adelgid | (noun) any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers | - |
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andelmin | (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira | Synonyms: angelim |
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asphodel | (noun) any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers | - |
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baddeleyite | (noun) a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide | - |
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bandelet | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet |
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bandelette | (noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column | Synonyms: annulet, bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet |
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bdellium | (noun) aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh | - |
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bordelaise | (noun) brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine | - |
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bordello | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bagnio, bawdyhouse, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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candela | (noun) the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin | Synonyms: candle, cd, standard candle |
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candelabra | (noun) branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights | Synonyms: candelabrum |
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candelabrum | (noun) branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights | Synonyms: candelabra |
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candelilla | (noun) wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
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(noun) wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Synonyms: Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis |
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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citadel | (noun) a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle | Synonyms: bastion |
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comradeliness | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradery, comradeship |
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dandelion | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls | Synonyms: blowball |
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delabialization | (noun) the pronouncing of a sound without lip rounding. | - |
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delavirdine | (noun) a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV | Synonyms: Rescriptor |
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delay | (noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | Synonyms: holdup |
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(noun) time during which some action is awaited | Synonyms: hold, postponement, time lag, wait |
delayer | (noun) a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late | - |
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delectability | (noun) extreme appetizingness | Synonyms: deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness |
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delectation | (noun) act of receiving pleasure from something | Synonyms: enjoyment |
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(noun) a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | Synonyms: delight |
delegacy | (noun) the appointment of a delegate | - |
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(noun) a group of representatives or delegates | Synonyms: commission, delegation, deputation, mission |
(noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | Synonyms: agency, representation |
delegate | (noun) a person appointed or elected to represent others | - |
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delegating | (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | Synonyms: delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation |
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delegation | (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | Synonyms: delegating, deputation, relegating, relegation |
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(noun) a group of representatives or delegates | Synonyms: commission, delegacy, deputation, mission |
deletion | (noun) the act of deleting something written or printed | - |
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(noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | Synonyms: cut, excision |
(noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | - |
(noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Synonyms: omission |
delf | (noun) an excavation; usually a quarry or mine | - |
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delft | (noun) a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration | - |
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deli | (noun) a shop selling ready-to-eat food products | Synonyms: delicatessen, food shop |
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deliberateness | (noun) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | Synonyms: deliberation |
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(noun) a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry | Synonyms: deliberation, slowness, unhurriedness |
deliberation | (noun) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | Synonyms: deliberateness |
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(noun) a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry | Synonyms: deliberateness, slowness, unhurriedness |
(noun) planning something carefully and intentionally | Synonyms: calculation |
(noun) careful consideration | Synonyms: advisement, weighing |
(noun) (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question | - |
delicacy | (noun) the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance | Synonyms: daintiness, fineness |
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(noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation | Synonyms: diplomacy, discreetness, finesse |
(noun) lack of physical strength | Synonyms: fragility |
(noun) slenderness | Synonyms: slightness |
(noun) lightness in movement or manner | Synonyms: airiness |
(noun) refined taste; tact | Synonyms: discretion |
(noun) something considered choice to eat | Synonyms: dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat |
delicatessen | (noun) a shop selling ready-to-eat food products | Synonyms: deli, food shop |
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(noun) ready-to-eat food products | Synonyms: delicatessen food |
deliciousness | (noun) extreme appetizingness | Synonyms: delectability, lusciousness, toothsomeness |
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delight | (noun) something or someone that provides a source of happiness | Synonyms: joy, pleasure |
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(noun) a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | Synonyms: delectation |
delimber | (noun) a machine for removing limbs from trees with a saw or flailing chains. | Synonyms: stroke delimber |
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delimitation | (noun) a line that indicates a boundary | Synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line, mete |
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delineation | (noun) representation by drawing or painting etc | Synonyms: depiction, portrayal |
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(noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects | Synonyms: depiction, limning, line drawing |
(noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterisation, characterization, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
delinquency | (noun) an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | Synonyms: juvenile delinquency |
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(noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring | Synonyms: dereliction, willful neglect |
(noun) nonpayment of a debt when due | - |
delinquent | (noun) a young offender | Synonyms: juvenile delinquent |
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deliquium | (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: faint, swoon, syncope |
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delirium | (noun) a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations | - |
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(noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, frenzy, fury, hysteria |
deliverable | (noun) something that can be provided as the product of development | - |
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deliverance | (noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | Synonyms: delivery, rescue, saving |
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deliverer | (noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger | Synonyms: rescuer, savior, saviour |
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(noun) a person who gives up or transfers money or goods | - |
(noun) someone employed to make deliveries | Synonyms: delivery boy, deliveryman |
delivery | (noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | Synonyms: deliverance, rescue, saving |
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(noun) the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another | Synonyms: legal transfer, livery |
(noun) the act of delivering a child | Synonyms: obstetrical delivery |
(noun) the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it | Synonyms: pitch |
(noun) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | Synonyms: bringing |
(noun) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | Synonyms: manner of speaking, speech |
(noun) the event of giving birth | - |
deliveryman | (noun) someone employed to make deliveries | Synonyms: deliverer, delivery boy |
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dell | (noun) a small wooded hollow | Synonyms: dingle |
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delphinium | (noun) any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances | - |
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delta | (noun) the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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(noun) a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water | - |
(noun) an object shaped like an equilateral triangle | - |
deltoid | (noun) a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm | Synonyms: deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus |
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deluge | (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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(noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | Synonyms: alluvion, flood, inundation |
(noun) an overwhelming number or amount | Synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent |
delusion | (noun) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | Synonyms: head game, illusion |
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(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | Synonyms: hallucination |
(noun) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | Synonyms: psychotic belief |
edelweiss | (noun) alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts | Synonyms: Leontopodium alpinum |
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fardel | (noun) a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) | - |
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fedelline | (noun) extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli | - |
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fidelity | (noun) the quality of being faithful | Synonyms: faithfulness |
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(noun) accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal | - |
guideline | (noun) a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior | Synonyms: guidepost, rule of thumb |
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(noun) a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action | Synonyms: road map |
(noun) a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters | - |
indelibility | (noun) The quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface. | Synonyms: ineffaceability |
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indelicacy | (noun) an impolite act or expression | - |
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(noun) the trait of being indelicate and offensive | - |
infidel | (noun) a person who does not acknowledge your god | Synonyms: gentile, heathen, pagan |
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infidelity | (noun) the quality of being unfaithful | Synonyms: unfaithfulness |
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mendelevium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) | Synonyms: atomic number 101, Md, Mv |
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model | (noun) the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | Synonyms: modeling, modelling |
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(noun) representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | Synonyms: simulation |
(noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | Synonyms: framework, theoretical account |
(noun) something to be imitated | Synonyms: example, exemplar, good example |
(noun) a representative form or pattern | Synonyms: example |
(noun) a type of product | - |
(noun) a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | Synonyms: poser |
(noun) someone worthy of imitation | Synonyms: role model |
(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin |
modeler | (noun) a person who creates models | Synonyms: modeller |
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modeling | (noun) the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | Synonyms: model, modelling |
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(noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied | Synonyms: modelling, molding, moulding |
(noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modelling, mold, molding, mould, moulding |
modeller | (noun) a person who creates models | Synonyms: modeler |
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modelling | (noun) the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | Synonyms: model, modeling |
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(noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied | Synonyms: modeling, molding, moulding |
(noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, mold, molding, mould, moulding |
muscadel | (noun) wine from muscat grapes | Synonyms: muscadelle, muscat, muscatel |
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muscadelle | (noun) wine from muscat grapes | Synonyms: muscadel, muscat, muscatel |
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pedelec | (noun) a bicycle built with a motor to aid the cyclist to turn the pedals | - |
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philadelphus | (noun) any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions | - |
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psychedelia | (noun) the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs | - |
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rondel | (noun) a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas | Synonyms: rondeau |
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rondelet | (noun) a shorter form of rondeau | - |
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roundel | (noun) round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit | - |
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(noun) (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle | - |
(noun) English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third | - |
roundelay | (noun) a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain | - |
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seidel | (noun) a glass for beer | - |
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sidelight | (noun) light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow | Synonyms: running light |
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sideline | (noun) an auxiliary activity | Synonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, spare-time activity |
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(noun) an auxiliary line of merchandise | - |
(noun) a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field | Synonyms: out of bounds |
strudel | (noun) thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked | - |
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supermodel | (noun) a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity | - |
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tideland | (noun) land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide | - |
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urodele | (noun) amphibians that resemble lizards | Synonyms: caudate |
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yodel | (noun) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto | - |
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yodeling | (noun) singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto | - |
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yodeller | (noun) a singer who changes register rapidly (popular in Swiss folk songs) | - |
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zinfandel | (noun) dry fruity red wine from California | - |
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