appetence | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetency, appetite |
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appetency | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetence, appetite |
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appetent | (adjective) marked by eager desire | - |
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carpeted | (adjective) covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination | - |
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compete | (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | Synonyms: contend, vie |
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competence | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | Synonyms: competency |
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competency | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | Synonyms: competence |
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competent | (adjective) properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient | - |
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(adjective) legally qualified or sufficient | - |
(adjective) adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | - |
competently | (adverb) with competence; in a competent capable manner | Synonyms: ably, aptly, capably |
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immunocompetence | (noun) the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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immunocompetent | (adjective) capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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incompetence | (noun) lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | Synonyms: incompetency |
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(noun) inability of a part or organ to function properly | - |
incompetency | (noun) lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications | Synonyms: incompetence |
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incompetent | (adjective) not qualified or suited for a purpose | - |
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(adjective) legally not qualified or sufficient | Synonyms: unqualified |
(adjective) not doing a good job | Synonyms: unskilled |
(adjective) not meeting requirements | Synonyms: incapable, unequal to |
(adjective) showing lack of skill or aptitude | Synonyms: bungling, clumsy, fumbling |
(noun) someone who is not competent to take effective action | Synonyms: incompetent person |
incompetently | (adverb) in an incompetent manner | Synonyms: displaying incompetence |
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peripeteia | (noun) a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) | Synonyms: peripetia, peripety |
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petechia | (noun) a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) | - |
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puppeteer | (noun) one who operates puppets or marionettes | - |
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saltpeter | (noun) (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | Synonyms: niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpetre |
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trumpeter | (noun) large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated | - |
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(noun) large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry | Synonyms: Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan |
(noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | Synonyms: cornetist |
(noun) (formal) a person who announces important news | Synonyms: herald |
uncarpeted | (adjective) not carpeted | - |
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