caragana | (noun) any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod | Synonyms: pea tree |
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catananche | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers | - |
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chanal | (noun) thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries | Synonyms: chanar, Geoffroea decorticans |
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chanar | (noun) thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries | Synonyms: chanal, Geoffroea decorticans |
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choana | (noun) either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx | Synonyms: internal nostril, posterior nasal aperture |
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cryoanaesthesia | (noun) insensibility resulting from cold | Synonyms: cryoanesthesia |
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cryptanalysis | (noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology |
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cryptanalyst | (noun) decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptographer, cryptologist |
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cryptanalytics | (noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalysis, cryptography, cryptology |
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cyanamid | (noun) a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) | Synonyms: cyanamide |
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cyanamide | (noun) a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) | Synonyms: cyanamid |
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(noun) a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds | Synonyms: calcium-cyanamide |
danaid | (noun) large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste | Synonyms: danaid butterfly |
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dulciana | (noun) the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality | - |
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emanation | (noun) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth | Synonyms: emission |
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(noun) (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | Synonyms: procession, rise |
(noun) something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) | - |
epanalepsis | (noun) repetition after intervening words | - |
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epanaphora | (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | Synonyms: anaphora |
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esplanade | (noun) a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore | - |
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ethanal | (noun) a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs | Synonyms: acetaldehyde |
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ethanamide | (noun) a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds | Synonyms: acetamide |
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euthanasia | (noun) the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) | Synonyms: mercy killing |
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explanandum | (noun) (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained | Synonyms: explicandum |
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explanans | (noun) (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises | - |
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explanation | (noun) thought that makes something comprehensible | - |
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(noun) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | Synonyms: account |
(noun) the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible | - |
fanaloka | (noun) civet of Madagascar | Synonyms: Fossa fossa |
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fanatic | (noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | Synonyms: fiend |
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fanaticism | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanatism, zealotry |
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fanatism | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanaticism, zealotry |
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gitana | (noun) a Spanish female Gypsy | - |
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granadilla | (noun) the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers | - |
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(noun) tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit | Synonyms: giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis |
(noun) Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora edulis, purple granadillo |
(noun) considered best for fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora ligularis, sweet granadilla |
granadillo | (noun) West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony | Synonyms: Brya ebenus, granadilla tree |
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granary | (noun) a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed | Synonyms: garner |
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guanabana | (noun) large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples | Synonyms: soursop |
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guanabenz | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system | Synonyms: Wytensin |
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guanaco | (noun) wild llama | Synonyms: Lama guanicoe |
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gymkhana | (noun) a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes | - |
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hypnoanalysis | (noun) the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis | - |
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iguana | (noun) large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America | Synonyms: common iguana, Iguana iguana |
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isocyanate | (noun) a salt or ester of isocyanic acid | - |
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isothiocyanate | (noun) a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations | - |
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jackanapes | (noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | Synonyms: lightweight, whippersnapper |
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kanaf | (noun) valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation | Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, kenaf |
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kanamycin | (noun) antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections | Synonyms: Kantrex |
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khanate | (noun) the position of a khan | - |
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(noun) the realm of a khan | - |
lanai | (noun) a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room | - |
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lantana | (noun) a genus of about 150 species of flowering shrub, commonly known as shrub verbenas or lantanas | - |
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liana | (noun) a woody climbing usually tropical plant | - |
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manacle | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handcuff, handlock |
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manageability | (noun) the capability of being managed or controlled | Synonyms: manageableness |
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manageableness | (noun) the capability of being managed or controlled | Synonyms: manageability |
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management | (noun) the act of managing something | Synonyms: direction |
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(noun) those in charge of running a business | - |
manager | (noun) someone who controls resources and expenditures | Synonyms: director, managing director |
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(noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | Synonyms: coach, handler |
manageress | (noun) a woman manager | - |
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managership | (noun) the position of manager | - |
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manakin | (noun) any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior | - |
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(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model |
manana | (noun) an unspecified time in the future | - |
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manat | (noun) the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan | - |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan | - |
manatee | (noun) sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded | Synonyms: Trichechus manatus |
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manganate | (noun) a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion | - |
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marihuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marijuana |
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(noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marijuana |
marijuana | (noun) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, marihuana |
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(noun) a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction | Synonyms: Cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana |
methanal | (noun) a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol | Synonyms: formaldehyde |
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mismanagement | (noun) management that is careless or inefficient | Synonyms: misdirection |
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napoleoniana | (noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). | - |
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neuroanatomy | (noun) the anatomy of the nervous system | - |
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nirvana | (noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | Synonyms: Eden, heaven, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la |
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(noun) (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | Synonyms: enlightenment |
oceanaut | (noun) a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research | Synonyms: aquanaut |
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opopanax | (noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines | - |
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orphanage | (noun) a public institution for the care of orphans | Synonyms: orphans' asylum |
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(noun) the condition of being a child without living parents | Synonyms: orphanhood |
panacea | (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, nostrum |
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panache | (noun) a feathered plume on a helmet | - |
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(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, elan, flair, style |
panamica | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamiga, Pilea involucrata |
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panamiga | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamica, Pilea involucrata |
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panatela | (noun) a long slender cigar | Synonyms: panetela, panetella |
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permanganate | (noun) a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic | - |
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pirana | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, piranha |
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planaria | (noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts | Synonyms: planarian |
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planarian | (noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts | Synonyms: planaria |
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planation | (noun) the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced | - |
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poinciana | (noun) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana | Synonyms: bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii |
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pomegranate | (noun) large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind | - |
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(noun) shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit | Synonyms: pomegranate tree, Punica granatum |
profanation | (noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | Synonyms: blasphemy, desecration, sacrilege |
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(noun) degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening | - |
propanal | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propionaldehyde |
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propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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psychoanalysis | (noun) a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud | Synonyms: analysis, depth psychology |
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psychoanalyst | (noun) a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | Synonyms: analyst |
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pyocyanase | (noun) a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus | - |
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sanatarium | (noun) a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases | Synonyms: sanatorium, sanitarium |
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sanatorium | (noun) a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases | Synonyms: sanatarium, sanitarium |
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(noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum | Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit |
sultana | (noun) dried seedless grape | Synonyms: seedless raisin |
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(noun) pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine | - |
sultanate | (noun) country or territory ruled by a sultan | - |
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tanager | (noun) any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males | - |
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thanatology | (noun) the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects) | - |
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thanatophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of death | - |
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thanatopsis | (noun) an essay expressing a view on the subject of death | - |
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thiocyanate | (noun) a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur | - |
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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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ultranationalism | (noun) fanatical patriotism | Synonyms: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism |
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unmanageableness | (noun) the trait of being unmanageable | Synonyms: recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness |
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uranalysis | (noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) | Synonyms: urinalysis |
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vanadate | (noun) a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium | - |
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