abrocome | (noun) ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes | Synonyms: chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla |
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academe | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academia |
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acme | (noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: apex, peak, vertex |
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(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top |
acrosome | (noun) a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg | - |
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aerodrome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: airdrome, airport, drome |
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aerogramme | (noun) a letter sent by air mail | Synonyms: aerogram, air letter, airmail letter |
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airdrome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: aerodrome, airport, drome |
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airframe | (noun) the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines) | - |
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anime | (noun) a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes | - |
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(noun) a hard copal derived from an African tree | Synonyms: Zanzibar copal |
(noun) any of various resins or oleoresins | Synonyms: gum anime |
apodeme | (noun) ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles | - |
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apoenzyme | (noun) a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme | - |
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arame | (noun) an edible seaweed with a mild flavor | - |
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aspartame | (noun) an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener | - |
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astrodome | (noun) a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations | - |
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autosome | (noun) any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa | Synonyms: somatic chromosome |
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ballgame | (noun) a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) | Synonyms: ball game |
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(noun) a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation | Synonyms: new ballgame |
bedframe | (noun) the framework of a bed | Synonyms: bedstead |
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bedtime | (noun) the time you go to bed | - |
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beldame | (noun) a woman of advanced age | Synonyms: beldam |
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(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman | Synonyms: beldam, crone, hag, witch |
biome | (noun) a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate | - |
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birdlime | (noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | Synonyms: lime |
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blame | (noun) a reproach for some lapse or misdeed | Synonyms: rap |
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(noun) an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed | Synonyms: incrimination, inculpation |
brome | (noun) any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions | Synonyms: bromegrass |
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brooklime | (noun) plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers | Synonyms: American brooklime, Veronica americana |
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(noun) European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga |
byname | (noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet |
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categoreme | (noun) a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition | Synonyms: categorem |
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cefotaxime | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract | Synonyms: Claforan |
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ceftazidime | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections | Synonyms: Fortaz, Tazicef |
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cefuroxime | (noun) a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges | Synonyms: Ceftin, Zinacef |
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centime | (noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit | Synonyms: cent, penny |
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(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo | - |
centrosome | (noun) small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules | Synonyms: central body |
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chime | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | Synonyms: bell, gong |
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chondriosome | (noun) an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy | Synonyms: mitochondrion |
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chrome | (noun) another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments | - |
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chromosome | (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | - |
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chyme | (noun) a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum | - |
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cleome | (noun) any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers | Synonyms: spiderflower |
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clime | (noun) the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | Synonyms: climate |
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coenzyme | (noun) a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes | - |
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come | (noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | Synonyms: cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid |
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consomme | (noun) clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken | - |
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costume | (noun) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball | - |
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(noun) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class | - |
(noun) unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place | - |
(noun) the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | - |
crime | (noun) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Synonyms: criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking |
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(noun) an evil act not necessarily punishable by law | - |
cybercrime | (noun) crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs | - |
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cyclostome | (noun) primitive aquatic vertebrate | - |
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cyme | (noun) more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first | - |
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cytochrome | (noun) (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) | - |
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cytostome | (noun) mouth of a protozoan | - |
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dagame | (noun) source of a tough elastic wood | Synonyms: Calycophyllum candidissimum, lemonwood tree |
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dame | (noun) informal terms for a (young) woman | Synonyms: bird, chick, doll, skirt, wench |
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(noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam |
daytime | (noun) the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | Synonyms: day, daylight |
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dermatome | (noun) a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin | - |
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dictyosome | (noun) a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) | Synonyms: Golgi apparatus, Golgi body, Golgi complex |
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dime | (noun) street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars | Synonyms: dime bag |
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(noun) a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar | - |
dimethylglyoxime | (noun) a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel | - |
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dinnertime | (noun) the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | Synonyms: suppertime |
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dome | (noun) a hemispherical roof | - |
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(noun) a stadium that has a roof | Synonyms: covered stadium, domed stadium |
(noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: attic, bean, bonce, noggin, noodle |
(noun) a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward | - |
doorframe | (noun) the frame that supports a door | Synonyms: doorcase |
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downtime | (noun) a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions) | - |
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drome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: aerodrome, airdrome, airport |
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eightsome | (noun) a Scottish reel for eight dancers | - |
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(noun) eight people considered as a unit | Synonyms: octet, octette |
endgame | (noun) the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board | Synonyms: end game |
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(noun) the final stages of an extended process of negotiation | Synonyms: end game |
enzyme | (noun) any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | - |
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episome | (noun) DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells) | - |
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episteme | (noun) the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time | - |
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epitome | (noun) a standard or typical example | Synonyms: image, paradigm, prototype |
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(noun) a brief abstract (as of an article or book) | - |
extreme | (noun) the furthest or highest degree of something | - |
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(noun) the point located farthest from the middle of something | Synonyms: extreme point, extremum |
fame | (noun) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | Synonyms: celebrity, renown |
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(noun) favorable public reputation | - |
filename | (noun) (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file | Synonyms: computer file name, computer filename, file name |
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fivesome | (noun) five people considered as a unit | Synonyms: quintet, quintette |
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(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | Synonyms: 5, cinque, fin, five, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, V |
flame | (noun) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke | Synonyms: fire, flaming |
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flume | (noun) watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs | - |
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(noun) a narrow gorge with a stream running through it | Synonyms: gulch |
fluorochrome | (noun) any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens | - |
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forename | (noun) the name that precedes the surname | Synonyms: first name, given name |
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foursome | (noun) four people considered as a unit | Synonyms: quartet, quartette |
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(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, four, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad |
frame | (noun) one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided | - |
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(noun) a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror | Synonyms: framing |
(noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | Synonyms: skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe |
(noun) the framework for a pair of eyeglasses | - |
(noun) a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film | - |
(noun) a structure supporting or containing something | Synonyms: framework |
(noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal | Synonyms: skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale |
(noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
(noun) a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning | Synonyms: frame of reference |
(noun) a single drawing in a comic strip | - |
(noun) an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently | - |
(noun) (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat | Synonyms: inning |
fume | (noun) a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas | Synonyms: smoke |
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game | (noun) a contest with rules to determine a winner | - |
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(noun) an amusement or pastime | - |
(noun) your occupation or line of work | Synonyms: biz |
(noun) a single play of a sport or other contest | - |
(noun) frivolous or trifling behavior | - |
(noun) animal hunted for food or sport | - |
(noun) the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game | - |
(noun) a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) | Synonyms: plot, secret plan |
(noun) the flesh of wild animals that is used for food | - |
(noun) (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win | - |
(noun) (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves | - |
gastronome | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet |
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gendarme | (noun) a French policeman | - |
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genome | (noun) the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism | - |
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glume | (noun) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae | - |
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gnathostome | (noun) a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws | - |
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gnome | (noun) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth | - |
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(noun) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure | Synonyms: dwarf |
gramme | (noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram | Synonyms: g, gm, gram |
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grapheme | (noun) a written symbol that is used to represent speech | Synonyms: character, graph, graphic symbol |
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grime | (noun) anything regarded as making something unclean | Synonyms: dirt, filth, grease, grunge, soil, stain |
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grume | (noun) a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells | Synonyms: blood clot |
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(noun) a thick viscous liquid | - |
halftime | (noun) an intermission between the first and second half of a game | - |
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hame | (noun) stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces | - |
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heaume | (noun) a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders | - |
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hematochrome | (noun) a reddish coloring material found in some algae | - |
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heme | (noun) a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | Synonyms: haem, haemitin, hematin, protoheme |
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hippodrome | (noun) a stadium for horse shows or horse races | - |
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home | (noun) housing that someone is living in | Synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation |
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(noun) an institution where people are cared for | Synonyms: nursing home, rest home |
(noun) (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score | Synonyms: home base, home plate, plate |
(noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, house, household, menage |
(noun) the country or state or city where you live | - |
(noun) place where something began and flourished | - |
(noun) where you live at a particular time | Synonyms: place |
(noun) the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end | Synonyms: base |
(noun) an environment offering affection and security | - |
income | (noun) the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time | - |
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isocryme | (noun) a line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year. | - |
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lame | (noun) a fabric interwoven with threads of metal | - |
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(noun) someone who doesn't understand what is going on | Synonyms: square |
legume | (noun) the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | - |
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(noun) an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae | Synonyms: leguminous plant |
(noun) the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case | - |
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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