albatross | (noun) large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | Synonyms: mollymawk |
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(noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | Synonyms: millstone |
anatropous | (adjective) (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk | Synonyms: inverted |
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animatronics | (noun) the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland) | - |
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atrocious | (adjective) provoking horror | Synonyms: frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly |
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(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing | Synonyms: abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable |
(adjective) shockingly brutal or cruel | Synonyms: flagitious, grievous, monstrous |
atrociously | (adverb) in a terrible manner | Synonyms: abominably, abysmally, awfully, rottenly, terribly |
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(adverb) to an extravagant or immoderate degree | Synonyms: outrageously |
atrociousness | (noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | Synonyms: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness |
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atrocity | (noun) an act of atrocious cruelty | Synonyms: inhumanity |
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(noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | Synonyms: atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness |
atrophedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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atrophic | (adjective) relating to or characterized by atrophy | - |
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atrophied | (adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | Synonyms: diminished, wasted |
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atrophy | (noun) any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | Synonyms: withering |
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(noun) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | Synonyms: wasting, wasting away |
(verb) undergo atrophy | - |
atropine | (noun) a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides | - |
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betatron | (noun) accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux | Synonyms: induction accelerator |
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bevatron | (noun) a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts | - |
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bibliolatrous | (adjective) given to Bible-worship | - |
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chatroom | (noun) a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic) | Synonyms: chat room |
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coatroom | (noun) a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily | Synonyms: cloakroom |
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iatrogenic | (adjective) induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment) | - |
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idolatrous | (adjective) relating to or practicing idolatry | - |
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(adjective) blindly or excessively devoted or adoring | - |
idolatrously | (adverb) in an idolatrous manner | - |
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matron | (noun) a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified | - |
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(noun) a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution | - |
(noun) a wardress in a prison | - |
matronly | (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman | - |
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matronymic | (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor | Synonyms: metronymic |
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natrolite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum | - |
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negatron | (noun) an elementary particle with negative charge | Synonyms: electron |
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paratrooper | (noun) a soldier in the paratroops | Synonyms: para |
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paratroops | (noun) infantry trained and equipped to parachute | - |
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patrol | (noun) the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes | - |
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(noun) a detachment used for security or reconnaissance | - |
(noun) a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security | - |
(verb) maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol | Synonyms: police |
patroller | (noun) someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area | - |
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patrolman | (noun) a policeman who patrols a given region | Synonyms: flatfoot |
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patrology | (noun) the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers | Synonyms: patristics |
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(noun) the writings of the early Church Fathers | Synonyms: patristics |
patron | (noun) a regular customer | Synonyms: frequenter |
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(noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: sponsor, supporter |
(noun) the proprietor of an inn | - |
patronage | (noun) the act of providing approval and support | Synonyms: backing, backup, championship |
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(noun) (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | - |
(noun) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | Synonyms: trade |
(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: condescension, disdain |
(noun) customers collectively | Synonyms: business, clientele |
(verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronise, patronize, support |
(verb) support by being a patron of | - |
patroness | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patronne |
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patronise | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronize, support |
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(verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronize |
(verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronize, sponsor |
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor |
patronised | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronized |
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patronising | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronizing |
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patronisingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: condescendingly, patronizingly |
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patronize | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support |
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(verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronise |
(verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronise, sponsor |
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor |
patronized | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronised |
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patronizing | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronising |
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patronizingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: condescendingly, patronisingly |
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patronless | (adjective) having little patronage or few clients | Synonyms: unpatronised, unpatronized |
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patronne | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patroness |
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patronym | (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronymic |
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patronymic | (adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name | - |
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(noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronym |
theatrology | (noun) the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psycho-biological, sociological, and historical contexts. | Synonyms: theatre studies |
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ulatrophia | (noun) recession of the gums | - |
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unpatronised | (adjective) having little patronage or few clients | Synonyms: patronless, unpatronized |
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unpatronized | (adjective) having little patronage or few clients | Synonyms: patronless, unpatronised |
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