| spatterdock | (noun) common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water | Synonyms: cow lily, Nuphar advena, yellow pond lily |
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| spikenard | (noun) an aromatic ointment used in antiquity | Synonyms: nard |
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| splashboard | (noun) protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side | Synonyms: washboard |
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| (noun) protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. | Synonyms: dashboard, splasher |
| springboard | (noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | Synonyms: jumping-off point, point of departure |
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| (noun) a flexible board for jumping upward | - |
| standard | (noun) any distinctive flag | Synonyms: banner |
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| (noun) an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) | - |
| (noun) the ideal in terms of which something can be judged | Synonyms: criterion |
| (noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | Synonyms: criterion, measure, touchstone |
| (noun) the value behind the money in a monetary system | Synonyms: monetary standard |
| (noun) a board measure = 1980 board feet | - |
| standardisation | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | Synonyms: calibration, standardization |
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| (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, normalization, standardization |
| (noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established | Synonyms: standardization |
| standardiser | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardizer |
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| standardization | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | Synonyms: calibration, standardisation |
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| (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, normalization, standardisation |
| (noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established | Synonyms: standardisation |
| standardizer | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardiser |
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| starboard | (noun) the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose | - |
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| stardom | (noun) the status of being acknowledged as a star | - |
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| stardust | (noun) a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
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| steelyard | (noun) a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length | Synonyms: beam scale, lever scale |
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| steward | (noun) someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else | - |
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| (noun) a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management | Synonyms: shop steward |
| (noun) one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | Synonyms: custodian, keeper |
| (noun) an attendant on an airplane | Synonyms: flight attendant |
| (noun) the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements | - |
| stewardess | (noun) a woman steward on an airplane | Synonyms: air hostess, hostess |
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| stewardship | (noun) the position of steward | - |
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| stiltbird | (noun) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | Synonyms: Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover |
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| stinkbird | (noun) crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings | Synonyms: hoactzin, hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin |
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| stockyard | (noun) enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
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| straightforwardness | (noun) the quality of being direct and straightforward | Synonyms: downrightness |
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| (noun) without hypocrisy | Synonyms: singleness |
| strawboard | (noun) a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp | - |
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| sturdiness | (noun) the property of something that is strongly built | - |
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| (noun) resoluteness evidenced by strength of character | - |
| (noun) the state of being vigorous and robust | - |
| suborder | (noun) (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order | - |
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| subordinate | (noun) a word that is more specific than a given word | Synonyms: hyponym, subordinate word |
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| (noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | Synonyms: foot soldier, subsidiary, underling |
| subordinateness | (noun) secondary importance | Synonyms: subsidiarity |
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| subordination | (noun) the act of mastering or subordinating someone | Synonyms: mastery |
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| (noun) the quality of obedient submissiveness | - |
| (noun) the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head | - |
| (noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | Synonyms: hyponymy |
| (noun) the state of being subordinate to something | - |
| superdad | (noun) an informal term for a father who can combine childcare and full-time employment | - |
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| superorder | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass | - |
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| superordinate | (noun) a word that is more generic than a given word | Synonyms: hypernym, superordinate word |
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| (noun) one of greater rank or station or quality | Synonyms: higher-up, superior |
| superordination | (noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class | Synonyms: hypernymy |
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| surd | (noun) a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords | Synonyms: voiceless consonant |
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| surfbird | (noun) sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America | Synonyms: Aphriza virgata |
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| surfboard | (noun) a narrow buoyant board for riding surf | - |
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| surfboarder | (noun) someone who engages in surfboarding | Synonyms: surfer |
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| surfboarding | (noun) the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave | Synonyms: surfing, surfriding |
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| sward | (noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots | Synonyms: greensward, sod, turf |
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| swearword | (noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | Synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, swearing |
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| swineherd | (noun) a herder or swine | Synonyms: pigman |
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| switchboard | (noun) telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords | Synonyms: patchboard, plugboard |
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| sword | (noun) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | Synonyms: blade, brand, steel |
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| swordfish | (noun) large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | Synonyms: Xiphias gladius |
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| (noun) flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks | - |
| swordplay | (noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: play |
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| swordsman | (noun) someone skilled at fencing | Synonyms: fencer |
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| swordsmanship | (noun) skill in fencing | - |
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| swordtail | (noun) freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish | Synonyms: helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri |
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| tabard | (noun) a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald | - |
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| tachycardia | (noun) abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) | - |
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| tailboard | (noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading | Synonyms: tailgate |
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| tailorbird | (noun) tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest | Synonyms: Orthotomus sutorius |
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| tankard | (noun) large drinking vessel with one handle | - |
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| tardigrade | (noun) an arthropod of the division Tardigrada | - |
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| tardiness | (noun) the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time | - |
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| tatterdemalion | (noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | Synonyms: ragamuffin |
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| teardrop | (noun) a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands | Synonyms: tear |
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| (noun) anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) | - |
| teeterboard | (noun) a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end | Synonyms: dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teetertotter, tilting board |
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| third | (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) | Synonyms: third base |
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| (noun) the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle | Synonyms: third gear |
| (noun) the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball | Synonyms: third base |
| (noun) the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it | - |
| (noun) one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | Synonyms: one-third, tierce |
| (noun) following the second position in an ordering or series | - |
| thunderbird | (noun) (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird | - |
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| tiltyard | (noun) (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests | - |
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| timecard | (noun) a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day | - |
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| (noun) a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day | - |
| tropicbird | (noun) mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land | Synonyms: boatswain bird, tropic bird |
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| turd | (noun) obscene terms for feces | Synonyms: crap, dirt, poop, shit, shite |
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| underdevelopment | (noun) (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast | - |
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| (noun) state of inadequate development | - |
| underdog | (noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose | - |
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| underdrawers | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, boxershorts, drawers, shorts |
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| unitard | (noun) a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance | Synonyms: body suit, cat suit, leotard |
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| urochord | (noun) a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region | - |
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| (noun) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | Synonyms: tunicate, urochordate |
| urochordate | (noun) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | Synonyms: tunicate, urochord |
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| vanguard | (noun) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field | Synonyms: cutting edge, forefront |
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| (noun) the leading units moving at the head of an army | Synonyms: van |
| (noun) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | Synonyms: avant-garde, new wave, van |
| vardenafil | (noun) virility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men | Synonyms: Levitra |
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| verdancy | (noun) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation | Synonyms: greenness, verdure |
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| verdict | (noun) (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment | Synonyms: finding of fact |
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| verdigris | (noun) a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time | - |
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| (noun) a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment | Synonyms: cupric acetate |
| verdin | (noun) very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America | Synonyms: Auriparus flaviceps |
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| verdolagas | (noun) weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan | Synonyms: common purslane, Portulaca oleracea, pussley, pussly |
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| verdure | (noun) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation | Synonyms: greenness, verdancy |
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| (noun) green foliage | Synonyms: greenery |
| vineyard | (noun) a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced | Synonyms: vinery |
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| wakeboard | (noun) a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat | Synonyms: wake board |
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| wallboard | (noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses | Synonyms: dry wall, drywall |
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| ward | (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care | Synonyms: hospital ward |
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| (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | Synonyms: cellblock |
| (noun) a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections | - |
| (noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another | - |
| warden | (noun) the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
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| wardenship | (noun) the position of warden | - |
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| warder | (noun) a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners | - |
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| wardership | (noun) the position of warder | - |
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| wardress | (noun) a woman warder | - |
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| wardrobe | (noun) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | Synonyms: closet, press |
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| (noun) collection of clothing belonging to one person | - |
| (noun) collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company | - |
| wardroom | (noun) military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) | - |
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| warlord | (noun) supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak | - |
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| washboard | (noun) protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side | Synonyms: splashboard |
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| (noun) device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on | - |
| wasteyard | (noun) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | Synonyms: dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard |
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| watchword | (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, word |
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| (noun) a slogan used to rally support for a cause | Synonyms: battle cry, cry, rallying cry, war cry |
| waterbird | (noun) freshwater aquatic bird | Synonyms: water bird, waterfowl |
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| waterboarding | (noun) torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning | - |
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| waterdog | (noun) any of several large aquatic salamanders | - |
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| weatherboard | (noun) the side toward the wind | Synonyms: weather side, windward side |
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| (noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below | Synonyms: clapboard, weatherboarding |
| weatherboarding | (noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below | Synonyms: clapboard, weatherboard |
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| weaverbird | (noun) finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests | Synonyms: weaver, weaver finch |
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| weirdie | (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdo, weirdy |
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| weirdness | (noun) strikingly out of the ordinary | Synonyms: bizarreness, outlandishness |
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| weirdo | (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdie, weirdy |
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| (noun) someone deranged and possibly dangerous | Synonyms: crazy, looney, loony, nutcase |
| weirdy | (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdie, weirdo |
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