congregate | (verb) come together, usually for a purpose | - |
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congregating | (noun) the act of congregating | Synonyms: congregation |
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congregation | (noun) the act of congregating | Synonyms: congregating |
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(noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | Synonyms: faithful, fold |
(noun) an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together | - |
congregational | (adjective) relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation | - |
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congress | (noun) the social act of assembling for some common purpose | Synonyms: coming together, meeting |
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(noun) a meeting of elected or appointed representatives | - |
(noun) a national legislative assembly | - |
congressional | (adjective) of or relating to congress | - |
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congressman | (noun) a male member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
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congresswoman | (noun) a female member of the United States House of Representatives | - |
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congruence | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruity, congruousness |
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congruent | (adjective) coinciding when superimposed | - |
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(adjective) corresponding in character or kind | Synonyms: congruous |
congruity | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruence, congruousness |
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congruous | (adjective) corresponding in character or kind | Synonyms: congruent |
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(adjective) suitable or appropriate together | - |
congruousness | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruence, congruity |
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cordgrass | (noun) any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders | Synonyms: cord grass |
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cosmographer | (noun) a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography | Synonyms: cosmographist |
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cosmographist | (noun) a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography | Synonyms: cosmographer |
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cosmography | (noun) a representation of the earth or the heavens | - |
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(noun) the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy) | - |
crabgrass | (noun) grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns | Synonyms: crab grass, finger grass |
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cryptogram | (noun) a piece of writing in code or cipher | Synonyms: cryptograph, secret writing |
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cryptograph | (noun) a device for deciphering codes and ciphers | - |
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(noun) a piece of writing in code or cipher | Synonyms: cryptogram, secret writing |
(noun) a secret method of writing | Synonyms: cipher, cypher, secret code |
cryptographer | (noun) decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalyst, cryptologist |
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cryptographic | (adjective) of or relating to cryptanalysis | Synonyms: cryptanalytic, cryptographical, cryptologic, cryptological |
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cryptographical | (adjective) of or relating to cryptanalysis | Synonyms: cryptanalytic, cryptographic, cryptologic, cryptological |
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cryptographically | (adverb) in a cryptographic manner | - |
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cryptography | (noun) act of writing in code or cipher | Synonyms: coding, secret writing, steganography |
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(noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology |
crystallographer | (noun) a specialist in crystallography | - |
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crystallography | (noun) the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals | - |
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cymograph | (noun) scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) | Synonyms: kymograph |
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dallisgrass | (noun) tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States | Synonyms: dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum |
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decagram | (noun) 10 grams | Synonyms: dag, dekagram, dkg |
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decigram | (noun) 1/10 gram | Synonyms: dg |
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deflagrate | (verb) burn with great heat and intense light | - |
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(verb) cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity | - |
deflagration | (noun) combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat | - |
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degradation | (noun) changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Synonyms: debasement |
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(noun) a low or downcast state | Synonyms: abasement, abjection |
degrade | (verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | Synonyms: cheapen |
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(verb) reduce the level of land, as by erosion | - |
(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: demean, disgrace, put down, take down |
degraded | (adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality | Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous |
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(adjective) lowered in value | Synonyms: debased, devalued |
degrader | (noun) a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins) | Synonyms: debaser |
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degrading | (adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | Synonyms: debasing |
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(adjective) harmful to the mind or morals | Synonyms: corrupting |
degras | (noun) a semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. | - |
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degrease | (verb) remove grease or oil from (a pan) | - |
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degreaser | (noun) a chemical substance that dissolves water-insoluble substances, such as greases and oils. | - |
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degree | (noun) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality | Synonyms: grade, level |
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(noun) the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) | - |
(noun) the highest power of a term or variable | - |
(noun) an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study | Synonyms: academic degree |
(noun) a measure for arcs and angles | Synonyms: arcdegree |
(noun) a unit of temperature on a specified scale | - |
(noun) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Synonyms: level, point, stage |
degressive | (adjective) going down by steps | - |
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(adjective) (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount | - |
dekagram | (noun) 10 grams | Synonyms: dag, decagram, dkg |
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demographer | (noun) a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics | Synonyms: demographist, population scientist |
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demographic | (adjective) of or relating to demography | - |
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(noun) a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) | - |
demographist | (noun) a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics | Synonyms: demographer, population scientist |
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demography | (noun) the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations | Synonyms: human ecology |
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denigrate | (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down | Synonyms: belittle, derogate, minimize |
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(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
denigrating | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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denigration | (noun) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) | Synonyms: deprecation |
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(noun) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | Synonyms: aspersion, calumny, defamation, slander |
(noun) a belittling comment | Synonyms: belittling |
denigrative | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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denigratory | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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desegrated | (adjective) rid of segregation; having had segregation ended | Synonyms: nonsegregated, unsegregated |
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desegregate | (verb) open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups | Synonyms: integrate, mix |
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desegregation | (noun) the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community | Synonyms: integrating, integration |
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diagram | (noun) a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts | - |
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(verb) make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed | Synonyms: plot |
diagrammatic | (adjective) shown or represented by diagrams | Synonyms: diagrammatical |
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diagrammatical | (adjective) shown or represented by diagrams | Synonyms: diagrammatic |
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diagrammatically | (adverb) in a diagrammatic manner | Synonyms: graphically |
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diagramming | (noun) providing a chart or outline of a system | Synonyms: schematisation, schematization |
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digitigrade | (adjective) (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do) | - |
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(noun) an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses | Synonyms: digitigrade mammal |
digram | (noun) two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') | Synonyms: digraph |
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digraph | (noun) two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') | Synonyms: digram |
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digress | (verb) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | Synonyms: divagate, stray, wander |
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(verb) wander from a direct or straight course | Synonyms: depart, sidetrack, straggle |
digression | (noun) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | Synonyms: deflection, deflexion, deviation, divagation, diversion |
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(noun) wandering from the main path of a journey | Synonyms: excursion |
(noun) a message that departs from the main subject | Synonyms: aside, divagation, excursus, parenthesis |
digressive | (adjective) (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | Synonyms: discursive, excursive, rambling |
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(adjective) of superficial relevance if any | Synonyms: tangential |
digressiveness | (noun) The characteristic quality of poetry that is marked by departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; or by an exploration of a different or unrelated concern. | - |
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disagree | (verb) be of different opinions | Synonyms: differ, dissent, take issue |
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(verb) be different from one another | Synonyms: disaccord, discord |
disagreeable | (adjective) not to your liking | - |
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(adjective) unpleasant to interact with | - |
(adjective) not agreeing with your tastes or expectations | Synonyms: unsympathetic |
disagreeableness | (noun) an ill-tempered and offensive disposition | - |
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(noun) the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant | - |
disagreeably | (adverb) in a disagreeable manner | - |
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disagreement | (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: discrepancy, divergence, variance |
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(noun) the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | - |
(noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: dissension, dissonance |
discography | (noun) a descriptive catalog of musical recordings | - |
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disgrace | (noun) a state of dishonor | Synonyms: ignominy, shame |
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(verb) damage the reputation of | Synonyms: discredit |
(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: degrade, demean, put down, take down |
(verb) bring shame or dishonor upon | Synonyms: attaint, dishonor, dishonour, shame |
disgraced | (adjective) suffering shame | Synonyms: discredited, dishonored, shamed |
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disgraceful | (adjective) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | Synonyms: black, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
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(adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | Synonyms: scandalous, shameful, shocking |
disgracefully | (adverb) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | Synonyms: discreditably, dishonorably, dishonourably, ignominiously, ingloriously, shamefully |
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disgracefulness | (noun) unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor | Synonyms: ignominiousness, shamefulness |
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disgruntle | (verb) put into a bad mood or into bad humour | - |
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disgruntled | (adjective) in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | Synonyms: dissatisfied |
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disgruntlement | (noun) a feeling of sulky discontent | - |
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disintegrable | (adjective) capable of melting | Synonyms: meltable |
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disintegrate | (verb) break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity | - |
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(verb) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | Synonyms: decay, decompose |
(verb) cause to undergo fission or lose particles | - |
disintegration | (noun) total destruction | Synonyms: annihilation |
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(noun) separation into component parts | Synonyms: dissolution |
(noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | Synonyms: decay, radioactive decay |
(noun) in a decomposed state | Synonyms: decomposition |
(noun) a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system | - |
disintegrative | (adjective) tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts | - |
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downgrade | (noun) the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends | - |
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(verb) rate lower; lower in value or esteem | - |
dysgraphia | (noun) impaired ability to learn to write | - |
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eagre | (noun) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | Synonyms: aegir, bore, eager, tidal bore |
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echocardiogram | (noun) a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph | - |
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echocardiograph | (noun) a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities | - |
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echocardiography | (noun) a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart | - |
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echoencephalogram | (noun) a graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph | - |
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echoencephalograph | (noun) a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities | - |
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echoencephalography | (noun) a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain | - |
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echogram | (noun) an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs | Synonyms: sonogram |
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echograph | (noun) An instrument used to record an echogram. | - |
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echography | (noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | Synonyms: sonography, ultrasonography, ultrasound |
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eelgrass | (noun) submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts | Synonyms: grass wrack, sea wrack, Zostera marina |
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(noun) submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia | Synonyms: tape grass, Vallisneria spiralis, wild celery |
egregious | (adjective) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | Synonyms: crying, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank |
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