ablactation | (noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | Synonyms: weaning |
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(noun) the cessation of lactation | - |
acceptation | (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | Synonyms: acceptance, adoption, espousal |
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(noun) the accepted meaning of a word | Synonyms: word meaning, word sense |
(noun) acceptance as true or valid | - |
accreditation | (noun) the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards) | - |
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acetate | (noun) a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate | Synonyms: acetate rayon |
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(noun) a salt or ester of acetic acid | Synonyms: ethanoate |
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 |
affectation | (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | Synonyms: affectedness, mannerism, pose |
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afforestation | (noun) the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) | - |
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agitation | (noun) disturbance usually in protest | Synonyms: excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval |
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(noun) the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | - |
(noun) the feeling of being agitated; not calm | - |
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | Synonyms: ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest |
(noun) a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | - |
agitator | (noun) one who agitates; a political troublemaker | Synonyms: fomenter |
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alimentation | (noun) the act of supplying food and nourishment | Synonyms: feeding |
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(noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
amputation | (noun) a surgical removal of all or part of a limb | - |
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(noun) a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs | - |
amputator | (noun) a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb | - |
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annotating | (noun) the act of adding notes | Synonyms: annotation |
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annotation | (noun) the act of adding notes | Synonyms: annotating |
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(noun) a comment or instruction (usually added) | Synonyms: notation, note |
annotator | (noun) a commentator who writes notes to a text | - |
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antimetathesis | (noun) A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem". | - |
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apostate | (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | Synonyms: deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat |
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argumentation | (noun) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | Synonyms: argument, line, line of reasoning, logical argument |
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(noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | Synonyms: argument, debate |
astatine | (noun) a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium | Synonyms: At, atomic number 85 |
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atorvastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given | Synonyms: Lipitor |
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attestation | (noun) the action of bearing witness | - |
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(noun) the evidence by which something is attested | - |
attestator | (noun) (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature | Synonyms: attestant, attestor, witness |
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augmentation | (noun) the act of augmenting | - |
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(noun) the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) | - |
(noun) the amount by which something becomes greater | - |
auscultation | (noun) listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) | - |
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bacteriostat | (noun) a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth | - |
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betatron | (noun) accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux | Synonyms: induction accelerator |
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biostatistics | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometrics, biometry |
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blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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butat | (noun) 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia | Synonyms: butut |
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cantata | (noun) a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text | Synonyms: oratorio |
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capitate | (noun) the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus | Synonyms: capitate bone, os capitatum |
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capitation | (noun) a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person | - |
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catathymia | (noun) A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions. | - |
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catatonia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement | Synonyms: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia |
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(noun) extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia | - |
cerivastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels | Synonyms: Baycol |
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citation | (noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement | Synonyms: commendation |
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(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | Synonyms: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference |
(noun) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | - |
(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | Synonyms: quotation, quote |
(noun) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) | - |
coarctation | (noun) (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta | - |
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(noun) tight or narrow compression | Synonyms: constriction |
coelostat | (noun) optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror | - |
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cogitation | (noun) attentive consideration and meditation | Synonyms: study |
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(noun) a carefully considered thought about something | - |
cohabitation | (noun) the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) | - |
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commentator | (noun) a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day | Synonyms: reviewer |
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(noun) an expert who observes and comments on something | Synonyms: observer |
commutation | (noun) the travel of a commuter | Synonyms: commuting |
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(noun) (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law | Synonyms: re-sentencing |
(noun) the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | Synonyms: exchange, substitution |
(noun) a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one | - |
commutator | (noun) switch for reversing the direction of an electric current | - |
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complementation | (noun) (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts | Synonyms: complementary distribution |
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(noun) the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate | - |
computation | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | Synonyms: calculation, computing |
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(noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | Synonyms: calculation, figuring, reckoning |
confrontation | (noun) the act of hostile groups opposing each other | Synonyms: opposition |
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(noun) a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison | - |
(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face | Synonyms: encounter, face-off, showdown |
(noun) a bold challenge | - |
(noun) discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions | - |
confutation | (noun) evidence that refutes conclusively | - |
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(noun) the speech act of refuting conclusively | - |
connotation | (noun) an idea that is implied or suggested | - |
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(noun) what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression | Synonyms: intension |
constatation | (noun) an assumption that is basic to an argument | Synonyms: basic assumption, self-evident truth |
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consultation | (noun) the act of referring or consulting | Synonyms: reference |
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(noun) a conference (usually with someone important) | Synonyms: audience, interview |
(noun) a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question | - |
contestation | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
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crepitation | (noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises | Synonyms: crackle, crackling |
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cryostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures | - |
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cunctation | (noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time | Synonyms: procrastination, shillyshally |
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cunctator | (noun) someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) | Synonyms: postponer, procrastinator |
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debilitation | (noun) serious weakening and loss of energy | Synonyms: enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion |
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decantation | (noun) the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees | - |
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decapitation | (noun) killing by cutting off the head | Synonyms: beheading |
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(noun) execution by cutting off the victim's head | Synonyms: beheading |
decrementation | (noun) the operation of subtracting one from the operand. | - |
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decrepitation | (noun) the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated | - |
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deforestation | (noun) the removal of trees | Synonyms: disforestation |
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(noun) the state of being clear of trees | - |
degustation | (noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | Synonyms: relishing, savoring, savouring, tasting |
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delectation | (noun) act of receiving pleasure from something | Synonyms: enjoyment |
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(noun) a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | Synonyms: delight |
delimitation | (noun) a line that indicates a boundary | Synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line, mete |
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denotation | (noun) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | Synonyms: extension, reference |
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(noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name | Synonyms: indication |
denotatum | (noun) an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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depigmentation | (noun) absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair | - |
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deportation | (noun) the act of expelling a person from their native land | Synonyms: exile, expatriation, transportation |
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(noun) the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien | - |
deputation | (noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions | Synonyms: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation |
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(noun) a group of representatives or delegates | Synonyms: commission, delegacy, delegation, mission |
detestation | (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, execration, loathing, odium |
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devastation | (noun) the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | Synonyms: destruction |
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(noun) plundering with excessive damage and destruction | Synonyms: ravaging |
(noun) an event that results in total destruction | Synonyms: desolation |
(noun) the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed | - |
(noun) the state of being decayed or destroyed | Synonyms: desolation |
dextrorotation | (noun) rotation to the right | Synonyms: clockwise rotation |
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dictate | (noun) a guiding principle | - |
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(noun) an authoritative rule | - |
dictation | (noun) speech intended for reproduction in writing | - |
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(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | Synonyms: bid, bidding, command |
(noun) matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage | - |
dictator | (noun) a ruler who is unconstrained by law | Synonyms: potentate |
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(noun) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner | Synonyms: authoritarian |
(noun) a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine | - |
dictatorship | (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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dilatation | (noun) the act of expanding an aperture | Synonyms: dilation |
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(noun) the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions | Synonyms: distension, distention |
disceptation | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disputation, tilt |
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disforestation | (noun) the removal of trees | Synonyms: deforestation |
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disinfestation | (noun) the activity of getting rid of vermin | - |
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disorientation | (noun) a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) | Synonyms: freak out |
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(noun) confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction | - |
disputation | (noun) the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) | Synonyms: debate, public debate |
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(noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, tilt |
dissertation | (noun) a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree | Synonyms: thesis |
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documentation | (noun) documentary validation | Synonyms: support |
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(noun) confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | Synonyms: certification, corroboration |
(noun) program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs | Synonyms: software documentation |
edentate | (noun) primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America | - |
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electrostatics | (noun) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity | - |
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elicitation | (noun) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | Synonyms: evocation, induction |
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encrustation | (noun) a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay | Synonyms: incrustation |
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(noun) a hard outer layer that covers something | Synonyms: crust, incrustation |
(noun) the formation of a crust | Synonyms: incrustation |
eptatretus | (noun) a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus | - |
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equitation | (noun) the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | Synonyms: horseback riding, riding |
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eructation | (noun) a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: belch, belching, burp, burping |
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(noun) (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | Synonyms: eruption, extravasation |
estate | (noun) a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights | Synonyms: estate of the realm, the three estates |
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(noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use | Synonyms: acres, demesne, land, landed estate |
(noun) everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities | - |
exaltation | (noun) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | Synonyms: apotheosis, deification |
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(noun) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) | - |
(noun) the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence | - |
(noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion | Synonyms: ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport |
excitation | (noun) something that agitates and arouses | Synonyms: excitement |
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(noun) the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | Synonyms: innervation, irritation |
(noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | Synonyms: excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation |
excogitation | (noun) thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it | - |
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(noun) the creation of something in the mind | Synonyms: conception, design, innovation, invention |
excogitator | (noun) a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly | - |
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exhortation | (noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion | Synonyms: incitement |
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(noun) a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action | - |
expectation | (noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future | Synonyms: outlook, prospect |
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(noun) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | Synonyms: arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment |
(noun) the feeling that something is about to happen | - |
(noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | Synonyms: anticipation |
experimentation | (noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | Synonyms: experiment |
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(noun) the testing of an idea | Synonyms: experiment |
exploitation | (noun) the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | Synonyms: development |
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(noun) an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | Synonyms: using, victimisation, victimization |