dislodgement | (noun) forced removal from a position of advantage | Synonyms: dislodgment |
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dislodgment | (noun) forced removal from a position of advantage | Synonyms: dislodgement |
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dismantlement | (noun) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: disassembly, dismantling |
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dismemberment | (noun) the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces | Synonyms: taking apart |
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disorientation | (noun) a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) | Synonyms: freak out |
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(noun) confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction | - |
disownment | (noun) refusal to acknowledge as one's own | Synonyms: disowning |
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disparagement | (noun) the act of speaking contemptuously of | Synonyms: dispraise |
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(noun) a communication that belittles somebody or something | Synonyms: depreciation, derogation |
displacement | (noun) act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics | Synonyms: supplanting |
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(noun) act of removing from office or employment | - |
(noun) the act of uniform movement | Synonyms: translation |
(noun) to move something from its natural environment | Synonyms: deracination |
(noun) an event in which something is displaced without rotation | Synonyms: shift |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one | - |
(noun) (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound | Synonyms: displacement reaction |
dissent | (noun) the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent | Synonyms: objection, protest |
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(noun) (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority | - |
(noun) a difference of opinion | - |
dissenter | (noun) a person who dissents from some established policy | Synonyms: contestant, dissident, objector, protester |
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dissident | (noun) a person who dissents from some established policy | Synonyms: contestant, dissenter, objector, protester |
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dissolvent | (noun) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | Synonyms: dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent |
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distention | (noun) the act of expanding by pressure from within | Synonyms: distension |
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(noun) the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions | Synonyms: dilatation, distension |
distillment | (noun) the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors | Synonyms: distillation |
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divertimento | (noun) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | Synonyms: serenade |
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divorcement | (noun) the legal dissolution of a marriage | Synonyms: divorce |
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divulgement | (noun) the act of disclosing something that was secret or private | Synonyms: divulgence |
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docent | (noun) a teacher at some universities | - |
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document | (noun) anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks | - |
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(noun) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | Synonyms: papers, written document |
(noun) (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters | Synonyms: text file |
(noun) a written account of ownership or obligation | - |
documentary | (noun) a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event | Synonyms: docudrama, documentary film, infotainment |
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documentation | (noun) documentary validation | Synonyms: support |
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(noun) confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | Synonyms: certification, corroboration |
(noun) program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs | Synonyms: software documentation |
doppelzentner | (noun) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system | Synonyms: centner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight |
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dysentery | (noun) an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | - |
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easement | (noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | Synonyms: alleviation, easing, relief |
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(noun) (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) | - |
eccentric | (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality | Synonyms: eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball |
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(noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: case, character, type |
eccentricity | (noun) strange and unconventional behavior | - |
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(noun) a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | - |
(noun) (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis | - |
edentate | (noun) primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America | - |
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edutainment | (noun) entertainment that is intended to be educational | - |
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effacement | (noun) withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | Synonyms: self-effacement |
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(noun) shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor | - |
efferent | (noun) a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands | Synonyms: efferent nerve, motor nerve |
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effluent | (noun) water mixed with waste matter | Synonyms: sewer water, wastewater |
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egocentric | (noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others | Synonyms: egoist |
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egocentrism | (noun) concern for your own interests and welfare | Synonyms: egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest |
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eighteenth | (noun) position 18 in a countable series of things | - |
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element | (noun) an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | Synonyms: component, constituent |
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(noun) an abstract part of something | Synonyms: component, constituent, factor, ingredient |
(noun) the most favorable environment for a plant or animal | - |
(noun) a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | - |
(noun) the situation in which you are happiest and most effective | - |
(noun) any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | Synonyms: chemical element |
(noun) one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | - |
elements | (noun) violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements) | - |
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eleventh | (noun) position 11 in a countable series of things | - |
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elopement | (noun) the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married) | - |
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embalmment | (noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | - |
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embankment | (noun) a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | - |
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embarkment | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: boarding, embarkation |
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embarrassment | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: overplus, plethora, superfluity |
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(noun) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed | - |
(noun) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | - |
(noun) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) | - |
embayment | (noun) an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf | Synonyms: bay |
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embellishment | (noun) the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | Synonyms: ornamentation |
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(noun) a superfluous ornament | - |
(noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | Synonyms: embroidery |
embezzlement | (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | Synonyms: defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation |
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embitterment | (noun) the state of being embittered | - |
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embodiment | (noun) giving concrete form to an abstract concept | - |
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(noun) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept | Synonyms: shape |
(noun) a new personification of a familiar idea | Synonyms: avatar, incarnation |
embossment | (noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief |
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(noun) an impression produced by pressure or printing | Synonyms: imprint |
embracement | (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | Synonyms: embrace, embracing |
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embroilment | (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: imbroglio |
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emollient | (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | Synonyms: cream, ointment |
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emolument | (noun) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) | - |
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emplacement | (noun) the act of putting something in a certain place | Synonyms: locating, location, placement, position, positioning |
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(noun) military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon | - |
employment | (noun) the occupation for which you are paid | Synonyms: work |
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(noun) the act of using | Synonyms: exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
(noun) the act of giving someone a job | Synonyms: engagement |
(noun) the state of being employed or having a job | Synonyms: employ |
empowerment | (noun) the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | Synonyms: authorisation, authorization |
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enactment | (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: characterization, personation, portrayal |
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(noun) the passing of a law by a legislative body | Synonyms: passage |
(noun) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | Synonyms: act |
encampment | (noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | Synonyms: bivouacking, camping, tenting |
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(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers | Synonyms: bivouac, camp, cantonment |
(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite |
encasement | (noun) the act of enclosing something in a case | Synonyms: incasement |
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enchantment | (noun) a magical spell | Synonyms: bewitchment |
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(noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enthrallment, fascination |
(noun) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation | Synonyms: spell, trance |
encirclement | (noun) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | Synonyms: blockade |
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encompassment | (noun) including entirely | - |
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encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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(noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
(noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
encroachment | (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission | Synonyms: intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation |
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(noun) influencing strongly | Synonyms: impact, impingement |
(noun) any entry into an area not previously occupied | Synonyms: intrusion, invasion |
endangerment | (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk |
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endearment | (noun) the act of showing affection | - |
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endorsement | (noun) the act of endorsing | Synonyms: indorsement |
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(noun) formal and explicit approval | Synonyms: countenance, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant |
(noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | Synonyms: blurb, indorsement |
(noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: indorsement, second, secondment |
(noun) a signature that validates something | Synonyms: indorsement |
endowment | (noun) the act of endowing with a permanent source of income | - |
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(noun) natural abilities or qualities | Synonyms: gift, natural endowment, talent |
(noun) the capital that provides income for an institution | Synonyms: endowment fund |
enfeeblement | (noun) serious weakening and loss of energy | Synonyms: debilitation, enervation, exhaustion |
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enfeoffment | (noun) under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service | - |
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enforcement | (noun) the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to | - |
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enfranchisement | (noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | Synonyms: certification |
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(noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) | Synonyms: franchise |
(noun) freedom from political subjugation or servitude | - |
engagement | (noun) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | Synonyms: involution, involvement, participation |
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(noun) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | Synonyms: battle, conflict, fight |
(noun) the act of giving someone a job | Synonyms: employment |
(noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | Synonyms: booking |
(noun) a mutual promise to marry | Synonyms: betrothal, troth |
(noun) contact by fitting together | Synonyms: interlocking, mesh, meshing |
(noun) a meeting arranged in advance | Synonyms: appointment, date |
engorgement | (noun) eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation | - |
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(noun) congestion with blood | - |
engrossment | (noun) the quality of being intent and concentrated | Synonyms: intentness |
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(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something | Synonyms: absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort | Synonyms: absorption, concentration, immersion |
enhancement | (noun) an improvement that makes something more agreeable | Synonyms: sweetening |
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enjambement | (noun) the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | Synonyms: enjambment |
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enjambment | (noun) the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | Synonyms: enjambement |
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enjoinment | (noun) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity | Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoining, injunction |
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enjoyment | (noun) act of receiving pleasure from something | Synonyms: delectation |
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(noun) (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property | Synonyms: use |
(noun) the pleasure felt when having a good time | - |
enlargement | (noun) the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | Synonyms: expansion |
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(noun) a photographic print that has been enlarged | Synonyms: blowup, magnification |
(noun) a discussion that provides additional information | Synonyms: elaboration, expansion |
(noun) the state of being enlarged | - |
enlightenment | (noun) education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge | - |
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(noun) (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | Synonyms: nirvana |
enlistment | (noun) the act of enlisting (as in a military service) | - |
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(noun) a period of time spent in military service | Synonyms: duty tour, hitch, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty |
ennoblement | (noun) the act of raising someone to the nobility | - |
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(noun) the state of being noble | - |
enragement | (noun) a feeling of intense anger and impatience | Synonyms: infuriation |
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enrichment | (noun) act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding | - |
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(noun) a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth | - |
enrollment | (noun) the act of enrolling | Synonyms: enrolment, registration |
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(noun) the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time | Synonyms: registration |
enrolment | (noun) the act of enrolling | Synonyms: enrollment, registration |
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enslavement | (noun) the act of making slaves of your captives | - |
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(noun) the state of being a slave | Synonyms: captivity |
entablature | (noun) (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof | - |
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entail | (noun) the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple | - |
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(noun) land received by fee tail | - |
entailment | (noun) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | Synonyms: deduction, implication |
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entanglement | (noun) an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim | Synonyms: web |
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entasis | (noun) a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight | - |
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entelechy | (noun) (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality | - |
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entellus | (noun) langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India | Synonyms: hanuman, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus |
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entente | (noun) a friendly understanding between political powers | Synonyms: entente cordiale |
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(noun) an informal alliance between countries | Synonyms: entente cordiale |
enterics | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, entric |
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entering | (noun) the act of entering | Synonyms: entrance, entry, incoming, ingress |
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(noun) a movement into or inward | Synonyms: entrance |
enteritis | (noun) inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea | - |
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enterobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, entric |
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