uses: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of uses
- causes«Word Popularity Bar5/5
cause
- noun events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- they are trying to determine the cause of the crash
- noun a justification for something existing or happening
reason; grounds.
- he had no cause to complain
- they had good reason to rejoice
- noun events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
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house
- noun a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- he has a house on Cape Cod
- she felt she had to get out of the house
- noun the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
firm; business firm.
- he worked for a brokerage house
- noun a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- in focus
- out of focus
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
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clause
- noun (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
- noun a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
article.
- noun (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
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virus
- noun (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
- noun a harmful or corrupting agency
- bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread
- the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone
- noun (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
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abuse
- noun cruel or inhumane treatment
maltreatment; ill-treatment; ill-usage.
- the child showed signs of physical abuse
- noun a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
revilement; vilification; contumely; insult.
- when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
- they yelled insults at the visiting team
- noun cruel or inhumane treatment
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refuse
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
scraps; food waste; garbage.
- verb show unwillingness towards
decline.
- he declined to join the group on a hike
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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excuse
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
exculpation; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
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spouse
- noun a person's partner in marriage
partner; married person; mate; better half.
- noun a person's partner in marriage
- pauses4/5
pause
- noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
intermission; break; suspension; interruption.
- noun temporary inactivity
- noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- buses4/5
bus
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
bus topology.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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warehouse
- noun a storehouse for goods and merchandise
storage warehouse.
- verb store in a warehouse
- noun a storehouse for goods and merchandise
- campuses4/5
campus
- noun a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
- noun a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
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chorus
- noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
- a chorus of boos
- noun a group of people assembled to sing together
- noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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arouse
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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status
- noun the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
position.
- he had the status of a minor
- the novel attained the status of a classic
- atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
- noun a state at a particular time
condition.
- a condition (or state) of disrepair
- the current status of the arms negotiations
- noun the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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bonus
- noun anything that tends to arouse
fillip.
- his approval was an added fillip
- noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
incentive.
- noun anything that tends to arouse
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fuse
- noun an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
electrical fuse; safety fuse.
- noun any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming.
- noun an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
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accuse
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
incriminate; impeach; criminate.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- verb blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
charge.
- he charged the director with indifference
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
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genius
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Einstein; brainiac; mastermind; brain.
- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
- noun unusual mental ability
brilliance.
- noun someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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confuse
- verb mistake one thing for another
confound.
- you are confusing me with the other candidate
- I mistook her for the secretary
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb mistake one thing for another
- diffuses3/5
diffuse
- verb move outward
fan out; spread; spread out.
- The soldiers fanned out
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; interpenetrate; pervade; penetrate; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb move outward
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muse
- noun in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
- noun the source of an artist's inspiration
- Euterpe was his muse
- noun in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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fetus
- noun an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
foetus.
- noun an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- apparatuses3/5
apparatus
- noun equipment designed to serve a specific function
setup.
- noun (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
- the breathing apparatus
- noun equipment designed to serve a specific function
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greenhouse
- noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
glasshouse; nursery.
- adjective of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
- greenhouse gases
- noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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surplus
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
nimiety; surplusage; excess.
- adjective satellite more than is needed, desired, or required
supererogatory; extra; redundant; spare; excess; superfluous; supernumerary.
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
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sinus
- noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
fistula.
- noun any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
- noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
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blouse
- noun a top worn by women
- noun a top worn by women
- misuses2/5
misuse
- noun improper or excessive use
abuse.
- alcohol abuse
- the abuse of public funds
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
misapply.
- The words are misapplied in this context
- You are misapplying the name of this religious group
- noun improper or excessive use
- reuses2/5
reuse
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reprocess.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- courthouses2/5
courthouse
- noun a government building that houses the offices of a county government
- noun a building that houses judicial courts
- noun a government building that houses the offices of a county government
- amuses2/5
amuse
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disport; divert.
- The play amused the ladies
- verb make (somebody) laugh
- The clown amused the children
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
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plus
- noun a useful or valuable quality
asset.
- noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
summation; addition.
- the summation of four and three gives seven
- four plus three equals seven
- noun a useful or valuable quality
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rus
- noun the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
- noun a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
ruthenium; Ru; atomic number 44.
- noun the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
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caucus
- noun a closed political meeting
- verb meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
- noun a closed political meeting
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espouse
- verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
follow; adopt.
- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
- verb take in marriage
get hitched with; wed; marry; conjoin; get married; hook up with.
- verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- infuses2/5
infuse
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcate; instill.
- inculcate values into the young generation
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
impregnate; tincture; instill.
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
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workhouse
- noun a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
- noun a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
- noun a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
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rouse
- verb become active
bestir.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb force or drive out
force out; rout out; drive out.
- The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
- verb become active
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syllabus
- noun an integrated course of academic studies
course of study; curriculum; program; programme.
- he was admitted to a new program at the university
- noun an integrated course of academic studies
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bathhouse
- noun a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
bathing machine.
- noun a building containing public baths
bagnio.
- noun a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
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powerhouse
- noun a highly energetic and indefatigable person
human dynamo; ball of fire; fireball.
- noun a team considered to be the best of its class
- noun a highly energetic and indefatigable person
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suffuse
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
perfuse.
- The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
- verb to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
- His whole frame suffused with a cold dew
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
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farmhouse
- noun house for a farmer and family
- noun house for a farmer and family
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circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
- he ran away from home to join the circus
- noun a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
- the children always love to go to the circus
- noun a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
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callus
- noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
callosity.
- noun bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
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prospectus
- noun a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
- a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision
- noun a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
course catalog; course catalogue.
- noun a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
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slaughterhouse
- noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; abattoir; shambles.
- noun a building where animals are butchered
- omnibuses2/5
omnibus
- noun an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
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guesthouse
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
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foetus
- noun an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
fetus.
- noun an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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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
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recluse
- noun one who lives in solitude
solitary; troglodyte; solitudinarian; hermit.
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
reclusive; withdrawn.
- lived an unsocial reclusive life
- noun one who lives in solitude
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boardinghouse
- noun a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
boarding house.
- noun a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
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druse
- noun an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
Druze.
- a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives
- noun an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
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lighthouse
- noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
pharos; beacon; beacon light.
- noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
- storehouses2/5
storehouse
- noun a depository for goods
entrepot; depot; storage; store.
- storehouses were built close to the docks
- noun a depository for goods
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coffeehouse
- noun a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
coffee bar; cafe; coffee shop.
- noun a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- outhouses2/5
outhouse
- noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
earth-closet; jakes; privy.
- noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
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playhouse
- noun plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
wendy house.
- noun plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
- minuses2/5
minus
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
subtraction.
- the subtraction of three from four leaves one
- four minus three equals one
- adjective on the negative side or lower end of a scale
- minus 5 degrees
- a grade of B minus
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
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minibus
- noun a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
- noun a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
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teahouse
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
tearoom; teashop; tea parlor; tea parlour.
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
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retrovirus
- noun any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
- noun any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
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adenovirus
- noun any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
- noun any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
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plexus
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
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bolus
- noun a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
- noun a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
- noun a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
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octopus
- noun tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
devilfish.
- noun tentacles of octopus prepared as food
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alehouse
- noun a tavern where ale is sold
- noun a tavern where ale is sold
- lotuses2/5
lotus
- noun native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
Indian lotus; Nelumbo nucifera; sacred lotus.
- noun annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
genus Lotus.
- noun native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
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crocus
- noun any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
- noun any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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walrus
- noun either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
seahorse; sea horse.
- noun either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
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enterovirus
- noun any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
- noun any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
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blockhouse
- noun a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
- noun a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
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townhouse
A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.
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almshouse
A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
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religieuse
A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
- longhouses2/5
longhouses
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clearinghouses
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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overuse
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
overutilization; overexploitation; overutilisation.
- verb make use of too often or too extensively
overdrive.
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
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mouse
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- noun a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
black eye; shiner.
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
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consensus
- noun agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
- the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions
- those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus
- noun agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
- corpuses1/5
corpus
- noun capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
principal sum; principal.
- noun a collection of writings
- he edited the Hemingway corpus
- noun capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
- uteruses1/5
uterus
- noun a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
womb.
- noun a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
- tauruses1/5
taurus
- noun Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
Sanchez; Ilich Sanchez; Glen Gebhard; Salim; Andres Martinez; Carlos the Jackal; Michael Assat; Ilich Ramirez Sanchez; Hector Hevodidbon; Carlos.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
Bull.
- noun Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
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ignoramus
- noun an ignorant person
uneducated person; know nothing.
- noun an ignorant person
- enthuses1/5
enthuse
- verb cause to feel enthusiasm
- verb utter with enthusiasm
- verb cause to feel enthusiasm
- applauses1/5
applause
- noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
hand clapping; clapping.
- noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
- peruses1/5
peruse
- verb examine or consider with attention and in detail
- Please peruse this report at your leisure
- verb examine or consider with attention and in detail
- impetuses1/5
impetus
- noun a force that moves something along
drift; impulsion.
- noun the act of applying force suddenly
impulse; impulsion.
- the impulse knocked him over
- noun a force that moves something along
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callous
- verb make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
cauterise; cauterize.
- adjective satellite emotionally hardened
pachydermatous; indurate.
- a callous indifference to suffering
- cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion
- verb make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
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smokehouse
- noun a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
meat house.
- noun a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
- nouses1/5
nous
- noun common sense
- she has great social nous
- noun that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
psyche; brain; head; mind.
- his mind wandered
- I couldn't get his words out of my head
- noun common sense
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guardhouse
- noun a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
- noun a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
- icehouses1/5
icehouse
- noun a house for storing ice
- noun a house for storing ice
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fungus
- noun an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
- noun an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
- styluses1/5
stylus
- noun a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
- noun a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
style.
- he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus
- noun a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
- excursuses1/5
excursus
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; digression; aside; parenthesis.
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
- louses1/5
louse
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
sucking louse.
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; worm.
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- disabuses1/5
disabuse
- verb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
- verb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
- carouses1/5
carouse
- noun revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carousal; toot; bender; booze-up.
- verb engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
riot; roister.
- They were out carousing last night
- noun revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- opuses1/5
opus
- noun a musical work that has been created
piece of music; musical composition; piece; composition.
- the composition is written in four movements
- noun a musical work that has been created
- poorhouses1/5
poorhouse
- noun an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
- noun an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
- clubhouses1/5
clubhouse
- noun a building that is occupied by a social club
club.
- the clubhouse needed a new roof
- noun a building that is occupied by a social club
- glasshouses1/5
glasshouse
- noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
nursery; greenhouse.
- noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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whorehouse
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
cathouse; bordello; bagnio; house of prostitution; brothel; sporting house; bawdyhouse; house of ill repute.
- noun a building where prostitutes are available
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refocus
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
- verb focus anew
- The group needs to refocus its goals
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
- defuses1/5
defuse
- verb remove the triggering device from
- verb remove the triggering device from
- dollhouses1/5
dollhouse
- noun a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
doll's house.
- noun a small model of a house used as a toy by children
doll's house.
- noun a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
- gatehouses1/5
gatehouse
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
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roadhouse
- noun an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
- noun an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
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packinghouse
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- they came from an apple packinghouse
- noun a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
packing plant.
- noun a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
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conceptus
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
embryo; fertilized egg.
- noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- rebuses1/5
rebus
- noun a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
- noun a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
- douses1/5
douse
- verb put out, as of a candle or a light
put out.
- Douse the lights
- verb wet thoroughly
dowse.
- verb put out, as of a candle or a light
- summerhouses1/5
summerhouse
- noun a small roofed building affording shade and rest
gazebo.
- noun a small roofed building affording shade and rest
- exoduses1/5
exodus
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
hegira; hejira.
- noun the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
Book of Exodus.
- noun a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
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radius
- noun the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
r.
- noun a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
- noun the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
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grouse
- noun flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
- noun popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- noun flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
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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
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autobus
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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gallus
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
suspender; brace.
- noun common domestic birds and related forms
genus Gallus.
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- wheelhouses1/5
wheelhouse
- noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
pilothouse.
- noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
- genuses1/5
genus
- noun a general kind of something
- ignore the genus communism
- noun (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
- noun a general kind of something
- effuses1/5
effuse
- verb pour out
pour out.
- effused brine
- verb flow or spill forth
flow out.
- verb pour out
- cookhouses1/5
cookhouse
- noun the area for food preparation on a ship
ship's galley; galley; caboose.
- noun a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking
- the circus used a tent as their cookhouse
- noun the area for food preparation on a ship
- birdhouses1/5
birdhouse
- noun a shelter for birds
- noun a shelter for birds
- arboviruses1/5
arbovirus
- noun a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
arborvirus.
- noun a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
- hothouses1/5
hothouse
- noun a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
conservatory; indoor garden.
- noun a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
- bouses1/5
bouse
- verb haul with a tackle
bowse.
- verb haul with a tackle
- meetinghouses1/5
meetinghouse
- noun a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
conventicle.
- noun a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
- hippopotamuses1/5
hippopotamus
- noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Hippopotamus amphibius; hippo; river horse.
- noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
- venuses1/5
venus
- noun the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
- before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer
- noun goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Urania.
- noun the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
- penthouses1/5
penthouse
- noun an apartment located on the top floors of a building
- noun an apartment located on the top floors of a building
- roundhouses1/5
roundhouse
- noun workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
- noun a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
- noun workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
- hiatuses1/5
hiatus
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
reprieve; suspension; abatement; respite.
- noun a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- nexuses1/5
nexus
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
link.
- noun a connected series or group
- noun the means of connection between things linked in series
- masseuses1/5
masseuse
- noun a female massager
- noun a female massager
- flophouses1/5
flophouse
- noun a cheap lodging house
dosshouse.
- noun a cheap lodging house
- anuses1/5
anus
- noun the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
- noun the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
- steakhouses1/5
steakhouse
- noun a restaurant that specializes in steaks
chophouse.
- noun a restaurant that specializes in steaks
- statehouses1/5
statehouse
- noun a government building in which a state legislature meets
- noun a government building in which a state legislature meets
- augustuses1/5
augustus
- noun Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus; Gaius Octavianus; Octavian.
- noun Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
- washhouses1/5
washhouse
- noun a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
- noun a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
- trolleybuses1/5
trolleybus
- noun a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
trolley coach; trackless trolley.
- noun a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
- doghouses1/5
doghouse
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
dog house; kennel.
- noun an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
- in the doghouse
- noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- customhouses1/5
customhouse
- noun a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country
customshouse.
- noun a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country
- perfuses1/5
perfuse
- verb force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
- perfuse a liver with a salt solution
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
suffuse.
- The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
- verb force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
- isthmuses1/5
isthmus
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
- noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
band.
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
- abortuses1/5
abortus
- noun a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
- noun a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
- henhouses1/5
henhouse
- noun a farm building for housing poultry
hencoop; coop; chicken coop.
- noun a farm building for housing poultry
- abacuses1/5
abacus
- noun a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
- noun a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
- noun a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
- nautiluses1/5
nautilus
- noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
nuclear-powered submarine; nuclear submarine.
- noun cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
paper nautilus; Argonauta argo; Argonaut.
- noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- cactuses1/5
cactus
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- poxviruses1/5
poxvirus
- noun any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
- noun any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
- madhouses1/5
madhouse
- noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
crazy house; cuckoo's nest; Bedlam; snake pit; loony bin; booby hatch; nuthouse; funny farm; sanatorium; nut house; funny house.
- noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
- phalluses1/5
phallus
- noun genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
genus Phallus.
- noun the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
penis; member.
- noun genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
- picornaviruses1/5
picornavirus
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
- parvoviruses1/5
parvovirus
- noun any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
parvo.
- noun any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
- thesauruses1/5
thesaurus
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
synonym finder.
- noun a book containing a classified list of synonyms
- firehouses1/5
firehouse
- noun a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
fire station.
- noun a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
- cayuses1/5
cayuse
- noun a small native range horse
Indian pony.
- noun a small native range horse
- boathouses1/5
boathouse
- noun a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
- noun a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
- reoviruses1/5
reovirus
- noun any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
- noun any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
- rhabdoviruses1/5
rhabdovirus
- noun any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies
- noun any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies
- danseuses1/5
danseuse
- noun a female ballet dancer
ballerina.
- noun a female ballet dancer
- papovaviruses1/5
papovavirus
- noun any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
- noun any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
- arquebuses1/5
arquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; harquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- rhinoviruses1/5
rhinovirus
- noun any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
- noun any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
- rotaviruses1/5
rotavirus
- noun the reovirus causing infant enteritis
- noun the reovirus causing infant enteritis
- paramyxoviruses1/5
paramyxovirus
- noun a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles
- noun a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles
- rhombuses1/5
rhombus
- noun a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
rhomb; diamond.
- noun a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
- harquebuses1/5
harquebus
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
hagbut; hackbut; arquebus.
- noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- proviruses1/5
provirus
- noun cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell
- noun cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell
- orthomyxoviruses1/5
orthomyxovirus
- noun a group of viruses including those causing influenza
- noun a group of viruses including those causing influenza
- burnouses1/5
burnous
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
burnouse; burnoose.
- noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
- platypuses1/5
platypus
- noun small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
duckbill; Ornithorhynchus anatinus; duckbilled platypus; duck-billed platypus.
- noun small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
- polioviruses1/5
poliovirus
- noun the virus causing poliomyelitis
- noun the virus causing poliomyelitis
- coxsackieviruses1/5
coxsackievirus
- noun enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
Coxsackie virus.
- noun enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
- echoviruses1/5
echovirus
- noun any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
- noun any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
- papillomaviruses1/5
- baculoviruses1/5
- lentiviruses1/5
- hauses1/5
- bunkhouses1/5
bunkhouses
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hantaviruses
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subclauses
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choose
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
pick out; select; take.
- Take any one of these cards
- Choose a good husband for your daughter
- She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; prefer.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- treehouses1/5
- mitrailleuses1/5
mitrailleuse
(Mil.) A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
- baghouses1/5
- microbuses1/5
microbuses
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- beerhouses1/5
beerhouse
A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.
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