lacrimal
- adjective of or relating to tears
lachrymal.
- adjective relating to or located near the organ that produces tears
lachrymal.
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canal_of_schlemm
- noun a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Schlemm's canal; sinus venosus sclerae.
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canalis_inguinalis
- noun oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus
inguinal canal.
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back_channel
- noun an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)
- they negotiated via a back channel
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mansion
- noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
planetary house; house; star sign; sign of the zodiac; sign.
- noun a large and imposing house
residence; manse; hall; mansion house.
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captain
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
skipper.
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hate
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hatred.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
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regularize
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularise; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb make regular or more regular
regularise.
- regularize the heart beat with a pace maker
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porno
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
pornography; erotica; smut; porn.
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scholastic
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; bookworm.
- noun a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
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calculate
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- verb judge to be probable
figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
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black_hole
- noun a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
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rouse
- verb become active
bestir.
- He finally bestirred himself
- verb force or drive out
force out; rout out; drive out.
- The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
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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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stage_manager
- noun someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
stager.
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unroll
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
wind off; unwind.
- verb unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
unfurl.
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trash_dump
- noun a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
dump; rubbish dump; dumpsite; wasteyard; waste-yard; garbage dump.
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get_off
- verb leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
- verb be relieved of one's duties temporarily
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magnetic
- adjective of or relating to or caused by magnetism
- adjective having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
magnetized; magnetised.
- the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
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vicereine
- noun wife of a viceroy
- noun governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
viceroy.
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activation
- noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
energizing; activating.
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rise
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; ascent; ascending.
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redact
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
rewriter; redactor; reviser; rewrite man.
- verb formulate in a particular style or language
put; frame; couch; cast.
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
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the_pits
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; hell; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
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govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
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junk_pile
- noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
scrapheap; trash heap; garbage heap; refuse heap; junk heap; rubbish heap; trash pile.
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bringing
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
delivery.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- verb take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
bring; take; convey.
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
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bring_down
- verb move something or somebody to a lower position
take down; lower; get down; let down.
- take down the vase from the shelf
- verb cause the downfall of; of rulers
subvert; overturn; overthrow.
- The Czar was overthrown
- subvert the ruling class
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disturb
- verb move deeply
upset; trouble.
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
- verb change the arrangement or position of
raise up; commove; stir up; vex; shake up; agitate.
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scholar
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; student.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; learner.
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calif
- noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
khalifah; caliph; kalif; kaliph; khalif.
- many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world
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conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
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venue
- noun the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
locale; locus.
- noun in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
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artistic_production
- noun the creation of beautiful or significant things
artistic creation; art.
- art does not need to be innovative to be good
- I was never any good at art
- he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully
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red
- noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Red River.
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succession
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; chronological sequence; successiveness; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
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trunk_line
- noun line that is the main route on a railway
trunk route.
- noun a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
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reinvent
- verb bring back into existence
- The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected
- verb create anew and make over
- He reinvented African music for American listeners
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heading
- noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
header; head.
- the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
- noun the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
aim; bearing.
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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give_notice
- verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; force out; can.
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; apprise; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
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sporting_lady
- noun a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
fancy woman; woman of the street; working girl; bawd; cocotte; lady of pleasure; prostitute; harlot; cyprian; whore; tart.
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direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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pulse
- noun (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
pulsing; pulsation; impulse.
- the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
- noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
beat; heartbeat; pulsation.
- he could feel the beat of her heart
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nail
- noun horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- noun a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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start_out
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; set about; start; set out; get down; commence.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- verb leave
depart; set forth; set off; start; part; set out; take off.
- The family took off for Florida
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scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
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sustain
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong; keep up.
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
- verb undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
suffer; have; get.
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
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channelize
- verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
maneuver; head; point; direct; guide; channelise; manoeuvre; manoeuver; steer.
- verb make a channel for; provide with a channel
channelise.
- channelize the country for better transportation
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settlement
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colony.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
small town; village.
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christ
- noun any expected deliverer
messiah.
- noun a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
the Nazarene; Jesus of Nazareth; Good Shepherd; Jesus; Saviour; Redeemer; Savior; Deliverer; Jesus Christ.
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asia
- noun the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- noun the nations of the Asian continent collectively
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driving_force
- noun the act of applying force to propel something
thrust; drive.
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
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conduct
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; doings; behavior.
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; deportment; behavior.
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new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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fibre_optics
- noun the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
fiber optics; fibreoptics; fiberoptics.
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squeeze_out
- verb force out
- Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts
- verb make by laborious and precarious means
eke out.
- He eked out a living as a painter
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set_down
- verb put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
get down; put down; write down.
- verb reach or come to rest
land.
- The bird landed on the highest branch
- The plane landed in Istanbul
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jilt
- noun a woman who jilts a lover
- verb cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
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itinerary
- noun an established line of travel or access
path; route.
- noun a guidebook for travelers
travel guidebook.
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dead_reckoning
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
guesswork; guess; shot; guessing.
- noun navigation without the aid of celestial observations
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pontoon
- noun (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- noun a float supporting a seaplane
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here
- noun the present location; this place
- where do we go from here?
- noun queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Hera.
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herd
- noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- noun a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
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deposition
- noun the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
deposit.
- noun (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
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nanny
- noun a woman who is the custodian of children
nurse; nursemaid.
- noun female goat
she-goat; nanny-goat.
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set_about
- verb begin to deal with
go about; approach.
- approach a task
- go about a difficult problem
- approach a new project
- verb enter upon an activity or enterprise
attempt; undertake.
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toxic_site
- noun a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
Superfund site; toxic waste area.
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path
- noun a course of conduct
way of life; way.
- the path of virtue
- we went our separate ways
- our paths in life led us apart
- genius usually follows a revolutionary path
- noun a way especially designed for a particular use
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tree_line
- noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
timber line; timberline.
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interne
- noun an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman; intern; medical intern.
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spiel
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
line of gab; patter.
- verb replay (as a melody)
play.
- Play it again, Sam
- She played the third movement very beautifully
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property
- noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
belongings; holding.
- that hat is my property
- he is a man of property
- noun a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
- a study of the physical properties of atomic particles
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