| anaphylaxis | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance | - |
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| blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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| claxon | (noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles | Synonyms: klaxon |
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| (verb) use the horn of a car | Synonyms: honk |
| (verb) make a strident noise | Synonyms: beep, blare, honk, toot |
| flax | (noun) plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem | - |
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| (noun) fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric | - |
| flaxen | (adjective) of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | Synonyms: sandy |
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| flaxseed | (noun) the seed of flax used as a source of oil | Synonyms: linseed |
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| galax | (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower |
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| galaxy | (noun) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust | Synonyms: extragalactic nebula |
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| (noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | - |
| (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, wandflower |
| klaxon | (noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles | Synonyms: claxon |
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| lax | (adjective) lacking in firmness or tension; not taut | - |
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| (adjective) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') | - |
| (adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness | Synonyms: slack |
| (adjective) emptying easily or excessively | Synonyms: loose |
| laxation | (noun) the act of making something less tight | Synonyms: loosening |
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| (noun) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus | Synonyms: defecation, shitting |
| laxative | (adjective) stimulating evacuation of feces | - |
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| (noun) a mild cathartic | - |
| laxity | (noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful | Synonyms: laxness, remissness, slackness |
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| (noun) the condition of being physiologically lax | Synonyms: laxness |
| laxly | (adverb) in a permissively lenient manner | Synonyms: leniently |
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| laxness | (noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful | Synonyms: laxity, remissness, slackness |
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| (noun) the condition of being physiologically lax | Synonyms: laxity |
| morphallaxis | (noun) regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters | - |
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| parallax | (noun) the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object | - |
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| prophylaxis | (noun) the prevention of disease | - |
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| relax | (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unwind |
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| (verb) cause to feel relaxed | Synonyms: loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind |
| (verb) make less taut | Synonyms: unbend |
| (verb) become loose or looser or less tight | Synonyms: loose, loosen |
| (verb) make less active or fast | Synonyms: slack, slack up, slacken |
| (verb) become less severe or strict | Synonyms: loosen |
| (verb) make less severe or strict | Synonyms: loosen |
| (verb) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | Synonyms: loosen up |
| relaxant | (adjective) tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension | - |
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| (noun) a drug that relaxes and relieves tension | - |
| relaxation | (noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | Synonyms: ease, repose, rest |
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| (noun) the act of making less strict | Synonyms: liberalisation, liberalization |
| (noun) a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount | Synonyms: relaxation method |
| (noun) an occurrence of control or strength weakening | Synonyms: loosening, slackening |
| (noun) a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry | Synonyms: easiness |
| (noun) (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance | Synonyms: relaxation behavior |
| (noun) (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers | - |
| relaxed | (adjective) without strain or anxiety | - |
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| relaxedness | (noun) The quality of being eased or loosened, or of having an easy-going mood or temperament. | - |
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| relaxer | (noun) any agent that produces relaxation | - |
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| relaxin | (noun) hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor | - |
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| relaxing | (adjective) affording physical or mental rest | Synonyms: reposeful, restful |
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| smilax | (noun) fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration | Synonyms: Asparagus asparagoides |
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| toadflax | (noun) common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America | Synonyms: butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris, wild snapdragon |
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| unlax | (verb) cause to feel relaxed | Synonyms: loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unstrain, unwind |
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| unrelaxed | (adjective) nor relaxed | - |
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