accentor | (noun) small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia | - |
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cantor | (noun) the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos | Synonyms: hazan |
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(noun) the musical director of a choir | Synonyms: choirmaster, precentor |
contort | (verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: deform, distort, wring |
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contorted | (adjective) twisted (especially as in pain or struggle) | Synonyms: writhed, writhen |
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contortion | (noun) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) | Synonyms: deformation |
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(noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position | Synonyms: crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness |
contortionist | (noun) an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions | - |
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grantor | (noun) a person who makes a grant in legal form | - |
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guarantor | (noun) one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another | Synonyms: surety, warranter, warrantor |
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inventor | (noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something | Synonyms: artificer, discoverer |
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inventory | (noun) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | Synonyms: inventorying, stock-taking, stocktaking |
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(noun) the merchandise that a shop has on hand | Synonyms: stock |
(noun) a collection of resources | Synonyms: armory, armoury |
(noun) a detailed list of all the items in stock | Synonyms: stock list |
(noun) (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods | - |
(verb) make or include in an itemized record or report | Synonyms: stock-take, take stock |
inventorying | (noun) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | Synonyms: inventory, stock-taking, stocktaking |
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mentor | (noun) a wise and trusted guide and advisor | Synonyms: wise man |
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(verb) serve as a teacher or trusted counselor | - |
mentoree | (noun) one who is being mentored | Synonyms: mentee |
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precentor | (noun) the musical director of a choir | Synonyms: cantor, choirmaster |
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precentorship | (noun) the position of precentor | - |
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promontory | (noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | Synonyms: foreland, head, headland |
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stentor | (noun) any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor | - |
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(noun) a speaker with an unusually loud voice | - |
stentorian | (adjective) (used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant | Synonyms: booming |
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tentorium | (noun) (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum | - |
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tormentor | (noun) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | Synonyms: teaser, tormenter |
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(noun) someone who torments | Synonyms: persecutor, tormenter |
warrantor | (noun) one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another | Synonyms: guarantor, surety, warranter |
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