abomasum | (noun) the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place | Synonyms: fourth stomach |
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admeasure | (verb) determine the quantity of someone's share | - |
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asunder | (adjective) widely separated especially in space | - |
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(adverb) into parts or pieces | Synonyms: apart |
basuco | (noun) low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis | - |
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casual | (adjective) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | Synonyms: cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial |
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(adjective) not showing effort or strain | Synonyms: effortless |
(adjective) occurring on a temporary or irregular basis | Synonyms: occasional |
(adjective) marked by blithe unconcern | Synonyms: insouciant, nonchalant |
(adjective) appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions | Synonyms: daily, everyday |
(adjective) occurring or appearing or singled out by chance | Synonyms: chance |
(adjective) natural and unstudied | Synonyms: free-and-easy |
(adjective) characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | Synonyms: fooling |
(adjective) without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand | - |
casually | (adverb) in an unconcerned manner | Synonyms: nonchalantly |
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(adverb) not methodically or according to plan | - |
casualness | (noun) a casual manner | Synonyms: familiarity |
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(noun) The state of coming without regularity; of being occasional or incidental. | - |
casualty | (noun) a decrease of military personnel or equipment | - |
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(noun) an accident that causes someone to die | Synonyms: fatal accident |
(noun) someone injured or killed in an accident | Synonyms: injured party |
(noun) someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement | - |
casuarina | (noun) any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood | - |
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casuist | (noun) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious | Synonyms: sophist |
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casuistic | (adjective) of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems | Synonyms: casuistical |
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(adjective) of or relating to or practicing casuistry | Synonyms: casuistical |
casuistical | (adjective) of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems | Synonyms: casuistic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or practicing casuistry | Synonyms: casuistic |
casuistry | (noun) moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas | - |
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(noun) argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading | - |
chasuble | (noun) a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass | - |
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countermeasure | (noun) an action taken to offset another action | - |
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displeasure | (noun) the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
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embrasure | (noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | Synonyms: port, porthole |
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erasure | (noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | Synonyms: expunction, expunging |
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(noun) a correction made by erasing | - |
(noun) a surface area where something has been erased | - |
immeasurability | (noun) the quality of being immeasurable. | - |
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immeasurable | (adjective) impossible to measure | Synonyms: immensurable, unmeasurable |
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(adjective) beyond calculation or measure | Synonyms: incomputable, inestimable |
immeasurably | (adverb) to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement | - |
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(adverb) without bounds | Synonyms: boundlessly, infinitely |
measurability | (noun) the quality of being measurable | Synonyms: quantifiability |
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measurable | (adjective) capable of being measured | Synonyms: mensurable |
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(adjective) of distinguished importance | - |
measurably | (adverb) to a measurable degree | - |
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measure | (noun) how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | Synonyms: amount, quantity |
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(noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measurement, measuring, mensuration |
(noun) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | Synonyms: step |
(noun) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | Synonyms: measuring rod, measuring stick |
(noun) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | - |
(noun) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | Synonyms: bar |
(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: beat, cadence, meter, metre |
(noun) a statute in draft before it becomes law | Synonyms: bill |
(noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | Synonyms: criterion, standard, touchstone |
(verb) express as a number or measure or quantity | Synonyms: quantify |
(verb) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | Synonyms: measure out, mensurate |
(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | Synonyms: appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value |
(verb) have certain dimensions | - |
measured | (adjective) having notes of fixed rhythmic value | Synonyms: mensurable, mensural |
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(adjective) carefully thought out in advance | Synonyms: calculated, deliberate |
(adjective) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables | Synonyms: metric, metrical |
(adjective) unhurried and with care and dignity | Synonyms: careful, deliberate |
measuredly | (adverb) in a deliberate unhurried manner | Synonyms: deliberately |
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measureless | (adjective) without limits in extent or size or quantity | Synonyms: illimitable, limitless, unmeasured |
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measurement | (noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measure, measuring, mensuration |
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measurer | (noun) a person who makes measurements | - |
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measuring | (noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measure, measurement, mensuration |
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omasum | (noun) the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | Synonyms: psalterium, third stomach |
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pleasurable | (adjective) affording satisfaction or pleasure | Synonyms: enjoyable, gratifying |
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pleasurably | (adverb) in a very pleasurable manner | Synonyms: deliciously |
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pleasure | (noun) sexual gratification | - |
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(noun) an activity that affords enjoyment | - |
(noun) something or someone that provides a source of happiness | Synonyms: delight, joy |
(noun) a formal expression | - |
(noun) a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience | Synonyms: pleasance |
subtreasury | (noun) a subordinate treasury or place of deposit | - |
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treasure | (noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection | Synonyms: gem |
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(noun) a collection of precious things | - |
(noun) accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. | Synonyms: hoarded wealth |
(noun) any possession that is highly valued by its owner | - |
(verb) be fond of; be attached to | Synonyms: care for, cherish, hold dear |
(verb) hold dear | Synonyms: appreciate, prize, value |
treasured | (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: cherished, precious, wanted |
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treasurer | (noun) an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds | Synonyms: financial officer |
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treasurership | (noun) the position of treasurer | - |
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treasury | (noun) a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely | - |
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(noun) the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues | - |
(noun) the funds of a government or institution or individual | Synonyms: exchequer |
unmeasurable | (adjective) impossible to measure | Synonyms: immeasurable, immensurable |
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unmeasured | (adjective) without limits in extent or size or quantity | Synonyms: illimitable, limitless, measureless |
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(adjective) not composed of measured syllables; not metrical | - |