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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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 |
ambiguity | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: equivocalness |
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(noun) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | - |
annuitant | (noun) the recipient of an annuity | - |
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annuity | (noun) income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments | Synonyms: rente |
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antiquity | (noun) an artifact surviving from the past | - |
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(noun) extreme oldness | Synonyms: ancientness |
(noun) the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe | - |
assiduity | (noun) great and constant diligence and attention | Synonyms: assiduousness, concentration |
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biscuit | (noun) small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda | - |
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(noun) any of various small flat sweet cakes | Synonyms: cookie, cooky |
boilersuit | (noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work | Synonyms: boilers suit, overall |
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breadfruit | (noun) a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts | - |
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(noun) native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread | Synonyms: Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit tree |
bruitism | (noun) The use in music of sounds taken from an extra-musical source or context. The term is used most often of percussion or of electronic music that suggests the sounds of machinery. | - |
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circuit | (noun) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area | Synonyms: tour |
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(noun) movement once around a course | Synonyms: circle, lap |
(noun) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow | Synonyms: electric circuit, electrical circuit |
(noun) a racetrack for automobile races | Synonyms: racing circuit |
(noun) (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals | - |
(noun) an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to | - |
(noun) the boundary line encompassing an area or object | Synonyms: circumference |
circuitousness | (noun) The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point. | - |
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circuitry | (noun) electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits | - |
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conduit | (noun) a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | - |
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congruity | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruence, congruousness |
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contiguity | (noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching | Synonyms: adjacency, contiguousness |
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continuity | (noun) the property of a continuous and connected period of time | Synonyms: persistence |
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(noun) a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot | - |
(noun) uninterrupted connection or union | - |
countersuit | (noun) a suit brought against someone who has sued you | - |
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discontinuity | (noun) lack of connection or continuity | - |
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eggfruit | (noun) ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies | Synonyms: canistel |
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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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equity | (noun) conformity with rules or standards | Synonyms: fairness |
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(noun) the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | - |
(noun) the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it | - |
exiguity | (noun) the quality of being meager | Synonyms: leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness |
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fatuity | (noun) a ludicrous folly | Synonyms: absurdity, fatuousness, silliness |
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fortuitousness | (noun) the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance | - |
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fortuity | (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | Synonyms: accident, chance event, stroke |
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fruit | (noun) an amount of a product | Synonyms: yield |
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(noun) the consequence of some effort or action | - |
(noun) the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant | - |
fruitage | (noun) the yield of fruit | - |
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fruitcake | (noun) a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on | - |
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(noun) a whimsically eccentric person | Synonyms: crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, screwball |
fruiterer | (noun) a person who sells fruit | - |
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fruitfulness | (noun) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | Synonyms: fecundity |
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(noun) the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination | Synonyms: fecundity |
fruition | (noun) something that is made real or concrete | Synonyms: realisation, realization |
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(noun) enjoyment derived from use or possession | - |
(noun) the condition of bearing fruit | - |
fruitlessness | (noun) the quality of yielding nothing of value | Synonyms: aridity, barrenness |
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(noun) a lack of creative imagination | - |
fruitlet | (noun) a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit | - |
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fruitwood | (noun) wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork | - |
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fursuit | (noun) A full body animal suit | - |
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grapefruit | (noun) large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | - |
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(noun) citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp | Synonyms: Citrus paradisi |
gratuity | (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, pourboire, tip |
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(noun) an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation | - |
guitar | (noun) a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking | - |
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guitarfish | (noun) primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body | - |
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guitarist | (noun) a musician who plays the guitar | Synonyms: guitar player |
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huitre | (noun) edible body of any of numerous oysters | Synonyms: oyster |
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hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
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incongruity | (noun) the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate | Synonyms: incongruousness |
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inequity | (noun) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | Synonyms: unfairness |
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ingenuity | (noun) the property of being ingenious | Synonyms: cleverness, ingeniousness |
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(noun) the power of creative imagination | Synonyms: cleverness, ingeniousness, inventiveness |
iniquity | (noun) morally objectionable behavior | Synonyms: evil, immorality, wickedness |
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(noun) an unjust act | Synonyms: injustice, shabbiness, unfairness |
intuition | (noun) instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) | - |
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(noun) an impression that something might be the case | Synonyms: hunch, suspicion |
intuitionism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition | - |
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jackfruit | (noun) immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted | Synonyms: jack, jak |
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(noun) East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds | Synonyms: Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit tree |
jumpsuit | (noun) one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform | Synonyms: jump suit |
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lawsuit | (noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | Synonyms: case, causa, cause, suit |
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mesquit | (noun) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar | Synonyms: mesquite |
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mesquite | (noun) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar | Synonyms: mesquit |
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microcircuit | (noun) a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component | Synonyms: integrated circuit |
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mosquito | (noun) two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals | - |
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mosquitofish | (noun) silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control | Synonyms: Gambusia affinis |
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obliquity | (noun) the quality of being deceptive | Synonyms: deceptiveness |
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(noun) the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | Synonyms: asynclitism |
pantsuit | (noun) a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women | Synonyms: pants suit |
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perpetuity | (noun) the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | Synonyms: sempiternity |
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perspicuity | (noun) clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous | Synonyms: perspicuousness, plainness |
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pituitary | (noun) the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | Synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland |
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playsuit | (noun) a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse | - |
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promiscuity | (noun) indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations | Synonyms: promiscuousness, sleeping around |
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propinquity | (noun) the property of being close together | Synonyms: proximity |
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pursuit | (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chase, following, pursual |
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(noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | Synonyms: interest, pastime |
(noun) an auxiliary activity | Synonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity |
(noun) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria | Synonyms: pursuance, quest |
quitclaim | (noun) act of transferring a title or right or claim to another | - |
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(noun) document transferring title or right or claim to another | Synonyms: quitclaim deed |
quittance | (noun) payment of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: repayment |
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(noun) a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt | - |
quitter | (noun) a person who gives up too easily | - |
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recruit | (noun) any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) | Synonyms: enlistee |
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(noun) a recently enlisted soldier | Synonyms: military recruit |
recruiter | (noun) an official who enlists personnel for military service | - |
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(noun) someone who supplies members or employees | - |
recruitment | (noun) the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) | Synonyms: enlisting |
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requital | (noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind | Synonyms: payment |
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(noun) a justly deserved penalty | Synonyms: retribution |
snowsuit | (noun) a child's overgarment for cold weather | - |
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spacesuit | (noun) a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space | - |
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suit | (noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | Synonyms: case, causa, cause, lawsuit |
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(noun) a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color | Synonyms: suit of clothes |
(noun) playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color | - |
(noun) a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank | - |
(noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courting, courtship, wooing |
(noun) (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit | - |
suitability | (noun) the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose | Synonyms: suitableness |
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suitableness | (noun) the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose | Synonyms: suitability |
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suitcase | (noun) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | Synonyms: bag, grip, traveling bag, travelling bag |
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suite | (noun) apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) | Synonyms: rooms |
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(noun) a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected | - |
(noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, entourage, retinue |
(noun) a matching set of furniture | - |
suiting | (noun) a fabric used for suits | - |
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suitor | (noun) a man who courts a woman | Synonyms: suer, wooer |
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sunsuit | (noun) a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts | - |
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superfluity | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: embarrassment, overplus, plethora |
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sweatsuit | (noun) garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt | Synonyms: sweat suit, sweats, workout suit |
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swimsuit | (noun) tight fitting garment worn for swimming | Synonyms: bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimwear |
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tenuity | (noun) a rarified quality | Synonyms: low density, rarity |
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(noun) the quality of lacking intensity or substance | Synonyms: feebleness |
(noun) relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width | Synonyms: slenderness, thinness |
tuition | (noun) teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) | Synonyms: tutelage, tutorship |
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(noun) a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) | Synonyms: tuition fee |
ubiquitousness | (noun) the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) | Synonyms: omnipresence, ubiquity |
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ubiquity | (noun) the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) | Synonyms: omnipresence, ubiquitousness |
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unambiguity | (noun) clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity | Synonyms: unequivocalness |
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unsuitability | (noun) the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose | Synonyms: ineptness, unsuitableness |
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unsuitableness | (noun) the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose | Synonyms: ineptness, unsuitability |
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vacuity | (noun) total lack of meaning or ideas | Synonyms: inanity, mindlessness, pointlessness, senselessness |
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(noun) a region that is devoid of matter | Synonyms: vacuum |
(noun) the absence of matter | Synonyms: vacuum |
vaquita | (noun) a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species | Synonyms: Phocoena sinus |
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