| aboriginal | (adjective) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | Synonyms: native |
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| (adjective) having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | Synonyms: primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial |
| (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aborigine, indigen, indigene, native |
| aborigine | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, indigen, indigene, native |
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| aging | (adjective) growing old | Synonyms: ageing, senescent |
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| (noun) the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age | Synonyms: ageing, senescence |
| (noun) acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time | Synonyms: ageing, ripening |
| albuginea | (noun) whitish tunic | - |
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| algin | (noun) a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier | Synonyms: alginic acid |
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| angina | (noun) any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | - |
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| (noun) a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | Synonyms: angina pectoris |
| anginal | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginose, anginous |
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| anginose | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginous |
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| anginous | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginose |
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| arginine | (noun) a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa | - |
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| arranging | (noun) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | Synonyms: arrangement, transcription |
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| asparaginase | (noun) antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia | Synonyms: Elspar |
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| asparagine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus) | - |
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| aubergine | (noun) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | Synonyms: eggplant, mad apple |
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| (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
| bagging | (noun) coarse fabric used for bags or sacks | Synonyms: sacking |
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| bandaging | (noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: binding, dressing |
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| banging | (adjective) (used informally) very large | Synonyms: humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping |
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| (noun) the act of subjecting to strong attack | Synonyms: battering |
| (noun) a continuing very loud noise | - |
| begging | (noun) a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) | Synonyms: beggary, mendicancy |
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| begin | (verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | Synonyms: commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
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| (verb) set in motion, cause to start | Synonyms: commence, lead off, start |
| (verb) begin to speak or say | - |
| (verb) begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | - |
| (verb) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative | - |
| (verb) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series | - |
| (verb) have a beginning characterized in some specified way | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) have a beginning, of a temporal event | - |
| beginner | (noun) someone new to a field or activity | Synonyms: initiate, novice, tiro, tyro |
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| (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution | Synonyms: father, founder, founding father |
| beginning | (adjective) serving to begin | Synonyms: first |
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| (noun) the act of starting something | Synonyms: commencement, start |
| (noun) the first part or section of something | - |
| (noun) the event consisting of the start of something | - |
| (noun) the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Synonyms: origin, root, rootage, source |
| (noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin | Synonyms: commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
| belonging | (noun) happiness felt in a secure relationship | - |
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| belongings | (noun) something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone | Synonyms: holding, property |
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| besieging | (noun) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | Synonyms: beleaguering, military blockade, siege |
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| biggin | (noun) a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin | - |
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| bioengineering | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: biotechnology, ergonomics |
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| bogginess | (noun) The state or quality of being too wet and muddy to be easily walked on. | - |
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| bootlegging | (noun) the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally | - |
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| (noun) the act of selling illegally or without permission | - |
| bragging | (adjective) exhibiting self-importance | Synonyms: big, boastful, braggart, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing |
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| (noun) an instance of boastful talk | Synonyms: brag, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing |
| bringing | (noun) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | Synonyms: delivery |
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| bugginess | (noun) the state of having bugs | - |
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| bulginess | (noun) the property possessed by a rounded convexity | Synonyms: roundedness |
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| bulging | (adjective) curving or bulging outward | Synonyms: convex |
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| (adjective) curving outward | Synonyms: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant |
| caliginous | (adjective) dark and misty and gloomy | - |
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| carpetbagging | (adjective) presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality | Synonyms: carpetbag |
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| cartilaginification | (noun) abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Asians | - |
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| cartilaginous | (adjective) of or relating to cartilage | - |
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| (adjective) difficult to chew | Synonyms: gristly, rubbery |
| challenging | (adjective) requiring full use of your abilities or resources | Synonyms: ambitious |
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| (adjective) disturbingly provocative | Synonyms: intriguing |
| (adjective) stimulating interest or thought | Synonyms: thought-provoking |
| changing | (adjective) marked by continuous change or effective action | Synonyms: ever-changing |
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| clanging | (adjective) having a loud resonant metallic sound | Synonyms: clangorous |
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| clogging | (adjective) preventing movement | Synonyms: hindering, impeding, obstructive |
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| converging | (noun) the act of converging (coming closer) | Synonyms: convergence, convergency |
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| cringing | (adjective) totally submissive | Synonyms: groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy |
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| damaging | (adjective) designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions | Synonyms: negative |
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| (adjective) (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury | Synonyms: detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious |
| digging | (noun) the act of digging | Synonyms: dig, excavation |
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| diggings | (noun) temporary living quarters | Synonyms: digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad |
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| (noun) an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology | Synonyms: digs |
| dinginess | (noun) discoloration due to dirtiness | Synonyms: dinge |
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| discouraging | (adjective) depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action | - |
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| (adjective) expressing disapproval in order to dissuade | - |
| discouragingly | (adverb) in a discouraging manner | - |
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| disobliging | (adjective) intentionally unaccommodating | Synonyms: uncooperative |
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| disparaging | (adjective) expressive of low opinion | Synonyms: derogative, derogatory |
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| disparagingly | (adverb) in a disparaging manner | Synonyms: slightingly |
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| diverging | (adjective) tending to move apart in different directions | Synonyms: divergent |
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| dodging | (noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | Synonyms: escape, evasion |
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| (noun) deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | Synonyms: avoidance, shunning, turning away |
| (noun) a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | Synonyms: dodge, scheme |
| dogging | (adjective) relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit | Synonyms: persisting |
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| dragging | (adjective) marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner | - |
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| draggingly | (adverb) in a dragging manner | - |
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| drudging | (adjective) doing arduous or unpleasant work | Synonyms: laboring, labouring, toiling |
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| drugging | (noun) the administration of a sedative agent or drug | Synonyms: sedation |
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| edginess | (noun) feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable | Synonyms: disquietude, inquietude, uneasiness |
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| edging | (noun) border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | - |
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| emarginate | (adjective) having a notched tip | - |
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| emerging | (adjective) coming to maturity | Synonyms: rising |
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| (adjective) coming into existence | Synonyms: emergent |
| encouraging | (adjective) giving courage or confidence or hope | - |
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| (adjective) furnishing support and encouragement | Synonyms: supporting |
| encouragingly | (adverb) in an encouraging manner | - |
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| engaging | (adjective) attracting or delighting | Synonyms: piquant |
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| engagingly | (adverb) in an engaging manner | Synonyms: winsomely |
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| engine | (noun) motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work | - |
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| (noun) a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | Synonyms: locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
| (noun) an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. | - |
| (noun) something used to achieve a purpose | - |
| engineer | (noun) a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems | Synonyms: applied scientist, technologist |
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| (noun) the operator of a railway locomotive | Synonyms: engine driver, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer |
| (verb) plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | Synonyms: direct, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize |
| (verb) design as an engineer | - |
| engineering | (noun) the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry | - |
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| (noun) a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located | Synonyms: engine room |
| (noun) the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | Synonyms: applied science, engineering science, technology |
| enginery | (noun) machinery consisting of engines collectively | - |
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| estranging | (adjective) making one feel out of place or alienated | - |
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| expunging | (noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | Synonyms: erasure, expunction |
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| fibrocartilaginous | (adjective) of or relating to fibrocartilage | - |
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| flagging | (adjective) weak from exhaustion | Synonyms: drooping |
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| (noun) a walk of flagstones | - |
| (noun) flagstones collectively | - |
| flogging | (noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | Synonyms: flagellation, lashing, tanning, whipping |
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| fogginess | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness |
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| (noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | Synonyms: fog, murk, murkiness |
| foraging | (noun) the act of searching for food and provisions | Synonyms: forage |
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| forging | (noun) shaping metal by heating and hammering | - |
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| gin | (noun) a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points | Synonyms: gin rummy, knock rummy |
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| (noun) a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers | Synonyms: cotton gin |
| (noun) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | Synonyms: noose, snare |
| (noun) strong liquor flavored with juniper berries | - |
| (verb) trap with a snare | - |
| (verb) separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin | - |
| ginep | (noun) tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp | Synonyms: genip, honey berry, mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree |
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| ginger | (adjective) (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color | Synonyms: gingery |
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| (noun) liveliness and energy | Synonyms: pep, peppiness |
| (noun) dried ground gingerroot | Synonyms: powdered ginger |
| (noun) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | Synonyms: gingerroot |
| (noun) perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems | - |
| (verb) add ginger to in order to add flavor | - |
| gingerbread | (noun) cake flavored with ginger | - |
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| gingerly | (adjective) with extreme care or delicacy | - |
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| (adverb) in a gingerly manner | - |
| gingerol | (noun) derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger | - |
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| gingerroot | (noun) pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | Synonyms: ginger |
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| gingersnap | (noun) a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger | Synonyms: ginger nut, ginger snap, snap |
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| gingery | (adjective) (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color | Synonyms: ginger |
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| (adjective) having a taste like that of ginger | - |
| gingham | (noun) a clothing fabric in a plaid weave | - |
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| gingiva | (noun) the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth | Synonyms: gum |
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| gingival | (adjective) of or relating to the gums | - |
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| gingivitis | (noun) inflammation of the gums | - |
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| gingko | (noun) deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree | Synonyms: ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair tree |
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| ginglymus | (noun) a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane | Synonyms: ginglymoid joint, hinge joint |
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| ginkgo | (noun) deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree | Synonyms: gingko, Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair tree |
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| ginmill | (noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | Synonyms: bar, barroom, saloon, taproom |
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| ginseng | (noun) Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers | Synonyms: nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax pseudoginseng, Panax schinseng |
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| (noun) aromatic root of ginseng plants | - |
| ginzo | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: dago, greaseball, Guinea, wop |
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| grogginess | (noun) marginal consciousness | Synonyms: semiconsciousness, stupefaction, stupor |
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| (noun) a groggy state resulting from weariness | - |
| (noun) a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol | - |
| grudging | (adjective) petty or reluctant in giving or spending | Synonyms: niggardly, scrimy |
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| (adjective) of especially an attitude | - |