aggregate | (adjective) composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets | - |
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(adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregated, aggregative, mass |
(noun) the whole amount | Synonyms: sum, total, totality |
(noun) a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together | Synonyms: congeries, conglomeration |
(noun) material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster | - |
(verb) gather in a mass, sum, or whole | Synonyms: combine |
(verb) amount in the aggregate to | - |
aggregated | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregative, mass |
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aggregation | (noun) the act of gathering something together | Synonyms: assembling, collecting, collection |
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(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Synonyms: accumulation, assemblage, collection |
aggregative | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregated, mass |
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aggregator | (noun) a person who collects things | Synonyms: collector |
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aggress | (verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive | Synonyms: attack |
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aggression | (noun) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | Synonyms: hostility |
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(noun) deliberately unfriendly behavior | - |
(noun) the act of initiating hostilities | - |
(noun) a disposition to behave aggressively | - |
(noun) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack | Synonyms: aggressiveness |
aggressive | (adjective) having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends | - |
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(adjective) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | Synonyms: belligerent |
(adjective) tending to spread quickly | Synonyms: fast-growing, strong-growing |
aggressively | (adverb) in an aggressive manner | Synonyms: sharply |
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aggressiveness | (noun) the quality of being bold and enterprising | - |
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(noun) a natural disposition to be hostile | Synonyms: belligerence, pugnacity |
(noun) a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack | Synonyms: aggression |
aggressor | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: assailant, assaulter, attacker |
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(noun) a confident assertive person who acts as instigator | - |
agree | (verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: concord, concur, hold |
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(verb) consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something | - |
(verb) achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose | - |
(verb) be agreeable or suitable | - |
(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | Synonyms: check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally |
(verb) go together | Synonyms: accord, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize |
(verb) show grammatical agreement | - |
agreeability | (noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | Synonyms: agreeableness |
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agreeable | (adjective) conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature | - |
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(adjective) prepared to agree or consent | - |
(adjective) in keeping | Synonyms: accordant, concordant, conformable, consonant |
agreeableness | (noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | Synonyms: agreeability |
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(noun) pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions | Synonyms: amenity |
agreeably | (adverb) in an enjoyable manner | Synonyms: enjoyably, pleasantly |
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agreed | (adjective) united by being of the same opinion | Synonyms: in agreement |
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agreement | (noun) compatibility of observations | Synonyms: correspondence |
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(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: arrangement |
(noun) the verbal act of agreeing | - |
(noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: understanding |
(noun) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations | Synonyms: concord |
(noun) harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: accord |
agrestic | (adjective) characteristic of the fields or country | Synonyms: rustic |
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(adjective) (of behavior) rustic and uncouth | - |
aigret | (noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume | Synonyms: aigrette |
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aigrette | (noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume | Synonyms: aigret |
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allegretto | (adjective) (of tempo) faster than allegro | - |
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(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
(noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
(adverb) in a moderately quick tempo | - |
angrecum | (noun) any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers | - |
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arcdegree | (noun) a measure for arcs and angles | Synonyms: degree |
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beaugregory | (noun) a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies | Synonyms: Pomacentrus leucostictus |
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congregant | (noun) a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue) | - |
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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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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 | - |
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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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 |
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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egregious | (adjective) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | Synonyms: crying, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank |
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egress | (noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent | Synonyms: egression, emergence |
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(noun) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse | Synonyms: emersion |
(noun) the becoming visible | Synonyms: emergence, issue |
(verb) come out of | Synonyms: come forth, come out, emerge, go forth, issue |
egression | (noun) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent | Synonyms: egress, emergence |
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egret | (noun) any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | - |
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emigre | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigree, outgoer |
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emigree | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigre, outgoer |
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evergreen | (adjective) (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year | - |
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(noun) a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year | Synonyms: evergreen plant |
fenugreek | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry | Synonyms: fenugreek seed |
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(noun) annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry | Synonyms: Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum |
filagree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filigree, fillagree |
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filigree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filagree, fillagree |
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(verb) make filigree, as with a precious metal | - |
fillagree | (noun) delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | Synonyms: filagree, filigree |
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gangrene | (noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) | Synonyms: mortification, necrosis, sphacelus |
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(noun) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass | Synonyms: slough, sphacelus |
(verb) undergo necrosis | Synonyms: mortify, necrose, sphacelate |
gangrenous | (adjective) suffering from tissue death | Synonyms: mortified |
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grease | (noun) anything regarded as making something unclean | Synonyms: dirt, filth, grime, grunge, soil, stain |
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(noun) a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) | Synonyms: lubricating oil |
(verb) lubricate with grease | - |
greaseball | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: dago, ginzo, Guinea, wop |
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greased | (adjective) smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction | Synonyms: lubricated |
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greasepaint | (noun) a greasy substance used as makeup by actors | - |
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greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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greaser | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent | Synonyms: taco, wetback |
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greasewood | (noun) low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America | Synonyms: black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus |
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greasily | (adverb) in a greasy manner | - |
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greasiness | (noun) consisting of or covered with oil | Synonyms: oiliness, oleaginousness |
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greasy | (adjective) smeared or soiled with grease or oil | Synonyms: oily |
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(adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil | Synonyms: oily, oleaginous, sebaceous |
great | (adjective) excellent | Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell |
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(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, heavy, large, with child |
(adjective) uppercase | Synonyms: capital, majuscule |
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect | - |
(adjective) of major significance or importance | Synonyms: outstanding |
(adjective) relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind | - |
(noun) a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field | - |
greatcoat | (noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter | Synonyms: overcoat, topcoat |
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greater | (adjective) greater in size or importance or degree | - |
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greatest | (adjective) highest in quality | Synonyms: sterling, superlative |
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greathearted | (adjective) noble and generous in spirit | Synonyms: magnanimous |
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greatly | (adverb) to an extraordinary extent or degree | - |
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greatness | (noun) the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence | Synonyms: illustriousness |
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(noun) unusual largeness in size or extent or number | Synonyms: enormousness, grandness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness |
greave | (noun) armor plate that protects legs below the knee | Synonyms: jambeau |
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greaves | (noun) the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered | Synonyms: crackling |
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grebe | (noun) small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet | - |
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greed | (noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: avarice, avaritia, covetousness, rapacity |
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(noun) excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | - |
greedily | (adverb) in a greedy manner | Synonyms: avariciously, covetously |
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greediness | (noun) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) | Synonyms: rapaciousness, voraciousness |
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(noun) an excessive desire for food | Synonyms: hoggishness, piggishness |
greedy | (adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth | Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile |
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(adjective) (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous | Synonyms: avid, devouring, esurient |
(adjective) wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume | - |
greegree | (noun) an African amulet | Synonyms: gres-gris, grigri |
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green | (adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe | Synonyms: immature, unripe, unripened |
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(adjective) concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party | - |
(adjective) of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass | Synonyms: dark-green, greenish, light-green |
(adjective) looking pale and unhealthy | - |
(adjective) naive and easily deceived or tricked | Synonyms: fleeceable, gullible |
(noun) street names for ketamine | Synonyms: cat valium, honey oil, jet, K, special K, super acid, super C |
(noun) green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass | Synonyms: greenness, viridity |
(noun) any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables | Synonyms: greens, leafy vegetable |
(noun) an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course | Synonyms: putting green, putting surface |
(noun) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | Synonyms: common, commons, park |
(verb) turn or become green | - |
greenback | (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, note |
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greenbelt | (noun) a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city | Synonyms: greenway |
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greenbottle | (noun) blowfly with brilliant coppery green body | Synonyms: greenbottle fly |
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greenbrier | (noun) a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries | Synonyms: briar, brier, bullbrier, catbrier, horse-brier, horse brier, Smilax rotundifolia |
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greenery | (noun) green foliage | Synonyms: verdure |
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greeneye | (noun) bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster | - |
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greenfly | (noun) greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants | - |
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greengage | (noun) sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum | Synonyms: greengage plum |
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greengrocer | (noun) a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables | - |
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greengrocery | (noun) a greengrocer's grocery store | - |
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(noun) groceries sold by a greengrocer | - |
greenhood | (noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood | Synonyms: helmet orchid |
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