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 |
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aftersensation | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: afterimage |
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alpenstock | (noun) a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers | - |
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amanuensis | (noun) someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) | Synonyms: shorthand typist, stenographer |
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angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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antihypertensive | (noun) a drug that reduces high blood pressure | Synonyms: antihypertensive drug |
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apprehensible | (adjective) capable of being apprehended or understood | Synonyms: graspable, intelligible, perceivable, understandable |
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apprehension | (noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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(noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: discernment, savvy, understanding |
(noun) painful expectation | Synonyms: misgiving |
(noun) fearful expectation or anticipation | Synonyms: apprehensiveness, dread |
apprehensive | (adjective) in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | - |
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(adjective) quick to understand | Synonyms: discerning |
(adjective) mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | Synonyms: worried |
apprehensively | (adverb) with anxiety or apprehension | Synonyms: anxiously, uneasily |
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apprehensiveness | (noun) fearful expectation or anticipation | Synonyms: apprehension, dread |
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ascension | (noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction | Synonyms: ascending, ascent, rise |
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(noun) a movement upward; rise above the ground | Synonyms: ascent, rise, rising |
(noun) (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon | - |
ascensional | (adjective) tending to rise | - |
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ascensive | (adjective) tending or directed upward | Synonyms: ascendant, ascendent |
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avens | (noun) any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers | - |
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biodefense | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefence, biological defence, biological defense |
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burdensome | (adjective) not easily borne; wearing | Synonyms: onerous, taxing |
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burdensomeness | (noun) unwelcome burdensome difficulty | Synonyms: heaviness, onerousness, oppressiveness |
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cense | (verb) perfume especially with a censer | Synonyms: incense, thurify |
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censer | (noun) a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) | Synonyms: thurible |
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censor | (noun) a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable | - |
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(noun) someone who censures or condemns | - |
(verb) subject to political, religious, or moral censorship | - |
(verb) forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) | Synonyms: ban |
censored | (adjective) suppressed or subject to censorship | - |
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censorial | (adjective) belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions | - |
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censoring | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censorship |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censorship, security review |
censorious | (adjective) harshly critical or expressing censure | - |
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censorship | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censoring |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censoring, security review |
censurable | (adjective) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | Synonyms: blamable, blameable, blameful, blameworthy, culpable |
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censure | (noun) harsh criticism or disapproval | Synonyms: animadversion |
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(noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: exclusion, excommunication |
(verb) rebuke formally | Synonyms: criminate, reprimand |
census | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: nose count, nosecount |
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(verb) conduct a census | - |
chickenshit | (noun) a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear | - |
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citizenship | (noun) conduct as a citizen | - |
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(noun) the status of a citizen with rights and duties | - |
coextension | (noun) equality of extension or duration | - |
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coextensive | (adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration | Synonyms: conterminous, coterminous |
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commensal | (adjective) living in a state of commensalism | - |
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(noun) either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent | - |
commensalism | (noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it | - |
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commensally | (adverb) in a commensal manner | - |
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commensurable | (adjective) capable of being measured by a common standard | - |
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commensurate | (adjective) corresponding in size or degree or extent | - |
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commensurateness | (noun) the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount | Synonyms: correspondence, proportionateness |
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commonsense | (adjective) exhibiting native good judgment | Synonyms: commonsensible, commonsensical |
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commonsensible | (adjective) exhibiting native good judgment | Synonyms: commonsense, commonsensical |
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commonsensical | (adjective) exhibiting native good judgment | Synonyms: commonsense, commonsensible |
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compensable | (adjective) for which money is paid | Synonyms: paying, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary |
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compensate | (verb) make payment to; compensate | Synonyms: recompense, remunerate |
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(verb) make amends for; pay compensation for | Synonyms: indemnify, recompense, repair |
(verb) do or give something to somebody in return | Synonyms: make up, pay, pay off |
(verb) make reparations or amends for | Synonyms: correct, redress, right |
(verb) adjust for | Synonyms: correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up |
(verb) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | Synonyms: cover, overcompensate |
compensated | (adjective) receiving or eligible for compensation | Synonyms: remunerated, salaried, stipendiary |
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compensation | (noun) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | Synonyms: recompense |
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(noun) something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) | - |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors | - |
comprehensibility | (noun) the quality of comprehensible language or thought | Synonyms: understandability |
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comprehensible | (adjective) capable of being comprehended or understood | Synonyms: comprehendible |
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comprehension | (noun) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) | - |
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(noun) the relation of comprising something | Synonyms: inclusion |
comprehensive | (adjective) including all or everything | - |
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(adjective) broad in scope | - |
(noun) an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | Synonyms: comp, comprehensive examination |
comprehensively | (adverb) in an all-inclusive manner | - |
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comprehensiveness | (noun) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics | Synonyms: breadth, largeness |
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(noun) completeness over a broad scope | Synonyms: fullness |
condensate | (noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensation |
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(noun) a product of condensation | - |
condensation | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensing |
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(noun) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams | - |
(noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, capsule |
(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | Synonyms: compression, contraction |
(noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensate |
(noun) the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state | - |
condense | (verb) make more concise | Synonyms: concentrate, digest |
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(verb) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | Synonyms: distil, distill |
(verb) cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid | - |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: concentrate, contract |
(verb) remove water from | - |
(verb) become more compact or concentrated | - |
(verb) develop due to condensation | - |
condenser | (noun) lens used to concentrate light on an object | Synonyms: optical condenser |
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(noun) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | Synonyms: capacitance, capacitor, electrical condenser |
(noun) a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat | - |
(noun) an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid | - |
condensing | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensation |
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condescension | (noun) the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | Synonyms: disdainfulness, superciliousness |
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(noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescendingness |
(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: disdain, patronage |
consensual | (adjective) existing by consent | - |
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consensus | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | - |
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counteroffensive | (noun) a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force | - |
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declension | (noun) a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms | - |
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(noun) a downward slope or bend | Synonyms: declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall |
(noun) process of changing to an inferior state | Synonyms: decline in quality, deterioration, worsening |
(noun) the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages | - |
defense | (noun) (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | Synonyms: defence, defensive measure |
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(noun) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | Synonyms: defence |
(noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defence, demurrer, denial |
(noun) protection from harm | Synonyms: defence |
(noun) a structure used to defend against attack | Synonyms: defence, defensive structure |
(noun) the justification for some act or belief | Synonyms: defence, vindication |
(noun) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | Synonyms: defence, refutation |
(noun) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | Synonyms: defence, defense lawyers, defense team |
(noun) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | Synonyms: defence, defending team |
(noun) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | Synonyms: defence, defence force, defense force |
(noun) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Synonyms: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
defenseless | (adjective) lacking weapons for self-defense | Synonyms: defenceless |
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(adjective) having no protecting or concealing cover | Synonyms: naked |
(adjective) lacking protection or support | Synonyms: defenceless |
(adverb) without defense | Synonyms: defenceless, defencelessly, defenselessly |
defenselessly | (adverb) without defense | Synonyms: defenceless, defencelessly, defenseless |
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defenselessness | (noun) the property of being helpless in the face of attack | Synonyms: defencelessness, unprotectedness |
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defensibility | (noun) capability of being defended | - |
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defensible | (adjective) capable of being defended | Synonyms: defendable |
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defensive | (adjective) intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack | - |
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(adjective) attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing | Synonyms: justificative, justificatory |
(noun) an attitude of defensiveness | Synonyms: defensive attitude |
defensively | (adverb) in a defensive manner | - |
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(adverb) in an apologetic and defensive manner | - |
defensiveness | (noun) excessive sensitivity to criticism | - |
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dense | (adjective) having high relative density or specific gravity | - |
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(adjective) hard to pass through because of dense growth | Synonyms: thick |
(adjective) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | Synonyms: dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow |
(adjective) permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter | Synonyms: heavy, impenetrable |
(adjective) having component parts closely crowded together | Synonyms: thick |
densely | (adverb) in a concentrated manner | Synonyms: thickly |
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(adverb) stupidly or insensitively | Synonyms: dumbly, obtusely |
denseness | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: density |
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(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, density, tightness |
(noun) the quality of being mentally slow and limited | Synonyms: dumbness, slow-wittedness |
densification | (noun) an increase in the density of something | Synonyms: compaction, compression, concretion |
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densimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densitometer |
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densitometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | - |
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(noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densimeter |
densitometry | (noun) measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission | - |
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density | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: denseness |
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(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, denseness, tightness |
descensus | (noun) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | Synonyms: prolapse, prolapsus |
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desensitisation | (noun) the process of reducing sensitivity | Synonyms: desensitization |
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desensitise | (verb) make insensitive | Synonyms: desensitize |
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(verb) cause not to be sensitive | Synonyms: desensitize |
desensitising | (adjective) making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli | Synonyms: desensitizing |
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desensitization | (noun) the process of reducing sensitivity | Synonyms: desensitisation |
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desensitize | (verb) make insensitive | Synonyms: desensitise |
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(verb) cause not to be sensitive | Synonyms: desensitise |
desensitizing | (adjective) making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli | Synonyms: desensitising |
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diapensia | (noun) any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia | - |
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dickens | (noun) a word used in exclamations of confusion | Synonyms: deuce, devil |
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dimension | (noun) the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) | - |
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(noun) magnitude or extent | Synonyms: proportion |
(noun) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | Synonyms: attribute, property |
(noun) one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space | - |
(verb) shape or form to required dimensions | - |
(verb) indicate the dimensions on | - |
dimensional | (adjective) of or relating to dimensions | - |
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(adjective) having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person | - |
dimensionality | (noun) the spatial property of having dimensions | - |
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dimensioning | (adjective) indicating or determining size and position in space | - |
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dispensability | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you can get along without | Synonyms: dispensableness |
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dispensable | (adjective) capable of being dispensed with or done without | - |
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dispensableness | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you can get along without | Synonyms: dispensability |
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dispensary | (noun) clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed | - |
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dispensation | (noun) the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) | - |
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(noun) an exemption from some rule or obligation | - |
(noun) a share that has been dispensed or distributed | - |
dispense | (verb) give or apply (medications) | Synonyms: administer |
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(verb) administer or bestow, as in small portions | Synonyms: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out |
(verb) grant a dispensation; grant an exemption | - |
dispensed | (adjective) distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions | - |
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dispenser | (noun) a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | - |
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(noun) a person who dispenses | - |