ransom | (noun) the act of freeing from captivity or punishment | - |
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(noun) payment for the release of someone | - |
(noun) money demanded for the return of a captured person | Synonyms: ransom money |
(verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat | Synonyms: redeem |
ransomed | (adjective) reclaimed by payment of a ransom | - |
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(adjective) saved from the bondage of sin | Synonyms: redeemed |
ransomware | (noun) malicious software that makes a computer unusable unless a payment is made to the attacker | - |
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retranslate | (verb) translate again | - |
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retransmit | (verb) transmit again | - |
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salesmanship | (noun) skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy | - |
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sansevieria | (noun) grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber | Synonyms: bowstring hemp |
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scansion | (noun) analysis of verse into metrical patterns | - |
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seamanship | (noun) skill in sailing | - |
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semitransparency | (noun) the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely | Synonyms: translucence, translucency |
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semitransparent | (adjective) allowing light to pass through diffusely | Synonyms: translucent |
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showmanship | (noun) the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner | - |
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sportsmanship | (noun) fairness in following the rules of the game | - |
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statesmanship | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statecraft |
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swordsmanship | (noun) skill in fencing | - |
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tansy | (noun) common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally | Synonyms: golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare |
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transact | (verb) conduct business | - |
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transactinide | (adjective) of or belonging to the elements with atomic numbers greater than 103 | - |
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(noun) any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103 | - |
transaction | (noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | Synonyms: dealing, dealings |
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transactions | (noun) a written account of what transpired at a meeting | Synonyms: minutes, proceedings |
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transactor | (noun) someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations | - |
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transalpine | (adjective) on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps) | Synonyms: ultramontane |
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(noun) one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy | - |
transaminase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, aminotransferase |
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transaminate | (verb) undergo transfer from one compound to another | - |
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(verb) change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another | - |
transamination | (noun) the process of transferring an amino group from one compound to another | - |
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(noun) the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound | - |
transatlantic | (adjective) crossing the Atlantic Ocean | - |
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transcend | (verb) be greater in scope or size than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, surpass |
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(verb) be superior or better than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top |
transcendence | (noun) a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience | Synonyms: transcendency |
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(noun) the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | Synonyms: superiority, transcendency |
transcendency | (noun) a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience | Synonyms: transcendence |
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(noun) the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | Synonyms: superiority, transcendence |
transcendent | (adjective) exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence | Synonyms: surpassing |
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(adjective) beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding | - |
transcendental | (adjective) of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material | - |
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(adjective) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | Synonyms: nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural |
transcendentalism | (noun) any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material | Synonyms: transcendental philosophy |
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transcendentalist | (noun) advocate of transcendentalism | - |
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transcendentally | (adverb) in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent | - |
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transcontinental | (adjective) spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent | - |
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transcribe | (verb) convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA | - |
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(verb) rewrite in a different script | Synonyms: transliterate |
(verb) write out from speech, notes, etc. | - |
(verb) make a phonetic transcription of | - |
(verb) rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended | - |
transcribed | (adjective) recorded for broadcast | Synonyms: canned |
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transcriber | (noun) someone who makes a written version of spoken material | - |
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(noun) someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation | - |
(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | Synonyms: adapter, arranger |
(noun) a person who translates written messages from one language to another | Synonyms: translator |
(noun) someone who rewrites in a different script | - |
transcript | (noun) a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) | Synonyms: copy |
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(noun) something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech | - |
transcriptase | (noun) the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA | Synonyms: RNA polymerase |
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transcription | (noun) the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | Synonyms: recording |
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(noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arrangement, arranging |
(noun) a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording) | - |
(noun) something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation | Synonyms: written text |
(noun) (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA | - |
transcultural | (adjective) extending through all human cultures | - |
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transcutaneous | (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) | Synonyms: percutaneous, transdermal, transdermic |
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transdermal | (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) | Synonyms: percutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermic |
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transdermic | (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) | Synonyms: percutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermal |
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transduce | (verb) cause transduction (of energy forms) | - |
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transducer | (noun) an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another | - |
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transduction | (noun) the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form | - |
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(noun) (genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage | - |
transect | (verb) cut across or divide transversely | - |
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transept | (noun) structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles | - |
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transeunt | (adjective) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind | Synonyms: transient |
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transexual | (noun) a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex | Synonyms: transsexual |
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(noun) a person who has undergone a sex change operation | Synonyms: transgendered, transsexual |
transfer | (noun) the act of moving something from one location to another | Synonyms: conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation |
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(noun) transferring ownership | Synonyms: transference |
(noun) the act of transferring something from one form to another | Synonyms: transference |
(noun) application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation | Synonyms: carry-over, transfer of training |
(noun) a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances | - |
(noun) someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another | Synonyms: transferee |
(verb) transfer from one place or period to another | Synonyms: transplant, transpose |
(verb) send from one person or place to another | Synonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport |
(verb) move around | Synonyms: shift |
(verb) shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | Synonyms: remove |
(verb) change from one vehicle or transportation line to another | Synonyms: change |
(verb) lift and reset in another soil or situation | Synonyms: transplant |
(verb) cause to change ownership | - |
(verb) move from one place to another | - |
(verb) transfer somebody to a different position or location of work | Synonyms: reassign |
transferability | (noun) the quality of being transferable or exchangeable | - |
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transferable | (adjective) legally transferable to the ownership of another | Synonyms: assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferrable |
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(adjective) capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another | Synonyms: movable, moveable, transferrable, transportable |
transferase | (noun) any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound | - |
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transferee | (noun) someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another | Synonyms: transfer |
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(noun) (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed | - |
transference | (noun) transferring ownership | Synonyms: transfer |
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(noun) the act of transferring something from one form to another | Synonyms: transfer |
(noun) (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst | - |
transferer | (noun) someone who transfers something | Synonyms: transferrer |
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transferor | (noun) (law) someone who conveys a title or property to another | - |
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transferrable | (adjective) legally transferable to the ownership of another | Synonyms: assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferable |
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(adjective) capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another | Synonyms: movable, moveable, transferable, transportable |
transferral | (noun) the act of moving something from one location to another | Synonyms: conveyance, transfer, transport, transportation |
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transferrer | (noun) someone who transfers something | Synonyms: transferer |
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transferrin | (noun) a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron | Synonyms: beta globulin, siderophilin |
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transfiguration | (noun) the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify | - |
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(noun) a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances | Synonyms: metamorphosis |
transfigure | (verb) change completely the nature or appearance of | Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify |
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(verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | Synonyms: glorify, spiritualize |
transfix | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: empale, impale, spike |
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(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | Synonyms: fascinate, grip, spellbind |
transfixed | (adjective) having your attention fixated as though by a spell | Synonyms: fascinated, hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, mesmerized, spell-bound, spellbound |
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transform | (verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | Synonyms: transmute, transubstantiate |
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(verb) change from one form or medium into another | Synonyms: translate |
(verb) subject to a mathematical transformation | - |
(verb) change in outward structure or looks | Synonyms: metamorphose, transmute |
(verb) increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) | - |
(verb) change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species | - |
(verb) convert (one form of energy) to another | - |
transformable | (adjective) capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy | Synonyms: convertible, translatable, transmutable |
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transformation | (noun) the act of changing in form or shape or appearance | Synonyms: translation |
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(noun) (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA | - |
(noun) a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure | - |
(noun) a qualitative change | Synonyms: shift, transmutation |
(noun) (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system | - |
transformed | (adjective) given a completely different form or appearance | - |
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transformer | (noun) an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage | - |
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transfuse | (verb) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | Synonyms: cup |
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(verb) give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to | - |
(verb) pour out of one vessel into another | - |
(verb) impart gradually | Synonyms: instill |
transfusion | (noun) the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery | Synonyms: blood transfusion |
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(noun) the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another | - |
transgender | (adjective) involving a partial or full reversal of gender | Synonyms: transgendered |
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transgendered | (adjective) involving a partial or full reversal of gender | Synonyms: transgender |
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(noun) a person who has undergone a sex change operation | Synonyms: transexual, transsexual |
transgene | (noun) an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism | - |
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transgress | (verb) pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | Synonyms: overstep, trespass |
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(verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | Synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, violate |
(verb) commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law | Synonyms: sin, trespass |
(verb) spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline | - |
transgression | (noun) the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle | Synonyms: evildoing |
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(noun) the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit | - |
(noun) the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata | - |
transgressor | (noun) someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command | - |
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transience | (noun) an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying | Synonyms: transiency, transitoriness |
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(noun) the attribute of being brief or fleeting | Synonyms: brevity, briefness |
transiency | (noun) an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying | Synonyms: transience, transitoriness |
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transient | (adjective) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind | Synonyms: transeunt |
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(adjective) lasting a very short time | Synonyms: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory |
(noun) (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load | - |
(noun) one who stays for only a short time | - |
transiently | (adverb) for a very short time | - |
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transistor | (noun) a semiconductor device capable of amplification | Synonyms: electronic transistor, junction transistor |
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transistorise | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorize |
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transistorised | (adjective) (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors | Synonyms: transistorized |
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transistorize | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorise |
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transistorized | (adjective) (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors | Synonyms: transistorised |
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transit | (noun) a journey usually by ship | Synonyms: passage |
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(noun) a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod | Synonyms: theodolite |
(noun) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods | Synonyms: transportation, transportation system |
(verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another | Synonyms: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through |
(verb) cause or enable to pass through | - |
(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction | - |
(verb) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) | - |
transition | (noun) the act of passing from one state or place to the next | Synonyms: passage |
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(noun) a passage that connects a topic to one that follows | - |
(noun) a musical passage moving from one key to another | Synonyms: modulation |
(noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: changeover, conversion |
(noun) a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another | - |
(verb) make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | - |
(verb) cause to convert or undergo a transition | - |
transitional | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by transition | - |
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transitionally | (adverb) as a transitional step or in a transitional manner | - |
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transitive | (adjective) designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning | - |
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(noun) a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical | Synonyms: transitive verb, transitive verb form |
transitively | (adverb) in a transitive manner | - |
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transitiveness | (noun) the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb | Synonyms: transitivity |
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transitivise | (verb) make transitive | Synonyms: transitivize |
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transitivity | (noun) the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb | Synonyms: transitiveness |
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(noun) (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third | - |
transitivize | (verb) make transitive | Synonyms: transitivise |
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