aminobenzine | (noun) oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines | Synonyms: aniline, aniline oil, phenylamine |
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bonobo | (noun) small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species | Synonyms: Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee |
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cenobite | (noun) a member of a religious order living in common | Synonyms: coenobite |
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coenobite | (noun) a member of a religious order living in common | Synonyms: cenobite |
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cyanobacteria | (noun) predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | Synonyms: blue-green algae |
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doorknob | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorhandle |
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ennoblement | (noun) the act of raising someone to the nobility | - |
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(noun) the state of being noble | - |
gynobase | (noun) the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne | - |
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ignobility | (noun) the quality of being ignoble | Synonyms: ignobleness |
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ignobleness | (noun) the quality of being ignoble | Synonyms: ignobility |
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knob | (noun) a round handle | - |
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(noun) a circular rounded projection or protuberance | Synonyms: boss |
(noun) an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger | Synonyms: pommel |
(noun) any thickened enlargement | Synonyms: node, thickening |
knobble | (noun) a small knob | - |
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knobkerrie | (noun) a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa | Synonyms: knobkerry |
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knobkerry | (noun) a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa | Synonyms: knobkerrie |
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melanoblast | (noun) an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte | - |
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monoblast | (noun) a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow | - |
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nob | (noun) informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person | Synonyms: toff |
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nobelium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known | Synonyms: atomic number 102, No |
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nobility | (noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | Synonyms: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobleness |
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(noun) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | Synonyms: aristocracy |
(noun) the state of being of noble birth | Synonyms: noblesse |
noble | (noun) a titled peer of the realm | Synonyms: Lord, nobleman |
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nobleman | (noun) a titled peer of the realm | Synonyms: Lord, noble |
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nobleness | (noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | Synonyms: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility |
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noblesse | (noun) members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) | - |
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(noun) the state of being of noble birth | Synonyms: nobility |
noblewoman | (noun) a woman of the peerage in Britain | Synonyms: Lady, peeress |
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nobody | (noun) a person of no influence | Synonyms: cipher, cypher, nonentity |
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nonobservance | (noun) a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | - |
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phenobarbital | (noun) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | Synonyms: Luminal, phenobarbitone, purple heart, sodium thiopental |
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phenobarbitone | (noun) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | Synonyms: Luminal, phenobarbital, purple heart, sodium thiopental |
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retinoblastoma | (noun) malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells | - |
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snob | (noun) a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | Synonyms: prig, snoot, snot |
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snobbery | (noun) the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | Synonyms: snobbishness, snobbism |
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snobbishness | (noun) the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | Synonyms: snobbery, snobbism |
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snobbism | (noun) the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | Synonyms: snobbery, snobbishness |
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technobabble | (noun) technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects | - |
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unobtrusiveness | (noun) the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way | - |
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