accompanist | (noun) a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) | Synonyms: accompanyist |
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anise | (noun) liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors | Synonyms: anise seed, aniseed |
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(noun) native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery | Synonyms: anise plant, Pimpinella anisum |
aniseed | (noun) liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors | Synonyms: anise, anise seed |
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aniseikonia | (noun) visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes | - |
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anisette | (noun) liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed | Synonyms: anisette de Bordeaux |
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anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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anisogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) | - |
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anisometropia | (noun) difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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anisotropy | (noun) the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions | - |
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antiestablishmentarianism | (noun) the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment | Synonyms: antiestablishmentism |
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antinomianism | (noun) the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture) | - |
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arianist | (noun) an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God) | - |
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authoritarianism | (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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banishment | (noun) rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | Synonyms: proscription |
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(noun) the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) | Synonyms: Coventry, ostracism |
banister | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, bannister, handrail |
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bohemianism | (noun) conduct characteristic of a bohemian | - |
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botanist | (noun) a biologist specializing in the study of plants | Synonyms: phytologist, plant scientist |
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canistel | (noun) ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies | Synonyms: eggfruit |
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(noun) tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit | Synonyms: canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa |
canister | (noun) metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | Synonyms: cannister, tin |
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(noun) a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm | Synonyms: canister shot, case shot |
charlatanism | (noun) the dishonesty of a charlatan | Synonyms: quackery |
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culteranismo | (noun) an esoteric style of writing that attempted to elevate poetic language and themes by re-Latinizing them, using classical allusions, vocabulary, syntax, and word order. | Synonyms: Gongorismo |
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danish | (noun) light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese | Synonyms: danish pastry |
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dehumanisation | (noun) the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities | Synonyms: dehumanization |
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disorganisation | (noun) the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion | Synonyms: disorganization |
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(noun) a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted | Synonyms: disarrangement, disorganization |
egalitarianism | (noun) the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality | Synonyms: equalitarianism |
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epicureanism | (noun) a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers | - |
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equalitarianism | (noun) the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality | Synonyms: egalitarianism |
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establishmentarianism | (noun) the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment | Synonyms: establishmentism |
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flexitarianism | (noun) The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons. | Synonyms: semi-vegetarianism |
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galvanisation | (noun) either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting | Synonyms: galvanization |
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(noun) stimulation that arouses a person to lively action | Synonyms: galvanization |
(noun) stimulation with a galvanic current | Synonyms: galvanization |
galvaniser | (noun) a leader who stimulates and excites people to action | Synonyms: galvanizer, inspirer |
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(noun) a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc | Synonyms: galvanizer |
galvanism | (noun) the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) | Synonyms: electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy |
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(noun) electricity produced by chemical action | - |
hereditarianism | (noun) the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth | - |
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hooliganism | (noun) willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | Synonyms: malicious mischief, vandalism |
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humanisation | (noun) the act of making more human | Synonyms: humanization |
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humanism | (noun) the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural | Synonyms: secular humanism |
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(noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanitarianism |
(noun) the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies | - |
humanist | (noun) a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts | - |
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(noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans | Synonyms: humanitarian |
humanitarianism | (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanism |
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janissary | (noun) a loyal supporter | - |
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lesbianism | (noun) female homosexuality | Synonyms: sapphism |
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libertarianism | (noun) an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action | - |
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lutanist | (noun) a musician who plays the lute | Synonyms: lutenist, lutist |
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mechanisation | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: automation, mechanization |
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(noun) the condition of having a highly technical implementation | Synonyms: mechanization |
mechanism | (noun) the technical aspects of doing something | Synonyms: mechanics |
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(noun) device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | - |
(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes | - |
(noun) a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function | - |
(noun) the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | Synonyms: chemical mechanism |
mechanist | (noun) a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism | - |
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melanism | (noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) | Synonyms: melanosis |
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microorganism | (noun) any organism of microscopic size | Synonyms: micro-organism |
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millenarianism | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarism, millenniumism |
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mongolianism | (noun) a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation | Synonyms: Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, mongolism, trisomy 21 |
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nanism | (noun) a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature | Synonyms: dwarfism |
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onanism | (noun) manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure | Synonyms: masturbation |
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(noun) a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | Synonyms: coitus interruptus, pulling out, withdrawal, withdrawal method |
onanist | (noun) a person who practices masturbation | Synonyms: masturbator |
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organisation | (noun) the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business | Synonyms: organization |
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(noun) the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically | Synonyms: organization |
(noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: constitution, establishment, formation, organization |
(noun) an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | Synonyms: organization, system |
(noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying | Synonyms: arrangement, organization, system |
(noun) a group of people who work together | Synonyms: organization |
(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organization |
organiser | (noun) a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | Synonyms: organizer, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer |
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(noun) a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise | Synonyms: arranger, organizer |
(noun) someone who enlists workers to join a union | Synonyms: labor organizer, organizer |
organism | (noun) a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Synonyms: being |
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(noun) a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body | - |
organist | (noun) a person who plays an organ | - |
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paganism | (noun) any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism | Synonyms: heathenism, pagan religion |
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pianism | (noun) performance by or technique of a pianist | - |
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pianissimo | (noun) (music) low loudness | Synonyms: piano |
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pianist | (noun) a person who plays the piano | Synonyms: piano player |
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plebeianism | (noun) The quality or state of being of or pertaining to the common people; of being vulgar, common. | - |
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pollotarianism | (noun) the practice of following a diet that includes chicken or other poultry, but not meat from mammals. | - |
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predestinarianism | (noun) the belief or doctrine of predestinarians | - |
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proletarianism | (noun) The condition or political position of a member of the working class. | - |
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reorganisation | (noun) the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) | Synonyms: reorganization, shake-up, shakeup |
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republicanism | (noun) the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government | - |
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ruffianism | (noun) violent lawless behavior | - |
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sabianism | (noun) the religion of a group mentioned in the Koran as entitled to Muslim religious toleration along with Jews and Christians and usually identified with the Mandaeans or the Elkesaites. | - |
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sectarianism | (noun) a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination | Synonyms: denominationalism |
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servomechanism | (noun) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system | Synonyms: servo, servosystem |
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shamanism | (noun) an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans | Synonyms: Asian shamanism |
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(noun) any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) | - |
timpanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: tympanist |
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tobogganist | (noun) someone who rides a toboggan | - |
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totalitarianism | (noun) an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. | Synonyms: absolutism, totalism |
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(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny |
tympanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: timpanist |
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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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urbanisation | (noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | Synonyms: urbanization |
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(noun) the condition of being urbanized | Synonyms: urbanization |
utilitarianism | (noun) doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number | - |
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valetudinarianism | (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity |
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vanisher | (noun) a person who disappears | - |
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vanishing | (noun) a sudden disappearance from sight | - |
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(noun) a sudden or mysterious disappearance | - |
vegetarianism | (noun) a diet excluding all meat and fish | - |
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volcanism | (noun) the phenomena associated with volcanic activity | - |
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vulcanisation | (noun) process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them | Synonyms: vulcanization |
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vulcaniser | (noun) a device used for the vulcanization of rubber. | Synonyms: vulcanizer |
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(noun) someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency | Synonyms: vulcanizer |
womaniser | (noun) a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | Synonyms: philanderer, womanizer |
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womanishness | (noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) | Synonyms: effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness |
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