acquisition | (noun) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something | - |
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(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill |
(noun) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge | Synonyms: learning |
(noun) something acquired | - |
acquisitiveness | (noun) strong desire to acquire and possess | - |
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acquittal | (noun) a judgment of not guilty | - |
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acquittance | (noun) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: release |
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acridity | (noun) extreme bitterness | Synonyms: acridness |
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(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone | Synonyms: acridness |
(noun) having an acrid smell | - |
acroanaesthesia | (noun) loss of sensation in the extremities | Synonyms: acroanesthesia |
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acroanesthesia | (noun) loss of sensation in the extremities | Synonyms: acroanaesthesia |
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acrobat | (noun) an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination | - |
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acrobatics | (noun) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | Synonyms: tumbling |
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(noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
acrodont | (noun) an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets | - |
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acromyotonia | (noun) myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot | - |
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acrostic | (noun) a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | Synonyms: word square |
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(noun) verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message | - |
acrylate | (noun) a salt or ester of propenoic acid | Synonyms: propenoate |
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acrylonitrile | (noun) a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene | Synonyms: propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide |
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act | (noun) something that people do or cause to happen | Synonyms: deed, human action, human activity |
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(noun) a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet | - |
(noun) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | Synonyms: enactment |
(noun) a short performance that is part of a longer program | Synonyms: bit, number, routine, turn |
(noun) a manifestation of insincerity | - |
actin | (noun) one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form | - |
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acting | (noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama | Synonyms: performing, playacting, playing |
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actinia | (noun) any sea anemone or related animal | Synonyms: actinian, actiniarian |
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actinian | (noun) any sea anemone or related animal | Synonyms: actinia, actiniarian |
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actiniarian | (noun) any sea anemone or related animal | Synonyms: actinia, actinian |
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actinide | (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 | Synonyms: actinoid, actinon |
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actinism | (noun) the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects | - |
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actinium | (noun) a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores | Synonyms: Ac, atomic number 89 |
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actinoid | (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 | Synonyms: actinide, actinon |
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actinolite | (noun) a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate | - |
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actinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) | - |
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actinometry | (noun) measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays) | - |
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actinomyces | (noun) soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites | - |
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actinomycete | (noun) any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales | - |
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actinomycin | (noun) any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria | - |
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actinomycosis | (noun) disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses | - |
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actinomyxidian | (noun) of or relating to parasites of worms | - |
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actinon | (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 | Synonyms: actinide, actinoid |
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actinopod | (noun) protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods | - |
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actinotherapy | (noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | Synonyms: irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy |
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actinozoan | (noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed | Synonyms: anthozoan |
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action | (noun) the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field | - |
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(noun) a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong | Synonyms: action at law, legal action |
(noun) something done (usually as opposed to something said) | - |
(noun) a military engagement | Synonyms: military action |
(noun) an act by a government body or supranational organization | - |
(noun) the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism | Synonyms: action mechanism |
(noun) In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). | - |
(noun) the trait of being active and energetic and forceful | - |
(noun) the series of events that form a plot | - |
(noun) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) | Synonyms: activity, natural action, natural process |
(noun) the state of being active | Synonyms: activeness, activity |
activating | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activation, energizing |
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activation | (noun) the activity of causing to have energy and be active | Synonyms: activating, energizing |
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(noun) making active and effective (as a bomb) | - |
(noun) stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical | - |
activator | (noun) (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription | - |
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active | (noun) a person who is a participating member of an organization | - |
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(noun) the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | Synonyms: active voice |
(noun) chemical agent capable of activity | Synonyms: active agent |
activeness | (noun) the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically | Synonyms: activity |
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(noun) the state of being active | Synonyms: action, activity |
activewear | (noun) attire worn for sport or for casual wear | Synonyms: athletic wear, sportswear |
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activism | (noun) a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal | - |
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activist | (noun) a militant reformer | Synonyms: militant |
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activity | (noun) any specific behavior | - |
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(noun) the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically | Synonyms: activeness |
(noun) an organic process that takes place in the body | Synonyms: bodily function, bodily process, body process |
(noun) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) | Synonyms: action, natural action, natural process |
(noun) the state of being active | Synonyms: action, activeness |
(noun) (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction | - |
actomyosin | (noun) a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions | - |
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actor | (noun) a theatrical performer | Synonyms: histrion, player, role player, thespian |
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(noun) a person who acts and gets things done | Synonyms: doer, worker |
actress | (noun) a female actor | - |
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actualisation | (noun) making real or giving the appearance of reality | Synonyms: actualization, realisation, realization |
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actuality | (noun) the state of actually existing objectively | - |
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actualization | (noun) making real or giving the appearance of reality | Synonyms: actualisation, realisation, realization |
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actuary | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: statistician |
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actuation | (noun) the act of propelling | Synonyms: propulsion |
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actuator | (noun) a mechanism that puts something into automatic action | - |
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acuity | (noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence | Synonyms: acuteness, keenness, sharpness |
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(noun) sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) | Synonyms: sharp-sightedness, visual acuity |
acupuncture | (noun) treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin | Synonyms: stylostixis |
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acute | (noun) a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation | Synonyms: acute accent, ague |
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acuteness | (noun) the quality of having a sharp edge or point | - |
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(noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence | Synonyms: acuity, keenness, sharpness |
(noun) a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed | - |
acylation | (noun) the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound | - |
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adactylia | (noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes | Synonyms: adactylism, adactyly |
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adactylism | (noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes | Synonyms: adactylia, adactyly |
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adactyly | (noun) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes | Synonyms: adactylia, adactylism |
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adamant | (noun) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem | Synonyms: diamond |
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adaptability | (noun) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances | - |
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adaptation | (noun) (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | - |
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(noun) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form | Synonyms: version |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaption, adjustment |
adapter | (noun) device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible | Synonyms: adaptor |
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(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | Synonyms: arranger, transcriber |
adaption | (noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adjustment |
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adaptor | (noun) device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible | Synonyms: adapter |
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addict | (noun) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity | - |
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(noun) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | Synonyms: freak, junkie, junky, nut |
addiction | (noun) (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master | - |
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(noun) an abnormally strong craving | - |
(noun) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | Synonyms: dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation |
addition | (noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | Synonyms: plus, summation |
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(noun) the act of adding one thing to another | - |
(noun) a component that is added to something to improve it | Synonyms: add-on, improver |
(noun) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area | - |
(noun) something added to what you already have | Synonyms: accession |
(noun) a quantity that is added | Synonyms: gain, increase |
additive | (noun) something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine | - |
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adduct | (noun) a compound formed by an addition reaction | - |
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adduction | (noun) (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body | - |
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adductor | (noun) a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line | Synonyms: adductor muscle |
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adenitis | (noun) inflammation of a gland or lymph node | - |
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adenoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy | - |
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adenopathy | (noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) | - |
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adept | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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adeptness | (noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty | Synonyms: adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness |
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adequateness | (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: | Synonyms: adequacy |
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adesite | (noun) dark greyish extrusive rock | - |
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adherent | (noun) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | Synonyms: disciple |
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adiabaticity | (noun) The condition of occurring without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation). | - |
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adiposity | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposeness, fattiness |
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adit | (noun) a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine | - |
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adjective | (noun) a word that expresses an attribute of something | - |
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(noun) the word class that qualifies nouns | - |
adjournment | (noun) the termination of a meeting | Synonyms: dissolution |
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(noun) the act of postponing to another time or place | - |
adjudication | (noun) the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented | - |
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adjudicator | (noun) a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes | - |
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adjunct | (noun) a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | - |
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(noun) something added to another thing but not an essential part of it | - |
(noun) a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another | - |
adjunction | (noun) an act of joining or adjoining things | Synonyms: junction |
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adjuration | (noun) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something | - |
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adjuster | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjustment | (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
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(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard | Synonyms: readjustment, registration |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: accommodation, fitting |
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | Synonyms: allowance |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adaption |
adjustor | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjuster, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjutant | (noun) large Indian stork with a military gait | Synonyms: adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius |
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(noun) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | Synonyms: aide-de-camp, aide |
adjuvant | (noun) an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment | - |
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administration | (noun) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | Synonyms: disposal |
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(noun) the act of administering medication | Synonyms: giving medication |
(noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: judicature |
(noun) the act of governing; exercising authority | Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity |
(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
(noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: presidency, presidential term |