| annexe | (noun) an addition that extends a main building | Synonyms: annex, extension, wing |
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| anoxemia | (noun) abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood | - |
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| auxesis | (noun) growth from increase in cell size without cell division | - |
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| axe | (noun) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | Synonyms: ax |
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| axerophthol | (noun) any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes | Synonyms: A, antiophthalmic factor, vitamin A |
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| bobbysoxer | (noun) an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) | Synonyms: bobby-socker |
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| boxer | (noun) a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany | - |
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| (noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport | Synonyms: pugilist |
| (noun) a workman employed to pack things into containers | Synonyms: bagger, packer |
| boxers | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxershorts, drawers, shorts, underdrawers |
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| boxershorts | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, drawers, shorts, underdrawers |
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| breakaxe | (noun) West Indian timber tree having very hard wood | Synonyms: break-axe, breakax, Sloanea jamaicensis |
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| broadaxe | (noun) a large ax with a broad cutting blade | Synonyms: broadax |
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| coaxer | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: wheedler |
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| colpoxerosis | (noun) a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry | - |
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| doxepin | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) | Synonyms: Adapin, doxepin hydrochloride, Sinequan |
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| enterotoxemia | (noun) a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines | - |
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| execration | (noun) the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated | - |
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| (noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: condemnation, curse |
| (noun) hate coupled with disgust | Synonyms: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, loathing, odium |
| executability | (noun) capability of being executed | - |
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| executant | (noun) a performer (usually of musical works) | - |
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| executing | (noun) putting a condemned person to death | Synonyms: capital punishment, death penalty, execution |
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| execution | (noun) putting a condemned person to death | Synonyms: capital punishment, death penalty, executing |
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| (noun) unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | Synonyms: murder, slaying |
| (noun) the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it | Synonyms: carrying into action, carrying out, performance |
| (noun) the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order | Synonyms: carrying out, implementation |
| (noun) a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out | Synonyms: writ of execution |
| (noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable | Synonyms: execution of instrument |
| (noun) (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer | Synonyms: instruction execution |
| executioner | (noun) an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant | Synonyms: public executioner |
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| executive | (noun) persons who administer the law | - |
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| (noun) a person responsible for the administration of a business | Synonyms: executive director |
| (noun) someone who manages a government agency or department | Synonyms: administrator |
| executor | (noun) a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will | - |
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| executrix | (noun) a woman executor | - |
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| exegesis | (noun) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) | - |
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| exegete | (noun) a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts) | - |
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| exemplar | (noun) something to be imitated | Synonyms: example, good example, model |
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| exemplariness | (noun) The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example. | - |
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| exemplification | (noun) a representational or typifying form or model | Synonyms: typification |
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| (noun) showing by example | Synonyms: illustration |
| exemption | (noun) an act exempting someone | Synonyms: granting immunity, immunity |
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| (noun) a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.) | - |
| (noun) immunity from an obligation or duty | Synonyms: freedom |
| exenteration | (noun) surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) | - |
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| exercise | (noun) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | Synonyms: exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
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| (noun) a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding | Synonyms: example |
| (noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions | Synonyms: drill, practice, practice session, recitation |
| (noun) the act of using | Synonyms: employment, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
| (noun) an action, often used negatively and without consequences | - |
| (noun) (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches | - |
| exerciser | (noun) sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises | Synonyms: gymnastic apparatus |
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| exercising | (noun) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | Synonyms: exercise, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
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| exercycle | (noun) an exercise device resembling a stationary bike | Synonyms: exercise bike |
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| exertion | (noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work | Synonyms: effort, elbow grease, sweat, travail |
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| fixedness | (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixity, fixture, secureness |
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| (noun) the quality of being fixed and unchangeable | Synonyms: unalterability |
| (noun) remaining in place | Synonyms: immobility, stationariness |
| fixer | (noun) synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction | Synonyms: dolophine hydrochloride, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin |
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| (noun) someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) | Synonyms: influence peddler |
| (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: mender, repairer |
| (noun) a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) | Synonyms: fixing agent |
| fluoxetine | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain | Synonyms: fluoxetine hydrocholoride, Prozac, Sarafem |
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| hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia | (noun) fear of magic properties of the number 666 | - |
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| hexenbesen | (noun) an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance | Synonyms: staghead, witch broom, witches' broom |
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| hexestrol | (noun) estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy | - |
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| hoaxer | (noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others | Synonyms: cut-up, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster |
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| indexer | (noun) someone who provides an index | - |
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| lexeme | (noun) a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go' | - |
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| mixer | (noun) a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods | - |
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| (noun) electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal | - |
| (noun) club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol | - |
| (noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | Synonyms: sociable, social |
| multiplexer | (noun) a device that can interleave two or more activities | - |
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| myxedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxoedema |
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| naproxen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain | Synonyms: Naprosyn |
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| overexertion | (noun) excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | - |
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| oxen | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Synonyms: Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine |
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| oxeye | (noun) an oval or round dormer window | - |
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| (noun) Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers | - |
| (noun) any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers | Synonyms: heliopsis |
| paroxetine | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) | Synonyms: Paxil |
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| pickaxe | (noun) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | Synonyms: pick, pickax |
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| pixel | (noun) (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) | Synonyms: pel, picture element |
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| poleaxe | (noun) a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | Synonyms: poleax |
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| (noun) an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade | Synonyms: poleax |
| proxemics | (noun) the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations | - |
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| pyroxene | (noun) any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks | - |
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| reboxetine | (noun) an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine | Synonyms: Edronax |
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| relaxedness | (noun) The quality of being eased or loosened, or of having an easy-going mood or temperament. | - |
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| relaxer | (noun) any agent that produces relaxation | - |
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| sixer | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one | Synonyms: 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, VI |
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| taxer | (noun) a bureaucrat who levies taxes | - |
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| thiothixene | (noun) a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia | Synonyms: Navane |
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| toxemia | (noun) blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood | Synonyms: toxaemia |
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| (noun) an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine | Synonyms: toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia of pregnancy |
| tuxedo | (noun) semiformal evening dress for men | Synonyms: black tie, dinner jacket, tux |
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| vexer | (noun) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | Synonyms: annoyer, tease, teaser |
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| vixen | (noun) a female fox | - |
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| (noun) a malicious woman with a fierce temper | Synonyms: harpy, hellcat |
| woadwaxen | (noun) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | Synonyms: dyer's-broom, dyer's greenweed, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, whin, woodwaxen |
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| woodwaxen | (noun) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | Synonyms: dyer's-broom, dyer's greenweed, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen |
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| xenogenesis | (noun) the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal | Synonyms: alternation of generations, heterogenesis |
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| xenograft | (noun) tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species | Synonyms: heterograft |
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| xenolith | (noun) (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded | - |
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| xenon | (noun) a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts | Synonyms: atomic number 54, Xe |
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| xenophobia | (noun) a fear of foreigners or strangers | - |
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| xenotime | (noun) a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form | - |
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| xenotransplant | (noun) a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transferred from one species to another species | Synonyms: xenotransplantation |
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| xenotransplantation | (noun) a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transferred from one species to another species | Synonyms: xenotransplant |
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| xeranthemum | (noun) any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers | - |
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| xeroderma | (noun) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin | Synonyms: xerodermia |
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| xerodermia | (noun) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin | Synonyms: xeroderma |
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| xerography | (noun) forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas | - |
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| xeroma | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus |
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| xerophile | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant |
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| xerophthalmia | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmus |
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| xerophthalmus | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmia |
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| xerophyte | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plant |
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| xeroradiography | (noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques | - |
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| xerostomia | (noun) abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva | Synonyms: dry mouth |
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| xerotes | (noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: dryness, waterlessness |
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| xerox | (noun) a copy made by a xerographic copier | Synonyms: xerox copy |
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