especially | (adverb) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | Synonyms: particularly, peculiarly, specially |
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(adverb) in a special manner | Synonyms: specially |
estoppel | (noun) a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled | - |
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exasperate | (verb) make worse | Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, worsen |
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(verb) exasperate or irritate | Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate |
(verb) make furious | Synonyms: incense, infuriate |
exasperated | (adjective) greatly annoyed; out of patience | Synonyms: browned off, cheesed off |
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exasperating | (adjective) extremely annoying or displeasing | Synonyms: infuriating, maddening, vexing |
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(adjective) making worse | Synonyms: aggravating, exacerbating |
exasperatingly | (adverb) in an exasperating manner | - |
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exasperation | (noun) actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) | - |
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(noun) an exasperated feeling of annoyance | Synonyms: aggravation |
expect | (verb) be pregnant with | Synonyms: bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven |
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(verb) look forward to the birth of a child | - |
(verb) regard something as probable or likely | Synonyms: anticipate |
(verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of | Synonyms: await, look, wait |
(verb) consider reasonable or due | - |
(verb) consider obligatory; request and expect | Synonyms: ask, require |
expectable | (adjective) to be expected | - |
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expectancy | (noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | Synonyms: anticipation |
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(noun) an expectation | Synonyms: anticipation |
expectant | (adjective) marked by eager anticipation | Synonyms: anticipant, anticipative |
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(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, enceinte, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |
expectantly | (adverb) in an expectant manner | - |
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expectation | (noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future | Synonyms: outlook, prospect |
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(noun) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | Synonyms: arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment |
(noun) the feeling that something is about to happen | - |
(noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | Synonyms: anticipation |
expected | (adjective) considered likely or probable to happen or arrive | - |
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expectedness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising | - |
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(noun) the state of being that is commonly observed | Synonyms: commonness |
expectorant | (noun) a medicine promoting expectoration | Synonyms: expectorator |
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expectorate | (verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | Synonyms: cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up |
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(verb) clear out the chest and lungs | Synonyms: clear out, drive out |
expectoration | (noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | Synonyms: spit, spitting |
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(noun) the process of coughing up and spitting out | - |
expectorator | (noun) a medicine promoting expectoration | Synonyms: expectorant |
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(noun) a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) | Synonyms: spitter |
expedience | (noun) the quality of being suited to the end in view | Synonyms: expediency |
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(noun) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others | Synonyms: opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking |
expediency | (noun) the quality of being suited to the end in view | Synonyms: expedience |
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expedient | (adjective) serving to promote your interest | - |
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(adjective) appropriate to a purpose; practical | - |
(noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | - |
expediently | (adverb) in an expedient manner | Synonyms: inadvisably |
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expedite | (verb) speed up the progress of; facilitate | Synonyms: hasten |
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(verb) process fast and efficiently | - |
expedition | (noun) a journey organized for a particular purpose | - |
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(noun) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country | Synonyms: hostile expedition, military expedition |
(noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
(noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expeditiousness |
(noun) an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose | - |
expeditionary | (adjective) (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad | - |
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expeditious | (adjective) marked by speed and efficiency | - |
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expeditiously | (adverb) with efficiency; in an efficient manner | Synonyms: efficiently |
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expeditiousness | (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expedition |
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expel | (verb) eliminate (a substance) | Synonyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, release |
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(verb) cause to flee | Synonyms: rout, rout out |
(verb) force to leave or move out | Synonyms: kick out, throw out |
(verb) remove from a position or office | Synonyms: boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out |
expelling | (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | Synonyms: discharge, emission |
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expend | (verb) use up (resources or materials) | Synonyms: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out |
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(verb) pay out | Synonyms: drop, spend |
expendable | (adjective) suitable to be expended | - |
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(adjective) (used of funds) remaining after taxes | Synonyms: spendable |
expender | (noun) someone who spends money to purchase goods or services | Synonyms: disburser, spender |
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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 |
expense | (noun) a detriment or sacrifice | - |
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(noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement |
(noun) money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer | - |
(verb) reduce the estimated value of something | Synonyms: write down, write off |
expensive | (adjective) high in price or charging high prices | - |
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expensively | (adverb) in an expensive manner | - |
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expensiveness | (noun) the quality of being high-priced | - |
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experience | (noun) the content of direct observation or participation in an event | - |
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(noun) the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities | - |
(noun) an event as apprehended | - |
(verb) undergo | Synonyms: have |
(verb) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations | Synonyms: know, live |
(verb) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind | Synonyms: feel |
(verb) go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | Synonyms: get, have, receive |
(verb) undergo or live through a difficult experience | Synonyms: go through, see |
experienced | (adjective) having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | Synonyms: experient |
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experient | (adjective) having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | Synonyms: experienced |
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experiential | (adjective) relating to or resulting from experience | - |
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(adjective) derived from experience or the experience of existence | Synonyms: existential |
experiment | (noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | Synonyms: experimentation |
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(noun) a venture at something new or different | - |
(noun) the testing of an idea | Synonyms: experimentation |
(verb) to conduct a test or investigation | - |
(verb) try something new, as in order to gain experience | Synonyms: try out |
experimental | (adjective) relating to or based on experiment | - |
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(adjective) relying on observation or experiment | Synonyms: data-based, observational |
(adjective) of the nature of or undergoing an experiment | - |
experimentalism | (noun) an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation | - |
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(noun) an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles | - |
experimentally | (adverb) in an experimental fashion | Synonyms: by experimentation, through an experiment |
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experimentation | (noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | Synonyms: experiment |
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(noun) the testing of an idea | Synonyms: experiment |
experimenter | (noun) a research worker who conducts experiments | - |
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(noun) a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas | - |
expert | (adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | Synonyms: adept, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful |
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(adjective) of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood | Synonyms: technical |
(noun) a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | - |
expertise | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertness |
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expertly | (adverb) in an expert manner | Synonyms: like an expert |
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expertness | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertise |
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extrospection | (noun) examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection. | - |
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extrospective | (adjective) not introspective; examining what is outside yourself | Synonyms: extroverted |
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fetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: foetoscope |
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fiberscope | (noun) a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs | - |
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fibrinopeptide | (noun) peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood | - |
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fingerspell | (verb) communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language | Synonyms: finger-spell |
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fingerspelling | (noun) an alphabet of manual signs | Synonyms: finger spelling |
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fissiped | (noun) terrestrial carnivores having toes separated to the base: dogs, cats, bears, badgers, raccoons | Synonyms: fissiped mammal |
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fivepence | (noun) a coin worth five cents | - |
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flapper | (noun) a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress | - |
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flipper | (noun) the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming | - |
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(noun) a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) | Synonyms: fin |
fluoroscope | (noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation | Synonyms: roentgenoscope |
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flypaper | (noun) paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
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flyspeck | (adjective) very small | Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny |
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(noun) a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly | - |
foetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: fetoscope |
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foreperson | (noun) the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf | - |
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fourpence | (noun) a former English silver coin worth four pennies | Synonyms: groat |
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fourpenny | (adjective) used of nail size; 1 1/2 in or 3.8 cm long | - |
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frappe | (noun) a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) | Synonyms: ice |
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(noun) thick milkshake containing ice cream | - |
(noun) liqueur poured over shaved ice | - |
freedperson | (noun) a person who has been freed from slavery | - |
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freeperson | (noun) a person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
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frippery | (noun) something of little value or significance | Synonyms: bagatelle, fluff, frivolity |
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froghopper | (noun) a variety of spittlebug | - |
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gabapentin | (noun) an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles | Synonyms: Neurontin |
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gamekeeper | (noun) a person employed to take care of game and wildlife | Synonyms: game warden |
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gamopetalous | (adjective) having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel | Synonyms: sympetalous |
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gape | (noun) a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) | - |
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(noun) an expression of openmouthed astonishment | - |
(verb) look with amazement; look stupidly | Synonyms: gawk, gawp, goggle |
(verb) be wide open | Synonyms: yaw, yawn |
gastroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach | - |
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gatekeeper | (noun) someone who guards an entrance | Synonyms: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter |
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(noun) someone who controls access to something | - |
genotype | (noun) the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism | Synonyms: genetic constitution |
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(noun) a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution | - |
goalkeeper | (noun) the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper |
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(noun) the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal | Synonyms: goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder |
gospel | (noun) a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance | - |
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(noun) the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group | Synonyms: church doctrine, creed, religious doctrine |
(noun) an unquestionable truth | Synonyms: gospel truth |
(noun) folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) | Synonyms: gospel singing |
gospeler | (noun) a preacher of the Christian gospel | Synonyms: evangelist, gospeller, revivalist |
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gospeller | (noun) a preacher of the Christian gospel | Synonyms: evangelist, gospeler, revivalist |
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gossiper | (noun) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | Synonyms: gossip, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
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granulocytopenia | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulocytosis, agranulosis |
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grape | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grapeshot |
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(noun) any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters | - |
(noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape vine, grapevine |
grapefruit | (noun) large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | - |
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(noun) citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp | Synonyms: Citrus paradisi |
grapelike | (adjective) resembling the fruit of a grape vine | - |
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grapeshot | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grape |
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grapevine | (noun) gossip spread by spoken communication | Synonyms: pipeline, word of mouth |
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(noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape, grape vine |
grapey | (adjective) having a taste like that of grapes | Synonyms: grapy |
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grasshopper | (noun) terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping | Synonyms: hopper |
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(noun) a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao) | - |
greenskeeper | (noun) someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course | - |
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gripe | (noun) informal terms for objecting | Synonyms: beef, bitch, kick, squawk |
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(verb) complain | Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, grouse, holler, squawk |
gripes | (noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | Synonyms: colic, griping, intestinal colic |
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