| actinism | (noun) the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects | - |
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| administration | (noun) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | Synonyms: disposal |
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| (noun) the act of administering medication | Synonyms: giving medication |
| (noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: judicature |
| (noun) the act of governing; exercising authority | Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity |
| (noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
| (noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: presidency, presidential term |
| administrator | (noun) someone who administers a business | Synonyms: decision maker |
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| (noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor | - |
| (noun) someone who manages a government agency or department | Synonyms: executive |
| administrivia | (noun) the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization | - |
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| albinism | (noun) the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
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| alpinist | (noun) a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
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| antifeminism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: chauvinism, male chauvinism |
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| antifeminist | (noun) someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women | - |
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| caffeinism | (noun) poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products | Synonyms: caffeine intoxication |
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| chauvinism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: antifeminism, male chauvinism |
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| (noun) fanatical patriotism | Synonyms: jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism |
| chauvinist | (noun) an extreme bellicose nationalist | Synonyms: flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteer |
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| (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind | - |
| concertinist | (noun) a person who plays the concertina | - |
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| cretinism | (noun) severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting | - |
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| desalinisation | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalination, desalinization |
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| destalinisation | (noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor | Synonyms: de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinization |
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| determinism | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will | - |
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| determinist | (noun) anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny | Synonyms: fatalist, predestinarian, predestinationist |
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| feminisation | (noun) the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration | Synonyms: feminization |
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| feminism | (noun) the movement aimed at equal rights for women | Synonyms: feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement |
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| (noun) a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | - |
| feminist | (noun) a supporter of feminism | Synonyms: libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist |
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| finis | (noun) the concluding part of any performance | Synonyms: close, closing curtain, finale |
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| (noun) the temporal end; the concluding time | Synonyms: close, conclusion, finale, finish, last, stopping point |
| finish | (noun) the act of finishing | Synonyms: finishing |
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| (noun) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | Synonyms: coating, finishing |
| (noun) (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) | - |
| (noun) designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) | - |
| (noun) the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) | - |
| (noun) event whose occurrence ends something | Synonyms: conclusion, ending |
| (noun) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) | Synonyms: destination, goal |
| (noun) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | Synonyms: cultivation, culture, polish, refinement |
| (noun) the temporal end; the concluding time | Synonyms: close, conclusion, finale, finis, last, stopping point |
| finisher | (noun) an animal that wins in a contest of speed | - |
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| (noun) a race car that finishes a race | - |
| (noun) a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process | - |
| (noun) a painter who applies a finishing coat | - |
| (noun) (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game | Synonyms: closer |
| (noun) a racing driver who finishes a race | - |
| finishing | (noun) the act of finishing | Synonyms: finish |
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| (noun) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | Synonyms: coating, finish |
| hyalinisation | (noun) the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline | Synonyms: hyalinization |
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| keratinisation | (noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) | Synonyms: keratinization |
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| libertinism | (noun) A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority. | - |
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| luminism | (noun) an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective | - |
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| machinist | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: mechanic, shop mechanic |
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| masculinisation | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinization, virilisation, virilization |
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| miniskirt | (noun) a very short skirt | Synonyms: mini |
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| minister | (noun) the job of a head of a government department | - |
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| (noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | Synonyms: curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector |
| (noun) a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador | Synonyms: diplomatic minister |
| (noun) a person appointed to a high office in the government | Synonyms: government minister |
| ministrant | (noun) someone who serves as a minister | - |
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| ministration | (noun) assistance in time of difficulty | Synonyms: relief, succor, succour |
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| ministry | (noun) the work of a minister of religion | - |
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| (noun) building where the business of a government ministry is transacted | - |
| (noun) a government department under the direction of a minister of state | - |
| (noun) religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) | - |
| minisub | (noun) submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration | Synonyms: minisubmarine |
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| minisubmarine | (noun) submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration | Synonyms: minisub |
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| myelinisation | (noun) the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber | Synonyms: myelinization |
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| philistinism | (noun) a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters | Synonyms: materialism |
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| refinisher | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, renovator, restorer |
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| reminiscence | (noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) | Synonyms: recall, recollection |
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| (noun) a mental impression retained and recalled from the past | - |
| scrutiniser | (noun) a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care | Synonyms: scrutinizer |
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| sinistrality | (noun) preference for using the left hand | Synonyms: left-handedness |
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| swinishness | (noun) The quality of resembling a swine; being gluttonous, coarse, debased. | - |
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| vaginismus | (noun) muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination | - |
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| violinist | (noun) a musician who plays the violin | Synonyms: fiddler |
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