binge | (noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | Synonyms: bout, bust, tear |
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(noun) any act of immoderate indulgence | Synonyms: orgy, splurge |
blancmange | (noun) sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded | - |
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challenge | (noun) a call to engage in a contest or fight | - |
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(noun) questioning a statement and demanding an explanation | - |
(noun) a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror | - |
(noun) a demand by a sentry for a password or identification | - |
(noun) a demanding or stimulating situation | - |
change | (noun) the action of changing something | - |
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(noun) a different or fresh set of clothes | - |
(noun) a thing that is different | - |
(noun) a difference that is usually pleasant | Synonyms: variety |
(noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
(noun) the result of alteration or modification | - |
(noun) coins of small denomination regarded collectively | - |
(noun) the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due | - |
(noun) money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency | - |
(noun) a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event | - |
citrange | (noun) more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade | - |
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(noun) more aromatic and acidic than oranges | Synonyms: citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi |
conge | (noun) formal permission to depart | Synonyms: congee |
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(noun) an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal | Synonyms: congee |
(noun) (architecture) a concave molding | Synonyms: congee |
cringe | (noun) A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling. | - |
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(noun) some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame | - |
dinge | (noun) discoloration due to dirtiness | Synonyms: dinginess |
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exchange | (noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: interchange |
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(noun) the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | Synonyms: commutation, substitution |
(noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: interchange |
(noun) the act of giving something in return for something received | - |
(noun) (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | - |
(noun) (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | - |
(noun) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | Synonyms: rally |
(noun) a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members | - |
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | Synonyms: central, telephone exchange |
(noun) a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) | - |
(noun) chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another | - |
flange | (noun) a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object | Synonyms: rim |
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fringe | (noun) an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels | - |
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(noun) a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | Synonyms: bang |
(noun) a social group holding marginal or extreme views | - |
(noun) a part of the city far removed from the center | Synonyms: outskirt |
(noun) one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light | Synonyms: interference fringe |
(noun) the outside boundary or surface of something | Synonyms: outer boundary, periphery |
grange | (noun) an outlying farm | - |
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grunge | (noun) anything regarded as making something unclean | Synonyms: dirt, filth, grease, grime, soil, stain |
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hinge | (noun) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other | Synonyms: flexible joint |
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(noun) a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend | - |
interchange | (noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: exchange |
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(noun) mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | Synonyms: give-and-take, reciprocation |
(noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: exchange |
(noun) a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams | - |
lounge | (noun) a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait | Synonyms: waiting area, waiting room |
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(noun) an upholstered seat for more than one person | Synonyms: couch, sofa |
lozenge | (noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | Synonyms: pill, tab, tablet |
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(noun) a small aromatic or medicated candy | - |
lunge | (noun) the act of moving forward suddenly | Synonyms: lurch |
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(noun) (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward | Synonyms: passado, straight thrust |
mange | (noun) a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people) | - |
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melange | (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
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minge | (noun) vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals | - |
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muskellunge | (noun) large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America | Synonyms: Esox masquinongy |
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(noun) flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish | - |
omnirange | (noun) a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing | Synonyms: omnidirectional radio range, omnidirectional range |
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orange | (noun) orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow | Synonyms: orangeness |
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(noun) round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees | - |
(noun) any citrus tree bearing oranges | Synonyms: orange tree |
(noun) any pigment producing the orange color | - |
plunge | (noun) a brief swim in water | Synonyms: dip |
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(noun) a steep and rapid fall | - |
prolonge | (noun) a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage | - |
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range | (noun) a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds | - |
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(noun) a kitchen appliance used for cooking food | Synonyms: cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove |
(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope |
(noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: compass, grasp, reach |
(noun) a variety of different things or activities | - |
(noun) (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined | Synonyms: image, range of a function |
(noun) the limits within which something can be effective | Synonyms: reach |
(noun) a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze | - |
(noun) a series of hills or mountains | Synonyms: chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains |
revenge | (noun) action taken in return for an injury or offense | Synonyms: retaliation |
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singe | (noun) a surface burn | Synonyms: scorch |
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sponge | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: parazoan, poriferan |
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(noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponger |
(noun) someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | Synonyms: quick study |
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used | - |
syringe | (noun) a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids | - |
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tenge | (noun) the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan | - |
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(noun) 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan | - |
tinge | (noun) a pale or subdued color | Synonyms: undertone |
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(noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, touch |
twinge | (noun) a sharp stab of pain | - |
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(noun) a sudden sharp feeling | Synonyms: pang, stab |