| assistance | (noun) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: aid, assist, help |
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| (noun) a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | Synonyms: aid, help |
| (noun) gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause | Synonyms: aid, economic aid, economic assistance, financial aid, financial assistance |
| assistant | (noun) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | Synonyms: help, helper, supporter |
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| attestant | (noun) (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature | Synonyms: attestator, attestor, witness |
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| (noun) someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something | Synonyms: attester |
| bandstand | (noun) a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | Synonyms: outdoor stage, stand |
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| bystander | (noun) a nonparticipant spectator | - |
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| cabstand | (noun) a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | Synonyms: taxi rank, taxistand |
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| capstan | (noun) a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails | - |
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| castanets | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, clappers, finger cymbals |
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| circumstance | (noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: condition, consideration |
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| (noun) formal ceremony about important occasions | - |
| (noun) a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity | - |
| (noun) the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | Synonyms: context, setting |
| circumstances | (noun) a person's financial situation (good or bad) | - |
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| (noun) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | Synonyms: destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion |
| constancy | (noun) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | Synonyms: stability |
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| (noun) faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) | - |
| (noun) (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation | Synonyms: perceptual constancy |
| constant | (noun) a quantity that does not vary | Synonyms: constant quantity, invariable |
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| (noun) a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context | - |
| constantan | (noun) an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire | Synonyms: Eureka |
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| consubstantiation | (noun) the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine | - |
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| contestant | (noun) a person who participates in competitions | - |
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| (noun) a person who dissents from some established policy | Synonyms: dissenter, dissident, objector, protester |
| decongestant | (noun) a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion | - |
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| distance | (noun) the property created by the space between two objects or points | - |
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| (noun) size of the gap between two places | Synonyms: length |
| (noun) indifference by personal withdrawal | Synonyms: aloofness |
| (noun) a distant region | - |
| (noun) the interval between two times | Synonyms: space |
| (noun) a remote point in time | - |
| elastance | (noun) The capacity of a dielectric for opposing an electric charge | Synonyms: electrical elastance |
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| grandstand | (noun) a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof | Synonyms: covered stand |
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| (noun) the audience at a stadium or racetrack | - |
| grandstander | (noun) someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand | - |
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| hallstand | (noun) a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror | - |
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| handstand | (noun) the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position | - |
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| happenstance | (noun) an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | Synonyms: coincidence |
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| headstand | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands) | - |
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| inconstancy | (noun) the quality of being changeable and variable | Synonyms: changefulness |
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| (noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous | Synonyms: faithlessness, falseness, fickleness |
| inkstand | (noun) a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink | - |
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| (noun) a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped | Synonyms: inkwell |
| instance | (noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, illustration, representative |
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| (noun) an occurrence of something | Synonyms: case, example |
| instancy | (noun) the quality of being insistent | Synonyms: imperativeness |
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| (noun) the quickness of action or occurrence | Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness |
| instant | (noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: minute, moment, second |
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| (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | Synonyms: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
| instantaneousness | (noun) the quickness of action or occurrence | Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instancy |
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| instantiation | (noun) a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it | - |
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| insubstantiality | (noun) lacking substance or reality | - |
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| (noun) lack of solid substance and strength | - |
| kickstand | (noun) a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden | - |
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| misunderstanding | (noun) an understanding of something that is not correct | Synonyms: misapprehension, mistake |
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| (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: misinterpretation, mistaking |
| mustang | (noun) small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish | - |
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| newsstand | (noun) a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | - |
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| nonresistance | (noun) group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence | - |
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| nonstandardness | (noun) The state or condition of not being standard. | - |
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| protistan | (noun) free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes | Synonyms: protist |
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| resistance | (noun) group action in opposition to those in power | - |
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| (noun) the military action of resisting the enemy's advance | - |
| (noun) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | Synonyms: opposition |
| (noun) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | Synonyms: resistor |
| (noun) the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) | - |
| (noun) (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | - |
| (noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | Synonyms: underground |
| (noun) any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion | - |
| (noun) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms | Synonyms: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity |
| (noun) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease | Synonyms: immunity |
| (noun) the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents | - |
| sacristan | (noun) an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | Synonyms: sexton |
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| stance | (noun) standing posture | - |
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| (noun) a rationalized mental attitude | Synonyms: position, posture |
| stanchion | (noun) any vertical post or rod used as a support | - |
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| stand | (noun) a defensive effort | - |
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| (noun) a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance | - |
| (noun) a support or foundation | Synonyms: base, pedestal |
| (noun) tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) | - |
| (noun) a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | Synonyms: bandstand, outdoor stage |
| (noun) a support for displaying ot holding various articles | Synonyms: rack |
| (noun) a small table for holding articles of various kinds | - |
| (noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale | Synonyms: sales booth, stall |
| (noun) a mental position from which things are viewed | Synonyms: point of view, standpoint, viewpoint |
| (noun) an interruption of normal activity | Synonyms: standstill, tie-up |
| (noun) a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area | - |
| (noun) the position where a thing or person stands | - |
| 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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| standby | (noun) something that can be relied on when needed | - |
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| (noun) an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | Synonyms: understudy |
| standdown | (noun) (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action | Synonyms: stand-down |
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| (noun) a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness | Synonyms: stand-down |
| standee | (noun) a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity) | - |
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| (noun) someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train) | - |
| stander | (noun) an organism (person or animal) that stands | - |
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| standing | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | - |
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| (noun) an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| (noun) social or financial or professional status or reputation | - |
| standoff | (noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | Synonyms: repulsion |
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| (noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: draw, tie |
| standoffishness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: aloofness, remoteness, withdrawnness |
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| standpipe | (noun) a vertical pipe | - |
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| standpoint | (noun) a mental position from which things are viewed | Synonyms: point of view, stand, viewpoint |
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| standstill | (noun) an interruption of normal activity | Synonyms: stand, tie-up |
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| (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate |
| stanhope | (noun) a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
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| stanhopea | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil | - |
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| stank | (noun) A smell of genitals or sex | - |
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| stannite | (noun) a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin | Synonyms: tin pyrites |
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| stanza | (noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | - |
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| substance | (noun) the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | - |
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| (noun) a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | - |
| (noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | Synonyms: body, consistence, consistency |
| (noun) the idea that is intended | Synonyms: meaning |
| (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, sum |
| (noun) content communicating a message; what something is about | Synonyms: content, message, subject matter |
| (noun) considerable capital (wealth or income) | Synonyms: means |
| (noun) material of a particular kind or constitution | - |
| substantiality | (noun) the quality of being substantial or having substance | Synonyms: solidness, substantialness |
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| substantialness | (noun) the quality of being substantial or having substance | Synonyms: solidness, substantiality |
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| substantiation | (noun) the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | Synonyms: proof, validation |
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| (noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | Synonyms: check, confirmation, verification |
| substantive | (noun) any word or group of words functioning as a noun | - |
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| taxistand | (noun) a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | Synonyms: cabstand, taxi rank |
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| teleostan | (noun) a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei | Synonyms: teleost, teleost fish |
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| transubstantiation | (noun) an act that changes the form or character or substance of something | Synonyms: transmutation |
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| (noun) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist | - |
| understandability | (noun) the quality of comprehensible language or thought | Synonyms: comprehensibility |
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| understanding | (noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | Synonyms: intellect, reason |
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| (noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: apprehension, discernment, savvy |
| (noun) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | Synonyms: sympathy |
| (noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: agreement |
| washstand | (noun) furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term | Synonyms: wash-hand stand |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl |
| withstander | (noun) an opponent who resists with force or resolution | - |
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| (noun) a fighter who holds out against attack | Synonyms: defender |