aerodynamics | (noun) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow | Synonyms: aeromechanics |
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alloantibody | (noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species | Synonyms: isoantibody |
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anodyne | (noun) a medicine used to relieve pain | Synonyms: analgesic, pain pill, painkiller |
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antibody | (noun) any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | - |
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astrodynamics | (noun) the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space | - |
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atherodyde | (noun) a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed | Synonyms: athodyd, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine |
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athodyd | (noun) a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed | Synonyms: atherodyde, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine |
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autoantibody | (noun) an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it | - |
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biodynamics | (noun) the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms. | - |
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blackbody | (noun) a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it | Synonyms: black body, full radiator |
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body | (noun) the external structure of a vehicle | - |
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(noun) a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) | Synonyms: soundbox |
(noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | Synonyms: consistence, consistency, substance |
(noun) the main mass of a thing | - |
(noun) the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) | Synonyms: organic structure |
(noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | Synonyms: torso, trunk |
(noun) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person | Synonyms: dead body |
(noun) the central message of a communication | - |
(noun) a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity | - |
(noun) a collection of particulars considered as a system | - |
(noun) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects | - |
bodybuilder | (noun) someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature | Synonyms: muscle-builder, muscle builder, musclebuilder, muscleman |
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bodybuilding | (noun) exercise that builds muscles through tension | Synonyms: anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding |
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bodyguard | (noun) a group of men who escort and protect some important person | - |
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(noun) someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | Synonyms: escort |
bodywork | (noun) the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies | - |
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(noun) the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
broody | (noun) a domestic hen ready to brood | Synonyms: brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter |
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busybody | (noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others | Synonyms: nosey-parker, nosy-parker, quidnunc |
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cacodyl | (noun) the univalent group derived from arsine | Synonyms: arsenic group, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical |
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(noun) a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air | Synonyms: tetramethyldiarsine |
chiropody | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the feet | Synonyms: podiatry |
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chondrodystrophy | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita |
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custody | (noun) holding by the police | - |
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(noun) (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | Synonyms: hands |
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | Synonyms: detainment, detention, hold |
dogsbody | (noun) a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do | - |
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electrodynamometer | (noun) measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power | - |
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glossodynia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossalgia |
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goody | (noun) something considered choice to eat | Synonyms: dainty, delicacy, kickshaw, treat |
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hemodynamics | (noun) the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved | - |
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homebody | (noun) a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel | Synonyms: stay-at-home |
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hydrodynamics | (noun) study of fluids in motion | Synonyms: hydrokinetics |
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hymnody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: psalmody |
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isoantibody | (noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species | Synonyms: alloantibody |
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lipochondrodystrophy | (noun) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | Synonyms: dysostosis multiplex, gargoylism, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome |
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magnetohydrodynamics | (noun) the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal) | - |
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melody | (noun) the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes | Synonyms: tonal pattern |
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(noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | Synonyms: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, strain, tune |
monody | (noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) | Synonyms: monophonic music, monophony |
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myodynia | (noun) pain in a muscle or group of muscles | Synonyms: myalgia |
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neodymium | (noun) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | Synonyms: atomic number 60, Nd |
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nobody | (noun) a person of no influence | Synonyms: cipher, cypher, nonentity |
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odynophagia | (noun) severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus | - |
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odyssey | (noun) a long wandering and eventful journey | - |
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osteodystrophy | (noun) defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism | - |
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parody | (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, takeoff |
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(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
pleurodynia | (noun) pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs | Synonyms: costalgia, pleuralgia |
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polypody | (noun) any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium | - |
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praseodymium | (noun) a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process | Synonyms: atomic number 59, Pr |
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prosody | (noun) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | Synonyms: metrics |
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(noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | Synonyms: inflection |
(noun) (prosody) a system of versification | Synonyms: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern |
psalmody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: hymnody |
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psychodynamics | (noun) the branch of social psychology that deals with the processes and emotions that determine psychology and motivation | - |
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(noun) the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation | - |
pycnodysostosis | (noun) a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth | - |
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rhapsody | (noun) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation | - |
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(noun) (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character | - |
(noun) an enthusiastic expression of emotion | - |
somebody | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: individual, mortal, person, someone, soul |
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thermodynamics | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy | - |
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threnody | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem |
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tody | (noun) tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill | - |
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troglodyte | (noun) someone who lives in a cave | Synonyms: cave dweller, cave man, caveman |
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(noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian |
underbody | (noun) the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | Synonyms: underbelly |
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urodynia | (noun) pain during urination | - |
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