dosshouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: flophouse |
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dousing | (noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it | Synonyms: ducking, immersion, submersion |
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dubiousness | (noun) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, question |
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(noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, incertitude, uncertainty |
efficaciousness | (noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect | Synonyms: efficacy |
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enormousness | (noun) unusual largeness in size or extent or number | Synonyms: grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness |
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enviousness | (noun) a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another | Synonyms: envy |
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erroneousness | (noun) inadvertent incorrectness | Synonyms: error |
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espousal | (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, adoption |
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(noun) archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast | Synonyms: bridal |
(noun) the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | Synonyms: betrothal |
expeditiousness | (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expedition |
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extraneousness | (noun) The state of not forming an essential or vital part. | Synonyms: extraneity |
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(noun) unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand | - |
facetiousness | (noun) playful humor | - |
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fallaciousness | (noun) result of a fallacy or error in reasoning | - |
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farmhouse | (noun) house for a farmer and family | - |
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fastidiousness | (noun) the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style | - |
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fatuousness | (noun) a ludicrous folly | Synonyms: absurdity, fatuity, silliness |
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felicitousness | (noun) pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | Synonyms: felicity |
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feloniousness | (noun) The property of relating to, or having the nature of a serious criminal offense. | - |
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ferociousness | (noun) the trait of extreme cruelty | Synonyms: brutality, savagery, viciousness |
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fibrousness | (noun) the quality of being fibrous | Synonyms: fibrosity |
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fieldmouse | (noun) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens | Synonyms: field mouse |
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firehouse | (noun) a station housing fire apparatus and firemen | Synonyms: fire station |
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flophouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: dosshouse |
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fortuitousness | (noun) the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance | - |
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fractiousness | (noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline | Synonyms: unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness |
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frivolousness | (noun) the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible | Synonyms: frivolity |
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fugaciousness | (noun) the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) | Synonyms: fugacity |
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furiousness | (noun) the property of being wild or turbulent | Synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness |
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gallous | (noun) alternative terms for gallows | Synonyms: gallows-tree, gallows tree, gibbet |
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garrulousness | (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative | Synonyms: garrulity, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness |
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gaseousness | (noun) having the consistency of a gas | - |
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gatehouse | (noun) a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence | - |
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gelatinousness | (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly | Synonyms: glutinosity, glutinousness |
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generousness | (noun) the trait of being willing to give your money or time | Synonyms: generosity |
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gibbousness | (noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | Synonyms: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling |
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glasshouse | (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: greenhouse |
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glutinousness | (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly | Synonyms: gelatinousness, glutinosity |
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gorgeousness | (noun) The characteristic or quality of being very beautiful. | - |
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graciousness | (noun) excellence of manners or social conduct | - |
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(noun) the quality of being kind and gentle | Synonyms: benignancy, benignity |
greenhouse | (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: glasshouse |
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gregariousness | (noun) the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone | - |
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grouse | (noun) popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet | - |
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(noun) flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil | - |
grouseberry | (noun) shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries | Synonyms: grouse-berry, grouse whortleberry, Vaccinium scoparium |
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guardhouse | (noun) a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained | - |
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guesthouse | (noun) a house separate from the main house; for housing guests | - |
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harmoniousness | (noun) compatibility in opinion and action | Synonyms: harmony |
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(noun) the property of sounding harmonious | Synonyms: consonance |
hazardousness | (noun) the state of being dangerous | Synonyms: perilousness |
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heinousness | (noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness |
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henhouse | (noun) a farm building for housing poultry | Synonyms: chicken coop, coop, hencoop |
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heterogeneousness | (noun) the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind | Synonyms: heterogeneity |
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hideousness | (noun) dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness | - |
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homogeneousness | (noun) the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature | Synonyms: homogeneity |
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hothouse | (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner | Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden |
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house | (noun) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | - |
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(noun) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | - |
(noun) a building in which something is sheltered or located | - |
(noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | Synonyms: theater, theatre |
(noun) aristocratic family line | - |
(noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | Synonyms: business firm, firm |
(noun) an official assembly having legislative powers | - |
(noun) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | - |
(noun) the members of a religious community living together | - |
(noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, household, menage |
(noun) the management of a gambling house or casino | - |
(noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | Synonyms: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
houseboat | (noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling | - |
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housebreaker | (noun) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house | Synonyms: cat burglar |
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(noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housewrecker |
housebreaking | (noun) trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | Synonyms: break-in, breaking and entering |
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housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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housecleaning | (noun) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house | - |
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(noun) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | - |
housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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housecraft | (noun) skill in domestic management | - |
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housedog | (noun) a dog trained to guard a house | - |
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housefather | (noun) a man in charge of children in an institution | - |
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housefly | (noun) common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases | Synonyms: house fly, Musca domestica |
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houseful | (noun) as many as a house will accommodate | - |
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houseguest | (noun) a guest entertained in your house | Synonyms: house guest |
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household | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, menage |
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householder | (noun) someone who owns a home | Synonyms: homeowner |
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househusband | (noun) a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income | Synonyms: house husband |
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housekeeper | (noun) a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
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housekeeping | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housework |
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houselights | (noun) lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium | - |
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housemaid | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, maid, maidservant |
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houseman | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: intern, interne, medical intern |
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housemaster | (noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
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housemate | (noun) someone who resides in the same house with you | - |
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housemother | (noun) a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people | - |
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housepaint | (noun) paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house | Synonyms: house paint |
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houseplant | (noun) any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | - |
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houseroom | (noun) space for accommodation in a house | - |
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housetop | (noun) the roof of a house | - |
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housewarming | (noun) a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home | - |
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housewife | (noun) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | Synonyms: homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house |
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housewifery | (noun) the work of a housewife | - |
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housework | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housekeeping |
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housewrecker | (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housebreaker |
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housing | (noun) structures collectively in which people are housed | Synonyms: living accommodations, lodging |
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(noun) a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component | - |
(noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse | Synonyms: caparison, trapping |
humorousness | (noun) the trait of merry joking | Synonyms: jocoseness, jocosity, merriness |
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humous | (noun) a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | Synonyms: hommos, hoummos, hummus, humus |
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icehouse | (noun) a house for storing ice | - |
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ignominiousness | (noun) unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor | Synonyms: disgracefulness, shamefulness |
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illustriousness | (noun) the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence | Synonyms: greatness |
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impecuniousness | (noun) a state of lacking money | Synonyms: pennilessness, penuriousness |
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imperiousness | (noun) the trait of being imperious and overbearing | Synonyms: domineeringness, overbearingness |
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imperviousness | (noun) the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) | Synonyms: impenetrability |
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impetuousness | (noun) rash impulsiveness | Synonyms: impetuosity |
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impiousness | (noun) unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god | Synonyms: impiety |
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inauspiciousness | (noun) the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result | Synonyms: unpropitiousness |
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incautiousness | (noun) the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger | Synonyms: incaution |
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incommodiousness | (noun) an inconvenient discomfort | Synonyms: inconvenience |
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incongruousness | (noun) the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate | Synonyms: incongruity |
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