affray | (noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: disturbance, fray, ruffle |
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(noun) noisy quarrel | Synonyms: altercation, fracas |
airway | (noun) a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers | Synonyms: airline, airline business |
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(noun) a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) | Synonyms: air duct, air passage |
(noun) the passages through which air enters and leaves the body | Synonyms: respiratory tract |
(noun) a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another | Synonyms: air lane, flight path, skyway |
alleyway | (noun) a narrow street with walls on both sides | Synonyms: alley, back street |
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archway | (noun) a passageway under a curved masonry construction | Synonyms: arch |
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areaway | (noun) a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement | - |
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array | (noun) an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics | - |
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(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing | Synonyms: raiment, regalia |
(noun) an impressive display | - |
(noun) an orderly arrangement | - |
ashtray | (noun) a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes | - |
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assay | (noun) a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. | - |
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(noun) an appraisal of the state of affairs | Synonyms: check |
(noun) a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance | - |
(noun) a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components | - |
backstay | (noun) a stay that supports the back of something | - |
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bay | (noun) a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color | - |
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(noun) a small recess opening off a larger room | Synonyms: alcove |
(noun) a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose | - |
(noun) a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital | - |
(noun) the sound of a hound on the scent | - |
(noun) an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf | Synonyms: embayment |
(noun) small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors | Synonyms: bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel |
belay | (noun) something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured | - |
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beltway | (noun) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center | Synonyms: bypass, ring road, ringway |
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bioassay | (noun) appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard | Synonyms: bio-assay |
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birthday | (noun) an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) | - |
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(noun) the date on which a person was born | Synonyms: natal day |
bray | (noun) the cry of an ass | - |
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breakaway | (noun) the act of breaking away or withdrawing from | Synonyms: breaking away |
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byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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byway | (noun) a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) | Synonyms: bypath, byroad |
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caranday | (noun) South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax | Synonyms: caranda, caranda palm, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis, wax palm |
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caraway | (noun) leaves used sparingly in soups and stews | - |
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(noun) a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed | Synonyms: Carum carvi |
carriageway | (noun) one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes | - |
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castaway | (noun) a shipwrecked person | Synonyms: shipwreck survivor |
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(noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home) | Synonyms: Ishmael, outcast, pariah |
causeway | (noun) a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand | - |
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cay | (noun) a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida | Synonyms: Florida key, key |
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chambray | (noun) a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp | - |
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clay | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, corpse, remains, stiff |
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(noun) a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired | - |
(noun) water soaked soil; soft wet earth | Synonyms: mud |
clearway | (noun) a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
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companionway | (noun) a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship | - |
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counterplay | (noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | Synonyms: counterattack |
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crossway | (noun) a junction where one street or road crosses another | Synonyms: carrefour, crossing, crossroad, intersection |
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cutaway | (noun) a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees | - |
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(noun) a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts | Synonyms: cutaway drawing, cutaway model |
day | (noun) a period of opportunity | - |
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(noun) time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis | Synonyms: 24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours |
(noun) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance | - |
(noun) the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | Synonyms: daylight, daytime |
(noun) a point or period in time | - |
(noun) the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) | - |
(noun) an era of existence or influence | - |
(noun) the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day | Synonyms: sidereal day |
(noun) the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis | - |
decay | (noun) the organic phenomenon of rotting | Synonyms: decomposition |
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(noun) a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | Synonyms: decline |
(noun) the process of gradually becoming inferior | - |
(noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | Synonyms: disintegration, radioactive decay |
(noun) an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | - |
delay | (noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | Synonyms: holdup |
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(noun) time during which some action is awaited | Synonyms: hold, postponement, time lag, wait |
disarray | (noun) untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) | Synonyms: disorderliness |
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(noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Synonyms: confusedness, confusion, mental confusion, muddiness |
dismay | (noun) fear resulting from the awareness of danger | Synonyms: alarm, consternation |
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(noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles | Synonyms: discouragement, disheartenment |
display | (noun) something shown to the public | Synonyms: exhibit, showing |
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(noun) a visual representation of something | Synonyms: presentation |
(noun) an electronic device that represents information in visual form | Synonyms: video display |
(noun) exhibiting openly in public view | - |
(noun) something intended to communicate a particular impression | Synonyms: show |
(noun) behavior that makes your feelings public | - |
doomsday | (noun) an unpleasant or disastrous destiny | Synonyms: day of reckoning, doom, end of the world |
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(noun) (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives | Synonyms: crack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, Doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment |
doorway | (noun) the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close | Synonyms: door, room access, threshold |
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dray | (noun) a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | Synonyms: camion |
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driveway | (noun) a road leading up to a private house | Synonyms: drive, private road |
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entranceway | (noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entrance, entree, entry, entryway |
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entryway | (noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | Synonyms: entrance, entranceway, entree, entry |
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essay | (noun) a tentative attempt | - |
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(noun) an analytic or interpretive literary composition | - |
expressway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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fairway | (noun) the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short | - |
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(noun) a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement | - |
(noun) the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters | - |
fay | (noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | Synonyms: faerie, faery, fairy, sprite |
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fireclay | (noun) a heat-resistant clay | - |
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flyway | (noun) the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate | Synonyms: migration route |
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foray | (noun) a sudden short attack | Synonyms: maraud, raid |
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(noun) an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) | - |
foreplay | (noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | Synonyms: arousal, stimulation |
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forestay | (noun) an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | - |
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fray | (noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, disturbance, ruffle |
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freeway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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funday | (noun) Sunday as a day for relaxing and having fun | - |
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gangway | (noun) a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site) | - |
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(noun) a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside | Synonyms: gangboard, gangplank |
(noun) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | Synonyms: aisle |
gateway | (noun) an entrance that can be closed by a gate | - |
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gay | (noun) someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex | Synonyms: homo, homophile, homosexual |
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getaway | (noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals) | Synonyms: lam |
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(noun) the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | Synonyms: pickup |
giveaway | (noun) an unintentional disclosure | - |
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(noun) a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards | Synonyms: game show |
(noun) a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group | - |
gray | (noun) horse of a light gray or whitish color | Synonyms: grey |
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(noun) clothing that is a grey color | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | Synonyms: grayness, grey, greyness |
(noun) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad | Synonyms: Gy |
greenway | (noun) a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city | Synonyms: greenbelt |
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gunplay | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunfight, shootout |
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hallway | (noun) an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | Synonyms: hall |
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hatchway | (noun) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | Synonyms: opening, scuttle |
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hay | (noun) grass mowed and cured for use as fodder | - |
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headstay | (noun) the farthest forward forestay that runs from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast. | - |
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headway | (noun) forward movement | Synonyms: head |
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(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | Synonyms: clearance, headroom |
hearsay | (noun) gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth | Synonyms: rumor, rumour |
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heyday | (noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, peak, prime |
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hideaway | (noun) an area where you can be alone | Synonyms: retreat |
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(noun) a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | Synonyms: den, hideout |
highway | (noun) a major road for any form of motor transport | Synonyms: main road |
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holiday | (noun) leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | Synonyms: vacation |
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(noun) a day on which work is suspended by law or custom | - |
hooray | (noun) a victory cheer | Synonyms: hurrah |
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horseplay | (noun) rowdy or boisterous play | - |
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icetray | (noun) a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator | - |
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immunoassay | (noun) identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen | Synonyms: immunochemical assay |
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inlay | (noun) a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface | - |
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(noun) (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place | - |
instagay | (noun) A photo on the Instagram website, which is related to homosexuality | - |
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interplay | (noun) reciprocal action and reaction | - |
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islay | (noun) California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers | Synonyms: evergreen cherry, holly-leaf cherry, holly-leaved cherry, Prunus ilicifolia |
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jay | (noun) crested largely blue bird | - |
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lay | (noun) a narrative poem of popular origin | Synonyms: ballad |
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(noun) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | Synonyms: ballad |
leeway | (noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits | Synonyms: allowance, margin, tolerance |
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(noun) (of a ship or plane) sideways drift | - |
mainstay | (noun) the forestay that braces the mainmast | - |
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(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability | Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin |
(noun) a prominent supporter | Synonyms: pillar |
margay | (noun) small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil | Synonyms: Felis wiedi, margay cat |
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may | (noun) thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America | Synonyms: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, English hawthorn, whitethorn |
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midday | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon |
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midway | (noun) the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located | - |
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misplay | (noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | Synonyms: error |
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moray | (noun) family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked | Synonyms: moray eel |
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motorway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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mulloway | (noun) large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre | Synonyms: jewfish, Sciaena antarctica |
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nay | (noun) used to express negation | - |
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noonday | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noon, noontide, twelve noon |
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nosegay | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, posy |
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okay | (noun) an endorsement | Synonyms: O.K., OK, okeh, okey |
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outlay | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement, spending |
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(noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: expenditure, outgo, spending |
overlay | (noun) protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | Synonyms: overlayer, sheathing |
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(noun) a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface | - |
parkway | (noun) a wide scenic road planted with trees | Synonyms: drive |
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