afflatus | (noun) a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration | - |
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altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
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apparatus | (noun) equipment designed to serve a specific function | Synonyms: setup |
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(noun) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | - |
cirrostratus | (noun) a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude | Synonyms: cirrostratus cloud |
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flatus | (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, farting, wind |
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hiatus | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | Synonyms: foramen |
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(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) | - |
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension |
meatus | (noun) a natural body passageway | - |
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peripatus | (noun) any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms | Synonyms: onychophoran, velvet worm |
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saleratus | (noun) a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid | Synonyms: baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate |
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serratus | (noun) any of several muscles of the trunk | Synonyms: serratus muscles |
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status | (noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | Synonyms: position |
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(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: condition |
stratus | (noun) a large dark low cloud | Synonyms: stratus cloud |
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