almanac | (noun) an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year | - |
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(noun) an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year | Synonyms: farmer's calendar |
almandine | (noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel | - |
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(noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandite |
almandite | (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandine |
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almighty | (adjective) having unlimited power | Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent |
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almond | (noun) oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree | - |
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(noun) small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California | Synonyms: Amygdalus communis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis, sweet almond |
almoner | (noun) an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients | Synonyms: medical social worker |
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almost | (adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
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alms | (noun) money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
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almsgiver | (noun) a person who gives alms | - |
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almsgiving | (noun) making voluntary contributions to aid the poor | Synonyms: alms-giving |
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balm | (noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | Synonyms: ointment, salve, unction, unguent |
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(noun) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing | - |
balmily | (adverb) in a mildly insane manner | Synonyms: daftly, dottily, nuttily, wackily |
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balminess | (noun) the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing | Synonyms: softness |
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balmoral | (noun) a sturdy laced walking shoe | - |
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balmy | (adjective) mild and pleasant | Synonyms: mild, soft |
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(adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | Synonyms: around the bend, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
becalm | (verb) make steady | Synonyms: calm, steady |
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becalmed | (adjective) rendered motionless for lack of wind | - |
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beebalm | (noun) bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America | Synonyms: bee balm, garden balm, lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, sweet balm |
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(noun) perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads | Synonyms: bee balm, bergamot mint, Monarda didyma, oswego tea |
(noun) perennial herb of North America | Synonyms: bee balm, Monarda fistulosa |
calm | (adjective) (of weather) free from storm or wind | - |
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(adjective) not agitated; without losing self-possession | Synonyms: serene, tranquil, unagitated |
(noun) steadiness of mind under stress | Synonyms: calmness, composure, equanimity |
(noun) wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale | Synonyms: calm air |
(verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
(verb) make steady | Synonyms: becalm, steady |
(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
(verb) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation | Synonyms: calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down |
calming | (noun) the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | Synonyms: appeasement |
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calmly | (adverb) with self-possession (especially in times of stress) | - |
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(adverb) in a sedate manner | Synonyms: sedately |
calmness | (noun) steadiness of mind under stress | Synonyms: calm, composure, equanimity |
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(noun) a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement | - |
(noun) an absence of strong winds or rain | - |
coalman | (noun) someone who delivers coal | - |
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concealment | (noun) the activity of keeping something secret | Synonyms: concealing, hiding |
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(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: cover, covert, screen |
(noun) the condition of being concealed or hidden | Synonyms: privacy, privateness, secrecy |
congealment | (noun) the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing | Synonyms: congelation |
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dalmatian | (noun) a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia | Synonyms: carriage dog, coach dog |
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embalm | (verb) preserve a dead body | - |
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embalmer | (noun) a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives | - |
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embalmment | (noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | - |
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exophthalmos | (noun) protrusion of the eyeball from the socket | - |
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facepalm | (noun) the act of putting your hand to cover your face to show disappointment or despair | - |
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goalmouth | (noun) (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal | - |
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halm | (noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding | Synonyms: haulm |
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halma | (noun) a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases | - |
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instalment | (noun) the act of installing something (as equipment) | Synonyms: installation, installing, installment |
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(noun) a part of a broadcast serial | Synonyms: episode, installment |
(noun) a part of a published serial | Synonyms: installment |
kalmia | (noun) any plant of the genus Kalmia | - |
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lagophthalmos | (noun) abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely | - |
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malmsey | (noun) sweet Madeira wine | - |
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nanophthalmos | (noun) condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal | - |
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napalm | (noun) gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers | - |
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ophthalmectomy | (noun) surgical removal of an eye | - |
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ophthalmia | (noun) severe conjunctivitis | Synonyms: ophthalmitis |
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ophthalmic | (adjective) of or relating to ophthalmology | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the eye | Synonyms: ocular, optic, optical |
ophthalmitis | (noun) severe conjunctivitis | Synonyms: ophthalmia |
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ophthalmologist | (noun) a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye | Synonyms: eye doctor, oculist |
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ophthalmology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases | - |
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ophthalmoplegia | (noun) paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye | - |
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ophthalmoscope | (noun) medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye | - |
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ophthalmoscopy | (noun) examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope | - |
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palm | (noun) the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers | Synonyms: thenar |
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(noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ribbon |
(noun) any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | Synonyms: palm tree |
(noun) a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand | - |
(verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Synonyms: handle |
palmar | (adjective) relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot | Synonyms: volar |
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palmate | (adjective) of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point | Synonyms: palm-shaped |
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(adjective) (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin | - |
palmately | (adverb) in a palmate manner | - |
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palmatifid | (adjective) of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed | - |
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palmature | (noun) an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed | - |
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palmetto | (noun) any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves | - |
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palmist | (noun) fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | Synonyms: chiromancer, palmister |
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palmister | (noun) fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms | Synonyms: chiromancer, palmist |
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palmistry | (noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | Synonyms: chirology, chiromancy, palm reading |
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palmitin | (noun) an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid | - |
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palmlike | (adjective) resembling a palm tree | - |
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palmy | (adjective) very lively and profitable | Synonyms: booming, burgeoning, flourishing, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving |
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palmyra | (noun) tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | Synonyms: Borassus flabellifer, longar palm, lontar, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm |
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psalm | (noun) any sacred song used to praise the deity | - |
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(verb) sing or celebrate in psalms | - |
psalmist | (noun) a composer of sacred songs | - |
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psalmody | (noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns | Synonyms: hymnody |
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qualm | (noun) uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) | Synonyms: misgiving, scruple |
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(noun) a mild state of nausea | Synonyms: queasiness, squeamishness |
realm | (noun) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | Synonyms: region |
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(noun) the domain ruled by a king or queen | Synonyms: kingdom |
(noun) a domain in which something is dominant | Synonyms: kingdom, land |
salmagundi | (noun) cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing | - |
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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety |
salmi | (noun) ragout of game in a rich sauce | - |
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salmon | (adjective) of orange tinged with pink | Synonyms: pink-orange, pinkish-orange |
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(noun) any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn | - |
(noun) a pale pinkish orange color | - |
(noun) flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae | - |
salmonberry | (noun) large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries | Synonyms: Rubus spectabilis |
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(noun) white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries | Synonyms: Rubus parviflorus, salmon berry, thimbleberry |
(noun) creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries | Synonyms: bakeapple, baked-apple berry, cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, Rubus chamaemorus |
salmonella | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
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salmonellosis | (noun) a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium | - |
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salmonid | (noun) soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters | - |
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salmwood | (noun) large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood | Synonyms: Cordia alliodora, cypre, Equador laurel, princewood, Spanish elm |
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scandalmonger | (noun) a person who spreads malicious gossip | - |
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scandalmongering | (adjective) typical of tabloids | Synonyms: sensationalistic, yellow |
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(noun) spreading malicious gossip | - |
signalman | (noun) a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard | - |
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talmbout | (verb) to talk about | - |
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thalmencephalon | (noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | Synonyms: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain |
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tripalmitin | (noun) a triglyceride of palmitic acid | Synonyms: glycerol tripalmitate |
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xerophthalmia | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmus |
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xerophthalmus | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmia |
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