absolver | (noun) someone who grants absolution | - |
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achiever | (noun) a person with a record of successes | Synonyms: succeeder, success, winner |
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adverb | (noun) a word that modifies something other than a noun | - |
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(noun) the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses | - |
adverbial | (noun) a word or group of words function as an adverb | - |
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adversary | (noun) someone who offers opposition | Synonyms: antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister |
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adversity | (noun) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | - |
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(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction | Synonyms: hard knocks, hardship |
advert | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing |
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advertence | (noun) the process of being heedful | Synonyms: advertency |
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advertency | (noun) the process of being heedful | Synonyms: advertence |
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advertisement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertising, advertizement, advertizing |
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advertiser | (noun) someone whose business is advertising | Synonyms: adman, advertizer |
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advertising | (noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | Synonyms: merchandising, publicizing |
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(noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing |
advertizement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizing |
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advertizer | (noun) someone whose business is advertising | Synonyms: adman, advertiser |
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advertizing | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement |
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advertorial | (noun) an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report | - |
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almsgiver | (noun) a person who gives alms | - |
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ambiversion | (noun) (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion | - |
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animadversion | (noun) harsh criticism or disapproval | Synonyms: censure |
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anniversary | (noun) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: day of remembrance |
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approver | (noun) an authority with power to approve | - |
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arriver | (noun) someone who arrives (or has arrived) | Synonyms: arrival, comer |
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asseveration | (noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | Synonyms: assertion, averment |
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asseverator | (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth | Synonyms: affirmer, asserter, avower, declarer |
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average | (noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution | Synonyms: norm |
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(noun) an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual | - |
(noun) (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities | - |
averageness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding | Synonyms: mediocrity |
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(noun) the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity | - |
averment | (noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | Synonyms: assertion, asseveration |
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aversion | (noun) the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away | Synonyms: averting |
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(noun) a feeling of intense dislike | Synonyms: antipathy, distaste |
averting | (noun) the act of preventing something from occurring | - |
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(noun) the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away | Synonyms: aversion |
basketweaver | (noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets | Synonyms: basketmaker |
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beaver | (noun) large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges | - |
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(noun) a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) | Synonyms: castor |
(noun) a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face | - |
(noun) a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | Synonyms: dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper |
(noun) a full beard | - |
(noun) the soft brown fur of the beaver | Synonyms: beaver fur |
bedcover | (noun) decorative cover for a bed | Synonyms: bed cover, bed covering, bedspread, counterpane, spread |
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believer | (noun) a person who has religious faith | Synonyms: worshiper, worshipper |
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(noun) a supporter who accepts something as true | Synonyms: truster |
beverage | (noun) any liquid suitable for drinking | Synonyms: drink, drinkable, potable |
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biodiversity | (noun) the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) | - |
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booklover | (noun) someone who loves (and usually collects) books | Synonyms: bibliophile, book lover |
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bravery | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, courage, courageousness |
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(noun) feeling no fear | Synonyms: fearlessness |
cabdriver | (noun) someone who drives a taxi for a living | Synonyms: cabby, cabman, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan |
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cadaver | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: clay, corpse, remains, stiff |
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cadaverine | (noun) a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue | - |
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cantilever | (noun) projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only | - |
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caregiver | (noun) a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult | - |
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(noun) a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability | Synonyms: health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider |
carver | (noun) an artist who creates sculptures | Synonyms: sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker |
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(noun) someone who carves the meat | Synonyms: cutter |
(noun) makes decorative wooden panels | Synonyms: woodcarver |
cavern | (noun) a large cave or a large chamber in a cave | - |
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(noun) any large dark enclosed space | - |
changeover | (noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: conversion, transition |
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cleaver | (noun) a butcher's knife having a large square blade | Synonyms: chopper, meat cleaver |
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cleavers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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cleverness | (noun) the property of being ingenious | Synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity |
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(noun) intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty | Synonyms: brightness, smartness |
(noun) the power of creative imagination | Synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness |
clivers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, cleavers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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clover | (noun) a plant of the genus Trifolium | Synonyms: trefoil |
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cloverleaf | (noun) an interchange that does not require left-hand turns | - |
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cloveroot | (noun) hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally | Synonyms: clover-root, Geum urbanum, herb bennet, wood avens |
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conceiver | (noun) someone who creates new things | Synonyms: mastermind, originator |
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contriver | (noun) a person who makes plans | Synonyms: deviser, planner |
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controversialist | (noun) a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | Synonyms: disputant, eristic |
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controversy | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
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convergence | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergency, converging |
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(noun) the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit | Synonyms: convergency |
(noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: intersection, overlap |
(noun) the occurrence of two or more things coming together | - |
convergency | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergence, converging |
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(noun) the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit | Synonyms: convergence |
converging | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergence, convergency |
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conversance | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversancy, familiarity |
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conversancy | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversance, familiarity |
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conversation | (noun) the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | - |
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conversationalist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationist, schmoozer |
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conversationist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationalist, schmoozer |
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converse | (noun) a proposition obtained by conversion | - |
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conversion | (noun) the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | - |
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(noun) a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | Synonyms: rebirth, spiritual rebirth |
(noun) a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown | - |
(noun) act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | - |
(noun) a change in the units or form of an expression: | - |
(noun) interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition | - |
(noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: changeover, transition |
(noun) a change of religion | - |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis | - |
convert | (noun) a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief | - |
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convertase | (noun) any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds. | - |
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converter | (noun) a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | Synonyms: convertor |
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convertibility | (noun) the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction) | - |
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convertible | (noun) a car that has top that can be folded or removed | - |
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(noun) a sofa that can be converted into a bed | Synonyms: sofa bed |
(noun) a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) | Synonyms: convertible security |
convertor | (noun) a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | Synonyms: converter |
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countersubversion | (noun) the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities | - |
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couverture | (noun) chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter | - |
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cover | (noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | Synonyms: covering, masking, screening |
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(noun) fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations | Synonyms: covering fire |
(noun) a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent) | - |
(noun) a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else | Synonyms: cover song, cover version |
(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | Synonyms: blanket |
(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: concealment, covert, screen |
(noun) covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) | Synonyms: top |
(noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | Synonyms: back, binding, book binding |
(noun) a natural object that covers or envelops | Synonyms: covering, natural covering |
(noun) a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink | Synonyms: cover charge |
coverage | (noun) the extent to which something is covered | - |
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(noun) the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | Synonyms: reportage, reporting |
(noun) the total amount and type of insurance carried | Synonyms: insurance coverage |
coverall | (noun) a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing | - |
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covering | (noun) the act of protecting something by covering it | - |
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(noun) the work of applying something | Synonyms: application, coating |
(noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | Synonyms: cover, masking, screening |
(noun) an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) | - |
(noun) a natural object that covers or envelops | Synonyms: cover, natural covering |
coverlet | (noun) a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) | - |
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covert | (noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: concealment, cover, screen |
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(noun) a flock of coots | - |
covertness | (noun) the state of being covert and hidden | Synonyms: hiddenness |
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crossover | (noun) a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | Synonyms: crossing, crosswalk |
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(noun) the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience | - |
(noun) a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party | Synonyms: crossover voter |
(noun) the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis | Synonyms: crossing over |
culverin | (noun) a medieval musket | - |
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(noun) a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries | - |
culvert | (noun) a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway | - |
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deceiver | (noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | Synonyms: beguiler, cheat, cheater, slicker, trickster |
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deliverable | (noun) something that can be provided as the product of development | - |
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deliverance | (noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | Synonyms: delivery, rescue, saving |
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deliverer | (noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger | Synonyms: rescuer, savior, saviour |
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(noun) a person who gives up or transfers money or goods | - |
(noun) someone employed to make deliveries | Synonyms: delivery boy, deliveryman |
delivery | (noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | Synonyms: deliverance, rescue, saving |
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(noun) the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another | Synonyms: legal transfer, livery |
(noun) the act of delivering a child | Synonyms: obstetrical delivery |
(noun) the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it | Synonyms: pitch |
(noun) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | Synonyms: bringing |
(noun) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | Synonyms: manner of speaking, speech |
(noun) the event of giving birth | - |
deliveryman | (noun) someone employed to make deliveries | Synonyms: deliverer, delivery boy |
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demisemiquaver | (noun) a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note | Synonyms: thirty-second note |
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discoverer | (noun) someone who is the first to observe something | Synonyms: finder, spotter |
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(noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something | Synonyms: artificer, inventor |
discovery | (noun) the act of discovering something | Synonyms: find, uncovering |
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(noun) a productive insight | Synonyms: breakthrough, find |
(noun) something that is discovered | - |
(noun) (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case | - |
disprover | (noun) a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | Synonyms: confuter, rebutter, refuter |
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dissolver | (noun) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | Synonyms: dissolvent, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent |
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diver | (noun) large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the Northern Hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes | Synonyms: loon |
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(noun) someone who dives (into water) | Synonyms: plunger |
(noun) someone who works underwater | Synonyms: frogman, underwater diver |
divergence | (noun) the act of moving away in different direction from a common point | Synonyms: divergency |
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(noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, variance |
(noun) an infinite series that has no limit | Synonyms: divergency |
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: departure, deviation, difference |
divergency | (noun) the act of moving away in different direction from a common point | Synonyms: divergence |
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(noun) an infinite series that has no limit | Synonyms: divergence |
diverseness | (noun) noticeable heterogeneity | Synonyms: diversity, multifariousness, variety |
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diversification | (noun) the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) | Synonyms: variegation |
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(noun) the condition of being varied | - |