anchorage | (noun) the act of anchoring | - |
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(noun) place for vessels to anchor | Synonyms: anchorage ground |
(noun) a fee for anchoring | - |
(noun) the condition of being secured to a base | - |
(noun) the provision of a sense of security or steadfastness | - |
andradite | (noun) a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone | - |
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anemograph | (noun) An instrument which records wind velocities. | - |
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anemography | (noun) recording anemometrical measurements | - |
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angiocardiogram | (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiogram | (noun) an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram | - |
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angostura | (noun) the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters | Synonyms: angostura bark |
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anorak | (noun) a kind of heavy jacket | Synonyms: parka, windbreaker, windcheater |
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anorthography | (noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion | Synonyms: agraphia, logagraphia |
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answerability | (noun) responsibility to someone or for some activity | Synonyms: accountability, answerableness |
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answerableness | (noun) responsibility to someone or for some activity | Synonyms: accountability, answerability |
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anthracite | (noun) a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat | Synonyms: anthracite coal, hard coal |
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anthracosis | (noun) lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust | Synonyms: black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung |
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anthrax | (noun) a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people | Synonyms: splenic fever |
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(noun) a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia | - |
antiaircraft | (noun) artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | Synonyms: ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom |
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anticholinesterase | (noun) a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect | - |
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antigram | (noun) an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase | - |
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antiperspirant | (noun) an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration | - |
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antiphrasis | (noun) the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) | - |
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antitrade | (noun) winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics | Synonyms: antitrade wind |
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antitrades | (noun) wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds | - |
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antiviral | (noun) any drug that destroys viruses | Synonyms: antiviral agent, antiviral drug |
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anuran | (noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species | Synonyms: batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog |
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aplacophoran | (noun) deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle | Synonyms: solenogaster |
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apparatchik | (noun) a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party | - |
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(noun) a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) | - |
apparatus | (noun) equipment designed to serve a specific function | Synonyms: setup |
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(noun) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | - |
appearance | (noun) the act of appearing in public view | - |
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(noun) formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | Synonyms: appearing, coming into court |
(noun) pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | Synonyms: show |
(noun) outward or visible aspect of a person or thing | Synonyms: visual aspect |
(noun) a mental representation | - |
(noun) the event of coming into sight | - |
appoggiatura | (noun) an embellishing note usually written in smaller size | Synonyms: acciaccatura, grace note |
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appraisal | (noun) an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something | - |
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(noun) the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth | Synonyms: assessment |
(noun) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | Synonyms: estimate, estimation |
appraiser | (noun) one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things | Synonyms: valuator |
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(noun) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity | Synonyms: authenticator |
apraxia | (noun) inability to make purposeful movements | - |
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arabesque | (noun) an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
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(noun) position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose | - |
arability | (noun) the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation | - |
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arachnid | (noun) air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | Synonyms: arachnoid |
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arachnoid | (noun) air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs | Synonyms: arachnid |
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(noun) the middle of the 3 meninges | Synonyms: arachnoid membrane |
arachnophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of spiders | - |
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aragonite | (noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite | - |
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arak | (noun) any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses | Synonyms: arrack |
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aralia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers | - |
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arame | (noun) an edible seaweed with a mild flavor | - |
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arariba | (noun) Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood | Synonyms: Centrolobium robustum |
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araroba | (noun) a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases | Synonyms: chrysarobin, Goa powder |
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araucaria | (noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds | - |
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arbitrage | (noun) a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price | - |
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arbitrager | (noun) someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | Synonyms: arb, arbitrageur |
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arbitrageur | (noun) someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) | Synonyms: arb, arbitrager |
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arbitrament | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitration, arbitrement |
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arbitrariness | (noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | Synonyms: capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy |
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arbitration | (noun) the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment | Synonyms: arbitrament, arbitrement |
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(noun) (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) | - |
arbitrator | (noun) someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue | Synonyms: arbiter, umpire |
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architrave | (noun) the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns | - |
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(noun) the molding around a door or window | - |
aristocracy | (noun) a privileged class holding hereditary titles | Synonyms: nobility |
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(noun) the most powerful members of a society | Synonyms: gentry |
aristocrat | (noun) a member of the aristocracy | Synonyms: blue blood, patrician |
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aristocratism | (noun) the principles, practices or characteristics of aristocracy. | - |
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aromatherapy | (noun) the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage | - |
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arrack | (noun) any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses | Synonyms: arak |
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arraignment | (noun) a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment | - |
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arrangement | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arranging, transcription |
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(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | Synonyms: placement |
(noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying | Synonyms: organisation, organization, system |
(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: agreement |
(noun) a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments | Synonyms: musical arrangement |
(noun) an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging | - |
arranger | (noun) a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise | Synonyms: organiser, organizer |
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(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | Synonyms: adapter, transcriber |
arranging | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arrangement, transcription |
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arras | (noun) a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs | Synonyms: tapestry |
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array | (noun) an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics | - |
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(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing | Synonyms: raiment, regalia |
(noun) an impressive display | - |
(noun) an orderly arrangement | - |
arteriogram | (noun) an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium | - |
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arteriography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of arteries | - |
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arthralgia | (noun) pain in a joint or joints | - |
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arthrogram | (noun) an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium | - |
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arthrography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram | - |
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asarabacca | (noun) thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe | Synonyms: Asarum europaeum |
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ashram | (noun) (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus | - |
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(noun) a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram | - |
ashtray | (noun) a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes | - |
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asparaginase | (noun) antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia | Synonyms: Elspar |
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asparagine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus) | - |
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asparagus | (noun) edible young shoots of the asparagus plant | - |
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(noun) plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable | Synonyms: Asparagus officinales, edible asparagus |
aspidistra | (noun) evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant | Synonyms: Aspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plant |
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aspirant | (noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person | Synonyms: aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee |
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aspirate | (noun) a consonant pronounced with aspiration | - |
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(noun) a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. | - |
aspiration | (noun) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | Synonyms: breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake |
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(noun) a will to succeed | - |
(noun) a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | - |
(noun) a cherished desire | Synonyms: ambition, dream |
aspirator | (noun) a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid | - |
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asseveration | (noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | Synonyms: assertion, averment |
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asseverator | (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth | Synonyms: affirmer, asserter, avower, declarer |
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assurance | (noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | Synonyms: authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness |
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(noun) a statement intended to inspire confidence | - |
(noun) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something | Synonyms: pledge |
(noun) a British term for some kinds of insurance | - |
astragal | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: bead, beading, beadwork |
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(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragalus, talus |
astragalus | (noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragal, talus |
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astrakhan | (noun) the fur of young lambs | - |
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astrantia | (noun) any plant of the genus Astrantia | Synonyms: masterwort |
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astraphobia | (noun) a morbid fear of thunder and lightning | - |
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ataractic | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
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ataraxia | (noun) peace of mind | - |
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ataraxis | (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity |
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atmoradiograph | (noun) a device which measures the frequency of occurrence of atmospherics. | - |
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atrazine | (noun) a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide | - |
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attracter | (noun) a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | Synonyms: attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet |
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(noun) (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system | Synonyms: attractor |
(noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences | Synonyms: attraction, attractor, draw, drawing card |
attraction | (noun) the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts | Synonyms: attractiveness |
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(noun) a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | Synonyms: attracter, attractive feature, attractor, magnet |
(noun) an entertainment that is offered to the public | - |
(noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences | Synonyms: attracter, attractor, draw, drawing card |
(noun) the force by which one object attracts another | Synonyms: attractive force |
attractiveness | (noun) sexual allure | - |
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(noun) the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts | Synonyms: attraction |
attractor | (noun) a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | Synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractive feature, magnet |
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(noun) (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system | Synonyms: attracter |
(noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences | Synonyms: attracter, attraction, draw, drawing card |
audiogram | (noun) a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound | - |
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aura | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | Synonyms: air, atmosphere |
(noun) a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure | - |
aurora | (noun) an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force | - |
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(noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup |
austral | (noun) the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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