antiparticle | (noun) a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy | - |
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appendicle | (noun) a small appendage | - |
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arteriolosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterioles | - |
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arteriosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterial walls | Synonyms: arterial sclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries |
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arteriosclerotic | (adjective) affected by arteriosclerosis | - |
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article | (noun) one of a class of artifacts | - |
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(noun) nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication | - |
(noun) (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase | - |
(noun) a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | Synonyms: clause |
(verb) bind by a contract; especially for a training period | - |
articled | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: apprenticed, bound, indentured |
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asclepiad | (noun) any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae | - |
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asclepiadaceous | (adjective) of or relating to plants of the milkweed family | - |
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atherosclerosis | (noun) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries | Synonyms: coronary artery disease |
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atherosclerotic | (adjective) of or relating to atherosclerosis | - |
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auricle | (noun) a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart | Synonyms: atrial auricle, auricula atrii |
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(noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | Synonyms: ear, pinna |
barnacle | (noun) marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces | Synonyms: cirriped, cirripede |
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(noun) European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | Synonyms: barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis |
bespectacled | (adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | Synonyms: monocled, spectacled |
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bicycle | (noun) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: bike, cycle, wheel |
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(verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bike, cycle, pedal, wheel |
bicycler | (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicyclist, biker, cyclist, wheeler |
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binnacle | (noun) a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) | - |
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binuclear | (adjective) having two nuclei | Synonyms: binucleate, binucleated |
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binucleate | (adjective) having two nuclei | Synonyms: binuclear, binucleated |
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binucleated | (adjective) having two nuclei | Synonyms: binuclear, binucleate |
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boucle | (noun) a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect | - |
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calycle | (noun) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) | Synonyms: caliculus, calyculus |
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(noun) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus | Synonyms: calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx |
calycled | (adjective) having a calyculus | Synonyms: calyculate |
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canticle | (noun) a hymn derived from the Bible | - |
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carbuncle | (noun) an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus | - |
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(noun) deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets | - |
carbuncled | (adjective) set with carbuncles | - |
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(adjective) afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle | Synonyms: carbuncular |
caruncle | (noun) an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds | Synonyms: caruncula |
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chicle | (noun) gum-like substance from the sapodilla | Synonyms: chicle gum |
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chronicle | (noun) a record or narrative description of past events | Synonyms: account, history, story |
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(verb) record in chronological order; make a historical record | - |
chronicler | (noun) someone who writes chronicles | - |
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circle | (noun) movement once around a course | Synonyms: circuit, lap |
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(noun) any circular or rotating mechanism | Synonyms: round |
(noun) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | Synonyms: rotary, roundabout, traffic circle |
(noun) a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra | Synonyms: dress circle |
(noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope, rophy |
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups | Synonyms: band, lot, set |
(noun) ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point | - |
(noun) something approximating the shape of a circle | - |
(verb) form or draw a circle around | Synonyms: encircle |
(verb) move in a circular path above (someone or something) | - |
(verb) travel around something | - |
circlet | (noun) decorated metal band worn around the head | - |
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(noun) a small circle | - |
clavicle | (noun) bone linking the scapula and sternum | Synonyms: collarbone |
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clean | (adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits | - |
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(adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers | Synonyms: unobjectionable |
(adjective) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination | Synonyms: uncontaminating |
(adjective) ritually clean or pure | - |
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed | Synonyms: neat |
(adjective) free from sepsis or infection | Synonyms: uninfected |
(adjective) thorough and without qualification | - |
(adjective) without difficulties or problems | - |
(adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on | Synonyms: blank, white |
(adjective) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | Synonyms: sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty |
(adjective) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections | Synonyms: fair |
(adjective) morally pure | Synonyms: clean-living |
(adjective) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense | - |
(adjective) free from impurities | Synonyms: fresh |
(adjective) free of drugs | - |
(adjective) not carrying concealed weapons | - |
(adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications | Synonyms: clear |
(adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | Synonyms: clear, light, unclouded |
(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | Synonyms: clean and jerk |
(adverb) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating | Synonyms: fair, fairly |
(adverb) completely; used as intensifiers | Synonyms: plum, plumb |
(verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: cleanse |
(verb) remove unwanted substances from | Synonyms: scavenge |
(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: pick |
(verb) remove shells or husks from | - |
(verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | Synonyms: make clean |
(verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
(verb) remove while making clean | - |
(verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | Synonyms: strip |
(verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | - |
(verb) be cleanable | - |
cleanable | (adjective) capable of being cleaned | - |
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cleaner | (noun) a preparation used in cleaning something | Synonyms: cleanser, cleansing agent |
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(noun) someone whose occupation is cleaning | - |
(noun) the operator of dry-cleaning establishment | Synonyms: dry cleaner |
cleaners | (noun) shop where dry cleaning is done | Synonyms: dry cleaners |
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cleaning | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleansing, cleanup |
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cleanliness | (noun) diligence in keeping clean | - |
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(noun) the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections | - |
cleanly | (adjective) habitually clean | - |
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(adverb) smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | Synonyms: flawlessly |
(adverb) in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution | - |
cleanness | (noun) the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities | - |
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(noun) without moral defects | - |
cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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(verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
cleanser | (noun) a preparation used in cleaning something | Synonyms: cleaner, cleansing agent |
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cleansing | (adjective) acting like an antiseptic | Synonyms: purifying |
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(adjective) cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands | Synonyms: ablutionary |
(noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleanup |
cleanup | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleansing |
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(noun) (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) | Synonyms: cleanup position, cleanup spot |
(noun) a very large profit | Synonyms: killing |
clear | (adjective) readily apparent to the mind | - |
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(adjective) allowing light to pass through | - |
(adjective) free from clouds or mist or haze | - |
(adjective) accurately stated or described | Synonyms: well-defined |
(adjective) free from confusion or doubt | - |
(adjective) characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving | Synonyms: percipient |
(adjective) clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible | Synonyms: clean-cut, clear-cut |
(adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated |
(adjective) easily deciphered | Synonyms: decipherable, readable |
(adjective) clear of charges or deductions | - |
(adjective) free from flaw or blemish or impurity | - |
(adjective) (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law | Synonyms: unmortgaged |
(adjective) affording free passage or view | Synonyms: open |
(adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications | Synonyms: clean |
(adjective) characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt) | - |
(adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | Synonyms: clean, light, unclouded |
(adjective) free from contact or proximity or connection | - |
(noun) a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | Synonyms: open |
(noun) the state of being free of suspicion | - |
(adverb) in an easily perceptible manner | Synonyms: clearly |
(adverb) entirely | Synonyms: all the way |
(verb) remove | - |
(verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: unclutter |
(verb) make clear, bright, light, or translucent | - |
(verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | Synonyms: clear up |
(verb) make a way or path by removing objects | - |
(verb) remove the occupants of | - |
(verb) remove (people) from a building | - |
(verb) rid of instructions or data | - |
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate |
(verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass |
(verb) settle, as of a debt | Synonyms: solve |
(verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: top |
(verb) pass an inspection or receive authorization | - |
(verb) go away or disappear | - |
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
(verb) yield as a net profit | Synonyms: net |
(verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: net, sack, sack up |
(verb) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts | - |
(verb) sell to get rid of | - |
(verb) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | - |
(verb) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | - |
(verb) go unchallenged; be approved | Synonyms: pass |
(verb) become clear | Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up |
clearance | (noun) permission to proceed | - |
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(noun) the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them | - |
(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | Synonyms: headroom, headway |
clearcutness | (noun) clarity as a consequence of precision | Synonyms: preciseness |
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cleared | (adjective) rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush | - |
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(adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: absolved, clear, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated |
clearheaded | (adjective) not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently | Synonyms: clear-thinking |
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clearing | (noun) the act of freeing from suspicion | - |
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(noun) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | Synonyms: clarification |
(noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area | Synonyms: glade |
clearly | (adverb) without doubt or question | - |
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(adverb) in an intelligible manner | Synonyms: intelligibly, understandably |
(adverb) clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | Synonyms: distinctly |
(adverb) in an easily perceptible manner | Synonyms: clear |
clearness | (noun) free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | Synonyms: clarity, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity |
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(noun) the quality of clear water | Synonyms: clarity, uncloudedness |
clearstory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clerestory |
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clearway | (noun) a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
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clearweed | (noun) a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves | Synonyms: dead nettle, Pilea pumilla, richweed |
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cleat | (noun) a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached | - |
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(noun) a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured | - |
(noun) a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping | - |
(verb) secure on a cleat | - |
(verb) provide with cleats | - |
cleats | (noun) shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles | - |
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cleavable | (adjective) capable of being cleaved | - |
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cleavage | (noun) the act of cleaving or splitting | - |
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(noun) the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) | - |
(noun) (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | Synonyms: segmentation |
(noun) the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules | - |
(noun) the state of being split or cleft | - |
cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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(verb) make by cutting into | - |
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
cleaver | (noun) a butcher's knife having a large square blade | Synonyms: chopper, meat cleaver |
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cleavers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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clef | (noun) a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it | - |
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cleft | (adjective) having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | Synonyms: dissected |
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(adjective) split or divided | - |
(noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
(noun) a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) | - |
cleg | (noun) large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | Synonyms: clegg, horse fly, horsefly |
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clegg | (noun) large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | Synonyms: cleg, horse fly, horsefly |
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cleistocarp | (noun) closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration | Synonyms: cleistothecium |
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cleistogamic | (adjective) exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy | Synonyms: cleistogamous |
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cleistogamous | (adjective) exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy | Synonyms: cleistogamic |
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cleistogamy | (noun) the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers | - |
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cleistothecium | (noun) closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration | Synonyms: cleistocarp |
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clematis | (noun) any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers | - |
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clemency | (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | Synonyms: mercifulness, mercy |
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(noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures | Synonyms: mildness |
clement | (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy | - |
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(adjective) (of weather or climate) physically mild | - |
clementine | (noun) a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds | - |
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(noun) a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa | Synonyms: clementine tree |
clench | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold |
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(noun) a small slip noose made with seizing | Synonyms: clinch |
(verb) hold in a tight grasp | Synonyms: clinch |
(verb) squeeze together tightly | - |
clenched | (adjective) closed or squeezed together tightly | Synonyms: clinched |
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cleome | (noun) any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers | Synonyms: spiderflower |
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clepsydra | (noun) clock that measures time by the escape of water | Synonyms: water clock, water glass |
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clerestory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clearstory |
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clergy | (noun) in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | - |
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clergyman | (noun) a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | Synonyms: man of the cloth, reverend |
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cleric | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: churchman, divine, ecclesiastic |
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clerical | (adjective) of or relating to the clergy | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to clerks | - |
(adjective) appropriate for or engaged in office work | - |
clericalism | (noun) a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters | - |
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clericalist | (noun) one who advocates clericalism | - |
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clericalization | (noun) The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy. | - |
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clerid | (noun) predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic | Synonyms: clerid beetle |
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clerihew | (noun) a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person | - |
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clerisy | (noun) an educated and intellectual elite | Synonyms: intelligentsia |
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clerk | (noun) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | - |
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(noun) a salesperson in a store | Synonyms: salesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk |
(verb) work as a clerk, as in the legal business | - |
clerking | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: bookkeeping |
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clerkship | (noun) the job of clerk | - |
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clever | (adjective) showing inventiveness and skill | Synonyms: cunning, ingenious |
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(adjective) mentally quick and resourceful | Synonyms: apt |
(adjective) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others | Synonyms: cagey, cagy, canny |
cleverly | (adverb) in a clever manner | Synonyms: smartly |
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cleverness | (noun) the property of being ingenious | Synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity |
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(noun) intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty | Synonyms: brightness, smartness |
(noun) the power of creative imagination | Synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness |
clevis | (noun) a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc. | - |
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clew | (noun) evidence that helps to solve a problem | Synonyms: clue, cue |
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(noun) a ball of yarn or cord or thread | - |
(verb) roll into a ball | Synonyms: clue |
clews | (noun) the cords used to suspend a hammock | - |
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