| cincture | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth |
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| contradistinction | (noun) a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast | - |
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| cunnilinctus | (noun) oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | Synonyms: cunnilingus |
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| distinct | (adjective) easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined | - |
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| (adjective) clearly or sharply defined to the mind | Synonyms: clear-cut, trenchant |
| (adjective) recognizable; marked | Synonyms: decided |
| (adjective) (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality | Synonyms: distinguishable |
| (adjective) constituting a separate entity or part | Synonyms: discrete |
| distinction | (noun) a distinguishing difference between similar things or people | - |
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| (noun) a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | Synonyms: differentiation |
| (noun) an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority | - |
| (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority | Synonyms: eminence, note, preeminence |
| distinctive | (adjective) of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing | Synonyms: typical |
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| (adjective) capable of being classified | Synonyms: classifiable |
| distinctively | (adverb) in an identifiably distinctive manner | - |
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| distinctiveness | (noun) utter dissimilarity | Synonyms: disparateness |
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| (noun) a distinguishing trait | Synonyms: peculiarity, speciality, specialness, specialty |
| distinctly | (adverb) clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | Synonyms: clearly |
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| (adverb) in a distinct and distinguishable manner | - |
| (adverb) to a distinct degree | - |
| distinctness | (noun) the quality of being sharp and clear | Synonyms: sharpness |
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| (noun) the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known | Synonyms: otherness, separateness |
| (noun) the state of being several and distinct | Synonyms: discreteness, separateness, severalty |
| extinct | (adjective) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives | Synonyms: nonextant |
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| (adjective) (of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive | - |
| (adjective) being out or having grown cold | Synonyms: out |
| extinction | (noun) the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | Synonyms: extinguishing, quenching |
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| (noun) a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus | Synonyms: experimental extinction |
| (noun) complete annihilation | Synonyms: extermination |
| (noun) the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation | - |
| (noun) no longer in existence | Synonyms: defunctness |
| (noun) no longer active; extinguished | - |
| indistinct | (adjective) not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand | - |
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| indistinctly | (adverb) in a dim indistinct manner | Synonyms: dimly |
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| indistinctness | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, softness |
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| instinct | (adjective) (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated | Synonyms: imbued, replete |
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| (noun) inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli | Synonyms: inherent aptitude |
| instinctive | (adjective) unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct | Synonyms: natural |
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| instinctively | (adverb) as a matter of instinct | - |
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| precinct | (noun) a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes | - |
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| sphincter | (noun) a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening | Synonyms: anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle |
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| succinct | (adjective) briefly giving the gist of something | Synonyms: compact, compendious, summary |
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| succinctly | (adverb) with concise and precise brevity; to the point | Synonyms: compactly |
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| succinctness | (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | Synonyms: conciseness, concision, pithiness |
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| tinct | (verb) color lightly | Synonyms: tinge, tint, touch |
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| tincture | (noun) (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution | - |
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| (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tint, tone |
| (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, trace, vestige |
| (noun) a substance that colors or dyes | - |
| (verb) stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color | - |
| (verb) fill, as with a certain quality | Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill |