| abet | (verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing | - |
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| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| abetment | (noun) the verbal act of urging on | Synonyms: abettal, instigation |
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| abettal | (noun) the verbal act of urging on | Synonyms: abetment, instigation |
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| abetter | (noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another | Synonyms: abettor |
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| abettor | (noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another | Synonyms: abetter |
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| alphabet | (noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) | Synonyms: first principles, rudiments |
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| (noun) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language | Synonyms: ABC's, ABC, ABCs |
| alphabetic | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
| alphabetical | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
| alphabetically | (adverb) in alphabetical order | - |
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| alphabetisation | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetization |
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| alphabetise | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetize |
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| alphabetised | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetized |
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| alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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| alphabetization | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetisation |
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| alphabetize | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetise |
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| (verb) provide with an alphabet | - |
| alphabetized | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetised |
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| alphabetizer | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetiser |
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| analphabet | (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabetic |
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| analphabetic | (adjective) not alphabetic | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic | - |
| (adjective) having little acquaintance with writing | Synonyms: unlettered |
| (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabet |
| analphabetism | (noun) an inability to read | Synonyms: illiteracy |
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| antidiabetic | (noun) a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: antidiabetic drug |
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| barbet | (noun) small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings | - |
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| barbette | (noun) (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet | - |
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| bet | (noun) the act of gambling | Synonyms: wager |
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| (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: stake, stakes, wager |
| (verb) have faith or confidence in | Synonyms: bank, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon, rely, swear |
| (verb) maintain with or as if with a bet | Synonyms: wager |
| (verb) stake on the outcome of an issue | Synonyms: play, wager |
| beta | (adjective) preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product | - |
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| (adjective) second in order of importance | - |
| (noun) the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
| betaine | (noun) a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets | - |
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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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| betel | (noun) Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians | Synonyms: betel pepper, Piper betel |
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| (noun) a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper | Synonyms: betel leaf |
| beth | (noun) the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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| bethel | (noun) a house of worship (especially one for sailors) | - |
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| bethink | (verb) consider or ponder something carefully | - |
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| (verb) cause oneself to consider something | - |
| betide | (verb) become of; happen to | Synonyms: bechance, befall |
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| betimes | (adverb) in good time | Synonyms: early |
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| betise | (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity |
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| betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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| (verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
| betray | (verb) give away information about somebody | Synonyms: denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on |
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| (verb) reveal unintentionally | Synonyms: bewray |
| (verb) cause someone to believe an untruth | Synonyms: deceive, lead astray |
| (verb) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | Synonyms: fail |
| (verb) deliver to an enemy by treachery | Synonyms: sell |
| (verb) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | Synonyms: cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander |
| betrayal | (noun) an act of deliberate betrayal | Synonyms: perfidy, treachery, treason |
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| (noun) the quality of aiding an enemy | - |
| betrayer | (noun) a person who says one thing and does another | Synonyms: double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer |
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| (noun) one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | Synonyms: blabber, informer, rat, squealer |
| betroth | (verb) give to in marriage | Synonyms: affiance, engage, plight |
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| betrothal | (noun) the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | Synonyms: espousal |
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| (noun) a mutual promise to marry | Synonyms: engagement, troth |
| betrothed | (adjective) pledged to be married | Synonyms: bespoken, engaged |
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| (noun) the person to whom you are engaged | - |
| better | (adjective) (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another | - |
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| (adjective) (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | - |
| (adjective) (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | Synonyms: best |
| (adjective) more than half | - |
| (noun) something superior in quality or condition or effect | - |
| (noun) the superior one of two alternatives | - |
| (noun) someone who bets | Synonyms: bettor, punter, wagerer |
| (noun) a superior person having claim to precedence | - |
| (adverb) comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | - |
| (adverb) from a position of superiority or authority | Synonyms: best |
| (verb) get better | Synonyms: ameliorate, improve, meliorate |
| (verb) to make better | Synonyms: ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate |
| (verb) surpass in excellence | Synonyms: break |
| bettering | (adjective) changing for the better | - |
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| betterment | (noun) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | Synonyms: amelioration, melioration |
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| (noun) a change for the better; progress in development | Synonyms: advance, improvement |
| (noun) an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility | - |
| betting | (adjective) preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance | Synonyms: card-playing, dissipated, gambling, sporting |
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| bettong | (noun) short-nosed rat kangaroo | - |
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| bettor | (noun) someone who bets | Synonyms: better, punter, wagerer |
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| betulaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family | - |
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| between | (adverb) in between | Synonyms: 'tween |
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| (adverb) in the interval | Synonyms: betwixt |
| betweenbrain | (noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | Synonyms: diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon |
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| betwixt | (adverb) in the interval | Synonyms: between |
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| diabetes | (noun) a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst | - |
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| diabetic | (adjective) of or relating to or causing diabetes | - |
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| (adjective) suffering from diabetes | - |
| (noun) someone who has diabetes | - |
| flibbertigibbet | (noun) a female fool | Synonyms: foolish woman |
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| gibbet | (noun) alternative terms for gallows | Synonyms: gallous, gallows-tree, gallows tree |
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| (verb) hang on an execution instrument | - |
| (verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn | Synonyms: pillory |
| globetrotter | (noun) someone who travels widely and often | Synonyms: world traveler |
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| gobbet | (noun) a lump or chunk of raw meat | - |
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| hebetude | (noun) mental lethargy or dullness | - |
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| hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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| hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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| labetalol | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) | Synonyms: labetalol hydrochloride, Normodyne, Trandate |
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| quodlibet | (noun) an issue that is presented for formal disputation | - |
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| rabbet | (noun) a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together | Synonyms: rebate |
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| (verb) cut a rectangular groove into | - |
| (verb) join with a rabbet joint | - |
| sherbet | (noun) a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin | Synonyms: sherbert |
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| sorbet | (noun) an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice | Synonyms: water ice |
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