| amelioration | (noun) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | Synonyms: betterment, melioration |
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| antlion | (noun) winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants | Synonyms: ant lion, antlion fly |
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| (noun) the larva of any of several insects | Synonyms: ant lion, doodlebug |
| aphelion | (noun) apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun | - |
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| ateliosis | (noun) a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence | Synonyms: ateleiosis |
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| battalion | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies | - |
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| (noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: large number, multitude, pack, plurality |
| bazillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| bibliographer | (noun) someone trained in compiling bibliographies | - |
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| bibliography | (noun) a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) | - |
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| bibliolatry | (noun) the worship of the Bible | Synonyms: Bible-worship |
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| bibliomania | (noun) preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books | - |
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| bibliophile | (noun) someone who loves (and usually collects) books | Synonyms: book lover, booklover |
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| bibliopole | (noun) a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) | Synonyms: bibliopolist |
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| bibliopolist | (noun) a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) | Synonyms: bibliopole |
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| bibliothec | (noun) a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services | Synonyms: librarian |
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| bibliotheca | (noun) a collection of books | - |
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| bibliotics | (noun) the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity | - |
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| bibliotist | (noun) someone who engages in bibliotics | - |
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| biliousness | (noun) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | Synonyms: irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper |
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| (noun) gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder | - |
| billion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000000, one thousand million |
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| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen | Synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million |
| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
| billionaire | (noun) a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars | - |
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| billionth | (noun) one part in a billion equal parts | Synonyms: one-billionth |
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| (noun) position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things | - |
| bullion | (noun) gold or silver in bars or ingots | - |
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| (noun) a mass of precious metal | - |
| calliope | (noun) a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard | Synonyms: steam organ |
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| calliopsis | (noun) North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis | Synonyms: Coreopsis tinctoria |
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| celiocentesis | (noun) removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis | - |
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| celioma | (noun) an abdominal tumor | - |
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| celioscopy | (noun) endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall | - |
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| ciliophoran | (noun) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell | Synonyms: ciliate, ciliated protozoan |
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| condylion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle | - |
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| cotilion | (noun) a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century | Synonyms: cotillion |
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| (noun) a ball at which young ladies are presented to society | Synonyms: cotillion |
| cotillion | (noun) a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century | Synonyms: cotilion |
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| (noun) a ball at which young ladies are presented to society | Synonyms: cotilion |
| dandelion | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls | Synonyms: blowball |
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| doliolum | (noun) free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body | - |
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| epithelioma | (noun) a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue | - |
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| folio | (noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages | - |
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| (noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) | Synonyms: leaf |
| (noun) the system of numbering pages | Synonyms: page number, pagination, paging |
| gangliocyte | (noun) a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system | Synonyms: ganglion cell |
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| ganglion | (noun) an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons | - |
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| gazillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| glioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: spongioblastoma |
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| glioma | (noun) a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia | - |
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| heliogram | (noun) a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays | - |
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| heliograph | (noun) an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on | - |
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| heliogravure | (noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure | Synonyms: gravure, photogravure |
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| heliolatry | (noun) the worship of the sun | Synonyms: sun-worship |
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| heliometer | (noun) an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope | - |
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| heliopause | (noun) the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet | - |
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| heliophila | (noun) any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes | - |
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| heliopsis | (noun) any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers | Synonyms: oxeye |
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| heliosphere | (noun) the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system | - |
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| heliotherapy | (noun) therapeutic exposure to sunlight | Synonyms: insolation |
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| heliotrope | (noun) green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood | Synonyms: bloodstone |
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| heliotropism | (noun) an orienting response to the sun | - |
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| heliotype | (noun) duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy | Synonyms: hectograph |
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| heliozoan | (noun) protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods | - |
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| hellion | (noun) a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) | Synonyms: devil, heller |
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| imbroglio | (noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding | - |
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| (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: embroilment |
| intaglio | (noun) glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | Synonyms: diaglyph |
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| (noun) a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print | Synonyms: gravure, intaglio printing |
| jillion | (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, million, trillion, zillion |
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| liliopsid | (noun) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | Synonyms: endogen, monocot, monocotyledon |
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| lion | (noun) large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male | Synonyms: king of beasts, Panthera leo |
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| (noun) a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) | Synonyms: social lion |
| lioness | (noun) a female lion | - |
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| lionet | (noun) a small or young lion | - |
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| lionfish | (noun) brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins | - |
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| liothyronine | (noun) thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer | Synonyms: T, triiodothyronine |
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| magnoliopsid | (noun) flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | Synonyms: dicot, dicotyledon, exogen |
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| medallion | (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, palm, ribbon |
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| (noun) an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal" | - |
| (noun) any of various large ancient Greek coins | - |
| melioration | (noun) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | Synonyms: amelioration, betterment |
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| (noun) the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning | - |
| (noun) a condition superior to an earlier condition | Synonyms: improvement |
| meliorism | (noun) the belief that the world can be made better by human effort | - |
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| meliorist | (noun) a disputant who advocates reform | Synonyms: crusader, reformer, reformist, social reformer |
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| mesothelioma | (noun) a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust | - |
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| million | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros | Synonyms: 1000000, meg, one thousand thousand |
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| (noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | Synonyms: bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, trillion, zillion |
| millionaire | (noun) a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
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| millionairess | (noun) a woman millionaire | - |
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| millionth | (noun) one part in a million equal parts | Synonyms: one-millionth |
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| (noun) position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things | - |
| modillion | (noun) (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice | - |
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| mullion | (noun) a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) | - |
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| neuroepithelioma | (noun) malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium | - |
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| obelion | (noun) the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture | - |
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| octillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros | - |
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| otoganglion | (noun) an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland | Synonyms: otic ganglion |
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| parhelion | (noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | Synonyms: mock sun, sundog |
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| pavilion | (noun) large and often sumptuous tent | Synonyms: marquee |
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| peliosis | (noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding | Synonyms: purpura |
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| perihelion | (noun) periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun | - |
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| photoheliograph | (noun) a telescope, with a camera attached, used to photograph the Sun. | - |
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| pillion | (noun) a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. | - |
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| polio | (noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | Synonyms: acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis |
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| poliomyelitis | (noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | Synonyms: acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio |
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| poliosis | (noun) loss of color from the hair | - |
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| poliovirus | (noun) the virus causing poliomyelitis | - |
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| portfolio | (noun) the role of the head of a government department | - |
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| (noun) a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather | - |
| (noun) a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution | - |
| (noun) a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers | - |
| postilion | (noun) someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) | Synonyms: postillion |
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| postillion | (noun) someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) | Synonyms: postilion |
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| punctilio | (noun) strict observance of formalities | - |
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| (noun) a fine point of etiquette or petty formality | - |
| punctiliousness | (noun) strict attention to minute details | Synonyms: meticulosity, meticulousness, scrupulousness |
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| quadrillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros | - |
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| (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros in the UK | - |
| quadrillionth | (noun) one part in a quadrillion equal parts | Synonyms: one-quadrillionth |
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| quintillion | (noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the US | - |
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| quintillionth | (noun) one part in a quintillion equal parts | Synonyms: one-quintillionth |
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| rapscallion | (noun) one who is playfully mischievous | Synonyms: imp, monkey, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp |
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| (noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | Synonyms: knave, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet |