reinterpretation | (noun) a new or different interpretation | - |
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(noun) a new or different meaning | - |
reprehensibility | (noun) being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof | - |
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reprehension | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
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representation | (noun) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | - |
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(noun) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf | - |
(noun) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | - |
(noun) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body | - |
(noun) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image | Synonyms: internal representation, mental representation |
(noun) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract | - |
(noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: histrionics, theatrical, theatrical performance |
(noun) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | - |
(noun) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency | - |
(noun) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | Synonyms: agency, delegacy |
representative | (noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, illustration, instance |
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(noun) a person who represents others | - |
(noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
(noun) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | Synonyms: interpreter, spokesperson, voice |
represser | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: repressor |
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repression | (noun) the act of repressing; control by holding down | - |
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(noun) (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious | - |
(noun) a state of forcible subjugation | - |
repressor | (noun) an agent that represses | Synonyms: represser |
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sapremia | (noun) blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter | Synonyms: sapraemia |
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spread | (noun) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | Synonyms: spreading |
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(noun) decorative cover for a bed | Synonyms: bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, counterpane |
(noun) farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) | Synonyms: cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch |
(noun) a haphazard distribution in all directions | Synonyms: scatter |
(noun) the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) | - |
(noun) a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures | Synonyms: gap |
(noun) two facing pages of a book or other publication | Synonyms: facing pages, spread head, spreadhead |
(noun) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | Synonyms: spreading |
(noun) a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes | Synonyms: paste |
(noun) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed | Synonyms: banquet, feast |
spreader | (noun) a hand tool for spreading something | - |
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(noun) a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions | Synonyms: broadcaster |
spreadhead | (noun) two facing pages of a book or other publication | Synonyms: facing pages, spread, spread head |
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spreading | (noun) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | Synonyms: spread |
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(noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: airing, dissemination, public exposure |
(noun) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | Synonyms: spread |
spreadsheet | (noun) a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen | - |
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sprechgesang | (noun) a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking | Synonyms: sprechstimme |
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sprechstimme | (noun) a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking | Synonyms: sprechgesang |
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spree | (noun) a brief indulgence of your impulses | Synonyms: fling |
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steprelationship | (noun) a family relationship by virtue of remarriage | - |
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suppressant | (noun) a drug that suppresses appetite | Synonyms: appetite suppressant |
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suppresser | (noun) an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents | Synonyms: suppressor |
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(noun) a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) | Synonyms: suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene |
(noun) someone who suppresses | Synonyms: suppressor |
suppression | (noun) the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation | Synonyms: curtailment |
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(noun) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | Synonyms: crushing, quelling, stifling |
(noun) (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | Synonyms: inhibition |
(noun) the failure to develop some part or organ | - |
suppressor | (noun) an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents | Synonyms: suppresser |
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(noun) a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) | Synonyms: suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor gene |
(noun) someone who suppresses | Synonyms: suppresser |
supremacism | (noun) the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others | - |
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supremacist | (noun) a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others | - |
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supremacy | (noun) power to dominate or defeat | Synonyms: domination, mastery |
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suprematism | (noun) a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism | - |
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suprematist | (noun) an artist of the school of suprematism | - |
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supremo | (noun) the most important person in an organization | - |
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thermocompressor | (noun) An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. | Synonyms: eductor-jet pump, ejector, injector, steam ejector, steam injector |
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unpredictability | (noun) lacking predictability | - |
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(noun) the trait of being unpredictably irresolute | Synonyms: volatility |
(noun) the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses | Synonyms: capriciousness |
unpretentiousness | (noun) the quality of being natural and without pretensions | - |
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vasopressin | (noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules | Synonyms: ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin |
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vasopressor | (noun) any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure) | - |
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winepress | (noun) a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes | - |
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wingspread | (noun) distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended | - |
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(noun) linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | Synonyms: wingspan |