stonecrop | (noun) any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers | - |
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stonecutter | (noun) someone who cuts or carves stone | Synonyms: cutter |
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swanneck | (noun) any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan | Synonyms: swan-flower, swan-neck, swan orchid, swanflower |
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synecdoche | (noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | - |
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synecdochic | (adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | Synonyms: synecdochical |
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synecdochical | (adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | Synonyms: synecdochic |
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synechia | (noun) adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness | - |
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turtleneck | (noun) a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar | Synonyms: polo-neck, turtle |
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unconnected | (adjective) not joined or linked together | - |
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(adjective) lacking orderly continuity | Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered |
(adjective) not connected by birth or family | - |
unconnectedness | (noun) the lack of a connection between things | - |
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uneconomic | (adjective) wasteful of resources | Synonyms: uneconomical |
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uneconomical | (adjective) inefficient in use of time and effort and materials | Synonyms: wasteful |
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(adjective) wasteful of resources | Synonyms: uneconomic |
unnecessarily | (adverb) in an unnecessary manner | - |
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(adverb) without any necessity | - |
unnecessary | (adjective) not necessary | Synonyms: unneeded |
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wryneck | (noun) Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck | - |
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(noun) an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted | Synonyms: torticollis |