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abalone (noun) any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior Synonyms: ear-shell
abampere (noun) a unit of current equal to 10 amperes Synonyms: abamp
abandonment (noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility Synonyms: defection, desertion
(noun) the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
(noun) the act of giving something up Synonyms: desertion, forsaking
abasement (noun) depriving one of self-esteem Synonyms: humiliation
(noun) a low or downcast state Synonyms: abjection, degradation
abashment (noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty Synonyms: bashfulness
abatement (noun) the act of abating
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Synonyms: hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension
abbe (noun) a French abbot
abbess (noun) the superior of a group of nuns Synonyms: mother superior, prioress
abbey (noun) a monastery ruled by an abbot
(noun) a convent ruled by an abbess
(noun) a church associated with a monastery or convent
abbreviation (noun) shortening something by omitting parts of it
(noun) a shortened form of a word or phrase
abbreviator (noun) one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work Synonyms: abridger
abdomen (noun) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis Synonyms: belly, stomach, venter
(noun) the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm Synonyms: abdominal cavity
abdominocentesis (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis Synonyms: paracentesis
abdominousness (noun) the bodily property of a protruding belly Synonyms: paunchiness
abducens (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonyms: abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
abducent (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
abecedarian (noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
abecedarius (noun) a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
abele (noun) a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces Synonyms: aspen poplar, Populus alba, silver-leaved poplar, white aspen, white poplar
abelia (noun) any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
abelmosk (noun) bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus Synonyms: Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus, musk mallow
aberrance (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrancy, aberration, deviance
aberrancy (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrance, aberration, deviance
aberrant (noun) one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
aberration (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image Synonyms: distortion, optical aberration
(noun) a disorder in one's mental state
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrance, aberrancy, deviance
abetalipoproteinemia (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
abetment (noun) the verbal act of urging on Synonyms: abettal, instigation
abettal (noun) the verbal act of urging on Synonyms: abetment, instigation
abetter (noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another Synonyms: abettor
abettor (noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another Synonyms: abetter
abeyance (noun) temporary cessation or suspension Synonyms: suspension
abhenry (noun) a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
abhorrence (noun) hate coupled with disgust Synonyms: abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium
abhorrer (noun) a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred
abidance (noun) the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
(noun) the act of dwelling in a place Synonyms: residence, residency
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards Synonyms: compliance, conformation, conformity
abience (noun) (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
abiogenesis (noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter Synonyms: autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
abiogenist (noun) a believer in abiogenesis
abjection (noun) a low or downcast state Synonyms: abasement, degradation
abjurer (noun) a person who abjures
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
ableism (noun) discrimination in favor of the able-bodied Synonyms: able-bodiedism, able-bodism, ablism
ablepharia (noun) a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)
abnegation (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others Synonyms: denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
(noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
abnegator (noun) one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something
abode (noun) housing that someone is living in Synonyms: domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home
(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily Synonyms: residence
abolishment (noun) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) Synonyms: abolition
aborigine (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place Synonyms: aboriginal, indigen, indigene, native
aborticide (noun) the act of destroying a fetus Synonyms: feticide
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion Synonyms: abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug
abortifacient (noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion Synonyms: aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
above (noun) an earlier section of a written text
abrader (noun) a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing Synonyms: abradant
abrasive (noun) a substance that abrades or wears down Synonyms: abradant, abrasive material
abrasiveness (noun) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions Synonyms: harshness, scratchiness
(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable
abreaction (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis
abridgement (noun) a shortened version of a written work Synonyms: abridgment, capsule, condensation
abridger (noun) one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work Synonyms: abbreviator
abridgment (noun) a shortened version of a written work Synonyms: abridgement, capsule, condensation
abrocome (noun) ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes Synonyms: chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla
abruptness (noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonyms: precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness
(noun) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep Synonyms: precipitousness, steepness
(noun) an abrupt discourteous manner Synonyms: brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
abscess (noun) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
absconder (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
abscondment (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) Synonyms: decampment
abseil (noun) (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body Synonyms: rappel
abseiler (noun) a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point Synonyms: rappeller
absence (noun) failure to be present
(noun) the state of being absent
(noun) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy Synonyms: absence seizure
(noun) the time interval during which something or somebody is away
absentee (noun) one that is absent or not in residence
absenteeism (noun) habitual absence from work
absentmindedness (noun) preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
absinthe (noun) strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise Synonyms: absinth
(noun) aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe Synonyms: Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man
absolute (noun) something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
absoluteness (noun) the quality of being absolute
(noun) the quality of being complete or utter or extreme Synonyms: starkness, utterness
absolver (noun) someone who grants absolution
absorbance (noun) (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation Synonyms: optical density, photographic density, transmission density
absorbate (noun) a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed
absorbency (noun) the property of being absorbent
absorbent (noun) a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance Synonyms: absorbent material
absorber (noun) (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation
absorptance (noun) a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber Synonyms: absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption
abstainer (noun) a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages Synonyms: abstinent, nondrinker
(noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline Synonyms: ascetic
abstemiousness (noun) moderation in eating and drinking
(noun) restricted to bare necessities
abstention (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) Synonyms: abstinence
abstinence (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
(noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) Synonyms: abstention
abstinent (noun) a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages Synonyms: abstainer, nondrinker
abstractedness (noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else Synonyms: abstraction
abstracter (noun) one who makes abstracts or summarizes information Synonyms: abstractor
abstractness (noun) the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
abstruseness (noun) the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand Synonyms: obscureness, obscurity, reconditeness
(noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound Synonyms: abstrusity, profoundness, profundity, reconditeness
absurdness (noun) a message whose content is at variance with reason Synonyms: absurdity, ridiculousness
abundance (noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply Synonyms: copiousness, teemingness
(noun) (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
(noun) (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
abuse (noun) improper or excessive use Synonyms: misuse
(noun) cruel or inhumane treatment Synonyms: ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment
(noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt Synonyms: contumely, insult, revilement, vilification
abuser (noun) someone who abuses Synonyms: maltreater
abutment (noun) a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
(noun) point of contact between two objects or parts
abutter (noun) the owner of contiguous property
academe (noun) the academic world Synonyms: academia
academia (noun) the academic world Synonyms: academe
academic (noun) an educator who works at a college or university Synonyms: academician, faculty member
academician (noun) an educator who works at a college or university Synonyms: academic, faculty member
(noun) a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation Synonyms: schoolman
(noun) someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
academicianship (noun) the position of member of an honorary academy
academicism (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety Synonyms: academism, scholasticism
(noun) Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Synonyms: academic art, academism

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