| agamogenesis | (noun) reproduction without the fusion of gametes | Synonyms: asexual reproduction |
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| amobarbital | (noun) a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant | - |
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| amoeba | (noun) naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion | Synonyms: ameba |
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| amoebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis |
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| amoebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis |
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| amora | (noun) one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments | - |
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| amoralism | (noun) the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid | - |
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| amoralist | (noun) someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid | - |
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| amorality | (noun) the quality of being amoral | - |
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| amorist | (noun) one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love | - |
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| amorousness | (noun) a feeling of love or fondness | Synonyms: enamoredness |
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| (noun) the arousal of feelings of sexual desire | Synonyms: amativeness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness |
| amorpha | (noun) any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers | - |
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| amorphophallus | (noun) any plant of the genus Amorphophallus | - |
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| amortisation | (noun) payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers | Synonyms: amortization |
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| (noun) the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years | Synonyms: amortization |
| amortization | (noun) payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers | Synonyms: amortisation |
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| (noun) the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years | Synonyms: amortisation |
| amount | (noun) how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | Synonyms: measure, quantity |
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| (noun) the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion | - |
| (noun) a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers | Synonyms: sum, total |
| (noun) a quantity of money | Synonyms: amount of money, sum, sum of money |
| amour | (noun) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | Synonyms: affair, affaire, intimacy, involvement, liaison |
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| amoxicillin | (noun) an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections | Synonyms: Amoxil, Augmentin, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox |
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| anamorphism | (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
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| (noun) metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals | - |
| (noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
| anamorphosis | (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | Synonyms: anamorphism |
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| (noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes | Synonyms: anamorphism |
| apishamore | (noun) a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide | - |
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| bergamot | (noun) small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy | Synonyms: bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia |
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| blackamoor | (noun) a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) | Synonyms: Black person |
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| calamondin | (noun) a fruit of the calamondin tree. | - |
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| camo | (noun) fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | Synonyms: camouflage |
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| camomile | (noun) Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | Synonyms: Anthemis nobilis, Chamaemelum nobilis, chamomile |
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| camosh | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America | Synonyms: camas, camash, camass, quamash |
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| camouflage | (noun) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | Synonyms: disguise |
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| (noun) device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | - |
| (noun) fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | Synonyms: camo |
| (noun) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something | Synonyms: disguise |
| cardamom | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamon, cardamum |
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| (noun) rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum |
| cardamon | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamom, cardamum |
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| (noun) rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum |
| catamount | (noun) large American feline resembling a lion | Synonyms: cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma |
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| (noun) short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur | Synonyms: lynx |
| catamountain | (noun) bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat | Synonyms: European wildcat, Felis silvestris |
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| chamois | (noun) hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips | Synonyms: Rupicapra rupicapra |
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| (noun) a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin | Synonyms: chammy, chammy leather, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather |
| chamomile | (noun) Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | Synonyms: Anthemis nobilis, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis |
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| chamosite | (noun) a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum | - |
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| cinnamon | (noun) spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground | - |
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| (noun) tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon | Synonyms: Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
| (noun) aromatic bark used as a spice | Synonyms: cinnamon bark |
| clamor | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry |
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| (noun) a loud harsh or strident noise | Synonyms: blare, blaring, cacophony, din |
| clamoring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry |
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| clamour | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamouring, hue and cry |
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| clamouring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamour, hue and cry |
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| damoiselle | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle |
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| damosel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damozel, damsel, demoiselle |
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| damourite | (noun) a variety of muscovite | - |
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| damozel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damsel, demoiselle |
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| diamond | (noun) the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate | Synonyms: baseball diamond, infield |
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| (noun) a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it | - |
| (noun) the baseball playing field | Synonyms: ball field, baseball field |
| (noun) a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | - |
| (noun) a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram | Synonyms: rhomb, rhombus |
| (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem | Synonyms: adamant |
| diamondback | (noun) large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings | Synonyms: Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback rattlesnake |
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| dynamo | (noun) generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature | - |
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| dynamometer | (noun) measuring instrument designed to measure power | Synonyms: ergometer |
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| electrodynamometer | (noun) measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power | - |
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| enamoredness | (noun) a feeling of love or fondness | Synonyms: amorousness |
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| famotidine | (noun) a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux | Synonyms: Pepcid |
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| glamor | (noun) alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) | Synonyms: glamour |
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| glamorisation | (noun) the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) | Synonyms: glamorization, glamourisation, glamourization |
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| glamorization | (noun) the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) | Synonyms: glamorisation, glamourisation, glamourization |
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| glamour | (noun) alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) | Synonyms: glamor |
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| glamourisation | (noun) the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) | Synonyms: glamorisation, glamorization, glamourization |
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| glamourization | (noun) the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) | Synonyms: glamorisation, glamorization, glamourisation |
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| gramophone | (noun) an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically | Synonyms: acoustic gramophone |
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| guacamole | (noun) a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings | - |
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| hackamore | (noun) rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading | Synonyms: halter |
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| hemimetamorphosis | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly |
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| inamorata | (noun) a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship | - |
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| inamorato | (noun) a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship | - |
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| katamorphism | (noun) metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones | - |
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| mamo | (noun) black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct | - |
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| mamoncillo | (noun) tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp | Synonyms: genip, ginep, honey berry, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree |
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| metamorphism | (noun) change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances | - |
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| metamorphopsia | (noun) a defect of vision in which objects appear to be distorted; usually due to a defect in the retina | - |
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| metamorphosis | (noun) a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft | - |
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| (noun) a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances | Synonyms: transfiguration |
| (noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | Synonyms: metabolism |
| methocarbamol | (noun) muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms | Synonyms: Robaxin |
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| monogamousness | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamy |
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| paramountcy | (noun) the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority | - |
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| paramour | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, courtesan, doxy |
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| (noun) a woman's lover | Synonyms: fancy man |
| potamogale | (noun) amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter | Synonyms: otter shrew, Potamogale velox |
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| potamoplankton | (noun) plankton that inhabit rivers | - |
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| ramona | (noun) shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb | Synonyms: common sage, Salvia officinalis |
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| ramontchi | (noun) small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums | Synonyms: batoko palm, Flacourtia indica, governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum |
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| sagamore | (noun) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) | Synonyms: sachem |
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| samosa | (noun) small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot | - |
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| samovar | (noun) a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea | - |
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| seamount | (noun) an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor | - |
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| sesamoid | (noun) any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint | Synonyms: os sesamoideum, sesamoid bone |
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| sycamore | (noun) any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits | Synonyms: plane tree, platan |
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| (noun) variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree | Synonyms: lacewood |
| (noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn | Synonyms: Acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple |
| (noun) thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore | Synonyms: Ficus sycomorus, mulberry fig, sycamore fig |
| tamoxifen | (noun) an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer | Synonyms: estrogen antagonist |
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| telamon | (noun) a figure of a man used as a supporting column | Synonyms: atlas |
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| tinamou | (noun) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | Synonyms: partridge |
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| tramontana | (noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean | Synonyms: tramontane |
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| tramontane | (noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean | Synonyms: tramontana |
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| ultramodernity | (noun) The property of being extremely modern. | - |
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| ultramontane | (noun) a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) | - |
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| ultramontanism | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope | - |
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