| investiture | (noun) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | Synonyms: investment |
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| (noun) the ceremony of installing a new monarch | Synonyms: coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization |
| investment | (noun) the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit | Synonyms: investing |
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| (noun) the act of putting on robes or vestments | - |
| (noun) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | Synonyms: investiture |
| (noun) outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism | - |
| (noun) the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result | - |
| (noun) money that is invested with an expectation of profit | Synonyms: investment funds |
| investor | (noun) someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns | - |
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| jadestone | (noun) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite | Synonyms: jade |
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| jest | (noun) activity characterized by good humor | Synonyms: jocularity, joke |
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| (noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | Synonyms: gag, jape, joke, laugh |
| (verb) act in a funny or teasing way | Synonyms: joke |
| (verb) tell a joke; speak humorously | Synonyms: joke |
| jester | (noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: fool, motley fool |
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| jesting | (adjective) characterized by jokes and good humor | Synonyms: jocose, jocular, joking |
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| jestingly | (adverb) in jest | Synonyms: jokingly |
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| jokester | (noun) a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes | Synonyms: joker |
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| kestrel | (noun) small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind | Synonyms: Falco tinnunculus |
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| (noun) small North American falcon | Synonyms: American kestrel, Falco sparverius, sparrow hawk |
| kinaesthesia | (noun) the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc | Synonyms: feeling of movement, kinesthesia |
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| (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
| kinaesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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| kinaesthetic | (adjective) of or relating to kinesthesis | Synonyms: kinesthetic |
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| kinaesthetically | (adverb) in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia | Synonyms: kinesthetically |
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| kinanesthesia | (noun) inability to sense movement | - |
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| kinesthesia | (noun) the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc | Synonyms: feeling of movement, kinaesthesia |
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| (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesis, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
| kinesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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| kinesthetic | (adjective) of or relating to kinesthesis | Synonyms: kinaesthetic |
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| kinesthetically | (adverb) in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia | Synonyms: kinaesthetically |
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| kinesthetics | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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| latest | (adjective) up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date | Synonyms: up-to-the-minute |
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| (adjective) in the current fashion or style | Synonyms: a la mode, in style, in vogue, modish |
| (noun) the most recent news or development | - |
| lifestyle | (noun) a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | Synonyms: life-style, life style, modus vivendi |
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| limestone | (noun) a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | - |
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| livestock | (noun) any animals kept for use or profit | Synonyms: farm animal, stock |
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| lodestar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: loadstar |
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| (noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: loadstar |
| lodestone | (noun) a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically | Synonyms: loadstone |
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| longest | (adverb) for the most time | - |
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| loosestrife | (noun) any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum | - |
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| (noun) any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia | - |
| lowest | (adjective) lowest in rank or importance | Synonyms: last-place, last |
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| (adverb) in the lowest position; nearest the ground | - |
| maestro | (noun) an artist of consummate skill | Synonyms: master |
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| majestic | (adjective) having or displaying great dignity or nobility | Synonyms: gallant, lofty, proud |
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| (adjective) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | Synonyms: imperial, purple, regal, royal |
| (adjective) majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters | Synonyms: olympian |
| majestically | (adverb) in a majestic manner | - |
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| majesty | (noun) impressiveness in scale or proportion | Synonyms: loftiness, stateliness |
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| manifest | (adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | Synonyms: apparent, evident, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable |
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| (noun) a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane | - |
| (verb) reveal its presence or make an appearance | - |
| (verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence |
| (verb) record in a ship's manifest | - |
| manifestation | (noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: demonstration |
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| (noun) a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing | - |
| (noun) expression without words | Synonyms: expression, reflection, reflexion |
| (noun) a clear appearance | - |
| (noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | Synonyms: materialisation, materialization |
| manifestly | (adverb) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | Synonyms: apparently, evidently, obviously, patently, plain, plainly |
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| manifesto | (noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | Synonyms: pronunciamento |
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| mapquest | (verb) search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program | - |
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| medroxyprogesterone | (noun) a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders | Synonyms: Provera |
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| meerestone | (noun) an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab | Synonyms: mearstone, merestone |
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| megestrol | (noun) a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma | Synonyms: megestrol acetate |
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| merestone | (noun) an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab | Synonyms: mearstone, meerestone |
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| mestiza | (noun) a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
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| mestizo | (noun) a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
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| mestranol | (noun) a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives | - |
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| methyltestosterone | (noun) an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain | - |
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| metrestick | (noun) a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) | Synonyms: meterstick |
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| midwestern | (adjective) of a region of the United States generally including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and sometimes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota | - |
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| milestone | (noun) stone post at side of a road to show distances | Synonyms: milepost |
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| (noun) a significant event in your life (or in a project) | - |
| minestrone | (noun) soup made with a variety of vegetables | Synonyms: petite marmite, vegetable soup |
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| misestimate | (verb) calculate incorrectly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
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| (verb) to reckon wrongly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
| misestimation | (noun) a mistake in calculating | Synonyms: miscalculation, misreckoning |
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| modest | (adjective) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | - |
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| (adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself | - |
| (adjective) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | Synonyms: meek, mild |
| (adjective) low or inferior in station or quality | Synonyms: humble, low, lowly, small |
| (adjective) relatively moderate, limited, or small | Synonyms: minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale, small |
| (adjective) not large but sufficient in size or amount | Synonyms: small |
| (adjective) free from pomp or affectation | - |
| modestly | (adverb) with modesty; in a modest manner | - |
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| modestness | (noun) the property of being moderate in price or expenditures | Synonyms: moderateness, reasonableness |
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| (noun) freedom from vanity or conceit | Synonyms: modesty |
| modesty | (noun) freedom from vanity or conceit | Synonyms: modestness |
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| (noun) formality and propriety of manner | Synonyms: reserve |
| molest | (verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke |
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| (verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to | - |
| molestation | (noun) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | Synonyms: harassment |
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| (noun) the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) | - |
| molester | (noun) someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
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| monestrous | (adjective) having one estrous cycle per year | Synonyms: monoestrous |
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| monoestrous | (adjective) having one estrous cycle per year | Synonyms: monestrous |
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| mudwrestle | (verb) wrestle in mud | Synonyms: mud-wrestle |
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| nearest | (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | Synonyms: closest, nighest |
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| nest | (noun) a kind of gun emplacement | - |
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| (noun) furniture pieces made to fit close together | - |
| (noun) a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality | - |
| (noun) a cosy or secluded retreat | - |
| (noun) a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young | - |
| (verb) fit together or fit inside | - |
| (verb) gather nests | - |
| (verb) move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle |
| (verb) inhabit a nest, usually after building | - |
| nester | (noun) a bird that has built (or is building) a nest | - |
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| (noun) someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | Synonyms: homesteader, squatter |
| nestle | (noun) a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace | Synonyms: cuddle, snuggle |
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| (verb) move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nuzzle, snuggle |
| (verb) position comfortably | Synonyms: snuggle |
| (verb) lie in a sheltered position | - |
| nestled | (adjective) drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | Synonyms: snuggled |
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| nestling | (noun) young bird not yet fledged | Synonyms: baby bird |
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| (noun) a young person of either sex | Synonyms: child, fry, kid, minor, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster |
| nighest | (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | Synonyms: closest, nearest |
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| nondigestible | (adjective) not digestible | - |
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| nonrestrictive | (adjective) not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase | - |
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| norgestrel | (noun) synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives | - |
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| northwest | (adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest | Synonyms: northwesterly, northwestern |
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| (adjective) coming from the northwest | Synonyms: northwesterly |
| (noun) a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city | - |
| (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwestward, NW |
| (noun) the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point | - |
| (adverb) to, toward, or in the northwest | Synonyms: nor'-west, north-west |
| northwester | (noun) a wind from the northwest | Synonyms: northwest wind |
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| northwesterly | (adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest | Synonyms: northwest, northwestern |
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| (adjective) coming from the northwest | Synonyms: northwest |
| northwestern | (adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest | Synonyms: northwest, northwesterly |
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| (adjective) of a region of the United States generally including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and sometimes Montana, Wyoming | - |
| northwestward | (adjective) toward the northwest | - |
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| (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwest, NW |
| (adverb) in a northwestward direction | Synonyms: northwestwardly |
| northwestwardly | (adverb) in a northwestward direction | Synonyms: northwestward |
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| oestradiol | (noun) the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer | Synonyms: estradiol |
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| oestriol | (noun) a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: estriol |
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| oestrogen | (noun) a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | Synonyms: estrogen |
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| oestrone | (noun) a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: estrone, Estronol, theelin |
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| oestrus | (noun) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | Synonyms: estrus, heat, rut |
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| orchestra | (noun) seating on the main floor in a theater | - |
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| (noun) a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| orchestral | (adjective) relating to or composed for an orchestra | - |
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| orchestrate | (verb) plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | Synonyms: direct, engineer, mastermind, organise, organize |
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| (verb) write an orchestra score for | - |
| orchestrated | (adjective) arranged for performance by an orchestra | - |
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| orchestration | (noun) the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments | Synonyms: instrumentation |
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| (noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect | - |
| (noun) an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band | - |
| orchestrator | (noun) an arranger who writes for orchestras | - |
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| overestimate | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimation, overrating, overreckoning |
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| (noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimation, overvaluation |
| (verb) make too high an estimate of | Synonyms: overrate |
| (verb) assign too high a value to | Synonyms: overvalue |
| overestimation | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overrating, overreckoning |
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| (noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimate, overvaluation |
| overmodest | (adjective) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way | Synonyms: coy, demure |
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| ovotestis | (noun) hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue | - |
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| palaestra | (noun) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | Synonyms: palestra |
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| palestra | (noun) a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | Synonyms: palaestra |
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| palimpsest | (noun) a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible | - |
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| paraesthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paresthesia |
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| paresthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paraesthesia |
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| pedestal | (noun) a support or foundation | Synonyms: base, stand |
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| (noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | Synonyms: footstall, plinth |
| (noun) a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) | - |
| pedestrian | (adjective) lacking wit or imagination | Synonyms: earthbound, prosaic, prosy |
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| (noun) a person who travels by foot | Synonyms: footer, walker |