- noun the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
- rascals3/5
rascal
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scamp; scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- mascara3/5
mascara
- noun makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
- noun makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
- auscultation3/5
auscultation
- noun listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
- noun listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
- asch3/5
asch
- noun United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
Sholom Asch; Shalom Asch; Sholem Asch.
- noun United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
- lascivious3/5
lascivious
- adjective satellite driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
libidinous; lustful; lewd.
- libidinous orgies
- adjective satellite driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
- arthroscopy3/5
arthroscopy
- noun a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
- noun a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
- indiscreet3/5
indiscreet
- adjective lacking discretion; injudicious
- her behavior was indiscreet at the very best
- adjective lacking discretion; injudicious
- visconti3/5
visconti
- noun Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)
Luchino Visconti; Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone.
- noun Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)
- discoverable3/5
discoverable
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
ascertainable.
- ascertainable facts
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
- escherichia3/5
escherichia
- noun a genus of enteric bacteria
- noun a genus of enteric bacteria
- indiscriminately3/5
indiscriminately
- adverb in a random manner
arbitrarily; willy-nilly; haphazardly; every which way; randomly; at random.
- the houses were randomly scattered
- bullets were fired into the crowd at random
- adverb in an indiscriminate manner
promiscuously.
- she reads promiscuously
- adverb in a random manner
- rediscovered3/5
rediscover
- verb discover again
- I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child
- verb discover again
- rothschild3/5
rothschild
- noun any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
- noun any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
- franciscans3/5
franciscan
- noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
Grey Friar.
- adjective of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
- Franciscan monks
- noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
- unscathed3/5
unscathed
- adjective satellite not injured
unharmed; unhurt; whole.
- adjective satellite not injured
- conscientiously3/5
conscientiously
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
scrupulously; religiously.
- he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock
- adverb with extreme conscientiousness
- undiscovered3/5
undiscovered
- adjective satellite not discovered
- with earth-based telescopes many stars remain undiscovered
- adjective satellite not yet discovered
unexplored.
- undiscovered islands
- adjective satellite not discovered
- subconsciously3/5
subconsciously
- adverb from the subconscious mind
- the image came to him subconsciously
- adverb from the subconscious mind
- laparoscopy3/5
laparoscopy
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- transcontinental3/5
transcontinental
- adjective satellite spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
- transcontinental railway
- transcontinental travelers
- a transcontinental city
- adjective satellite spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
- viscera3/5
viscera
- noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
innards; entrails.
- `viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'
- noun internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
- eschew3/5
eschew
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
shun.
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- eschewed3/5
eschew
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
shun.
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- rediscover3/5
rediscover
- verb discover again
- I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child
- verb discover again
- unscientific3/5
unscientific
- adjective not consistent with the methods or principles of science
- an unscientific lack of objectivity
- adjective not consistent with the methods or principles of science
- colonoscopy3/5
colonoscopy
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- ischaemia3/5
ischaemia
- noun local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
ischemia.
- noun local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
- rediscovering3/5
rediscover
- verb discover again
- I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child
- verb discover again
- inescapable3/5
inescapable
- adjective satellite impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
unavoidable; ineluctable.
- an ineluctable destiny
- an unavoidable accident
- adjective satellite impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
- unscrupulous3/5
unscrupulous
- adjective without scruples or principles
- unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power
- adjective without scruples or principles
- ischaemic3/5
ischaemic
- adjective relating to or affected by ischemia
ischemic.
- adjective relating to or affected by ischemia
- hibiscus3/5
hibiscus
- noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
- noun any plant of the genus Hibiscus
- discreetly3/5
discreetly
- adverb with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
- I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this
- adverb with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
- rorschach3/5
rorschach
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
inkblot test; Rorschach test.
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
- paschal3/5
paschal
- adjective of or relating to Passover or Easter
- paschal lamb
- adjective of or relating to Passover or Easter
- upscale3/5
upscale
- adjective satellite appropriate for people with good incomes
- an upscale neighborhood
- an upscale motel
- adjective satellite appropriate for people with good incomes
- indescribable3/5
indescribable
- adjective satellite defying expression or description
indefinable; ineffable; untellable; unutterable; unspeakable.
- indefinable yearnings
- indescribable beauty
- ineffable ecstasy
- inexpressible anguish
- unspeakable happiness
- unutterable contempt
- a thing of untellable splendor
- adjective satellite defying expression or description
- gesellschaft3/5
gesellschaft
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- priscilla3/5
priscilla
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- francesca3/5
francesca
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- intravascular3/5
intravascular
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- discriminant3/5
discriminant
(Math.) The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant .
- roscoe3/5
roscoe
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- busch3/5
bush
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
shrub.
- noun a large wilderness area
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- porsche3/5
porsche
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- menschen3/5
menschen
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- revascularization3/5
revascularization
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- ascorbic3/5
ascorbic
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- vasculature3/5
vasculature
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- timescale3/5
timescale
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- nascar3/5
nascar
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- grayscale3/5
- microvascular3/5
- onscreen3/5
onscreen
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- vasco3/5
vasco
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- subscales3/5
- nondiscrimination3/5
nondiscrimination
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- arthroscopic3/5
arthroscopic
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- subscale3/5
subscale
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- neurovascular3/5
neurovascular
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- fleischer3/5
fleischer
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- transceiver3/5
transceiver
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- muscarinic3/5
muscarinic
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- nietzschean3/5
nietzschean
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- timescales3/5
timescales
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- tabasco2/5
tabasco
- noun very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small
red pepper.
- noun a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
- noun very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small
- toscana2/5
toscana
- noun a region in central Italy
Tuscany.
- noun a region in central Italy
- resuscitate2/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- discolored2/5
discolor
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- The painting discolored
- verb cause to lose or change color
- The detergent discolored my shirts
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- resuscitated2/5
resuscitated
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate; revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- vascularized2/5
vascularize
- verb become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
vascularise.
- The egg yolk vascularized
- verb make vascular
vascularise.
- the yolk sac is gradually vascularized
- verb become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
- coalescing2/5
coalescing
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
coalescent.
- coalescent tradititions
- coalescent bones
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
- corpuscle2/5
corpuscle
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
speck; particle; atom; molecule; mote.
- noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
blood corpuscle; blood cell.
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- masculinized2/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- obfuscate2/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- menisci2/5
meniscus
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
semilunar cartilage.
- noun (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- noun (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
- discolor2/5
discolor
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- The painting discolored
- verb cause to lose or change color
- The detergent discolored my shirts
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- obfuscated2/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- transcaucasia2/5
transcaucasia
- noun a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
- noun a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
- unscramble2/5
unscramble
- verb make intelligible
- Can you unscramble the message?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unknot.
- unravel the thread
- verb make intelligible
- resuscitating2/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- obfuscating2/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- coalesces2/5
coalesce
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb fuse or cause to grow together
- verb mix together different elements
- disclaimers2/5
disclaimer
- noun (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
- noun denial of any connection with or knowledge of
disavowal.
- noun (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
- discontinuing2/5
discontinue
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb come to or be at an end
- the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- episcopate2/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- brescia2/5
brescia
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- noun an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- bioscience2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- crisscrossed2/5
crisscrossed
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
crisscross.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
crisscross.
- adjective satellite marked with crossing lines
- arteriosclerosis2/5
arteriosclerosis
- noun sclerosis of the arterial walls
arterial sclerosis; induration of the arteries; coronary-artery disease; hardening of the arteries.
- noun sclerosis of the arterial walls
- braunschweig2/5
braunschweig
- noun a city in central Germany
Brunswick.
- noun a city in central Germany
- circumscribe2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- backscatter2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- conscript2/5
conscript
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
draftee; inductee.
- verb enroll into service compulsorily
- The men were conscripted
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
- obfuscation2/5
obfuscation
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzlement; bemusement; mystification; bewilderment; befuddlement; bafflement.
- noun the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
mystification.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
- escalates2/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- pubescent2/5
pubescent
- adjective satellite (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
- the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy
- adjective satellite covered with fine soft hairs or down
downy; puberulent; sericeous.
- downy milkweed seeds
- adjective satellite (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
- biosciences2/5
bioscience
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
life science.
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
- dehiscence2/5
dehiscence
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- emasculated2/5
emasculated
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
cut; gelded.
- a cut horse
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
emasculate; castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- miscellanies2/5
miscellany
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
garland; florilegium.
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- backscattering2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- intussusception2/5
intussusception
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
invagination; infolding; introversion.
- the invagination of the blastula
- noun (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
- 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
- miscible2/5
miscible
- adjective (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed
mixable.
- adjective (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed
- discoloured2/5
discolour
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
color; discolor; colour.
- The shirts discolored
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
- immiscible2/5
immiscible
- adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
unmixable; non-miscible.
- adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
- 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
- effervescence2/5
effervescence
- noun the process of bubbling as gas escapes
- noun the property of giving off bubbles
bubbliness; frothiness.
- noun the process of bubbling as gas escapes
- lipscomb2/5
lipscomb
- noun United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)
William Nunn Lipscom Jr..
- noun United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)
- vascularization2/5
vascularization
- noun the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vascularisation.
- noun the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
- unscrewed2/5
unscrew
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- unscrew the outlet plate
- verb loosen by turning
- unscrew the bottle cap
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- backscattered2/5
backscatter
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- verb scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
- miscellanea2/5
miscellanea
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; motley; mixed bag; salmagundi; miscellany; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- rescript2/5
rescript
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; decree; order.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- cusco2/5
cusco
- noun a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
Cuzco.
- noun a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
- gascony2/5
gascony
- noun a region of southwestern France
Gascogne.
- noun a region of southwestern France
- unscrew2/5
unscrew
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- unscrew the outlet plate
- verb loosen by turning
- unscrew the bottle cap
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- smokescreen2/5
smokescreen
- noun (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
smoke screen.
- noun an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
smoke screen.
- requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
- noun (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
- escutcheon2/5
escutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; scutcheon.
- noun (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- circumscribing2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- opalescent2/5
opalescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; pearlescent; iridescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- masculinization2/5
masculinization
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
virilization; masculinisation; virilisation.
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
- eviscerated2/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- convalescing2/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- incandescence2/5
incandescence
- noun the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
glow.
- noun light from heat
- noun the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- escheat2/5
escheat
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- noun the property that reverts to the state
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- transcribes2/5
transcribe
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- Transcribe the oral history of this tribe
- verb rewrite in a different script
transliterate.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
- viscometer2/5
viscometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
viscosimeter.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
- circumscribes2/5
circumscribe
- verb draw a line around
- He drew a circle around the points
- verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine; limit.
- verb draw a line around
- muscularity2/5
muscularity
- noun the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle
- noun possessing muscular strength
brawn; heftiness; sinew; brawniness; muscle.
- noun the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle
- ischia2/5
ischium
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
ischial bone; os ischii.
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
- discolouration2/5
discolouration
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
stain; discoloration.
- the wine left a dark stain
- noun the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
discoloration.
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
- emasculating2/5
emasculate
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- verb remove the testicles of a male animal
demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
- disconcert2/5
disconcert
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; discomfit.
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
- emasculate2/5
emasculate
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- verb remove the testicles of a male animal
demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
- unscrewing2/5
unscrew
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- unscrew the outlet plate
- verb loosen by turning
- unscrew the bottle cap
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- electroscope2/5
electroscope
- noun measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
- noun measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
- immunofluorescence2/5
immunofluorescence
- noun (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
- noun (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
- proscription2/5
proscription
- noun a decree that prohibits something
ban; prohibition.
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
banishment.
- noun a decree that prohibits something
- conscripted2/5
conscript
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
draftee; inductee.
- verb enroll into service compulsorily
- The men were conscripted
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
- discomfiture2/5
discomfiture
- noun anxious embarrassment
disconcertment; disconcertion; discomposure.
- noun anxious embarrassment
- inflorescence2/5
inflorescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; anthesis; flowering.
- noun the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- episcopacy2/5
episcopacy
- noun the collective body of bishops
episcopate.
- noun the collective body of bishops
- oscillates2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- muscat2/5
muscat
- noun any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
muskat.
- noun a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
capital of Oman; Masqat.
- noun any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
- quiescence2/5
quiescence
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
dormancy; quiescency.
- the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
- noun quiet and inactive restfulness
sleeping; quiescency; dormancy.
- noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- disclaimed2/5
disclaim
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- verb make a disclaimer about
- He disclaimed any responsibility
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- discus2/5
discus
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- condescend2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- condescended2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- inscribing2/5
inscribe
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- neurosciences2/5
neuroscience
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- noun the scientific study of the nervous system
- susceptibilities2/5
susceptibility
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
susceptibleness.
- noun the state of being susceptible; easily affected
- vascularity2/5
vascularity
- noun the property being vascular
- a prominent vascularity
- noun the property being vascular
- discontinuance2/5
discontinuance
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuation.
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
- nonprescription2/5
nonprescription
- adjective purchasable without a doctor's prescription
over-the-counter.
- nonprescription drugs
- an over-the-counter cold remedy
- adjective purchasable without a doctor's prescription
- consciousnesses2/5
consciousness
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- he lost consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
- kaleidoscopic2/5
kaleidoscopic
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
kaleidoscopical.
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
- escapees2/5
escapee
- noun someone who escapes
- noun someone who escapes
- discomfited2/5
discomfited
- noun people who are defeated
defeated.
- the Romans had no pity for the defeated
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
- noun people who are defeated
- inscribes2/5
inscribe
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- miscreants2/5
miscreant
- noun a person without moral scruples
reprobate.
- noun a person without moral scruples
- miscarried2/5
miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
- fescue2/5
fescue
- noun grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
fescue grass; Festuca elatior; meadow fescue.
- noun grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
- descents2/5
descent
- noun a movement downward
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; extraction.
- he comes from good origins
- noun a movement downward
- ascents2/5
ascent
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; raise; rise; climb.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun a movement upward
ascension; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- discordance2/5
discordance
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
discord.
- noun strife resulting from a lack of agreement
discord.
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
- proscriptions2/5
proscription
- noun a decree that prohibits something
ban; prohibition.
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
banishment.
- noun a decree that prohibits something
- effervescent2/5
effervescent
- adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
sparkling.
- sparkling wines
- sparkling water
- adjective (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
- adjective used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
- ascriptions2/5
ascription
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
attribution.
- the attribution of language to birds
- the ascription to me of honors I had not earned
- noun assigning to a cause or source
attribution.
- the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
- he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso
- noun assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
- proscribe2/5
proscribe
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; disallow; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
- verb command against
- discriminator2/5
discriminator
- noun a person who (or that which) differentiates
differentiator.
- noun a person who (or that which) differentiates
- confiscating2/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- miscreant2/5
miscreant
- noun a person without moral scruples
reprobate.
- noun a person without moral scruples
- indiscipline2/5
indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
- discords2/5
discord
- noun lack of agreement or harmony
strife.
- noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate
dissension.
- noun lack of agreement or harmony
- preschools2/5
preschool
- noun an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
- noun an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
- hygroscopic2/5
hygroscopic
- adjective satellite absorbing moisture (as from the air)
- adjective satellite absorbing moisture (as from the air)
- absconded2/5
abscond
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
make off; absquatulate; decamp; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- describable2/5
describable
- adjective satellite capable of being described
- adjective satellite capable of being described
- oscillated2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- efflorescence2/5
efflorescence
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; peak; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; rash.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- mollusca2/5
mollusca
(Zoöl.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve. ✍ Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See Molluscoudea .
- frescos2/5
fresco
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- damascene2/5
damascene
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- emasculation2/5
emasculation
- noun loss of power and masculinity
- noun neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
castration.
- noun loss of power and masculinity
- disclaims2/5
disclaim
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- verb make a disclaimer about
- He disclaimed any responsibility
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- hopscotch2/5
hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- senescent2/5
senescent
- adjective satellite growing old
aging; ageing.
- adjective satellite growing old
- inflorescences2/5
inflorescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; florescence; anthesis; flowering.
- noun the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- pseudoscience2/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- obsolescent2/5
obsolescent
- adjective satellite becoming obsolete
- adjective satellite becoming obsolete
- discoid2/5
discoid
- adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
disklike; discoidal; disc-shaped; disk-shaped; disclike.
- adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
- musculus2/5
musculus
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
muscle.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- disclaiming2/5
disclaim
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- verb make a disclaimer about
- He disclaimed any responsibility
- verb renounce a legal claim or title to
- mascots2/5
mascot
- noun a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
- noun a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
- circumscription2/5
circumscription
- noun the act of circumscribing
- noun the act of circumscribing
- frescoed2/5
fresco
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
- noun a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
- foolscap2/5
foolscap
- noun a size of paper used especially in Britain
- noun a size of paper used especially in Britain
- muscovites2/5
muscovite
- noun a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
- noun a resident of Moscow
- noun a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
- renascence2/5
renascence
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; rebirth.
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Renaissance.
- noun a second or new birth
- miscarry2/5
miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
- absconding2/5
abscond
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
make off; absquatulate; decamp; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- proscribing2/5
proscribe
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; disallow; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
- verb command against
- escapee2/5
escapee
- noun someone who escapes
- noun someone who escapes
- discouragements2/5
discouragement
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
dismay; disheartenment.
- noun the expression of opposition and disapproval
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- rescinding2/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- evisceration2/5
evisceration
- noun surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
- noun the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
disembowelment.
- noun surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
- viscid2/5
viscid
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; sticky; mucilaginous; viscous.
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- iridescence2/5
iridescence
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalescence.
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- eschar2/5
eschar
- noun a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
- noun a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
- viscose2/5
viscose
- noun a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
cellulose xanthate.
- noun a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
viscose rayon.
- noun a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
- coalescent2/5
coalescent
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
coalescing.
- coalescent tradititions
- coalescent bones
- adjective satellite growing together, fusing
- proscribes2/5
proscribe
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; disallow; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
- verb command against
- abscond2/5
abscond
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
make off; absquatulate; decamp; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- bioluminescent2/5
bioluminescent
- adjective satellite (of living organisms) emitting light
- fireflies are bioluminescent
- adjective satellite (of living organisms) emitting light
- silkscreen2/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- arteriosclerotic2/5
arteriosclerotic
- adjective affected by arteriosclerosis
- adjective affected by arteriosclerosis
- fasces2/5
fasces
- noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
- noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
- ascomycetes2/5
ascomycete
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
ascomycetous fungus.
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
- condescends2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- convalescents2/5
convalescent
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- adjective satellite returning to health after illness or debility
recovering.
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
- noun a person who is recovering from illness
- discriminators2/5
discriminator
- noun a person who (or that which) differentiates
differentiator.
- noun a person who (or that which) differentiates
- discriminates2/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- subscribes2/5
subscribe
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- The broker subscribed 500 shares
- verb mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
sign.
- She signed the letter and sent it off
- Please sign here
- verb offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
- episcopalian2/5
episcopalian
Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- disconnecting2/5
disconnect
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnection; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- discrediting2/5
discredit
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
disrepute.
- your actions will bring discredit to your name
- because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
- verb cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
- The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
- obscenities2/5
obscenity
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salaciousness; salacity; bawdiness; lewdness.
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
smut; filth; dirty word; vulgarism.
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- escapades2/5
escapade
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
risky venture; adventure; dangerous undertaking.
- noun any carefree episode
lark.
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- hirschfeld2/5
hirschfeld
- noun United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures (1904-2003)
Al Hirschfeld.
- noun United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures (1904-2003)
- corkscrew2/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- 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
- windscreen2/5
windscreen
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windshield.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- miscalculation2/5
miscalculation
- noun a mistake in calculating
misreckoning; misestimation.
- noun a mistake in calculating
- fascinate2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- luminescent2/5
luminescent
- adjective satellite emitting light not caused by heat
- adjective satellite emitting light not caused by heat
- isosceles2/5
isosceles
- adjective satellite (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
- adjective satellite (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
- discerns2/5
discern
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- verb detect with the senses
- etruscans2/5
etruscan
- noun a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)
- noun a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)
- couscous2/5
couscous
- noun a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
- noun a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina
- noun a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
- indiscretions2/5
indiscretion
- noun the trait of being injudicious
injudiciousness.
- noun a petty misdeed
peccadillo.
- noun the trait of being injudicious
- transcutaneous2/5
transcutaneous
- adjective through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
percutaneous; transdermic; transdermal.
- transdermal estrogen
- percutaneous absorption
- adjective through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
- discography2/5
discography
- noun a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
- noun a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
- escapade2/5
escapade
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
risky venture; adventure; dangerous undertaking.
- noun any carefree episode
lark.
- noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- descendent2/5
descendent
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
descendant.
- adjective satellite going or coming down
descendant.
- noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- ascendency2/5
ascendency
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendancy; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- muscovy2/5
muscovy
- noun a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
- noun a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
- proscenium2/5
proscenium
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
apron; forestage.
- noun the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
proscenium wall.
- noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
- miniscule2/5
miniscule
- adjective satellite very small
minuscule.
- a minuscule kitchen
- a minuscule amount of rain fell
- adjective satellite very small
- discoverers2/5
discoverer
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
artificer; inventor.
- noun someone who is the first to observe something
spotter; finder.
- noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
- rescheduling2/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- putsch2/5
putsch
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
coup; takeover; coup d'etat.
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- escapism2/5
escapism
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escape.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
- newscast2/5
newscast
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- cityscape2/5
cityscape
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty
- noun painting depicting a city or urban area
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- reschedule2/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- miscalculated2/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- newscasts2/5
newscast
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- fascinates2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- neuroscientists2/5
neuroscientist
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- phosphorescence2/5
phosphorescence
- noun a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
- noun a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
- disconnects2/5
disconnect
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnection; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- ascendance2/5
ascendance
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendency; ascendancy; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- rescheduled2/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- escalators2/5
escalator
- noun a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
escalator clause.
- noun a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
moving stairway; moving staircase.
- noun a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
- viscosities2/5
viscosity
- noun resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
viscousness.
- noun resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
- discoursed2/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- discoursing2/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- chemiluminescence2/5
chemiluminescence
- noun luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
- noun luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
- seneschal2/5
seneschal
- noun the chief steward or butler of a great household
major-domo.
- noun the chief steward or butler of a great household
- telescoping2/5
telescope
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
scope.
- verb crush together or collapse
- In the accident, the cars telescoped
- my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
- noun a magnifier of images of distant objects
- bioluminescence2/5
bioluminescence
- noun luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
- noun luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
- acquiescing2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- mischiefs2/5
mischief
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief-making; rascality; mischievousness; roguishness; roguery; devilment; deviltry; shenanigan; devilry.
- noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
maleficence; balefulness.
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- sunscreens2/5
sunscreen
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
sunblock; sun blocker.
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
- microscopical2/5
microscopical
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
microscopic.
- microscopic analysis
- microscopical examination
- adjective satellite visible under a microscope; using a microscope
microscopic.
- adjective of or relating to or used in microscopy
- crosscut2/5
crosscut
- noun a diagonal path
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
cutoff; shortcut.
- noun a diagonal path
- preadolescent2/5
preadolescent
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preteen.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
- seascape2/5
seascape
- noun a view of the sea
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
waterscape.
- noun a view of the sea
- threescore2/5
threescore
- noun a set with 3 times 20 members
- adjective satellite being ten more than fifty
sixty; 60; lx.
- noun a set with 3 times 20 members
- superscripts2/5
superscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
superior.
- adjective written or printed above and to one side of another character
superior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
- confiscations2/5
confiscation
- noun seizure by the government
arrogation.
- noun seizure by the government
- miscalculations2/5
miscalculation
- noun a mistake in calculating
misreckoning; misestimation.
- noun a mistake in calculating
- fascinations2/5
fascination
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation.
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- ascaris2/5
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
- discussants2/5
discussant
- noun a participant in a formal discussion
- noun a participant in a formal discussion
- transcriber2/5
transcriber
- noun a person who translates written messages from one language to another
translator.
- noun someone who rewrites in a different script
- noun a person who translates written messages from one language to another
- miscues2/5
miscue
- noun a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
- noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
parapraxis; slip-up; slip.
- noun a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
- rescaling2/5
- ophthalmoscope2/5
ophthalmoscope
- noun medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
- noun medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
- eschaton2/5
eschaton
- noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
Day of Judgment; Day of Judgement; Judgment Day; Last Judgment; Judgement Day; doomsday; crack of doom; day of reckoning; end of the world; Last Day; Last Judgement.
- noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
- viscountess2/5
viscountess
- noun a wife or widow of a viscount
- noun a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
- noun a wife or widow of a viscount
- rescaled2/5
- wainscoting2/5
wainscoting
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
wainscotting.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscotting; wainscot.
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- spectroscope2/5
spectroscope
- noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
prism spectroscope.
- noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
- bronchoscope2/5
bronchoscope
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- autofluorescence2/5
autofluorescence
- noun self-induced fluorescence
- noun self-induced fluorescence
- discourtesy2/5
discourtesy
- noun an expression of lack of respect
disrespect.
- noun a manner that is rude and insulting
rudeness.
- noun an expression of lack of respect
- mescal2/5
mescal
- noun a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
peyote; Lophophora williamsii; mezcal.
- noun a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
- noun a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
- ambuscade2/5
ambuscade
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
lying in wait; ambush; trap.
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay.
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- discreteness2/5
discreteness
- noun the state of being several and distinct
severalty; separateness; distinctness.
- noun the state of being several and distinct
- neuroscientist2/5
neuroscientist
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- noun a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- prepubescent2/5
prepubescent
- adjective satellite (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
prepubertal.
- adjective satellite (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
- excrescences2/5
excrescence
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- seascapes2/5
seascape
- noun a view of the sea
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
waterscape.
- noun a view of the sea
- recrudescence2/5
recrudescence
- noun a return of something after a period of abatement
- a recrudescence of racism
- a recrudescence of the symptoms
- noun a return of something after a period of abatement
- miscue2/5
miscue
- noun a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
- noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
parapraxis; slip-up; slip.
- noun a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
- ascospores2/5
ascospore
- noun sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
- noun sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
- endoscopes2/5
endoscope
- noun a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
- noun a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
- lasciviousness2/5
lasciviousness
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
pruriency; lubricity; prurience; carnality.
- noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
- stereoscope2/5
stereoscope
- noun an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
- noun an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
- abscission2/5
abscission
- noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- noun the act of cutting something off
cutting off.
- noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- kosciuszko2/5
kosciuszko
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
Thaddeus Kosciusko; Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko; Kosciusko.
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
- escapement2/5
escapement
- noun mechanical device that regulates movement
- noun mechanical device that regulates movement
- wainscot2/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
- telescoped2/5
telescoped
- adjective satellite shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
shortened.
- a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars
- years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
- verb crush together or collapse
telescope.
- In the accident, the cars telescoped
- my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
- adjective satellite shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
- evanescence2/5
evanescence
- noun the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
- the evanescence of the morning mist
- noun the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
- disconfirming2/5
disconfirming
- adjective not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
negative.
- the HIV test was negative
- adjective satellite establishing as invalid or untrue
invalidating.
- adjective not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
- dyscrasias2/5
dyscrasia
- noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
- noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
- fluoresce2/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- disconnections2/5
disconnection
- noun state of being disconnected
disjunction; disconnectedness; disjuncture.
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnect; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- noun state of being disconnected
- discredits2/5
discredit
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
disrepute.
- your actions will bring discredit to your name
- because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
- verb cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
- The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
- noun the state of being held in low esteem
- escarpments2/5
escarpment
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
scarp.
- noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
scarp; escarp; protective embankment.
- noun a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
- crosscurrents2/5
crosscurrent
- noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
tide rip; riptide; rip; countercurrent.
- noun actions counter to the main group activity
countercurrent.
- political crosscurrents disrupted the conference
- noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- maraschino2/5
maraschino
- noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
maraschino liqueur.
- noun cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
maraschino cherry.
- noun distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
- ascertains2/5
ascertain
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find out; find; determine.
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
- verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
insure; control; see to it; assure; see; ensure; check.
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
- verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- cityscapes2/5
cityscape
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty
- noun painting depicting a city or urban area
- noun a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- tumescent2/5
tumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- excrescence2/5
excrescence
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusion; extrusion; bulge; gibbousness; hump; prominence; bump; swelling; jut; gibbosity; protuberance.
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- the hump of a camel
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- auscultate2/5
auscultate
- verb examine by auscultation
- verb examine by auscultation
- descant2/5
descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
discant.
- verb sing in descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- ascitic2/5
ascitic
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- escalade2/5
escalade
- noun an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
- verb climb up and over
- They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination
- noun an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
- discussant2/5
discussant
- noun a participant in a formal discussion
- noun a participant in a formal discussion
- acquiesces2/5
acquiesce
- verb to agree or express agreement
accede; assent.
- The Maestro assented to the request for an encore
- verb to agree or express agreement
- dioscorea2/5
dioscorea
(Bot.) A genus of plants. See Yam .
- discomposed2/5
discomposed
- adjective having your composure disturbed
- looked about with a wandering and discomposed air
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
- adjective having your composure disturbed
- fascistic2/5
fascistic
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
fascist.
- fascist propaganda
- adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism
- rascality2/5
rascality
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
prankishness; roguishness.
- noun the quality of being a slippery rascal
slipperiness; shiftiness; trickiness.
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
- pubescence2/5
pubescence
- noun the time of life when sex glands become functional
puberty.
- noun the time of life when sex glands become functional
- sportscaster2/5
sportscaster
- noun an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events
sports commentator; sports announcer.
- noun an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events
- discomfiting2/5
discomfit
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; disconcert.
- verb cause to lose one's composure
- subconsciousness2/5
subconsciousness
- noun a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness
- noun a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness
- peromyscus2/5
peromyscus
- noun New World wood mice
genus Peromyscus.
- noun New World wood mice
- kosciusko2/5
kosciusko
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
Thaddeus Kosciusko; Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko; Kosciuszko.
- noun Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
- transcribers2/5
transcriber
- noun a person who translates written messages from one language to another
translator.
- noun someone who rewrites in a different script
- noun a person who translates written messages from one language to another
- lascars2/5
lascar
- noun an East Indian sailor
- noun a volcano in the Andes in Chile
- noun an East Indian sailor
- oscilloscopes2/5
oscilloscope
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
scope; cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO.
- noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- reminiscing2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- microscopically2/5
microscopically
- adverb by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope
- the blood was examined microscopically
- the seeds were microscopically small
- adverb as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail
- every manuscript was edited microscopically
- adverb by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope
- fluoroscopy2/5
fluoroscopy
- noun examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
- noun examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
- stereoscopic2/5
stereoscopic
- adjective of or relating to a stereoscope
- stereoscopic lenses
- adjective of or relating to stereoscopy
- stereoscopic vision
- adjective of or relating to a stereoscope
- kirsch2/5
kirsch
- noun from fermented juice of black morello cherries
- noun from fermented juice of black morello cherries
- telescopic2/5
telescopic
- adjective satellite visible only with a telescope
- a bright star with a telescopic companion
- adjective satellite capable of discerning distant objects
- a telescopic eye
- telescopic vision
- adjective satellite visible only with a telescope
- discernable2/5
discernable
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernible.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- irascible2/5
irascible
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric.
- a hotheaded commander
- adjective satellite characterized by anger
choleric.
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
- ascertainable2/5
ascertainable
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
discoverable.
- ascertainable facts
- adjective satellite capable of being ascertained or found out
- discrepant2/5
discrepant
- adjective satellite not compatible with other facts
incompatible.
- adjective satellite not in agreement
inconsistent.
- adjective satellite not compatible with other facts
- misconstrued2/5
misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- transcendentalism2/5
transcendentalism
- noun any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
transcendental philosophy.
- noun any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- disciplinarian2/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- reminisced2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- abscissa2/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- escapist2/5
escapist
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
wishful thinker; dreamer.
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- reminisce2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- oscars2/5
oscar
- noun an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
Academy Award.
- noun an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
- phosphorescent2/5
phosphorescent
- adjective satellite emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
- the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood
- adjective satellite emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
- chiaroscuro2/5
chiaroscuro
- noun a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
- noun a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
- proboscis2/5
proboscis
- noun the human nose (especially when it is large)
- noun a long flexible snout as of an elephant
trunk.
- noun the human nose (especially when it is large)
- brunelleschi2/5
brunelleschi
- noun Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
Filippo Brunelleschi.
- noun Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446)
- penobscot2/5
penobscot
- noun a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
- noun a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
Penobscot River.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
- horoscopes2/5
horoscope
- noun a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
- noun a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
- noun a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
- headscarf2/5
headscarf
- noun a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
- noun a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
- ascot2/5
ascot
- noun a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- noun a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- misconceived2/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- corpuscular2/5
corpuscular
- adjective of or relating to corpuscles
- adjective of or relating to corpuscles
- intramuscularly2/5
intramuscularly
- adverb in an intramuscular way
- administer the drug intramuscularly
- adverb in an intramuscular way
- concupiscence2/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- fasciculus2/5
fasciculus
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- fascicles2/5
fascicle
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicule.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fiber bundle; fasciculus; fibre bundle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- crosscutting2/5
crosscut
- noun a diagonal path
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
cutoff; shortcut.
- noun a diagonal path
- discos2/5
disco
- noun popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
disco music.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
discotheque.
- noun popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
- fascicle2/5
fascicle
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicule.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fiber bundle; fasciculus; fibre bundle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- gyroscope2/5
gyroscope
- noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
gyro.
- noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
- toscanini2/5
toscanini
- noun Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)
Arturo Toscanini.
- noun Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)
- crescents2/5
crescent
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; lunate; semilunar.
- noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
- preschooler2/5
preschooler
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
kindergartener; kindergartner.
- noun a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
- descried2/5
descry
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- asclepius2/5
asclepius
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Asklepios; Aesculapius.
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
- transcendentalist2/5
transcendentalist
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- newscaster2/5
newscaster
- noun someone who broadcasts the news
- noun someone who broadcasts the news
- rascally2/5
rascally
- adjective satellite playful in an appealingly bold way
roguish; devilish.
- a roguish grin
- adjective satellite lacking principles or scruples
roguish; blackguardly; scoundrelly.
- the rascally rabble
- the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray
- the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew
- adjective satellite playful in an appealingly bold way
- transcendentalists2/5
transcendentalist
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- noun advocate of transcendentalism
- mescaline2/5
mescaline
- noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
peyote.
- noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
- mischance2/5
mischance
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mishap; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- acquiescent2/5
acquiescent
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
biddable.
- too acquiescent to challenge authority
- adjective satellite willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
- superscription2/5
superscription
- noun an inscription written above something else
- noun the activity of superscribing
- noun an inscription written above something else
- obscurities2/5
obscurity
- noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
reconditeness; abstruseness; obscureness.
- noun an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- he worked in obscurity for many years
- noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- nonconscious2/5
nonconscious
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- nonconscious psychic processes
- adjective satellite relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- butterscotch2/5
butterscotch
- noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
- noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
- obscurantism2/5
obscurantism
- noun a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
- noun a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
- noun a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
- lubitsch2/5
lubitsch
- noun German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)
Ernst Lubitsch.
- noun German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)
- otosclerosis2/5
otosclerosis
- noun hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
- noun hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
- lemniscus2/5
lemniscus
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
fillet.
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- laparoscope2/5
laparoscope
- noun a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
- noun a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
- fourscore2/5
fourscore
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
LXXX; 80; eighty.
- adjective satellite being ten more than seventy
lxxx; 80; eighty.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
- misconstrue2/5
misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- highschool2/5
highschool
- noun a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
senior high school; senior high; high; high school.
- he goes to the neighborhood highschool
- noun a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- ischium2/5
ischium
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
ischial bone; os ischii.
- noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
- headscarves2/5
headscarf
- noun a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
- noun a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
- lascaux2/5
lascaux
- noun a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings
- noun a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings
- fascista2/5
fascista
- noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini
- noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini
- molluscum2/5
molluscum
- noun any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules
- noun any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules
- ascetical2/5
ascetical
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
ascetic.
- ascetic practices
- adjective satellite practicing great self-denial
spartan; austere; ascetic.
- Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James
- a desert nomad's austere life
- a spartan diet
- a spartan existence
- adjective pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
- aesculapius2/5
aesculapius
(Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.
- ionesco2/5
ionesco
- noun French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
Eugene Ionesco.
- noun French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
- descry2/5
descry
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- asci2/5
ascus
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- discotheque2/5
discotheque
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
disco.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- fasciculations2/5
fasciculation
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- fasciae2/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- borscht2/5
borscht
- noun a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
borsht; bortsch; borsh; borshch; borsch.
- noun a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
- inscrutability2/5
inscrutability
- noun the quality of being impossible to investigate
- the inscrutability of the future
- noun the quality of being impossible to investigate
- semiconscious2/5
semiconscious
- adjective satellite partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations
- adjective satellite partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations
- discounters2/5
discounter
- noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
discount store; wholesale house; discount house.
- noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
- gyroscopes2/5
gyroscope
- noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
gyro.
- noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
- obscurantist2/5
obscurantist
- noun a person who is deliberately vague
- noun a person who is deliberately vague
- reminisces2/5
reminisce
- verb recall the past
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon
- verb recall the past
- viscus2/5
viscus
- noun a main organ that is situated inside the body
internal organ.
- noun a main organ that is situated inside the body
- mascarpone2/5
mascarpone
- noun soft mild Italian cream cheese
- noun soft mild Italian cream cheese
- plebiscites2/5
plebiscite
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- ophthalmoscopy2/5
ophthalmoscopy
- noun examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope
- noun examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope
- newscasters2/5
newscaster
- noun someone who broadcasts the news
- noun someone who broadcasts the news
- tumescence2/5
tumescence
- noun tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
- noun tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
- crepuscular2/5
crepuscular
- adjective satellite like twilight; dim
- the evening's crepuscular charm
- adjective satellite like twilight; dim
- alfresco2/5
alfresco
- adjective satellite in the open air
open-air.
- an alfresco lunch
- an open-air theater
- adverb outside a building
outside; out of doors; outdoors.
- in summer we play outside
- adjective satellite in the open air
- chemiluminescent2/5
chemiluminescent
- adjective relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence
- fireflies are chemiluminescent
- adjective relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence
- kitschy2/5
kitschy
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; hokey; slushy; soupy; maudlin; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
- ascus2/5
ascus
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- noun saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
- misconstruction2/5
misconstruction
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstrual.
- noun an ungrammatical constituent
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
- arthroscope2/5
arthroscope
- noun a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination
- noun a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination
- pascha2/5
pascha
The passover; the feast of Easter.
- bronchoscopic2/5
bronchoscopic
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- adjective of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi
- pasch2/5
pasch
The passover; the feast of Easter.
- discountenanced2/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- typescripts2/5
typescript
- noun typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
- noun typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
- ascribable2/5
ascribable
- adjective satellite capable of being assigned or credited to
imputable; due; referable.
- punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading
- the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain
- the oversight was not imputable to him
- adjective satellite capable of being assigned or credited to
- discursively2/5
discursively
- adverb in a rambling manner
ramblingly.
- adverb in a rambling manner
- eschewing2/5
eschew
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
shun.
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- disconsolate2/5
disconsolate
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
unconsolable; inconsolable.
- inconsolable when her son died
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; dreary; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
- mischievously2/5
mischievously
- adverb in a disobedient or naughty way
naughtily; badly.
- he behaved badly in school
- he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister
- behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room
- adverb in a disobedient or naughty way
- episcopalians2/5
episcopalian
- noun a member of the Episcopal church
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopal.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- noun a member of the Episcopal church
- eschews2/5
eschew
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
shun.
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- prescience2/5
prescience
- noun the power to foresee the future
prevision.
- noun the power to foresee the future
- weltanschauung2/5
weltanschauung
- noun a comprehensive view of the world and human life
world view.
- noun a comprehensive view of the world and human life
- fiscally2/5
fiscally
- adverb in financial matters
in fiscal matters.
- fiscally irresponsible
- adverb in financial matters
- descriptively2/5
descriptively
- adverb by giving a description
- these topics need to be treated not just descriptively
- adverb by giving a description
- sigmoidoscopy2/5
sigmoidoscopy
- noun visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
flexible sigmoidoscopy.
- noun visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
- discreditable2/5
discreditable
- adjective satellite tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy
- his marks were not at all discreditable
- adjective satellite tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy
- promiscuously2/5
promiscuously
- adverb in an indiscriminate manner
indiscriminately.
- she reads promiscuously
- adverb in a licentious and promiscuous manner
wantonly; licentiously.
- this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously
- adverb in an indiscriminate manner
- macroscopically2/5
macroscopically
- adverb without using a microscope
- The tubes were examined macroscopically
- adverb without using a microscope
- hirschsprung2/5
hirschsprung
- noun Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
Harold Hirschsprung.
- noun Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
- tuscarora2/5
tuscarora
- noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
- noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora
- noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
- hysteroscopy2/5
hysteroscopy
- noun visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina
- noun visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina
- indiscernible2/5
indiscernible
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- an indiscernible increase in temperature
- adjective satellite barely able to be perceived
undetectable; insensible.
- the transition was almost indiscernible
- an almost insensible change
- adjective difficult or impossible to perceive or discern
- discourteous2/5
discourteous
- adjective showing no courtesy; rude
- a distant and at times discourteous young
- adjective satellite lacking social graces
ungracious.
- adjective showing no courtesy; rude
- disconcertingly2/5
disconcertingly
- adverb in a disturbing or embarrassing manner
- he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her
- adverb in a disturbing or embarrassing manner
- obscenely2/5
obscenely
- adverb to an obscene degree
- this man is obscenely rich
- adverb in a lewd and obscene manner
lewdly.
- he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely
- adverb to an obscene degree
- unselfconscious2/5
unselfconscious
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- hardscrabble2/5
hardscrabble
- adjective satellite barely satisfying a lower standard
- the sharecropper's hardscrabble life
- adjective satellite barely satisfying a lower standard
- unscripted2/5
unscripted
- adjective not furnished with or using a script
- unrehearsed and unscript spot interviews
- unscripted talk shows
- adjective not furnished with or using a script
- discontentment2/5
discontentment
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
discontent; discontentedness.
- noun a longing for something better than the present situation
- transcendentally2/5
transcendentally
- adverb in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent
- adverb in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent
- presciently2/5
presciently
- adverb with foresight
cannily.
- more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation
- adverb with foresight
- gyroscopic2/5
gyroscopic
- adjective having the characteristics of a gyroscope
- adjective having the characteristics of a gyroscope
- nescience2/5
nescience
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness; unknowingness; unknowing.
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
- archiepiscopal2/5
archiepiscopal
- adjective of or associated with an archbishop
archepiscopal.
- an archiepiscopal see
- adjective of or associated with an archbishop
- undiscriminating2/5
undiscriminating
- adjective not discriminating
indiscriminating.
- adjective not discriminating
- fascinatingly2/5
fascinatingly
- adverb in a fascinating manner
- her face became fascinatingly distorted
- adverb in a fascinating manner
- rediscovers2/5
rediscover
- verb discover again
- I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child
- verb discover again
- inescapably2/5
inescapably
- adverb by necessity
ineluctably; unavoidably; inevitably.
- the situation slid inescapably toward disaster
- adverb by necessity
- obscurely2/5
obscurely
- adverb in an obscure manner
- this work is obscurely written
- adverb in an obscure manner
- prosciutto2/5
prosciutto
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- noun Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
- condescendingly2/5
condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
patronisingly; patronizingly.
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
- unschooled2/5
unschooled
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
untaught; untutored.
- untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient
- an untutored genius
- uneducated children
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
- viscerally2/5
viscerally
- adverb in an unreasoning visceral manner
unreasoningly.
- adverb in the viscera
- he is bleeding viscerally
- adverb in an unreasoning visceral manner
- pseudoscientific2/5
pseudoscientific
- adjective satellite based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
- adjective satellite based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
- unselfconsciously2/5
unselfconsciously
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- escolar2/5
escolar
- noun large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- noun large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
- disconsolately2/5
disconsolately
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
desolately.
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
- undescended2/5
undescended
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- avascular2/5
avascular
- adjective without blood vessels
- adjective without blood vessels
- unscheduled2/5
unscheduled
- adjective not scheduled or not on a regular schedule
- an unscheduled meeting
- the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling
- adjective not scheduled or not on a regular schedule
- indescribably2/5
indescribably
- adverb to an inexpressible degree
unutterably; unspeakably; ineffably.
- she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton
- adverb to an inexpressible degree
- interscholastic2/5
interscholastic
- adjective satellite used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
interschool.
- adjective satellite used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
- oversubscribed2/5
oversubscribed
- adjective satellite sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets
- the opera season was oversubscribed
- adjective satellite sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets
- nondiscriminatory2/5
nondiscriminatory
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- masculinist2/5
- prescriber2/5
prescribe
- verb issue commands or orders for
order; dictate.
- verb issue commands or orders for
- pascual2/5
pascual
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- antidiscrimination2/5
antidiscrimination
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- bronchoscopy2/5
bronchoscopy
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- fascial2/5
fascial
Pertaining to the fasces.
- interscience2/5
interscience
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- escuela2/5
escuela
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- goldschmidt2/5
- gemeinschaft2/5
gemeinschaft
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- homeschooling2/5
homeschooling
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- miscommunication2/5
miscommunication
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- fluoroscopic2/5
fluoroscopic
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- nondisclosure2/5
nondisclosure
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- mesoscale2/5
- perivascular2/5
perivascular
Around the blood vessels; as, .perivascular lymphatics
- ascertainment2/5
ascertainment
The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
- fortescue2/5
- misclassification2/5
misclassification
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- ceausescu2/5
ceausescu
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- frisco2/5
frisco
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- ascorbate2/5
ascorbate
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- photoluminescence2/5
photoluminescence
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- meniscal2/5
meniscal
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- obscura2/5
obscura
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- escher2/5
escher
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- discretely2/5
discrete
- adjective satellite constituting a separate entity or part
distinct.
- a government with three discrete divisions
- on two distinct occasions
- adjective satellite constituting a separate entity or part
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- microscale2/5
- iscariot2/5
iscariot
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- biscay2/5
biscay
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- francisca2/5
francisca
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- arbuscular2/5
arbuscular
Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike. Da Costa.
- geoscience2/5
geoscience
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- osceola2/5
osceola
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- ischial2/5
ischial
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ischium or hip; ischiac; ischiadic; ischiatic.
- tosca2/5
tosca
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- transdisciplinary2/5
transdisciplinary
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- preconscious2/5
preconscious
Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.
- athabasca2/5
athabasca
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- antifascist2/5
antifascist
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- gascon2/5
gascon
Of or pertaining to Gascony, in France, or to the Gascons; also, braggart; swaggering. --n. A native of Gascony; a boaster; a bully. See Gasconade .
- transceivers2/5
transceivers
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- anschluss2/5
anschluss
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- ascher2/5
asch
- noun United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
Sholom Asch; Shalom Asch; Sholem Asch.
- noun United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957)
- nabisco2/5
nabisco
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- subscapularis2/5
- laryngoscopy2/5
laryngoscopy
The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope.
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tedeschi
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- unconscionability2/5
unconscionability
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- transconductance2/5
transconductance
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- homeschool2/5
homeschool
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- cystoscopy2/5
- moriscos2/5
- itasca2/5
itasca
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- escorial2/5
- biscayne2/5
biscayne
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- widescreen2/5
widescreen
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- extravascular2/5
extravascular
(Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
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- renovascular2/5
- afterschool2/5
- misclassified2/5
misclassified
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- aeschines2/5
- escondido2/5
escondido
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- heteroscedasticity2/5
heteroscedasticity
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- escobedo2/5
- miscibility2/5
miscibility
Capability of being mixed.
- offscreen2/5
- ascham2/5
ascham
A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.
- undescribed2/5
- musculocutaneous2/5
musculocutaneous
(Anat.) Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the .musculocutaneous nerve
- obscuration2/5
obscuration
The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; Sir J. Herschel.as, the .obscuration of the moon in an eclipse
- discomforting2/5
discomfort
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
uncomfortableness.
- noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
soreness; irritation.
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
- soundscape2/5
soundscape
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- transcriptionally2/5
transcriptionally
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- mescalero2/5
mescalero
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- nonscientific2/5
nonscientific
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- casco2/5
casco
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- molluscan2/5
molluscan
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to mollusks. --n. A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.
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- ayahuasca2/5
- suprascapular2/5
- nasca2/5
nasca
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- gascoyne2/5
- subdiscipline2/5
subdiscipline
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- messerschmidt2/5
messerschmidt
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- redescription2/5
redescription
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- unescorted2/5
unescorted
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- frascati2/5
- neuroscientific2/5
- microvasculature2/5
microvasculature
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- cognoscenti2/5
cognoscenti
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- enschede2/5
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- subdisciplines2/5
subdisciplines
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- goschen2/5
- mascagni2/5
mascagni
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- esculenta2/5
esculenta
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- esculentum2/5
esculentum
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- piscator2/5
piscator
A fisherman; an angler.
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- cinemascope2/5
cinemascope
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- townscape2/5
townscape
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- reinscribe2/5
reinscribe
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- pubescens2/5
pubescens
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- crescentic2/5
crescentic
Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." R. Owen.
- subscapular2/5
subscapular
(Anat.) Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the .subscapular muscle
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disciplinarity
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streetscape
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- superconscious2/5
superconscious
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disconfirm
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unscriptural
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resuscitative
Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.
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immunofluorescent
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- esca2/5
esca
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- electroluminescence2/5
electroluminescence
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thermoluminescence
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- unsubscribe2/5
unsubscribe
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- discontinuously2/5
discontinuous
- adjective of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
- adjective not continuing without interruption in time or space
noncontinuous.
- discontinuous applause
- the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas
- he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling
- adjective of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
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posttranscriptional
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aguascalientes
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- reinscribed2/5
reinscribed
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intermuscular
(Anat.) Between muscles; as, .intermuscular septa
- fibrovascular2/5
fibrovascular
(Bot.) Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular.
- fascicular2/5
fascicular
Pertaining to a fascicle; fascicled; as, a .fascicular root
- opuscula2/5
- stroboscopic2/5
stroboscopic
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- fasciotomy2/5
- preadolescents2/5
preadolescent
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
preteen.
- a preteen party
- preteen clothing
- adjective satellite of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
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- flysch2/5
flysch
(Geol.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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guiscard
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ecmascript
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discarnate
Stripped of flesh. Obs. "Discarnate bones." Glanvill.
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- crisco2/5
crisco
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- transcortical2/5
transcortical
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- griscom2/5
griscom
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- priscian2/5
priscian
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- kyphoscoliosis2/5
- pisco2/5
pisco
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- piscina2/5
piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
- obscurations2/5
obscuration
The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; Sir J. Herschel.as, the .obscuration of the moon in an eclipse
- submicroscopic2/5
submicroscopic
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- uscb1/5
uscb
- noun the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
Bureau of Customs; Customs Bureau; Customs Service.
- noun the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
- obfuscates1/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- masculinizing1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- unscrambled1/5
unscramble
- verb make intelligible
- Can you unscramble the message?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unknot.
- unravel the thread
- verb make intelligible
- discoloring1/5
discolor
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- The painting discolored
- verb cause to lose or change color
- The detergent discolored my shirts
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- unscrambling1/5
unscramble
- verb make intelligible
- Can you unscramble the message?
- verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle; unpick; unravel; unknot.
- unravel the thread
- verb make intelligible
- masculinised1/5
masculinise
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
virilise; virilize; masculinize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
- masculinize1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- 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
- resuscitates1/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- discolors1/5
discolor
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- The painting discolored
- verb cause to lose or change color
- The detergent discolored my shirts
- verb lose color or turn colorless
- wisconsinites1/5
wisconsinite
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
Badger.
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
- masculinizes1/5
masculinize
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s
- verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
masculinise; virilise; virilize.
- the drugs masculinized the teenage girl
- verb give a masculine appearance or character to
- eviscerate1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- escutcheons1/5
escutcheon
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
finger plate; scutcheon.
- noun (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
- noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
- meerschaum1/5
meerschaum
- noun a white clayey mineral
sepiolite.
- noun a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
- noun a white clayey mineral
- discolorations1/5
discoloration
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
discolouration; stain.
- the wine left a dark stain
- noun the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
discolouration.
- noun a soiled or discolored appearance
- discontinues1/5
discontinue
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; lay off; stop; give up; cease.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- verb come to or be at an end
- the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
- convalesce1/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- rescripts1/5
rescript
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; decree; order.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- pearlescent1/5
pearlescent
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
nacreous; opalescent; iridescent; opaline.
- an iridescent oil slick
- nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
- a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
- adjective satellite having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- viscometers1/5
viscometer
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
viscosimeter.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
- eviscerating1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- senescing1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- deliquescent1/5
deliquescent
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
- osteosclerosis1/5
osteosclerosis
- noun abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
- noun abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
- coruscant1/5
coruscant
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glittery; fulgid; glistering; scintillant; sparkly; aglitter; glinting; scintillating; glittering.
- bugle beads all aglitter
- glinting eyes
- glinting water
- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
- glittery costume jewelry
- scintillant mica
- the scintillating stars
- a dress with sparkly sequins
- `glistering' is an archaic term
- adjective satellite having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
- discolour1/5
discolour
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
color; discolor; colour.
- The shirts discolored
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
- obfuscations1/5
obfuscation
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzlement; bemusement; mystification; bewilderment; befuddlement; bafflement.
- noun the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
mystification.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
- escheats1/5
escheat
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- noun the property that reverts to the state
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- gascogne1/5
gascogne
- noun a region of southwestern France
Gascony.
- noun a region of southwestern France
- convalesced1/5
convalesce
- verb get over an illness or shock
recuperate; recover.
- The patient is recuperating
- verb get over an illness or shock
- disconcerts1/5
disconcert
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
flurry; confuse; put off.
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; discomfit.
- verb cause to feel embarrassment
- 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
- masculinisation1/5
masculinisation
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
virilization; masculinization; virilisation.
- noun the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
- senesce1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- 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
- rescissions1/5
rescission
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
recission.
- recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent
- noun (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
- smokescreens1/5
smokescreen
- noun (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
smoke screen.
- noun an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
smoke screen.
- requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
- noun (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
- emasculates1/5
emasculate
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- verb remove the testicles of a male animal
demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
- unscrews1/5
unscrew
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- unscrew the outlet plate
- verb loosen by turning
- unscrew the bottle cap
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- eviscerates1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- discolouring1/5
discolour
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
color; discolor; colour.
- The shirts discolored
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
- conscriptions1/5
conscription
- noun compulsory military service
muster; selective service; draft.
- noun compulsory military service
- intumescence1/5
intumescence
- noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescency.
- noun the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
intumescency; swelling.
- noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
- obsolescing1/5
obsolesce
- verb become obsolete, fall into disuse
- This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used
- verb become obsolete, fall into disuse
- episcopates1/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- nascence1/5
nascence
- noun the event of being born
nativity; nascency; birth.
- they celebrated the birth of their first child
- noun the event of being born
- quiesce1/5
quiesce
- verb become quiet or quieter
pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush; quieten.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb become quiet or quieter
- dehiscences1/5
dehiscence
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- noun (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
- chronoscope1/5
chronoscope
- noun an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
- noun an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
- arteriolosclerosis1/5
arteriolosclerosis
- noun sclerosis of the arterioles
- noun sclerosis of the arterioles
- viscosimeter1/5
viscosimeter
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
viscometer.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity
- discolours1/5
discolour
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
color; discolor; colour.
- The shirts discolored
- verb change color, often in an undesired manner
- intussusceptions1/5
intussusception
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
invagination; infolding; introversion.
- the invagination of the blastula
- noun (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
- coalescences1/5
coalescence
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
conglutination; concretion; coalition; coalescency.
- noun the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
- discommoded1/5
discommode
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
disoblige; bother; inconvenience; incommode; trouble; put out.
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- discommode1/5
discommode
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
disoblige; bother; inconvenience; incommode; trouble; put out.
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
- verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- senesced1/5
senesce
- verb grow old or older
age; maturate; mature; get on.
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- verb grow old or older
- electroscopes1/5
electroscope
- noun measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
- noun measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
- cascara1/5
cascara
- noun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
chittem bark; chittam bark; cascara sagrada.
- noun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
- decrescendo1/5
decrescendo
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
diminuendo.
- verb grow quieter
- The music decrescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
- ubermensch1/5
ubermensch
- noun a person with great powers and abilities
demigod; superman.
- noun a person with great powers and abilities
- landscaper1/5
landscaper
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscapist; landscape gardener; landscape architect.
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
- escalations1/5
escalation
- noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
- higher wages caused an escalation of prices
- there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
- noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
- florescence1/5
florescence
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
efflorescence; blossoming; anthesis; flowering; inflorescence.
- noun the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- kinetoscope1/5
kinetoscope
- noun a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
- noun a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
- ascendants1/5
ascendant
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendent.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendent; antecedent; ancestor; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- crescendos1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- hyoscyamine1/5
hyoscyamine
- noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
- noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
- disci1/5
discus
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- escadrille1/5
escadrille
- noun a small squadron
- noun an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
- noun a small squadron
- landscapers1/5
landscaper
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscapist; landscape gardener; landscape architect.
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
- bascule1/5
bascule
- noun a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
- noun a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
- discretions1/5
discretion
- noun freedom to act or judge on one's own
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
prudence; circumspection; discreetness.
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
- noun freedom to act or judge on one's own
- ascenders1/5
ascender
- noun someone who ascends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- noun someone who ascends
- discoidal1/5
discoidal
- adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
disklike; discoid; disc-shaped; disk-shaped; disclike.
- adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
- pascals1/5
pascal
- noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
Pa.
- noun French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)
Blaise Pascal.
- noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
- discomposure1/5
discomposure
- noun anxious embarrassment
disconcertment; disconcertion; discomfiture.
- noun a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
- noun anxious embarrassment
- descenders1/5
descender
- noun someone who descends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- noun someone who descends
- ascensions1/5
ascension
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Ascension of the Lord; Ascension Day.
- noun a movement upward
ascent; rise; rising.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
- microscopist1/5
microscopist
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- ascender1/5
ascender
- noun someone who ascends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- noun someone who ascends
- coruscating1/5
coruscate
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; scintillate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
sparkle; scintillate.
- The musical performance sparkled
- A scintillating conversation
- his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
- verb reflect brightly
- conscripting1/5
conscript
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
draftee; inductee.
- verb enroll into service compulsorily
- The men were conscripted
- noun someone who is drafted into military service
- descender1/5
descender
- noun someone who descends
- noun a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- noun someone who descends
- prescript1/5
prescript
- noun prescribed guide for conduct or action
rule.
- noun prescribed guide for conduct or action
- madagascan1/5
madagascan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
- adjective of or relating to Madagascar or its people
- Madagascan pepper
- noun a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
- dehiscent1/5
dehiscent
- adjective (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- adjective (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- osculating1/5
osculate
- verb be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- These species osculate
- verb have at least three points in common with
- one curve osculates the other
- these two surfaces osculate
- verb be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- microscopists1/5
microscopist
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- noun a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes
- discombobulated1/5
discombobulated
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
disconcerted.
- the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
- looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; bewilder; discombobulate.
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
- opalescence1/5
opalescence
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridescence.
- noun the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
- confiscates1/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- descensus1/5
descensus
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
prolapse; prolapsus.
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
- kaleidoscopes1/5
kaleidoscope
- noun a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
- noun an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
- noun a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
- rescinds1/5
rescind
- verb cancel officially
annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal.
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
- verb cancel officially
- ascendent1/5
ascendent
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendant.
- that idea was in the ascendant
- noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
antecedent; ancestor; ascendant; root.
- noun position or state of being dominant or in control
- escrows1/5
escrow
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- effervescing1/5
effervescing
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
bubbly; foaming; spumy; bubbling; foamy; frothy.
- bubbling champagne
- foamy (or frothy) beer
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- adjective satellite emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
- fescues1/5
fescue
- noun grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
fescue grass; Festuca elatior; meadow fescue.
- noun grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
- ensconce1/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- miscarrying1/5
miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
- discordances1/5
discordance
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
discord.
- noun strife resulting from a lack of agreement
discord.
- noun a harsh mixture of sounds
- indehiscent1/5
indehiscent
- adjective (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- adjective (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
- absconds1/5
abscond
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
make off; absquatulate; decamp; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- absconders1/5
absconder
- noun a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
- noun a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
- microscopies1/5
microscopy
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- noun research with the use of microscopes
- resuscitator1/5
resuscitator
- noun a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- noun a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
- miscarries1/5
miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
- verb be unsuccessful
- muscleman1/5
muscleman
- noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
muscle.
- the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
bodybuilder; muscle builder; muscle-builder; musclebuilder.
- noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- landscapist1/5
landscapist
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscape gardener; landscape architect; landscaper.
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- damascenes1/5
damascene
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- fascisms1/5
fascism
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- coruscations1/5
coruscation
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle; glitter.
- noun a sudden or striking display of brilliance
- coruscations of great wit
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
- effervesce1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- viscometric1/5
viscometric
- adjective of or relating to the measurement of viscosity
viscosimetric.
- adjective of or relating to the measurement of viscosity
- prescripts1/5
prescript
- noun prescribed guide for conduct or action
rule.
- noun prescribed guide for conduct or action
- musclemen1/5
muscleman
- noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
muscle.
- the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
- noun someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
bodybuilder; muscle builder; muscle-builder; musclebuilder.
- noun a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- circumscriptions1/5
circumscription
- noun the act of circumscribing
- noun the act of circumscribing
- silkscreened1/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- damascened1/5
damascene
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- resuscitations1/5
resuscitation
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration
- noun the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
- landscapists1/5
landscapist
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- noun someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively
landscape gardener; landscape architect; landscaper.
- noun someone who paints landscapes
- descaling1/5
descale
- verb remove the scales from
scale.
- scale fish
- verb remove the scales from
- absconder1/5
absconder
- noun a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
- noun a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
- nondescripts1/5
nondescript
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
characterless.
- women dressed in nondescript clothes
- a nondescript novel
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- dehisce1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- pseudosciences1/5
pseudoscience
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- noun an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
- musci1/5
musci
(Bot.) An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See Moss , andCryptogamia .
- defervescence1/5
defervescence
- noun abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- noun abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
- discuses1/5
discus
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- misconducts1/5
misconduct
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
wrongful conduct; wrongdoing; actus reus.
- he denied any wrongdoing
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- efflorescences1/5
efflorescence
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
prime; flower; blossom; peak; flush; bloom; heyday.
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; rash.
- noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- ensconcing1/5
ensconce
- verb fix firmly
settle.
- He ensconced himself in the chair
- verb fix firmly
- osculation1/5
osculation
- noun (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
buss; kiss.
- noun (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
- brioschi1/5
- sportscasting1/5
sportscast
- noun a broadcast of sports news or commentary
- verb broadcast a sports event
- noun a broadcast of sports news or commentary
- mogadiscio1/5
mogadiscio
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
Mogadishu; capital of Somalia.
- noun the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
- silkscreens1/5
silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
- effervesces1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- dehisced1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- effervesced1/5
effervesce
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; sparkle; form bubbles; fizz.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- coruscation1/5
coruscation
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle; glitter.
- noun a sudden or striking display of brilliance
- coruscations of great wit
- noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
- discontinuations1/5
discontinuation
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance.
- noun the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
- muscats1/5
muscat
- noun any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
muskat.
- noun a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
capital of Oman; Masqat.
- noun any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
- viscounty1/5
viscounty
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
viscountcy.
- noun the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
- escalloped1/5
escallop
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scallop; scollop.
- noun thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
cutlet; scollop; scallop.
- noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
- dehiscing1/5
dehisce
- verb burst or split open
- flowers dehisce when they release pollen
- verb burst or split open
- renascences1/5
renascence
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Renaissance.
- noun a second or new birth
reincarnation; rebirth.
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
- eschars1/5
eschar
- noun a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
- noun a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin
- evanesce1/5
evanesce
- verb disappear gradually
blow over; fade; pass; fleet; pass off.
- The pain eventually passed off
- verb disappear gradually
- deutschmark1/5
deutschmark
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
German mark; Deutsche Mark; mark.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- otoscope1/5
otoscope
- noun medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
auroscope; auriscope.
- noun medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
- hyoscine1/5
hyoscine
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
scopolamine.
- transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness
- someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying
- noun an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
- asclepias1/5
asclepias
(Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
- discalced1/5
discalced
- adjective (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
unshod; discalceate.
- discalced friars
- adjective (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
- disconnectedness1/5
disconnectedness
- noun state of being disconnected
disconnection; disjunction; disjuncture.
- noun state of being disconnected
- miscast1/5
miscast
- verb cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
- verb cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
- musca1/5
musca
(Zoöl.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species. ✍ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus Musca .
- muscling1/5
muscle
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
musculus.
- noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscular tissue.
- noun one of the contractile organs of the body
- tuscans1/5
tuscan
- noun a resident of Tuscany
- noun a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
- noun a resident of Tuscany
- lascar1/5
lascar
- noun an East Indian sailor
- noun a volcano in the Andes in Chile
- noun an East Indian sailor
- aesculus1/5
aesculus
- noun deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia
genus Aesculus.
- noun deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia
- postscripts1/5
postscript
- noun a note appended to a letter after the signature
PS.
- noun textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
addendum; supplement.
- noun a note appended to a letter after the signature
- corkscrews1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- fluorescents1/5
fluorescent
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
fluorescent fixture.
- adjective satellite emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- noun a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
- episcleritis1/5
episcleritis
- noun inflammation of the sclera of the eye
- noun inflammation of the sclera of the eye
- 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
- escudos1/5
escudo
- noun formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
Portuguese escudo.
- noun the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
Cape Verde escudo.
- noun formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
- fluorescing1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- stethoscopes1/5
stethoscope
- noun a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
- noun a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
- outscored1/5
outscore
- verb score more points than one's opponents
outpoint.
- verb score more points than one's opponents
- bioscope1/5
bioscope
- noun a South African movie theater
- noun a kind of early movie projector
- noun a South African movie theater
- groschen1/5
groschen
- noun 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
- noun 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
- renascent1/5
renascent
- adjective satellite rising again as to new life and vigor
resurgent.
- resurgent nationalism
- adjective satellite rising again as to new life and vigor
- rescale1/5
rescale
- verb establish on a new scale
- verb establish on a new scale
- piscivorous1/5
piscivorous
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- adjective satellite feeding on fishes
- fasciola1/5
fasciola
(Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder.
- escudo1/5
escudo
- noun formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
Portuguese escudo.
- noun the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
Cape Verde escudo.
- noun formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
- escargot1/5
escargot
- noun edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
snail.
- noun edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
- mischievousness1/5
mischievousness
- noun an attribute of mischievous children
badness; naughtiness.
- noun the trait of behaving like an imp
puckishness; impishness; whimsicality.
- noun an attribute of mischievous children
- fiascos1/5
fiasco
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
debacle.
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
- oscan1/5
oscan
Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy. --n. The language of the Osci.
- moschus1/5
moschus
- noun musk deer
genus Moschus.
- noun musk deer
- miscalculate1/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- crosscuts1/5
crosscut
- noun a diagonal path
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
cutoff; shortcut.
- noun a diagonal path
- fluoresces1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- windscreens1/5
windscreen
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windshield.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- auscultated1/5
auscultate
- verb examine by auscultation
- verb examine by auscultation
- intumescent1/5
intumescent
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- prescriptivism1/5
prescriptivism
- noun (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
- noun (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
- noun (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
- dyscrasia1/5
dyscrasia
- noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
- noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
- sportscasters1/5
sportscaster
- noun an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events
sports commentator; sports announcer.
- noun an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events
- thumbscrews1/5
thumbscrew
- noun instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- noun screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
- noun instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- deutschmarks1/5
deutschmark
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
German mark; Deutsche Mark; mark.
- noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- insusceptible1/5
insusceptible
- adjective not susceptible to
unsusceptible.
- adjective not susceptible to
- abscessed1/5
abscessed
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- an abscessed tooth
- adjective satellite infected and filled with pus
- fiascoes1/5
fiasco
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
debacle.
- noun a sudden and violent collapse
- thumbscrew1/5
thumbscrew
- noun instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- noun screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
- noun instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- tradescant1/5
tradescant
- noun English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
John Tradescant.
- noun English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
- ascomycota1/5
ascomycota
- noun a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
subdivision Ascomycotina; subdivision Ascomycota; Ascomycotina.
- noun a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
- discomfit1/5
discomfit
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; discompose; upset; disconcert.
- verb cause to lose one's composure
- tradescantia1/5
tradescantia
(Bot.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.
- ascomycete1/5
ascomycete
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
ascomycetous fungus.
- noun any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
- ambuscades1/5
ambuscade
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
lying in wait; ambush; trap.
- verb wait in hiding to attack
scupper; lie in wait; lurk; bushwhack; ambush; waylay.
- noun the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- detumescence1/5
detumescence
- noun diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
- noun diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
- cuscuta1/5
cuscuta
- noun genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder
genus Cuscuta.
- noun genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder
- ascospore1/5
ascospore
- noun sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
- noun sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
- unsusceptible1/5
unsusceptible
- adjective not susceptible to
insusceptible.
- adjective not susceptible to
- escargots1/5
escargot
- noun edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
snail.
- noun edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
- transcendency1/5
transcendency
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendence.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence; superiority.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- descriptivism1/5
descriptivism
- noun (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
- noun (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
- noun (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
- asclepiadaceae1/5
asclepiadaceae
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
family Asclepiadaceae; milkweed family.
- noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
- obscurer1/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- discant1/5
discant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
descant.
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- auscultating1/5
auscultate
- verb examine by auscultation
- verb examine by auscultation
- discompose1/5
discompose
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
- verb cause to lose one's composure
- obscurest1/5
obscure
- verb make less visible or unclear
befog; haze over; fog; becloud; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- verb make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
confuse; obnubilate; blur.
- Her remarks confused the debate
- Their words obnubilate their intentions
- verb make less visible or unclear
- viscometry1/5
viscometry
- noun the measurement of viscosity
viscosimetry.
- noun the measurement of viscosity
- stroboscope1/5
stroboscope
- noun scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
strobe; strobe light.
- noun scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
- 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
- majuscule1/5
majuscule
- noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
uppercase; capital letter; upper-case letter; capital.
- printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
- adjective of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
- noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
- phylloscopus1/5
phylloscopus
- noun warblers
genus Phylloscopus.
- noun warblers
- proboscidea1/5
proboscidea
(Zoöl.) An order of large mammal including the elephants and mastodons.
- minuscules1/5
minuscule
- noun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
lowercase; small letter; lower-case letter.
- noun a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
- noun the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
- discographies1/5
discography
- noun a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
- noun a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
- disciform1/5
disciform
- adjective satellite having a round or oval shape like a disc
- a disciform skin lesion
- adjective satellite having a round or oval shape like a disc
- miscalculating1/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- corkscrewed1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- oscillograph1/5
oscillograph
- noun a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
- noun a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
- basiliscus1/5
basiliscus
- noun a reptile genus of Iguanidae
genus Basiliscus.
- noun a reptile genus of Iguanidae
- discretional1/5
discretional
- adjective satellite having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
discretionary.
- The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds
- adjective satellite having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
- leuciscus1/5
leuciscus
- noun a genus of fish including: dace, chub
genus Leuciscus.
- noun a genus of fish including: dace, chub
- setscrew1/5
setscrew
- noun a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring
- noun a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted
- noun a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring
- fiberscope1/5
fiberscope
- noun a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs
- noun a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs
- lescol1/5
lescol
- noun least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime
fluvastatin.
- noun least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime
- semiconsciousness1/5
semiconsciousness
- noun marginal consciousness
grogginess; stupor; stupefaction.
- his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
- someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
- noun marginal consciousness
- crescendoed1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- descants1/5
descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
discant.
- verb sing in descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- corkscrewing1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- muscidae1/5
muscidae
- noun two-winged flies especially the housefly
family Muscidae.
- noun two-winged flies especially the housefly
- outscore1/5
outscore
- verb score more points than one's opponents
outpoint.
- verb score more points than one's opponents
- miscegenated1/5
miscegenate
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- superscribed1/5
superscribe
- verb write on the top or outside
- superscribe one's name and address
- verb write on the outside or upper part of
- superscribe an envelope
- verb write on the top or outside
- tachistoscope1/5
tachistoscope
- noun scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures
t-scope.
- noun scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures
- playschool1/5
playschool
- noun a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
play group.
- noun a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
- spectroscopes1/5
spectroscope
- noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
prism spectroscope.
- noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
- ascensional1/5
ascensional
- adjective tending to rise
- adjective tending to rise
- efflorescent1/5
efflorescent
- adjective satellite bursting into flower
abloom.
- flowering spring trees
- adjective satellite bursting into flower
- escapements1/5
escapement
- noun mechanical device that regulates movement
- noun mechanical device that regulates movement
- ascophyllum1/5
ascophyllum
- noun brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
genus Ascophyllum.
- noun brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis
- laryngoscopes1/5
laryngoscope
- noun a medical instrument for examining the larynx
- noun a medical instrument for examining the larynx
- discernments1/5
discernment
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
taste; appreciation; perceptiveness.
- arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
- to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- stereoscopes1/5
stereoscope
- noun an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
- noun an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
- crosscurrent1/5
crosscurrent
- noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
tide rip; riptide; rip; countercurrent.
- noun actions counter to the main group activity
countercurrent.
- political crosscurrents disrupted the conference
- noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- saurischia1/5
saurischia
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
order Saurischia.
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
- waterscape1/5
waterscape
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
seascape.
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
- luscinia1/5
luscinia
- noun nightingales
genus Luscinia.
- noun nightingales
- bronchoscopes1/5
bronchoscope
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- noun a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
- zantedeschia1/5
zantedeschia
- noun calla lily
genus Zantedeschia.
- noun calla lily
- ornithischia1/5
ornithischia
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
order Ornithischia.
- noun extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
- wainscotting1/5
wainscotting
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
wainscoting.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscot.
- noun a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- seneschals1/5
seneschal
- noun the chief steward or butler of a great household
major-domo.
- noun the chief steward or butler of a great household
- cynoscion1/5
cynoscion
- noun sea trout
genus Cynoscion.
- noun sea trout
- fasciolopsis1/5
fasciolopsis
- noun a genus of Fasciolidae
genus Fasciolopsis.
- noun a genus of Fasciolidae
- fluoresced1/5
fluoresce
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- verb exhibit or undergo fluorescence
- setscrews1/5
setscrew
- noun a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring
- noun a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted
- noun a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring
- condescensions1/5
condescension
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
disdainfulness; superciliousness.
- noun a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage; disdain.
- noun the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- majuscules1/5
majuscule
- noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
uppercase; capital letter; upper-case letter; capital.
- printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
- adjective of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
- noun one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
- pygoscelis1/5
pygoscelis
- noun a genus of Spheniscidae
genus Pygoscelis.
- noun a genus of Spheniscidae
- esophagoscope1/5
esophagoscope
- noun an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus
oesophagoscope.
- noun an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus
- dytiscidae1/5
dytiscidae
- noun water beetles
family Dytiscidae.
- noun water beetles
- outscoring1/5
outscore
- verb score more points than one's opponents
outpoint.
- verb score more points than one's opponents
- transcriptases1/5
transcriptase
- noun the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
RNA polymerase.
- noun the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
- fuscous1/5
fuscous
- adjective satellite of something having a dusky brownish grey color
taupe.
- adjective satellite of something having a dusky brownish grey color
- spheniscus1/5
spheniscus
- noun type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
genus Spheniscus.
- noun type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins
- misconducted1/5
misconduct
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
wrongful conduct; wrongdoing; actus reus.
- he denied any wrongdoing
- noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- discomposing1/5
discompose
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
- verb cause to lose one's composure
- miscalculates1/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- eschrichtius1/5
eschrichtius
- noun type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
genus Eschrichtius.
- noun type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
- ascocarp1/5
ascocarp
- noun mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
- noun mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
- tamiasciurus1/5
tamiasciurus
- noun American red squirrels
genus Tamiasciurus.
- noun American red squirrels
- transcendences1/5
transcendence
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendency.
- noun the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
superiority; transcendency.
- noun a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
- reschedulings1/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- wainscots1/5
wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
- waterscapes1/5
waterscape
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
seascape.
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
- dioscoreaceae1/5
dioscoreaceae
- noun yams
family Dioscoreaceae; yam family.
- noun yams
- ascendence1/5
ascendence
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendency; ascendancy; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
- noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- muscicapa1/5
muscicapa
- noun type genus of the Muscicapidae
genus Muscicapa.
- noun type genus of the Muscicapidae
- miscasting1/5
miscast
- verb cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
- verb cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
- promiscuities1/5
promiscuity
- noun indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
promiscuousness; sleeping around.
- noun indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
- reschedules1/5
reschedule
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment
- verb assign a new time and place for an event
- aesculapian1/5
aesculapian
- adjective of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
medical.
- adjective of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art
- cynoscephalae1/5
cynoscephalae
- noun the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- noun the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
battle of Cynoscephalae.
- noun the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- crescendoing1/5
crescendo
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- verb grow louder
- The music crescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- quiscalus1/5
quiscalus
- noun grackles
genus Quiscalus.
- noun grackles
- discourtesies1/5
discourtesy
- noun an expression of lack of respect
disrespect.
- noun a manner that is rude and insulting
rudeness.
- noun an expression of lack of respect
- phascolarctos1/5
phascolarctos
- noun koalas
genus Phascolarctos.
- noun koalas
- viscidity1/5
viscidity
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluiness; gumminess; cohesiveness; glueyness; viscidness; ropiness; tackiness.
- noun the property of being cohesive and sticky
- rascalities1/5
rascality
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
prankishness; roguishness.
- noun the quality of being a slippery rascal
slipperiness; shiftiness; trickiness.
- noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
- muscicapidae1/5
muscicapidae
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
family Muscicapidae.
- noun Old World (true) flycatchers
- ascomycotina1/5
ascomycotina
- noun a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
subdivision Ascomycotina; subdivision Ascomycota; Ascomycota.
- noun a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
- phascogale1/5
phascogale
- noun pouched mice
genus Phascogale.
- noun pouched mice
- ascocarps1/5
ascocarp
- noun mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
- noun mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
- luminesce1/5
luminesce
- verb be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
- verb be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
- viscountcy1/5
viscountcy
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
viscounty.
- noun the title of a viscount
- noun the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess
- putsches1/5
putsch
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
coup; takeover; coup d'etat.
- noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- ophthalmoscopes1/5
ophthalmoscope
- noun medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
- noun medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
- oscines1/5
oscine
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
oscine bird.
- adjective of or relating to the songbirds
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
- mucoviscidosis1/5
mucoviscidosis
- noun the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas; CF; cystic fibrosis; pancreatic fibrosis.
- noun the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
- spectroscopies1/5
spectroscopy
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectrum analysis.
- noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
- athabascan1/5
athabascan
- noun a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
Athapaskan language; Athapaskan; Athabaskan; Athapascan.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
Athapaskan; Athabaskan; Athapascan.
- noun a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
- arborescent1/5
arborescent
- adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
arboresque; tree-shaped; treelike; arboreal; dendriform; arboriform; arboreous; dendroidal; dendroid.
- arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
- dendriform sponges
- adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
- putrescine1/5
putrescine
- noun a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
- noun a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
- discountenance1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- disciplinarians1/5
disciplinarian
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
moralist; martinet.
- noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
- ascidian1/5
ascidian
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- salesclerk1/5
salesclerk
- noun a salesperson in a store
shop clerk; clerk; shop assistant.
- noun a salesperson in a store
- ascidians1/5
ascidian
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- noun minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves
- viscounts1/5
viscount
- noun (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
- noun a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
- noun (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
- discotheques1/5
discotheque
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
disco.
- noun a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- fasciculation1/5
fasciculation
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
- gonioscopy1/5
gonioscopy
- noun an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma
- noun an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma
- miscalled1/5
miscall
- verb assign in incorrect name to
misname.
- These misnamed philanthropists
- verb assign in incorrect name to
- fasciculi1/5
fasciculus
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle.
- noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- ascesis1/5
ascesis
- noun rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
asceticism.
- noun rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
- hyoscyamus1/5
hyoscyamus
(Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.
- meniscectomy1/5
meniscectomy
- noun surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
- noun surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
- borsch1/5
borsch
- noun a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
borsht; bortsch; borsh; borshch; borscht.
- noun a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
- misconstrues1/5
misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- discounter1/5
discounter
- noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
discount store; wholesale house; discount house.
- noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
- verbascum1/5
verbascum
- noun genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
genus Verbascum.
- noun genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
- cockscomb1/5
cockscomb
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Celosia cristata; common cockscomb; Celosia argentea cristata.
- noun a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
coxcomb.
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- inscrutably1/5
inscrutably
- adverb in an inscrutable manner
- adverb in an inscrutable manner
- colonoscope1/5
colonoscope
- noun an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
- noun an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
- muscari1/5
muscari
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
genus Muscari.
- noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
- wainscoted1/5
wainscoted
- adjective satellite fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
paneled.
- adjective satellite fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
- fluoroscope1/5
fluoroscope
- noun an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
roentgenoscope.
- noun an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
- misconstruing1/5
misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- crosscheck1/5
crosscheck
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
- noun an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
- abscissas1/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- superscriptions1/5
superscription
- noun an inscription written above something else
- noun the activity of superscribing
- noun an inscription written above something else
- playscript1/5
playscript
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
book; script.
- noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- misconceive1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- discursiveness1/5
discursiveness
- noun the quality of being discursive
- noun the quality of being discursive
- episcopalianism1/5
episcopalianism
The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.
- viscum1/5
viscum
(Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
- reminiscently1/5
reminiscently
- adverb in a reminiscent manner
- she spoke reminiscently of her days in college
- adverb in a reminiscent manner
- discordantly1/5
discordantly
- adverb in a discordant manner
unharmoniously.
- the piece ended discordantly
- adverb in a discordant manner
- salesclerks1/5
salesclerk
- noun a salesperson in a store
shop clerk; clerk; shop assistant.
- noun a salesperson in a store
- muscatel1/5
muscatel
- noun wine from muscat grapes
muscadel; muscadelle; muscat.
- noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
muscat; muscat grape.
- noun wine from muscat grapes
- sigmoidoscope1/5
sigmoidoscope
- noun an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon
flexible sigmoidoscope.
- noun an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon
- mischances1/5
mischance
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
- noun an instance of misfortune
mishap; misadventure.
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- abscissae1/5
abscissa
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- noun the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
- gasconade1/5
gasconade
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; brag; line-shooting.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- nephrosclerosis1/5
nephrosclerosis
- noun kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
nephroangiosclerosis.
- noun kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure
- descanted1/5
descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
discant.
- verb sing in descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- putrescence1/5
putrescence
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
rottenness; corruption; putridness.
- noun the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
rottenness.
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
- videodiscs1/5
videodisc
- noun a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
DVD; videodisk.
- noun a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
- penobscots1/5
penobscot
- noun a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
- noun a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
Penobscot River.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
- lusciously1/5
lusciously
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
deliciously; scrumptiously.
- I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
- descanting1/5
descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
discant.
- verb sing in descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- rediscoveries1/5
rediscovery
- noun the act of discovering again
- noun the act of discovering again
- fascias1/5
fascia
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
facia.
- noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
dashboard.
- noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- miscall1/5
miscall
- verb assign in incorrect name to
misname.
- These misnamed philanthropists
- verb assign in incorrect name to
- piscatorial1/5
piscatorial
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
piscatory.
- a piscatory life
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
- enesco1/5
enesco
- noun Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
Georges Enesco; George Enescu.
- noun Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
- gastroscope1/5
gastroscope
- noun a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach
- noun a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach
- indiscrete1/5
indiscrete
- adjective satellite not divided or divisible into parts
- layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass
- adjective satellite not divided or divisible into parts
- mascaras1/5
mascara
- noun makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
- noun makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
- huascaran1/5
huascaran
- noun a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
- noun a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
- eschatologies1/5
eschatology
- noun the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
- noun the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
- misconceives1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- muscadet1/5
muscadet
- noun white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France
- noun dry white wine from the Loire valley in France
- noun white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France
- cascabel1/5
cascabel
- noun a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh
sleigh bell.
- noun a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh
- endoscopies1/5
endoscopy
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
- rapscallion1/5
rapscallion
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; scallywag; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rascal; scallywag; imp; scamp; scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- miscounted1/5
miscount
- noun an inaccurate count
- verb count wrongly
- noun an inaccurate count
- athabascans1/5
athabascan
- noun a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
Athapaskan language; Athapaskan; Athabaskan; Athapascan.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
Athapaskan; Athabaskan; Athapascan.
- noun a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
- athapascan1/5
athapascan
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
Athabascan; Athapaskan; Athabaskan.
- noun a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
Athapaskan language; Athabascan; Athapaskan; Athabaskan.
- noun a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
- descries1/5
descry
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- autofluorescent1/5
autofluorescent
- adjective satellite emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
- adjective satellite emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
- crepuscule1/5
crepuscule
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
crepuscle; dusk; fall; gloaming; gloam; evenfall; nightfall; twilight.
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
- inscriptive1/5
inscriptive
- adjective of or relating to an inscription
- adjective of or relating to an inscription
- mittelschmerz1/5
mittelschmerz
- noun pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
- noun pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
- abelmoschus1/5
abelmoschus
- noun genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
genus Abelmoschus.
- noun genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
- misconstrual1/5
misconstrual
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstruction.
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
- misconstructions1/5
misconstruction
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstrual.
- noun an ungrammatical constituent
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
- masculines1/5
masculine
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- adjective of grammatical gender
- noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
- obscurantists1/5
obscurantist
- noun a person who is deliberately vague
- noun a person who is deliberately vague
- rhinoscopy1/5
rhinoscopy
- noun examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
- noun examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
- discountenancing1/5
discountenance
- verb look with disfavor on
- The republic soon discountenanced its few friends
- verb show disapproval by discouraging
- any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
- verb look with disfavor on
- proctoscope1/5
proctoscope
- noun an endoscope for examining the rectum
- noun an endoscope for examining the rectum
- misconceiving1/5
misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- ruscus1/5
ruscus
- noun a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
genus Ruscus.
- noun a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
- piscatory1/5
piscatory
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
piscatorial.
- a piscatory life
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
- descrying1/5
descry
- verb catch sight of
espy; spot; spy.
- verb catch sight of
- fetoscope1/5
fetoscope
- noun a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
foetoscope.
- noun a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
- concupiscences1/5
concupiscence
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
physical attraction; sexual desire; eros.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- oscillograms1/5
oscillogram
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- escapists1/5
escapist
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
wishful thinker; dreamer.
- noun a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- airscrew1/5
airscrew
- noun a propeller that rotates to push against air
airplane propeller; prop.
- noun a propeller that rotates to push against air
- rapscallions1/5
rapscallion
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
varlet; rascal; scallywag; rogue; knave; scalawag.
- noun one who is playfully mischievous
monkey; rascal; scallywag; imp; scamp; scalawag.
- noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- undiscouraged1/5
undiscouraged
- adjective satellite not deterred
undeterred.
- pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
- adjective satellite not deterred
- oscillogram1/5
oscillogram
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- noun the recording produced by an oscillograph
- bathyscaphe1/5
bathyscaphe
- noun navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
bathyscape; bathyscaph.
- noun navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
- lusciousness1/5
lusciousness
- noun extreme appetizingness
toothsomeness; deliciousness; delectability.
- noun extreme appetizingness
- recrudescent1/5
recrudescent
- adjective satellite the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
- the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia
- adjective satellite the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
- crescentia1/5
crescentia
- noun a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
genus Crescentia.
- noun a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
- unselfconsciousness1/5
unselfconsciousness
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- he had the unselfconsciousness of a child
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- macroscopical1/5
macroscopical
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
macroscopic.
- adjective satellite large enough to be visible with the naked eye
macroscopic.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
- miscount1/5
miscount
- noun an inaccurate count
- verb count wrongly
- noun an inaccurate count
- ascomycetous1/5
ascomycetous
- adjective related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
- adjective related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes
- anthriscus1/5
anthriscus
- noun chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
genus Anthriscus.
- noun chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
- discreetness1/5
discreetness
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
prudence; circumspection; discretion.
- the servants showed great tact and discretion
- noun subtly skillful handling of a situation
finesse; delicacy; diplomacy.
- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
- jackscrew1/5
jackscrew
- noun screw-operated jack
screw jack.
- noun screw-operated jack
- liquescent1/5
liquescent
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
melting.
- adjective satellite becoming liquid
- festschriften1/5
festschrift
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- noun a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
- intussuscepted1/5
intussuscept
- verb introvert or invaginate
- the intussuscepted gut
- verb introvert or invaginate
- laparoscopes1/5
laparoscope
- noun a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
- noun a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
- pseudoscorpions1/5
pseudoscorpion
- noun small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
false scorpion.
- noun small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
- ascots1/5
ascot
- noun a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- noun a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
- miscounting1/5
miscount
- noun an inaccurate count
- verb count wrongly
- noun an inaccurate count
- eschscholtzia1/5
eschscholtzia
(Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy.
- plattdeutsch1/5
plattdeutsch
The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German , underGerman .
- haschisch1/5
haschisch
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
hasheesh; hash; hashish.
- noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
- bathyscaph1/5
bathyscaph
- noun navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
bathyscape; bathyscaphe.
- noun navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
- excrescent1/5
excrescent
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- adjective forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
- cognoscente1/5
cognoscente
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
connoisseur.
- noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
- cockscombs1/5
cockscomb
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Celosia cristata; common cockscomb; Celosia argentea cristata.
- noun a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
coxcomb.
- noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
- escapologist1/5
escapologist
- noun an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping
escape expert.
- noun an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping
- lemnisci1/5
lemniscus
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
fillet.
- noun a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- asclepiads1/5
asclepiad
- noun any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
- noun any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
- irascibility1/5
irascibility
- noun a feeling of resentful anger
quick temper; short temper; spleen.
- noun a feeling of resentful anger
- dyscalculia1/5
dyscalculia
- noun impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
- noun impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
- tuscaroras1/5
tuscarora
- noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
- noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora
- noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
- auscultatory1/5
auscultatory
- adjective of or relating to auscultation
- adjective of or relating to auscultation
- piscine1/5
piscine
- adjective of or relating to fish
- adjective of or relating to fish
- ascariasis1/5
ascariasis
- noun infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
- noun infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
- gastroscopy1/5
gastroscopy
- noun visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
- noun visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
- lasciviously1/5
lasciviously
- adverb in a lascivious manner
salaciously.
- adverb in a lascivious manner
- unscrupulousness1/5
unscrupulousness
- noun the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
- noun the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
- escritoire1/5
escritoire
- noun a desk used for writing
writing table; secretaire; secretary.
- noun a desk used for writing
- undiscerning1/5
undiscerning
- adjective lacking discernment
- adjective lacking discernment
- muscadine1/5
muscadine
- noun native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
Vitis rotundifolia.
- noun dull-purple grape of southern United States
bullace grape.
- noun native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
- putrescent1/5
putrescent
- adjective satellite becoming putrid
- a trail lined by putrescent carcasses
- adjective satellite becoming putrid
- discontentedly1/5
discontentedly
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets
- adverb with discontent; in a discontented manner
- aeschylean1/5
aeschylean
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Aeschylus
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Aeschylus
- fascicule1/5
fascicule
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- fetoscopy1/5
fetoscopy
- noun prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood
foetoscopy.
- noun prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood
- proctoscopy1/5
proctoscopy
- noun visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
- noun visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
- requiescat1/5
requiescat
- noun a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
- noun a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
- weltschmerz1/5
weltschmerz
- noun sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
world-weariness.
- noun sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
- concupiscent1/5
concupiscent
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lusty; lustful.
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
- colonoscopies1/5
colonoscopy
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- noun visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- stereoscopy1/5
stereoscopy
- noun three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina
stereoscopic vision.
- noun three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina
- indiscriminating1/5
indiscriminating
- adjective not discriminating
undiscriminating.
- adjective not discriminating
- fuschia1/5
fuschia
- noun a dark purplish-red color
- noun a dark purplish-red color
- ascetically1/5
ascetically
- adverb in an ascetic manner
- she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself
- adverb in an ascetic manner
- fascioliasis1/5
fascioliasis
- noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
fasciolosis.
- noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
- welwitschia1/5
welwitschia
- noun curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
Welwitschia mirabilis.
- noun curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
- putrescible1/5
putrescible
- adjective satellite liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
spoilable; putrefiable; decayable.
- adjective satellite liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
- iconoscope1/5
iconoscope
- noun the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
- noun the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
- conscionable1/5
conscionable
- adjective satellite acceptable to your conscience
- adjective satellite acceptable to your conscience
- proboscideans1/5
proboscidean
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
proboscidian.
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
- proboscidean1/5
proboscidean
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
proboscidian.
- noun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
- twoscore1/5
twoscore
- adjective satellite being ten more than thirty
xl; forty; 40.
- adjective satellite being ten more than thirty
- ultramicroscope1/5
ultramicroscope
- noun light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
dark-field microscope.
- noun light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
- fascicules1/5
fascicule
- noun an installment of a printed work
fascicle.
- noun an installment of a printed work
- ciscoes1/5
cisco
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
lake herring.
- noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
lake herring; Coregonus artedi.
- noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
- megascopic1/5
megascopic
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
gross.
- adjective satellite visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- rescriptor1/5
rescriptor
- noun a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV
delavirdine.
- noun a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV
- muscadines1/5
muscadine
- noun native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
Vitis rotundifolia.
- noun dull-purple grape of southern United States
bullace grape.
- noun native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
- laparoscopies1/5
laparoscopy
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- noun laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
- barbasco1/5
barbasco
- noun West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
joewood; Jacquinia keyensis.
- noun West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
- oscine1/5
oscine
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
oscine bird.
- adjective of or relating to the songbirds
- noun passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
- escarole1/5
escarole
- noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
endive; chicory escarole.
- noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
- eschatologically1/5
eschatologically
- adverb in relation to eschatology
- even atheists can be eschatologically minded
- adverb in relation to eschatology
- pinscher1/5
pinscher
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- touchscreen1/5
touchscreen
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
touch screen.
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
- discouragingly1/5
discouragingly
- adverb in a discouraging manner
- the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high
- adverb in a discouraging manner
- pinschers1/5
pinscher
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
- kinescope1/5
kinescope
- noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
television tube; picture tube.
- noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
- discourteously1/5
discourteously
- adverb in an impolite manner
rudely; impolitely.
- he treated her impolitely
- adverb in an impolite manner
- unconscientious1/5
unconscientious
- adjective not conscientious;
- adjective not conscientious;
- unscientifically1/5
unscientifically
- adverb in an unscientific way; not according to the principles of science
- they proceeded unscientifically when they dissected the mummy
- adverb in an unscientific way; not according to the principles of science
- ornithischians1/5
ornithischian
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
ornithischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
- ornithischian1/5
ornithischian
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
ornithischian dinosaur.
- noun herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
- ultramicroscopic1/5
ultramicroscopic
- adjective too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope
- adjective too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope
- saurischians1/5
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
- telescopically1/5
telescopically
- adverb in a telescopic manner
- each of the four legs contains a simple screw jack with a thrust bearing that is operated telescopically inside of two tubes
- adverb in a telescopic manner
- cascarilla1/5
cascarilla
- noun West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
Croton eluteria.
- noun West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
- saurischian1/5
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
- touchscreens1/5
touchscreen
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
touch screen.
- noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen
- kinescopes1/5
kinescope
- noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
television tube; picture tube.
- noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
- unscrupulously1/5
unscrupulously
- adverb without scruples
- she unscrupulously uses her charm to make men do what she wants
- adverb without scruples
- indiscreetly1/5
indiscreetly
- adverb without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint
- she inquired indiscreetly after the state of his health
- adverb without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint
- undischarged1/5
undischarged
- adjective satellite owed as a debt
owing; outstanding.
- outstanding bills
- the amount still owed
- undischarged debts
- adjective satellite still capable of exploding or being fired
unexploded.
- undischarged ammunition
- an unexploded bomb
- adjective satellite owed as a debt
- conscienceless1/5
conscienceless
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
unconscionable.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- undiscoverable1/5
undiscoverable
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
unascertainable.
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
- unscholarly1/5
unscholarly
- adjective not scholarly
- adjective not scholarly
- cuscus1/5
cuscus
- noun woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
- noun woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
- unascertainable1/5
unascertainable
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
undiscoverable.
- adjective satellite not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
- rorschachs1/5
rorschach
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
inkblot test; Rorschach test.
- noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
- downscale1/5
downscale
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- discriminable1/5
discriminable
- adjective satellite capable of being discriminated
- discriminable faults
- adjective satellite capable of being discriminated
- unscalable1/5
unscalable
- adjective incapable of being ascended
unclimbable.
- adjective incapable of being ascended
- interschool1/5
interschool
- adjective satellite used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
interscholastic.
- adjective satellite used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
- nonoscillatory1/5
nonoscillatory
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- adjective satellite not having periodic vibrations
- pescara1/5
- marcescens1/5
marcescens
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- vasculitides1/5
- prescientific1/5
prescientific
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- esclavage1/5
esclavage
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- dreamscape1/5
dreamscape
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- gesellschaften1/5
- fuscus1/5
fuscus
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- musculotendinous1/5
- disconfirmed1/5
- anschauung1/5
anschauung
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- hyperviscosity1/5
- colposcopic1/5
colposcopic
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- nondiscretionary1/5
nondiscretionary
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- confiscatory1/5
confiscatory
Effecting confiscation; characterized by confiscations. "Confiscatory and exterminatory periods." Burke.
- reinscribes1/5
reinscribes
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- discipling1/5
disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- dischargeable1/5
dischargeable
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- antimiscegenation1/5
antimiscegenation
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- fusca1/5
fusca
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- florescent1/5
florescent
Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
- misch1/5
misch
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- dioscuri1/5
- endoscopist1/5
endoscopist
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- ascanius1/5
- unscented1/5
unscented
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- descriptives1/5
descriptive
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- the descriptive variable
- a descriptive passage
- adjective describing the structure of a language
- descriptive grammar
- adjective serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
- descript1/5
descript
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- mareschal1/5
marshal
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
marshall.
- noun (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
marshall.
- noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
- vasculogenesis1/5
- inscape1/5
inscape
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- frescobaldi1/5
- reinscribing1/5
reinscribing
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unscreened
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losch
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fasci
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- nonvascular1/5
nonvascular
(Anat.) Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
- subscripted1/5
subscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
inferior.
- adjective written or printed below and to one side of another character
inferior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
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spectroscopical
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
spectroscopic.
- spectroscopic analysis
- adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy
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- hypervascular1/5
hypervascular
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- moonscape1/5
moonscape
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ultramicroscopy
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tarascan
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fasciculata
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- unascertained1/5
- dischargers1/5
discharger
One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically, in electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or electrical battery, by making a connection between the two surfaces; a discharging rod.
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discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
discernable.
- things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause
- the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations
- the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles
- adjective satellite capable of being perceived clearly
- an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible
- adjective perceptible by the senses or intellect
- proscriptive1/5
proscriptive
Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. --Pro*scrip"tive*ly , adv.
- oscillatoria1/5
oscillatoria
(Bot.) Same as Oscillaria .
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electroluminescent
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- plebiscitary1/5
plebiscitary
Of or pertaining to plebiscite. The Century.
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- escrowed1/5
escrow
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
- noun a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
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unconscionable
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
conscienceless.
- a conscienceless villain
- brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
- an unconscionable liar
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extortionate; usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite lacking a conscience
- nescafe1/5
nescafe
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- soundscapes1/5
soundscapes
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miscommunications
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ophthalmoscopic
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fascicularis
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- cathodoluminescence1/5
cathodoluminescence
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- transcendentals1/5
transcendental
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
- adjective of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
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maschera
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- preadolescence1/5
preadolescence
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- paniscus1/5
paniscus
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- fasciatus1/5
fasciatus
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flavescens
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- episcleral1/5
episcleral
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- antifascism1/5
antifascism
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- nondiscursive1/5
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frutescens
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- fiscus1/5
- discomforted1/5
discomfort
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
uncomfortableness.
- noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
soreness; irritation.
- noun the state of being tense and feeling pain
- escribe1/5
escribe
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- concrescence1/5
concrescence
Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles. R. Sir W. Raleigh.
- mascarene1/5
mascarene
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- escribano1/5
escribano
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tusculan
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- transcendently1/5
transcendent
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
surpassing.
- adjective satellite beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
- the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
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fascine
(Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
- canescens1/5
canescens
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- redescribed1/5
redescribed
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geoscientists
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- fascio1/5
fascio
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- tuscon1/5
tuscon
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- lascaris1/5
lascaris
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- arborescens1/5
arborescens
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caerulescens
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- discoursal1/5
discoursal
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- esophagoscopy1/5
esophagoscopy
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- otoscopy1/5
otoscopy
(Med.) The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.
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rediscount
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kusch
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- volscians1/5
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unscarred
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- prescriptively1/5
prescriptive
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
normative.
- prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage
- adjective pertaining to giving directives or rules
- escalier1/5
escalier
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- biomicroscopy1/5
biomicroscopy
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discerner
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a .discerner of truth, of right and wrongA great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon.
- discal1/5
discal
Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, .discal cells
- immiscibility1/5
immiscibility
Incapability of being mixed, or mingled.
- discharger1/5
discharge
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- noun the act of venting
venting.
- noun the sudden giving off of energy
- misclassifications1/5
misclassifications
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- describer1/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
- pseudoscalar1/5
- redescribe1/5
redescribe
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- retinoscopy1/5
retinoscopy
(Physiol.) The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
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moschata
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discitis
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- mesclun1/5
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- gemeinschaften1/5
- unobscured1/5
unobscured
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inconscient
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otoscopic
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gascon
Of or pertaining to Gascony, in France, or to the Gascons; also, braggart; swaggering. --n. A native of Gascony; a boaster; a bully. See Gasconade .
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transcendant
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- stereomicroscope1/5
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jurisconsult
(Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
- escalatory1/5
escalatory
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muscaria
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- mindscape1/5
mindscape
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fluoroscopically
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esculentus
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- obscurus1/5
obscurus
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- uninscribed1/5
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piscean
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- braschi1/5
braschi
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- postschool1/5
- imprescriptible1/5
imprescriptible
Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible. Vattel (Trans. )
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rufescens
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discernibility
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- microspectroscopy1/5
microspectroscopy
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madagascariensis
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neofascist
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transcriptionist
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- hysteroscope1/5
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disciple
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
adherent.
- noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
- discoverability1/5
discoverability
The quality of being discoverable. R. Carlyle.
- jurisconsult1/5
jurisconsult
(Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
- pseudoobscura1/5
- tapescript1/5
- escheated1/5
escheat
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- noun the property that reverts to the state
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- cystoscopic1/5
- faisceau1/5
- concupiscible1/5
concupiscible
Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires. Shak.
- susceptor1/5
susceptor
One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. Puller. Shipley.
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redescribing
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descriptivist
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antifascists
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discriminant
(Math.) The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant .
- escurial1/5
escurial
A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid. ✍ The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of St. Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle.
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fasciata
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disclose
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
expose.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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superconsciousness
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- opusculum1/5
opusculum
An opuscule. Smart.
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austausch
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- rescan1/5
rescan
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- fascisti1/5
fascisti
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esculapius
Same as Æsculapius .
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misdescription
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misconfiguration
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crusca
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interscapular
(Anat.) Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.
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- disclaimant1/5
disclaimant
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facioscapulohumeral
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fasciculatum
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oversubscription
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hygroscopicity
(Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
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pisciculture
Fish culture. See under Fish .
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descriptiveness
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volscian
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ischiorectal
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and ishial tuberosity.
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viscosa
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- downscaled1/5
downscale
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
- mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions
- adjective satellite intended for people with low incomes
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nonscheduled
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enescu
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thermoluminescent
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eschewal
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homoscedastic
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frensch
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esculent
Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants;esculent fish.Esculent grain for food. Sir W. Jones.
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deescalation
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submuscular
Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.
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muscovado
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.
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antiscorbutic
(Med.) Counteracting scurvy. --n. A remedy for scurvy.
- mischaracterized1/5
mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
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purpurascens
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biscayan
Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. --n. A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
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tshawytscha
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disconformity
Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency; disagreement. Those . . . in some disconformity to ourselves. Milton.
Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and the conception of the mind. Hakewill.
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damascena
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spectroscopist
One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope.
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abscam
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discriminatory
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
prejudiced.
- a prejudiced judge
- adjective satellite containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
invidious.
- discriminatory attitudes and practices
- invidious comparisons
- adjective being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
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- conscient1/5
conscient
Conscious. R. Bacon.
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transcriptionists
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- gastrovascular1/5
gastrovascular
(Zoöl.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the .gastrovascular cavity of c&oe;lenterates
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escot
See Obs.Scot , a tax.
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oscillometric
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prescreen
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rediscounting
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muscular
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of muscle
- muscular contraction
- adjective having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
mesomorphic.
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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unescapable
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- diaschisis1/5
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deliquescence
The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
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rescript
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; decree; order.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- noun a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
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mischaracterization
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misclassifying
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superscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
superior.
- adjective written or printed above and to one side of another character
superior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
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quinquefasciatus
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romansch
The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin. Written also Romansch , andRumonsch .
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obfuscatory
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discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
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volsci
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describer
One who describes.
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osteosclerotic
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labrusca
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vesca
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fascine
(Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
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disclosable
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masc.
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rubescens
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viridescens
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upscale
- adjective satellite appropriate for people with good incomes
- an upscale neighborhood
- an upscale motel
- adjective satellite appropriate for people with good incomes
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miscut
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crosscheck
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
- noun an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
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brescian
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subscript
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
inferior.
- adjective written or printed below and to one side of another character
inferior.
- noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
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escaut
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osculum
(Zoöl.) Same as Oscule .
- discoursive1/5
discursive
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
dianoetic.
- adjective satellite (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
excursive; digressive; rambling.
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
- adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
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nonsusceptible
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discussable
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crossclaim
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interfascicular
(Anat.) Between fascicles or bundles; as, the .interfascicular spaces of connective tissue
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muscae
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muschelkalk
(Geol.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology .
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nondescriptive
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spectroscopist
One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope.
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unscale
To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton.
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nondiscriminating
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deescalate
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rescreening
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descendance
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- discors1/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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unsubscribing
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escheator
(Law) An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. Burrill.
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descendible
Admitting descent; capable of being descended.
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skyscape
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odescalchi
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- reascend1/5
reascend
To rise, mount, or climb again.
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- retinoscope1/5
retinoscope
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- bosche1/5
bosche
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- discute1/5
discute
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multidiscipline
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uveoscleral
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- prescind1/5
prescind
To cut off; to abstract. Obs. Norris.
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crosscheck
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
- noun an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
- noun an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
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oscula
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- transcendentality1/5
transcendentality
The quality or state of being transcendental.
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musclebound
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lemniscate
(Geom.) A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
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corpuscularian
Corpuscular. Obs.
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nonscientist
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misclassify
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subschema
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- lentiscus1/5
lentiscus
(Bot.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic .
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- laryngoscopic1/5
laryngoscopic
Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx.
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- biomicroscope1/5
biomicroscope
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misdescriptive
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homeschooler
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unscratched
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molisch
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unsubscribed
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arborescence
The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the .arborescence produced by precipitating silver
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- discobolus1/5
discobolus
(Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus .(b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it ✍ The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved.
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rejuvenescence
A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again.
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episclera
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discordancy
State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. I. Taylor.
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ascarid
(Zoöl.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides , often occurring in the human intestine and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm(Oxyuris) , often troublesome to children and aged persons.
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moschatus
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stereoscopical
Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope; --as, a .stereoscopic effect; thestereoscopic function of the eyeglasses;stereoscopic viewsSte`re*o*scop"ic*al*ly , adv.2. Permitting the perception of depth by exhibiting different views to each eye; as, a sereoscopic microscope, i.e. one in which each eye views the subject from a different angle, through separate optical paths.
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nonconscious
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
- nonconscious psychic processes
- adjective satellite relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things
- adjective satellite concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
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discriminating
- adjective showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
- the discriminating eye of the connoisseur
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart; discriminate.
- adjective showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
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braunschweiger
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photoluminescent
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disconnected
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
staccato.
- staccato applause
- a staccato command
- staccato notes
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
disconnect; unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
- adjective (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
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- moresco1/5
- nonacquiescence1/5
nonacquiescence
Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
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indiscipline
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
undiscipline.
- noun the trait of lacking discipline
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lutescens
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discerning
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
- a discerning critic
- a discerning reader
- verb detect with the senses
recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
- adjective having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
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undescribable
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- discrowned1/5
discrown
To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.
- episcopally1/5
episcopal
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
pontifical.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
Episcopalian.
- the Episcopal hierarchy
- married by an Episcopalian minister
- adjective denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
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lambrusco
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ascon
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escalopes
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bursch
A youth; especially, a student in a german university.
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burschenschaft
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raasch
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descension
The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
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esculin
(Chem.) A glucoside obtained from the Æsculus hippocastanum , or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.Written also æsculin .
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suscite
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escape
- noun the act of escaping physically
flight.
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
- noun an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
escapism.
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
- noun the act of escaping physically
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- reascended1/5
reascend
To rise, mount, or climb again.
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gesellschafts
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obscurum
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ascendens
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viscous
- adjective satellite having a relatively high resistance to flow
syrupy.
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; sticky; mucilaginous; viscid.
- adjective satellite having a relatively high resistance to flow
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- mascotte1/5
mascotte
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
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- tusche1/5
tusche
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indiscrimination
Want of discrimination or distinction; impartiality. Jefferson.
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geoscientist
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hyperconscious
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mascaraed
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incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
- adjective satellite characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- an incandescent performance
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
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discursus
(Logic) Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.
- hydroscopic1/5
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prescribable
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radarscope
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prescriptivist
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mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
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- ascenseur1/5
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afterdischarge
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kaleidoscopical
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
kaleidoscopic.
- adjective satellite continually shifting or rapidly changing
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mescalin
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escript
A writing. Obs.
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mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
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irascible
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; choleric.
- a hotheaded commander
- adjective satellite characterized by anger
choleric.
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
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transcultural
- adjective extending through all human cultures
- a transcultural ideal of freedom embracing all the peoples of the world
- adjective extending through all human cultures
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sansculotte
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tarasco
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orthoscopic
(Opt.) Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat field of view; as, an .orthoscopic eyepiece
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opuscule
A small or petty work.
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nonsubscribers
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escheator
(Law) An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. Burrill.
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kilopascal
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visceromotor
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mascula
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muscipula
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muscogees
See Muskogees .
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rescissory
Tending to rescind; rescinding. To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633. Bp. Burnet.
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wainscot
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
dado.
- noun wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
wainscoting; wainscotting.
- noun panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
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fasciculate
Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
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- descrive1/5
describe
- verb give a description of
draw; depict.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- verb to give an account or representation of in words
report; account.
- Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- verb give a description of
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anoscope
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preconscious
Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.
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miscellane
A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called Bacon.maslin andmeslin .
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nonprescriptive
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fuscipes
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overscrupulous
Scrupulous to excess.
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ascarid
(Zoöl.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides , often occurring in the human intestine and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm(Oxyuris) , often troublesome to children and aged persons.
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viscosum
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ophthalmoscopically
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hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
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discour
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arbuscula
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redescribes
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offscouring
That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.
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obfuscator
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unprescribed
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discing
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urethroscopy
(Med.) Examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope.
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tasco
A kind of clay for making melting pots. Percy Smith.
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misce
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bascinet
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. Written also basinet ,bassinet ,basnet .
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skyscraping
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demasculinization
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hopscotch
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
- noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
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proctoscopic
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peascod
The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
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nondisciplinary
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ascidia
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masscult
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insusceptibility
Want of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive.
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undiscernible
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ascan
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ischiatic
(Anat.) Same as Ishial .
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thermoscope
(Physics) An instrument for indicating changes of temperature without indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected; especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford which, as modified by Professor Leslie, was afterward called the differential thermometer.
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lesche
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offscouring
That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.
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rediscounts
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escalope
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undiscerned
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frasco
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arbuscule
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inscribe
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
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zoopraxiscope
An instrument similar to, or the same as, the, the phenakistoscope, by means of which pictures projected upon a screen are made to exhibit the natural movements of animals, and the like.
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foreconscious
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discovert
(Law) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
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profascist
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disciplinary
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
- disciplinary problems in the classroom
- adjective relating to a specific field of academic study
- economics in its modern disciplinary sense
- adjective relating to discipline in behavior
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limescale
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refresco
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trifasciata
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gastroscopic
Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
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omniscient
- adjective satellite infinitely wise
all-knowing.
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turgescence
The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne.
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piscivorus
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rhinoscleroma
(Med.) A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat. J. V. Shoemaker.
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periscopic
Viewing all around, or on all sides.
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susceptive
Susceptible. I. Watts. --Sus*cep"tive*ness , n.
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incandescent
- adjective satellite emitting light as a result of being heated
candent.
- an incandescent bulb
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- an incandescent performance
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miscellaneous
- adjective satellite consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
mixed; motley; sundry; assorted.
- an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
- assorted sizes
- miscellaneous accessories
- a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
- a motley crew
- sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
- adjective satellite having many aspects
many-sided; multifarious; multifaceted.
- a many-sided subject
- a multifaceted undertaking
- multifarious interests
- the multifarious noise of a great city
- a miscellaneous crowd
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putschist
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subscapular
(Anat.) Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the .subscapular muscle
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perivisceral
(Anat.) Around the viscera; as, the .perivisceral cavity
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piscina
(Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.
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muscly
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newscast
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- noun a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
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misdescribe
To describe wrongly.
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moonscapes
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molluscicide
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quiescent
- adjective satellite not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
- adjective satellite marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
- adjective satellite not active or activated
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escribed
Drawn outside of; -- used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two sides produced.
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meniscoid
Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
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rediscounted
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fasciated
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
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firescreen
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fuscescens
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archiepiscopate
The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
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- burschen1/5
burschen
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rescreened
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mascon
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fiscal
- adjective involving financial matters
financial.
- fiscal responsibility
- adjective involving financial matters
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ascarides
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polyscope
(Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.
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- hyperconsciousness1/5
hyperconsciousness
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deescalating
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `sc`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `sc`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.