horsecloth | (noun) a cloth for the trapping of a horse | - |
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hundredth | (noun) one part in a hundred equal parts | Synonyms: one-hundredth, one percent |
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(noun) position 100 in a countable series of things | - |
hyacinth | (noun) any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs | - |
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(noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | Synonyms: jacinth |
hydrolith | (noun) a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen | Synonyms: calcium hydride |
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ingrowth | (noun) something that grows inward | - |
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isopleth | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isogram |
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jacinth | (noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone | Synonyms: hyacinth |
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kith | (noun) your friends and acquaintances | - |
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labyrinth | (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost | Synonyms: maze |
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(noun) a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | Synonyms: inner ear, internal ear |
largemouth | (noun) a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye | Synonyms: largemouth bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides |
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lath | (noun) a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework | - |
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length | (noun) a section of something that is long and narrow | - |
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(noun) the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place | - |
(noun) continuance in time | Synonyms: duration |
(noun) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end | - |
(noun) size of the gap between two places | Synonyms: distance |
locksmith | (noun) someone who makes or repairs locks | - |
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loincloth | (noun) a garment that provides covering for the loins | Synonyms: breechcloth, breechclout |
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loudmouth | (noun) a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly | Synonyms: blusterer |
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mammoth | (noun) any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks | - |
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math | (noun) a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | Synonyms: mathematics, maths |
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megadeath | (noun) the death of a million people | - |
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megalith | (noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) | Synonyms: megalithic structure |
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meth | (noun) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | Synonyms: chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash |
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millionth | (noun) one part in a million equal parts | Synonyms: one-millionth |
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(noun) position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things | - |
mirth | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirthfulness |
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monolith | (noun) a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | - |
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month | (noun) a time unit of approximately 30 days | - |
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(noun) one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year | Synonyms: calendar month |
moth | (noun) typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae | - |
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motormouth | (noun) someone who talks incessantly | - |
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mouth | (noun) the opening of a jar or bottle | - |
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(noun) the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening | - |
(noun) the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge | Synonyms: oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris |
(noun) an impudent or insolent rejoinder | Synonyms: back talk, backtalk, lip, sass, sassing |
(noun) the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water | - |
(noun) an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge) | - |
(noun) a person conceived as a consumer of food | - |
(noun) a spokesperson (as a lawyer) | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
musth | (noun) an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear | - |
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myth | (noun) a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | - |
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naprapath | (noun) a therapist who practices naprapathy | - |
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naturopath | (noun) a therapist who practices naturopathy | - |
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neckcloth | (noun) an ornamental white cravat | Synonyms: stock |
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neolith | (noun) a stone tool from the Neolithic Age | - |
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nephrolith | (noun) a calculus formed in the kidney | Synonyms: kidney stone, renal calculus, urinary calculus |
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nineteenth | (noun) position 19 in a countable series of things | - |
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ninetieth | (noun) position 90 in a countable series of things | - |
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ninth | (noun) one part in nine equal parts | Synonyms: one-ninth |
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(noun) position nine in a countable series of things | - |
north | (noun) a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | Synonyms: due north, N, northward |
(noun) the direction in which a compass needle points | Synonyms: compass north, magnetic north |
(noun) the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point | - |
oath | (noun) a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury | Synonyms: swearing |
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(noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | Synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword |
(noun) a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior | - |
oilcloth | (noun) cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin | - |
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osteopath | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopathist |
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outgrowth | (noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | Synonyms: appendage, process |
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(noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth | Synonyms: emergence, growth |
(noun) a natural consequence of development | Synonyms: branch, offset, offshoot |
overgrowth | (noun) a profusion of growth on or over something else | - |
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(noun) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | Synonyms: giantism, gigantism |
paleolith | (noun) a stone tool from the Paleolithic age | - |
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path | (noun) a course of conduct | Synonyms: way, way of life |
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(noun) a way especially designed for a particular use | - |
(noun) an established line of travel or access | Synonyms: itinerary, route |
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves | Synonyms: course, track |
pennyworth | (noun) the amount that can be bought for a penny | Synonyms: penn'orth |
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perianth | (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | Synonyms: chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium |
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philomath | (noun) a lover of learning | - |
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pith | (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum |
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(noun) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants | - |
platyhelminth | (noun) parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body | Synonyms: flatworm |
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plectognath | (noun) tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines | Synonyms: plectognath fish |
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plinth | (noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | Synonyms: footstall, pedestal |
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polymath | (noun) a person of great and varied learning | - |
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psychopath | (noun) someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | Synonyms: sociopath |
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ptyalith | (noun) calculus in a salivary gland | - |
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pyracanth | (noun) any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries | Synonyms: fire thorn, firethorn, Pyracantha |
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quadrillionth | (noun) one part in a quadrillion equal parts | Synonyms: one-quadrillionth |
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quintillionth | (noun) one part in a quintillion equal parts | Synonyms: one-quintillionth |
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rebirth | (noun) a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | Synonyms: conversion, spiritual rebirth |
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(noun) the revival of learning and culture | Synonyms: Renaissance, Renascence |
(noun) a second or new birth | Synonyms: reincarnation, renascence |
(noun) after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body | Synonyms: metempsychosis |
ruth | (noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | Synonyms: commiseration, pathos, pity |
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sabertooth | (noun) any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene | Synonyms: saber-toothed tiger |
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sackcloth | (noun) a coarse cloth resembling sacking | - |
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(noun) a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse | - |
saddlecloth | (noun) stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle | Synonyms: horse blanket, saddle blanket |
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sailcloth | (noun) a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents | - |
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sawtooth | (noun) a serration on a saw blade | - |
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seith | (noun) an Old Norse term for a type of sorcery which was practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. | Synonyms: seid, seidh, seidhr, seidr, seithr |
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seventeenth | (noun) position 17 in a countable series of things | - |
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seventh | (noun) the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it | - |
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(noun) one part in seven equal parts | Synonyms: one-seventh |
(noun) position seven in a countable series of things | - |
seventieth | (noun) position 70 in a countable series of things | - |
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sheath | (noun) a protective covering (as for a knife or sword) | - |
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(noun) a dress suitable for formal occasions | Synonyms: cocktail dress |
(noun) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | Synonyms: case |
shibboleth | (noun) a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people | - |
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(noun) a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | Synonyms: catchword, motto, slogan |
sialolith | (noun) a stone formed in the salivary gland | Synonyms: salivary calculus |
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silversmith | (noun) someone who makes or repairs articles of silver | Synonyms: silver-worker, silverworker |
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sixteenth | (noun) one part in sixteen equal parts | Synonyms: one-sixteenth, sixteenth part |
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(noun) position 16 in a countable series of things | - |
sixth | (noun) the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it | - |
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(noun) one part in six equal parts | Synonyms: one-sixth |
(noun) position six in a countable series of things | - |
sixtieth | (noun) one part in sixty equal parts | Synonyms: one-sixtieth |
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(noun) position 60 in a countable series of things | - |
sleuth | (noun) a detective who follows a trail | Synonyms: sleuthhound |
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sloth | (noun) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: acedia, laziness |
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(noun) any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits | Synonyms: tree sloth |
(noun) a disinclination to work or exert yourself | Synonyms: slothfulness |
smallmouth | (noun) a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye | Synonyms: Micropterus dolomieu, smallmouth bass, smallmouth black bass, smallmouthed bass, smallmouthed black bass |
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smith | (noun) someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) | Synonyms: metalworker |
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(noun) someone who works at something specified | - |
smooth | (noun) the act of smoothing | - |
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sociopath | (noun) someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | Synonyms: psychopath |
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sooth | (noun) truth or reality | - |
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south | (noun) a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | Synonyms: due south, S, southward |
(noun) the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point | - |
stealth | (noun) avoiding detection by moving carefully | Synonyms: stealing |
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stercolith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: coprolith, faecalith, fecalith |
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stillbirth | (noun) a natural loss of the products of conception | Synonyms: miscarriage, spontaneous abortion |
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strength | (noun) the property of being physically or mentally strong | - |
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(noun) an asset of special worth or utility | Synonyms: forte, long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strong point, strong suit |
(noun) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force | Synonyms: durability, enduringness, lastingness |
(noun) the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) | Synonyms: intensity, intensity level |
(noun) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | Synonyms: military capability, military posture, military strength, posture |
(noun) physical energy or intensity | Synonyms: force, forcefulness |
(noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | Synonyms: effectiveness, potency |
(noun) the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty | Synonyms: persuasiveness |
(noun) the condition of financial success | - |
swath | (noun) a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) | Synonyms: belt |
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(noun) the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine | - |
tablecloth | (noun) a covering spread over a dining table | - |
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tallith | (noun) (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer | Synonyms: prayer shawl, tallis |
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teeth | (noun) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | Synonyms: dentition |
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tenth | (noun) a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts | Synonyms: one-tenth, ten percent, tenth part |
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(noun) position ten in a countable series of things | - |
terebinth | (noun) a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine | Synonyms: Pistacia terebinthus |
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terrycloth | (noun) a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes | Synonyms: terry, terry cloth |
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teth | (noun) the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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thirteenth | (noun) position 13 in a countable series of things | - |
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thirtieth | (noun) position 30 in a countable series of things | - |
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thousandth | (noun) one part in a thousand equal parts | Synonyms: one-thousandth |
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(noun) position 1,000 in a countable series of things | - |
tilth | (noun) arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | Synonyms: cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land |
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(noun) the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth | - |