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abaca (noun) Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc Synonyms: Manila hemp, Musa textilis
(noun) a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
abacinate (verb) blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes
aback (adverb) by surprise
(adverb) having the wind against the forward side of the sails
abactinal (adjective) (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
abacus (noun) a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
(noun) a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
abarticulation (noun) dislocation of a joint
abasic (adjective) of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) Synonyms: abatic
abatic (adjective) of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) Synonyms: abasic
abbacy (noun) the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
abcoulomb (noun) a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs
abdicable (adjective) capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished
abdicate (verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations Synonyms: renounce
abdication (noun) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers Synonyms: stepping down
(noun) the act of abdicating Synonyms: stepping down
abdicator (noun) one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility
abdominocentesis (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis Synonyms: paracentesis
abdominovesical (adjective) of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abduce (verb) advance evidence for Synonyms: adduce, cite
abducens (noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonyms: abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
abducent (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part Synonyms: abducting
(noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye Synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
abduct (verb) pull away from the body
(verb) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom Synonyms: kidnap, nobble, snatch
abducting (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part Synonyms: abducent
abduction (noun) the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
(noun) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
abductor (noun) a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line Synonyms: abductor muscle
(noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) Synonyms: kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher
abecedarian (adjective) alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
(noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
abecedarius (noun) a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
aberrance (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrancy, aberration, deviance
aberrancy (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms: aberrance, aberration, deviance
abeyance (noun) temporary cessation or suspension Synonyms: suspension
abhorrence (noun) hate coupled with disgust Synonyms: abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium
abidance (noun) the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
(noun) the act of dwelling in a place Synonyms: residence, residency
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards Synonyms: compliance, conformation, conformity
abience (noun) (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
abiogenetic (adjective) originating by abiogenesis
abject (adjective) of the most contemptible kind Synonyms: low-down, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy
(adjective) showing utter resignation or hopelessness Synonyms: unhopeful
(adjective) showing humiliation or submissiveness
(adjective) most unfortunate or miserable
abjection (noun) a low or downcast state Synonyms: abasement, degradation
abjectly (adverb) in a hopeless resigned manner Synonyms: resignedly
ablactate (verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk Synonyms: wean
ablactation (noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal Synonyms: weaning
(noun) the cessation of lactation
abnormalcy (noun) an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies Synonyms: abnormality
abocclusion (noun) the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting
aborticide (noun) the act of destroying a fetus Synonyms: feticide
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion Synonyms: abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug
abortifacient (adjective) causing abortion
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion Synonyms: aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
aboulic (adjective) suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions Synonyms: abulic
abracadabra (noun) gibberish and nonsense
abrachia (noun) the condition of having no arms
abranchial (adjective) having no gills Synonyms: abranchiate, abranchious, gill-less
abranchiate (adjective) having no gills Synonyms: abranchial, abranchious, gill-less
abranchious (adjective) having no gills Synonyms: abranchial, abranchiate, gill-less
abreact (verb) discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
abreaction (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis
abroach (adjective) of a cask or barrel Synonyms: broached
abrocome (noun) ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes Synonyms: chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla
abscess (noun) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
abscessed (adjective) infected and filled with pus
abscise (verb) remove or separate by abscission
(verb) shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
abscissa (noun) the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
abscission (noun) the act of cutting something off Synonyms: cutting off
(noun) shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
abscond (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along Synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off
absconder (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
abscondment (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) Synonyms: decampment
absence (noun) failure to be present
(noun) the state of being absent
(noun) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy Synonyms: absence seizure
(noun) the time interval during which something or somebody is away
absolutistic (adjective) pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism Synonyms: absolutist
absorbance (noun) (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation Synonyms: optical density, photographic density, transmission density
absorbefacient (adjective) inducing or promoting absorption Synonyms: sorbefacient
absorbency (noun) the property of being absorbent
absorptance (noun) a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber Synonyms: absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption
abstinence (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
(noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) Synonyms: abstention
abstract (adjective) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
(adjective) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature Synonyms: abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
(adjective) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
(noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance Synonyms: abstraction
(noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory Synonyms: outline, precis, synopsis
(verb) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
(verb) consider apart from a particular case or instance
(verb) give an abstract (of)
(verb) make off with belongings of others Synonyms: cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
abstracted (adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation Synonyms: absent, absentminded, scatty
abstractedly (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner Synonyms: absently, absentmindedly, inattentively
abstractedness (noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else Synonyms: abstraction
abstracter (noun) one who makes abstracts or summarizes information Synonyms: abstractor
abstraction (noun) a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples Synonyms: abstract entity
(noun) the act of withdrawing or removing something
(noun) an abstract painting
(noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance Synonyms: abstract
(noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else Synonyms: abstractedness
(noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances Synonyms: generalisation, generalization
abstractionism (noun) an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation Synonyms: abstract art
(noun) a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples Synonyms: unrealism
abstractionist (adjective) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature Synonyms: abstract, nonfigurative, nonobjective
(noun) a painter of abstract pictures Synonyms: abstract artist
abstractive (adjective) of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
abstractly (adverb) in abstract terms
abstractness (noun) the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
abstractor (noun) one who makes abstracts or summarizes information Synonyms: abstracter
abulic (adjective) suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions Synonyms: aboulic
abundance (noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply Synonyms: copiousness, teemingness
(noun) (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
(noun) (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
acacia (noun) any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
academe (noun) the academic world Synonyms: academia
academia (noun) the academic world Synonyms: academe
academic (adjective) associated with academia or an academy
(adjective) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Synonyms: donnish, pedantic
(adjective) hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
(noun) an educator who works at a college or university Synonyms: academician, faculty member
academically (adverb) in regard to academic matters
academician (noun) an educator who works at a college or university Synonyms: academic, faculty member
(noun) a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation Synonyms: schoolman
(noun) someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
academicianship (noun) the position of member of an honorary academy
academicism (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety Synonyms: academism, scholasticism
(noun) Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Synonyms: academic art, academism
academism (noun) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety Synonyms: academicism, scholasticism
(noun) a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Synonyms: academic art, academicism
academy (noun) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
(noun) a secondary school (usually private)
(noun) a school for special training
(noun) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature Synonyms: honorary society
acantha (noun) any sharply pointed projection Synonyms: spine, spur
acanthion (noun) the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
acanthocephalan (noun) any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines Synonyms: spiny-headed worm
acanthocyte (noun) an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
acanthocytosis (noun) the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)
acanthoid (adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn Synonyms: acanthous, spinous
acantholysis (noun) a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
acanthoma (noun) a neoplasm originating in the epidermis Synonyms: skin tumor
acanthopterygian (noun) a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays Synonyms: spiny-finned fish
acanthosis (noun) an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

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