alcoholic | (noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | Synonyms: alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse |
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ascolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete | - |
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basidiolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete | - |
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bucolic | (noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life | Synonyms: eclogue, idyl, idyll |
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(noun) a country person | Synonyms: peasant, provincial |
catholicity | (noun) the quality of being universal; existing everywhere | Synonyms: universality |
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catholicon | (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: cure-all, nostrum, panacea |
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colic | (noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | Synonyms: gripes, griping, intestinal colic |
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colicroot | (noun) any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic | Synonyms: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root |
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dolichocephalic | (noun) an adult with a long narrow head | - |
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dolichocephalism | (noun) the quality of being dolichocephalic | Synonyms: dolichocephaly |
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dolichocephaly | (noun) the quality of being dolichocephalic | Synonyms: dolichocephalism |
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frolic | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: caper, gambol, play, romp |
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frolicsomeness | (noun) lively high-spirited playfulness | Synonyms: friskiness, sportiveness |
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maiolica | (noun) highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide | Synonyms: majolica |
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majolica | (noun) highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide | Synonyms: maiolica |
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melancholic | (noun) someone subject to melancholia | Synonyms: melancholiac |
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phenolic | (noun) a thermosetting resin | Synonyms: phenolic resin, phenoplast |
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police | (noun) the force of policemen and officers | Synonyms: constabulary, law, police force |
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policeman | (noun) a male member of a police force | - |
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policewoman | (noun) a woman policeman | Synonyms: police matron |
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policy | (noun) a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group | - |
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(noun) a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government | - |
(noun) written contract or certificate of insurance | Synonyms: insurance, insurance policy |
policyholder | (noun) a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written | - |
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shopaholic | (noun) a compulsive shopper | - |
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solicitation | (noun) the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | Synonyms: allurement |
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(noun) an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status | - |
(noun) request for a sum of money | Synonyms: appeal, collection, ingathering |
solicitor | (noun) a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents | - |
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(noun) a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | Synonyms: canvasser |
solicitorship | (noun) the position of solicitor | - |
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solicitousness | (noun) a feeling of excessive concern | Synonyms: solicitude |
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solicitude | (noun) a feeling of excessive concern | Synonyms: solicitousness |
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workaholic | (noun) person with a compulsive need to work | - |
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