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3736 Words That Contain DE

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abide (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant Synonyms: bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
(verb) dwell Synonyms: bide, stay
abode (noun) housing that someone is living in Synonyms: domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home
(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily Synonyms: residence
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
abrade (verb) wear away Synonyms: abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off
(verb) rub hard or scrub Synonyms: scour
abrader (noun) a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing Synonyms: abradant
absconder (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
absentminded (adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation Synonyms: absent, abstracted, scatty
absentmindedly (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner Synonyms: absently, abstractedly, inattentively
absentmindedness (noun) preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
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
acaracide (noun) a chemical agent used to kill mites Synonyms: acaricide
acaricide (noun) a chemical agent used to kill mites Synonyms: acaracide
accede (verb) yield to another's wish or opinion Synonyms: bow, defer, give in, submit
(verb) to agree or express agreement Synonyms: acquiesce, assent
(verb) take on duties or office Synonyms: enter
accidence (noun) the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words Synonyms: inflectional morphology
accident (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause Synonyms: chance event, fortuity, stroke
(noun) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
accidental (adjective) not of prime or central importance Synonyms: incidental, nonessential
(adjective) happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally Synonyms: inadvertent
(noun) a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
accidentally (adverb) without advance planning Synonyms: by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly
(adverb) without intention; in an unintentional manner Synonyms: unintentionally
(adverb) of a minor or subordinate nature Synonyms: incidentally
accolade (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction Synonyms: award, honor, honour, laurels
accroides (noun) an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper Synonyms: acaroid resin, accaroid resin, accroides gum, accroides resin, gum accroides
acetaldehyde (noun) a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs Synonyms: ethanal
acetamide (noun) a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds Synonyms: ethanamide
acetanilide (noun) a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen) Synonyms: acetanilid, phenylacetamide
achlamydeous (adjective) not having a floral envelope or perianth
acidemia (noun) a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)
acrylamide (noun) a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
actinide (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 Synonyms: actinoid, actinon
addend (noun) a number that is added to another number (the augend)
addendum (noun) textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Synonyms: postscript, supplement
adder (noun) small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia Synonyms: common viper, Vipera berus
(noun) a machine that adds numbers
(noun) a person who adds numbers
ade (noun) a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice Synonyms: fruit drink
adelgid (noun) any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
adenine (noun) (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA Synonyms: A
adenitis (noun) inflammation of a gland or lymph node
adenocarcinoma (noun) malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium Synonyms: glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma
adenocarcinomatous (adjective) of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma
adenohypophysis (noun) the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Synonyms: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland
adenoid (adjective) relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
(noun) a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
adenoidal (adjective) of or pertaining to the adenoids
(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched Synonyms: nasal, pinched
adenoidectomy (noun) surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
adenoma (noun) a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
adenomegaly (noun) gland enlargement
adenomyosarcoma (noun) malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass Synonyms: embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour
adenomyosis (noun) the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea Synonyms: endometriosis
adenopathy (noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)
adenosine (noun) (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
adenosis (noun) a disorder of the glands of the body Synonyms: gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder
adenovirus (noun) any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
adept (adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude Synonyms: expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful
(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field Synonyms: ace, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
adeptness (noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty Synonyms: adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness
adequacy (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: Synonyms: adequateness
(noun) the quality of being sufficient for the end in view Synonyms: sufficiency
adequate (adjective) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task Synonyms: equal
(adjective) about average; acceptable Synonyms: fair to middling, passable, tolerable
(adjective) sufficient for the purpose Synonyms: enough
adequately (adverb) in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
adequateness (noun) the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: Synonyms: adequacy
adermin (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch Synonyms: pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, vitamin B6
adesite (noun) dark greyish extrusive rock
aerides (noun) any orchid of the genus Aerides
afterdeck (noun) a deck abaft of midships
aggrade (verb) build up to a level by depositing sediment
aide (noun) someone who acts as assistant Synonyms: auxiliary
(noun) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer Synonyms: adjutant, aide-de-camp
aided (adjective) having help; often used as a combining form Synonyms: assisted
airheaded (adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity Synonyms: dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly
alcalde (noun) a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
aldehyde (noun) any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
aldehydic (adjective) of or related to or containing aldehydes
alder (noun) north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant Synonyms: alder tree
(noun) wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
alderfly (noun) dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae Synonyms: alder fly, Sialis lutaria
alderman (noun) a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
aldermanic (adjective) of or relating to or like an alderman Synonyms: aldermanly
aldermanly (adjective) of or relating to or like an alderman Synonyms: aldermanic
alidade (noun) surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles Synonyms: alidad
(noun) surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments Synonyms: alidad
allemande (noun) egg-thickened veloute Synonyms: allemande sauce
allude (verb) make a more or less disguised reference to Synonyms: advert, touch
alongside (adverb) side by side Synonyms: aboard
altitude (noun) elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface Synonyms: height
(noun) angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) Synonyms: ALT, EL, elevation
(noun) the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
ambidexterity (noun) the property of being equally skillful with each hand Synonyms: ambidextrousness
ambidextrous (adjective) equally skillful with each hand Synonyms: two-handed
(adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Synonyms: deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced
ambidextrousness (noun) the property of being equally skillful with each hand Synonyms: ambidexterity
ambuscade (noun) the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise Synonyms: ambush, lying in wait, trap
(verb) wait in hiding to attack Synonyms: ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay
amended (adjective) of legislation
(adjective) modified for the better
amide (noun) any organic compound containing the group -CONH2
amplitude (noun) greatness of magnitude
(noun) the property of copious abundance Synonyms: bountifulness, bounty
(noun) (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
andelmin (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira Synonyms: angelim
andesite (noun) a dark grey volcanic rock
angioedema (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema
anhydride (noun) a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
anode (noun) a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
(noun) the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
antecede (verb) be earlier in time; go back further Synonyms: antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate
antecedence (noun) preceding in time Synonyms: antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority
antecedency (noun) preceding in time Synonyms: antecedence, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority
antecedent (adjective) preceding in time or order
(noun) the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
(noun) a preceding occurrence or cause or event
(noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root
(noun) anything that precedes something similar in time Synonyms: forerunner
antecedently (adverb) at an earlier time or formerly Synonyms: previously
anterograde (adjective) of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma

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