| accretion | (noun) (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) | - |
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| (noun) an increase by natural growth or addition | Synonyms: accumulation |
| (noun) (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment | - |
| (noun) (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles | - |
| (noun) (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | - |
| (noun) something contributing to growth or increase | - |
| acetin | (noun) any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together | - |
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| acetophenetidin | (noun) a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic | Synonyms: acetphenetidin, phenacetin |
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| acetphenetidin | (noun) a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic | Synonyms: acetophenetidin, phenacetin |
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| aesthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: esthetic |
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| aesthetician | (noun) a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty | Synonyms: esthetician |
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| (noun) a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.) | Synonyms: esthetician |
| aesthetics | (noun) (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) | Synonyms: esthetics |
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| aetiologist | (noun) a specialist in the etiology of diseases | Synonyms: etiologist |
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| aetiology | (noun) the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: etiology |
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| (noun) the cause of a disease | Synonyms: etiology |
| alphabetisation | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetization |
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| alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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| alphabetization | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetisation |
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| alphabetizer | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetiser |
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| anaesthetic | (noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | Synonyms: anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent |
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| anaesthetist | (noun) a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | Synonyms: anesthesiologist, anesthetist |
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| analphabetic | (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabet |
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| analphabetism | (noun) an inability to read | Synonyms: illiteracy |
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| anesthetic | (noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | Synonyms: anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic agent |
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| anesthetist | (noun) a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | Synonyms: anaesthetist, anesthesiologist |
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| antidiabetic | (noun) a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: antidiabetic drug |
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| antidiuretic | (noun) a drug that limits the formation of urine | Synonyms: antidiuretic drug |
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| antiemetic | (noun) a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: antiemetic drug |
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| antiferromagnetism | (noun) magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature | - |
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| antipyretic | (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | Synonyms: febrifuge |
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| apologetics | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines | - |
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| appetiser | (noun) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | Synonyms: appetizer, starter |
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| appetisingness | (noun) the property of stimulating the appetite | Synonyms: appetizingness |
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| appetite | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetence, appetency |
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| appetizer | (noun) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | Synonyms: appetiser, starter |
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| appetizingness | (noun) the property of stimulating the appetite | Synonyms: appetisingness |
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| arithmetic | (noun) the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations | - |
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| arithmetician | (noun) someone who specializes in arithmetic | - |
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| asafetida | (noun) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic | Synonyms: asafoetida |
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| asafoetida | (noun) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic | Synonyms: asafetida |
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| ascetic | (noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline | Synonyms: abstainer |
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| asceticism | (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | Synonyms: ascesis |
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| (noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | Synonyms: austerity, nonindulgence |
| (noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state | - |
| athleticism | (noun) intense energy | Synonyms: strenuosity |
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| athletics | (noun) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | Synonyms: sport |
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| (noun) participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | - |
| (noun) a contest between athletes | Synonyms: athletic competition, athletic contest |
| banqueting | (noun) eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) | Synonyms: feasting |
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| betise | (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity |
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| bletia | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers | - |
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| bluetick | (noun) a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey | - |
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| buffeting | (noun) repeated heavy blows | Synonyms: pounding |
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| bulletin | (noun) a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) | - |
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| carpeting | (noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | Synonyms: carpet, rug |
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| chorioretinitis | (noun) inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina | - |
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| cimetidine | (noun) a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid | Synonyms: Tagamet |
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| clarinetist | (noun) a musician who plays the clarinet | Synonyms: clarinettist |
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| competition | (noun) the act of competing as for profit or a prize | Synonyms: contention, rivalry |
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| (noun) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | Synonyms: contest |
| (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: challenger, competitor, contender, rival |
| (noun) a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers | - |
| competitiveness | (noun) an aggressive willingness to compete | Synonyms: fight |
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| competitor | (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: challenger, competition, contender, rival |
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| completion | (noun) a concluding action | Synonyms: closing, culmination, mop up, windup |
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| (noun) (American football) a successful forward pass in football | Synonyms: pass completion |
| concretion | (noun) the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts | Synonyms: coalescence, coalescency, coalition, conglutination |
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| (noun) an increase in the density of something | Synonyms: compaction, compression, densification |
| (noun) a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | Synonyms: calculus |
| (noun) the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) | - |
| concretism | (noun) a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms | Synonyms: concrete representation |
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| cornetist | (noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | Synonyms: trumpeter |
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| cosmetic | (noun) a toiletry designed to beautify the body | - |
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| cosmetician | (noun) someone who sells or applies cosmetics | - |
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| (noun) someone who works in a beauty parlor | Synonyms: beautician |
| cretin | (noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: changeling, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard |
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| cretinism | (noun) severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting | - |
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| crocheting | (noun) creating a garment of needlework | - |
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| (noun) needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle | Synonyms: crochet |
| crotchetiness | (noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition | Synonyms: contrariness, crankiness, grumpiness |
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| cybernetics | (noun) (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems) | - |
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| cytogeneticist | (noun) a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity | - |
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| cytogenetics | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes) | - |
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| dehydroretinol | (noun) a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1 | Synonyms: vitamin A2 |
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| deletion | (noun) the act of deleting something written or printed | - |
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| (noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | Synonyms: cut, excision |
| (noun) (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | - |
| (noun) any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Synonyms: omission |
| demagnetisation | (noun) the process of removing magnetization | Synonyms: demagnetization |
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| demagnetization | (noun) the process of removing magnetization | Synonyms: demagnetisation |
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| demonetisation | (noun) ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: demonetization |
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| demonetization | (noun) ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: demonetisation |
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| depletion | (noun) the act of decreasing something markedly | - |
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| (noun) the state of being depleted | - |
| diabetic | (noun) someone who has diabetes | - |
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| diamagnetism | (noun) phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet | - |
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| diaphoretic | (noun) used to produce perspiration | - |
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| dietetics | (noun) the scientific study of food preparation and intake | - |
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| dietician | (noun) a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition | Synonyms: dietitian |
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| dieting | (noun) the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | Synonyms: diet |
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| dietitian | (noun) a specialist in the study of diet and nutrition | Synonyms: dietician |
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| discretion | (noun) the trait of judging wisely and objectively | Synonyms: discernment |
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| (noun) the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | Synonyms: free will |
| (noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | Synonyms: circumspection, discreetness, prudence |
| (noun) refined taste; tact | Synonyms: delicacy |
| (noun) freedom to act or judge on one's own | - |
| diuretic | (noun) any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water | Synonyms: diuretic drug, water pill |
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| electromagnetics | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena | Synonyms: electromagnetism |
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| electromagnetism | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena | Synonyms: electromagnetics |
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| (noun) magnetism produced by an electric current | - |
| electroretinogram | (noun) a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye | - |
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| emetic | (noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: nauseant, vomit, vomitive |
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| 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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| erythropoietin | (noun) a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells | - |
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| esthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: aesthetic |
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| esthetician | (noun) a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty | Synonyms: aesthetician |
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| (noun) a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.) | Synonyms: aesthetician |
| esthetics | (noun) (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) | Synonyms: aesthetics |
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| etiolation | (noun) (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight | - |
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| (noun) the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something | - |
| (noun) a pale and sickly appearance | - |
| etiologist | (noun) a specialist in the etiology of diseases | Synonyms: aetiologist |
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| etiology | (noun) the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: aetiology |
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| (noun) the cause of a disease | Synonyms: aetiology |
| etiquette | (noun) rules governing socially acceptable behavior | - |
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| excreting | (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | Synonyms: elimination, evacuation, excretion, voiding |
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| excretion | (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | Synonyms: elimination, evacuation, excreting, voiding |
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| (noun) waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | Synonyms: body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product |
| expletive | (noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | Synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword |
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| (noun) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line | - |
| facetiousness | (noun) playful humor | - |
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| ferrimagnetism | (noun) a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment | - |
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| ferromagnetism | (noun) phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed | - |
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| fetich | (noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity | Synonyms: fetish |
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| (noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | Synonyms: fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo |