alloantibody | (noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species | Synonyms: isoantibody |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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aneuploidy | (noun) an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete) | - |
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antibody | (noun) any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | - |
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autoantibody | (noun) an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it | - |
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baldy | (noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved | Synonyms: baldhead, baldpate, skin, skinhead |
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bastardy | (noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married | Synonyms: bar sinister, illegitimacy |
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bawdy | (noun) lewd or obscene talk or writing | Synonyms: bawdry |
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biddy | (noun) young bird especially of domestic fowl | Synonyms: chick |
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(noun) adult female chicken | Synonyms: hen |
blackbody | (noun) a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it | Synonyms: black body, full radiator |
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body | (noun) the external structure of a vehicle | - |
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(noun) a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) | Synonyms: soundbox |
(noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | Synonyms: consistence, consistency, substance |
(noun) the main mass of a thing | - |
(noun) the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) | Synonyms: organic structure |
(noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | Synonyms: torso, trunk |
(noun) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person | Synonyms: dead body |
(noun) the central message of a communication | - |
(noun) a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity | - |
(noun) a collection of particulars considered as a system | - |
(noun) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects | - |
brandy | (noun) distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice | - |
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broody | (noun) a domestic hen ready to brood | Synonyms: brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter |
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buddy | (noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | Synonyms: brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick |
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burgundy | (noun) a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color | - |
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busybody | (noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others | Synonyms: nosey-parker, nosy-parker, quidnunc |
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caddy | (noun) a can for storing tea | Synonyms: tea caddy |
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candy | (noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | Synonyms: confect |
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chiropody | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the feet | Synonyms: podiatry |
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comedy | (noun) light and humorous drama with a happy ending | - |
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(noun) a comic incident or series of incidents | Synonyms: clowning, drollery, funniness |
crawdaddy | (noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | Synonyms: crawdad, crawfish, crayfish |
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cryptorchidy | (noun) failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops | Synonyms: cryptorchidism, cryptorchism |
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cuddy | (noun) the galley or pantry of a small ship | - |
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custody | (noun) holding by the police | - |
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(noun) (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | Synonyms: hands |
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | Synonyms: detainment, detention, hold |
daddy | (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | Synonyms: dad, dada, pa, papa, pappa, pop |
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dandy | (noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost | Synonyms: yawl |
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(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell |
diploidy | (noun) the condition of being diploid | - |
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dogsbody | (noun) a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do | - |
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dowdy | (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust | Synonyms: pandowdy |
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eddy | (noun) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself | Synonyms: twist |
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forelady | (noun) a woman who is foreperson of a jury | Synonyms: forewoman |
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gaudy | (noun) (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held at a college | - |
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goody | (noun) something considered choice to eat | Synonyms: dainty, delicacy, kickshaw, treat |
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granddaddy | (noun) the father of your father or mother | Synonyms: gramps, grandad, granddad, grandfather, grandpa |
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haploidy | (noun) the condition of being haploid | - |
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heteroploidy | (noun) the condition of being heteroploid | - |
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homebody | (noun) a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel | Synonyms: stay-at-home |
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howdy | (noun) an expression of greeting | Synonyms: hello, hi, how-do-you-do, hullo |
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hymnody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: psalmody |
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isoantibody | (noun) an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species | Synonyms: alloantibody |
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jeopardy | (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: endangerment, hazard, peril, risk |
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jimdandy | (noun) something excellent of its kind | Synonyms: crackerjack, jimhickey |
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(noun) someone excellent of their kind | Synonyms: crackerjack, jimhickey |
kiddy | (noun) informal term for a young child | Synonyms: kiddie |
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lady | (noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: dame, gentlewoman, ma'am, madam |
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(noun) a polite name for any woman | - |
landlady | (noun) a landlord who is a woman | - |
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lindy | (noun) an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) | Synonyms: lindy hop |
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makeready | (noun) final preparation and adjustments | - |
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malady | (noun) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Synonyms: illness, sickness, unwellness |
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(noun) any unwholesome or desperate condition | - |
melody | (noun) the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes | Synonyms: tonal pattern |
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(noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | Synonyms: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, strain, tune |
middy | (noun) blouse with a sailor collar | Synonyms: middy blouse |
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monody | (noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) | Synonyms: monophonic music, monophony |
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needy | (noun) needy people collectively | - |
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nobody | (noun) a person of no influence | Synonyms: cipher, cypher, nonentity |
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organdy | (noun) a sheer stiff muslin | Synonyms: organdie |
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paddy | (noun) rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field | - |
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(noun) an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | Synonyms: paddy field, rice paddy |
pandowdy | (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust | Synonyms: dowdy |
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parody | (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, takeoff |
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(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
perfidy | (noun) an act of deliberate betrayal | Synonyms: betrayal, treachery, treason |
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(noun) betrayal of a trust | Synonyms: perfidiousness, treachery |
polyploidy | (noun) the condition of being polyploid | - |
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polypody | (noun) any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium | - |
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prosody | (noun) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | Synonyms: metrics |
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(noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | Synonyms: inflection |
(noun) (prosody) a system of versification | Synonyms: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern |
psalmody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: hymnody |
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ready | (noun) poised for action | - |
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remedy | (noun) act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | Synonyms: redress, remediation |
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(noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: curative, cure, therapeutic |
rhapsody | (noun) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation | - |
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(noun) (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character | - |
(noun) an enthusiastic expression of emotion | - |
rowdy | (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow | Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo |
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saleslady | (noun) a woman salesperson | Synonyms: salesgirl, saleswoman |
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seriocomedy | (noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones | Synonyms: tragicomedy |
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shandy | (noun) a drink made of beer and lemonade | Synonyms: shandygaff |
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shindy | (noun) a large and noisy party of people | Synonyms: shindig |
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shoddy | (noun) reclaimed wool fiber | - |
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soddy | (noun) a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses | Synonyms: adobe house, sod house |
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somebody | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: individual, mortal, person, someone, soul |
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steady | (noun) a person loved by another person | Synonyms: sweetheart, sweetie, truelove |
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study | (noun) a detailed critical inspection | Synonyms: survey |
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(noun) a room used for reading and writing and studying | - |
(noun) preliminary drawing for later elaboration | Synonyms: sketch |
(noun) attentive consideration and meditation | Synonyms: cogitation |
(noun) a branch of knowledge | Synonyms: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, subject, subject area, subject field |
(noun) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | Synonyms: work |
(noun) a state of deep mental absorption | - |
(noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group | Synonyms: report, written report |
(noun) a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique | - |
(noun) someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) | - |
subsidy | (noun) a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | - |
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teddy | (noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | Synonyms: chemise, shift, shimmy, slip |
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(noun) plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) | Synonyms: teddy bear |
threnody | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem |
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tidy | (noun) receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) | - |
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toady | (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | Synonyms: ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant |
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toddy | (noun) a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot | Synonyms: hot toddy |
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tody | (noun) tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill | - |
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tragedy | (noun) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | - |
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(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster |
tragicomedy | (noun) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating | - |
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(noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones | Synonyms: seriocomedy |
underbody | (noun) the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | Synonyms: underbelly |
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understudy | (noun) an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | Synonyms: standby |
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weirdy | (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | Synonyms: creep, spook, weirdie, weirdo |
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