alphanumeric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumerical |
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alphanumerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumeric |
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alphanumerics | (noun) a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation | Synonyms: alphanumeric characters |
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aphanite | (noun) fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | - |
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aphanitic | (adjective) of or relating to aphanite | - |
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cellophane | (noun) a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc. | - |
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coryphantha | (noun) a cactus of the genus Coryphantha | - |
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diaphanoscope | (noun) An instrument for illuminating the interior of a cavity to determine the translucency of its walls. | - |
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diaphanous | (adjective) so thin as to transmit light | Synonyms: cobwebby, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous |
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elephant | (noun) five-toed pachyderm | - |
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(noun) the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 | - |
elephantiasis | (noun) hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis | - |
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elephantine | (adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky | Synonyms: gargantuan, giant, jumbo |
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epiphany | (noun) a divine manifestation | - |
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levallorphan | (noun) drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects | Synonyms: Lorfan |
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lymphangiectasia | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasis |
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lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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lymphangiogram | (noun) an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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lymphangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram | Synonyms: lymphography |
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lymphangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels | - |
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lymphangitis | (noun) inflammation of a lymph vessel | - |
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orphan | (noun) a young animal without a mother | - |
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(noun) the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column | - |
(noun) a child who has lost both parents | - |
(noun) someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision | - |
(verb) deprive of parents | - |
orphanage | (noun) a public institution for the care of orphans | Synonyms: orphans' asylum |
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(noun) the condition of being a child without living parents | Synonyms: orphanhood |
orphaned | (adjective) deprived of parents by death or desertion | - |
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orphanhood | (noun) the condition of being a child without living parents | Synonyms: orphanage |
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phanerogam | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: seed plant, spermatophyte |
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phaneromania | (noun) an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) | - |
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phantasm | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow |
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(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre |
phantasma | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, shadow |
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(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, specter, spectre |
phantasmagoria | (noun) a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) | - |
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phantasmagoric | (adjective) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions | Synonyms: phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic |
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phantasmagorical | (adjective) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions | Synonyms: phantasmagoric, surreal, surrealistic |
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phantasmal | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom | Synonyms: apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral, spiritual |
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phantasy | (noun) imagination unrestricted by reality | Synonyms: fantasy |
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(noun) something many people believe that is false | Synonyms: fancy, fantasy, illusion |
(noun) fiction with a large amount of imagination in it | Synonyms: fantasy |
phantom | (adjective) something apparently sensed but having no physical reality | - |
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(noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow |
(noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre |
stephanion | (noun) the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus | - |
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stephanotis | (noun) any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers | - |
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straphanger | (noun) a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support | - |
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(noun) a commuter who uses public transportation | - |
strophanthin | (noun) a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison | - |
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strophanthus | (noun) any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds | - |
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sycophancy | (noun) fawning obsequiousness | - |
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sycophant | (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | Synonyms: ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, toady |
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sycophantic | (adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, toadyish |
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(adjective) attempting to win favor by flattery | Synonyms: bootlicking, fawning, toadyish |
theophany | (noun) a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person | - |
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triumphant | (adjective) joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal |
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(adjective) experiencing triumph | Synonyms: victorious |
triumphantly | (adverb) in a triumphant manner | - |
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tryptophan | (noun) an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin | Synonyms: tryptophane |
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tryptophane | (noun) an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin | Synonyms: tryptophan |
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