trestlework | (noun) a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. | - |
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trimester | (noun) a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided | - |
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(noun) one of three divisions of an academic year | - |
unaesthetic | (adjective) violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty | Synonyms: inaesthetic |
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uncontested | (adjective) not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition | - |
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underestimate | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimation, underrating, underreckoning |
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(verb) make a deliberately low estimate | Synonyms: lowball |
(verb) make too low an estimate of | Synonyms: underrate |
(verb) assign too low a value to | Synonyms: undervalue |
underestimation | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underrating, underreckoning |
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undestroyable | (adjective) very long lasting | Synonyms: durable, indestructible, perdurable |
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(adjective) not capable of being destroyed | - |
undigested | (adjective) not digested | - |
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(adjective) not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally | - |
undomestic | (adjective) not domestic or related to home | - |
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undomesticated | (adjective) unaccustomed to home life | - |
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(adjective) not domesticated | - |
unestablished | (adjective) not established | - |
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unforested | (adjective) not covered with forest | - |
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uninterested | (adjective) not having or showing interest | - |
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(adjective) having no care or interest in knowing | - |
uninteresting | (adjective) arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement | - |
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(adjective) characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative | Synonyms: institutional |
uninterestingly | (adverb) in an uninteresting manner | - |
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uninterestingness | (noun) inability to capture or hold one's interest | - |
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unmolested | (adjective) not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed | - |
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unpriestly | (adjective) not priestly; unbefitting a priest | - |
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unquestionability | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indisputability, indubitability, unquestionableness |
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unquestionable | (adjective) incapable of being questioned | - |
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(adjective) not counterfeit or copied | Synonyms: authentic, bona fide, veritable |
(adjective) not open to question | - |
unquestionableness | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability |
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unquestionably | (adverb) without question | Synonyms: unimpeachably |
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(adverb) without question and beyond doubt | Synonyms: by all odds, decidedly, definitely, emphatically, in spades |
unquestioned | (adjective) generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute | Synonyms: unchallenged, undisputed |
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unquestioning | (adjective) being without doubt or reserve | Synonyms: implicit |
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(adjective) not inclined to ask questions | - |
unquestioningly | (adverb) in an unquestioning manner | - |
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unrequested | (adjective) not requested | - |
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unrest | (noun) a feeling of restless agitation | - |
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(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | Synonyms: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness |
unrested | (adjective) not rested or refreshed | Synonyms: unrefreshed |
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unrestrained | (adjective) not subject to restraint | - |
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(adjective) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | Synonyms: delirious, excited, frantic, mad |
unrestrainedly | (adverb) in an unrestrained manner | - |
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unrestraint | (noun) the quality of lacking restraint | - |
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unrestricted | (adjective) not subject to or subjected to restriction | - |
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(adjective) free of restrictions on conduct | - |
(adjective) not restricted or exclusive | Synonyms: unexclusive |
(adjective) never having had security classification | Synonyms: nonsensitive |
(adjective) not restricted or modified in meaning | - |
unrestrictive | (adjective) not tending to restrict | - |
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untested | (adjective) not tried or tested by experience | Synonyms: unseasoned, untried, young |
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(adjective) not yet proved or subjected to testing | Synonyms: untried |
vest | (noun) a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body | Synonyms: singlet, undershirt |
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(noun) a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | Synonyms: waistcoat |
(verb) clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes | Synonyms: robe |
(verb) clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments | - |
(verb) place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons | - |
(verb) become legally vested | - |
(verb) provide with power and authority | Synonyms: enthrone, invest |
vestal | (adjective) of or relating to Vesta | - |
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(adjective) in a state of sexual virginity | Synonyms: pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous |
(noun) a chaste woman | - |
vested | (adjective) fixed and absolute and without contingency | - |
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vestiary | (adjective) relating to clothing (especially vestments) | - |
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vestibular | (adjective) relating to the sense of equilibrium | - |
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vestibule | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area | Synonyms: antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby |
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(noun) any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina) | - |
vestige | (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, tincture, trace |
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vestigial | (adjective) not fully developed in mature animals | Synonyms: rudimentary |
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vestiture | (noun) an archaic term for clothing | - |
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vestment | (noun) gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy | - |
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vestmental | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a vestment | - |
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vestmented | (adjective) dressed in ceremonial garments especially clerical vestment | - |
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vestry | (noun) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | Synonyms: sacristy |
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(noun) in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church | - |
vestryman | (noun) a man who is a member of a church vestry | - |
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vestrywoman | (noun) a woman who is a member of a church vestry | - |
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vesture | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | Synonyms: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wear, wearable |
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(noun) something that covers or cloaks like a garment | - |
(verb) provide or cover with a cloak | - |
west | (adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward the west | - |
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(noun) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city | - |
(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees | Synonyms: due west, W, westward |
(noun) the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point | - |
(adverb) to, toward, or in the west | - |
westbound | (adjective) moving toward the west | Synonyms: westerly, westward |
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wester | (noun) wind that blows from west to east | Synonyms: west wind |
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westerly | (adjective) of wind; from the west | Synonyms: western |
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(adjective) moving toward the west | Synonyms: westbound, westward |
(noun) the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth | Synonyms: prevailing westerly |
(adverb) in a westward direction | - |
(adverb) from the west | - |
western | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts | - |
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(adjective) of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River | - |
(adjective) lying toward or situated in the west | - |
(adjective) of wind; from the west | Synonyms: westerly |
(noun) a sandwich made from a western omelet | Synonyms: western sandwich |
westerner | (noun) an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
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westernise | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalise, occidentalize, westernize |
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westernize | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalise, occidentalize, westernise |
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westernmost | (adjective) farthest to the west | Synonyms: westmost |
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westmost | (adjective) farthest to the west | Synonyms: westernmost |
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westside | (adjective) of the western part of a city | - |
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westward | (adjective) moving toward the west | Synonyms: westbound, westerly |
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(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees | Synonyms: due west, W, west |
(adverb) toward the west | Synonyms: westwards |
westwards | (adverb) toward the west | Synonyms: westward |
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whistlestop | (verb) tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election | - |
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wildebeest | (noun) large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail | Synonyms: gnu |
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wrest | (verb) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically | - |
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wrester | (noun) someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements | - |
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wrestle | (noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | Synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling |
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(verb) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | - |
(verb) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force | - |
(verb) engage in a wrestling match | - |
(verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe |
wrestler | (noun) combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | Synonyms: grappler, matman |
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wrestling | (noun) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | Synonyms: grappling, rassling |
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(noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | Synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle |
yesterday | (noun) the recent past | - |
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(noun) the day immediately before today | - |
(adverb) on the day preceding today | - |
(adverb) in the recent past; only a short time ago | - |
yesteryear | (noun) the time that has elapsed | Synonyms: past, past times |
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zest | (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess |
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(noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | Synonyms: gusto, relish, zestfulness |
(verb) add herbs or spices to | Synonyms: spice, spice up |
zestful | (adjective) marked by spirited enjoyment | Synonyms: barmy, yeasty, zesty |
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zestfully | (adverb) with zest | Synonyms: zestily |
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zestfulness | (noun) vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment | Synonyms: gusto, relish, zest |
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zestily | (adverb) with zest | Synonyms: zestfully |
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zesty | (adjective) marked by spirited enjoyment | Synonyms: barmy, yeasty, zestful |
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(adjective) having an agreeably pungent taste | Synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury |