abaft | (adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | Synonyms: aft, astern |
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adrift | (adjective) afloat on the surface of a body of water | - |
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(adjective) aimlessly drifting | Synonyms: afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected |
(adverb) off course, wandering aimlessly | - |
(adverb) floating freely; not anchored | - |
aft | (adjective) (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail | - |
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(adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | Synonyms: abaft, astern |
after | (adjective) located farther aft | - |
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(adverb) behind or in the rear | - |
(adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently |
afterbirth | (noun) the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born | - |
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afterburner | (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust | - |
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aftercare | (noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient | - |
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afterdamp | (noun) a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine | - |
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afterdeck | (noun) a deck abaft of midships | - |
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aftereffect | (noun) any result that follows its cause after an interval | - |
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(noun) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy | - |
afterglow | (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event | - |
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(noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
afterimage | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: aftersensation |
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afterlife | (noun) life after death | Synonyms: hereafter |
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aftermath | (noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: consequence |
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(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: backwash, wake |
aftermost | (adjective) located closest to the stern or tail | - |
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afternoon | (noun) a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon | Synonyms: good afternoon |
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(noun) the part of the day between noon and evening | - |
afterpains | (noun) pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus | - |
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afterpiece | (noun) a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play | - |
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afters | (noun) a dish served as the last course of a meal | Synonyms: dessert, sweet |
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aftersensation | (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased | Synonyms: afterimage |
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aftershaft | (noun) a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds | - |
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aftershafted | (adjective) having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) | - |
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aftershock | (noun) a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake | - |
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aftertaste | (noun) an afterimage of a taste | - |
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afterthought | (noun) an addition that was not included in the original plan | - |
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(noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
afterward | (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently |
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afterwards | (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterward, later, later on, subsequently |
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afterworld | (noun) the place where you are after you die | - |
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aircraft | (noun) a vehicle that can fly | - |
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aircraftman | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | Synonyms: aircraftsman |
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aircraftsman | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | Synonyms: aircraftman |
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airlift | (noun) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) | Synonyms: lift |
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(verb) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | Synonyms: lift |
allograft | (noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | Synonyms: homograft |
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aloft | (adverb) in the higher atmosphere above the earth | - |
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(adverb) at or to great height; high up in or into the air | - |
(adverb) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship | - |
(adverb) upward | - |
antiaircraft | (adjective) designed for defense from a surface position against air attack | - |
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(noun) artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | Synonyms: ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom |
autograft | (noun) tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person | Synonyms: autoplasty |
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bereft | (adjective) sorrowful through loss or deprivation | Synonyms: bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing |
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(adjective) unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love | Synonyms: lovelorn, unbeloved |
caftan | (noun) a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant | Synonyms: kaftan |
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(noun) a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East | Synonyms: kaftan |
camshaft | (noun) an engine shaft with cams attached to it | - |
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candytuft | (noun) any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region | - |
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ceftazidime | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections | Synonyms: Fortaz, Tazicef |
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ceftriaxone | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract | Synonyms: Rocephin |
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chairlift | (noun) a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable | Synonyms: chair lift |
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chieftain | (noun) the head of a tribe or clan | Synonyms: chief, headman, tribal chief |
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(noun) the leader of a group of people | Synonyms: captain |
chieftaincy | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftainship |
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chieftainship | (noun) the position of chieftain | Synonyms: chieftaincy |
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cleft | (adjective) having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | Synonyms: dissected |
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(adjective) split or divided | - |
(noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
(noun) a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) | - |
cockloft | (noun) a small loft or garret | - |
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craft | (noun) the skilled practice of a practical occupation | Synonyms: trade |
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(noun) a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space | - |
(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | Synonyms: craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness |
(noun) skill in an occupation or trade | Synonyms: craftsmanship, workmanship |
(noun) people who perform a particular kind of skilled work | Synonyms: trade |
(verb) make by hand and with much skill | - |
crafter | (noun) a creator of great skill in the manual arts | Synonyms: craftsman |
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craftily | (adverb) in an subtle, cunning manner | Synonyms: artfully, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily |
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craftiness | (noun) the quality of being crafty | Synonyms: guile |
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(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | Synonyms: craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness |
craftsman | (noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | Synonyms: artificer, artisan, journeyman |
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(noun) a creator of great skill in the manual arts | Synonyms: crafter |
(noun) a professional whose work is consistently of high quality | - |
craftsmanship | (noun) skill in an occupation or trade | Synonyms: craft, workmanship |
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crafty | (adjective) marked by skill in deception | Synonyms: cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily |
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crankshaft | (noun) a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank | - |
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croft | (noun) a small farm worked by a crofter | - |
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crofter | (noun) an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain | - |
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daft | (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
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daftly | (adverb) in a mildly insane manner | Synonyms: balmily, dottily, nuttily, wackily |
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daftness | (noun) informal terms for insanity | Synonyms: craziness, flakiness |
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deadlift | (noun) a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the hips, then lowered back to the ground | - |
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deft | (adjective) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands | Synonyms: dexterous, dextrous |
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deftly | (adverb) in a deft manner | - |
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(adverb) with dexterity; in a dexterous manner | Synonyms: dexterously, dextrously |
deftness | (noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty | Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness |
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delft | (noun) a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration | - |
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downdraft | (noun) a strong downward air current | - |
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downshift | (noun) a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle | - |
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(noun) a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one | - |
draft | (noun) the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling | Synonyms: draught, drawing |
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(noun) a large and hurried swallow | Synonyms: draught, gulp, swig |
(noun) compulsory military service | Synonyms: conscription, muster, selective service |
(noun) a dose of liquid medicine | Synonyms: draught |
(noun) a preliminary sketch of a design or picture | Synonyms: rough drawing |
(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace | - |
(noun) the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) | Synonyms: draught |
(noun) any of the various versions in the development of a written work | Synonyms: draft copy |
(noun) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg | Synonyms: draught, potation, tipple |
(noun) a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) | Synonyms: draught |
(noun) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another | Synonyms: bill of exchange, order of payment |
(verb) engage somebody to enter the army | Synonyms: enlist, muster in |
(verb) draw up an outline or sketch for something | Synonyms: outline |
(verb) make a blueprint of | Synonyms: blueprint, draught |
draftee | (noun) someone who is drafted into military service | Synonyms: conscript, inductee |
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drafter | (noun) a writer of a draft | - |
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drafting | (noun) the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams | Synonyms: draftsmanship, drawing |
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(noun) writing a first version to be filled out and polished later | - |
(noun) the craft of drawing blueprints | Synonyms: mechanical drawing |
draftsman | (noun) a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines | Synonyms: draftsperson, draughtsman |
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(noun) an artist skilled at drawing | Synonyms: drawer |
draftsmanship | (noun) the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams | Synonyms: drafting, drawing |
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draftsperson | (noun) a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines | Synonyms: draftsman, draughtsman |
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drafty | (adjective) not airtight | Synonyms: draughty |
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drift | (noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | Synonyms: gallery, heading |
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(noun) the pervading meaning or tenor | Synonyms: purport |
(noun) a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | Synonyms: movement, trend |
(noun) a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | - |
(noun) a force that moves something along | Synonyms: impetus, impulsion |
(noun) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) | - |
(noun) a process of linguistic change over a period of time | - |
(verb) be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | - |
(verb) be subject to fluctuation | - |
(verb) drive slowly and far afield for grazing | - |
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | Synonyms: cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander |
(verb) be in motion due to some air or water current | Synonyms: be adrift, blow, float |
(verb) wander from a direct course or at random | Synonyms: err, stray |
(verb) move in an unhurried fashion | - |
(verb) cause to be carried by a current | - |
(verb) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | Synonyms: freewheel |
(verb) vary or move from a fixed point or course | - |
driftage | (noun) the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting | - |
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drifter | (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | Synonyms: clochard, floater, vagabond, vagrant |
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driftfish | (noun) small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide | - |
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(noun) larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico | - |
drifting | (adjective) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | Synonyms: aimless, floating, vagabond, vagrant |
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(noun) aimless wandering from place to place | - |
driftwood | (noun) wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore | - |
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driveshaft | (noun) a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application | - |
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eft | (noun) a newt in its terrestrial stage of development | - |
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engraft | (verb) fix or set securely or deeply | Synonyms: embed, imbed, implant, plant |
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(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants | Synonyms: graft, ingraft |
facelift | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty |
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(noun) a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes | Synonyms: face lift, face lifting |
festschrift | (noun) a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar | - |
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fifteen | (adjective) being one more than fourteen | Synonyms: 15, xv |
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(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one | Synonyms: 15, XV |
fifteenth | (adjective) coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position | Synonyms: 15th |
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(noun) position 15 in a countable series of things | - |
fifth | (adjective) coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position | Synonyms: 5th |
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(noun) the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it | - |
(noun) one part in five equal parts | Synonyms: fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent |
(noun) a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon | - |
(noun) position five in a countable series of things | - |
fifthly | (adverb) in the fifth place | - |
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fifties | (noun) the time of life between 50 and 60 | Synonyms: mid-fifties |
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(noun) the decade from 1950 to 1959 | Synonyms: 1950s |
fiftieth | (adjective) the ordinal number of fifty in counting order | Synonyms: 50th |
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(noun) position 50 in a countable series of things | - |
fifty | (adjective) being ten more than forty | Synonyms: 50, l |
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(noun) a United States bill worth 50 dollars | Synonyms: fifty dollar bill |
(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five | Synonyms: 50, L |
forklift | (noun) a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them | - |
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ft | (noun) a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard | Synonyms: foot |
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fthm | (noun) a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth | Synonyms: fathom |
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(noun) (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore | Synonyms: fathom |
gearshift | (noun) a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears | Synonyms: gear lever, gearstick, shifter |
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gift | (noun) the act of giving | Synonyms: giving |
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(noun) natural abilities or qualities | Synonyms: endowment, natural endowment, talent |
(noun) something acquired without compensation | - |
(verb) give as a present; make a gift of | Synonyms: give, present |
(verb) give qualities or abilities to | Synonyms: empower, endow, endue, indue, invest |
gifted | (adjective) endowed with talent or talents | Synonyms: talented |
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