aril | (noun) fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed | - |
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arles | (noun) money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract | Synonyms: earnest money |
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armadillo | (noun) burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
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armful | (noun) the quantity that can be contained in the arms | - |
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armhole | (noun) a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached | - |
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armilla | (noun) (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm | - |
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(noun) a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars | Synonyms: armillary sphere |
armlet | (noun) a band worn around the arm for decoration | Synonyms: arm band |
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arousal | (noun) the act of arousing | Synonyms: rousing |
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(noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | Synonyms: foreplay, stimulation |
(noun) awakening from sleep | - |
(noun) a state of heightened physiological activity | - |
arrival | (noun) accomplishment of an objective | Synonyms: reaching |
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(noun) the act of arriving at a certain place | - |
(noun) someone who arrives (or has arrived) | Synonyms: arriver, comer |
arsehole | (noun) vulgar slang for anus | Synonyms: arse, asshole, bunghole |
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arsenal | (noun) a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
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(noun) a place where arms are manufactured | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
(noun) all the weapons and equipment that a country has | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
arsenical | (noun) a pesticide or drug containing arsenic | - |
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arteriola | (noun) one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries | Synonyms: arteriole, capillary artery |
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arteriole | (noun) one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries | Synonyms: arteriola, capillary artery |
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arteriolosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterioles | - |
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arteriosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterial walls | Synonyms: arterial sclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries |
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artfulness | (noun) the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage | - |
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arthralgia | (noun) pain in a joint or joints | - |
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arthroplasty | (noun) surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint | - |
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article | (noun) one of a class of artifacts | - |
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(noun) nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication | - |
(noun) (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase | - |
(noun) a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | Synonyms: clause |
articulateness | (noun) the quality of being facile in speech and writing | Synonyms: fluency, volubility |
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articulatio | (noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulation, joint |
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articulation | (noun) the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | - |
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(noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulatio, joint |
(noun) the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech | - |
(noun) expressing in coherent verbal form | Synonyms: voice |
(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | Synonyms: join, joint, junction, juncture |
articulator | (noun) a movable speech organ | - |
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(noun) someone who pronounces words | - |
artificialism | (noun) Czech surrealism founded in 1928 by Jindrich Styrsky and Toyen (Marie Cerminova). | - |
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artificiality | (noun) the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | - |
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artillery | (noun) large but transportable armament | Synonyms: gun, heavy weapon, ordnance |
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(noun) a means of persuading or arguing | Synonyms: weapon |
(noun) an army unit that uses big guns | Synonyms: artillery unit |
artilleryman | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner |
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artiodactyl | (noun) placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot | Synonyms: artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate |
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artlang | (noun) a constructed language designed for aesthetic pleasure. | Synonyms: artistic language |
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artlessness | (noun) ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit | - |
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(noun) the quality of innocent naivete | Synonyms: ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness |
arugula | (noun) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender | Synonyms: Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket, rocket salad, roquette |
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asclepiad | (noun) any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae | - |
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ascolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete | - |
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asexuality | (noun) having no evident sex or sex organs | Synonyms: sexlessness |
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ashlar | (noun) a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes | - |
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aspergill | (noun) a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water | Synonyms: aspersorium |
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aspergillosis | (noun) an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs | - |
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(noun) disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs | - |
(noun) severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys | Synonyms: brooder pneumonia |
asphalt | (noun) a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons | Synonyms: mineral pitch |
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(noun) mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing | - |
asphodel | (noun) any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers | - |
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assailability | (noun) vulnerability to forceful attack | - |
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assailant | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: aggressor, assaulter, attacker |
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assault | (noun) close fighting during the culmination of a military attack | - |
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(noun) a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped | - |
(noun) the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | Synonyms: rape, ravishment, violation |
assaulter | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: aggressor, assailant, attacker |
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assemblage | (noun) the social act of assembling | Synonyms: assembly, gathering |
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(noun) a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose | Synonyms: hookup |
(noun) a group of persons together in one place | Synonyms: gathering |
(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Synonyms: accumulation, aggregation, collection |
assembler | (noun) a program to convert assembly language into machine language | Synonyms: assembly program |
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assembling | (noun) the act of gathering something together | Synonyms: aggregation, collecting, collection |
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assembly | (noun) the social act of assembling | Synonyms: assemblage, gathering |
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(noun) the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: fabrication |
(noun) a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit | - |
(noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion | Synonyms: forum, meeting place |
(noun) a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together | - |
(noun) a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose | - |
assemblyman | (noun) someone who is a member of a legislative assembly | - |
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assemblywoman | (noun) a woman assemblyman | - |
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asshole | (noun) vulgar slang for anus | Synonyms: arse, arsehole, bunghole |
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(noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | Synonyms: bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, SOB, son of a bitch, whoreson |
assibilation | (noun) pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | Synonyms: sibilation |
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(noun) the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant | - |
assimilability | (noun) Capability of being taken in and utilized as nourishment. | - |
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assimilation | (noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance | - |
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(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | Synonyms: acculturation |
(noun) a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound | - |
(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | Synonyms: absorption |
(noun) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | Synonyms: absorption |
(noun) the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family | - |
assimilator | (noun) someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs | Synonyms: learner, scholar, student |
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associability | (noun) the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought | Synonyms: associableness |
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associableness | (noun) the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought | Synonyms: associability |
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astilbe | (noun) any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers | - |
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astragal | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: bead, beading, beadwork |
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(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragalus, talus |
astragalus | (noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragal, talus |
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astrobiology | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life | Synonyms: exobiology, space biology |
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astroglia | (noun) tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells | Synonyms: macroglia |
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astrolabe | (noun) an early form of sextant | - |
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astrolatry | (noun) the worship of planets or stars | Synonyms: worship of heavenly bodies |
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astrologer | (noun) someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon | Synonyms: astrologist |
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astrologist | (noun) someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon | Synonyms: astrologer |
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astrology | (noun) a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | Synonyms: star divination |
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asylum | (noun) a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | Synonyms: insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital |
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(noun) a shelter from danger or hardship | Synonyms: refuge, sanctuary |
asynclitism | (noun) the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | Synonyms: obliquity |
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asystole | (noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | Synonyms: cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest |
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atelectasis | (noun) collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth | - |
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ateleiosis | (noun) a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence | Synonyms: ateliosis |
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atelier | (noun) a studio especially for an artist or designer | Synonyms: artist's workroom |
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ateliosis | (noun) a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence | Synonyms: ateleiosis |
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atenolol | (noun) an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) | Synonyms: Tenormin |
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atherosclerosis | (noun) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries | Synonyms: coronary artery disease |
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athlete | (noun) a person trained to compete in sports | Synonyms: jock |
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athleticism | (noun) intense energy | Synonyms: strenuosity |
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athletics | (noun) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | Synonyms: sport |
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(noun) participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | - |
(noun) a contest between athletes | Synonyms: athletic competition, athletic contest |
atlas | (noun) a figure of a man used as a supporting column | Synonyms: telamon |
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(noun) the 1st cervical vertebra | Synonyms: atlas vertebra |
(noun) a collection of maps in book form | Synonyms: book of maps, map collection |
atole | (noun) eaten as mush or as a thin gruel | - |
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atoll | (noun) an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon | - |
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atonalism | (noun) the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system | Synonyms: atonality |
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atonality | (noun) the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system | Synonyms: atonalism |
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attainability | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: achievability, attainableness |
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attainableness | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: achievability, attainability |
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atypicality | (noun) any state that is not typical | Synonyms: untypicality |
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audibility | (noun) quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear | Synonyms: audibleness |
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audible | (noun) a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage | - |
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audibleness | (noun) quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear | Synonyms: audibility |
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audile | (noun) one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor | - |
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audiology | (noun) the measurement of hearing | Synonyms: audiometry |
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audiovisual | (noun) materials using sight or sound to present information | Synonyms: audiovisual aid |
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auklet | (noun) any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts | - |
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aureole | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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(noun) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse | Synonyms: corona |
auricle | (noun) a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart | Synonyms: atrial auricle, auricula atrii |
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(noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | Synonyms: ear, pinna |
auricula | (noun) a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart | Synonyms: auricular appendage, auricular appendix |
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(noun) yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated | Synonyms: bear's ear, Primula auricula |
auriculare | (noun) the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus | Synonyms: auricular point |
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auscultation | (noun) listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) | - |
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austral | (noun) the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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