abasement | (noun) depriving one of self-esteem | Synonyms: humiliation |
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(noun) a low or downcast state | Synonyms: abjection, degradation |
abatement | (noun) the act of abating | - |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
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 | - |
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abridgement | (noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgment, capsule, condensation |
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abstemiousness | (noun) moderation in eating and drinking | - |
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(noun) restricted to bare necessities | - |
academe | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academia |
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academia | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academe |
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academic | (noun) an educator who works at a college or university | Synonyms: academician, faculty member |
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academician | (noun) an educator who works at a college or university | Synonyms: academic, faculty member |
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(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 | - |
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academicism | (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety | Synonyms: academism, scholasticism |
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(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 |
academism | (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety | Synonyms: academicism, scholasticism |
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(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. | Synonyms: academic art, academicism |
academy | (noun) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | - |
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(noun) a secondary school (usually private) | - |
(noun) a school for special training | - |
(noun) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature | Synonyms: honorary society |
accouchement | (noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child | Synonyms: childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth |
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accoutrement | (noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | Synonyms: accessory, accouterment |
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accruement | (noun) the act of accumulating | Synonyms: accrual, accumulation |
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acetonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: ketonemia, ketosis |
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achievement | (noun) the action of accomplishing something | Synonyms: accomplishment |
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acidemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale) | - |
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acknowledgement | (noun) a statement acknowledging something or someone | Synonyms: acknowledgment |
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(noun) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | Synonyms: acknowledgment, recognition |
acquirement | (noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, attainment, skill |
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advancement | (noun) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | Synonyms: advance, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression |
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(noun) gradual improvement or growth or development | Synonyms: progress |
(noun) encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something | Synonyms: furtherance, promotion |
advertisement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertising, advertizement, advertizing |
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advertizement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizing |
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advisement | (noun) careful consideration | Synonyms: deliberation, weighing |
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aeroembolism | (noun) obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving | Synonyms: air embolism, gas embolism |
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(noun) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | Synonyms: air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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aggrandisement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandizement, elevation |
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aggrandizement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandisement, elevation |
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agreement | (noun) compatibility of observations | Synonyms: correspondence |
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(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: arrangement |
(noun) the verbal act of agreeing | - |
(noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: understanding |
(noun) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations | Synonyms: concord |
(noun) harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: accord |
ahem | (noun) the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. | Synonyms: hem |
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alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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alchemy | (noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times | - |
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(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry |
alembic | (noun) an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube | - |
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alinement | (noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: alignment, alliance, coalition |
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alkalemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale) | - |
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allegement | (noun) statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove | Synonyms: allegation |
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allemande | (noun) egg-thickened veloute | Synonyms: allemande sauce |
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allurement | (noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | Synonyms: solicitation |
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(noun) the power to entice or attract through personal charm | Synonyms: allure, temptingness |
(noun) attractiveness | - |
alstroemeria | (noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers | - |
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amazement | (noun) the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising | Synonyms: astonishment |
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amercement | (noun) money extracted as a penalty | Synonyms: fine, mulct |
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amusement | (noun) an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | Synonyms: entertainment |
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(noun) a feeling of delight at being entertained | - |
anaemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anemia |
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(noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anemia |
analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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anathema | (noun) a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication | - |
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(noun) a detested person | Synonyms: bete noire |
anathematisation | (noun) the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed | Synonyms: anathematization |
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anathematization | (noun) the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed | Synonyms: anathematisation |
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anemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anaemia |
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(noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anaemia |
anemoclinometer | (noun) A type of instrument which measures the inclination of the wind to the horizontal plane. | - |
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anemograph | (noun) An instrument which records wind velocities. | - |
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anemography | (noun) recording anemometrical measurements | - |
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anemometer | (noun) a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind | Synonyms: wind gage, wind gauge |
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anemometry | (noun) measuring wind speed and direction | - |
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anemone | (noun) marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton | Synonyms: sea anemone |
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(noun) any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves | Synonyms: windflower |
angioedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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angiohemophilia | (noun) a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding | Synonyms: vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease |
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announcement | (noun) a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen | Synonyms: promulgation |
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(noun) a formal public statement | Synonyms: annunciation, declaration, proclamation |
anoxemia | (noun) abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood | - |
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anthem | (noun) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | Synonyms: hymn |
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(noun) a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) | - |
antiemetic | (noun) a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: antiemetic drug |
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antifeminism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: chauvinism, male chauvinism |
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antifeminist | (noun) someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women | - |
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antisemitism | (noun) the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people | Synonyms: anti-Semitism |
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apodeme | (noun) ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles | - |
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apolemia | (noun) large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long | - |
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appeasement | (noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | Synonyms: calming |
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applemint | (noun) mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: apple mint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens |
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arbitrement | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitrament, arbitration |
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argemone | (noun) any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America | Synonyms: devil's fig, prickly poppy, white thistle |
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arrangement | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arranging, transcription |
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(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | Synonyms: placement |
(noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying | Synonyms: organisation, organization, system |
(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: agreement |
(noun) a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments | Synonyms: musical arrangement |
(noun) an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging | - |
artemisia | (noun) any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage | - |
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assemblage | (noun) the social act of assembling | Synonyms: assembly, gathering |
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(noun) a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose | Synonyms: hookup |
(noun) a group of persons together in one place | Synonyms: gathering |
(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Synonyms: accumulation, aggregation, collection |
assembler | (noun) a program to convert assembly language into machine language | Synonyms: assembly program |
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assembling | (noun) the act of gathering something together | Synonyms: aggregation, collecting, collection |
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assembly | (noun) the social act of assembling | Synonyms: assemblage, gathering |
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(noun) the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: fabrication |
(noun) a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit | - |
(noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion | Synonyms: forum, meeting place |
(noun) a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together | - |
(noun) a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose | - |
assemblyman | (noun) someone who is a member of a legislative assembly | - |
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assemblywoman | (noun) a woman assemblyman | - |
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assuagement | (noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | Synonyms: alleviation, relief |
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atonement | (noun) the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | Synonyms: expiation, propitiation |
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(noun) compensation for a wrong | Synonyms: expiation, satisfaction |
atrophedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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attempt | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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(noun) the act of attacking | Synonyms: attack |
attempter | (noun) one who tries | Synonyms: essayer, trier |
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axolemma | (noun) outer membrane covering an axon | - |
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azotaemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotemia, uraemia, uremia |
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azotemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotaemia, uraemia, uremia |
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bacteremia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteriaemia, bacteriemia |
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bacteriaemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriemia |
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bacteriemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriaemia |
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bafflement | (noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand | Synonyms: befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement |
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baggageman | (noun) an attendant who takes care of baggage | - |
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ballottement | (noun) a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus) | - |
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bargeman | (noun) someone who operates a barge | Synonyms: bargee, lighterman |
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basement | (noun) the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage | Synonyms: cellar |
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(noun) the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture | - |
battlement | (noun) a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | Synonyms: crenelation, crenellation |
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befuddlement | (noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand | Synonyms: bafflement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement |
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beguilement | (noun) an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | Synonyms: distraction |
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(noun) magnetic personal charm | Synonyms: animal magnetism, bewitchery |
behemoth | (noun) someone that is abnormally large and powerful | Synonyms: colossus, giant, goliath, monster |
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(noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation | Synonyms: colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan |
belemnite | (noun) a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae | - |
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