blistery
- adjective satellite hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
blistering.
- adjective satellite covered with small blisters
blebby.
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clamoring
- noun loud and persistent outcry from many people
clamor; clamour; hue and cry; clamouring.
- he ignored the clamor of the crowd
- verb make loud demands
clamor; clamour.
- he clamored for justice and tolerance
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overnice
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
squeamish; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
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played_out
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
exhausted; spent; dog-tired; worn out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out; washed-out.
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out
- adjective satellite worn out
- a played out deck of cards
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frostbite
- noun destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
cryopathy.
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poorly
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; under the weather; ailing; seedy.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
badly; ill.
- he was ill prepared
- it ill befits a man to betray old friends
- the car runs badly
- he performed badly on the exam
- the team played poorly
- ill-fitting clothes
- an ill-conceived plan
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vile
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
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physiological
- adjective of or relating to the biological study of physiology
- physiological psychology
- Pavlov's physiological theories
- adjective satellite of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning
physiologic.
- physiologic functions
- physiological processes
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stinky
- adjective having an unpleasant smell
malodorous; unpleasant-smelling; ill-smelling; malodourous.
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; crappy; lousy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
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disability
- noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
handicap; impairment; disablement.
- reading disability
- hearing impairment
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patched
- adjective satellite mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
- verb to join or unite the pieces of
piece; patch.
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under
- adjective satellite located below or beneath something else
nether.
- nether garments
- the under parts of a machine
- adjective satellite lower in rank, power, or authority
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rumbustious
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rambunctious; robustious; unruly; boisterous.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
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blistering
- noun the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
vesiculation; vesication.
- verb get blistered
blister; vesicate.
- Her feet blistered during the long hike
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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rheumatoid_arthritis
- noun a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
rheumatism; atrophic arthritis.
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vociferous
- adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
blatant; clamant; clamorous; strident.
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
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asthmatic
- noun a person suffering from asthma
- she is a chronic asthmatic
- the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic
- adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
wheezing; wheezy.
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manic
- adjective satellite affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
frenzied.
- a frenzied attack
- a frenzied mob
- the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter
- outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity
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yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
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frailty
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
valetudinarianism; debility; frailness; feebleness; infirmity.
- noun moral weakness
vice.
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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
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anemic
- adjective satellite lacking vigor or energy
anaemic.
- an anemic attempt to hit the baseball
- adjective relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
anaemic.
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indurate
- verb become fixed or established
- verb make hard or harder
harden.
- The cold hardened the butter
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plumbism
- noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
saturnism; lead poisoning.
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pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
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vector
- noun a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- noun a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
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rusty
- adjective satellite covered with or consisting of rust
- a rusty machine
- rusty deposits
- adjective satellite of the brown color of rust
rust-brown; rust.
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blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blueness.
- he had eyes of bright blue
- noun blue clothing
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bilharziasis
- 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
schistosomiasis; bilharzia.
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beaten
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
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unwholesome
- adjective detrimental to physical or moral well-being
- unwholesome food
- unwholesome habits like smoking
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unskilled
- adjective not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
- unskilled in the art of rhetoric
- an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber
- unskilled labor
- workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities
- unskilled workmanship
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
amateurish; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
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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
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jaundice
- noun yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
icterus.
- noun a rough and bitter manner
acrimony; tartness; bitterness; acerbity; thorniness.
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hallucinating
- adjective satellite experiencing delirium
delirious.
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
hallucinate.
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woozy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; dizzy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
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asthenic
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; enervated; debilitated.
- adjective satellite having a slender physique
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shriek
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screech; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
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under_the_weather
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
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toxemia_of_pregnancy
- noun an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxemia; toxaemia; toxaemia of pregnancy.
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ratty
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
moth-eaten; tatty; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
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membranous
- adjective relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
- adjective satellite characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
membrane-forming.
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separated
- adjective satellite being or feeling set or kept apart from others
set-apart; detached; isolated.
- she felt detached from the group
- could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson
- thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
- had a set-apart feeling
- verb act as a barrier between; stand between
divide; separate.
- The mountain range divides the two countries
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nonsocial
- adjective satellite of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
solitary; nongregarious.
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hurt
- noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
harm; injury; trauma.
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; distress.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
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outdated
- adjective satellite old; no longer valid or fashionable
out-of-date; superannuated.
- obsolete words
- an obsolete locomotive
- outdated equipment
- superannuated laws
- out-of-date ideas
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throat_infection
- noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus
streptococcal sore throat; streptococcus tonsilitis; septic sore throat; strep throat.
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worm
- noun any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; louse.
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worn
- adjective affected by wear; damaged by long use
- worn threads on the screw
- a worn suit
- the worn pockets on the jacket
- verb be dressed in
wear; have on.
- She was wearing yellow that day
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streptococcus
- noun spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococci; strep.
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tissue
- noun part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
- noun a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
tissue paper.
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kernicterus
- noun an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
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valetudinarianism
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
debility; frailness; feebleness; frailty; infirmity.
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azotemia
- noun accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
azotaemia; uraemia; uremia.
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damage
- noun the occurrence of a change for the worse
harm; impairment.
- noun loss of military equipment
equipment casualty.
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azotemic
- adjective of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
uremic; uraemic.
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agone
- adjective satellite gone by; or in the past
ago.
- two years ago
- `agone' is an archaic word for `ago'
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aching
- noun a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
ache.
- verb feel physical pain
ache; suffer; hurt.
- Were you hurting after the accident?
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toxic
- adjective of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
- suffering from exposure to toxic substances
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frailness
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
valetudinarianism; debility; feebleness; frailty; infirmity.
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unfitness
- noun poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
softness.
- noun lacking the power to perform
inability.
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lump
- noun a compact mass
clod; ball; glob; clump; chunk.
- a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
swelling; puffiness.
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arthritic
- noun a person afflicted with arthritis
- the hands of an elderly arthritic
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumatic; rheumy; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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lap
- noun the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
- noun an area of control or responsibility
- the job fell right in my lap
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execrable
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; deplorable; woeful; wretched.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; detestable; odious.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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penetrating_injury
- noun injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body
penetrating trauma.
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caisson
- noun an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
lacuna; coffer.
- noun a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
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sickening
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
nauseate; sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
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enervating
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
debilitative; weakening; enfeebling.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
enervate.
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green
- noun green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
viridity; greenness.
- noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
park; commons; common.
- they went for a walk in the park
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gas_embolism
- noun obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
air embolism; aeroembolism.
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
caisson disease; bends; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
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variola_vaccinia
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
variola vaccina; vaccina; variola vaccine; vaccinia.
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sickly
- adjective satellite unhealthy looking
sallow.
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; under the weather; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
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clap
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bam; bang; blast; eruption.
- noun a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
gonorrhoea; gonorrhea.
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psoriatic
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deathly
- adjective satellite having the physical appearance of death
deathlike.
- adjective satellite causing or capable of causing death
deadly; mortal.
- a fatal accident
- a deadly enemy
- mortal combat
- a mortal illness
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fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
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raggedness
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
roughness.
- noun shabbiness by virtue of being in rags
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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
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insubstantial
- adjective lacking material form or substance; unreal
unsubstantial; unreal.
- as insubstantial as a dream
- an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
jejune.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
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then
- noun that time; that moment
- we will arrive before then
- we were friends from then on
- adjective satellite at a specific prior time
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skreak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
screech; squawk; screak; skreigh.
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cardiopulmonary_arrest
- noun absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
asystole; cardiac arrest.
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cerebral_edema
- noun swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
brain edema.
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
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diseased
- adjective satellite caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
pathologic; morbid; pathological.
- diseased tonsils
- a morbid growth
- pathologic tissue
- pathological bodily processes
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repulsive
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
abhorrent; detestable; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
- adjective possessing the ability to repel
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bronchial
- adjective relating to or associated with the bronchi
- bronchial tubes
- bronchial pneumonia
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lamella
- noun any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
gill.
- noun a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
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sleaziness
- noun morally dishonorable
- an embarrassing sleaziness that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers
- noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
shabbiness; manginess; seediness.
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giant_hives
- noun recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
Quincke's edema; periodic edema; atrophedema; angioedema.
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clumsy
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
gawky; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
awkward; inept; ill-chosen; inapt; cumbersome.
- an awkward prose style
- a clumsy apology
- his cumbersome writing style
- if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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log
- noun a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- noun the exponent required to produce a given number
logarithm.
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cardiopulmonary
- adjective of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions
cardiorespiratory.
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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tatty
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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mangled
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
torn; lacerate; lacerated.
- verb press with a mangle
mangle.
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worn-out
- adjective satellite used until no longer useful
raddled.
- battered trumpets and raddled radios
- worn-out shoes with flapping soles
- adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
exhausted; spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; washed-out.
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out
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haired
- adjective having or covered with hair
hairy; hirsute.
- Jacob was a hairy man
- a hairy caterpillar
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revolting
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb make revolution
revolt.
- The people revolted when bread prices tripled again
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emphysema
- noun an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
pulmonary emphysema.
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forte
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; specialty; long suit; metier.
- noun (music) loud
fortissimo.
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laid
- adjective satellite set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
set.
- verb put into a certain place or abstract location
set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
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free
- noun people who are free
free people.
- the home of the free and the brave
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; release; liberate.
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icky
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; lousy; rotten.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite soft and sticky
gooey.
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hunchbacked
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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trophoblast
- noun the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall
- after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta
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jangling
- adjective satellite like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
jangly.
- cowboys with jangling spurs
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle; jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
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tympanum
- noun the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
middle ear; tympanic cavity.
- noun the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
tympanic membrane; myringa; eardrum.
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eared
- adjective satellite worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
dog-eared.
- a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman
- an old book with dog-eared pages
- adjective having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination
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maniac
- noun an insane person
madman; lunatic.
- noun a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
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lousy
- adjective satellite very bad
stinking; shitty; stinky; crappy; rotten; icky.
- a lousy play
- it's a stinking world
- adjective satellite infested with lice
- burned their lousy clothes
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disturbed
- adjective satellite having the place or position changed
- the disturbed books and papers on her desk
- disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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loudness
- noun the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
volume; intensity.
- the kids played their music at full volume
- noun tasteless showiness
tawdriness; gaudiness; glitz; meretriciousness; flashiness; brashness; garishness.
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loud
- adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- a group of loud children
- loud thunder
- her voice was too loud
- loud trombones
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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clamorous
- adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
vociferous; blatant; clamant; strident.
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
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icterus_neonatorum
- noun yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
jaundice of the newborn; physiological jaundice of the newborn.
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dysfunction
- noun (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
disfunction.
- erectile dysfunction
- sexual relationship dysfunction
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bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
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woodwind
- noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
woodwind instrument; wood.
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beat-up
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
beaten-up; battered.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
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damaging
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
prejudicial; detrimental; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
- verb inflict damage upon
damage.
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree
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collapse
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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bouncing
- noun rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bounce.
- verb spring back; spring away from an impact
spring; rebound; bound; bounce; take a hop; reverberate; recoil; resile; ricochet.
- The rubber ball bounced
- These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
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basilar
- adjective of or relating to or located at the base
basilary.
- the basilar membrane of the cochlea
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weakly
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adverb in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
- weakly agreed to a compromise
- wheezed weakly
- he was weakly attracted to her
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mutilated
- adjective satellite having a part of the body crippled or disabled
maimed.
- verb destroy or injure severely
mutilate; mangle; cut up.
- The madman mutilates art work
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unsanitary
- adjective not sanitary or healthful
unhealthful; insanitary.
- unsanitary open sewers
- grim and unsanitary conditions
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fluorosis
- noun a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
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foul-smelling
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; noisome; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
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pneumonic
- adjective pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia
- adjective relating to or affecting the lungs
pulmonary; pulmonic.
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historical
- adjective of or relating to the study of history
- historical scholars
- a historical perspective
- adjective satellite having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
- the historical Jesus
- doubt that a historical Camelot every existed
- actual historical events
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spoiled
- adjective satellite having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
spoilt.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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threadbare
- adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
well-worn; commonplace; hackneyed; tired; old-hat; timeworn; trite; banal; shopworn; stock.
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
- adjective satellite having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
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taint
- noun the state of being contaminated
contamination.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
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raw
- noun informal terms for nakedness
birthday suit; altogether.
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
- adjective satellite (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
natural; rude.
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
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sounding
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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whiplash_injury
- noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
whiplash.
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wholesome
- adjective conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
- wholesome attitude
- wholesome appearance
- wholesome food
- adjective satellite sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind
- exercise develops wholesome appetites
- a grin on his ugly wholesome face
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thundering
- adjective satellite sounding like thunder
- verb move fast, noisily, and heavily
thunder.
- The bus thundered down the road
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yucky
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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clunky
- adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
clumsy; gawky; unwieldy; ungainly.
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
- adjective satellite making a clunking sound
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disjointed
- adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
disordered; disconnected; garbled; scattered; confused; unconnected; illogical.
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
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vaccinia
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
variola vaccina; vaccina; variola vaccinia; variola vaccine.
- noun a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
cowpox.
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cacophonic
- adjective having an unpleasant sound
cacophonous.
- as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
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dog
- noun a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
domestic dog; Canis familiaris.
- noun a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
frump.
- she got a reputation as a frump
- she's a real dog
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rancid
- adjective satellite (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- rancid butter
- rancid bacon
- adjective satellite smelling of fermentation or staleness
sour.
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ribbon_worm
- noun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
nemertean; proboscis worm; nemertine.
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screak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
skreak; screech; squawk; skreigh.
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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
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chirpy
- adjective (birds or insects) characterized by or tending to chirp
- adjective satellite characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
perky; buoyant.
- buoyant spirits
- his quick wit and chirpy humor
- looking bright and well and chirpy
- a perky little widow in her 70s
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unmedical
- adjective satellite not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
unmedicinal; nonmedicinal; unmedicative.
- he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons
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knightly
- adjective satellite characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
medieval; chivalric.
- chivalric rites
- the knightly years
- adjective satellite being attentive to women like an ideal knight
chivalrous; gallant.
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ulcer
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulceration.
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lethal
- adjective satellite of an instrument of certain death
deadly.
- deadly poisons
- lethal weapon
- a lethal injection
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subtle
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
elusive.
- his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
- a subtle difference
- that elusive thing the soul
- adjective satellite able to make fine distinctions
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hoary
- adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
gray-headed; gray; grey-haired; grey-headed; grizzly; grey; white-haired; hoar; gray-haired.
- whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
- nodded his hoary head
- adjective satellite ancient
rusty.
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flatulent
- adjective satellite generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
colicky; gassy.
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bust
- noun a complete failure
flop; fizzle.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun the chest of a woman
female chest.
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stabbing
- adjective satellite causing physical or especially psychological injury
wounding.
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
- verb use a knife on
stab; knife.
- The victim was knifed to death
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swayback
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; swaybacked; dipped.
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stasis
- noun an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
- noun inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
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umbilical
- noun membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
umbilical cord.
- adjective relating to or resembling the umbilicus
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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
bilharziasis; schistosomiasis.
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slanderous
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; calumnious; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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dog-eared
- adjective satellite worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
eared.
- a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman
- an old book with dog-eared pages
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autistic
- adjective satellite characteristic of or affected with autism
- autistic behavior
- autistic children
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bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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unworthy
- adjective lacking in value or merit
- dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy
- unworthy of forgiveness
- adjective satellite not deserving
undeserving.
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sapless
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry
- the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer
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demented
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; unhinged; brainsick; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
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bleb
- noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
blister; bulla.
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corrupt
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
grease one's palms; buy; bribe.
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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
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pastel
- noun any of various pale or light colors
- adjective satellite lacking in body or vigor
- faded pastel charms of the naive music
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combustion
- noun a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
burning.
- noun a state of violent disturbance and excitement
- combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable
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tainted
- adjective satellite touched by rot or decay
corrupt.
- tainted bacon
- `corrupt' is archaic
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully; defile; corrupt; taint; cloud.
- sully someone's reputation
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previous
- adjective satellite just preceding something else in time or order
old.
- the previous owner
- my old house was larger
- adjective satellite (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
late; former.
- the former president
- our late President is still very active
- the previous occupant of the White House
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tumefaction
- noun the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
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weal
- noun a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
wheal; wale; welt.
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weak
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; washy.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
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namby
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larynx
- noun a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
voice box.
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faced
- adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
- verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
confront; face up; face.
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
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disorderly
- adjective undisciplined and unruly
- disorderly youths
- disorderly conduct
- adjective satellite in utter disorder
topsy-turvy; jumbled; higgledy-piggledy; hugger-mugger.
- a disorderly pile of clothes
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ill
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
complaint; ailment.
- adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
sick.
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
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bronzed
- adjective satellite (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
tanned; suntanned.
- verb give the color and appearance of bronze to something
bronze.
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red-blooded
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
lusty; hearty; full-blooded.
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pamby
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lead_poisoning
- noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
saturnism; plumbism.
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mortified
- adjective satellite suffering from tissue death
gangrenous.
- verb practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify.
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misshapenness
- noun an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
deformity; malformation.
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infirm
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
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pregnancy
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
maternity; gestation.
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icteric
- adjective satellite affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
jaundiced; yellow.
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hematocoele
- noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
hematocele; haematocele; haematocoele.
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neonatorum
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erect
- verb construct, build, or erect
set up; put up; rear; raise.
- verb cause to rise up
rear.
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detrimental
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
prejudicial; damaging; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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fry
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Roger Fry; Roger Eliot Fry.
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incompetent
- noun someone who is not competent to take effective action
incompetent person.
- adjective legally not qualified or sufficient
unqualified.
- a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
- incompetent witnesses
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nature
- noun the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- it is the nature of fire to burn
- the true nature of jealousy
- noun a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the laws of nature
- nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
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screaky
- adjective satellite having a rasping or grating sound
creaky.
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; squeaking; squeaky; squealing.
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atrophedema
- noun recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
giant hives; Quincke's edema; periodic edema; angioedema.
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shattering
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
smashing.
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
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decrepit
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
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asthmaticus
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sallow
- noun any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
- verb cause to become sallow
- The illness has sallowed her face
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wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
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annelid
- noun worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
segmented worm; annelid worm.
- adjective relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
annelidan.
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raspy
- adjective satellite unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
gravelly; grating; rasping; rough; scratchy.
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blebby
- adjective satellite covered with small blisters
blistery.
- adjective satellite (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
blebbed.
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air
- noun a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- air pollution
- a smell of chemicals in the air
- open a window and let in some air
- I need some fresh air
- noun the region above the ground
- her hand stopped in mid air
- he threw the ball into the air
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ugly
- adjective displeasing to the senses
- an ugly face
- ugly furniture
- adjective satellite inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
surly.
- a surly waiter
- an ugly frame of mind
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played
- adjective (of games) engaged in
- verb participate in games or sport
play.
- We played hockey all afternoon
- play cards
- Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches
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diaphragm
- noun a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
stop.
- the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
- noun (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
midriff.
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it
- noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
information technology.
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sting
- noun a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
stinging.
- the sting of death
- he felt the stinging of nettles
- noun a mental pain or distress
pang.
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suffocative
- adjective satellite causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
suffocating; smothering.
- the choking June dust
- the smothering soft voices
- smothering heat
- the room was suffocating--hot and airless
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dizzy
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
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in
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
inch.
- noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
indium; atomic number 49.
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pathology
- noun the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
- noun any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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flea-bitten
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; decrepit; derelict.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
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damaged
- adjective harmed or injured or spoiled
- I won't buy damaged goods
- the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings
- verb inflict damage upon
damage.
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree
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bilious
- adjective relating to or containing bile
biliary.
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
liverish; livery.
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unsavoury
- adjective morally offensive
offensive; unsavory.
- an unsavory reputation
- an unsavory scandal
- adjective satellite not pleasing in odor or taste
distasteful; unsavory.
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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wound
- noun an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
lesion.
- noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
injury; combat injury.
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jerry
- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
Boche; Hun; Krauthead; Kraut.
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belly
- noun the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
venter; stomach; abdomen.
- noun a protruding abdomen
paunch.
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opportunistic_infection
- noun any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
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lusty
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lustful; concupiscent.
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
hearty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
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unhealthful
- adjective not sanitary or healthful
unsanitary; insanitary.
- unsanitary open sewers
- grim and unsanitary conditions
- adjective detrimental to good health
- unhealthful air pollution
- unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint
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swell
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
crestless wave.
- noun a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
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hand
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
mitt; paw; manus.
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
- noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
hired hand; hired man.
- the hired hand fixed the railing
- a ranch hand
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periodic_edema
- noun recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
giant hives; Quincke's edema; atrophedema; angioedema.
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toxicity
- noun the degree to which something is poisonous
- noun grave harmfulness or deadliness
perniciousness.
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suffering
- noun a state of acute pain
excruciation; agony.
- noun misery resulting from affliction
woe.
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ragged
- adjective satellite being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
- clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's
- a ragged tramp
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; crucify; dun; frustrate; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
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hearty
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- gave us a cordial reception
- a hearty welcome
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; square; satisfying.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
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incapable
- adjective (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability
- incapable of carrying a tune
- he is incapable of understanding the matter
- incapable of doing the work
- adjective satellite not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')
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endometriosis
- noun the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
adenomyosis.
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jangly
- adjective satellite like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
jangling.
- cowboys with jangling spurs
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catastrophic_illness
- noun severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
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departed
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- verb move away from a place into another direction
go; go away; depart.
- Go away before I start to cry
- The train departs at noon
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bruise
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion.
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
contuse.
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debile
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
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old-fashioned
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; demode; old-hat; ex; passee; passe; outmoded.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
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seedy
- adjective full of seeds
- adjective satellite shabby and untidy
scruffy.
- a surge of ragged scruffy children
- he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
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brainsick
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; unhinged; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
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hat
- noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
lid; chapeau.
- noun an informal term for a person's role
- he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
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insensitive
- adjective not responsive to physical stimuli
- adjective deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
- insensitive to the needs of the patients
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eroded
- adjective satellite worn away as by water or ice or wind
scoured.
- verb become ground down or deteriorate
eat at; gnaw; erode; gnaw at; wear away.
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rubicund
- adjective satellite inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
florid; sanguine; ruddy.
- a ruddy complexion
- Santa's rubicund cheeks
- a fresh and sanguine complexion
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flatulence
- noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulency; gas.
- noun pompously embellished language
turgidness; turgidity.
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bungling
- adjective satellite showing lack of skill or aptitude
clumsy; fumbling; incompetent.
- a bungling workman
- did a clumsy job
- his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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birth
- noun the time when something begins (especially life)
- they divorced after the birth of the child
- his election signaled the birth of a new age
- noun the event of being born
nativity; nascency; nascence.
- they celebrated the birth of their first child
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gibbous
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
kyphotic; humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked.
- adjective satellite (used of the moon) more than half full
gibbose.
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skanky
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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health_problem
- noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
unhealthiness; ill health.
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impairment
- noun the occurrence of a change for the worse
harm; damage.
- noun a symptom of reduced quality or strength
deterioration.
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long-ago
- adjective satellite belonging to time long gone
- those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor
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grizzly
- noun powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
silver-tip; silvertip; grizzly bear; Ursus horribilis; Ursus arctos horribilis.
- adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
gray-headed; gray; grey-haired; grey-headed; hoary; grey; white-haired; hoar; gray-haired.
- whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
- nodded his hoary head
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antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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old
- noun past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- adjective (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
- his mother is very old
- a ripe old age
- how old are you?
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clamant
- adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
vociferous; blatant; clamorous; strident.
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
- adjective satellite demanding attention
insistent; instant; crying; exigent.
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
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rustling
- noun the stealing of cattle
- noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
whispering; whisper; rustle.
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dead
- noun people who are no longer living
- noun a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
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tatterdemalion
- noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
ragamuffin.
- adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
tattered.
- a man in a tattered shirt
- the tattered flag
- tied up in tattered brown paper
- a tattered barefoot boy
- a tatterdemalion prince
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repelling
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb cause to move back by force or influence
repulse; beat back; repel; drive; push back; force back.
- repel the enemy
- push back the urge to smoke
- beat back the invaders
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uproar
- noun a state of commotion and noise and confusion
tumult; garboil; tumultuousness.
- noun loud confused noise from many sources
hubbub; brouhaha; katzenjammer.
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prejudicial
- adjective satellite (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
detrimental; damaging; prejudicious.
- damaging to career and reputation
- the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
- adjective tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicious.
- the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population
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unstable
- adjective lacking stability or fixity or firmness
- unstable political conditions
- the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
- an unstable world economy
- adjective satellite highly or violently reactive
- sensitive and highly unstable compounds
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beating
- noun the act of overcoming or outdoing
whipping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; thrashing; licking; lacing.
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jejune
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
insubstantial.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
- adjective satellite displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
juvenile; puerile; adolescent.
- adolescent insecurity
- jejune responses to our problems
- their behavior was juvenile
- puerile jokes
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black-and-blue
- adjective satellite discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
livid.
- beaten black and blue
- livid bruises
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dental
- noun a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
alveolar; dental consonant; alveolar consonant.
- adjective of or relating to the teeth
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burn
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burning.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
sunburn; tan; suntan.
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repellant
- noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellent.
- noun a chemical substance that repels animals
repellent.
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squeamish
- adjective satellite excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
overnice; nice; prissy; dainty.
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
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lightheaded
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; light-headed.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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disorder
- noun a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
upset.
- the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder
- everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time
- noun a condition in which things are not in their expected places
disorderliness.
- the files are in complete disorder
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repellent
- noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellant.
- noun a chemical substance that repels animals
repellant.
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tetanus
- noun an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
lockjaw.
- noun a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
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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
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down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
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mothy
- adjective satellite worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
moth-eaten.
- adjective satellite infested with moths
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anorexic
- noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
anorectic.
- adjective satellite suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
anorectic.
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wan
- verb become pale and sickly
- noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wide area network.
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weathered
- adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
weatherworn; weather-beaten.
- a house of weathered shingles
- verb face and withstand with courage
brave out; weather; brave; endure.
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demode
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; old-hat; ex; passee; passe; outmoded; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
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one-time
- adjective satellite belonging to some prior time
old; erstwhile; quondam; onetime; sometime; former.
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
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puffiness
- noun an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
swelling; lump.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; ostentation; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
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happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
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secondhand
- adjective satellite derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
- a secondhand report
- a secondhand account of a memory of something once read
- most of our knowledge is secondhand
- adjective satellite previously used or owned by another
used.
- bought a secondhand (or used) car
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kyphotic
- adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous.
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gripes
- noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
griping; intestinal colic; colic.
- noun informal terms for objecting
squawk; gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
- I have a gripe about the service here
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pustule
- noun a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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bedrid
- adjective satellite confined to bed (by illness)
sick-abed; bedridden; bedfast.
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make_happy
- verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
jollify; make whoopie; make merry; revel; whoop it up; wassail; racket.
- The members of the wedding party made merry all night
- Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
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dropsy
- noun swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
oedema; hydrops; edema.
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knocked-out
- adjective satellite damaged
- the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny
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opportunistic
- adjective satellite taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
opportunist; timeserving.
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restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
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pimpled
- adjective satellite (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
pustulate; pimply; acned.
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sometime
- adjective satellite belonging to some prior time
old; erstwhile; quondam; onetime; one-time; former.
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
- adverb at some indefinite or unstated time
- let's get together sometime
- everything has to end sometime
- It was to be printed sometime later
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fashioned
- adjective satellite planned and made or fashioned artistically
- beautifully fashioned dresses
- verb make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
forge; fashion.
- She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks
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tooth
- noun hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
- noun something resembling the tooth of an animal
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injurious
- adjective satellite harmful to living things
deleterious; hurtful.
- deleterious chemical additives
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pipe
- noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
tobacco pipe.
- noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
piping; pipage.
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weakened
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; diminished; lessened.
- verb lessen the strength of
weaken.
- The fever weakened his body
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handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
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sunset
- noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
sundown.
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
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spoilt
- adjective satellite having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
spoiled.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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handicap
- noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
impairment; disablement; disability.
- reading disability
- hearing impairment
- noun advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
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unwell
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; sickly; under the weather; ailing; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
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maimed
- noun people who are wounded
wounded.
- they had to leave the wounded where they fell
- verb injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
maim.
- people were maimed by the explosion
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smelling
- noun the act of perceiving the odor of something
smell.
- verb inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell.
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rolling
- noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
peal; pealing; roll.
- noun the act of robbing a helpless person
- he was charged with rolling drunks in the park
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flushed
- adjective satellite having the pinkish flush of health
rose-cheeked; rosy; rosy-cheeked.
- verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
crimson; blush; redden; flush.
- The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
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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
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immemorial
- adjective satellite long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
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mucous_membrane
- noun mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
mucosa.
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fortissimo
- noun (music) loud
forte.
- adjective satellite chiefly a direction or description in music
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time
- noun an instance or single occasion for some event
clip.
- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
- noun a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- take time to smell the roses
- I didn't have time to finish
- it took more than half my time
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swosh
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swish; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
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liverish
- adjective satellite suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
bilious; livery.
- adjective satellite irritable as if suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic; bilious; atrabilious.
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jingling
- adjective satellite having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
jingly.
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle; jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
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shopsoiled
- adjective satellite worn or faded from being on display in a store
shopworn.
- shopworn merchandise at half price
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jarring
- adjective satellite making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
- the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk
- verb be incompatible; be or come into conflict
jar; collide; clash.
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pyrectic
- noun any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
pyrogen.
- adjective having or causing fever
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battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
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milk
- noun a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
- noun produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
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tumefy
- verb cause to become very swollen
- verb expand abnormally
swell up; swell; intumesce; tumesce.
- The bellies of the starving children are swelling
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disgusting
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
- verb fill with distaste
gross out; repel; revolt; disgust.
- This spoilt food disgusts me
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abhorrent
- adjective satellite offensive to the mind
detestable; repulsive; repugnant; obscene.
- an abhorrent deed
- the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
- morally repugnant customs
- repulsive behavior
- the most repulsive character in recent novels
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progressive_emphysematous_necrosis
- noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas phlegmon; gas gangrene; clostridial myonecrosis.
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outmoded
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; demode; old-hat; ex; passee; passe; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
- verb make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete
outmode.
- Modern ways of cooking have outmoded the hearth
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antediluvian
- noun any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
antediluvian patriarch.
- noun a very old person
ancient.
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myopathic
- adjective of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction
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rending
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
splitting; ripping.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
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hue_and_cry
- noun loud and persistent outcry from many people
clamor; clamour; clamoring; clamouring.
- he ignored the clamor of the crowd
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blast
- noun a very long fly ball
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bam; bang; eruption; clap.
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feeble
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
lame.
- a feeble excuse
- a lame argument
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
faint.
- damning with faint praise
- faint resistance
- feeble efforts
- a feeble voice
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streptococcal_sore_throat
- noun an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus
throat infection; streptococcus tonsilitis; septic sore throat; strep throat.
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fragile
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
delicate; frail.
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
- adjective satellite vulnerably delicate
- she has the fragile beauty of youth
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manginess
- noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
shabbiness; seediness; sleaziness.
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turgid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; intumescent.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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red-faced
- adjective satellite (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
crimson; flushed; reddened; red.
- crimson with fury
- turned red from exertion
- with puffy reddened eyes
- red-faced and violent
- flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
- adjective satellite having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
blushing; blushful.
- the blushing boy was brought before the Principal
- her blushful beau
- was red-faced with anger
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distasteful
- adjective satellite not pleasing in odor or taste
unsavoury; unsavory.
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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gas_phlegmon
- noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; progressive emphysematous necrosis; gas gangrene; clostridial myonecrosis.
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roundworm
- noun infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
ringworm; tinea.
- noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
nematode; nematode worm.
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patient
- noun a person who requires medical care
- the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly
- noun the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
affected role; patient role.
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colic
- noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
griping; intestinal colic; gripes.
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choral
- noun a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
chorale.
- adjective related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir
- choral composition
- choral ensemble
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acidosis
- noun abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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frothing
- adjective satellite producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
foamy; foaming.
- the rabid animal's frothing mouth
- 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
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hand-down
- adjective satellite passed on from one person to another
hand-me-down.
- not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes
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ulceration
- noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
ulcer.
- noun the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
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loathly
- adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting; wicked.
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
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water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
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crippled
- adjective satellite disabled in the feet or legs
halt; lame; gimpy; halting; game.
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
- verb deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
stultify; cripple.
- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
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hoarse
- adjective satellite deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
gruff; husky.
- gruff voices
- the dog's gruff barking
- hoarse cries
- makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
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unrestrained
- adjective not subject to restraint
- adjective satellite marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
mad; frantic; excited; delirious.
- a crowd of delirious baseball fans
- something frantic in their gaiety
- a mad whirl of pleasure
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roaring
- noun a deep prolonged loud noise
roar; thunder; boom.
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing.
- his bellow filled the hallway
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variola_vaccina
- noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
vaccina; variola vaccinia; variola vaccine; vaccinia.
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carbuncled
- adjective satellite afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
carbuncular.
- adjective satellite set with carbuncles
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bygone
- noun past events to be put aside
water under the bridge.
- adjective satellite well in the past; former
bypast; foregone; departed; gone.
- bygone days
- dreams of foregone times
- sweet memories of gone summers
- relics of a departed era
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pyorrhea
- noun discharge of pus
pyorrhoea.
- noun chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
pyorrhoea; Riggs' disease; pyorrhea alveolaris.
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healthy
- adjective having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- a rosy healthy baby
- staying fit and healthy
- adjective satellite financially secure and functioning well
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viraemia
- noun the presence of a virus in the blood stream
viremia.
- viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs
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cyst
- noun a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
- noun a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
vesicle.
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rheumatic
- noun a person suffering with rheumatism
- adjective satellite of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumy; arthritic; rheumatoid; creaky.
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
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nemertean
- noun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
proboscis worm; ribbon worm; nemertine.
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brain_damage
- noun injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.
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paralyzed
- adjective satellite affected with paralysis
paralytic.
- verb make powerless and unable to function
paralyze; paralyse.
- The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
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ailing
- adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; under the weather; seedy; poorly.
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- verb be ill or unwell
ail.
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nauseating
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
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nematode_worm
- noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
roundworm; nematode.
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toxoplasmosis
- noun infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus
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puff_up
- verb make larger or distend
- The estimates were puffed up
- verb to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
puff; blow up; puff out.
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angry
- adjective feeling or showing anger
- angry at the weather
- angry customers
- an angry silence
- sending angry letters to the papers
- adjective satellite (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious; raging; wild; tempestuous.
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
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slough
- noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene; sphacelus.
- noun a hollow filled with mud
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broken-down
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
dilapidated; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
- adjective satellite not in working order
- had to push the broken-down car
- a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on
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noisome
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; vile; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
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loving
- adjective feeling or showing love and affection
- loving parents
- loving glances
- verb have a great affection or liking for
love.
- I love French food
- She loves her boss and works hard for him
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murmurous
- adjective satellite characterized by soft sounds
susurrous; soughing; rustling.
- a murmurous brook
- a soughing wind in the pines
- a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
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clangoring
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
clank; crash; clash; clangour; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- verb make a loud resonant noise
clangour; clangor.
- the alarm clangored throughout the building
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symptomatic
- adjective satellite characteristic or indicative of a disease
diagnostic.
- a diagnostic sign of yellow fever
- a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
- symptomatic of insanity
- a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown
- adjective relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
- symptomatic relief
- symptomatic treatment
- a symptomatic classification of diseases
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odious
- adjective satellite unequivocally detestable
abominable; detestable; execrable.
- abominable treatment of prisoners
- detestable vices
- execrable crimes
- consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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enervated
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; asthenic; debilitated.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
enervate.
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gassy
- adjective satellite resembling gas
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulent; colicky.
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syphilitic
- noun a person suffering from syphilis
- adjective of or relating to or infected with syphilis
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out-of-date
- adjective satellite old; no longer valid or fashionable
outdated; superannuated.
- obsolete words
- an obsolete locomotive
- outdated equipment
- superannuated laws
- out-of-date ideas
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inflamed
- adjective satellite resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
- eyes inflamed with crying
- verb cause inflammation in
inflame.
- The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
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unruly
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rambunctious; rumbustious; robustious; boisterous.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
- adjective satellite unwilling to submit to authority
disobedient.
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bowleg
- noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
bandy leg; tibia vara; bandyleg; genu varum; bow leg.
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowlegged; bandy-legged.
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asynergia
- noun absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
asynergy.
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degenerative_joint_disease
- noun chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
osteoarthritis; degenerative arthritis.
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crazy
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
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vertiginous
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; dizzy; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
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garboil
- noun a state of commotion and noise and confusion
tumult; tumultuousness; uproar.
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battered
- adjective satellite damaged by blows or hard usage
beaten-up; beat-up.
- a battered old car
- the beaten-up old Ford
- verb strike against forcefully
batter; knock about; buffet.
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hand-me-down
- noun outgrown garment passed down from one person to another
- adjective satellite passed on from one person to another
hand-down.
- not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes
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calumnious
- adjective satellite (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigrating; libelous; denigrative; denigratory; slanderous; libellous; calumniatory; defamatory.
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redness
- noun a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
rubor; inflammation.
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
red.
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pink
- noun a light shade of red
- noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
garden pink.
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septic
- adjective containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
infected.
- a septic sore throat
- a septic environment
- septic sewage
- adjective of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
- the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank
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asynergy
- noun absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
asynergia.
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weatherworn
- adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
weathered; weather-beaten.
- a house of weathered shingles
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chorioallantoic
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hyaloid_membrane
- noun the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
hyaloid.
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chorioallantois
- noun the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois
chorioallantoic membrane.
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din
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; cacophony; blare; blaring.
- noun the act of making a noisy disturbance
tumult; ruckus; commotion; rumpus; ruction.
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toxaemia
- noun an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
toxemia; toxemia of pregnancy; toxaemia of pregnancy.
- noun blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
toxemia.
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blasting
- adjective satellite causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
ruinous.
- the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit
- the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces
- a ruinous war
- verb make a strident sound
blast; blare.
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
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swaybacked
- adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lordotic; dipped; swayback.
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misshapen
- adjective satellite so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
deformed; ill-shapen; malformed; distorted.
- deformed thalidomide babies
- his poor distorted limbs
- an ill-shapen vase
- a limp caused by a malformed foot
- misshapen old fingers
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midriff
- noun the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
middle; midsection.
- young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable
- noun (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
diaphragm.
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filthy
- adjective satellite disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
nasty; foul.
- as filthy as a pigsty
- a foul pond
- a nasty pigsty of a room
- adjective satellite vile; despicable
lousy; dirty.
- a dirty (or lousy) trick
- a filthy traitor
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mangy
- adjective satellite having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
mangey.
- a mangy carpet
- a mangy old fur coat
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abuzz
- adjective satellite noisy like the sound of a bee
buzzing.
- the room was abuzz over the latest scandal
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mange
- noun a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
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thundery
- adjective satellite loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
earsplitting; deafening; thunderous.
- adjective satellite accompanied with thunder
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rottenness
- noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
putrescence; corruption; putridness.
- noun the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
putrescence.
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blare
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; cacophony; din; blaring.
- verb make a strident sound
blast.
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
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brain
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
encephalon.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
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dyspeptic
- noun a person suffering from indigestion
- adjective satellite suffering from dyspepsia
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cold
- noun a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
common cold.
- will they never find a cure for the common cold?
- noun the absence of heat
frigidness; coldness; frigidity; low temperature.
- the coldness made our breath visible
- come in out of the cold
- cold is a vasoconstrictor
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blooded
- adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
full-blood; full-blooded.
- full-blooded Native American
- blooded Jersies
- verb smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
blood.
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torn
- adjective satellite having edges that are jagged from injury
lacerate; lacerated; mangled.
- verb separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear; snap; rupture; bust.
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
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troubled
- adjective characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
- troubled areas
- fell into a troubled sleep
- a troubled expression
- troubled teenagers
- verb move deeply
disturb; upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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morbid
- adjective satellite suggesting an unhealthy mental state
- morbid interest in death
- morbid curiosity
- adjective satellite suggesting the horror of death and decay
ghoulish.
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halt
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; stay; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun the event of something ending
stop.
- it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
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hale
- verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
coerce; force; squeeze; pressure.
- He squeezed her for information
- noun a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Nathan Hale.
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tumid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic; orotund; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumescent; 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
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shouted
- adjective satellite in a vehement outcry
yelled.
- his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises
- verb utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
shout.
- My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout
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feverish
- adjective satellite marked by intense agitation or emotion
hectic.
- worked at a feverish pace
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever
febrile.
- a febrile reaction caused by an allergen
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croaky
- adjective satellite like the sounds of frogs and crows
guttural.
- a guttural voice
- acres of guttural frogs
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rock
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
stone.
- noun material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stone.
- that mountain is solid rock
- stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
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nematode
- noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
roundworm; nematode worm.
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whiplash
- noun an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
whiplash injury.
- noun a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
lash; whip.
- the whip raised a red welt
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ex
- noun a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
ex-husband.
- noun a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
ex-wife.
- all his exes live in Texas
