precaution | (noun) a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | Synonyms: guard, safeguard |
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(noun) the trait of practicing caution in advance | - |
(noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, caution, forethought |
precautional | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautionary |
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precautionary | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautional |
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sauerkraut | (noun) shredded cabbage fermented in brine | - |
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saute | (adjective) fried quickly in a little fat | Synonyms: sauteed |
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(noun) a dish of sauteed food | - |
(verb) fry briefly over high heat | - |
sauteed | (adjective) fried quickly in a little fat | Synonyms: saute |
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sauteing | (noun) cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle | Synonyms: frying |
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semiautobiographical | (adjective) of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction | - |
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semiautomatic | (adjective) (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously | Synonyms: autoloading, self-loading |
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(adjective) partially automatic | - |
(noun) a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | Synonyms: semiautomatic pistol |
taut | (adjective) pulled or drawn tight | Synonyms: tight |
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(adjective) subjected to great tension; stretched tight | - |
tauten | (verb) become taut or tauter | Synonyms: firm |
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(verb) make taut or tauter | Synonyms: firm |
tautly | (adverb) in a taut manner | - |
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tautness | (noun) lack of movement or room for movement | Synonyms: tightness |
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(noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained | Synonyms: tenseness, tension, tensity |
tautog | (noun) large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America | Synonyms: blackfish, Tautoga onitis |
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tautologic | (adjective) repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words | Synonyms: pleonastic, redundant, tautological |
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tautological | (adjective) repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words | Synonyms: pleonastic, redundant, tautologic |
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tautology | (noun) useless and pointless repetition | - |
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(noun) (logic) a statement that is necessarily true | - |
thermocautery | (noun) cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat | - |
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umlaut | (noun) a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages | - |
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unauthentic | (adjective) false or fake; not what it appears to be | Synonyms: inauthentic, spurious |
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unauthorised | (adjective) not endowed with authority | Synonyms: unauthorized |
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(adjective) without official authorization | Synonyms: unauthorized, wildcat |
unauthorized | (adjective) not endowed with authority | Synonyms: unauthorised |
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(adjective) without official authorization | Synonyms: unauthorised, wildcat |
yautia | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes | Synonyms: malanga, spoonflower, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium |
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