archimandrite | (noun) the superior of an abbey of monks | Synonyms: abbot |
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arithmancy | (noun) divination by means of numbers | - |
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armada | (noun) a large fleet | - |
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armadillo | (noun) burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
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armament | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: arming, equipping |
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(noun) weaponry used by military or naval force | - |
armamentarium | (noun) the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine | - |
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armature | (noun) coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field | - |
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aroma | (noun) any property detected by the olfactory system | Synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell |
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(noun) a distinctive odor that is pleasant | Synonyms: fragrance, perfume, scent |
aromatherapy | (noun) the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage | - |
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aromaticity | (noun) The property of having an aroma. | - |
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artilleryman | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner |
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ascoma | (noun) an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle | - |
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assemblyman | (noun) someone who is a member of a legislative assembly | - |
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assemblywoman | (noun) a woman assemblyman | - |
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asthma | (noun) respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin | Synonyms: asthma attack, bronchial asthma |
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asthmatic | (noun) a person suffering from asthma | - |
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astigmatism | (noun) (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point | Synonyms: astigmia |
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(noun) (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people | Synonyms: astigmia |
atheroma | (noun) a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow | - |
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atrophedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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automaker | (noun) a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles | Synonyms: auto maker, auto manufacturer, car maker, car manufacturer, carmaker |
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automat | (noun) a cafeteria where food is served from machines | - |
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(noun) a vending machine from which you can get food | - |
automatic | (noun) self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | Synonyms: automatic rifle, machine rifle |
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(noun) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | Synonyms: automatic pistol |
automation | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: mechanisation, mechanization |
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(noun) equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation | - |
(noun) the condition of being automatically operated or controlled | - |
automatism | (noun) any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) | - |
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automaton | (noun) a mechanism that can move automatically | Synonyms: golem, robot |
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(noun) a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control | - |
(noun) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | Synonyms: zombi, zombie |
axolemma | (noun) outer membrane covering an axon | - |
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backwoodsman | (noun) a man who lives on the frontier | Synonyms: frontiersman, mountain man |
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baggageman | (noun) an attendant who takes care of baggage | - |
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bagman | (noun) a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money | - |
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(noun) a salesman who travels to call on customers | Synonyms: commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman |
balletomane | (noun) a ballet enthusiast | - |
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balletomania | (noun) extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets | - |
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bandmaster | (noun) the conductor of a band | - |
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bandsman | (noun) a player in a band (especially a military band) | - |
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bargeman | (noun) someone who operates a barge | Synonyms: bargee, lighterman |
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barmaid | (noun) a female bartender | - |
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barman | (noun) a male employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
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basketmaker | (noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets | Synonyms: basketweaver |
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batman | (noun) an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer | - |
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batrachomyomachia | (noun) a silly altercation | - |
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batsman | (noun) (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | Synonyms: batter, hitter, slugger |
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beadsman | (noun) a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another | Synonyms: bedesman |
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bedesman | (noun) a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another | Synonyms: beadsman |
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bedmate | (noun) a person with whom you share a bed | Synonyms: bedfellow |
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beggarman | (noun) a man who is a beggar | - |
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beggarwoman | (noun) a woman who is a beggar | - |
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bellman | (noun) someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels | Synonyms: bellboy, bellhop |
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bema | (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | Synonyms: chancel, sanctuary |
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benchmark | (noun) a standard by which something can be measured or judged | - |
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(noun) a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point | Synonyms: bench mark |
bibliomania | (noun) preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books | - |
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bichromate | (noun) a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid | Synonyms: dichromate |
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bioclimatology | (noun) the study of effects of climate on living organisms | - |
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biomass | (noun) the total mass of living matter in a given unit area | - |
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(noun) plant materials and animal waste used as fuel | - |
biosystematics | (noun) use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework | Synonyms: biosystematy |
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biosystematy | (noun) use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework | Synonyms: biosystematics |
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birthmark | (noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | Synonyms: nevus |
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bismark | (noun) a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam | Synonyms: Berlin doughnut, jelly doughnut |
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bitmap | (noun) an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels | Synonyms: electronic image |
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bitumastic | (noun) a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering | - |
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blackmail | (noun) extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information | - |
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blackmailer | (noun) a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them | Synonyms: extortioner, extortionist |
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blancmange | (noun) sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded | - |
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blastema | (noun) a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops | - |
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blastocytoma | (noun) a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells | Synonyms: blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma |
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blastoma | (noun) a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells | Synonyms: blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma |
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boatman | (noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat | Synonyms: boater, waterman |
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boatmanship | (noun) skill in handling boats | - |
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bogeyman | (noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children | Synonyms: booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear |
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bogmat | (noun) having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America | Synonyms: mud midget, Wolffiella gladiata |
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bondmaid | (noun) a female slave | Synonyms: bondswoman, bondwoman |
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(noun) a female bound to serve without wages | Synonyms: bondswoman, bondwoman |
bondman | (noun) a male slave | Synonyms: bondsman |
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(noun) a male bound to serve without wages | Synonyms: bondsman |
bondsman | (noun) a male slave | Synonyms: bondman |
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(noun) a male bound to serve without wages | Synonyms: bondman |
(noun) a male who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
bondswoman | (noun) a female slave | Synonyms: bondmaid, bondwoman |
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(noun) a female bound to serve without wages | Synonyms: bondmaid, bondwoman |
(noun) a female who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
bondwoman | (noun) a female slave | Synonyms: bondmaid, bondswoman |
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(noun) a female bound to serve without wages | Synonyms: bondmaid, bondswoman |
boogeyman | (noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children | Synonyms: bogeyman, booger, bugaboo, bugbear |
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bookmaker | (noun) a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) | Synonyms: bookie |
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(noun) a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books | - |
bookman | (noun) a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines | Synonyms: scholar, scholarly person |
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bookmark | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmarker |
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bookmarker | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmark |
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bootmaker | (noun) a maker of boots | Synonyms: boot maker |
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bowman | (noun) a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow | Synonyms: archer |
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brahman | (noun) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | Synonyms: brahmin |
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(noun) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | Synonyms: brahmin |
(noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) | Synonyms: brahmin |
brakeman | (noun) a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes | - |
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bregma | (noun) the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium | - |
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bridesmaid | (noun) an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding | Synonyms: maid of honor |
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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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bromance | (noun) non-sexual but intense relationship between two men | - |
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bromate | (noun) a chemical compound that contains the bromate ion. | - |
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broodmare | (noun) a female horse used for breeding | Synonyms: stud mare |
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bulimarexia | (noun) a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting | Synonyms: binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulimia nervosa |
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bunkmate | (noun) someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself | - |
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burgomaster | (noun) a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria | - |
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bushman | (noun) a dweller in the Australian bush country | - |
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businessman | (noun) a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | Synonyms: man of affairs |
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businesswoman | (noun) a female businessperson | - |
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busman | (noun) someone who drives a bus | Synonyms: bus driver |
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cabinetmaker | (noun) a woodworker who specializes in making furniture | Synonyms: furniture maker |
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cabinetmaking | (noun) the craft of a joiner | Synonyms: joinery |
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cabman | (noun) someone who drives a taxi for a living | Synonyms: cabby, cabdriver, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan |
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caiman | (noun) a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | Synonyms: cayman |
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calamari | (noun) (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | Synonyms: calamary, squid |
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