conspectus | (noun) an overall summary | - |
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constituency | (noun) the body of voters who elect a representative for their area | - |
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constituent | (noun) an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | Synonyms: component, element |
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(noun) an abstract part of something | Synonyms: component, element, factor, ingredient |
(noun) (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Synonyms: grammatical constituent |
(noun) a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes | - |
(noun) something determined in relation to something that includes it | Synonyms: component, component part, part, portion |
constitution | (noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: establishment, formation, organisation, organization |
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(noun) the way in which someone or something is composed | Synonyms: composition, make-up, makeup, physical composition |
(noun) law determining the fundamental political principles of a government | Synonyms: fundamental law, organic law |
constitutional | (noun) a regular walk taken as a form of exercise | - |
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constitutionalism | (noun) advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles | - |
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(noun) a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) | - |
constitutionalist | (noun) an advocate of constitutional government | - |
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consuetude | (noun) a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law | - |
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consuetudinal | (noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) | Synonyms: consuetudinary |
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consuetudinary | (noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) | Synonyms: consuetudinal |
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contemptuousness | (noun) the manifestation of scorn and contempt | - |
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contextualism | (noun) any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms | - |
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contracture | (noun) an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle | - |
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contumacy | (noun) willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court | - |
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(noun) obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority | - |
contumely | (noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt | Synonyms: abuse, insult, revilement, vilification |
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contusion | (noun) the action of bruising | - |
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(noun) an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration | Synonyms: bruise |
correctitude | (noun) correct or appropriate behavior | Synonyms: properness, propriety |
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costume | (noun) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball | - |
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(noun) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class | - |
(noun) unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place | - |
(noun) the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | - |
costumer | (noun) someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) | Synonyms: costume designer, costumier |
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costumier | (noun) someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) | Synonyms: costume designer, costumer |
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costusroot | (noun) annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs | Synonyms: Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa |
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counterculture | (noun) a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture | - |
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counterfactuality | (noun) the quality of being contrary to fact | - |
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countersignature | (noun) a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed | Synonyms: countersign |
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couture | (noun) high fashion designing and dressmaking | - |
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couturier | (noun) someone who designs clothing | Synonyms: clothes designer, designer, fashion designer |
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couverture | (noun) chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter | - |
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crassitude | (noun) the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement | Synonyms: crassness |
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creature | (noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna |
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(noun) a living being | Synonyms: wight |
(noun) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | Synonyms: puppet, tool |
crenature | (noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenation, crenel, crenelle, scallop |
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cubitus | (noun) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped | Synonyms: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow |
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(noun) the arm from the elbow to the fingertips | - |
culturati | (noun) people interested in culture and cultural activities | - |
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culture | (noun) the raising of plants or animals | - |
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(noun) (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | - |
(noun) the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group | - |
(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society | Synonyms: acculturation |
(noun) the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization | - |
(noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | Synonyms: civilisation, civilization |
(noun) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | Synonyms: cultivation, finish, polish, refinement |
cultus | (noun) a system of religious beliefs and rituals | Synonyms: cult, religious cult |
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cunnilinctus | (noun) oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | Synonyms: cunnilingus |
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curvature | (noun) the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve | - |
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(noun) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | Synonyms: curve |
(noun) (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal | - |
cyberculture | (noun) the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business | - |
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cytoarchitecture | (noun) the cellular composition of a bodily structure | Synonyms: cytoarchitectonics |
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datum | (noun) an item of factual information derived from measurement or research | Synonyms: data point |
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debenture | (noun) a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt | - |
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(noun) the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future | Synonyms: debenture bond, unsecured bond |
decrepitude | (noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use | Synonyms: dilapidation |
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(noun) The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age. | - |
decubitus | (noun) a reclining position (as in a bed) | - |
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denaturant | (noun) any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | - |
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denotatum | (noun) an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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denture | (noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth | Synonyms: dental plate, plate |
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denturist | (noun) someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) | Synonyms: dental technician |
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departure | (noun) the act of departing | Synonyms: going, going away, leaving |
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(noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release |
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: deviation, difference, divergence |
desideratum | (noun) something desired as a necessity | - |
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designatum | (noun) something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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destitution | (noun) a state without friends or money or prospects | - |
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desuetude | (noun) a state of inactivity or disuse | - |
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detritus | (noun) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | Synonyms: debris, dust, junk, rubble |
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(noun) loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks | - |
detumescence | (noun) diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen | - |
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dictum | (noun) an authoritative declaration | Synonyms: pronouncement, say-so |
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(noun) an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding | Synonyms: obiter dictum |
discomfiture | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment |
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disjuncture | (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction |
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disquietude | (noun) feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable | Synonyms: edginess, inquietude, uneasiness |
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dissimilitude | (noun) dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness | Synonyms: unlikeness |
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disturbance | (noun) the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | - |
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(noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, fray, ruffle |
(noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: perturbation |
(noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | Synonyms: interference, noise |
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult | Synonyms: commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do |
(noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | Synonyms: folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
(noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: perturbation, upset |
disturber | (noun) a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion | - |
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divestiture | (noun) the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division | - |
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(noun) an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior | - |
downturn | (noun) a worsening of business or economic activity | Synonyms: downswing |
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dramaturgy | (noun) the art of writing and producing plays | Synonyms: dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre |
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ductule | (noun) a very small duct | Synonyms: ductulus |
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ductulus | (noun) a very small duct | Synonyms: ductule |
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dustup | (noun) an angry dispute | Synonyms: quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle |
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dyestuff | (noun) a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | Synonyms: dye |
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echinocactus | (noun) any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil | Synonyms: barrel cactus |
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effectuality | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness |
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effectualness | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectiveness, effectivity, effectuality |
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effectuation | (noun) the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect | Synonyms: implementation |
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emeritus | (noun) a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties | - |
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enculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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entablature | (noun) (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof | - |
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eptatretus | (noun) a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus | - |
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erratum | (noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | Synonyms: literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error |
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estuary | (noun) the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix | - |
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etude | (noun) a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity | - |
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etui | (noun) small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles | - |
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eucalyptus | (noun) a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | Synonyms: eucalypt, eucalyptus tree |
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(noun) wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber | - |
eventuality | (noun) a possible event or occurrence or result | Synonyms: contingence, contingency |
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exactitude | (noun) the quality of being exact | Synonyms: exactness |
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expenditure | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expending |
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(noun) the act of consuming something | Synonyms: consumption, using up |
(noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: outgo, outlay, spending |
expostulation | (noun) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | Synonyms: objection, remonstrance, remonstration |
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(noun) an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof | - |
factotum | (noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs | - |
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factuality | (noun) the quality of being actual or based on fact | Synonyms: factualness |
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factualness | (noun) the quality of being actual or based on fact | Synonyms: factuality |
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fatuity | (noun) a ludicrous folly | Synonyms: absurdity, fatuousness, silliness |
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fatuousness | (noun) a ludicrous folly | Synonyms: absurdity, fatuity, silliness |
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feature | (noun) an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles | - |
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(noun) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin | Synonyms: lineament |
(noun) a prominent attribute or aspect of something | Synonyms: characteristic |
(noun) (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind | Synonyms: feature of speech |
(noun) the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater | Synonyms: feature film |
(noun) a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: feature article |
featurelessness | (noun) The state or condition of being without distinguishing features. | - |
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fettuccine | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccini |
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fettuccini | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccine |
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fetus | (noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | Synonyms: foetus |
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filature | (noun) a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread | - |
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finitude | (noun) the quality of being finite | Synonyms: boundedness, finiteness |
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fistula | (noun) an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface | Synonyms: sinus |
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(noun) a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse | Synonyms: fistulous withers |
fixture | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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(noun) an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) | - |
(noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness |
(noun) a regular patron | Synonyms: habitue, regular |
flatulence | (noun) pompously embellished language | Synonyms: turgidity, turgidness |
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(noun) a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal | Synonyms: flatulency, gas |
flatulency | (noun) a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal | Synonyms: flatulence, gas |
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