antireligiousness | (noun) The state or condition of being opposed to religion. | - |
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borrelia | (noun) cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever | - |
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coreligionist | (noun) someone having the same religion as another person | - |
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derelict | (noun) a ship abandoned on the high seas | Synonyms: abandoned ship |
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(noun) a person without a home, job, or property | - |
dereliction | (noun) willful negligence | - |
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(noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring | Synonyms: delinquency, willful neglect |
firelight | (noun) the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) | - |
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firelighter | (noun) (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire | - |
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forelimb | (noun) the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) | - |
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ghrelin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary | - |
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harelip | (noun) a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip | Synonyms: cheiloschisis, cleft lip |
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hireling | (noun) a person who works only for money | Synonyms: pensionary |
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irreligion | (noun) the quality of not being devout | Synonyms: irreligiousness |
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irreligionist | (noun) someone who is indifferent or hostile to religion | - |
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irreligiousness | (noun) the quality of not being devout | Synonyms: irreligion |
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leisureliness | (noun) slowness by virtue of being leisurely | - |
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prelim | (noun) an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue | Synonyms: preliminary exam, preliminary examination |
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(noun) a minor match preceding the main event | Synonyms: preliminary |
preliminary | (noun) a minor match preceding the main event | Synonyms: prelim |
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(noun) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | Synonyms: overture, prelude |
prelims | (noun) written matter preceding the main text of a book | Synonyms: front matter |
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protirelin | (noun) hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary | Synonyms: thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH |
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reliability | (noun) the quality of being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: dependability, dependableness, reliableness |
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reliableness | (noun) the quality of being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: dependability, dependableness, reliability |
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reliance | (noun) certainty based on past experience | Synonyms: trust |
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(noun) the state of relying on something | - |
relic | (noun) an antiquity that has survived from the distant past | - |
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(noun) something of sentimental value | Synonyms: keepsake, souvenir, token |
relict | (noun) geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared | - |
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(noun) an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated | - |
relief | (noun) aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped | - |
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(noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | Synonyms: alleviation, easement, easing |
(noun) assistance in time of difficulty | Synonyms: ministration, succor, succour |
(noun) the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged | - |
(noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: embossment, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief |
(noun) a change for the better | Synonyms: easing, moderation |
(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | Synonyms: alleviation, assuagement |
(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | Synonyms: backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute |
(noun) (law) redress awarded by a court | - |
(noun) the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) | Synonyms: ease |
(noun) a pause for relaxation | Synonyms: respite, rest, rest period |
reliever | (noun) a pitcher who does not start the game | Synonyms: fireman, relief pitcher |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | Synonyms: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, stand-in, substitute |
(noun) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | Synonyms: allayer, comforter |
relievo | (noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background | Synonyms: embossment, relief, rilievo, sculptural relief |
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religion | (noun) a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | Synonyms: faith, religious belief |
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(noun) an institution to express belief in a divine power | Synonyms: faith, organized religion |
religionism | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religiosity, religiousism |
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(noun) exaggerated religious zealotry | - |
religionist | (noun) a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot | - |
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religiosity | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religionism, religiousism |
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religious | (noun) a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience | - |
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religiousism | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religionism, religiosity |
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religiousness | (noun) piety by virtue of being devout | Synonyms: devoutness |
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(noun) the quality of being extremely conscientious | - |
relinquishing | (noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
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(noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | Synonyms: relinquishment |
relinquishment | (noun) the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | Synonyms: relinquishing |
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(noun) a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | Synonyms: relinquishing |
reliquary | (noun) a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) | - |
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relish | (noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: flavor, flavour, nip, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang |
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(noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | Synonyms: gusto, zest, zestfulness |
(noun) spicy or savory condiment | - |
relishing | (noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | Synonyms: degustation, savoring, savouring, tasting |
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relistening | (noun) the act of hearing again | Synonyms: rehearing |
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reliving | (noun) a recurrence of a prior experience | Synonyms: re-experiencing |
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shoreline | (noun) a boundary line between land and water | - |
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unreliability | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependability, undependableness, unreliableness |
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unreliableness | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependability, undependableness, unreliability |
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