antigen | (noun) any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) | - |
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armiger | (noun) a squire carrying the armor of a knight | Synonyms: armor-bearer |
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(noun) a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms | - |
beige | (noun) a very light brown | Synonyms: ecru |
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beigel | (noun) (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust | Synonyms: bagel |
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belligerence | (noun) a natural disposition to be hostile | Synonyms: aggressiveness, pugnacity |
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(noun) hostile or warlike attitude or nature | Synonyms: belligerency |
belligerency | (noun) fighting; acts of overt warfare | Synonyms: hostilities |
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(noun) hostile or warlike attitude or nature | Synonyms: belligerence |
belligerent | (noun) someone who fights (or is fighting) | Synonyms: battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper |
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bigeye | (noun) red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales | - |
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chigetai | (noun) Mongolian wild ass | Synonyms: dziggetai, Equus hemionus hemionus |
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corrigenda | (noun) a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections | - |
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corrigendum | (noun) a printer's error; to be corrected | - |
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counterintelligence | (noun) intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism | - |
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digenesis | (noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations | Synonyms: metagenesis |
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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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diligence | (noun) a diligent effort | Synonyms: application |
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(noun) persevering determination to perform a task | Synonyms: industriousness, industry |
(noun) conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation | - |
eigenvalue | (noun) (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant | Synonyms: characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix |
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epigenesis | (noun) a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed | - |
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exigency | (noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | Synonyms: emergency, pinch |
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(noun) a pressing or urgent situation | - |
(noun) that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural. | - |
figeater | (noun) large greenish June beetle of southern United States | Synonyms: green June beetle |
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globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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hyperintelligence | (noun) Remarkable intelligence, intelligence at or above and beyond the level of a genius. | Synonyms: superintelligence |
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indigen | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigene, native |
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indigence | (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | Synonyms: need, pauperism, pauperization, penury |
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indigene | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, native |
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indigenousness | (noun) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) | Synonyms: autochthony, endemism |
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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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intelligence | (noun) the operation of gathering information about an enemy | Synonyms: intelligence activity, intelligence operation |
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(noun) the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience | - |
(noun) information about recent and important events | Synonyms: news, tidings, word |
(noun) secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) | Synonyms: intelligence information |
(noun) a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy | Synonyms: intelligence agency, intelligence service |
intelligentsia | (noun) an educated and intellectual elite | Synonyms: clerisy |
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intransigence | (noun) the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise | Synonyms: intransigency |
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intransigency | (noun) the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise | Synonyms: intransigence |
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liger | (noun) offspring of a male lion and a female tiger | - |
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maiger | (noun) large European marine food fish | Synonyms: maigre, Sciaena aquila |
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mantiger | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: mantichora, manticora, manticore |
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neglige | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: housecoat, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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negligee | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: housecoat, neglige, peignoir, wrapper |
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negligence | (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Synonyms: carelessness, neglect, nonperformance |
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(noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | Synonyms: neglect, neglectfulness |
nigella | (noun) any plant of the genus Nigella | - |
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obliger | (noun) someone who performs a service or does a favor | Synonyms: accommodator |
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perigee | (noun) periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth | - |
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pigeon | (noun) wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | - |
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pigeonhole | (noun) a small compartment | Synonyms: cubbyhole |
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(noun) a specific (often simplistic) category | - |
pigeonholing | (noun) a system for classifying things into groups | Synonyms: grouping |
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prestige | (noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | Synonyms: prestigiousness |
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refrigerant | (noun) any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) | - |
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refrigeration | (noun) deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes | - |
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(noun) the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | Synonyms: infrigidation |
refrigerator | (noun) white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures | Synonyms: icebox |
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saligenin | (noun) Salicylic alcohol, also called saligenin, is a crystalline phenolic alcohol with the chemical formula C7H8O2, that is obtained usually by hydrolysis of salicin. | Synonyms: salicylic alcohol |
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shigella | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
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shigellosis | (noun) an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains | Synonyms: bacillary dysentery |
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sigeh | (noun) a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years | - |
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stoolpigeon | (noun) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | Synonyms: canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie |
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superintelligence | (noun) Remarkable intelligence, intelligence at or above and beyond the level of a genius. | Synonyms: hyperintelligence |
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tiger | (noun) large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered | Synonyms: Panthera tigris |
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(noun) a fierce or audacious person | - |
trigeminal | (noun) the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication | Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus |
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trigeminus | (noun) the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication | Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve |
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vestige | (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, tincture, trace |
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weigela | (noun) deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers | Synonyms: Weigela florida |
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wigeon | (noun) freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals | Synonyms: Anas penelope, widgeon |
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