accommodation | (noun) the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need | - |
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(noun) (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye | - |
(noun) living quarters provided for public convenience | - |
(noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality | - |
(noun) a settlement of differences | - |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: adjustment, fitting |
accommodator | (noun) someone who performs a service or does a favor | Synonyms: obliger |
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amiodarone | (noun) an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective | Synonyms: Cordarone |
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antipodal | (noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter | Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition |
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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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branchiopodan | (noun) aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding | Synonyms: branchiopod, branchiopod crustacean |
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cacodaemon | (noun) an evil spirit | Synonyms: cacodemon |
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clinodactyly | (noun) a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned | - |
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coda | (noun) the closing section of a musical composition | Synonyms: finale |
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deodar | (noun) tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber | Synonyms: Cedrus deodara, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar |
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doodad | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
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ectrodactyly | (noun) congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes | - |
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leptodactylid | (noun) toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal | Synonyms: leptodactylid frog |
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modal | (noun) an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality | Synonyms: modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb |
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modality | (noun) a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment | - |
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(noun) a particular sense | Synonyms: sense modality, sensory system |
(noun) a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility | Synonyms: mode |
(noun) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | Synonyms: mode, mood |
odalisque | (noun) a woman slave in a harem | - |
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oligodactyly | (noun) congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing | - |
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pagoda | (noun) an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof | - |
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perissodactyl | (noun) placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot | Synonyms: odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammal |
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podalgia | (noun) foot pain | - |
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pterodactyl | (noun) extinct flying reptile | - |
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rhizopodan | (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod | Synonyms: rhizopod |
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rhodanthe | (noun) Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum | Synonyms: Helipterum manglesii, Rhodanthe manglesii, Swan River everlasting |
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soda | (noun) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | Synonyms: pop, soda pop, soda water, tonic |
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(noun) a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper | Synonyms: sal soda, soda ash, sodium carbonate, washing soda |
sodalist | (noun) a member of a sodality | - |
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sodalite | (noun) a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks | - |
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sodality | (noun) people engaged in a particular occupation | Synonyms: brotherhood, fraternity |
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svoboda | (noun) (Russia) freedom | - |
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today | (noun) the present time or age | - |
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(noun) the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow) | - |