subbase | (noun) the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard | - |
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sublease | (noun) a lease from one lessee to another | Synonyms: sublet |
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(verb) lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | Synonyms: sublet |
sucrase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Synonyms: invertase, saccharase |
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suitcase | (noun) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | Synonyms: bag, grip, traveling bag, travelling bag |
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suprasegmental | (adjective) pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound | - |
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surbase | (noun) the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall) | - |
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surcease | (noun) a stopping | Synonyms: cessation |
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tease | (noun) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | Synonyms: ribbing, tantalization, teasing |
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(noun) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | Synonyms: annoyer, teaser, vexer |
(noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | Synonyms: coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, vamp, vamper |
(verb) ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | Synonyms: fluff |
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit |
(verb) mock or make fun of playfully | - |
(verb) separate the fibers of | Synonyms: card |
(verb) disentangle and raise the fibers of | Synonyms: loosen, tease apart |
(verb) raise the nap of (fabrics) | - |
(verb) tear into pieces | - |
(verb) annoy persistently | Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, bug, pester |
(verb) to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them | - |
teased | (adjective) feeling mild pleasurable excitement | Synonyms: titillated |
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teasel | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts | Synonyms: teasle, teazel |
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teaser | (noun) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | Synonyms: tormenter, tormentor |
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(noun) a device for teasing wool | - |
(noun) a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | Synonyms: mystifier, puzzle, puzzler |
(noun) an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest | - |
(noun) an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show | - |
(noun) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | Synonyms: annoyer, tease, vexer |
(noun) a worker who teases wool | - |
telomerase | (noun) an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide | - |
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telophase | (noun) the final stage of mitosis | - |
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(noun) the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | - |
thrombokinase | (noun) an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot | Synonyms: factor III, thromboplastin |
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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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transcriptase | (noun) the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA | Synonyms: RNA polymerase |
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transferase | (noun) any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound | - |
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ukase | (noun) an edict of the Russian tsar | - |
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unbiased | (adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: indifferent, unbiassed |
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(adjective) without bias | Synonyms: unbiassed |
uncase | (verb) get undressed | Synonyms: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, unclothe, undress |
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uncreased | (adjective) used especially of fabrics | Synonyms: creaseless |
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unease | (noun) the trait of seeming ill at ease | Synonyms: disquiet, uneasiness |
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(noun) physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) | Synonyms: malaise, uneasiness |
ungreased | (adjective) not lubricated | Synonyms: unlubricated |
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unreleased | (adjective) not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication | - |
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uppercase | (adjective) relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case | - |
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(noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | Synonyms: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter |
urease | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria | - |
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urokinase | (noun) protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis | Synonyms: plasminogen activator |
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vase | (noun) an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers | - |
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vasectomise | (verb) remove the vas deferens | Synonyms: vasectomize |
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vasectomize | (verb) remove the vas deferens | Synonyms: vasectomise |
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vasectomy | (noun) surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible | - |
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weasel | (noun) small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck | - |
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(noun) a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky | - |
wheelbase | (noun) the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
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zymase | (noun) a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms | - |
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