adrenergic | (noun) drug that has the effects of epinephrine | Synonyms: adrenergic drug |
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aerogenerator | (noun) generator that extracts usable energy from winds | Synonyms: wind generator, windmill |
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congener | (noun) a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another | - |
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(noun) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | Synonyms: congenator, congeneric, relative |
(noun) a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character | - |
congeneric | (noun) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | Synonyms: congenator, congener, relative |
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convener | (noun) the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings | - |
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dampener | (noun) a device that dampens or moistens something | Synonyms: moistener |
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degeneracy | (noun) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | Synonyms: corruption, depravation, depravity, putrefaction |
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(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | Synonyms: decadence, decadency, degeneration |
degenerate | (noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | Synonyms: deviant, deviate, perv, perve, pervert |
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degeneration | (noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | Synonyms: retrogression |
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(noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | Synonyms: devolution |
(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | Synonyms: decadence, decadency, degeneracy |
energetism | (noun) the philosophical theory that energy is the substrate of all phenomena and that all observable changes can be interpreted as transformations of one kind of energy into another. | Synonyms: energetic monism |
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energid | (noun) a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts | Synonyms: protoplast |
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energiser | (noun) a device that supplies electrical energy | Synonyms: energizer |
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(noun) someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | Synonyms: animator, energizer, vitaliser, vitalizer |
energizer | (noun) a device that supplies electrical energy | Synonyms: energiser |
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(noun) someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people | Synonyms: animator, energiser, vitaliser, vitalizer |
energizing | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activating, activation |
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energy | (noun) forceful exertion | Synonyms: vigor, vigour, zip |
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(noun) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) | Synonyms: muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim |
(noun) enterprising or ambitious drive | Synonyms: get-up-and-go, push |
(noun) (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs | Synonyms: free energy |
(noun) any source of usable power | - |
(noun) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity | Synonyms: vim, vitality |
enervation | (noun) surgical removal of a nerve | - |
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(noun) lack of vitality | - |
(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy | Synonyms: debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion |
enlivener | (noun) an agent that gives or restores life or vigor | Synonyms: invigorator, quickener |
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fastener | (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastening, fixing, holdfast |
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(noun) a person who fastens or makes fast | - |
freshener | (noun) anything that freshens | - |
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gardener | (noun) someone who takes care of a garden | Synonyms: nurseryman |
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(noun) someone employed to work in a garden | - |
general | (noun) a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) | - |
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(noun) a general officer of the highest rank | Synonyms: full general |
(noun) the head of a religious order or congregation | Synonyms: superior general |
generalcy | (noun) the office and authority of a general | Synonyms: generalship |
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generalisation | (noun) an idea or conclusion having general application | Synonyms: generality, generalization |
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(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | Synonyms: generalization, induction, inductive reasoning |
(noun) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus | Synonyms: generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization |
(noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | Synonyms: abstraction, generalization |
generalissimo | (noun) the officer who holds the supreme command | Synonyms: commander-in-chief, commander in chief |
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generalist | (noun) a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests | Synonyms: Renaissance man |
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generality | (noun) the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability | - |
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(noun) an idea or conclusion having general application | Synonyms: generalisation, generalization |
generalization | (noun) an idea or conclusion having general application | Synonyms: generalisation, generality |
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(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | Synonyms: generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning |
(noun) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus | Synonyms: generalisation, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization |
(noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | Synonyms: abstraction, generalisation |
generalship | (noun) the office and authority of a general | Synonyms: generalcy |
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(noun) the leadership ability of a military general | - |
generation | (noun) the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | Synonyms: multiplication, propagation |
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(noun) the production of heat or electricity | - |
(noun) a coming into being | Synonyms: genesis |
(noun) group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent | - |
(noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | Synonyms: coevals, contemporaries |
(noun) the normal time between successive generations | - |
(noun) a stage of technological development or innovation | - |
generator | (noun) engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction | - |
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(noun) an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas | - |
(noun) an electronic device for producing a signal voltage | - |
(noun) someone who originates or causes or initiates something | Synonyms: author, source |
generic | (noun) any product that can be sold without a brand name | - |
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(noun) wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.) | Synonyms: generic wine |
generosity | (noun) acting generously | Synonyms: unselfishness |
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(noun) the trait of being willing to give your money or time | Synonyms: generousness |
generousness | (noun) the trait of being willing to give your money or time | Synonyms: generosity |
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greenery | (noun) green foliage | Synonyms: verdure |
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hardener | (noun) one that hardens, especially a substance added to varnish or paint to give it a harder surface or finish. | - |
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kindergartener | (noun) a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten | Synonyms: kindergartner, preschooler |
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larcener | (noun) a person who commits larceny | Synonyms: larcenist |
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lightener | (noun) any type of lightening agent that can be used to brighten the appearance of hair, skin, wood and other surfaces. | - |
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listener | (noun) someone who listens attentively | Synonyms: attender, auditor, hearer |
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listenership | (noun) all the listeners collectively of a particular radio programme, station, or broadcaster. | - |
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meshuggener | (noun) (Yiddish) a crazy fool | Synonyms: meshuggeneh |
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moistener | (noun) a device that dampens or moistens something | Synonyms: dampener |
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opener | (noun) a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans) | - |
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(noun) the first event in a series | - |
(noun) a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens | Synonyms: undoer, unfastener, untier |
quickener | (noun) an agent that gives or restores life or vigor | Synonyms: enlivener, invigorator |
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regeneration | (noun) the activity of spiritual or physical renewal | - |
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(noun) forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting | Synonyms: re-formation |
(noun) (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs | - |
(noun) feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input | Synonyms: positive feedback |
scenery | (noun) the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale | Synonyms: scene |
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(noun) the appearance of a place | - |
screener | (noun) a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint | - |
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scrivener | (noun) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts | Synonyms: copyist, scribe |
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sevener | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one | Synonyms: 7, heptad, septenary, septet, seven, VII |
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sharpener | (noun) any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | - |
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shortener | (noun) any agent that shortens | - |
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softener | (noun) a substance added to another to make it less hard | - |
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stiffener | (noun) a member attached to a beam web to prevent loss of strength due to web buckling. | - |
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(noun) material used for stiffening something | - |
straightener | (noun) a device for straightening | - |
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strengthener | (noun) a device designed to provide additional strength | Synonyms: reinforcement |
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sweetener | (noun) anything that serves as an enticement | Synonyms: bait, come-on, hook, lure |
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(noun) something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | Synonyms: sweetening |
thickener | (noun) any material used to thicken | Synonyms: thickening |
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turbogenerator | (noun) generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power | - |
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unfastener | (noun) a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens | Synonyms: opener, undoer, untier |
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venerability | (noun) the quality of deserving veneration | Synonyms: venerableness |
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venerableness | (noun) the quality of deserving veneration | Synonyms: venerability |
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veneration | (noun) religious zeal; the willingness to serve God | Synonyms: cultism, devotion |
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(noun) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something | Synonyms: awe, fear, reverence |
venerator | (noun) someone who regards with deep respect or reverence | - |
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warrener | (noun) maintains a rabbit warren | - |
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weakener | (noun) that which weakens or causes a loss of strength | - |
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whitener | (noun) an agent that makes things white or colorless | Synonyms: blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent |
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wiener | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wienerwurst |
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wienerwurst | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wiener |
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zenerdiode | (noun) a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator | Synonyms: stabilitron |
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