album | (noun) a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc | - |
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(noun) one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc | Synonyms: record album |
albumen | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: egg white, ovalbumin, white |
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(noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumin |
albumin | (noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumen |
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albuminoid | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: scleroprotein |
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albuminuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: proteinuria |
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analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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bum | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
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(noun) a vagrant | Synonyms: hobo, tramp |
(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | Synonyms: crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
(noun) person who does no work | Synonyms: do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer |
bumblebee | (noun) robust hairy social bee of temperate regions | Synonyms: humblebee |
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bumbler | (noun) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | Synonyms: blunderer, botcher, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
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bumboat | (noun) a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor | - |
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bumf | (noun) reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | Synonyms: bumph |
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bummer | (noun) an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing | - |
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(noun) a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug | - |
bump | (noun) an impact (as from a collision) | Synonyms: blow |
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(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | Synonyms: bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling |
(noun) a lump on the body caused by a blow | - |
bumper | (noun) a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage | - |
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(noun) a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) | - |
bumph | (noun) reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | Synonyms: bumf |
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bumpiness | (noun) the texture of a surface that has many bumps | - |
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bumpkin | (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | Synonyms: chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokel |
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bumptiousness | (noun) offensive boldness and assertiveness | Synonyms: cockiness, forwardness, pushiness |
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goosebump | (noun) reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation | Synonyms: goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex |
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lactalbumin | (noun) albumin occurring in milk | - |
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nabumetone | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) | Synonyms: Relafen |
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ovalbumin | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, white |
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sebum | (noun) the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin | - |
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stumblebum | (noun) an awkward stupid person | Synonyms: clod, gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf |
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(noun) a second-rate prize fighter | Synonyms: palooka |