achievability | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: attainability, attainableness |
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achievement | (noun) the action of accomplishing something | Synonyms: accomplishment |
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achiever | (noun) a person with a record of successes | Synonyms: succeeder, success, winner |
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banshie | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshee |
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bolshie | (noun) emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries | Synonyms: Bolshevik, bolshy, Marxist, red |
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cashier | (noun) an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money | Synonyms: bank clerk, teller |
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(noun) a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) | - |
chief | (noun) a person who is in charge | Synonyms: head, top dog |
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(noun) a person who exercises control over workers | Synonyms: boss, foreman, gaffer, honcho |
(noun) the head of a tribe or clan | Synonyms: chieftain, headman, tribal chief |
chieftain | (noun) the head of a tribe or clan | Synonyms: chief, headman, tribal chief |
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(noun) the leader of a group of people | Synonyms: captain |
chieftaincy | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftainship |
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chieftainship | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftaincy |
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clothier | (noun) a merchant who sells men's clothing | Synonyms: haberdasher |
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gumshield | (noun) (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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handkerchief | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: hankey, hankie, hanky |
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hierarch | (noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary | Synonyms: archpriest, high priest, prelate, primate |
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(noun) a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy | - |
hierarchisation | (noun) The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy. | Synonyms: hierarchization |
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hierarchization | (noun) The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy. | Synonyms: hierarchisation |
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hierarchy | (noun) a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system | - |
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(noun) the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | Synonyms: pecking order, power structure |
hieratic | (noun) a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests | Synonyms: hieratic script |
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hierocracy | (noun) a ruling body composed of clergy | - |
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hieroglyph | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
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(noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
hieroglyphic | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
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(noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
hierolatry | (noun) the worship of saints | Synonyms: hagiolatry |
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kerchief | (noun) a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck | - |
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luthier | (noun) a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) | - |
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mashie | (noun) middle-distance iron | Synonyms: five iron |
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mischief | (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan |
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(noun) the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | Synonyms: balefulness, maleficence |
mischievousness | (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischief, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan |
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(noun) an attribute of mischievous children | Synonyms: badness, naughtiness |
(noun) the trait of behaving like an imp | Synonyms: impishness, puckishness, whimsicality |
neckerchief | (noun) a kerchief worn around the neck | - |
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nonachievement | (noun) an act that does not achieve its intended goal | Synonyms: nonaccomplishment |
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nonachiever | (noun) a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | Synonyms: underachiever, underperformer |
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orchiectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both testicles | Synonyms: orchidectomy |
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overachievement | (noun) better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) | - |
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overachiever | (noun) a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated | - |
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overshielding | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overprotection |
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shield | (noun) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | Synonyms: carapace, cuticle, shell |
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(noun) armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | Synonyms: buckler |
(noun) a protective covering or structure | - |
shielder | (noun) a person who cares for persons or property | Synonyms: defender, guardian, protector |
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shielding | (noun) the act of shielding from harm | - |
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(noun) a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
(noun) shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference | - |
smoothie | (noun) a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk | - |
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(noun) someone with an assured and ingratiating manner | Synonyms: charmer, smoothy, sweet talker |
techie | (noun) a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) | Synonyms: tekki |
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thief | (noun) a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | Synonyms: stealer |
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thievery | (noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | Synonyms: larceny, stealing, theft, thieving |
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thieving | (noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | Synonyms: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery |
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thievishness | (noun) having a disposition to steal | Synonyms: larcenous |
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tooshie | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tush |
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toughie | (noun) a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | Synonyms: poser, sticker, stumper |
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(noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough |
underachievement | (noun) poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) | - |
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underachiever | (noun) a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | Synonyms: nonachiever, underperformer |
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windshield | (noun) transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | Synonyms: windscreen |
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