| a
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(noun) the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
A |
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| aa
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(noun) a dry form of lava resembling clinkers |
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| aalii
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(noun) a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood |
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| aardvark
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(noun) nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata |
Synonyms:
Orycteropus afer,
ant bear,
anteater |
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| aardwolf
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(noun) striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects |
Synonyms:
Proteles cristata |
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| ab
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(noun) the muscles of the abdomen |
Synonyms:
abdominal,
abdominal muscle |
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| aba
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(noun) a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs |
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| (noun) a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair |
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| abaca
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(noun) a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines |
Synonyms:
Manila hemp,
Manilla hemp |
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| (noun) Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc |
Synonyms:
Manila hemp,
Musa textilis |
| abacus
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(noun) a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave |
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| (noun) a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves |
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| abalone
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(noun) any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior |
Synonyms:
ear-shell |
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| abamp
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(noun) a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
Synonyms:
abampere |
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| abampere
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(noun) a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
Synonyms:
abamp |
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| abandon
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(noun) the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry |
Synonyms:
unconstraint,
wantonness |
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| (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity |
Synonyms:
wildness |
| abandonment
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(noun) the act of giving something up |
Synonyms:
desertion,
forsaking |
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| (noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
Synonyms:
defection,
desertion |
| (noun) the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away |
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| abarticulation
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(noun) dislocation of a joint |
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| abasement
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(noun) a low or downcast state |
Synonyms:
degradation,
abjection |
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| (noun) depriving one of self-esteem |
Synonyms:
humiliation |
| abashment
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(noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
Synonyms:
bashfulness |
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| abasia
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(noun) inability to walk |
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| abatement
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
Synonyms:
reprieve,
respite,
suspension,
hiatus |
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| (noun) the act of abating |
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| abatis
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(noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy |
Synonyms:
abattis |
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| abator
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(noun) a person who abates a nuisance |
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| abattis
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(noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy |
Synonyms:
abatis |
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| abattoir
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(noun) a building where animals are butchered |
Synonyms:
butchery,
shambles,
slaughterhouse |
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| abaya
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(noun) (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women |
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| abbacy
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(noun) the jurisdiction or office of an abbot |
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| abbe
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(noun) a French abbot |
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| abbess
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(noun) the superior of a group of nuns |
Synonyms:
mother superior,
prioress |
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| abbey
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(noun) a church associated with a monastery or convent |
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| (noun) a convent ruled by an abbess |
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| (noun) a monastery ruled by an abbot |
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| abbot
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(noun) the superior of an abbey of monks |
Synonyms:
archimandrite |
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| abbreviation
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(noun) a shortened form of a word or phrase |
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| (noun) shortening something by omitting parts of it |
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| abbreviator
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(noun) one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work |
Synonyms:
abridger |
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| abcoulomb
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(noun) a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs |
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| abdication
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(noun) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers |
Synonyms:
stepping down |
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| (noun) the act of abdicating |
Synonyms:
stepping down |
| abdicator
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(noun) one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility |
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| abdomen
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(noun) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis |
Synonyms:
belly,
stomach,
venter |
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| (noun) the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm |
Synonyms:
abdominal cavity |
| abdominal
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(noun) the muscles of the abdomen |
Synonyms:
ab,
abdominal muscle |
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| abdominocentesis
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(noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis |
Synonyms:
paracentesis |
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| abdominoplasty
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(noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach |
Synonyms:
tummy tuck |
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| abdominousness
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(noun) the bodily property of a protruding belly |
Synonyms:
paunchiness |
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| abducens
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(noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye |
Synonyms:
nervus abducens,
sixth cranial nerve,
abducens nerve,
abducent,
abducent nerve |
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| abducent
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(noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye |
Synonyms:
nervus abducens,
sixth cranial nerve,
abducens,
abducens nerve,
abducent nerve |
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| abduction
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(noun) the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife |
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| (noun) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body |
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| abductor
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(noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) |
Synonyms:
kidnaper,
kidnapper,
snatcher |
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| (noun) a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line |
Synonyms:
abductor muscle |
| abecedarian
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(noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject |
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| abecedarius
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(noun) a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order |
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| abele
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(noun) a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces |
Synonyms:
Populus alba,
white aspen,
white poplar,
silver-leaved poplar,
aspen poplar |
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| abelia
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(noun) any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico |
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| abelmosk
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(noun) bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus |
Synonyms:
Hibiscus moschatus,
musk mallow,
Abelmoschus moschatus |
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| aberrance
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(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
Synonyms:
aberration,
deviance,
aberrancy |
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| aberrancy
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(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
Synonyms:
aberration,
deviance,
aberrance |
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| aberrant
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(noun) one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group |
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| aberration
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(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
Synonyms:
deviance,
aberrance,
aberrancy |
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| (noun) a disorder in one's mental state |
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| (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image |
Synonyms:
distortion,
optical aberration |
| abetalipoproteinemia
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(noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels |
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| abetment
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(noun) the verbal act of urging on |
Synonyms:
instigation,
abettal |
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| abettal
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(noun) the verbal act of urging on |
Synonyms:
instigation,
abetment |
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| abetter
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(noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another |
Synonyms:
abettor |
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| abettor
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(noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another |
Synonyms:
abetter |
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| abeyance
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(noun) temporary cessation or suspension |
Synonyms:
suspension |
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| abfarad
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(noun) a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads |
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| abhenry
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(noun) a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry |
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| abhorrence
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(noun) hate coupled with disgust |
Synonyms:
abomination,
execration,
detestation,
odium,
loathing |
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| abhorrer
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(noun) a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred |
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| abidance
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(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards |
Synonyms:
compliance,
conformation,
conformity |
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| (noun) the act of dwelling in a place |
Synonyms:
residence,
residency |
| (noun) the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
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| abience
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(noun) (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object |
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| ability
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(noun) the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment |
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| (noun) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
Synonyms:
power |
| abiogenesis
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(noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter |
Synonyms:
spontaneous generation,
autogenesis,
autogeny |
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| abiogenist
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(noun) a believer in abiogenesis |
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| abiotrophy
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(noun) a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury |
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| abjection
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(noun) a low or downcast state |
Synonyms:
degradation,
abasement |
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| abjuration
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(noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
Synonyms:
retraction,
recantation |
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| abjurer
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(noun) a person who abjures |
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| ablactation
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(noun) the cessation of lactation |
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| (noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal |
Synonyms:
weaning |
| ablation
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(noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
Synonyms:
excision,
extirpation,
cutting out |
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| (noun) the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers |
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| ablative
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(noun) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb |
Synonyms:
ablative case |
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| ablaut
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(noun) a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) |
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| ableism
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(noun) discrimination in favor of the able-bodied |
Synonyms:
able-bodiedism,
able-bodism,
ablism |
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| ablepharia
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(noun) a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) |
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| ablism
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(noun) discrimination in favor of the able-bodied |
Synonyms:
able-bodiedism,
able-bodism,
ableism |
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| ablution
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(noun) the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels |
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| abnegation
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(noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief |
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| (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
Synonyms:
denial,
self-abnegation,
self-denial,
self-renunciation |
| abnegator
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(noun) one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something |
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| abnormalcy
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(noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Synonyms:
abnormality |
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| abnormality
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(noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Synonyms:
abnormalcy |
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| (noun) retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence |
Synonyms:
mental defectiveness |
| (noun) marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal |
Synonyms:
freakishness |
| (noun) behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality |
Synonyms:
irregularity |
| abocclusion
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(noun) the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting |
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| abode
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(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily |
Synonyms:
residence |
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| (noun) housing that someone is living in |
Synonyms:
habitation,
home,
domicile,
dwelling,
dwelling house |
| abohm
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(noun) a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm |
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| abolishment
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(noun) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) |
Synonyms:
abolition |
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| abolition
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(noun) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) |
Synonyms:
abolishment |
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| abolitionism
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(noun) the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery |
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| abolitionist
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(noun) a reformer who favors abolishing slavery |
Synonyms:
emancipationist |
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| abomasum
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(noun) the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place |
Synonyms:
fourth stomach |
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| abomination
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(noun) a person who is loathsome or disgusting |
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| (noun) hate coupled with disgust |
Synonyms:
execration,
detestation,
odium,
abhorrence,
loathing |
| (noun) an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence |
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| abominator
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(noun) one who hates or loathes |
Synonyms:
loather |
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| aboriginal
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(noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
Synonyms:
native,
indigen,
indigene,
aborigine |
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| aborigine
|
(noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
Synonyms:
native,
indigen,
indigene,
aboriginal |
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| abort
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(noun) the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed |
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| aborticide
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(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
Synonyms:
abortifacient,
abortion-inducing drug |
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| (noun) the act of destroying a fetus |
Synonyms:
feticide |
| abortifacient
|
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
Synonyms:
aborticide,
abortion-inducing drug |
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| abortion
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(noun) termination of pregnancy |
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| (noun) failure of a plan |
Synonyms:
miscarriage |
| abortionist
|
(noun) a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies |
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