ambages | (noun) (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action | - |
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analgesia | (noun) absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness | - |
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analgesic | (noun) a medicine used to relieve pain | Synonyms: anodyne, pain pill, painkiller |
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autosuggestion | (noun) a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s | Synonyms: auto-suggestion, self-suggestion |
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bilges | (noun) in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side | - |
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burgess | (noun) a citizen of an English borough | Synonyms: burgher |
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congestion | (noun) excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part | - |
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(noun) excessive crowding | Synonyms: over-crowding |
damages | (noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | Synonyms: amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution |
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decongestant | (noun) a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion | - |
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digest | (noun) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) | Synonyms: compilation |
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(noun) a periodical that summarizes the news | - |
digester | (noun) autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested | - |
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digestibility | (noun) the property of being easy to digest | Synonyms: digestibleness |
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digestibleness | (noun) the property of being easy to digest | Synonyms: digestibility |
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digestion | (noun) learning and coming to understand ideas and information | - |
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(noun) the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body | - |
(noun) the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat | - |
digestive | (noun) any substance that promotes digestion | - |
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eisegesis | (noun) personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas | - |
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exegesis | (noun) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) | - |
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gesneria | (noun) any plant of the genus Gesneria | - |
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gesneriad | (noun) any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia | - |
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gesso | (noun) gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) | - |
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gestalt | (noun) a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts | - |
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gestation | (noun) the conception and development of an idea or plan | - |
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(noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | Synonyms: maternity, pregnancy |
(noun) the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) | Synonyms: gestation period |
gesticulation | (noun) a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion | - |
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gesture | (noun) motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling | - |
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(noun) something done as an indication of intention | - |
(noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | Synonyms: motion |
indigestibility | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibleness |
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indigestibleness | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibility |
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indigestion | (noun) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | Synonyms: dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach |
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ingesta | (noun) solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth | - |
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ingestion | (noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | Synonyms: consumption, intake, uptake |
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judgeship | (noun) the position of judge | Synonyms: judicature |
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largess | (noun) liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | Synonyms: largesse, magnanimity, munificence, openhandedness |
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(noun) a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously | Synonyms: largesse |
largesse | (noun) liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | Synonyms: largess, magnanimity, munificence, openhandedness |
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(noun) a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously | Synonyms: largess |
leptomeninges | (noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers | - |
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medroxyprogesterone | (noun) a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders | Synonyms: Provera |
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megestrol | (noun) a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma | Synonyms: megestrol acetate |
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meninges | (noun) a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord | Synonyms: meninx |
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norgestrel | (noun) synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives | - |
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progesterone | (noun) a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy | Synonyms: Lipo-Lutin |
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progestin | (noun) any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | Synonyms: progestogen |
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progestogen | (noun) any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | Synonyms: progestin |
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regest | (noun) (archaic, obsolete) A register. | - |
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sprechgesang | (noun) a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking | Synonyms: sprechstimme |
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suggester | (noun) someone who advances a suggestion or proposal | Synonyms: proposer |
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suggestibility | (noun) susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion | - |
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suggestion | (noun) the act of inducing hypnosis | Synonyms: hypnotism, mesmerism |
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(noun) an idea that is suggested | - |
(noun) the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association | - |
(noun) a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | Synonyms: proffer, proposition |
(noun) persuasion formulated as a suggestion | Synonyms: prompting |
(noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: hint, tint, trace |
suggestiveness | (noun) The state or quality of being full of suggestions, of stimulating thought. | - |
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thermalgesia | (noun) pain caused by heat | - |
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wages | (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: payoff, reward |
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