anthropomorphism | (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: theanthropism |
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anthropopathism | (noun) Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. | - |
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anthurium | (noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | Synonyms: tail-flower, tailflower |
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antiestablishmentarianism | (noun) the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment | Synonyms: antiestablishmentism |
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antiestablishmentism | (noun) the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment | Synonyms: antiestablishmentarianism |
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antifeminism | (noun) activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | Synonyms: chauvinism, male chauvinism |
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antiferromagnetism | (noun) magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature | - |
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antigram | (noun) an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase | - |
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antilogarithm | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilog |
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antilogism | (noun) an inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion. | - |
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antinomianism | (noun) the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture) | - |
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antisemitism | (noun) the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people | Synonyms: anti-Semitism |
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antiserum | (noun) blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease | - |
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antonym | (noun) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other | Synonyms: opposite, opposite word |
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antrum | (noun) a natural cavity or hollow in a bone | - |
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aphorism | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: apophthegm, apothegm |
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apoliticism | (noun) Apathy and/or antipathy towards all political affiliations. | - |
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apophatism | (noun) the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) | - |
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apophthegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apothegm |
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apothecium | (noun) a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi | - |
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apothegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apophthegm |
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apriorism | (noun) belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to reason or are presupposed by experience in general. | - |
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aquarium | (noun) a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals | Synonyms: fish tank, marine museum |
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arboretum | (noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition | Synonyms: botanical garden |
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arcanum | (noun) information known only to a special group | Synonyms: secret |
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archaebacterium | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria |
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archaicism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaism |
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archaism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaicism |
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archegonium | (noun) a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms | - |
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archesporium | (noun) primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops | Synonyms: archespore |
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archipallium | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: paleocortex |
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aristocratism | (noun) the principles, practices or characteristics of aristocracy. | - |
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arm | (noun) the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm | Synonyms: sleeve |
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(noun) any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | Synonyms: weapon, weapon system |
(noun) the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person | - |
(noun) any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | Synonyms: branch, limb |
(noun) a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb | - |
(noun) a division of some larger or more complex organization | Synonyms: branch, subdivision |
armamentarium | (noun) the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine | - |
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armyworm | (noun) moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes | Synonyms: Pseudaletia unipuncta |
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(noun) noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain | Synonyms: army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta |
(noun) larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted | - |
arrowworm | (noun) any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth | Synonyms: chaetognath |
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arteriogram | (noun) an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium | - |
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arthrogram | (noun) an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium | - |
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artificialism | (noun) Czech surrealism founded in 1928 by Jindrich Styrsky and Toyen (Marie Cerminova). | - |
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arum | (noun) any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe | Synonyms: aroid |
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(noun) starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root | - |
asceticism | (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | Synonyms: ascesis |
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(noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | Synonyms: austerity, nonindulgence |
(noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state | - |
ashram | (noun) (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus | - |
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(noun) a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram | - |
aspersorium | (noun) the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches | - |
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(noun) a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water | Synonyms: aspergill |
associationism | (noun) (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity | Synonyms: association theory |
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asterism | (noun) (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) | - |
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(noun) (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light | - |
astigmatism | (noun) (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point | Synonyms: astigmia |
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(noun) (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people | Synonyms: astigmia |
asylum | (noun) a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | Synonyms: insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital |
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(noun) a shelter from danger or hardship | Synonyms: refuge, sanctuary |
asynchronism | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times | Synonyms: asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing |
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asynclitism | (noun) the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | Synonyms: obliquity |
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atavism | (noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | Synonyms: reversion, throwback |
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atheism | (noun) a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods | - |
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athenaeum | (noun) a place where reading materials are available | Synonyms: atheneum |
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(noun) a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning | Synonyms: atheneum |
atheneum | (noun) a place where reading materials are available | Synonyms: athenaeum |
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(noun) a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning | Synonyms: athenaeum |
athleticism | (noun) intense energy | Synonyms: strenuosity |
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atm | (noun) a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade | Synonyms: atmosphere, standard atmosphere, standard pressure |
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atom | (noun) (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | - |
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(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck |
atomism | (noun) (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles | Synonyms: atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory |
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(noun) (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association | - |
atonalism | (noun) the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system | Synonyms: atonality |
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atrium | (noun) the central area in a building; open to the sky | - |
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(noun) any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart) | - |
audiogram | (noun) a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound | - |
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auditorium | (noun) the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits | - |
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authoritarianism | (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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autism | (noun) (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people | - |
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autoalarm | (noun) a radio receiving device used on ships that rings an alarm bell when a distress signal is received. | Synonyms: auto-alarm |
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autoeroticism | (noun) using your own body as a sexual object | Synonyms: autoerotism |
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autoerotism | (noun) using your own body as a sexual object | Synonyms: autoeroticism |
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automatism | (noun) any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) | - |
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autotelism | (noun) belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification | - |
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avaram | (noun) evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia | Synonyms: Cassia auriculata, Senna auriculata, tanner's cassia |
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axiom | (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | Synonyms: maxim |
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(noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | - |
aztreonam | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects | Synonyms: Azactam |
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babygram | (noun) an X-ray of the entire body of an infant. | - |
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backroom | (noun) the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations | - |
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bacterium | (noun) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | Synonyms: bacteria |
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ballistocardiogram | (noun) a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph | - |
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ballroom | (noun) large room used mainly for dancing | Synonyms: dance hall, dance palace |
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balm | (noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | Synonyms: ointment, salve, unction, unguent |
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(noun) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing | - |
balsam | (noun) an ointment containing a fragrant resin | - |
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(noun) any seed plant yielding balsam | - |
(noun) any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes | - |
bam | (noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bang, blast, clap, eruption |
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bantam | (noun) any of various small breeds of fowl | - |
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baptism | (noun) a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth | - |
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barbarism | (noun) a brutal barbarous savage act | Synonyms: barbarity, brutality, savagery |
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barium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite | Synonyms: atomic number 56, Ba |
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barm | (noun) a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey | Synonyms: yeast |
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barroom | (noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | Synonyms: bar, ginmill, saloon, taproom |
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basidium | (noun) a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes | - |
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bathroom | (noun) a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet | - |
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(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | Synonyms: can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet |
bdellium | (noun) aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh | - |
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beam | (noun) long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | - |
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(noun) a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts | Synonyms: balance beam |
(noun) the broad side of a ship | - |
(noun) (nautical) breadth amidships | - |
(noun) a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather | Synonyms: radio beam |
(noun) a column of light (as from a beacon) | Synonyms: beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light |
(noun) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: electron beam, ray |
bedlam | (noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder | Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness |
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bedroom | (noun) a room used primarily for sleeping | Synonyms: bedchamber, chamber, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room |
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beebalm | (noun) bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America | Synonyms: bee balm, garden balm, lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, sweet balm |
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(noun) perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads | Synonyms: bee balm, bergamot mint, Monarda didyma, oswego tea |
(noun) perennial herb of North America | Synonyms: bee balm, Monarda fistulosa |
begum | (noun) a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan | - |
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behaviorism | (noun) an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior | Synonyms: behavioristic psychology, behaviourism, behaviouristic psychology |
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behaviourism | (noun) an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior | Synonyms: behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology |
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beldam | (noun) a woman of advanced age | Synonyms: beldame |
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(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman | Synonyms: beldame, crone, hag, witch |
berkelium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium | Synonyms: atomic number 97, Bk |
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berm | (noun) a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road | Synonyms: shoulder |
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(noun) a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope | - |
beryllium | (noun) a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element | Synonyms: atomic number 4, Be, glucinium |
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besom | (noun) a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle | - |
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