conglomeration | (noun) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | Synonyms: conglobation |
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(noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: aggregate, congeries |
(noun) a rounded spherical form | Synonyms: conglobation |
congratulation | (noun) the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration | Synonyms: felicitation |
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(noun) (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another | Synonyms: felicitation |
congratulations | (noun) an expression of approval and commendation | Synonyms: extolment, kudos, praise |
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conjuration | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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(noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuring, conjury, invocation |
(noun) a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | Synonyms: incantation |
consecration | (noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God | - |
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(noun) a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) | - |
considerateness | (noun) kind and considerate regard for others | Synonyms: consideration, thoughtfulness |
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consideration | (noun) a considerate and thoughtful act | Synonyms: thoughtfulness |
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(noun) kind and considerate regard for others | Synonyms: considerateness, thoughtfulness |
(noun) the process of giving careful thought to something | - |
(noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: circumstance, condition |
(noun) a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting) | - |
(noun) a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone | Synonyms: retainer |
conspirator | (noun) a member of a conspiracy | Synonyms: coconspirator, machinator, plotter |
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cooperation | (noun) joint operation or action | - |
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(noun) the practice of cooperating | - |
cooperative | (noun) a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners | Synonyms: co-op |
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(noun) an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it | - |
cooperativeness | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenability, amenableness |
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cooperator | (noun) an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | Synonyms: collaborator, pardner, partner |
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corporation | (noun) slang for a paunch | Synonyms: bay window, pot, potbelly, tummy |
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(noun) a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | Synonyms: corp |
corporatism | (noun) control of a state or organization by large interest groups | - |
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corporatist | (noun) a supporter of corporatism | - |
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corroboration | (noun) confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | Synonyms: certification, documentation |
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counterattack | (noun) an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. | Synonyms: countermove |
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(noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | Synonyms: counterplay |
counterattraction | (noun) a rival attraction | - |
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counterdemonstration | (noun) a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration | - |
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counterdemonstrator | (noun) someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration | - |
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crate | (noun) a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping | - |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a crate | Synonyms: crateful |
crateful | (noun) the quantity contained in a crate | Synonyms: crate |
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crater | (noun) a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb | - |
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(noun) a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano | Synonyms: volcanic crater |
craton | (noun) the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian | - |
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culturati | (noun) people interested in culture and cultural activities | - |
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curate | (noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | Synonyms: minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector |
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curative | (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: cure, remedy, therapeutic |
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curator | (noun) the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) | Synonyms: conservator |
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curatorship | (noun) the position of curator | - |
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deathrate | (noun) the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year | Synonyms: death rate, fatality rate, mortality, mortality rate |
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deceleration | (noun) the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed | - |
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(noun) a decrease in rate of change | Synonyms: retardation, slowing |
(noun) (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity | - |
decentration | (noun) Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others. | Synonyms: decentering |
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declaration | (noun) a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | - |
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(noun) a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote | Synonyms: resolution, resolve |
(noun) (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction | - |
(noun) a formal public statement | Synonyms: announcement, annunciation, proclamation |
(noun) (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make | Synonyms: contract |
(noun) a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties | - |
declarative | (noun) a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact | Synonyms: common mood, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood |
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decoration | (noun) the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | - |
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(noun) something used to beautify | Synonyms: ornament, ornamentation |
(noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon |
decorativeness | (noun) an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive | - |
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decorator | (noun) someone who decorates | Synonyms: ornamentalist |
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(noun) a person who specializes in interior decoration | Synonyms: house decorator, interior decorator, room decorator |
defenestration | (noun) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window | - |
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deflagration | (noun) combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat | - |
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defloration | (noun) the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) | - |
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(noun) an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something | - |
degenerate | (noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | Synonyms: deviant, deviate, perv, perve, pervert |
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degeneration | (noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | Synonyms: retrogression |
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(noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | Synonyms: devolution |
(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | Synonyms: decadence, decadency, degeneracy |
dehydration | (noun) the process of extracting moisture | Synonyms: desiccation, drying up, evaporation |
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(noun) dryness resulting from the removal of water | Synonyms: desiccation |
(noun) depletion of bodily fluids | - |
deliberateness | (noun) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | Synonyms: deliberation |
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(noun) a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry | Synonyms: deliberation, slowness, unhurriedness |
deliberation | (noun) the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | Synonyms: deliberateness |
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(noun) a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry | Synonyms: deliberateness, slowness, unhurriedness |
(noun) planning something carefully and intentionally | Synonyms: calculation |
(noun) careful consideration | Synonyms: advisement, weighing |
(noun) (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question | - |
democrat | (noun) an advocate of democratic principles | - |
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democratisation | (noun) the action of making something democratic | Synonyms: democratization |
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democratism | (noun) the theory, system, or principles of democracy. | - |
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democratization | (noun) the action of making something democratic | Synonyms: democratisation |
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demonstration | (noun) a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view | Synonyms: presentation, presentment |
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(noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: manifestation |
(noun) a show of military force or preparedness | - |
(noun) a visual presentation showing how something works | Synonyms: demo |
(noun) proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | Synonyms: monstrance |
demonstrative | (noun) a pronoun that points out an intended referent | Synonyms: demonstrative pronoun |
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demonstrativeness | (noun) tending to express your feelings freely | - |
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demonstrator | (noun) someone who participates in a public display of group feeling | Synonyms: protester |
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(noun) someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer | Synonyms: sales demonstrator |
(noun) a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught | - |
denigration | (noun) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) | Synonyms: deprecation |
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(noun) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | Synonyms: aspersion, calumny, defamation, slander |
(noun) a belittling comment | Synonyms: belittling |
denitrator | (noun) Any device used to remove nitrates or other nitrogen compounds, especially from water. | - |
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desecration | (noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | Synonyms: blasphemy, profanation, sacrilege |
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desideratum | (noun) something desired as a necessity | - |
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desperate | (noun) a person who is frightened and in need of help | - |
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desperation | (noun) desperate recklessness | - |
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(noun) a state in which all hope is lost or absent | Synonyms: despair |
deterioration | (noun) process of changing to an inferior state | Synonyms: declension, decline in quality, worsening |
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(noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength | Synonyms: impairment |
dinocerate | (noun) an extinct ungulate | - |
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directorate | (noun) a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution | Synonyms: board of directors |
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discoloration | (noun) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded | Synonyms: discolouration |
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(noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discolouration, stain |
discolouration | (noun) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded | Synonyms: discoloration |
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(noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discoloration, stain |
disfiguration | (noun) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | Synonyms: defacement, disfigurement, mutilation |
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(noun) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | Synonyms: deformity, disfigurement |
disintegration | (noun) total destruction | Synonyms: annihilation |
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(noun) separation into component parts | Synonyms: dissolution |
(noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | Synonyms: decay, radioactive decay |
(noun) in a decomposed state | Synonyms: decomposition |
(noun) a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system | - |
disparateness | (noun) utter dissimilarity | Synonyms: distinctiveness |
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doctorate | (noun) one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | Synonyms: doctor's degree |
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duration | (noun) continuance in time | Synonyms: length |
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(noun) the property of enduring or continuing in time | Synonyms: continuance |
(noun) the period of time during which something continues | Synonyms: continuance |
durative | (noun) the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration | Synonyms: durative aspect |
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elaborateness | (noun) marked by elaborately complex detail | Synonyms: elaboration, intricacy, involution |
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(noun) an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated | Synonyms: ornateness |
elaboration | (noun) developing in intricate and painstaking detail | Synonyms: working out |
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(noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | Synonyms: amplification |
(noun) marked by elaborately complex detail | Synonyms: elaborateness, intricacy, involution |
(noun) a discussion that provides additional information | Synonyms: enlargement, expansion |
(noun) the result of improving something | Synonyms: refinement |
electorate | (noun) the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote | - |
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elucubration | (noun) a written work produced by elucubrating. | - |
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emigration | (noun) migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) | Synonyms: expatriation, out-migration |
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emirate | (noun) the office of an emir | - |
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(noun) the domain controlled by an emir | - |
enculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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enumeration | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | Synonyms: count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tally |
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(noun) a numbered list | Synonyms: numbering |
enumerator | (noun) someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes | Synonyms: census taker |
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epikeratophakia | (noun) using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed | - |
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equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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erratum | (noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | Synonyms: literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error |
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evaporation | (noun) the process of becoming a vapor | Synonyms: vapor, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour |
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(noun) the process of extracting moisture | Synonyms: dehydration, desiccation, drying up |
eventration | (noun) protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall | - |
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evisceration | (noun) surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient | - |
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(noun) the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude | Synonyms: disembowelment |
(noun) altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value | - |
exaggeration | (noun) the act of making something more noticeable than usual | - |
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(noun) making to seem more important than it really is | Synonyms: magnification, overstatement |
(noun) extravagant exaggeration | Synonyms: hyperbole |
exasperation | (noun) actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) | - |
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(noun) an exasperated feeling of annoyance | Synonyms: aggravation |
execration | (noun) the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated | - |
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(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: condemnation, curse |
(noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium |
exenteration | (noun) surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) | - |
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exhilaration | (noun) the feeling of lively and cheerful joy | Synonyms: excitement |
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exoneration | (noun) the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. | Synonyms: vindication |
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(noun) the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation | - |
expectoration | (noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | Synonyms: spit, spitting |
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(noun) the process of coughing up and spitting out | - |
expectorator | (noun) a medicine promoting expectoration | Synonyms: expectorant |
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(noun) a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) | Synonyms: spitter |
expiration | (noun) the act of expelling air from the lungs | Synonyms: breathing out, exhalation |
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(noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: departure, exit, going, loss, passing, release |
(noun) a coming to an end of a contract period | Synonyms: expiry, termination |
exploration | (noun) a careful systematic search | - |
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(noun) to travel for the purpose of discovery | Synonyms: geographic expedition |
(noun) a systematic consideration | - |
extraterrestrial | (noun) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | Synonyms: alien, extraterrestrial being |
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federation | (noun) the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs | - |
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(noun) a union of political organizations | Synonyms: confederacy, confederation |
(noun) an organization formed by merging several groups or parties | - |
fenestration | (noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis | - |
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(noun) the arrangement of windows in a building | - |
figuration | (noun) decorating with a design | - |
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(noun) representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory | - |
figurativeness | (noun) The property of being metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures of speech. | - |
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(noun) The representation of form or figure in art. | - |