abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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academicianship | (noun) the position of member of an honorary academy | - |
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accountantship | (noun) the position of accountant | - |
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acquaintanceship | (noun) a relationship less intimate than friendship | Synonyms: acquaintance |
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adiposeness | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposity, fattiness |
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adiposis | (noun) the property of excessive fatness | Synonyms: corpulence, overweight, stoutness |
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adiposity | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposeness, fattiness |
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airmanship | (noun) the art of operating aircraft | Synonyms: aviation |
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airship | (noun) a steerable self-propelled aircraft | Synonyms: dirigible |
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airstrip | (noun) an airfield without normal airport facilities | Synonyms: flight strip, landing strip, strip |
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ambassadorship | (noun) the post of ambassador | - |
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amitriptyline | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications | Synonyms: amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil |
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amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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amphipod | (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
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anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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anticipant | (noun) one who anticipates | Synonyms: anticipator |
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anticipation | (noun) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | Synonyms: prediction, prevision |
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(noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | Synonyms: expectancy |
(noun) an expectation | Synonyms: expectancy |
(noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | Synonyms: expectation |
anticipator | (noun) one who anticipates | Synonyms: anticipant |
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antiparticle | (noun) a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy | - |
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antipasto | (noun) a course of appetizers in an Italian meal | - |
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antipathy | (noun) the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided | - |
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(noun) a feeling of intense dislike | Synonyms: aversion, distaste |
antiperspirant | (noun) an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration | - |
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antiphon | (noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphony |
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antiphonal | (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonary |
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antiphonary | (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonal |
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antiphony | (noun) alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts | - |
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(noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphon |
antiphrasis | (noun) the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) | - |
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antipodal | (noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter | Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition |
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antipode | (noun) direct opposite | - |
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antipodes | (noun) any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth | - |
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antipope | (noun) someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected | - |
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antiproton | (noun) an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton | - |
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antiprotozoal | (noun) a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa | Synonyms: antiprotozoal drug |
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antipruritic | (noun) a substance that relieves or prevents itching | - |
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antipsychotic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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antipyresis | (noun) medication with antipyretics to treat a fever | - |
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antipyretic | (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | Synonyms: febrifuge |
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apostleship | (noun) the position of apostle | - |
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apprenticeship | (noun) the position of apprentice | - |
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archipallium | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: paleocortex |
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archipelago | (noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water | - |
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ascription | (noun) assigning to a cause or source | Synonyms: attribution |
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(noun) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing | Synonyms: attribution |
associateship | (noun) the position of associate (as in an office or academy) | - |
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attorneyship | (noun) the position of attorney | - |
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authorship | (noun) the act of creating written works | Synonyms: composition, penning, writing |
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(noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | Synonyms: paternity |
bagpipe | (noun) a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone | - |
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bagpiper | (noun) someone who plays the bagpipe | Synonyms: piper |
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bailiffship | (noun) the office of bailiff | - |
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battleship | (noun) large and heavily armoured warship | Synonyms: battlewagon |
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biochip | (noun) a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment | - |
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biped | (noun) an animal with two feet | - |
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bipedalism | (noun) the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet | - |
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biplane | (noun) old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other | - |
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biprism | (noun) an optical device for obtaining interference fringes | - |
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blip | (noun) a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | Synonyms: pip, radar target |
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(noun) a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption | - |
blowpipe | (noun) a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat | Synonyms: blow tube, blowtube |
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(noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing | Synonyms: blow tube, blowgun, blowtube |
boatmanship | (noun) skill in handling boats | - |
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brinkmanship | (noun) the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) | - |
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cadetship | (noun) the position of cadet | - |
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caipiblack | (noun) a variation of the Caipirinha made with black vodka instead of cachaça. | - |
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caliper | (noun) an instrument for measuring the distance between two points | Synonyms: calliper |
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caliph | (noun) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | Synonyms: calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah |
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caliphate | (noun) the office of a caliph | - |
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(noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph | - |
calliper | (noun) an instrument for measuring the distance between two points | Synonyms: caliper |
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captainship | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captaincy |
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cardinalship | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalate |
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catnip | (noun) hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats | Synonyms: catmint, Nepeta cataria |
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cattleship | (noun) a cargo ship for the transport of livestock | Synonyms: cattle boat |
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censorship | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censoring |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censoring, security review |
centipede | (noun) chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors | - |
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chairmanship | (noun) the position of chairman | - |
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championship | (noun) the act of providing approval and support | Synonyms: backing, backup, patronage |
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(noun) a competition at which a champion is chosen | - |
(noun) the status of being a champion | Synonyms: title |
chancellorship | (noun) the office of chancellor | - |
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chaplainship | (noun) the position of chaplain | Synonyms: chaplaincy |
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chichipe | (noun) tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit | Synonyms: Lemaireocereus chichipe |
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chieftainship | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftaincy |
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chip | (noun) the act of chipping something | Synonyms: chipping, splintering |
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(noun) (golf) a low running approach shot | Synonyms: chip shot |
(noun) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit | Synonyms: micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip |
(noun) a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling | Synonyms: poker chip |
(noun) a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line | - |
(noun) a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something | Synonyms: check |
(noun) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat | Synonyms: crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip |
(noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | Synonyms: bit, flake, fleck, scrap |
(noun) a piece of dried bovine dung | Synonyms: buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung |
chipboard | (noun) a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin | Synonyms: hardboard |
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chipmunk | (noun) a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body | - |
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chipolata | (noun) a small thin sausage | - |
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chipotle | (noun) a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking | - |
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chipping | (noun) the act of chipping something | Synonyms: chip, splintering |
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chips | (noun) strips of potato fried in deep fat | Synonyms: french-fried potatoes, french fries, fries |
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cipher | (noun) a secret method of writing | Synonyms: cryptograph, cypher, secret code |
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(noun) a message written in a secret code | Synonyms: cypher |
(noun) a person of no influence | Synonyms: cypher, nobody, nonentity |
(noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo |
(noun) a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | Synonyms: 0, cypher, nought, zero |
ciprofloxacin | (noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints | Synonyms: Cipro |
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circumscription | (noun) the act of circumscribing | - |
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cirriped | (noun) marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces | Synonyms: barnacle, cirripede |
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cirripede | (noun) marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces | Synonyms: barnacle, cirriped |
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citizenship | (noun) conduct as a citizen | - |
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(noun) the status of a citizen with rights and duties | - |
clerkship | (noun) the job of clerk | - |
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clip | (noun) the act of clipping or snipping | Synonyms: clipping, snip |
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(noun) a sharp slanting blow | - |
(noun) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun | Synonyms: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine |
(noun) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together | - |
(noun) an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress | - |
(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event | Synonyms: time |
clipboard | (noun) a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers | - |
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clipper | (noun) scissors for cutting hair or finger nails | - |
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(noun) shears for cutting grass or shrubbery | - |
(noun) a fast sailing ship used in former times | Synonyms: clipper ship |
(noun) (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) | Synonyms: limiter |
clipping | (noun) the act of clipping or snipping | Synonyms: clip, snip |
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(noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape | Synonyms: trim, trimming |
(noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting |
clomiphene | (noun) a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births | Synonyms: Clomid, clomiphene citrate |
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clomipramine | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant drug | - |
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coachwhip | (noun) a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip | Synonyms: coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum |
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(noun) desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers | Synonyms: Fouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus |
coliphage | (noun) a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli | - |
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commandership | (noun) the position or office of commander | Synonyms: commandery |
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