angel | (noun) spiritual being attendant upon God | - |
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(noun) someone who provides financial support for some venture | Synonyms: backer |
(noun) person of exceptional holiness | Synonyms: holy man, holy person, saint |
angelfish | (noun) sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | Synonyms: angel shark, monkfish, Squatina squatina |
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(noun) a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus | - |
(noun) deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters | Synonyms: Chaetodipterus faber, spadefish |
angelica | (noun) aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica | - |
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(noun) candied stalks of the angelica plant | - |
(noun) any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels | Synonyms: angelique |
angelim | (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira | Synonyms: andelmin |
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angelique | (noun) any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels | Synonyms: angelica |
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angelology | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with angels | - |
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angelus | (noun) the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited | Synonyms: angelus bell |
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anger | (noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: ira, ire, wrath |
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(noun) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | Synonyms: choler, ire |
(noun) the state of being angry | Synonyms: angriness |
angiitis | (noun) inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct | - |
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angina | (noun) any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | - |
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(noun) a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | Synonyms: angina pectoris |
angiocardiogram | (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiocarp | (noun) tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk | - |
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angioedema | (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 | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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angiogenesis | (noun) the formation of new blood vessels | - |
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angiogram | (noun) an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram | - |
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angiohemophilia | (noun) a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding | Synonyms: vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease |
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angiologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in angiology | - |
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angiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders | - |
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angioma | (noun) a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels | - |
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angiopathy | (noun) any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts | - |
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angioplasty | (noun) an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
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angiopteris | (noun) highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall | Synonyms: Angiopteris evecta, giant fern |
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angiosarcoma | (noun) a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels | - |
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angioscope | (noun) a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels | - |
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angiosperm | (noun) plants having seeds in a closed ovary | Synonyms: flowering plant |
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angiotelectasia | (noun) dilation and enlargement of arterioles | - |
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angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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angiotonin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotensin, Hypertensin |
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angle | (noun) a biased way of looking at or presenting something | Synonyms: slant |
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(noun) the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians | - |
angledozer | (noun) a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side | - |
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angler | (noun) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | Synonyms: allmouth, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish |
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(noun) a fisherman who uses a hook and line | Synonyms: troller |
(noun) a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage | - |
anglerfish | (noun) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | Synonyms: allmouth, angler, angler fish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish |
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anglewing | (noun) nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings | - |
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angleworm | (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: crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler |
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angling | (noun) fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole) | - |
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anglophil | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophile |
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anglophile | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophil |
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anglophobe | (noun) a person who hates England and everything English | - |
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angostura | (noun) the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters | Synonyms: angostura bark |
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angrecum | (noun) any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers | - |
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angriness | (noun) the state of being angry | Synonyms: anger |
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angst | (noun) an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom | - |
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angstrom | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: A, angstrom unit |
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anguish | (noun) extreme mental distress | Synonyms: torment, torture |
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(noun) extreme distress of body or mind | - |
angularity | (noun) the property possessed by a shape that has angles | - |
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(noun) a shape having one or more sharp angles | Synonyms: angular shape |
angulation | (noun) the act of making angulate (having corners) | - |
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(noun) the precise measurement of angles | - |
angwantibo | (noun) a kind of yellow or golden lemur (Arctocebus calabarensis) | Synonyms: Arctocebus calabarensis, golden potto |
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arccotangent | (noun) the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cotangent, inverse cotangent |
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archangel | (noun) an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy | - |
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(noun) a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally | Synonyms: Angelica Archangelica, garden angelica |
arctangent | (noun) the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc tangent, arctan, inverse tangent |
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arrangement | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arranging, transcription |
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(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | Synonyms: placement |
(noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying | Synonyms: organisation, organization, system |
(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: agreement |
(noun) a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments | Synonyms: musical arrangement |
(noun) an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging | - |
arranger | (noun) a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise | Synonyms: organiser, organizer |
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(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | Synonyms: adapter, transcriber |
arranging | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arrangement, transcription |
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artlang | (noun) a constructed language designed for aesthetic pleasure. | Synonyms: artistic language |
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bang | (noun) a conspicuous success | Synonyms: hit, smash, smasher, strike |
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(noun) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | Synonyms: fringe |
(noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bam, blast, clap, eruption |
(noun) a vigorous blow | Synonyms: bash, belt, knock, smash |
(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force | Synonyms: boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill |
banger | (noun) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing | Synonyms: cracker, firecracker |
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(noun) (British informal) pork sausage | - |
banging | (noun) the act of subjecting to strong attack | Synonyms: battering |
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(noun) a continuing very loud noise | - |
bangle | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket |
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(noun) jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration | Synonyms: bracelet |
bangtail | (noun) a horse bred for racing | Synonyms: race horse, racehorse |
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bhang | (noun) a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India | - |
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blancmange | (noun) sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded | - |
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blowbang | (noun) A sexual activity where fellatio is performed on multiple men | - |
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boomerang | (noun) a miscalculation that recoils on its maker | Synonyms: backfire |
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(noun) a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower | Synonyms: throw stick, throwing stick |
cangue | (noun) an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms | - |
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carangid | (noun) a percoid fish of the family Carangidae | Synonyms: carangid fish |
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change | (noun) the action of changing something | - |
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(noun) a different or fresh set of clothes | - |
(noun) a thing that is different | - |
(noun) a difference that is usually pleasant | Synonyms: variety |
(noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
(noun) the result of alteration or modification | - |
(noun) coins of small denomination regarded collectively | - |
(noun) the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due | - |
(noun) money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency | - |
(noun) a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event | - |
changeability | (noun) the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change | Synonyms: changeableness |
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changeableness | (noun) the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change | Synonyms: changeability |
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changefulness | (noun) the quality of being changeable and variable | Synonyms: inconstancy |
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changelessness | (noun) the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged | Synonyms: unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness |
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(noun) the property of remaining unchanged | - |
changeling | (noun) a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy | - |
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(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard |
changeover | (noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: conversion, transition |
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changer | (noun) an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention | Synonyms: auto-changer, record changer |
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(noun) a person who changes something | Synonyms: modifier |
cholangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected | - |
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cholangitis | (noun) inflammation of the bile ducts | - |
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citrange | (noun) more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade | - |
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(noun) more aromatic and acidic than oranges | Synonyms: citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi |
clang | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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clanger | (noun) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate | - |
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clangor | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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clangoring | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clank, clash, crash |
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clangour | (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise | Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clank, clash, crash |
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cliffhanger | (noun) an episode that ends in suspense | - |
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(noun) a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end | - |
consanguinity | (noun) (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood | Synonyms: blood kinship, cognation |
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cotangent | (noun) ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle | Synonyms: cotan |
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danger | (noun) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | Synonyms: peril, risk |
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(noun) a dangerous place | - |
(noun) the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury | - |
(noun) a cause of pain or injury or loss | - |
dangerousness | (noun) the quality of not being safe | - |
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dangleberry | (noun) huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit | Synonyms: dangle-berry, Gaylussacia frondosa |
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dangling | (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | Synonyms: hanging, suspension |
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derangement | (noun) the act of disturbing the mind or body | Synonyms: overthrow, upset |
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(noun) a state of mental disturbance and disorientation | Synonyms: mental unsoundness, unbalance |
disarrangement | (noun) a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted | Synonyms: disorganisation, disorganization |
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disentanglement | (noun) the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition | Synonyms: extrication, unsnarling, untangling |
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disentangler | (noun) a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state | Synonyms: unraveler, unraveller |
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doppelganger | (noun) a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart | - |
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endangerment | (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk |
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entanglement | (noun) an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim | Synonyms: web |
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estrangement | (noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people | Synonyms: alienation, disaffection |
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(noun) separation resulting from hostility | Synonyms: alienation |
eusporangium | (noun) a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells | - |
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evangel | (noun) the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | Synonyms: Gospel, Gospels |
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evangelicalism | (noun) stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation | - |
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