abarticulation | (noun) dislocation of a joint | - |
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abatement | (noun) the act of abating | - |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
abatis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abattis |
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abator | (noun) a person who abates a nuisance | - |
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abattis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abatis |
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abattoir | (noun) a building where animals are butchered | Synonyms: butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse |
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abbreviation | (noun) shortening something by omitting parts of it | - |
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(noun) a shortened form of a word or phrase | - |
abbreviator | (noun) one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work | Synonyms: abridger |
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abdication | (noun) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers | Synonyms: stepping down |
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(noun) the act of abdicating | Synonyms: stepping down |
abdicator | (noun) one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility | - |
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aberration | (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | Synonyms: distortion, optical aberration |
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(noun) a disorder in one's mental state | - |
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm | Synonyms: aberrance, aberrancy, deviance |
abjuration | (noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | Synonyms: recantation, retraction |
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ablactation | (noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | Synonyms: weaning |
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(noun) the cessation of lactation | - |
ablation | (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue | Synonyms: cutting out, excision, extirpation |
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(noun) the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers | - |
ablative | (noun) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb | Synonyms: ablative case |
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abnegation | (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | Synonyms: denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
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(noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief | - |
abnegator | (noun) one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something | - |
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abomination | (noun) an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence | - |
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(noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, odium |
(noun) a person who is loathsome or disgusting | - |
abominator | (noun) one who hates or loathes | Synonyms: loather |
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abrogation | (noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | Synonyms: annulment, repeal |
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abrogator | (noun) an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal | - |
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absolutisation | (noun) the process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute. | Synonyms: absolutization |
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absolutization | (noun) the process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute. | Synonyms: absolutisation |
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absorbate | (noun) a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed | - |
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abwatt | (noun) a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt) | - |
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acatalectic | (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables | - |
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acataphasia | (noun) a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner | - |
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acathexia | (noun) an inability to retain bodily secretions | - |
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acathexis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual | - |
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acceleration | (noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | Synonyms: quickening, speedup |
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(noun) an increase in rate of change | - |
(noun) (physics) a rate of increase of velocity | - |
accelerator | (noun) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | Synonyms: throttle, throttle valve |
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(noun) a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles | Synonyms: atom smasher, particle accelerator |
(noun) a pedal that controls the throttle valve | Synonyms: accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle |
(noun) (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | Synonyms: catalyst |
accentuation | (noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something | Synonyms: accenting, emphasizing |
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(noun) the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance | - |
acceptation | (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | Synonyms: acceptance, adoption, espousal |
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(noun) the accepted meaning of a word | Synonyms: word meaning, word sense |
(noun) acceptance as true or valid | - |
acciaccatura | (noun) an embellishing note usually written in smaller size | Synonyms: appoggiatura, grace note |
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acclamation | (noun) enthusiastic approval | Synonyms: acclaim, eclat, plaudit, plaudits |
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acclimation | (noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | Synonyms: acclimatisation, acclimatization |
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acclimatisation | (noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | Synonyms: acclimation, acclimatization |
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acclimatization | (noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | Synonyms: acclimation, acclimatisation |
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accommodation | (noun) the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need | - |
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(noun) (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye | - |
(noun) living quarters provided for public convenience | - |
(noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality | - |
(noun) a settlement of differences | - |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: adjustment, fitting |
accommodator | (noun) someone who performs a service or does a favor | Synonyms: obliger |
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accreditation | (noun) the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards) | - |
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acculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: enculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society | Synonyms: culture |
(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | Synonyms: assimilation |
accumulation | (noun) the act of accumulating | Synonyms: accrual, accruement |
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(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Synonyms: aggregation, assemblage, collection |
(noun) (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation | - |
(noun) an increase by natural growth or addition | Synonyms: accretion |
accumulator | (noun) a voltaic battery that stores electric charge | Synonyms: storage battery |
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(noun) (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register | Synonyms: accumulator register |
(noun) a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) | Synonyms: collector, gatherer |
accusation | (noun) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt | Synonyms: accusal |
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(noun) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence | Synonyms: charge |
accusative | (noun) the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb | Synonyms: accusative case, objective case |
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acetate | (noun) a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate | Synonyms: acetate rayon |
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(noun) a salt or ester of acetic acid | Synonyms: ethanoate |
acetylation | (noun) the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound | - |
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achromaticity | (noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color | Synonyms: achromatism, colorlessness, colourlessness |
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achromatin | (noun) the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes | - |
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achromatism | (noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color | Synonyms: achromaticity, colorlessness, colourlessness |
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acidification | (noun) the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid | - |
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acrobat | (noun) an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination | - |
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acrobatics | (noun) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | Synonyms: tumbling |
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(noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
acrylate | (noun) a salt or ester of propenoic acid | Synonyms: propenoate |
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activating | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activation, energizing |
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activation | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activating, energizing |
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(noun) making active and effective (as a bomb) | - |
(noun) stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical | - |
activator | (noun) (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription | - |
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actualisation | (noun) making real or giving the appearance of reality | Synonyms: actualization, realisation, realization |
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actualization | (noun) making real or giving the appearance of reality | Synonyms: actualisation, realisation, realization |
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actuation | (noun) the act of propelling | Synonyms: propulsion |
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actuator | (noun) a mechanism that puts something into automatic action | - |
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acylation | (noun) the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound | - |
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adaptation | (noun) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | - |
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(noun) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form | Synonyms: version |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaption, adjustment |
adenopathy | (noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) | - |
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adequateness | (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: | Synonyms: adequacy |
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adiabaticity | (noun) The condition of occurring without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation). | - |
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adjudication | (noun) the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented | - |
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adjudicator | (noun) a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes | - |
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adjuration | (noun) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something | - |
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administration | (noun) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | Synonyms: disposal |
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(noun) the act of administering medication | Synonyms: giving medication |
(noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: judicature |
(noun) the act of governing; exercising authority | Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity |
(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
(noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: presidency, presidential term |
administrator | (noun) someone who administers a business | Synonyms: decision maker |
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(noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor | - |
(noun) someone who manages a government agency or department | Synonyms: executive |
admiration | (noun) a favorable judgment | Synonyms: appreciation |
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(noun) a feeling of delighted approval and liking | Synonyms: esteem |
(noun) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising | Synonyms: wonder, wonderment |
adoration | (noun) the act of admiring strongly | Synonyms: idolisation, idolization |
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(noun) the worship given to God alone | Synonyms: latria |
(noun) a feeling of profound love and admiration | Synonyms: worship |
adsorbate | (noun) a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed | - |
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adulation | (noun) servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise | - |
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adulator | (noun) a person who uses flattery | Synonyms: flatterer |
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adulteration | (noun) the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another) | - |
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(noun) being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating | Synonyms: debasement |
adulterator | (noun) a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance | - |
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(noun) any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance | Synonyms: adulterant |
adumbration | (noun) a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation | - |
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(noun) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand | Synonyms: foreshadowing, prefiguration |
advocate | (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | Synonyms: advocator, exponent, proponent |
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(noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court | Synonyms: counsel, counsellor, counselor-at-law, counselor, pleader |
advocator | (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | Synonyms: advocate, exponent, proponent |
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aeration | (noun) the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent | - |
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(noun) the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) | - |
aerator | (noun) an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) | - |
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aerobatics | (noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: acrobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
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aerogenerator | (noun) generator that extracts usable energy from winds | Synonyms: wind generator, windmill |
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aerophilately | (noun) the collection and study of airmail stamps | - |
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aestivation | (noun) (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens | Synonyms: estivation |
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(noun) (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period | Synonyms: estivation |
affectation | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectedness, mannerism, pose |
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affectionateness | (noun) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | Synonyms: fondness, lovingness, warmth |
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(noun) a positive feeling of liking | Synonyms: affection, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness |
affiliate | (noun) a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization | - |
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(noun) a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization | - |
affiliation | (noun) the act of becoming formally connected or joined | - |
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(noun) a social or business relationship | Synonyms: association, tie-up, tie |
affirmation | (noun) a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand | - |
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(noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | Synonyms: avouchment, avowal |
(noun) (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) | - |
(noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | Synonyms: assertion, statement |
affirmative | (noun) a reply of affirmation | - |
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affirmativeness | (noun) the agreeable quality of one who assents | - |
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affixation | (noun) formation of a word by means of an affix | - |
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(noun) the act of attaching or affixing something | Synonyms: attachment |
(noun) the result of adding an affix to a root word | - |
afflatus | (noun) a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration | - |
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afforestation | (noun) the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) | - |
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affricate | (noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') | Synonyms: affricate consonant, affricative |
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affrication | (noun) the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate | - |
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