affect | (noun) the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion | - |
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affectation | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectedness, mannerism, pose |
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affectedness | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectation, mannerism, pose |
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(noun) the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) | - |
affection | (noun) a positive feeling of liking | Synonyms: affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness |
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affectionateness | (noun) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | Synonyms: fondness, lovingness, warmth |
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(noun) a positive feeling of liking | Synonyms: affection, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness |
affenpinscher | (noun) European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle | Synonyms: monkey dog, monkey pinscher |
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afferent | (noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | Synonyms: afferent nerve, sensory nerve |
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aftereffect | (noun) any result that follows its cause after an interval | - |
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(noun) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy | - |
afterlife | (noun) life after death | Synonyms: hereafter |
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alewife | (noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus | Synonyms: Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus |
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(noun) flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams | - |
aminotransferase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, transaminase |
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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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antiferromagnet | (noun) any material that has antiferromagnetic properties. | - |
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antiferromagnetism | (noun) magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature | - |
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antifertilizin | (noun) An immunologically specific substance produced by animal sperm to implement attraction by the egg before fertilization. | - |
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aquifer | (noun) underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc | - |
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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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beanfeast | (noun) an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees | - |
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bedfellow | (noun) a person with whom you share a bed | Synonyms: bedmate |
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(noun) a temporary associate | - |
beefeater | (noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | Synonyms: yeoman, yeoman of the guard |
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biodefence | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefense, biological defence, biological defense |
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biodefense | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefence, biological defence, biological defense |
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biofeedback | (noun) a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them | - |
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biosafety | (noun) safety from exposure to infectious agents | - |
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birdfeeder | (noun) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds | Synonyms: bird feeder, feeder |
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bluffer | (noun) a person who tries to bluff other people | Synonyms: four-flusher |
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bouffe | (noun) opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken | Synonyms: comic opera, opera bouffe, opera comique |
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buffer | (noun) a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact | Synonyms: fender |
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(noun) a power tool used to buff surfaces | Synonyms: polisher |
(noun) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | Synonyms: cowcatcher, fender, pilot |
(noun) (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system | Synonyms: buffer storage, buffer store |
(noun) an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | Synonyms: buff |
(noun) a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict | Synonyms: buffer zone |
(noun) (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH | - |
buffet | (noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | Synonyms: counter, sideboard |
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(noun) usually inexpensive bar | Synonyms: snack bar, snack counter |
(noun) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves | - |
buffeting | (noun) repeated heavy blows | Synonyms: pounding |
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cafe | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | Synonyms: coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse |
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cafeteria | (noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
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caffein | (noun) a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | Synonyms: caffeine |
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caffeine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | Synonyms: caffein |
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caffeinism | (noun) poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products | Synonyms: caffeine intoxication |
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caffer | (noun) an offensive and insulting term for any Black African | Synonyms: caffre, kaffir, kafir |
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calciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: cholecalciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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candlesnuffer | (noun) an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle | - |
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carafe | (noun) a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water | Synonyms: decanter |
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chafe | (noun) anger produced by some annoying irritation | Synonyms: annoyance, vexation |
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(noun) soreness and warmth caused by friction | - |
chafeweed | (noun) weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike | Synonyms: Gnaphalium sylvaticum, wood cudweed |
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chamfer | (noun) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees | Synonyms: bevel, cant |
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chauffeur | (noun) a person paid to drive a privately owned car | - |
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chauffeuse | (noun) a woman chauffeur | - |
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chickenfeed | (noun) a trifling sum of money | Synonyms: chump change, small change |
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cholecalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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circumference | (noun) the size of something as given by the distance around it | Synonyms: perimeter |
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(noun) the length of the closed curve of a circle | - |
(noun) the boundary line encompassing an area or object | Synonyms: circuit |
cockchafer | (noun) any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult | Synonyms: May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha |
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codefendant | (noun) a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | Synonyms: co-defendant |
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coffee | (noun) a medium brown to dark-brown color | Synonyms: burnt umber, chocolate, deep brown, umber |
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(noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | Synonyms: java |
(noun) a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee | Synonyms: coffee bean, coffee berry |
(noun) any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans | Synonyms: coffee tree |
coffeeberry | (noun) evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits | Synonyms: California buckthorn, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus |
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coffeecake | (noun) a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee | Synonyms: coffee cake |
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coffeehouse | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | Synonyms: cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop |
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coffeepot | (noun) tall pot in which coffee is brewed | - |
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coffer | (noun) a chest especially for storing valuables | - |
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(noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome | Synonyms: caisson, lacunar |
cofferdam | (noun) large watertight chamber used for construction under water | Synonyms: caisson, pneumatic caisson |
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coiffeur | (noun) a man hairdresser | - |
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coiffeuse | (noun) a woman hairdresser | - |
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confect | (noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | Synonyms: candy |
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confection | (noun) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | Synonyms: concoction |
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(noun) a food rich in sugar | Synonyms: sweet |
confectionary | (noun) a confectioner's shop | Synonyms: candy store, confectionery |
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confectioner | (noun) someone who makes candies and other sweets | Synonyms: candymaker |
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confectionery | (noun) the occupation and skills of a confectioner | - |
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(noun) a confectioner's shop | Synonyms: candy store, confectionary |
(noun) candy and other sweets considered collectively | - |
confederacy | (noun) a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | Synonyms: conspiracy |
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(noun) a union of political organizations | Synonyms: confederation, federation |
(noun) a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | Synonyms: conspiracy |
confederate | (noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | Synonyms: accomplice |
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(noun) someone who assists in a plot | Synonyms: collaborator, henchman, partner in crime |
confederation | (noun) the act of forming an alliance or confederation | Synonyms: alliance |
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(noun) a union of political organizations | Synonyms: confederacy, federation |
(noun) the state of being allied or confederated | Synonyms: alliance |
conferee | (noun) a member of a conference | - |
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(noun) a person on whom something is bestowed | - |
conference | (noun) a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | Synonyms: group discussion |
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(noun) a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | - |
(noun) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | Synonyms: league |
conferment | (noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | Synonyms: bestowal, bestowment, conferral |
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conferral | (noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | Synonyms: bestowal, bestowment, conferment |
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conferrer | (noun) person who makes a gift of property | Synonyms: bestower, donor, giver, presenter |
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(noun) someone who converses or confers (as in a conference) | - |
conferva | (noun) any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water | - |
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confession | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution | - |
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(noun) an admission of misdeeds or faults | - |
(noun) a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | - |
(noun) a public declaration of your faith | - |
(noun) the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) | - |
confessional | (noun) a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions | - |
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confessor | (noun) a priest who hears confession and gives absolution | - |
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(noun) someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) | - |
confetti | (noun) small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) | - |
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conifer | (noun) any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones | Synonyms: coniferous tree |
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coreference | (noun) the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent | - |
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counterfeit | (noun) a copy that is represented as the original | Synonyms: forgery |
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counterfeiter | (noun) someone who makes copies illegally | Synonyms: forger |
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counteroffensive | (noun) a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force | - |
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counteroffer | (noun) an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer | - |
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countertransference | (noun) the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction | - |
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crucifer | (noun) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae | Synonyms: cruciferous plant |
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curfew | (noun) a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions | - |
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(noun) an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited | - |
(noun) the time that the curfew signal is sounded | - |
cybercafe | (noun) a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink | - |
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dedifferentiation | (noun) the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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defeat | (noun) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | Synonyms: licking |
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(noun) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | Synonyms: frustration |
defeated | (noun) people who are defeated | Synonyms: discomfited |
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defeatism | (noun) acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | - |
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defeatist | (noun) someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions | Synonyms: negativist |
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defecation | (noun) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus | Synonyms: laxation, shitting |
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defecator | (noun) (obsolete) that which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and syrups. | - |
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(noun) a person who defecates | Synonyms: shitter, voider |
defect | (noun) a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | Synonyms: blemish, mar |
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(noun) a failing or deficiency | Synonyms: shortcoming |
(noun) an imperfection in an object or machine | Synonyms: fault, flaw |
(noun) an imperfection in a bodily system | - |
defection | (noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | Synonyms: abandonment, desertion |
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(noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | Synonyms: apostasy, renunciation |
defectiveness | (noun) the state of being defective | Synonyms: faultiness |
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defector | (noun) a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | Synonyms: deserter |
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defence | (noun) (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | Synonyms: defense, defensive measure |
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(noun) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | Synonyms: defense |
(noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defense, demurrer, denial |
(noun) protection from harm | Synonyms: defense |
(noun) a structure used to defend against attack | Synonyms: defense, defensive structure |
(noun) the justification for some act or belief | Synonyms: defense, vindication |
(noun) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | Synonyms: defense, refutation |
(noun) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | Synonyms: defense, defense lawyers, defense team |
(noun) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | Synonyms: defending team, defense |
(noun) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | Synonyms: defence force, defense, defense force |
(noun) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Synonyms: defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
defencelessness | (noun) the property of being helpless in the face of attack | Synonyms: defenselessness, unprotectedness |
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