alkahest | (noun) hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists | Synonyms: alcahest, universal solvent |
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alkalemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale) | - |
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alkali | (noun) any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water | Synonyms: base |
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(noun) a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture | - |
alkalimetry | (noun) volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present | - |
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alkalinity | (noun) pH values above 7 | - |
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alkalinuria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkaluria |
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alkaliser | (noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid |
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alkalizer | (noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkaliser, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid |
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alkaloid | (noun) natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants | - |
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alkalosis | (noun) abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
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alkaluria | (noun) a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinuria |
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alkane | (noun) a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) | Synonyms: alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series |
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alkanet | (noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers | Synonyms: Anchusa officinalis, bugloss |
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alkapton | (noun) an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine | Synonyms: alcapton, homogentisic acid |
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alkaptonuria | (noun) a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine | Synonyms: alcaptonuria |
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alkene | (noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | Synonyms: olefin, olefine |
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alky | (noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | Synonyms: alcoholic, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse |
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alkyd | (noun) a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints | Synonyms: alkyd resin |
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alkyl | (noun) any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons | Synonyms: alkyl group, alkyl radical |
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alkylbenzene | (noun) organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring | - |
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alkylbenzenesulfonate | (noun) sulfonate of alkyl benzene | - |
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alkyne | (noun) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis | Synonyms: acetylene, ethyne |
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aminoalkane | (noun) a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals | Synonyms: amine |
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babytalk | (noun) the developing speech of a young child | Synonyms: baby talk |
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(noun) an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child | Synonyms: baby talk, motherese |
backtalk | (noun) an impudent or insolent rejoinder | Synonyms: back talk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing |
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balk | (noun) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base | - |
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(noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof | Synonyms: baulk, rafter |
(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment |
(noun) the area on a billiard table behind the balkline | Synonyms: baulk |
balker | (noun) a person who refuses to comply | Synonyms: baulker, noncompliant |
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balkiness | (noun) likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly | - |
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balkline | (noun) line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game | Synonyms: baulk-line, string line |
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beanstalk | (noun) stem of a bean plant | - |
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boardwalk | (noun) a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside | - |
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cakewalk | (noun) a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake | - |
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(noun) an easy accomplishment | - |
calk | (noun) a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping | Synonyms: calkin |
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calkin | (noun) a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping | Synonyms: calk |
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catwalk | (noun) narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge) | - |
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(noun) narrow platform extending out into an auditorium | - |
chalk | (noun) a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces | - |
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(noun) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | Synonyms: chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash |
(noun) a pure flat white with little reflectance | - |
(noun) a soft whitish calcite | - |
chalkboard | (noun) sheet of slate; for writing with chalk | Synonyms: blackboard |
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chalkpit | (noun) a quarry for chalk | Synonyms: chalk pit |
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chalkstone | (noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout | Synonyms: tophus |
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codetalker | (noun) a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II | Synonyms: windtalker |
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cornstalk | (noun) the stalk of a corn plant | Synonyms: corn stalk |
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crosstalk | (noun) the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling | Synonyms: XT |
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crosswalk | (noun) a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | Synonyms: crossing, crossover |
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cycloalkene | (noun) alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character. | Synonyms: cycloolefin |
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deerstalker | (noun) a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters | - |
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deerstalking | (noun) stalking deer | - |
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floorwalker | (noun) an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems | Synonyms: shopwalker |
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goalkeeper | (noun) the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper |
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(noun) the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal | Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder |
haloalkane | (noun) organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane | Synonyms: alkyl halide |
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jaywalker | (noun) a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally | - |
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leafstalk | (noun) the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf | Synonyms: petiole |
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moonwalk | (noun) an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon | - |
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(noun) a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot | - |
nightwalker | (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, red worm, wiggler |
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rootstalk | (noun) a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure | Synonyms: rhizome, rootstock |
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ropewalk | (noun) workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made | Synonyms: rope yard |
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ropewalker | (noun) an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground | Synonyms: ropedancer |
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sheepwalk | (noun) farm devoted to raising sheep | Synonyms: sheeprun |
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shopwalker | (noun) an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems | Synonyms: floorwalker |
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sidewalk | (noun) walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | Synonyms: pavement |
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skywalk | (noun) an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed) | - |
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sleepwalker | (noun) someone who walks about in their sleep | Synonyms: noctambulist, somnambulist |
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sleepwalking | (noun) walking by a person who is asleep | Synonyms: noctambulation, noctambulism, somnambulation, somnambulism |
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spacewalker | (noun) an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space | - |
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stalk | (noun) a stiff or threatening gait | Synonyms: angry walk |
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(noun) the act of following prey stealthily | Synonyms: stalking |
(noun) a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | Synonyms: stalking, still hunt |
(noun) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | Synonyms: stem |
(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble |
stalker | (noun) someone who stalks game | - |
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(noun) someone who walks with long stiff strides | - |
(noun) someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | Synonyms: prowler, sneak |
stalking | (noun) the act of following prey stealthily | Synonyms: stalk |
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(noun) a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | Synonyms: stalk, still hunt |
streetwalker | (noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slattern, street girl |
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talk | (noun) the act of giving a talk to an audience | - |
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(noun) an exchange of ideas via conversation | Synonyms: talking |
(noun) idle gossip or rumor | Synonyms: talk of the town |
(noun) a speech that is open to the public | Synonyms: lecture, public lecture |
(noun) discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') | - |
talkativeness | (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative | Synonyms: garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity |
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talker | (noun) someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) | Synonyms: speaker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer |
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talkie | (noun) a movie with synchronized speech and singing | Synonyms: talking picture |
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talking | (noun) an exchange of ideas via conversation | Synonyms: talk |
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talks | (noun) a discussion intended to produce an agreement | Synonyms: dialogue, negotiation |
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walk | (noun) the act of traveling by foot | Synonyms: walking |
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(noun) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls | Synonyms: base on balls, pass |
(noun) a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground | - |
(noun) the act of walking somewhere | - |
(noun) careers in general | Synonyms: walk of life |
(noun) a path set aside for walking | Synonyms: paseo, walkway |
(noun) manner of walking | Synonyms: manner of walking |
walkabout | (noun) nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine | - |
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(noun) a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally | - |
(noun) a walking trip or tour | - |
walkaway | (noun) an easy victory | Synonyms: blowout, laugher, romp, runaway, shoo-in |
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walker | (noun) an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk | Synonyms: baby-walker, go-cart |
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(noun) a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk | Synonyms: Zimmer, Zimmer frame |
(noun) a shoe designed for comfortable walking | - |
(noun) a person who travels by foot | Synonyms: footer, pedestrian |
walking | (noun) the act of traveling by foot | Synonyms: walk |
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walkingstick | (noun) any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies | Synonyms: stick insect, walking stick |
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walkout | (noun) a strike in which the workers walk out | - |
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(noun) the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest | - |
walkover | (noun) any undertaking that is easy to do | Synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap |
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(noun) backbends combined with handstands | - |
walkway | (noun) a path set aside for walking | Synonyms: paseo, walk |
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windtalker | (noun) a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II | Synonyms: codetalker |
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