argot | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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begotten | (adjective) (of offspring) generated by procreation | - |
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bigot | (noun) a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own | - |
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bigoted | (adjective) blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others | - |
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bigotry | (noun) the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot | - |
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contrafagotto | (noun) the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family | Synonyms: contrabassoon, double bassoon |
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dizygotic | (adjective) derived from two separately fertilized eggs | Synonyms: dizygous |
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egotism | (noun) an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | Synonyms: self-importance, swelled head |
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(noun) an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others | Synonyms: ego, self-importance |
egotist | (noun) a conceited and self-centered person | Synonyms: egoist, swellhead |
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egotistic | (adjective) characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | Synonyms: conceited, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed, swollen, vain |
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(adjective) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance | Synonyms: egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving |
egotistical | (adjective) characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | Synonyms: conceited, egotistic, self-conceited, swollen-headed, swollen, vain |
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(adjective) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance | Synonyms: egotistic, narcissistic, self-loving |
egotistically | (adverb) in an egotistical manner | Synonyms: selfishly |
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egotrip | (verb) act in a way that attracts attention | - |
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ergot | (noun) a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid | Synonyms: Claviceps purpurea |
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(noun) a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus | - |
ergotamine | (noun) an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine | - |
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ergotic | (adjective) relating to or produced by ergot | - |
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ergotine | (noun) a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance, used to produce contraction of the uterus. | - |
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ergotism | (noun) poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs | - |
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ergotropic | (adjective) of or relating to ergotropism | - |
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ergotropism | (noun) an affinity for work | - |
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escargot | (noun) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | Synonyms: snail |
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faggot | (noun) a bundle of sticks and branches bound together | Synonyms: fagot |
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(noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
(verb) bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot | Synonyms: faggot up, fagot |
(verb) fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them | Synonyms: fagot |
(verb) ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch | Synonyms: fagot |
faggoting | (noun) embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches | Synonyms: fagoting |
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fagot | (noun) a bundle of sticks and branches bound together | Synonyms: faggot |
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(noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
(verb) bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot | Synonyms: faggot, faggot up |
(verb) fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them | Synonyms: faggot |
(verb) ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch | Synonyms: faggot |
fagoting | (noun) embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches | Synonyms: faggoting |
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forgotten | (adjective) not noticed inadvertently | Synonyms: disregarded |
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gigot | (noun) lamb leg suitable for roasting | Synonyms: leg of lamb |
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gothic | (adjective) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened | Synonyms: mediaeval, medieval |
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(adjective) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque | - |
gothite | (noun) a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust | Synonyms: goethite |
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heterozygote | (noun) (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring | - |
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homozygote | (noun) (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic | - |
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hypermastigote | (noun) flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites | - |
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indigotin | (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigo |
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ingot | (noun) metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling | - |
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laryngotracheobronchitis | (noun) inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways | - |
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logotype | (noun) a company emblem or device | Synonyms: logo |
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maggot | (noun) the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter | - |
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maggoty | (adjective) spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies | Synonyms: flyblown |
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misbegot | (adjective) born out of wedlock | Synonyms: bastardly, misbegotten, spurious |
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misbegotten | (adjective) born out of wedlock | Synonyms: bastardly, misbegot, spurious |
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monozygotic | (adjective) derived from a single fertilized egg | - |
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myringotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) | - |
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negotiable | (adjective) legally transferable to the ownership of another | Synonyms: assignable, conveyable, transferable, transferrable |
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(adjective) able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise | Synonyms: on the table |
(adjective) capable of being passed or negotiated | - |
negotiant | (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | Synonyms: negotiator, treater |
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negotiate | (verb) discuss the terms of an arrangement | Synonyms: negociate, talk terms |
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(verb) succeed in passing through, around, or over | Synonyms: negociate |
negotiation | (noun) the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms | - |
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(noun) a discussion intended to produce an agreement | Synonyms: dialogue, talks |
negotiator | (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | Synonyms: negotiant, treater |
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negotiatress | (noun) a woman negotiator | Synonyms: negotiatrix |
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negotiatrix | (noun) a woman negotiator | Synonyms: negotiatress |
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polymastigote | (noun) flagellates with several flagella | - |
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ravigote | (noun) veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers | Synonyms: ravigotte |
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ravigotte | (noun) veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers | Synonyms: ravigote |
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renegotiate | (verb) revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor | Synonyms: renegociate |
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(verb) negociate anew | Synonyms: renegociate |
spigot | (noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | Synonyms: faucet |
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(noun) a plug for a bunghole in a cask | Synonyms: tap |
unbigoted | (adjective) not opinionated | - |
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zoomastigote | (noun) flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics | Synonyms: zooflagellate |
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zygote | (noun) (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) | Synonyms: fertilized ovum |
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zygotene | (noun) the second stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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zygotic | (adjective) of or relating to a zygote | - |
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