| acerose | (adjective) narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves | Synonyms: acerate, acicular, needle-shaped |
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| acetose | (adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar | Synonyms: acetous, vinegarish, vinegary |
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| acinose | (adjective) pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) | Synonyms: acinar, acinic, acinous |
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| adipose | (adjective) composed of animal fat | - |
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| adiposeness | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposity, fattiness |
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| aldohexose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group | - |
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| aldose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal | - |
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| aldotetrose | (noun) A four-carbon aldose; for example, threose, erythrose. | - |
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| aldotriose | (noun) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde. | - |
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| anastomose | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: inosculate |
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| (verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: inosculate |
| ancylose | (verb) undergo ankylosis | Synonyms: ankylose |
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| (verb) produce ankylosis by surgery | Synonyms: ankylose |
| anginose | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginous |
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| ankylose | (verb) undergo ankylosis | Synonyms: ancylose |
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| (verb) produce ankylosis by surgery | Synonyms: ancylose |
| aposelene | (noun) apoapsis in orbit around the moon | Synonyms: apolune |
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| apotheose | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheosise, apotheosize |
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| appose | (verb) place side by side or in close proximity | - |
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| arccosecant | (noun) the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cosecant, inverse cosecant |
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| ariose | (adjective) having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) | Synonyms: songlike |
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| attosecond | (noun) one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond | - |
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| autosemantic | (adjective) of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context | - |
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| autosexing | (noun) (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching | - |
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| bellicose | (adjective) having or showing a ready disposition to fight | Synonyms: battleful, combative |
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| bellicoseness | (noun) a natural disposition to fight | Synonyms: bellicosity |
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| bladdernose | (noun) medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters | Synonyms: Cystophora cristata, hooded seal |
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| bluenose | (noun) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia | Synonyms: Nova Scotian |
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| boothose | (noun) protective stockings worn with or in place of boots | - |
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| bottlenose | (noun) northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead | Synonyms: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus |
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| (noun) any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean | Synonyms: bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin |
| boytrose | (adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form | Synonyms: botryoid, botryoidal |
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| broadnosed | (adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses | Synonyms: platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic |
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| bullnose | (noun) a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front | Synonyms: bullnosed plane |
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| burnoose | (noun) a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors | Synonyms: burnous, burnouse |
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| caboose | (noun) a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train | Synonyms: cabin car |
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| (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship | Synonyms: cookhouse, galley, ship's galley |
| caespitose | (adjective) (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts | Synonyms: cespitose, tufted |
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| callosectomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosotomy |
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| cellulose | (noun) a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | - |
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| cespitose | (adjective) (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts | Synonyms: caespitose, tufted |
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| chlorophyllose | (adjective) relating to or being or containing chlorophyll | Synonyms: chlorophyllous |
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| choose | (verb) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | Synonyms: pick out, select, take |
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| (verb) see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way | - |
| (verb) select as an alternative over another | Synonyms: opt, prefer |
| chooser | (noun) a person who chooses or selects out | Synonyms: picker, selector |
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| choosey | (adjective) difficult to please | Synonyms: choosy |
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| chosen | (noun) an exclusive group of people | Synonyms: elect |
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| (noun) one who is the object of choice; who is given preference | - |
| close | (adjective) at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other | - |
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| (adjective) close in relevance or relationship | - |
| (adjective) not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances | Synonyms: near, nigh |
| (adjective) marked by fidelity to an original | Synonyms: faithful |
| (adjective) rigorously attentive; strict and thorough | - |
| (adjective) crowded | Synonyms: confining |
| (adjective) (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched | Synonyms: tight |
| (adjective) of textiles | Synonyms: tight |
| (adjective) confined to specific persons | - |
| (adjective) strictly confined or guarded | - |
| (adjective) used of hair or haircuts | - |
| (adjective) giving or spending with reluctance | Synonyms: cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny |
| (adjective) fitting closely but comfortably | Synonyms: close-fitting, snug |
| (adjective) inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | Synonyms: closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped |
| (adjective) lacking fresh air | Synonyms: airless, stuffy, unaired |
| (noun) the concluding part of any performance | Synonyms: closing curtain, finale, finis |
| (noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: closing, conclusion, end, ending |
| (noun) the temporal end; the concluding time | Synonyms: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point |
| (adverb) near in time or place or relationship | Synonyms: near, nigh |
| (adverb) in an attentive manner | Synonyms: closely, tight |
| (verb) finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead | - |
| (verb) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement | - |
| (verb) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | Synonyms: shut |
| (verb) become closed | Synonyms: shut |
| (verb) bar access to | - |
| (verb) fill or stop up | Synonyms: fill up |
| (verb) bring together all the elements or parts of | - |
| (verb) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of | Synonyms: close up |
| (verb) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact | - |
| (verb) come together, as if in an embrace | Synonyms: come together |
| (verb) draw near | - |
| (verb) cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop | - |
| (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating | Synonyms: close down, close up, fold, shut down |
| (verb) finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) | - |
| (verb) engage at close quarters | - |
| (verb) come to a close | Synonyms: conclude |
| (verb) be priced or listed when trading stops | - |
| closed | (adjective) not open or affording passage or access | - |
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| (adjective) (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints | - |
| (adjective) used especially of mouth or eyes | Synonyms: shut |
| (adjective) not open | Synonyms: shut, unopen |
| (adjective) blocked against entry | Synonyms: closed in |
| (adjective) not open to the general public | - |
| (adjective) with shutters closed | - |
| (adjective) requiring union membership | - |
| (adjective) not having an open mind | Synonyms: unsympathetic |
| closedown | (noun) termination of operations | Synonyms: closing, closure, shutdown |
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| closefisted | (adjective) unwilling to part with money | Synonyms: hardfisted, tightfisted |
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| closelipped | (adjective) inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | Synonyms: close, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped |
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| closely | (adverb) in a close relation or position in time or space | - |
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| (adverb) in a close manner | Synonyms: intimately, nearly |
| (adverb) in an attentive manner | Synonyms: close, tight |
| closemouthed | (adjective) inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | Synonyms: close, closelipped, secretive, tightlipped |
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| closeness | (noun) the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance | Synonyms: nearness |
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| (noun) characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) | Synonyms: secretiveness |
| (noun) the quality of being close and poorly ventilated | Synonyms: stuffiness |
| (noun) close or warm friendship | Synonyms: familiarity, intimacy |
| (noun) extreme stinginess | Synonyms: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness |
| (noun) a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | Synonyms: intimacy |
| closeout | (noun) a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock | - |
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| closer | (noun) (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game | Synonyms: finisher |
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| (noun) a person who closes something | - |
| (adverb) (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance | Synonyms: nearer, nigher |
| closest | (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | Synonyms: nearest, nighest |
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| closet | (noun) a small private room for study or prayer | - |
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| (noun) a toilet in Britain | Synonyms: loo, W.C., water closet |
| (noun) a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes | Synonyms: press, wardrobe |
| (noun) a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space | Synonyms: cupboard |
| (verb) confine to a small space, as for intensive work | - |
| closeup | (noun) a photograph taken at close range | - |
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| comatose | (adjective) relating to or associated with a coma | - |
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| (adjective) in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli | - |
| comatoseness | (noun) a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury | Synonyms: coma |
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| comose | (adjective) bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts | Synonyms: comate |
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| (adjective) of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair | Synonyms: comal, comate |
| compose | (verb) make up plans or basic details for | Synonyms: draw up, frame |
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| (verb) produce a literary work | Synonyms: indite, pen, write |
| (verb) write music | Synonyms: write |
| (verb) put together out of existing material | Synonyms: compile |
| (verb) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet | - |
| (verb) form the substance of | - |
| composed | (adjective) serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress | - |
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| composedly | (adverb) in a self-collected or self-possessed manner | Synonyms: collectedly |
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| composedness | (noun) The state or quality of showing composure. | - |
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| composer | (noun) someone who composes music, usually as a profession | - |
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| conenose | (noun) large bloodsucking bug | Synonyms: big bedbug, cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, kissing bug |
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| cormose | (adjective) having or producing corms | Synonyms: cormous |
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| corymbose | (adjective) resembling a corymb | - |
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| cosec | (noun) ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle | Synonyms: cosecant |
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| cosecant | (noun) ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle | Synonyms: cosec |
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| coseismal | (adjective) being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously | Synonyms: coseismic |
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| coseismic | (adjective) being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously | Synonyms: coseismal |
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| counterpose | (verb) constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to | Synonyms: counterpoise, counterweight |
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| crustose | (adjective) (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing | - |
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| cycloserine | (noun) an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus | - |
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| cymose | (adjective) having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side | - |
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| damosel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damozel, damsel, demoiselle |
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| decompose | (verb) separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts | Synonyms: break down, break up |
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| (verb) break down | Synonyms: molder, moulder, rot |
| (verb) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | Synonyms: decay, disintegrate |
| deoxyribose | (noun) a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids | - |
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| depose | (verb) make a deposition; declare under oath | Synonyms: depone, swear |
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| (verb) force to leave (an office) | Synonyms: force out |
| deposer | (noun) a person who testifies or gives a deposition | Synonyms: deponent, testifier |
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| dextroglucose | (noun) an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits | Synonyms: dextrose, grape sugar |
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| dextrose | (noun) an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits | Synonyms: dextroglucose, grape sugar |
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| diagnose | (verb) determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | Synonyms: name |
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| (verb) subject to a medical analysis | - |
| disclose | (verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | Synonyms: break, bring out, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap |
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| (verb) reveal to view as by removing a cover | Synonyms: expose, uncover |
| disclosed | (adjective) made known (especially something secret or concealed) | - |
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| discompose | (verb) cause to lose one's composure | Synonyms: discomfit, disconcert, untune, upset |
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| discomposed | (adjective) having your composure disturbed | - |
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| dispose | (verb) make fit or prepared | Synonyms: qualify |
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| (verb) make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | Synonyms: incline |
| (verb) place or put in a particular order | - |
| (verb) throw or cast away | Synonyms: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out |
| (verb) give, sell, or transfer to another | - |
| disposed | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | Synonyms: apt, given, minded, tending |
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| (adjective) having made preparations | Synonyms: fain, inclined, prepared |
| dose | (noun) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time | Synonyms: dosage |
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| (noun) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | Synonyms: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen |
| (noun) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time | Synonyms: dosage |
| (noun) a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact | Synonyms: Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse |
| (verb) administer a drug to | Synonyms: drug |
| (verb) treat with an agent; add (an agent) to | - |
| dosed | (adjective) treated with some kind of application | - |
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| dosemeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) | Synonyms: dosimeter |
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| enclose | (verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing | Synonyms: inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in |
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| (verb) surround completely | Synonyms: close in, inclose, shut in |
| (verb) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | Synonyms: enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap |
| (verb) close in | Synonyms: confine, hold in |
| enclosed | (adjective) closed in or surrounded or included within | - |
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| erose | (adjective) having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | Synonyms: jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed |
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| expose | (noun) the exposure of an impostor or a fraud | Synonyms: unmasking |
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| (verb) abandon by leaving out in the open air | - |
| (verb) expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas | Synonyms: debunk |
| (verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | Synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap |
| (verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | Synonyms: endanger, peril, queer, scupper |
| (verb) remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body | Synonyms: uncover |
| (verb) to show, make visible or apparent | Synonyms: display, exhibit |
| (verb) expose to light, of photographic film | - |
| (verb) expose or make accessible to some action or influence | - |
| (verb) reveal to view as by removing a cover | Synonyms: disclose, uncover |
| exposed | (adjective) not covered with clothing | Synonyms: uncovered |
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| (adjective) with no protection or shield | Synonyms: open |
| femtosecond | (noun) one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond | - |
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| fibrillose | (adjective) covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed | - |
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| filoselle | (noun) a soft silk embroidery thread. | - |
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| floccose | (adjective) (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs | - |
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| foliose | (adjective) bearing numerous leaves | Synonyms: foliaceous, foliaged |
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