aardvark | (noun) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata | Synonyms: ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer |
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antiquark | (noun) the antiparticle of a quark | - |
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ark | (noun) a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood | - |
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artwork | (noun) photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication | Synonyms: art, graphics, nontextual matter |
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autarky | (noun) economic independence as a national policy | Synonyms: autarchy |
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ballpark | (noun) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) | Synonyms: park |
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(noun) near to the scope or range of something | Synonyms: approximate range |
bark | (noun) a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | Synonyms: barque |
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(noun) the sound made by a dog | - |
(noun) a noise resembling the bark of a dog | - |
(noun) tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants | - |
barkeep | (noun) an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | Synonyms: barkeeper, bartender, mixologist |
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barkeeper | (noun) an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | Synonyms: barkeep, bartender, mixologist |
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barker | (noun) informal terms for dogs | Synonyms: bow-wow, doggie, doggy, pooch |
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(noun) someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers | - |
beadwork | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: astragal, bead, beading |
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(noun) ornamentation with beads | Synonyms: beading |
benchmark | (noun) a standard by which something can be measured or judged | - |
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(noun) a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point | Synonyms: bench mark |
berk | (noun) a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of | - |
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berkelium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium | Synonyms: atomic number 97, Bk |
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berserk | (noun) one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury | Synonyms: berserker |
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berserker | (noun) one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury | Synonyms: berserk |
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birchbark | (noun) a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree | Synonyms: birch bark, birchbark canoe |
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birthmark | (noun) a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | Synonyms: nevus |
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bismark | (noun) a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam | Synonyms: Berlin doughnut, jelly doughnut |
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bodywork | (noun) the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies | - |
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(noun) the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
bookmark | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmarker |
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bookmarker | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmark |
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brainworker | (noun) someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems | Synonyms: brain-worker |
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breastwork | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: parapet |
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brickwork | (noun) masonry done with bricks and mortar | - |
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bridgework | (noun) a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth | Synonyms: bridge |
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brushwork | (noun) an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush | - |
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bulwark | (noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | Synonyms: breakwater, groin, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall |
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(noun) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | Synonyms: rampart, wall |
(noun) a fencelike structure around a deck | - |
burka | (noun) a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan | Synonyms: burqa |
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busywork | (noun) active work of little value | Synonyms: make-work |
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cabinetwork | (noun) the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) | Synonyms: cabinetry |
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(noun) woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker | - |
casework | (noun) close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment | - |
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caseworker | (noun) someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) | Synonyms: social worker, welfare worker |
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classwork | (noun) the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom | - |
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clerk | (noun) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | - |
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(noun) a salesperson in a store | Synonyms: salesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk |
clerking | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: bookkeeping |
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clerkship | (noun) the job of clerk | - |
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clockwork | (noun) any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock | - |
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cork | (noun) the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | Synonyms: bottle cork |
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(noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | Synonyms: bob, bobber, bobfloat |
(noun) outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. | - |
(noun) (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells | Synonyms: phellem |
corkage | (noun) a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises | - |
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corkboard | (noun) a heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and baking | - |
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corker | (noun) a machine that is used to put corks in bottles | - |
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(noun) (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person | - |
corkscrew | (noun) a bottle opener that pulls corks | Synonyms: bottle screw |
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corkwood | (noun) very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood | Synonyms: corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana |
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coursework | (noun) work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
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crampbark | (noun) deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries | Synonyms: cranberry tree, European cranberry bush, European cranberrybush, guelder rose, Viburnum opulus |
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crewelwork | (noun) embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn | - |
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crownwork | (noun) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth | Synonyms: cap, crown, jacket, jacket crown |
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(noun) a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. | - |
cutwork | (noun) embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away | - |
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dark | (noun) an unenlightened state | Synonyms: darkness |
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(noun) an unilluminated area | Synonyms: darkness, shadow |
(noun) absence of light or illumination | Synonyms: darkness |
(noun) absence of moral or spiritual values | Synonyms: darkness, wickedness |
(noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | Synonyms: night, nighttime |
darkening | (noun) changing to a darker color | Synonyms: blackening |
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darkey | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people | Synonyms: darkie, darky |
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darkie | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people | Synonyms: darkey, darky |
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darkness | (noun) a swarthy complexion | Synonyms: duskiness, swarthiness |
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(noun) having a dark or somber color | - |
(noun) an unenlightened state | Synonyms: dark |
(noun) an unilluminated area | Synonyms: dark, shadow |
(noun) absence of light or illumination | Synonyms: dark |
(noun) absence of moral or spiritual values | Synonyms: dark, wickedness |
darkroom | (noun) a room in which photographs are developed | - |
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darky | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people | Synonyms: darkey, darkie |
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debarkation | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: disembarkation, disembarkment |
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dirk | (noun) a relatively long dagger with a straight blade | - |
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disembarkation | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: debarkation, disembarkment |
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disembarkment | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: debarkation, disembarkation |
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dockworker | (noun) a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | Synonyms: dock-walloper, dock worker, docker, dockhand, loader, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore |
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donkeywork | (noun) hard monotonous routine work | Synonyms: drudgery, grind, plodding |
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doorkeeper | (noun) someone who guards an entrance | Synonyms: door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter |
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(noun) an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber | Synonyms: usher |
(noun) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: ostiarius, ostiary |
doorknob | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorhandle |
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doorknocker | (noun) a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | Synonyms: knocker, rapper |
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dork | (noun) a dull stupid fatuous person | Synonyms: jerk |
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drawnwork | (noun) ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns | - |
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earmark | (noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something | Synonyms: hallmark, stylemark, trademark |
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(noun) identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal | - |
earthwork | (noun) an earthen rampart | - |
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embarkation | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: boarding, embarkment |
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embarkment | (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft | Synonyms: boarding, embarkation |
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fancywork | (noun) decorative needlework | Synonyms: embroidery |
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farkleberry | (noun) shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries | Synonyms: sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum |
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fieldwork | (noun) a temporary fortification built by troops in the field | - |
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fieldworker | (noun) a researcher who works in the field | - |
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fingermark | (noun) a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | Synonyms: fingerprint |
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firework | (noun) (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | Synonyms: pyrotechnic |
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firkin | (noun) a small wooden keg | - |
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(noun) a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons | - |
flatwork | (noun) ironing that can be done mechanically | Synonyms: flat wash |
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footmark | (noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | Synonyms: footprint, step |
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footwork | (noun) the manner of using the feet | - |
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(noun) skillful maneuvering or dealing | - |
fork | (noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | Synonyms: branching, forking, ramification |
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(noun) a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food | - |
(noun) an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs | - |
(noun) the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk | Synonyms: crotch |
(noun) the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | Synonyms: crotch |
forking | (noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | Synonyms: branching, fork, ramification |
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(noun) the place where something divides into branches | Synonyms: furcation |
forklift | (noun) a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them | - |
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framework | (noun) a structure supporting or containing something | Synonyms: frame |
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(noun) the underlying structure | Synonyms: fabric |
(noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | Synonyms: model, theoretical account |
fretwork | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: lattice, latticework |
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furket | (noun) A forked pole, about four feet in length, used as a support for muskets. | Synonyms: musket rest |
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gasworks | (noun) the workplace where coal gas is manufactured | - |
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gherkin | (noun) small prickly cucumber | - |
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(noun) any of various small cucumbers pickled whole | - |
glasswork | (noun) an article of tableware made of glass | Synonyms: glassware |
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glassworker | (noun) someone who cuts flat glass to size | Synonyms: glass-cutter, glass cutter, glazer, glazier |
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glassworks | (noun) a workplace where glass is made | - |
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goldworker | (noun) an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold | Synonyms: gold-worker, goldsmith |
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greenmarket | (noun) an open-air marketplace for farm products | Synonyms: farmer's market, green market |
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grillwork | (noun) mesh netting made of wires | Synonyms: wirework |
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(noun) a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate | Synonyms: grill, grille |
groundwork | (noun) preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation | - |
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(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure, understructure |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament |
guesswork | (noun) an estimate based on little or no information | Synonyms: dead reckoning, guess, guessing, shot |
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guestworker | (noun) a person with temporary permission to work in another country | Synonyms: guest worker |
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hackwork | (noun) professional work done according to formula | - |
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(noun) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) undistinguished literary work produced to order. | - |
hallmark | (noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something | Synonyms: earmark, stylemark, trademark |
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(noun) a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity | Synonyms: assay-mark, authentication |