abundance | (noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | Synonyms: copiousness, teemingness |
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(noun) (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million | - |
(noun) (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present | - |
alundum | (noun) a substance made of fused alumina | - |
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background | (noun) scenery hung at back of stage | Synonyms: backcloth, backdrop |
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(noun) (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | Synonyms: desktop, screen background |
(noun) a person's social heritage: previous experience or training | - |
(noun) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | Synonyms: ground |
(noun) information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | Synonyms: background knowledge |
(noun) extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured | Synonyms: background signal |
(noun) relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation | - |
(noun) the state of the environment in which a situation exists | Synonyms: scope, setting |
backgrounder | (noun) a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy | - |
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backgrounding | (noun) the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system | Synonyms: background processing |
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barramundi | (noun) a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats | Synonyms: Asian seabass, giant perch, giant seaperch, Lates calcarifer, white seabass |
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barunduki | (noun) terrestrial Siberian squirrel | Synonyms: baranduki, baronduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus |
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battleground | (noun) a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought | Synonyms: battlefield, field, field of battle, field of honor |
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bedground | (noun) an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night | Synonyms: bed-ground, bed ground |
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bloodhound | (noun) a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | Synonyms: sleuthhound |
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blunder | (noun) an embarrassing mistake | Synonyms: bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall |
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blunderbuss | (noun) a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle | - |
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blunderer | (noun) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | Synonyms: botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
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boarhound | (noun) large hound used in hunting wild boars | - |
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bound | (noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | Synonyms: bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring |
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(noun) the greatest possible degree of something | Synonyms: boundary, limit |
(noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | Synonyms: boundary, bounds |
(noun) a line determining the limits of an area | Synonyms: boundary, edge |
boundary | (noun) the greatest possible degree of something | Synonyms: bound, limit |
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(noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | Synonyms: bound, bounds |
(noun) a line determining the limits of an area | Synonyms: bound, edge |
boundedness | (noun) the quality of being finite | Synonyms: finiteness, finitude |
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bounder | (noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, cad, dog, heel, hound |
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(noun) someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | Synonyms: leaper |
boundlessness | (noun) the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit | Synonyms: infiniteness, infinitude, limitlessness, unboundedness |
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bounds | (noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | Synonyms: bound, boundary |
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bundle | (noun) a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing | Synonyms: sheaf |
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(noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | Synonyms: package, packet, parcel |
(noun) a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | Synonyms: big bucks, big money, megabucks, pile |
bundling | (noun) the act of binding something into a bundle | - |
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(noun) the act of shoving hastily | - |
(noun) a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing | - |
burgundy | (noun) a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color | - |
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burunduki | (noun) terrestrial Siberian squirrel | Synonyms: baranduki, baronduki, barunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus |
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campground | (noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | Synonyms: bivouac, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, encampment |
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carborundum | (noun) an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals | - |
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cofounder | (noun) one of a group of founders | - |
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compound | (noun) an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | - |
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(noun) a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts | - |
(noun) a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. | Synonyms: compound word |
(noun) (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Synonyms: chemical compound |
compounding | (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole | Synonyms: combination, combining |
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conundrum | (noun) a difficult problem | Synonyms: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle |
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coonhound | (noun) any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons | - |
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corundom | (noun) very hard mineral used as an abrasive | Synonyms: corundum |
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corundum | (noun) very hard mineral used as an abrasive | Synonyms: corundom |
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crowdfunding | (noun) Funding from a large number of small backers | - |
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cummerbund | (noun) a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo | - |
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dachshund | (noun) small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows | Synonyms: badger dog, dachsie |
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deerhound | (noun) very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland | Synonyms: Scottish deerhound |
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dunderhead | (noun) a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | Synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead |
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elkhound | (noun) breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk | Synonyms: Norwegian elkhound |
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expounder | (noun) a person who explains | Synonyms: expositor |
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expounding | (noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | Synonyms: exposition |
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fairground | (noun) an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses | - |
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fecundation | (noun) creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Synonyms: fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation |
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(noun) making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | Synonyms: dressing, fertilisation, fertilization |
fecundity | (noun) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
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(noun) the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
(noun) the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring | Synonyms: fertility |
flounder | (noun) any of various European and non-European marine flatfish | - |
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(noun) flesh of any of various American and European flatfish | - |
foreground | (noun) (computer science) a window for an active application | - |
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(noun) the part of a scene that is near the viewer | - |
foregrounding | (noun) the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system | Synonyms: foreground processing |
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found | (noun) food and lodging provided in addition to money | - |
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foundation | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
(noun) a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body | Synonyms: foundation garment |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork |
(noun) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | Synonyms: grounding |
(noun) an institution supported by an endowment | - |
(noun) the basis on which something is grounded | - |
founder | (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution | Synonyms: beginner, father, founding father |
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(noun) a worker who makes metal castings | - |
(noun) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse | Synonyms: laminitis |
foundering | (noun) (of a ship) sinking | Synonyms: going under |
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founding | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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foundling | (noun) a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown | Synonyms: abandoned infant |
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foundress | (noun) a woman founder | - |
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foundry | (noun) factory where metal castings are produced | Synonyms: metalworks |
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foxhound | (noun) medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes | - |
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fund | (noun) a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies | Synonyms: investment company, investment firm, investment trust |
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(noun) a reserve of money set aside for some purpose | Synonyms: monetary fund |
(noun) a supply of something available for future use | Synonyms: stock, store |
fundament | (noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
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(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, groundwork |
fundamental | (noun) the lowest tone of a harmonic series | Synonyms: first harmonic, fundamental frequency |
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(noun) any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business | - |
fundamentalism | (noun) a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth | - |
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(noun) the strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc. | - |
fundamentalist | (noun) a supporter of fundamentalism | - |
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(noun) an adherent of fundamentalist principles | - |
fundamentalness | (noun) The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance. | - |
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fundamentals | (noun) principles from which other truths can be derived | Synonyms: basic principle, basics, bedrock, fundamental principle |
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funday | (noun) Sunday as a day for relaxing and having fun | - |
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funding | (noun) the act of financing | Synonyms: financing |
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(noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible | Synonyms: backing, financial backing, financial support, support |
fundraiser | (noun) a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money | - |
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(noun) someone who solicits financial contributions | - |
funds | (noun) assets in the form of money | Synonyms: cash in hand, finances, monetary resource, pecuniary resource |
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fundus | (noun) (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening | - |
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gerund | (noun) a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) | - |
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greyhound | (noun) a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | - |
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ground | (noun) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface | Synonyms: flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat |
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(noun) (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting | - |
(noun) a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) | Synonyms: earth |
(noun) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | Synonyms: background |
(noun) a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused | - |
(noun) a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) | - |
(noun) a rational motive for a belief or action | Synonyms: occasion, reason |
(noun) the solid part of the earth's surface | Synonyms: dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma |
(noun) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | Synonyms: land, soil |
(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something | Synonyms: basis, footing |
(noun) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface | Synonyms: earth |
groundball | (noun) (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | Synonyms: ground ball, grounder, hopper |
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groundberry | (noun) creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil | Synonyms: checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, ground-berry, mountain tea, teaberry, wintergreen |
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(noun) small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia | Synonyms: Astroloma humifusum, cranberry heath, ground-berry, native cranberry, Styphelia humifusum |
groundbreaker | (noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: innovator, pioneer, trailblazer |
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groundbreaking | (noun) the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project | Synonyms: groundbreaking ceremony |
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groundcover | (noun) small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor | Synonyms: ground cover |
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(noun) low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow | Synonyms: ground cover |
grounder | (noun) (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | Synonyms: ground ball, groundball, hopper |
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groundfish | (noun) fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder) | Synonyms: bottom fish |
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groundhog | (noun) reddish brown North American marmot | Synonyms: Marmota monax, woodchuck |
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grounding | (noun) fastening electrical equipment to earth | Synonyms: earthing |
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(noun) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | Synonyms: foundation |
groundkeeper | (noun) someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) | Synonyms: groundskeeper, groundsman |
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groundlessness | (noun) the quality of lacking substance or value | Synonyms: idleness |
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groundling | (noun) in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section | - |
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groundmass | (noun) (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded | - |
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groundnut | (noun) nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans | Synonyms: potato bean, wild bean |
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(noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | Synonyms: earthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut |
(noun) a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans | Synonyms: Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean |
grounds | (noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building | Synonyms: curtilage, yard |
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(noun) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief | Synonyms: evidence |
(noun) a justification for something existing or happening | Synonyms: cause, reason |
(noun) a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) | - |
(noun) dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue | - |
groundsel | (noun) Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers | Synonyms: Senecio vulgaris |
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groundsheet | (noun) a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture | Synonyms: ground cloth |
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groundskeeper | (noun) someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) | Synonyms: groundkeeper, groundsman |
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groundsman | (noun) someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) | Synonyms: groundkeeper, groundskeeper |
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groundspeed | (noun) the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground | - |
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groundwork | (noun) preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation | - |
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(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure, understructure |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament |
hedgefund | (noun) a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging | Synonyms: hedge fund |
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hellhound | (noun) a very evil man | - |
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(noun) (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon | Synonyms: Cerberus |
homebound | (noun) people who are confined to their homes | - |
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horehound | (noun) a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant | - |
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(noun) any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium | - |
hound | (noun) any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | Synonyms: hound dog |
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(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel |
hundred | (noun) ten 10s | Synonyms: 100, C, century, one C |
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hundredth | (noun) one part in a hundred equal parts | Synonyms: one-hundredth, one percent |
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(noun) position 100 in a countable series of things | - |
hundredweight | (noun) a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds | Synonyms: cwt, long hundredweight |
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(noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds | Synonyms: cental, centner, cwt, quintal, short hundredweight |
(noun) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system | Synonyms: centner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweight |