| byssus | (noun) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | Synonyms: beard |
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| census | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: nose count, nosecount |
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| colossus | (noun) someone that is abnormally large and powerful | Synonyms: behemoth, giant, goliath, monster |
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| (noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation | Synonyms: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan |
| consensus | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | - |
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| descensus | (noun) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | Synonyms: prolapse, prolapsus |
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| disuse | (noun) the state of something that has been unused and neglected | Synonyms: neglect |
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| excursus | (noun) a message that departs from the main subject | Synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, parenthesis |
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| intussusception | (noun) (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall | - |
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| (noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | Synonyms: infolding, introversion, invagination |
| keratonosus | (noun) any disease of the cornea | - |
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| metatarsus | (noun) the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds | - |
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| missus | (noun) informal term of address for someone's wife | Synonyms: missis |
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| misuse | (noun) improper or excessive use | Synonyms: abuse |
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| narcissus | (noun) bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters | - |
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| nisus | (noun) an effortful attempt to attain a goal | Synonyms: pains, strain, striving |
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| prolapsus | (noun) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | Synonyms: descensus, prolapse |
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| resuscitation | (noun) the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness | - |
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| resuscitator | (noun) a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration | - |
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| resuspension | (noun) a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated | - |
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| rhesus | (noun) of southern Asia; used in medical research | Synonyms: Macaca mulatta, rhesus monkey |
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| susceptibility | (noun) the state of being susceptible; easily affected | Synonyms: susceptibleness |
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| susceptibleness | (noun) the state of being susceptible; easily affected | Synonyms: susceptibility |
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| sushi | (noun) rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed | - |
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| suslik | (noun) rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel | Synonyms: Citellus citellus, souslik |
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| suspect | (noun) someone who is under suspicion | - |
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| (noun) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | Synonyms: defendant |
| suspender | (noun) elastic straps that hold trousers up | Synonyms: brace, gallus |
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| suspense | (noun) an uncertain cognitive state | - |
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| (noun) excited anticipation of an approaching climax | - |
| (noun) apprehension about what is going to happen | - |
| suspension | (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | Synonyms: dangling, hanging |
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| (noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) | Synonyms: temporary removal |
| (noun) a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle | Synonyms: suspension system |
| (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite |
| (noun) temporary cessation or suspension | Synonyms: abeyance |
| (noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy | - |
| (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, pause |
| suspensor | (noun) a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | Synonyms: athletic supporter, jock, jockstrap, supporter |
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| suspensory | (noun) a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) | Synonyms: suspensory bandage |
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| suspicion | (noun) being of a suspicious nature | Synonyms: suspiciousness |
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| (noun) doubt about someone's honesty | Synonyms: distrust, misgiving, mistrust |
| (noun) an impression that something might be the case | Synonyms: hunch, intuition |
| (noun) the state of being suspected | - |
| suspiciousness | (noun) being of a suspicious nature | Synonyms: suspicion |
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| suspiration | (noun) an utterance made by exhaling audibly | Synonyms: sigh |
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| sustainability | (noun) the property of being sustainable | - |
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| sustainer | (noun) someone who upholds or maintains | Synonyms: maintainer, upholder |
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| sustainment | (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: maintenance, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep |
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| sustenance | (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: maintenance, sustainment, sustentation, upkeep |
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| (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, victuals |
| (noun) the financial means whereby one lives | Synonyms: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support |
| sustentation | (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, upkeep |
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| susurration | (noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | Synonyms: voicelessness, whisper, whispering |
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| (noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering | Synonyms: susurrus |
| susurrus | (noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering | Synonyms: susurration |
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| tarsus | (noun) the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively | - |
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| thyrsus | (noun) a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose | Synonyms: thyrse |
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| unsusceptibility | (noun) the state of not being susceptible | Synonyms: immunity |
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