| calorie | (noun) unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure | Synonyms: gram calorie, small calorie |
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| disorientation | (noun) a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) | Synonyms: freak out |
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| (noun) confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction | - |
| kilocalorie | (noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food | Synonyms: Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie |
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| notoriety | (noun) the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality | Synonyms: ill fame |
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| oriel | (noun) a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall | Synonyms: oriel window |
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| orient | (noun) the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia | Synonyms: eastern hemisphere |
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| orientalism | (noun) the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations | - |
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| orientalist | (noun) a specialist in oriental subjects | - |
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| orientation | (noun) the act of orienting | - |
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| (noun) a course introducing a new situation or environment | Synonyms: orientation course |
| (noun) an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs | - |
| (noun) a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships | - |
| (noun) a predisposition in favor of something | Synonyms: predilection, preference |
| (noun) position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions | - |
| reorientation | (noun) the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented | Synonyms: change of direction |
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| (noun) a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs | - |
| whoriental | (noun) An East Asian Whore | - |
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