| afterpains | (noun) pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus | - |
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| brainsick | (adjective) affected with madness or insanity | Synonyms: crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged |
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| brainstem | (noun) the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus | Synonyms: brain-stem, brain stem |
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| brainstorm | (noun) the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | Synonyms: brainwave, insight |
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| (verb) try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it | - |
| brainstorming | (noun) a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions | - |
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| captainship | (noun) the post of captain | Synonyms: captaincy |
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| chains | (noun) metal shackles; for hands or legs | Synonyms: irons |
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| chainsaw | (noun) portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain | Synonyms: chain saw |
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| chaplainship | (noun) the position of chaplain | Synonyms: chaplaincy |
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| chieftainship | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftaincy |
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| chilblains | (noun) inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture | Synonyms: chilblain, pernio |
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| cremains | (noun) the remains of a dead body after cremation | - |
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| gainsay | (verb) take exception to | Synonyms: challenge, dispute |
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| mainsail | (noun) the lowermost sail on the mainmast | - |
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| mainsheet | (noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | Synonyms: sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet |
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| mainspring | (noun) the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism | - |
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| mainstay | (noun) the forestay that braces the mainmast | - |
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| (noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability | Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin |
| (noun) a prominent supporter | Synonyms: pillar |
| mainstream | (noun) the prevailing current of thought | - |
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| mainstreamed | (adjective) (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes | - |
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| mountainside | (noun) the side or slope of a mountain | Synonyms: versant |
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| nainsook | (noun) a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies | - |
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| pains | (noun) an effortful attempt to attain a goal | Synonyms: nisus, strain, striving |
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| painstaking | (adjective) characterized by extreme care and great effort | Synonyms: conscientious, scrupulous |
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| painstakingly | (adverb) in a fastidious and painstaking manner | Synonyms: fastidiously |
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| painstakingness | (noun) the trait of being painstaking and careful | Synonyms: conscientiousness |
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| plainsman | (noun) an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) | - |
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| plainsong | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line | Synonyms: plainchant |
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| plainspoken | (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
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| (adjective) using simple and direct language | - |
| rainstorm | (noun) a storm with rain | - |
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| remains | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, stiff |
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| (noun) any object that is left unused or still extant | - |
| (noun) a relic that has been excavated from the soil | Synonyms: archeological remains |
| wainscot | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscoting, wainscotting |
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| (noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall | Synonyms: dado |
| wainscoted | (adjective) fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting | Synonyms: paneled, panelled |
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| wainscoting | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscot, wainscotting |
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| (noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) | Synonyms: wainscotting |
| wainscotting | (noun) wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | Synonyms: wainscot, wainscoting |
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| (noun) a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) | Synonyms: wainscoting |