acre | (noun) a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries | - |
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acreage | (noun) an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming) | Synonyms: land area |
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acres | (noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use | Synonyms: demesne, estate, land, landed estate |
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macrencephalic | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalous |
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macrencephalous | (adjective) having a large brain case | Synonyms: macrencephalic |
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macrencephaly | (noun) an abnormally large braincase | - |
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massacre | (noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people | Synonyms: butchery, carnage, mass murder, slaughter |
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(verb) kill a large number of people indiscriminately | Synonyms: mow down, slaughter |
nacre | (noun) the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell | Synonyms: mother-of-pearl |
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nacreous | (adjective) consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl | - |
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(adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent |
sacred | (adjective) concerned with religion or religious purposes | - |
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(adjective) (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person | - |
(adjective) made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | Synonyms: consecrated, sanctified |
(adjective) worthy of respect or dedication | - |
(adjective) worthy of religious veneration | Synonyms: hallowed |
sacredly | (adverb) by religion | Synonyms: religiously |
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sacredness | (noun) the quality of being sacred | - |
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wiseacre | (noun) an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments | Synonyms: smart aleck, weisenheimer, wise guy, wisenheimer |
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