hindshank | (noun) a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg | - |
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hindsight | (noun) understanding the nature of an event after it has happened | - |
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hinge | (noun) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other | Synonyms: flexible joint |
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(noun) a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend | - |
hinny | (noun) hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile | - |
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hint | (noun) an indirect suggestion | Synonyms: breath, intimation |
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(noun) a slight indication | Synonyms: clue |
(noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, lead, steer, tip, wind |
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
(noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: suggestion, tint, trace |
hinterland | (noun) a remote and undeveloped area | Synonyms: back country, backwoods, boondocks |
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hushing | (noun) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | Synonyms: fizzle, hiss, hissing, sibilation |
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imperishingness | (noun) the property of being resistant to decay | Synonyms: imperishability, imperishableness |
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itchiness | (noun) an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | Synonyms: itch, itching |
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itching | (noun) an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | Synonyms: itch, itchiness |
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kachina | (noun) a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift | - |
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(noun) a deified spirit of the Pueblo people | - |
(noun) a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit | - |
lashing | (noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | Synonyms: flagellation, flogging, tanning, whipping |
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(noun) rope that is used for fastening something to something else | - |
lashings | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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laughingstock | (noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks | Synonyms: butt, goat, stooge |
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launching | (noun) the act of propelling with force | Synonyms: launch |
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(noun) the act of beginning something new | Synonyms: debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, unveiling |
(noun) the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time | - |
leaching | (noun) the process of leaching | Synonyms: leach |
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lecithin | (noun) a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier | - |
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lengthiness | (noun) amount or degree or range to which something extends | Synonyms: extension, prolongation |
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(noun) the consequence of being lengthened in duration | Synonyms: continuation, prolongation, protraction |
loathing | (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, odium |
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lunching | (noun) the act of eating lunch | - |
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lynching | (noun) putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | - |
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machination | (noun) a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends | Synonyms: intrigue |
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machinator | (noun) a member of a conspiracy | Synonyms: coconspirator, conspirator, plotter |
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machine | (noun) any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks | - |
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(noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | Synonyms: auto, automobile, car, motorcar |
(noun) a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point | Synonyms: simple machine |
(noun) a group that controls the activities of a political party | Synonyms: political machine |
(noun) an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently | - |
(noun) an efficient person | - |
machinery | (noun) machines or machine systems collectively | - |
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(noun) a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | - |
machinist | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: mechanic, shop mechanic |
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malahini | (noun) a newcomer to Hawaii | - |
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maraschino | (noun) cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur | Synonyms: maraschino cherry |
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(noun) distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries | Synonyms: maraschino liqueur |
marching | (noun) the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) | Synonyms: march |
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meshing | (noun) the act of interlocking or meshing | Synonyms: interlock, interlocking, mesh |
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(noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals | Synonyms: mesh, meshwork, net, network |
(noun) contact by fitting together | Synonyms: engagement, interlocking, mesh |
moonshine | (noun) whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash | Synonyms: bootleg, corn liquor |
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(noun) the light of the Moon | Synonyms: Moon, moonlight |
moonshiner | (noun) someone who makes or sells illegal liquor | Synonyms: bootlegger |
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morphine | (noun) an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain | Synonyms: morphia |
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muadhdhin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muazzin, muezzin |
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mushiness | (noun) a mushy pulpy softness | Synonyms: pulpiness |
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(noun) falsely emotional in a maudlin way | Synonyms: drippiness, mawkishness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness |
nalorphine | (noun) a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) | Synonyms: Nalline |
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nanomachine | (noun) a machine of the size of close to one nanometre | - |
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newsworthiness | (noun) the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | Synonyms: news |
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norethindrone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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nothing | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo |
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nothingness | (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Synonyms: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, wind |
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(noun) the state of nonexistence | Synonyms: nihility, nullity, void |
nothings | (noun) inconsequential conversation | - |
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ornithine | (noun) an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea | - |
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otorhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist |
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otorhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, rhinolaryngology |
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pachinko | (noun) a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board | - |
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patchiness | (noun) unevenness in quality or performance | - |
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patching | (noun) the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | - |
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paunchiness | (noun) the bodily property of a protruding belly | Synonyms: abdominousness |
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phosphine | (noun) a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide | - |
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pitching | (noun) (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team | - |
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(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | Synonyms: lurch, pitch |
pithiness | (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | Synonyms: conciseness, concision, succinctness |
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platyrrhine | (noun) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhinian |
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platyrrhinian | (noun) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhine |
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plaything | (noun) an artifact designed to be played with | Synonyms: toy |
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ploughing | (noun) tilling the land with a plow | Synonyms: plowing |
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poaching | (noun) cooking in simmering liquid | - |
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polishing | (noun) the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | Synonyms: shining |
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praiseworthiness | (noun) the quality of being worthy of praise | Synonyms: laudability, laudableness |
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praisworthiness | (noun) the property of deserving praise | - |
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preaching | (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: discourse, sermon |
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(noun) a moralistic rebuke | Synonyms: sermon |
publishing | (noun) the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | Synonyms: publication |
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pushiness | (noun) offensive boldness and assertiveness | Synonyms: bumptiousness, cockiness, forwardness |
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pushing | (noun) the act of applying force in order to move something away | Synonyms: push |
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quenching | (noun) the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | Synonyms: extinction, extinguishing |
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ranching | (noun) farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle) | - |
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reaching | (noun) accomplishment of an objective | Synonyms: arrival |
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(noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reach, stretch |
relinquishing | (noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
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(noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
relishing | (noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | Synonyms: degustation, savoring, savouring, tasting |
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republishing | (noun) the act of publishing again | Synonyms: republication |
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rethink | (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: afterthought, reconsideration, second thought |
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rhinencephalon | (noun) a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior | Synonyms: olfactory brain |
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rhinestone | (noun) an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
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rhinion | (noun) the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones | - |
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rhinitis | (noun) an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge) | Synonyms: coryza |
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rhino | (noun) massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | Synonyms: rhinoceros |
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rhinoceros | (noun) massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | Synonyms: rhino |
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rhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist |
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rhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology |
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rhinopathy | (noun) any disease or malformation of the nose | - |
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rhinophyma | (noun) enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum-blossom, rum nose, toper's nose |
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rhinoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose | Synonyms: nose job |
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rhinorrhea | (noun) persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) | - |
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rhinoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | - |
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rhinoscopy | (noun) examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx) | - |
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rhinosporidiosis | (noun) fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming | - |
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rhinostenosis | (noun) narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities | - |
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rhinotomy | (noun) surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus | - |
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rhinotracheitis | (noun) a respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle | - |
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rhinovirus | (noun) any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections | - |
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roadworthiness | (noun) (of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road | - |
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rushing | (noun) (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line | Synonyms: rush |
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(noun) the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner | Synonyms: haste, hurry, rush |
scorchingness | (noun) The quality of being scorching; extreme heat. | - |
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scratchiness | (noun) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | Synonyms: abrasiveness, harshness |
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scratching | (noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratch |
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screeching | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
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(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
seaworthiness | (noun) fitness to traverse the seas | - |
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sheathing | (noun) protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | Synonyms: overlay, overlayer |
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shin | (noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | Synonyms: shin bone, shinbone, tibia |
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(noun) the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | - |
(noun) the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
(noun) a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg | Synonyms: shin bone |
shinbone | (noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | Synonyms: shin, shin bone, tibia |
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