| aggrandisement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandizement, elevation |
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| aggrandizement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandisement, elevation |
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| almandine | (noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel | - |
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| (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandite |
| almandite | (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandine |
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| andiron | (noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace | Synonyms: dog-iron, dog, firedog |
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| appendicectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendectomy |
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| appendicitis | (noun) inflammation of the vermiform appendix | - |
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| appendicle | (noun) a small appendage | - |
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| appendicularia | (noun) free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates | - |
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| appendix | (noun) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | Synonyms: cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process |
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| (noun) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book | - |
| ascending | (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction | Synonyms: ascension, ascent, rise |
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| attending | (noun) the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) | Synonyms: attendance |
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| (noun) the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | Synonyms: attention |
| backgrounding | (noun) the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system | Synonyms: background processing |
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| bandicoot | (noun) any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous | - |
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| banding | (noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | Synonyms: band, stripe |
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| (noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | Synonyms: band, stria, striation |
| bandit | (noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | Synonyms: brigand |
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| banditry | (noun) the practice of plundering in gangs | - |
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| barramundi | (noun) a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats | Synonyms: Asian seabass, giant perch, giant seaperch, Lates calcarifer, white seabass |
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| bending | (noun) the act of bending something | - |
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| (noun) the property of being bent or deflected | Synonyms: deflection, deflexion |
| (noun) movement that causes the formation of a curve | Synonyms: bend |
| binding | (noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: bandaging, dressing |
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| (noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | Synonyms: back, book binding, cover |
| (noun) strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration | - |
| (noun) one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall | Synonyms: ski binding |
| (noun) the capacity to attract and hold something | - |
| blandishment | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: wheedling |
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| (noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: cajolery, palaver |
| blending | (noun) a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | Synonyms: shading |
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| (noun) the act of blending components together thoroughly | Synonyms: blend |
| bonding | (noun) fastening firmly together | Synonyms: soldering |
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| (noun) (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel | - |
| (noun) a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) | - |
| bookbinding | (noun) the craft of binding books | - |
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| branding | (noun) the act of stigmatizing | Synonyms: stigmatisation, stigmatization |
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| brandish | (noun) the act of waving | Synonyms: flourish |
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| brigandine | (noun) a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | - |
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| calamondin | (noun) a fruit of the calamondin tree. | - |
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| candida | (noun) any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida | - |
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| candidacy | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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| candidate | (noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | Synonyms: prospect |
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| (noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: campaigner, nominee |
| candidature | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidacy, electioneering, political campaign |
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| candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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| candidness | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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| celandine | (noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | Synonyms: Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort |
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| (noun) North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil | Synonyms: Impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not |
| compendium | (noun) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | - |
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| (noun) a publication containing a variety of works | Synonyms: collection |
| compounding | (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole | Synonyms: combination, combining |
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| condescendingness | (noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescension |
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| condiment | (noun) a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | - |
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| condition | (noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: circumstance, consideration |
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| (noun) the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | Synonyms: experimental condition |
| (noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: precondition, stipulation |
| (noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | Synonyms: strings, term |
| (noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: status |
| (noun) a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing | - |
| (noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: shape |
| (noun) an illness, disease, or other medical problem | - |
| conditionality | (noun) the state of being conditional | - |
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| conditioner | (noun) exercise that conditions the body | - |
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| (noun) a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
| (noun) a trainer of athletes | - |
| conditioning | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | - |
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| conditions | (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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| (noun) the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | - |
| (noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | - |
| contrabandist | (noun) someone who imports or exports without paying duties | Synonyms: moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler |
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| contraindication | (noun) (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | - |
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| crowdfunding | (noun) Funding from a large number of small backers | - |
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| effendi | (noun) a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials | - |
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| ending | (noun) the act of ending something | Synonyms: conclusion, termination |
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| (noun) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | Synonyms: termination |
| (noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: close, closing, conclusion, end |
| (noun) event whose occurrence ends something | Synonyms: conclusion, finish |
| (noun) the point in time at which something ends | Synonyms: end |
| endive | (noun) variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges | Synonyms: chicory escarole, escarole |
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| (noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched | Synonyms: Cichorium endivia, witloof |
| expending | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expenditure |
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| expenditure | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expending |
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| (noun) the act of consuming something | Synonyms: consumption, using up |
| (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: outgo, outlay, spending |
| expounding | (noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | Synonyms: exposition |
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| faultfinding | (noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: carping |
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| fecundity | (noun) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
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| (noun) the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
| (noun) the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring | Synonyms: fertility |
| finding | (noun) the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | Synonyms: determination |
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| (noun) the decision of a court on issues of fact or law | - |
| (noun) something that is found | - |
| findings | (noun) a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes | - |
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| foregrounding | (noun) the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system | Synonyms: foreground processing |
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| founding | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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| funding | (noun) the act of financing | Synonyms: financing |
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| (noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible | Synonyms: backing, financial backing, financial support, support |
| gourmandism | (noun) the disposition and habits of a gourmand | - |
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| gourmandizer | (noun) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | Synonyms: glutton, gourmand, trencherman |
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| grandiloquence | (noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | Synonyms: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric |
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| grandiosity | (noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | Synonyms: grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric |
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| grinding | (noun) a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) | - |
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| (noun) material resulting from the process of grinding | - |
| (noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice | Synonyms: abrasion, attrition, detrition |
| grounding | (noun) fastening electrical equipment to earth | Synonyms: earthing |
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| (noun) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | Synonyms: foundation |
| handicap | (noun) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning | - |
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| (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment |
| (noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, disablement, impairment |
| handicapped | (noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: disabled |
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| handicapper | (noun) someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) | Synonyms: odds-maker |
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| handicraft | (noun) a craft that requires skillful hands | - |
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| (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handiwork, handwork |
| handiness | (noun) the quality of being at hand when needed | Synonyms: accessibility, availability, availableness |
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| (noun) skillfulness with the hands | - |
| handiwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handwork |
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| hediondilla | (noun) desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers | Synonyms: coville, creosote bush, Larrea tridentata |
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| hendiadys | (noun) use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier | - |
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| heulandite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium | - |
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| impounding | (noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | Synonyms: impoundment, internment, poundage |
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| incendiarism | (noun) malicious burning to destroy property | Synonyms: arson, fire-raising |
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| incendiary | (noun) a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) | Synonyms: firebomb, incendiary bomb |
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| (noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | Synonyms: arsonist, firebug |
| indicant | (noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicator |
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| (noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indication |
| indication | (noun) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | Synonyms: meter reading, reading |
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| (noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indicant |
| (noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name | Synonyms: denotation |
| (noun) (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | - |
| (noun) something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | - |
| indicative | (noun) a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact | Synonyms: common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood |
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| indicator | (noun) a device for showing the operating condition of some system | - |
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| (noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicant |
| (noun) a signal for attracting attention | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction | - |
| indictability | (noun) the state of being liable to impeachment | Synonyms: impeachability |
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| indiction | (noun) a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms | - |
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| indictment | (noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense | Synonyms: bill of indictment |
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| (noun) an accusation of wrongdoing | - |
| indie | (noun) a pop group not affiliated with a major record company | - |
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| (noun) an independent film company not associated with an established studio | - |
| indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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| (noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
| (noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
| (noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
| indigen | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigene, native |
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| indigence | (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | Synonyms: need, pauperism, pauperization, penury |
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| indigene | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, native |
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| indigenousness | (noun) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) | Synonyms: autochthony, endemism |
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| indigestibility | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibleness |
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| indigestibleness | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibility |
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| indigestion | (noun) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | Synonyms: dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach |
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| indignation | (noun) a feeling of righteous anger | Synonyms: outrage |
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| indignity | (noun) an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
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| indigo | (noun) a blue-violet color | - |
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| (noun) deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye | Synonyms: indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria |
| (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigotin |
| indigotin | (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigo |
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| indinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV | Synonyms: Crixivan |
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| indirection | (noun) indirect procedure or action | - |
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| (noun) deceitful action that is not straightforward | - |