paramedical | (noun) a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | Synonyms: paramedic |
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parenthetical | (noun) an expression in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
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pascal | (noun) a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter | Synonyms: Pa |
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percale | (noun) a fine closely woven cotton fabric | - |
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periodical | (noun) a publication that appears at fixed intervals | - |
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petrochemical | (noun) any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas | - |
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pharmaceutical | (noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | Synonyms: pharmaceutic |
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philosophicalness | (noun) The state or quality of having the attitude of a philosopher; specifically, of being calm or unflinching in the face of trouble, defeat, or loss. | - |
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physicalism | (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | Synonyms: materialism |
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physicality | (noun) preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites | Synonyms: animalism |
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physicalness | (noun) the quality of being physical; consisting of matter | Synonyms: corporality, corporeality, materiality |
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phytochemical | (noun) a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | - |
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piccalilli | (noun) relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion | - |
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politicalness | (noun) The state or quality of concerning or being related to politics, the art and process of governing. | - |
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pontifical | (noun) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) | - |
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practicality | (noun) concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities | - |
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precalc | (noun) a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus | Synonyms: precalculus |
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precalculus | (noun) a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus | Synonyms: precalc |
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radical | (noun) a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram | - |
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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | Synonyms: base, root, root word, stem, theme |
(noun) a person who has radical ideas or opinions | - |
(noun) (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity | - |
(noun) (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule | Synonyms: chemical group, group |
(noun) an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule | Synonyms: free radical |
radicalism | (noun) the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society | - |
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radiopharmaceutical | (noun) pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy | - |
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rapscallion | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp |
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(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet |
rascal | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, scamp |
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(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet |
rascality | (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischief, mischievousness, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan |
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(noun) the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks | Synonyms: prankishness, roguishness |
(noun) the quality of being a slippery rascal | Synonyms: shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness |
recalcitrance | (noun) the trait of being unmanageable | Synonyms: recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness |
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recalcitrancy | (noun) the trait of being unmanageable | Synonyms: recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness |
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recalculation | (noun) the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data) | - |
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recall | (noun) the act of removing an official by petition | - |
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(noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) | Synonyms: recollection, reminiscence |
(noun) a call to return | - |
(noun) a bugle call that signals troops to return | - |
(noun) a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) | Synonyms: callback |
reciprocal | (noun) hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype | Synonyms: reciprocal cross |
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(noun) (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 | Synonyms: multiplicative inverse |
(noun) something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else | - |
reciprocality | (noun) a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence | Synonyms: reciprocity |
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robocall | (noun) An phone call made by an automated service | - |
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sabbatical | (noun) a leave usually taken every seventh year | Synonyms: sabbatical leave |
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scalability | (noun) the quality of being scalable | - |
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scalage | (noun) the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension | - |
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(noun) estimation of the amount of lumber in a log | - |
scalar | (noun) a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components | - |
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scalawag | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scamp |
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(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag, varlet |
(noun) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) | Synonyms: scallywag |
scald | (noun) the act of burning with steam or hot water | - |
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(noun) a burn cause by hot liquid or steam | - |
scale | (noun) a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | - |
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(noun) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | - |
(noun) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | Synonyms: weighing machine |
(noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | Synonyms: plate, shell |
(noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | Synonyms: musical scale |
(noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin | Synonyms: exfoliation, scurf |
(noun) a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin | Synonyms: scale leaf |
(noun) relative magnitude | - |
(noun) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | - |
(noun) an ordered reference standard | Synonyms: graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement |
scalenus | (noun) any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing | Synonyms: musculus scalenus, scalene muscle |
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scaler | (noun) an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually | - |
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scaliness | (noun) the property of being scaly | - |
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scaling | (noun) act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale | - |
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(noun) the act of arranging in a graduated series | Synonyms: grading |
(noun) ascent by or as if by a ladder | - |
scallion | (noun) a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads | Synonyms: green onion, spring onion |
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(noun) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum | Synonyms: Allium porrum, leek |
scallop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: escallop, scollop |
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(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: escallop, scollop |
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, escallop, scollop |
(noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle |
scallopine | (noun) sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour | Synonyms: scallopini |
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scallopini | (noun) sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour | Synonyms: scallopine |
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scallywag | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scamp |
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(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, varlet |
(noun) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) | Synonyms: scalawag |
scalp | (noun) the skin that covers the top of the head | - |
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scalpel | (noun) a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery | - |
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scalper | (noun) someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost | - |
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sphericalness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness, sphericity |
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sporadicalness | (noun) The quality of being rare and scattered in occurrence. | - |
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subvocaliser | (noun) someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds | Synonyms: subvocalizer |
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subvocalizer | (noun) someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds | Synonyms: subvocaliser |
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symmetricalness | (noun) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | Synonyms: balance, correspondence, symmetry |
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syndicalism | (noun) a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions | - |
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syndicalist | (noun) an advocate of anarchism | Synonyms: anarchist, nihilist |
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technical | (noun) (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play | Synonyms: technical foul |
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(noun) a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it | - |
technicality | (noun) a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field | - |
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(noun) the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods | - |
theatrical | (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: histrionics, representation, theatrical performance |
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theatricality | (noun) an artificial and mannered quality | Synonyms: staginess |
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thyrocalcitonin | (noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone | Synonyms: calcitonin |
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tical | (noun) the basic unit of money in Thailand | Synonyms: baht |
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topicality | (noun) the attribute of being of interest at the present time | - |
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topicalization | (noun) (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English | - |
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typicality | (noun) the state of being that is typical | - |
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umbilical | (noun) membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | Synonyms: umbilical cord |
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unequivocalness | (noun) clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity | Synonyms: unambiguity |
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ungrammaticality | (noun) The state or quality of not following rules of grammar. | - |
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unmusicality | (noun) The state or condition of being lacking in musical ability. | - |
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unproblematicalness | (noun) The quality of not posing a problem; not being difficult to overcome or solve. | - |
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untypicality | (noun) any state that is not typical | Synonyms: atypicality |
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vertical | (noun) a vertical structural member as a post or stake | Synonyms: upright |
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(noun) something that is oriented vertically | - |
verticality | (noun) position at right angles to the horizon | Synonyms: erectness, uprightness, verticalness |
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verticalness | (noun) position at right angles to the horizon | Synonyms: erectness, uprightness, verticality |
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vocal | (noun) music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment | Synonyms: vocal music |
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(noun) a short musical composition with words | Synonyms: song |
vocalisation | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox |
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vocaliser | (noun) a person who sings | Synonyms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer |
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(noun) an organism that can utter vocal sounds | Synonyms: utterer, vocalizer |
vocalism | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalisation, vocalization, voice, vox |
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(noun) the system of vowels used in a particular language | Synonyms: vowel system |
vocalist | (noun) a person who sings | Synonyms: singer, vocaliser, vocalizer |
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vocalization | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, voice, vox |
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(noun) the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication | Synonyms: utterance |
vocalizer | (noun) a person who sings | Synonyms: singer, vocaliser, vocalist |
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(noun) an organism that can utter vocal sounds | Synonyms: utterer, vocaliser |
vocalizing | (noun) the act of singing vocal music | Synonyms: singing |
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whatchamacallit | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
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whatchamacallum | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatsis, widget |
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whimsicality | (noun) the trait of behaving like an imp | Synonyms: impishness, mischievousness, puckishness |
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(noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsy |