mime | (noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words | Synonyms: dumb show, pantomime |
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(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist |
mimeo | (noun) a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) | Synonyms: mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph |
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mimeograph | (noun) a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) | Synonyms: mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph |
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mimer | (noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mime, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist |
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mimesis | (noun) the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature | - |
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(noun) the representation of another person's words in a speech | - |
(noun) any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease | - |
multidimensionality | (noun) The property of having many aspects or facets. | - |
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multimedia | (noun) transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) | Synonyms: multimedia system |
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muniments | (noun) deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land | - |
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nighttime | (noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | Synonyms: dark, night |
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nutriment | (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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oldtimer | (noun) an elderly man | Synonyms: antique, gaffer, old-timer, old geezer |
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(noun) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service | Synonyms: old-timer, old hand, old stager, stager, veteran, warhorse |
orpiment | (noun) a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic | - |
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overtime | (noun) playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie | Synonyms: extra time |
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(noun) work done in addition to regular working hours | - |
oxime | (noun) any compound containing the group -C=NOH | - |
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oximeter | (noun) a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood | - |
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pantomime | (noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words | Synonyms: dumb show, mime |
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pantomimer | (noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimist |
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pastime | (noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | Synonyms: interest, pursuit |
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peacetime | (noun) a period of time during which there is no war | - |
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pediment | (noun) a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof | - |
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pelvimeter | (noun) measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry | - |
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pelvimetry | (noun) measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible) | - |
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pentimento | (noun) the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) | - |
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perimeter | (noun) the size of something as given by the distance around it | Synonyms: circumference |
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(noun) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary | Synonyms: border, margin |
(noun) a line enclosing a plane areas | - |
pimento | (noun) fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked | Synonyms: pimiento |
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(noun) plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers | Synonyms: bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant |
planimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure | Synonyms: integrator |
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playtime | (noun) time for play or diversion | Synonyms: playday |
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plessimeter | (noun) a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations | Synonyms: pleximeter |
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pleximeter | (noun) a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations | Synonyms: plessimeter |
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pleximetry | (noun) tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes | Synonyms: percussion |
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polarimeter | (noun) an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light | Synonyms: polariscope |
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presentiment | (noun) a feeling of evil to come | Synonyms: boding, foreboding, premonition |
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prime | (noun) a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself | Synonyms: prime quantity |
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(noun) the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest | Synonyms: prime of life |
(noun) the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. | - |
(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak |
primer | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, priming |
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(noun) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface | Synonyms: flat coat, ground, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat |
(noun) an introductory textbook | - |
quicklime | (noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, lime, unslaked lime |
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ragtime | (noun) music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | Synonyms: rag |
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raiment | (noun) especially fine or decorative clothing | Synonyms: array, regalia |
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regime | (noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | Synonyms: regimen |
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(noun) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit | Synonyms: authorities, government |
regimen | (noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | Synonyms: regime |
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regiment | (noun) army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions. | - |
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regimentals | (noun) the military uniform and insignia of a regiment | - |
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regimentation | (noun) the imposition of order or discipline | - |
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rime | (noun) correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) | Synonyms: rhyme |
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(noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) | Synonyms: frost, hoar, hoarfrost |
rudiment | (noun) the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | - |
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rudiments | (noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | Synonyms: alphabet, first principles |
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(noun) a statement of fundamental facts or principles | Synonyms: basics |
schooltime | (noun) the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session | Synonyms: school, school day |
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(noun) the time of life when you are going to school | Synonyms: schooldays |
sediment | (noun) matter that has been deposited by some natural process | Synonyms: deposit |
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sedimentation | (noun) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating | Synonyms: alluviation, deposit |
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seedtime | (noun) the time during which seeds should be planted | - |
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(noun) any time of new development | - |
sentiment | (noun) a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | Synonyms: opinion, persuasion, thought, view |
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(noun) tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion | - |
sentimentalisation | (noun) the act of indulging in sentiment | Synonyms: romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalization |
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sentimentalism | (noun) a predilection for sentimentality | - |
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(noun) the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form | - |
sentimentalist | (noun) someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality | Synonyms: romanticist |
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sentimentality | (noun) falsely emotional in a maudlin way | Synonyms: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sloppiness, soupiness |
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(noun) extravagant or affected feeling or emotion | - |
sentimentalization | (noun) the act of indulging in sentiment | Synonyms: romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation |
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showtime | (noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin | Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, start, starting time |
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slime | (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge |
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specimen | (noun) a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes | - |
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(noun) an example regarded as typical of its class | - |
springtime | (noun) the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring | Synonyms: spring |
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subdimension | (noun) a partial dimension that constitutes the entire dimension of a given object. | - |
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summertime | (noun) the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | Synonyms: summer |
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suppertime | (noun) the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | Synonyms: dinnertime |
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taximeter | (noun) a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) | - |
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teatime | (noun) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes | Synonyms: afternoon tea, tea |
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tensimeter | (noun) a manometer for measuring vapor pressure | - |
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thermogravimeter | (noun) a hydrometer that includes a thermometer | Synonyms: thermohydrometer |
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thermogravimetry | (noun) the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances | - |
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thimerosal | (noun) a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic | Synonyms: Merthiolate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate |
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time | (noun) the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | - |
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(noun) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | Synonyms: meter, metre |
(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event | Synonyms: clip |
(noun) a person's experience on a particular occasion | - |
(noun) an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) | - |
(noun) the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned | Synonyms: prison term, sentence |
(noun) a reading of a point in time as given by a clock | Synonyms: clock time |
(noun) the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event | Synonyms: fourth dimension |
(noun) a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something | - |
(noun) a suitable moment | - |
timecard | (noun) a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day | - |
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(noun) a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day | - |
timekeeper | (noun) a measuring instrument or device for keeping time | Synonyms: horologe, timepiece |
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(noun) a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees | - |
(noun) (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed | Synonyms: timer |
timekeeping | (noun) the act or process of determining the time | - |
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timelessness | (noun) The property of not being restricted to a particular time or date. | - |
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(noun) a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife | Synonyms: eternity, timeless existence |
timeline | (noun) a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom) | - |
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timeliness | (noun) timely convenience | Synonyms: opportuneness, patness |
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(noun) being at the right time | Synonyms: seasonableness |
timepiece | (noun) a measuring instrument or device for keeping time | Synonyms: horologe, timekeeper |
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timer | (noun) a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end | - |
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(noun) a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times | - |
(noun) (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed | Synonyms: timekeeper |
times | (noun) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | Synonyms: multiplication |
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(noun) a more or less definite period of time now or previously present | - |
timeserver | (noun) one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage | - |
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timetable | (noun) a schedule of times of arrivals and departures | - |
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(noun) a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place | - |
timework | (noun) work paid for at a rate per unit of time | - |
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trimer | (noun) a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers | - |
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trimester | (noun) a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided | - |
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(noun) one of three divisions of an academic year | - |
untimeliness | (noun) the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time | Synonyms: inopportuneness |
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(noun) being at an inappropriate time | Synonyms: unseasonableness |
uptime | (noun) a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use | - |
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viscosimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity | Synonyms: viscometer |
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viscosimetry | (noun) the measurement of viscosity | Synonyms: viscometry |
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wartime | (noun) a period of time during which there is armed conflict | - |
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weisenheimer | (noun) an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments | Synonyms: smart aleck, wise guy, wiseacre, wisenheimer |
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wintertime | (noun) the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox | Synonyms: winter |
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wisenheimer | (noun) an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments | Synonyms: smart aleck, weisenheimer, wise guy, wiseacre |
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worriment | (noun) a difficulty that causes anxiety | Synonyms: inconvenience, troublesomeness |
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xenotime | (noun) a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form | - |
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