| binding | (noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: bandaging, dressing |
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| (noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | Synonyms: back, book binding, cover |
| (noun) strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration | - |
| (noun) one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall | Synonyms: ski binding |
| (noun) the capacity to attract and hold something | - |
| bookbinding | (noun) the craft of binding books | - |
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| contraindication | (noun) (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | - |
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| faultfinding | (noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: carping |
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| finding | (noun) the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | Synonyms: determination |
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| (noun) the decision of a court on issues of fact or law | - |
| (noun) something that is found | - |
| findings | (noun) a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes | - |
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| grinding | (noun) a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) | - |
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| (noun) material resulting from the process of grinding | - |
| (noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice | Synonyms: abrasion, attrition, detrition |
| indicant | (noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicator |
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| (noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indication |
| indication | (noun) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | Synonyms: meter reading, reading |
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| (noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indicant |
| (noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name | Synonyms: denotation |
| (noun) (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | - |
| (noun) something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | - |
| indicative | (noun) a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact | Synonyms: common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood |
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| indicator | (noun) a device for showing the operating condition of some system | - |
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| (noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicant |
| (noun) a signal for attracting attention | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction | - |
| indictability | (noun) the state of being liable to impeachment | Synonyms: impeachability |
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| indiction | (noun) a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms | - |
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| indictment | (noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense | Synonyms: bill of indictment |
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| (noun) an accusation of wrongdoing | - |
| indie | (noun) a pop group not affiliated with a major record company | - |
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| (noun) an independent film company not associated with an established studio | - |
| indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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| (noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
| (noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
| (noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
| 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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| indignation | (noun) a feeling of righteous anger | Synonyms: outrage |
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| indignity | (noun) an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
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| indigo | (noun) a blue-violet color | - |
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| (noun) deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye | Synonyms: indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria |
| (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigotin |
| indigotin | (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigo |
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| indinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV | Synonyms: Crixivan |
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| indirection | (noun) indirect procedure or action | - |
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| (noun) deceitful action that is not straightforward | - |
| indirectness | (noun) having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | - |
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| indiscernibility | (noun) The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed. | - |
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| indiscipline | (noun) the trait of lacking discipline | Synonyms: undiscipline |
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| indiscreetness | (noun) lacking good judgment | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
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| indiscretion | (noun) a petty misdeed | Synonyms: peccadillo |
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| (noun) the trait of being injudicious | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
| indispensability | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensableness, vitalness |
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| indispensableness | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensability, vitalness |
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| indisposition | (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness | Synonyms: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance |
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| (noun) a slight illness | - |
| indisputability | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness |
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| indistinctness | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, softness |
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| indistinguishability | (noun) exact sameness | Synonyms: identicalness, identity |
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| indium | (noun) a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite | Synonyms: atomic number 49, In |
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| individual | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| (noun) a single organism | - |
| individualisation | (noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualization, individuation |
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| individualism | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individuality, individuation |
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| (noun) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | Synonyms: laissez faire |
| (noun) a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | - |
| individualist | (noun) a person who pursues independent thought or action | - |
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| individuality | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individualism, individuation |
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| (noun) the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity | Synonyms: identity, personal identity |
| individualization | (noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualisation, individuation |
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| individuation | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individualism, individuality |
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| (noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualisation, individualization |
| indivisibility | (noun) (arithmetic) The state of being impossible to divide by a specific integer without leaving a remainder. | - |
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| preindication | (noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | Synonyms: augury, foretoken, sign |
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| shindig | (noun) a large and noisy party of people | Synonyms: shindy |
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| vindication | (noun) the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. | Synonyms: exoneration |
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| (noun) the justification for some act or belief | Synonyms: defence, defense |
| vindicator | (noun) a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution | Synonyms: apologist, justifier |
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| vindictiveness | (noun) a malevolent desire for revenge | Synonyms: vengefulness |
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| windiness | (noun) boring verbosity | Synonyms: long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, wordiness |
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| (noun) a mildly windy state of the air | Synonyms: breeziness |
| winding | (noun) the act of winding or twisting | Synonyms: twist, wind |
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