coiffe | (verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffure, do, dress, set |
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coiffeur | (noun) a man hairdresser | - |
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coiffeuse | (noun) a woman hairdresser | - |
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dedifferentiate | (verb) lose specialization in form or function | - |
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dedifferentiated | (adjective) having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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dedifferentiation | (noun) the loss of specialization in form or function | - |
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differ | (verb) be of different opinions | Synonyms: disagree, dissent, take issue |
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(verb) be different | - |
difference | (noun) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | - |
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(noun) a disagreement or argument about something important | Synonyms: conflict, difference of opinion, dispute |
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: departure, deviation, divergence |
(noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | Synonyms: remainder |
(noun) a significant change | - |
different | (adjective) unlike in nature or quality or form or degree | - |
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(adjective) distinctly separate from the first | - |
(adjective) differing from all others; not ordinary | - |
(adjective) distinct or separate | - |
differentia | (noun) distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) | - |
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differentiable | (adjective) possessing a differential coefficient or derivative | - |
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(adjective) capable of being perceived as different | - |
differential | (adjective) relating to or showing a difference | - |
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(adjective) involving or containing one or more derivatives | - |
(noun) a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves | Synonyms: differential gear |
(noun) a quality that differentiates between similar things | - |
(noun) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | Synonyms: derivative, derived function, differential coefficient, first derivative |
differentially | (adverb) in a differential manner | - |
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differentiate | (verb) become distinct and acquire a different character | - |
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(verb) become different during development | - |
(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | Synonyms: specialise, specialize, speciate |
(verb) calculate a derivative; take the derivative | - |
(verb) mark as different | Synonyms: distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart |
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense | Synonyms: distinguish, mark |
differentiated | (adjective) made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different | - |
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(adjective) exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment | - |
differentiation | (noun) the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function | - |
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(noun) a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | Synonyms: distinction |
(noun) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | Synonyms: specialisation, specialization |
differentiator | (noun) a person who (or that which) differentiates | Synonyms: discriminator |
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differently | (adverb) in another and different manner | Synonyms: otherwise |
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indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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(noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
(noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
(noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
indifferent | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | Synonyms: deaf |
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(adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: unbiased, unbiassed |
(adjective) fairly poor to not very good | - |
(adjective) neither too great nor too little | - |
(adjective) being neither good nor bad | Synonyms: so-so |
(adjective) showing no care or concern in attitude or action | - |
(adjective) (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other | Synonyms: immaterial |
(adjective) marked by a lack of interest | Synonyms: apathetic |
(adjective) having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive | Synonyms: inert, neutral |
(adjective) marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another | - |
indifferently | (adverb) with indifference; in an indifferent manner | - |
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miffed | (adjective) aroused to impatience or anger | Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung |
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sniffer | (noun) a person who sniffs | - |
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stiffen | (verb) become stiff or stiffer | - |
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(verb) make stiff or stiffer | - |
(verb) severely restrict in scope or extent | Synonyms: constrain, tighten, tighten up |
stiffener | (noun) a member attached to a beam web to prevent loss of strength due to web buckling. | - |
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(noun) material used for stiffening something | - |
stiffening | (noun) the act of becoming stiff | - |
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(noun) the process of becoming stiff or rigid | Synonyms: rigidification, rigidifying |
undifferentiated | (adjective) not differentiated | Synonyms: uniform |
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whiffer | (noun) a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike | - |
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