abounding | (adjective) existing in abundance | Synonyms: galore |
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aggrandise | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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aggrandisement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandizement, elevation |
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aggrandize | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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aggrandizement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandisement, elevation |
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almandine | (noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel | - |
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(noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandite |
almandite | (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandine |
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andiron | (noun) metal supports for logs in a fireplace | Synonyms: dog-iron, dog, firedog |
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appendicectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendectomy |
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appendicitis | (noun) inflammation of the vermiform appendix | - |
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appendicle | (noun) a small appendage | - |
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appendicular | (adjective) relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendages; especially the limbs | - |
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appendicularia | (noun) free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates | - |
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appendix | (noun) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | Synonyms: cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process |
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(noun) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book | - |
arundinaceous | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling reedlike plants of the genus Arundinaria | - |
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ascendible | (adjective) capable of being ascended | Synonyms: ascendable, climbable |
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ascending | (adjective) moving or going or growing upward | - |
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(noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction | Synonyms: ascension, ascent, rise |
astounding | (adjective) so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | Synonyms: astonishing, staggering, stupefying |
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(adjective) bewildering or striking dumb with wonder | Synonyms: dumbfounding, dumfounding |
attending | (adjective) giving practical help to | Synonyms: ministrant |
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(noun) the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) | Synonyms: attendance |
(noun) the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | Synonyms: attention |
backgrounding | (noun) the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system | Synonyms: background processing |
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bandicoot | (noun) any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous | - |
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banding | (noun) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material | Synonyms: band, stripe |
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(noun) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color | Synonyms: band, stria, striation |
bandit | (noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | Synonyms: brigand |
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banditry | (noun) the practice of plundering in gangs | - |
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barramundi | (noun) a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats | Synonyms: Asian seabass, giant perch, giant seaperch, Lates calcarifer, white seabass |
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bending | (noun) the act of bending something | - |
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(noun) the property of being bent or deflected | Synonyms: deflection, deflexion |
(noun) movement that causes the formation of a curve | Synonyms: bend |
binding | (adjective) executed with proper legal authority | - |
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(noun) the act of applying a bandage | Synonyms: bandaging, dressing |
(noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | Synonyms: back, book binding, cover |
(noun) strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration | - |
(noun) one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall | Synonyms: ski binding |
(noun) the capacity to attract and hold something | - |
blandish | (verb) praise somewhat dishonestly | Synonyms: flatter |
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blandishment | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: wheedling |
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(noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: cajolery, palaver |
blending | (noun) a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | Synonyms: shading |
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(noun) the act of blending components together thoroughly | Synonyms: blend |
blinding | (adjective) shining intensely | Synonyms: blazing, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary |
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bonding | (noun) fastening firmly together | Synonyms: soldering |
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(noun) (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel | - |
(noun) a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) | - |
bookbinding | (noun) the craft of binding books | - |
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branding | (noun) the act of stigmatizing | Synonyms: stigmatisation, stigmatization |
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brandish | (noun) the act of waving | Synonyms: flourish |
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(verb) move or swing back and forth | Synonyms: flourish, wave |
(verb) exhibit aggressively | - |
brigandine | (noun) a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | - |
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calamondin | (noun) a fruit of the calamondin tree. | - |
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candid | (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
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(adjective) openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | Synonyms: heart-to-heart, open |
(adjective) informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared | - |
candida | (noun) any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida | - |
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candidacy | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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candidate | (noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | Synonyms: prospect |
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(noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: campaigner, nominee |
candidature | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidacy, electioneering, political campaign |
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candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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candidly | (adverb) (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | Synonyms: frankly, honestly |
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candidness | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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candied | (adjective) (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar | Synonyms: crystalised, crystalized, glace |
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(adjective) encrusted with sugar or syrup | Synonyms: sugar-coated |
celandine | (noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | Synonyms: Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort |
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(noun) North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil | Synonyms: Impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not |
commanding | (adjective) used of a height or viewpoint | Synonyms: dominating, overlooking |
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compendious | (adjective) briefly giving the gist of something | Synonyms: compact, succinct, summary |
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compendium | (noun) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | - |
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(noun) a publication containing a variety of works | Synonyms: collection |
compounding | (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole | Synonyms: combination, combining |
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comprehendible | (adjective) capable of being comprehended or understood | Synonyms: comprehensible |
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condescending | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, patronising, patronizing |
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condescendingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: patronisingly, patronizingly |
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condescendingness | (noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescension |
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condign | (adjective) fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment | - |
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condiment | (noun) a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | - |
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condition | (noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: circumstance, consideration |
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(noun) the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | Synonyms: experimental condition |
(noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: precondition, stipulation |
(noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | Synonyms: strings, term |
(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: status |
(noun) a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing | - |
(noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: shape |
(noun) an illness, disease, or other medical problem | - |
(verb) apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny | - |
(verb) put into a better state | - |
(verb) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | Synonyms: qualify, specify, stipulate |
(verb) develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | Synonyms: check, discipline, train |
(verb) establish a conditioned response | - |
conditional | (adjective) imposing or depending on or containing a condition | - |
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(adjective) qualified by reservations | - |
conditionality | (noun) the state of being conditional | - |
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conditionally | (adverb) subject to a condition | - |
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conditioned | (adjective) established by conditioning or learning | Synonyms: learned |
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(adjective) physically fit | Synonyms: in condition |
conditioner | (noun) exercise that conditions the body | - |
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(noun) a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
(noun) a trainer of athletes | - |
conditioning | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | - |
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conditions | (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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(noun) the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | - |
(noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | - |
confounding | (adjective) that confounds or contradicts or confuses | Synonyms: contradictory |
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contrabandist | (noun) someone who imports or exports without paying duties | Synonyms: moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler |
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contraindicate | (verb) make a treatment inadvisable | - |
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contraindication | (noun) (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | - |
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corresponding | (adjective) accompanying | - |
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(adjective) conforming in every respect | Synonyms: comparable, like |
(adjective) similar especially in position or purpose | - |
correspondingly | (adverb) in a corresponding manner | - |
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crowdfunding | (noun) Funding from a large number of small backers | - |
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dandified | (adjective) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner | Synonyms: dandyish, foppish |
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dandify | (verb) dress like a dandy | - |
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dandily | (adverb) in a dandy manner | - |
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defending | (adjective) attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
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demanding | (adjective) requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | - |
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demandingly | (adverb) in a demanding manner | - |
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descending | (adjective) coming down or downward | - |
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dumbfounding | (adjective) bewildering or striking dumb with wonder | Synonyms: astounding, dumfounding |
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dumfounding | (adjective) bewildering or striking dumb with wonder | Synonyms: astounding, dumbfounding |
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effendi | (noun) a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials | - |
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ending | (noun) the act of ending something | Synonyms: conclusion, termination |
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(noun) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | Synonyms: termination |
(noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: close, closing, conclusion, end |
(noun) event whose occurrence ends something | Synonyms: conclusion, finish |
(noun) the point in time at which something ends | Synonyms: end |
endive | (noun) variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges | Synonyms: chicory escarole, escarole |
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(noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched | Synonyms: Cichorium endivia, witloof |
expandible | (adjective) (of gases) capable of expansion | Synonyms: expandable, expansible, expansile |
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(adjective) able to expand or be expanded | Synonyms: expandable, expansible |
expending | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expenditure |
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expenditure | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expending |
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(noun) the act of consuming something | Synonyms: consumption, using up |
(noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: outgo, outlay, spending |
expounding | (noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | Synonyms: exposition |
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extendible | (adjective) capable of being lengthened | Synonyms: extendable |
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faultfinding | (adjective) tending to find and call attention to faults | Synonyms: captious |
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(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions | - |
(noun) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | Synonyms: carping |
fecundity | (noun) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
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(noun) the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination | Synonyms: fruitfulness |
(noun) the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring | Synonyms: fertility |
fiendish | (adjective) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy |
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fiendishly | (adverb) as a devil; in an evil manner | Synonyms: devilishly, diabolically |
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finding | (noun) the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | Synonyms: determination |
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(noun) the decision of a court on issues of fact or law | - |
(noun) something that is found | - |
findings | (noun) a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes | - |
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foregrounding | (noun) the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system | Synonyms: foreground processing |
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founding | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination |
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freestanding | (adjective) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything | Synonyms: separate |
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funding | (noun) the act of financing | Synonyms: financing |
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(noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible | Synonyms: backing, financial backing, financial support, support |
gerundial | (adjective) relating to or like a gerund | - |
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