| acaudal | (adjective) lacking a tail or taillike appendage | Synonyms: acaudate |
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| adenoidal | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids | - |
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| (adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched | Synonyms: nasal, pinched |
| agonadal | (adjective) lacking gonads | - |
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| alkaloidal | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids | - |
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| amygdala | (noun) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | Synonyms: amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum |
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| amygdaliform | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal |
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| amygdalin | (noun) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds | - |
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| amygdaline | (adjective) related to or resembling an almond | - |
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| amygdaloid | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal |
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| (noun) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits | - |
| amygdaloidal | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid |
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| amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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| amyloidal | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, farinaceous, starchlike |
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| anodal | (adjective) of or at or relating to an anode | Synonyms: anodic |
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| anthropoidal | (adjective) resembling apes | Synonyms: anthropoid, apelike |
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| antipodal | (adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth | Synonyms: antipodean |
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| (noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter | Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition |
| apodal | (adjective) (of snakes and eels) naturally footless | Synonyms: apodous |
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| apsidal | (adjective) of or relating to an apse | - |
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| araneidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling a spider | Synonyms: araneidan |
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| arthropodal | (adjective) of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda | Synonyms: arthropodan, arthropodous |
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| asteroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling an asteroid | - |
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| autacoidal | (adjective) of or relating to an autacoid | - |
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| backpedal | (verb) modify one's opinion, make it less strong | - |
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| (verb) pedal backwards on a bicycle | - |
| (verb) step backwards, in boxing | - |
| bactericidal | (adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | Synonyms: disinfectant, germicidal |
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| bacterioidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacteroid, bacteroidal |
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| bacteroidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroid |
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| bimodal | (adjective) of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes | - |
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| bipedal | (adjective) having two feet | Synonyms: biped, two-footed |
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| bipedalism | (noun) the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet | - |
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| botryoidal | (adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form | Synonyms: botryoid, boytrose |
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| bridal | (adjective) of or pertaining to a bride | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a wedding | Synonyms: nuptial, spousal |
| (noun) archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast | Synonyms: espousal |
| caudal | (adjective) constituting or relating to a tail | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a tail | Synonyms: taillike |
| (adjective) situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises | - |
| (adverb) toward the posterior end of the body | Synonyms: caudally |
| caudally | (adverb) toward the posterior end of the body | Synonyms: caudal |
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| centroidal | (adjective) of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid | - |
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| chancroidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having chancroids | - |
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| chordal | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords | - |
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| colloidal | (adjective) of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid | - |
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| colloidally | (adverb) in a colloidal manner | - |
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| corydalis | (noun) a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers | - |
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| cotyloidal | (adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone | Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloid |
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| credal | (adjective) of or relating to a creed | Synonyms: creedal |
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| creedal | (adjective) of or relating to a creed | Synonyms: credal |
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| cuboidal | (adjective) shaped like a cube | Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubelike, cubical, cubiform, cuboid |
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| cuspidal | (adjective) having cusps or points | Synonyms: cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidate, cuspidated |
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| cycloidal | (adjective) resembling a circle | Synonyms: cycloid |
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| daedal | (adjective) complex and ingenious in design or function | - |
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| dal | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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| dalasi | (noun) the basic unit of money in Gambia | - |
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| dale | (noun) an open river valley (in a hilly area) | - |
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| dalesman | (noun) a person who lives in the dales of northern England | - |
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| daleth | (noun) the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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| dalliance | (noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | Synonyms: dawdling, trifling |
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| (noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | Synonyms: coquetry, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying |
| dallier | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope |
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| dallisgrass | (noun) tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States | Synonyms: dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum |
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| dally | (verb) consider not very seriously | Synonyms: play, trifle |
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| (verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | Synonyms: butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance |
| (verb) waste time | Synonyms: dawdle |
| (verb) behave carelessly or indifferently | Synonyms: flirt, play, toy |
| dalmatian | (noun) a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia | Synonyms: carriage dog, coach dog |
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| dalo | (noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves | Synonyms: Colocasia esculenta, dasheen, taro, taro plant |
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| dendroidal | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, tree-shaped, treelike |
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| dillydallier | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope |
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| dillydally | (verb) postpone doing what one should be doing | Synonyms: dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall |
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| discoidal | (adjective) having a flat circular shape | Synonyms: disc-shaped, disclike, discoid, disk-shaped, disklike |
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| ellipsoidal | (adjective) having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid | Synonyms: ellipsoid, spheroidal |
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| feudal | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism | Synonyms: feudalistic |
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| feudalism | (noun) the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war | Synonyms: feudal system |
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| feudalistic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism | Synonyms: feudal |
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| feudalize | (verb) bring (a country or people) under feudalism | - |
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| feudally | (adverb) in a feudal manner | - |
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| fungicidal | (adjective) capable of destroying fungi | Synonyms: antifungal |
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| germicidal | (adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | Synonyms: bactericidal, disinfectant |
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| gonadal | (adjective) of or relating to the gonads | - |
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| hadal | (adjective) relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters) | - |
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| hebdomadal | (adjective) of or occurring every seven days | Synonyms: hebdomadary, weekly |
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| hebdomadally | (adverb) without missing a week | Synonyms: each week, every week, weekly |
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| holdall | (noun) a capacious bag or basket | Synonyms: carryall, tote, tote bag |
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| homicidal | (adjective) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | Synonyms: murderous |
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| hyperboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a hyperboloid | - |
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| insecticidal | (adjective) of or relating to insecticide | - |
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| insecticidally | (adverb) by means of an insecticide | - |
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| intertidal | (adjective) of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark | - |
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| magdalen | (noun) a reformed prostitute | - |
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| mandala | (noun) any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation | - |
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| mastoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling a nipple | Synonyms: mastoid |
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| (noun) process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull | Synonyms: mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process |
| mastoidale | (noun) the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process | - |
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| medal | (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medallion, palm, ribbon |
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| medalist | (noun) (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament | Synonyms: medal winner, medallist |
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| (noun) someone who has won a medal | Synonyms: medallist |
| medallion | (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | Synonyms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, palm, ribbon |
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| (noun) an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) | - |
| (noun) a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal" | - |
| (noun) any of various large ancient Greek coins | - |
| medallist | (noun) (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament | Synonyms: medal winner, medalist |
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| (noun) someone who has won a medal | Synonyms: medalist |
| modal | (adjective) relating to or expressing the mood of a verb | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode | - |
| (adjective) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | Synonyms: average |
| (noun) an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality | Synonyms: modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb |
| modality | (noun) a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment | - |
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| (noun) a particular sense | Synonyms: sense modality, sensory system |
| (noun) a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility | Synonyms: mode |
| (noun) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | Synonyms: mode, mood |
| mucoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling mucus | Synonyms: mucoid |
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| nonsteroidal | (adjective) not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones | - |
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| (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroid |
| odalisque | (noun) a woman slave in a harem | - |
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| orchidalgia | (noun) pain in the testes | - |
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| paraboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a paraboloid | - |
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| parasiticidal | (adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic |
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| pedal | (adjective) of or relating to the feet | - |
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| (noun) a lever that is operated with the foot | Synonyms: foot lever, foot pedal, treadle |
| (noun) a sustained bass note | Synonyms: pedal point |
| (verb) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument | - |
| (verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel |
| pedaler | (noun) a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) | Synonyms: pedaller |
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| pedaller | (noun) a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) | Synonyms: pedaler |
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| podalgia | (noun) foot pain | - |
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| poundal | (noun) a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons | Synonyms: pdl |
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| pudendal | (adjective) of or relating to or near the pudendum | - |
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