| alecost | (noun) tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | Synonyms: balsam herb, bible leaf, Chrysanthemum balsamita, costmary, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita |
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| arcsecond | (noun) a 60th part of a minute of arc | Synonyms: second |
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| attosecond | (noun) one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond | - |
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| becomingness | (noun) the quality of being becoming | - |
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| bluecoat | (noun) a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor) | - |
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| borecole | (noun) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | Synonyms: Brassica oleracea acephala, cole, colewort, kail, kale |
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| celecoxib | (noun) a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract | Synonyms: Celebrex |
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| deco | (noun) a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production | Synonyms: art deco |
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| decoagulant | (noun) medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | Synonyms: anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication |
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| decoction | (noun) (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling | - |
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| decoder | (noun) a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language | - |
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| (noun) the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text | Synonyms: decipherer |
| decoding | (noun) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text | Synonyms: decipherment, decryption |
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| decolletage | (noun) a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress | - |
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| decolonisation | (noun) the action of changing from colonial to independent status | Synonyms: decolonization |
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| decolonization | (noun) the action of changing from colonial to independent status | Synonyms: decolonisation |
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| decomposition | (noun) the analysis of a vector field | Synonyms: vector decomposition |
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| (noun) the organic phenomenon of rotting | Synonyms: decay |
| (noun) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | Synonyms: breakdown, putrefaction, rot, rotting |
| (noun) (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance | Synonyms: breakdown, chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition reaction |
| (noun) in a decomposed state | Synonyms: disintegration |
| decompressing | (noun) relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | Synonyms: decompression |
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| decompression | (noun) relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) | Synonyms: decompressing |
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| (noun) restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display | - |
| decongestant | (noun) a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion | - |
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| deconstruction | (noun) a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning | Synonyms: deconstructionism |
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| deconstructionism | (noun) a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning | Synonyms: deconstruction |
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| deconstructivism | (noun) a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction | - |
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| decontamination | (noun) the removal of contaminants | - |
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| decor | (noun) decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior | Synonyms: interior decoration |
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| decoration | (noun) the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | - |
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| (noun) something used to beautify | Synonyms: ornament, ornamentation |
| (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon |
| decorativeness | (noun) an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive | - |
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| decorator | (noun) someone who decorates | Synonyms: ornamentalist |
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| (noun) a person who specializes in interior decoration | Synonyms: house decorator, interior decorator, room decorator |
| decorousness | (noun) propriety in manners and conduct | Synonyms: decorum |
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| decortication | (noun) removal of the outer covering of an organ or part | - |
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| decorum | (noun) propriety in manners and conduct | Synonyms: decorousness |
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| decoupage | (noun) the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer | - |
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| (noun) art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer | - |
| decoy | (noun) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | Synonyms: bait, lure |
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| (noun) a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | Synonyms: steerer |
| dovecote | (noun) a birdhouse for pigeons | Synonyms: columbarium, columbary |
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| ecobabble | (noun) using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware | - |
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| ecologist | (noun) a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment | - |
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| ecology | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment | Synonyms: bionomics, environmental science |
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| (noun) the environment as it relates to living organisms | - |
| econometrician | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrist |
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| econometrics | (noun) the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data | - |
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| econometrist | (noun) an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods | Synonyms: econometrician |
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| economics | (noun) the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | Synonyms: economic science, political economy |
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| economiser | (noun) a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste | Synonyms: economizer |
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| economist | (noun) an expert in the science of economics | Synonyms: economic expert |
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| economizer | (noun) a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste | Synonyms: economiser |
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| economy | (noun) an act of economizing; reduction in cost | Synonyms: saving |
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| (noun) frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | Synonyms: thriftiness |
| (noun) the efficient use of resources | - |
| (noun) the system of production and distribution and consumption | Synonyms: economic system |
| ecosystem | (noun) a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment | - |
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| ecoterrorism | (noun) violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists | Synonyms: eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare |
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| ecotourism | (noun) tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature | - |
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| entrecote | (noun) cut of meat taken from between the ribs | - |
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| femtosecond | (noun) one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond | - |
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| forecourt | (noun) the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings | - |
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| gamecock | (noun) a cock bred and trained for fighting | Synonyms: fighting cock |
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| (noun) someone who is a very fierce fighter | Synonyms: hell-kite, hell-rooster |
| gynaecologist | (noun) a specialist in gynecology | Synonyms: gynecologist, woman's doctor |
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| gynaecology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | Synonyms: gynecology |
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| gynecocracy | (noun) a political system governed by a woman | Synonyms: gynarchy |
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| gynecologist | (noun) a specialist in gynecology | Synonyms: gynaecologist, woman's doctor |
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| gynecology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | Synonyms: gynaecology |
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| gynecomastia | (noun) excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives) | - |
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| homecoming | (noun) a coming to or returning home | Synonyms: return |
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| (noun) an annual school or university reunion for graduates | - |
| housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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| indecorousness | (noun) a lack of decorum | Synonyms: indecorum |
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| indecorum | (noun) an act of undue intimacy | Synonyms: familiarity, impropriety, liberty |
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| (noun) a lack of decorum | Synonyms: indecorousness |
| latecomer | (noun) someone who arrives late | - |
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| macroeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy | - |
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| macroeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in macroeconomics | Synonyms: macroeconomic expert |
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| meconium | (noun) thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child | - |
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| mecopteran | (noun) any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera | - |
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| microeconomics | (noun) the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms | - |
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| microeconomist | (noun) an economist who specializes in microeconomics | Synonyms: microeconomic expert |
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| microsecond | (noun) one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond | - |
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| millisecond | (noun) one thousandth (10^-3) of a second | Synonyms: msec |
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| myrmecophile | (noun) an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant | - |
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| myrmecophyte | (noun) plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it | - |
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| nanosecond | (noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond | - |
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| nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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| palaeoecology | (noun) the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology | Synonyms: paleoecology |
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| paleoecology | (noun) the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology | Synonyms: palaeoecology |
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| peasecod | (noun) husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas | Synonyms: pea pod |
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| pecopteris | (noun) Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb | - |
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| pentecostalism | (noun) the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues | - |
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| picosecond | (noun) one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond | - |
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| pinecone | (noun) the seed-producing cone of a pine tree | - |
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| plecopteran | (noun) primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones | Synonyms: stone fly, stonefly |
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| precociousness | (noun) intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules | Synonyms: precocity |
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| precocity | (noun) intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules | Synonyms: precociousness |
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| precognition | (noun) knowledge of an event before it occurs | Synonyms: foreknowledge |
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| preconception | (noun) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence | Synonyms: parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossession |
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| (noun) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | Synonyms: bias, prejudice |
| precondition | (noun) a condition that is a prerequisite | - |
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| (noun) an assumption that is taken for granted | Synonyms: given, presumption |
| (noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: condition, stipulation |
| precordium | (noun) the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach | - |
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| racecourse | (noun) a course over which races are run | Synonyms: racetrack, raceway, track |
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| recoding | (noun) converting from one code to another | - |
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| recognisance | (noun) (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | Synonyms: recognizance |
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| recognition | (noun) designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body | - |
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| (noun) the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering | Synonyms: identification |
| (noun) an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid | - |
| (noun) coming to understand something clearly and distinctly | Synonyms: realisation, realization |
| (noun) approval | Synonyms: credit |
| (noun) the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country | - |
| (noun) (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape | - |
| (noun) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | Synonyms: acknowledgement, acknowledgment |
| recognizance | (noun) (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | Synonyms: recognisance |
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| recoil | (noun) a movement back from an impact | Synonyms: backlash, rebound, repercussion |
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| (noun) the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired | Synonyms: kick |
| recollection | (noun) the ability to recall past occurrences | Synonyms: anamnesis, remembrance |
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| (noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) | Synonyms: recall, reminiscence |
| (noun) something recalled to the mind | - |
| recombinant | (noun) a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred | - |
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| recombination | (noun) (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents | - |
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| (noun) (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles | - |
| recommencement | (noun) beginning again | Synonyms: resumption |
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| recommendation | (noun) any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission | Synonyms: passport |
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| (noun) something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable | - |
| (noun) something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable | Synonyms: good word, testimonial |
| recompense | (noun) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | Synonyms: compensation |
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| (noun) payment or reward (as for service rendered) | - |