| nonechoic | (adjective) not echoic or imitative of sound | - |
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| nonmechanical | (adjective) not mechanical | - |
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| (adjective) (of a person) lacking mechanical skills | Synonyms: unmechanical |
| nonmechanistic | (adjective) not mechanistic | - |
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| nontechnical | (adjective) not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences | Synonyms: untechnical |
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| obeche | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: arere, obechi, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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| (noun) the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering | - |
| obechi | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: arere, obeche, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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| pantechnicon | (noun) a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture) | - |
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| perleche | (noun) a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin | Synonyms: cheilosis |
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| petechia | (noun) a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) | - |
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| photomechanical | (adjective) of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing | - |
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| photomechanics | (noun) the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing | - |
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| (noun) the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods | Synonyms: photoplate making |
| polytechnic | (noun) a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences | Synonyms: engineering school, polytechnic institute |
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| prechlorination | (noun) chlorination prior to another chemical process | - |
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| pyrotechnic | (adjective) of or relating to the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnical |
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| (adjective) suggestive of fireworks | - |
| (noun) (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | Synonyms: firework |
| pyrotechnical | (adjective) of or relating to the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnic |
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| pyrotechnics | (noun) the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechny |
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| (noun) (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) | - |
| pyrotechny | (noun) the craft of making fireworks | Synonyms: pyrotechnics |
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| recharge | (verb) charge anew | - |
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| (verb) load anew | Synonyms: reload |
| rechargeable | (adjective) capable of being recharged | - |
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| rechauffe | (noun) warmed leftovers | - |
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| recherche | (adjective) lavishly elegant and refined | Synonyms: exquisite |
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| reecho | (verb) repeat back like an echo | - |
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| (verb) repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back | - |
| (verb) echo repeatedly, echo again and again | - |
| reechoing | (adjective) (of sounds) repeating by reflection | Synonyms: echoing |
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| repechage | (noun) a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race | - |
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| screech | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
| (verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream | Synonyms: screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk |
| (verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise | Synonyms: creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine |
| screecher | (noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice | Synonyms: bawler, bellower, roarer, screamer, shouter, yeller |
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| screeching | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
| screechy | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing |
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| servomechanical | (adjective) of or involving servomechanisms | Synonyms: servo |
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| servomechanism | (noun) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system | Synonyms: servo, servosystem |
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| speech | (noun) the mental faculty or power of vocal communication | Synonyms: language |
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| (noun) (language) communication by word of mouth | Synonyms: language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication |
| (noun) the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience | Synonyms: address |
| (noun) words making up the dialogue of a play | Synonyms: actor's line, words |
| (noun) a lengthy rebuke | Synonyms: lecture, talking to |
| (noun) the exchange of spoken words | - |
| (noun) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | Synonyms: delivery, manner of speaking |
| (noun) something spoken | - |
| speechifier | (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration | Synonyms: orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechmaker |
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| speechify | (verb) make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality | - |
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| speechless | (adjective) temporarily incapable of speaking | Synonyms: dumb |
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| speechlessly | (adverb) in a manner indicating that one is deprived of speech by physical weakness or emotion | - |
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| speechlessness | (noun) the property of being speechless | - |
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| speechmaker | (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration | Synonyms: orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier |
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| speechmaking | (noun) delivering an address to a public audience | Synonyms: oral presentation, public speaking, speaking |
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| speechwriter | (noun) a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver | - |
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| sprechgesang | (noun) a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking | Synonyms: sprechstimme |
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| sprechstimme | (noun) a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking | Synonyms: sprechgesang |
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| steeplechase | (noun) a horse race over an obstructed course | - |
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| (noun) a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump | - |
| steeplechaser | (noun) a horse trained to run in steeplechases | - |
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| stonechat | (noun) common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast | Synonyms: Saxicola torquata |
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| synechia | (noun) adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness | - |
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| tech | (noun) a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences | Synonyms: technical school |
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| techie | (noun) a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) | Synonyms: tekki |
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| technetium | (noun) a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium | Synonyms: atomic number 43, Tc |
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| technical | (adjective) characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill | Synonyms: proficient |
| (adjective) of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | Synonyms: technological |
| (adjective) according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules | - |
| (adjective) relating to or concerned with machinery or tools | Synonyms: mechanical, mechanically skillful |
| (adjective) of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood | Synonyms: expert |
| (adjective) resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations | - |
| (noun) (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play | Synonyms: technical foul |
| (noun) a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it | - |
| technicality | (noun) a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field | - |
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| (noun) the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods | - |
| technically | (adverb) with regard to technical skill and the technology available | - |
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| (adverb) with regard to technique | - |
| (adverb) according to the exact meaning; according to the facts | - |
| technician | (noun) someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process | - |
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| (noun) someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique | - |
| technicolor | (noun) a trademarked method of making color motion pictures | - |
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| technique | (noun) a practical method or art applied to some particular task | - |
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| (noun) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | Synonyms: proficiency |
| techno | (noun) a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals | - |
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| technobabble | (noun) technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects | - |
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| technocracy | (noun) a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control | - |
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| technocrat | (noun) an advocate of technocracy | - |
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| (noun) an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group | - |
| technological | (adjective) of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | Synonyms: technical |
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| (adjective) based in scientific and industrial progress | - |
| technologically | (adverb) by means of technology | - |
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| technologist | (noun) a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems | Synonyms: applied scientist, engineer |
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| technology | (noun) the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment | - |
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| (noun) machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences | - |
| (noun) the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | Synonyms: applied science, engineering, engineering science |
| technophile | (noun) a person who is enthusiastic about new technology | - |
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| technophilia | (noun) enthusiasm for new technology | - |
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| technophilic | (adjective) of or relating to or showing technophilia | - |
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| technophobe | (noun) a person who dislikes or avoids new technology | - |
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| technophobia | (noun) dislike for new technology | - |
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| technophobic | (adjective) of or relating to or showing technophobia | - |
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| techy | (adjective) easily irritated or annoyed | Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy |
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| unmechanical | (adjective) (of a person) lacking mechanical skills | Synonyms: nonmechanical |
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| unmechanised | (adjective) not mechanized | Synonyms: unmechanized |
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| unmechanized | (adjective) not mechanized | Synonyms: unmechanised |
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| untechnical | (adjective) not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences | Synonyms: nontechnical |
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