aftermath | (noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: consequence |
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(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: backwash, wake |
alderman | (noun) a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | - |
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chambermaid | (noun) a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) | Synonyms: fille de chambre |
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chyloderma | (noun) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction | Synonyms: elephantiasis scroti |
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counterman | (noun) a male who attends a counter (as in a diner) | - |
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countermand | (noun) a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command | - |
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countermarch | (noun) (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route | - |
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derma | (noun) the deep vascular inner layer of the skin | Synonyms: corium, dermis |
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dermabrasion | (noun) removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer | - |
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dermatitis | (noun) inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters | - |
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dermatoglyphic | (noun) the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | - |
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dermatoglyphics | (noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet | - |
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dermatologist | (noun) a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | Synonyms: skin doctor |
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dermatology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases | - |
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dermatome | (noun) a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin | - |
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dermatomycosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatophytosis |
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dermatomyositis | (noun) myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals | - |
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dermatophytosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatomycosis |
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dermatosclerosis | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: scleroderma |
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dermatosis | (noun) disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) | - |
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erythroderma | (noun) any skin disorder involving abnormal redness | - |
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fermata | (noun) (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest | - |
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(noun) a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount | - |
fingermark | (noun) a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | Synonyms: fingerprint |
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fisherman | (noun) someone whose occupation is catching fish | Synonyms: fisher |
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germander | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Teucrium | - |
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germaneness | (noun) pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand | - |
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germanite | (noun) a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide | - |
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germanium | (noun) a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite | Synonyms: atomic number 32, Ge |
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hermaphrodism | (noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphroditism |
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hermaphrodite | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, intersex |
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hermaphroditism | (noun) showing characteristics of both sexes | Synonyms: androgyny, bisexuality |
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(noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphrodism |
hypermarket | (noun) a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) | - |
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hypermastigote | (noun) flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites | - |
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impermanence | (noun) the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations | Synonyms: impermanency |
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impermanency | (noun) the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations | Synonyms: impermanence |
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intermarriage | (noun) marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law | Synonyms: endogamy, inmarriage |
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(noun) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law | Synonyms: exogamy |
jiggermast | (noun) any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl | Synonyms: jigger |
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keratoderma | (noun) any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny | Synonyms: keratodermia |
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letterman | (noun) an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport | - |
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leukoderma | (noun) a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin | - |
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lighterman | (noun) someone who operates a barge | Synonyms: bargee, bargeman |
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lobsterman | (noun) a person whose occupation is catching lobsters | - |
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lumberman | (noun) a person who fells trees | Synonyms: faller, feller, logger, lumberjack |
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melanoderma | (noun) abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin | - |
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mermaid | (noun) half woman and half fish; lives in the sea | - |
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merman | (noun) half man and half fish; lives in the sea | - |
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neurodermatitis | (noun) dermatitis in which localized areas (especially the forearms or back of the neck or outer part of the ankle) itch persistently; cause is unknown | - |
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newspaperman | (noun) a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: pressman |
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overmantel | (noun) a shelf over a mantelpiece | - |
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pachyderma | (noun) thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction | Synonyms: nevoid elephantiasis |
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papermaking | (noun) the craft of making paper | - |
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permafrost | (noun) ground that is permanently frozen | - |
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permanence | (noun) the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | Synonyms: permanency |
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permanency | (noun) the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | Synonyms: permanence |
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permanent | (noun) a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | Synonyms: perm, permanent wave |
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permanganate | (noun) a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic | - |
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pseudohermaphrodite | (noun) someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth | - |
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pseudohermaphroditism | (noun) congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex | - |
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quartermaster | (noun) an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops | - |
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scleroderma | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: dermatosclerosis |
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spermaceti | (noun) a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale | - |
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spermatid | (noun) an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon | - |
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spermatocele | (noun) a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa | - |
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spermatocide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermicide |
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spermatocyte | (noun) a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids | - |
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spermatogenesis | (noun) development of spermatozoa | - |
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spermatophyte | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: phanerogam, seed plant |
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spermatozoan | (noun) the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | Synonyms: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon |
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spermatozoid | (noun) a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm | Synonyms: antherozoid |
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spermatozoon | (noun) the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | Synonyms: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan |
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squandermania | (noun) prodigious squandering (usually by a government) | - |
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superman | (noun) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | Synonyms: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, window pane, Zen |
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(noun) a person with great powers and abilities | Synonyms: demigod, Ubermensch |
supermarket | (noun) a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods | - |
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supermarketeer | (noun) an operator of a supermarket | Synonyms: supermarketer |
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supermarketer | (noun) an operator of a supermarket | Synonyms: supermarketeer |
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termagant | (noun) a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | Synonyms: shrew |
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thermal | (noun) rising current of warm air | - |
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thermalgesia | (noun) pain caused by heat | - |
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timberman | (noun) an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering | - |
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trencherman | (noun) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | Synonyms: glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer |
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triggerman | (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo |
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washerman | (noun) a man who operates an industrial washing machine | Synonyms: laundryman |
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waterman | (noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat | Synonyms: boater, boatman |
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watermark | (noun) a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light | - |
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(noun) a line marking the level reached by a body of water | Synonyms: water line |
weatherman | (noun) predicts the weather | Synonyms: weather forecaster |
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xeroderma | (noun) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin | Synonyms: xerodermia |
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