absolute | (noun) something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative | - |
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acute | (noun) a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation | Synonyms: acute accent, ague |
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arcminute | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: minute, minute of arc |
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attribute | (noun) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity | - |
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(noun) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | Synonyms: dimension, property |
brute | (noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna |
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(noun) a cruelly rapacious person | Synonyms: beast, savage, wildcat, wolf |
chute | (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: slide, slideway, sloping trough |
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(noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: parachute |
commute | (noun) a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work | - |
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dispute | (noun) coming into conflict with | Synonyms: contravention |
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(noun) a disagreement or argument about something important | Synonyms: conflict, difference, difference of opinion |
disrepute | (noun) the state of being held in low esteem | Synonyms: discredit |
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flute | (noun) a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown | Synonyms: transverse flute |
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(noun) a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | Synonyms: fluting |
(noun) a tall narrow wineglass | Synonyms: champagne flute, flute glass |
glute | (noun) any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh | Synonyms: gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle |
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institute | (noun) an association organized to promote art or science or education | - |
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jute | (noun) a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks | - |
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lute | (noun) chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard | - |
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(noun) a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | Synonyms: luting |
malamute | (noun) breed of sled dog developed in Alaska | Synonyms: Alaskan malamute, malemute |
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malemute | (noun) breed of sled dog developed in Alaska | Synonyms: Alaskan malamute, malamute |
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minute | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: hour |
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(noun) a short note | - |
(noun) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | Synonyms: arcminute, minute of arc |
(noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour | Synonyms: min |
(noun) an indefinitely short time | Synonyms: bit, mo, moment, second |
(noun) a particular point in time | Synonyms: instant, moment, second |
mute | (noun) a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument | - |
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(noun) a deaf person who is unable to speak | Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute |
parachute | (noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: chute |
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prostitute | (noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money | Synonyms: bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl |
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repute | (noun) the state of being held in high esteem and honor | Synonyms: reputation |
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route | (noun) an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation | Synonyms: road |
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(noun) an established line of travel or access | Synonyms: itinerary, path |
salute | (noun) an act of honor or courteous recognition | Synonyms: salutation |
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(noun) a formal military gesture of respect | Synonyms: military greeting |
(noun) an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat | - |
saute | (noun) a dish of sauteed food | - |
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scute | (noun) large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake | - |
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solute | (noun) the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state | - |
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statute | (noun) an act passed by a legislative body | Synonyms: legislative act |
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substitute | (noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | Synonyms: replacement |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | Synonyms: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in |
(noun) an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced | Synonyms: reserve, second-stringer |
tribute | (noun) payment by one nation for protection by another | - |
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(noun) payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | Synonyms: protection |
(noun) something given or done as an expression of esteem | Synonyms: testimonial |
veloute | (noun) white sauce made with stock instead of milk | - |
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volute | (noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | Synonyms: coil, helix, spiral, whorl |
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(noun) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center | Synonyms: spiral |