| award | (noun) a grant made by a law court | Synonyms: awarding |
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| (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | Synonyms: accolade, honor, honour, laurels |
| (noun) something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery | Synonyms: prize |
| awarding | (noun) a grant made by a law court | Synonyms: award |
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| awkwardness | (noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant | Synonyms: clumsiness |
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| (noun) the quality of an embarrassing situation | Synonyms: nuisance value |
| (noun) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | Synonyms: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness |
| (noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | Synonyms: clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness |
| (noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | Synonyms: clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness |
| backwardation | (noun) the market condition wherein the price of a forward or futures contract is trading below the expected spot price at contract maturity. | - |
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| backwardness | (noun) lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | Synonyms: mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality |
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| churchwarden | (noun) an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters | - |
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| coward | (noun) a person who shows fear or timidity | - |
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| cowardice | (noun) the trait of lacking courage | Synonyms: cowardliness |
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| cowardliness | (noun) the trait of lacking courage | Synonyms: cowardice |
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| eastward | (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees | Synonyms: due east, E, east |
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| forward | (noun) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team | - |
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| (noun) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey | - |
| forwarding | (noun) the act of sending on to another destination | - |
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| (noun) the advancement of some enterprise | Synonyms: furtherance, promotion |
| forwardness | (noun) prompt willingness | Synonyms: eagerness, readiness, zeal |
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| (noun) an advanced stage | - |
| (noun) offensive boldness and assertiveness | Synonyms: bumptiousness, cockiness, pushiness |
| greensward | (noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots | Synonyms: sod, sward, turf |
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| inwardness | (noun) the quality or state of being inward or internal | - |
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| (noun) preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) | Synonyms: internality |
| (noun) preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values | - |
| (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
| leeward | (noun) the side of something that is sheltered from the wind | Synonyms: lee, lee side |
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| (noun) the direction in which the wind is blowing | - |
| northeastward | (noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | Synonyms: NE, nor'-east, northeast |
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| northward | (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | Synonyms: due north, N, north |
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| northwestward | (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwest, NW |
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| outwardness | (noun) the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior | Synonyms: externality |
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| (noun) a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts) | - |
| (noun) concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit | - |
| rearward | (noun) direction toward the rear | - |
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| reward | (noun) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | Synonyms: reinforcement |
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| (noun) benefit resulting from some event or action | Synonyms: advantage |
| (noun) the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property | - |
| (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: payoff, wages |
| (noun) payment made in return for a service rendered | - |
| seaward | (noun) the direction toward the sea | - |
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| southeastward | (noun) the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees | Synonyms: SE, sou'-east, southeast |
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| southward | (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | Synonyms: due south, S, south |
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| southwestward | (noun) the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees | Synonyms: sou'-west, southwest, SW |
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| steward | (noun) someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else | - |
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| (noun) a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management | Synonyms: shop steward |
| (noun) one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | Synonyms: custodian, keeper |
| (noun) an attendant on an airplane | Synonyms: flight attendant |
| (noun) the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements | - |
| stewardess | (noun) a woman steward on an airplane | Synonyms: air hostess, hostess |
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| stewardship | (noun) the position of steward | - |
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| straightforwardness | (noun) the quality of being direct and straightforward | Synonyms: downrightness |
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| (noun) without hypocrisy | Synonyms: singleness |
| sward | (noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots | Synonyms: greensward, sod, turf |
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| ward | (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care | Synonyms: hospital ward |
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| (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | Synonyms: cellblock |
| (noun) a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections | - |
| (noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another | - |
| warden | (noun) the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
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| wardenship | (noun) the position of warden | - |
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| warder | (noun) a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners | - |
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| wardership | (noun) the position of warder | - |
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| wardress | (noun) a woman warder | - |
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| wardrobe | (noun) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | Synonyms: closet, press |
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| (noun) collection of clothing belonging to one person | - |
| (noun) collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company | - |
| wardroom | (noun) military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) | - |
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| westward | (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees | Synonyms: due west, W, west |
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| windward | (noun) the side of something that is toward the wind | - |
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| (noun) the direction from which the wind is coming | - |