aeromechanics | (noun) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow | Synonyms: aerodynamics |
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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 |
bacchanal | (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia |
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(noun) someone who engages in drinking bouts | Synonyms: bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller |
(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus | Synonyms: bacchant |
bacchanalia | (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia |
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bacchant | (noun) (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus | - |
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(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus | Synonyms: bacchanal |
(noun) someone who engages in drinking bouts | Synonyms: bacchanal, drunken reveler, drunken reveller |
bacchante | (noun) (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus | - |
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chanal | (noun) thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries | Synonyms: chanar, Geoffroea decorticans |
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chanar | (noun) thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries | Synonyms: chanal, Geoffroea decorticans |
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chance | (noun) a risk involving danger | - |
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(noun) a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | Synonyms: probability |
(noun) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | Synonyms: fortune, hazard, luck |
(noun) a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | Synonyms: opportunity |
(noun) the possibility of future success | Synonyms: prospect |
chancel | (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | Synonyms: bema, sanctuary |
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chancellery | (noun) a government building housing the office of a chancellor | - |
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chancellor | (noun) the person who is head of government (in several countries) | Synonyms: premier, prime minister |
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(noun) the honorary or titular head of a university | - |
chancellorship | (noun) the office of chancellor | - |
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chancery | (noun) an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records | - |
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(noun) a court with jurisdiction in equity | Synonyms: court of chancery |
chancre | (noun) a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis) | - |
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chancroid | (noun) infectious venereal ulcer | - |
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chandelier | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | Synonyms: pendant, pendent |
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chandelle | (noun) a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction | - |
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chandler | (noun) a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints | - |
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(noun) a retail dealer in provisions and supplies | - |
chandlery | (noun) a storeroom where candles are kept | - |
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(noun) candles and other commodities sold by a chandler | - |
chanfron | (noun) medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head | Synonyms: chamfron, front-stall, frontstall, testiere |
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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 |
channel | (noun) a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors | Synonyms: distribution channel |
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(noun) a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through | - |
(noun) a television station and its programs | Synonyms: television channel, TV channel |
(noun) a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance | Synonyms: canal, duct, epithelial duct |
(noun) a path over which electrical signals can pass | Synonyms: transmission channel |
(noun) (often plural) a means of communication or access | Synonyms: communication channel, line |
(noun) a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels | - |
(noun) a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) | Synonyms: groove |
channelisation | (noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalisation, canalization, channelization |
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channelization | (noun) management through specified channels of communication | Synonyms: canalisation, canalization, channelisation |
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channels | (noun) official routes of communication | - |
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chanoyu | (noun) an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea | Synonyms: tea ceremony |
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chant | (noun) a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone | - |
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chantarelle | (noun) widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma | Synonyms: Cantharellus cibarius, chanterelle |
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chanter | (noun) reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played | Synonyms: melody pipe |
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chanterelle | (noun) widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma | Synonyms: Cantharellus cibarius, chantarelle |
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chantey | (noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors | Synonyms: chanty, sea chantey, shanty |
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chanting | (noun) the act of singing in a monotonous tone | Synonyms: intonation |
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chantry | (noun) a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor | - |
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(noun) an endowment for the singing of Masses | - |
chanty | (noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors | Synonyms: chantey, sea chantey, shanty |
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disenchantment | (noun) freeing from false belief or illusions | Synonyms: disillusion, disillusionment |
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enchanter | (noun) a sorcerer or magician | - |
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enchantingness | (noun) Quality of having the ability to enchant; being charming, delightful. | - |
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enchantment | (noun) a magical spell | Synonyms: bewitchment |
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(noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enthrallment, fascination |
(noun) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation | Synonyms: spell, trance |
enchantress | (noun) a female sorcerer or magician | Synonyms: witch |
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(noun) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | Synonyms: Delilah, femme fatale, siren, temptress |
exchange | (noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: interchange |
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(noun) the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | Synonyms: commutation, substitution |
(noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: interchange |
(noun) the act of giving something in return for something received | - |
(noun) (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | - |
(noun) (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | - |
(noun) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | Synonyms: rally |
(noun) a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members | - |
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | Synonyms: central, telephone exchange |
(noun) a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) | - |
(noun) chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another | - |
exchangeability | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: fungibility, interchangeability, interchangeableness |
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exchanger | (noun) one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country | Synonyms: money changer |
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interchange | (noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: exchange |
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(noun) mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | Synonyms: give-and-take, reciprocation |
(noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: exchange |
(noun) a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams | - |
interchangeability | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: exchangeability, fungibility, interchangeableness |
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interchangeableness | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: exchangeability, fungibility, interchangeability |
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mechanic | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: machinist, shop mechanic |
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(noun) someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | Synonyms: auto-mechanic, automobile mechanic, car-mechanic, grease monkey |
mechanics | (noun) the technical aspects of doing something | Synonyms: mechanism |
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(noun) the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference | - |
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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mechanization | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: automation, mechanisation |
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(noun) the condition of having a highly technical implementation | Synonyms: mechanisation |
merchandise | (noun) items for sale to the individual consumer | Synonyms: product, ware |
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(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandising |
merchandiser | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchant |
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merchandising | (noun) the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | Synonyms: marketing, selling |
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(noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | Synonyms: advertising, publicizing |
(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandise |
merchant | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchandiser |
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merchantability | (noun) the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold | - |
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merchantman | (noun) a cargo ship | Synonyms: bottom, freighter, merchant ship |
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mischance | (noun) an instance of misfortune | Synonyms: misadventure, mishap |
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(noun) an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate | Synonyms: bad luck, mishap |
penchant | (noun) a strong liking | Synonyms: predilection, preference, taste |
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photomechanics | (noun) the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing | - |
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(noun) the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods | Synonyms: photoplate making |
plainchant | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line | Synonyms: plainsong |
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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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trenchancy | (noun) keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect | Synonyms: incisiveness |
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trochanter | (noun) one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached | - |
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unchangeability | (noun) the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged | Synonyms: changelessness, unchangeableness, unchangingness |
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unchangeableness | (noun) the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged | Synonyms: changelessness, unchangeability, unchangingness |
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unchangingness | (noun) the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged | Synonyms: changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness |
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unexchangeability | (noun) the quality of being incapable of exchange or interchange | - |
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