adjournment | (noun) the termination of a meeting | Synonyms: dissolution |
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(noun) the act of postponing to another time or place | - |
afterburner | (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust | - |
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barnburner | (noun) an impressively successful event | - |
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(noun) someone who burns down a barn | - |
bourn | (noun) an archaic term for a goal or destination | Synonyms: bourne |
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(noun) an archaic term for a boundary | Synonyms: bourne |
bourne | (noun) an archaic term for a goal or destination | Synonyms: bourn |
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(noun) an archaic term for a boundary | Synonyms: bourn |
burn | (noun) damage inflicted by fire | - |
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(noun) a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) | Synonyms: burn mark |
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | Synonyms: burning |
(noun) an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | - |
burnability | (noun) the quality of being capable of igniting and burning | Synonyms: combustibility, combustibleness |
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burner | (noun) an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) | - |
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(noun) the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking | - |
burning | (noun) the act of burning something | Synonyms: combustion |
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(noun) execution by electricity | Synonyms: electrocution |
(noun) execution by fire | Synonyms: burning at the stake |
(noun) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin | - |
(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | Synonyms: combustion |
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | Synonyms: burn |
burnish | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: gloss, glossiness, polish |
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burnisher | (noun) a hand tool with polished agate tips (or other gemstone) for rubbing the gold leaf in order to obtain a highly polished surface, used in gilding. | Synonyms: burnishing tool |
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burnoose | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnous, burnouse |
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burnous | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnoose, burnouse |
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burnouse | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnoose, burnous |
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burnside | (noun) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | Synonyms: mutton chop, side-whiskers, sideburn |
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burnup | (noun) the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) | - |
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(noun) a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road | - |
churn | (noun) a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk | Synonyms: butter churn |
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downturn | (noun) a worsening of business or economic activity | Synonyms: downswing |
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eburnation | (noun) a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory | - |
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furnace | (noun) an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. | - |
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furnishing | (noun) the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc. | - |
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(noun) (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable | - |
(noun) (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel | Synonyms: trappings |
furniture | (noun) furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy | Synonyms: article of furniture, piece of furniture |
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gurnard | (noun) bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom | - |
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gurney | (noun) a metal stretcher with wheels | - |
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heartburn | (noun) a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder | Synonyms: pyrosis |
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heartburning | (noun) intense resentment | - |
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journal | (noun) the part of the axle contained by a bearing | - |
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(noun) a record book as a physical object | - |
(noun) a periodical dedicated to a particular subject | - |
(noun) a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | Synonyms: diary |
(noun) a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred | Synonyms: daybook |
journalese | (noun) the style in which newspapers are written | - |
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journalism | (noun) the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media | - |
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(noun) newspapers and magazines collectively | Synonyms: news media |
journalist | (noun) a writer for newspapers and magazines | - |
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(noun) someone who keeps a diary or journal | Synonyms: diarist, diary keeper |
journey | (noun) the act of traveling from one place to another | Synonyms: journeying |
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journeyer | (noun) a traveler going on a trip | Synonyms: wayfarer |
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journeying | (noun) the act of traveling from one place to another | Synonyms: journey |
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journeyman | (noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | Synonyms: artificer, artisan, craftsman |
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mourner | (noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) | Synonyms: griever, lamenter, sorrower |
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mournfulness | (noun) a state of gloomy sorrow | Synonyms: ruthfulness, sorrowfulness |
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mourning | (noun) the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | Synonyms: lamentation |
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(noun) state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | Synonyms: bereavement |
nocturne | (noun) a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) | Synonyms: notturno |
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notturno | (noun) a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) | Synonyms: nocturne |
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outturn | (noun) what is produced in a given time period | Synonyms: output, turnout |
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overturn | (noun) the act of upsetting something | Synonyms: turnover, upset |
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(noun) an improbable and unexpected victory | Synonyms: upset |
photojournalism | (noun) journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures | - |
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photojournalist | (noun) a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs | - |
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return | (noun) the act of going back to a prior location | - |
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(noun) a coming to or returning home | Synonyms: homecoming |
(noun) getting something back again | Synonyms: regaining, restitution, restoration |
(noun) a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player | - |
(noun) (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble | - |
(noun) a reciprocal group action | Synonyms: getting even, paying back |
(noun) the act of someone appearing again | Synonyms: reappearance |
(noun) the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed | Synonyms: return key |
(noun) document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability | Synonyms: income tax return, tax return |
(noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | Synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, riposte |
(noun) happening again (especially at regular intervals) | Synonyms: recurrence |
(noun) the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction | Synonyms: coming back |
(noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | Synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, take, takings, yield |
saturnalia | (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot |
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saturniid | (noun) large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons | Synonyms: saturniid moth |
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saturnism | (noun) toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system | Synonyms: lead poisoning, plumbism |
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sideburn | (noun) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | Synonyms: burnside, mutton chop, side-whiskers |
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sojourn | (noun) a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) | Synonyms: visit |
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sojourner | (noun) a temporary resident | - |
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sourness | (noun) the property of being acidic | Synonyms: acidity, sour |
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(noun) a sullen moody resentful disposition | Synonyms: moroseness, sulkiness, sullenness |
(noun) the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: sour, tartness |
spurner | (noun) a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt | - |
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sunburn | (noun) redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun | Synonyms: erythema solare |
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surname | (noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | Synonyms: cognomen, family name, last name |
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taciturnity | (noun) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary | Synonyms: reserve, reticence |
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tournament | (noun) a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | Synonyms: tourney |
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(noun) a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize | - |
tournedos | (noun) thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin | - |
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tourney | (noun) a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | Synonyms: tournament |
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tourniquet | (noun) bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure | Synonyms: compression bandage |
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turn | (noun) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | Synonyms: turning |
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(noun) the act of turning away or in the opposite direction | - |
(noun) taking a short walk out and back | - |
(noun) a favor for someone | Synonyms: good turn |
(noun) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | Synonyms: play |
(noun) turning or twisting around (in place) | Synonyms: twist |
(noun) a short performance that is part of a longer program | Synonyms: act, bit, number, routine |
(noun) a movement in a new direction | Synonyms: turning |
(noun) an unforeseen development | Synonyms: turn of events, twist |
(noun) a circular segment of a curve | Synonyms: bend, crook, twist |
(noun) (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive | Synonyms: bout, round |
(noun) a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | Synonyms: go, spell, tour |
turnability | (noun) The property of being able to turn | - |
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turnabout | (noun) turning in the opposite direction | Synonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnaround |
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(noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision | Synonyms: change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnaround |
turnaround | (noun) turning in the opposite direction | Synonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout |
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(noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnround |
(noun) an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around | - |
(noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision | Synonyms: change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout |
(noun) time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround time |
turnbuckle | (noun) an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension | - |
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turncoat | (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | Synonyms: apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade |
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turncock | (noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | Synonyms: cock, stopcock |
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(noun) one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off | - |
turndown | (noun) the act of refusing an offer | Synonyms: nonacceptance |
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turner | (noun) cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food | Synonyms: food turner |
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(noun) one of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope | - |
(noun) a lathe operator | - |
(noun) a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein | - |
turnery | (noun) products made on a lathe | - |
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(noun) workshop where objects are made on a lathe | - |
turning | (noun) the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | Synonyms: turn |
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(noun) act of changing in practice or custom | - |
(noun) the activity of shaping something on a lathe | - |
(noun) the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe | - |
(noun) a movement in a new direction | Synonyms: turn |
(noun) a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe | - |
turnip | (noun) root of any of several members of the mustard family | - |
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(noun) widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root | Synonyms: Brassica rapa, white turnip |
turnkey | (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw |
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turnoff | (noun) a side road where you can turn off | - |
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(noun) something causing antagonism or loss of interest | Synonyms: negative stimulation |
turnout | (noun) attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election) | - |
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(noun) (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip | - |
(noun) what is produced in a given time period | Synonyms: output, outturn |
(noun) a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park | Synonyms: widening |
(noun) a set of clothing (with accessories) | Synonyms: getup, outfit, rig |
(noun) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | Synonyms: railroad siding, sidetrack, siding |
(noun) the group that gathers together for a particular occasion | - |
turnover | (noun) the act of upsetting something | Synonyms: overturn, upset |
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(noun) the volume measured in dollars | Synonyms: dollar volume |
(noun) a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling | - |
(noun) the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers | Synonyms: employee turnover, turnover rate |
turnpike | (noun) an expressway on which tolls are collected | Synonyms: toll road |
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(noun) (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | - |
turnround | (noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround |
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turnspit | (noun) a roasting spit that can be turned | - |
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turnstile | (noun) a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering | - |
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turnstone | (noun) migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food | - |
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turntable | (noun) a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played | - |
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(noun) a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars | - |
(noun) a revolving tray placed on a dining table | Synonyms: lazy Susan |
turnup | (noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg | Synonyms: cuff |
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turnverein | (noun) a club of tumblers or gymnasts | - |
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upturn | (noun) an upward movement or trend as in business activity | - |
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urn | (noun) a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet | - |
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(noun) a large pot for making coffee or tea | - |
windburn | (noun) redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind | - |
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